130 April Roundup

About this episode

Iurgi and Mia discuss the latest in graphic novels and comics, including recent reads, news, and new titles.

In this month's roundup, Iurgi and Mia discuss all the latest. 02:09 Recent reads:  Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen Once and Future Riot by Jean Sacco Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill by Akagishi K Cannon by Lee Lai 11:35 News: DC’s Absolute Batman is super popular Anti AI and Matt Kindt’s hand drawn comics  STEAM powered comics for middle graders Podcast shout outs: The Readings Podcast with Mandy Ord, The Thick Lines podcast discussing Rachel Ang’s I Ate the Whole World to Find You and Tiffany Babb on the Off Panel Podcast discussing her brand new comics journalism zine: The Comics Staple The Cartoonist Studio Prize and the The Los Angeles Book were announced recently, we mention the winners and celebrate that Lee Lai’s Cannon appears on both Cartoonists United has a YouTube channel and is also behind the Nib & Ink Festival that you must definitely check out 22:46 New titles: Mia’s picks: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Scholastic) Leo da Vinci Renaissance Kid by Richard Ashley Hamilton (Papercutz) Iurgi’s picks: The Curator by Wendy Tyrer (Perentie Press)  Corto Maltese: Fable…

People in this episode

Hosts: Iurgi, Mia

Topics covered

• graphic novels
• comics
• book news
• new releases
• podcast recommendations

Keywords

• graphic novels
• comics
• book news
• new releases
• podcast recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Readings Podcast, The Thick Lines podcast, Off Panel Podcast, The Cartoonist Studio Prize, The Los Angeles Book, Cartoonists United, Nib & Ink Festival, Scholastic, Papercutz, Perentie Press

Books & works: Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat, Once and Future Riot, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill, Cannon, DC’s Absolute Batman, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga, Motojiro, Leo da Vinci Renaissance Kid, The Curator, Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Stories

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