133 May Roundup

About this episode

Iurgi and James discuss the latest news and reviews in the graphic novels and comics scene for May.

In this month's roundup, Iurgi and James discuss all the latest. They start the episode with some of the news in brief. Then... 04:49 Recent reads Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross Punderworld by Linda Sejic Talgard by Gary Proudley and various artists Pigeons! A Fable For Our Times by Marc Chalvin System Preference by Ugo Bienvenu 11:13 News: We’re including more reviews and interviews on our roundups Review of Gemma Correll's Anxietyland Interview with Frank Quitely The Nib and Ink Festival all throughout May. You can still join the last few events, including a panel talk with Reimena Yee, Scott McCloud and Nick Sousanis on Understanding Comics. Iurgi, mistakenly thought that it was a week earlier but it’s on Sunday May 31 at 8AM AEDT. All the panel talks are being recorded and published on the Ink and Nib Festival’s YouTube channel. 21:34 New titles, starting with a few new titles by Australian creators: Anders and the Castle by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066283] [Australian creator] Anders and the Mountain by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066238] [Australian creator] Lamington Left Behind by Andrea Innocent (Figment Books)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Iurgi, James

Guest: Frank Quitely

Topics covered

• graphic novels
• comics
• book reviews
• interviews
• Australian creators

Keywords

• graphic novels
• comics
• reviews
• interviews
• Australian creators

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ink and Nib Festival

Books & works: Kingdom Come, Punderworld, Talgard, Pigeons! A Fable For Our Times, System Preference, Gemma Correll's Anxietyland, Anders and the Castle, Anders and the Mountain, Lamington Left Behind, Treehouse

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