134 Creator Chat with Campbell Whyte and Luna Express

About this episode

Iurgi chats with cartoonist Campbell Whyte about his graphic novel Luna Express and his work in the comic arts community.

In this creator chat, Iurgi sits down to catch up with Campbell Whyte, an excellent cartoonist from Perth who also moonlights as educator at the Milk Tooth School of Art and Stories and is also the Chairperson of the Perth Comic Arts Festival. He somehow found time to join us today to talk about Luna Express, an excellent graphic novel set in Perth that is full of teen angst, social commentary, magic and lots of heart. 01:58 What’s happening with Campbell and his many hats 03:46 Looking back at Home Time 07:47 Setting comics in Perth 11:24 The origins, ideas themes of Luna Express 19:55 Campbell talks about his approach to art and his need to work in different art styles 26:41 The influences on Luna Express, from Sailor Moon to Ranma, from Steve Ditko to Katsuhiro Otomo and more  42:55 Next projects on the horizon 48:33 Campbell gives a run down on what to expect at the Perth Comic Arts Festival in July. The festival will be held at the State Library of WA in Perth. 52:27 Campbell gives a final recommendation to read To stay up to date with Campbell Whyte’s check out his website: https://campbellwhyte.com To stay up to date with the Perth Comic Arts Festival and to book…

People in this episode

Host: Iurgi

Guest: Campbell Whyte

Topics covered

• graphic novels
• comics
• art education
• Perth
• teen angst
• social commentary

Keywords

• Campbell Whyte
• Luna Express
• Perth Comic Arts Festival
• graphic novels
• teen angst
• art styles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Milk Tooth School of Art and Stories, Perth Comic Arts Festival

Books & works: Luna Express, Home Time, To

Places: Perth, State Library of WA

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