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Mia chats with Li Chen about her Detective Beans series and her journey as a comic artist.

In this creator chat Mia sits down for a conversation with Li Chen the creator of the delightful Detective Beans series. Li Chen, from New Zealand, always loved drawing and has been working as a full-time comic artist since 2012. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat was her first graphic novel and she's just published the third book in the series: Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery. In this conversation they talk about: The origin and influences of Detective Beans How Li Chen started making webcomics How well Detective Beans has been received Li Chen coming to Australia and more! For more on Detective Beans visit: https://detectivebeans.com/ To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/   The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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