Episodes
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In this creator chat James sits down with Dean Rankine, a comics artist and writer who won a Ledger Award in 2015 for Itty Bitty Bunnies: Saves X-Mas and the Stan Cross Award in Book illustration in 2020. He's the artist behind Magda Szubanski's Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and most recently he has published Death Metal Elves, with his characteristic cartoony style.
Dean is most famous for working on The Simpsons, Futurama, Rick and Morty and Invader Zim and he also loves working with school and libraries doing comics workshops.
In this episode, Dean discusses his own comics, what it's like working for established franchises, creating his own books and what his comics workshops in schools and libraries are like.
For more from Dean Rankine follow his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanrankine/
For more from ALIA Graphic check out our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this month's roundup Jade and Mia discuss their recent favourite reads:
Tabby by Stephen Kok, PR DedelisEight Billion Genies by Charles Soule, Ryan BrownEscape From St Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up by Lewis HancoxSpy x Family by Tatsuya EndoRoaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko TamakiThen they discuss:
The Harvey Awards with the double win of the Tamaki super team; Akira Toriyama being inducted into the hall of fame; New manga titles to buy recommended by Sara Smith of the Graphic Library blog; Figment, a new Austrlalian imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels; A recent article on The Conversation about iyashikei mangaFinally, they discuss their favourite picks of the new titles out this month:
The Weirn Books Vol. 2: The Ghost and the Stolen Dragon by Svetlana ChmakovaCrystal Cadets by Anne Toole, K. O'Neill, Paulina GanucheauNo Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan EstradaPirate Princess by Luca Frigerio, Lorenza Pigliamosche, Simon BowlandThis Land is Our Land by Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo, Francesco SegalaFor the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au
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We started ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics in February 2020. The first episode of our podcast was published in March 2020 as the world prepared to go into lockdown and it's been a whirlwind ever since. We've been publishing monthly roundups of news, resources, webinars and new titles published since March 2020. We created our podcast feed and published our first creator chats in May 2020. All this takes an enormous amount of time to compile but we feel it's important to share everything we have gathered, not just among the ALIA Graphic Committee but with everyone and anyone interested.
We have also made a special effort to interview as many Australian comics creators as possible. Our creator chats focus on Australian creators discussing what they love about comics, how they fell in love with the medium and, of course, their comics and graphic novels. A lot of them are on our YouTube channel and all of them are on our podcast feed (because some of them are camera shy and that's totally fair). We never could've imagined it but we are this is the 100th episode of our podcast.
To celebrate this we have received some messages. We want to thank the ALIA National team for their support and we're glad to receive a message from ALIA Deputy CEO Trish Hepworth.
Then, we hear from four awesome Australian creators who have been kind enough to put their pencils down and send us a message. We hear from:
Sarah Winifred Searle, who tells us about what she loves about libraries and how libraries have helped her as a library creatorReimena Yee tells us about what she loves about comics as a story telling medium and how things are changing in the Australian comics sceneMat Groom talks about what he loves about the Australian comics community and his love of librariesJames Foley answered lots of questions and he has a lot to say about making, the Australian comics community and more.A huge thank you to all four of them for putting their pencils down for a few minutes and sending us a message. A special thanks to Chris Gooch who sent us the art for this episode.
And a heartfelt thank you from everyone in the ALIA Graphic Committee to all creators and guests in the first 100 episodes. We love your work and we thank you for every email with feedback, the creator chats and your support.
For more from us, check out our website and socials. Visit our website for more: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this creator chat Laura J. Carroll discusses her first graphic novel: Making the Shrine.
Laura is a writer and visual artist living in Naarm (Melbourne). She's also a proud unionist and the extended covid lockdowns brought her back to drawing. Three years later she has published a graphic novel that explores the making of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and stories around it. It's a tender and funny graphic novel exploring the soul of a Melbourne's most treasured monument.
Laura received an Arts Grant from the City of Melbourne that helped in the development of the graphic novel.
She joins committee member Luke Darlington in conversation.
For more on Laura J. Carroll and Making the Shrine visit: https://www.laurajcarroll.au/
For more from ALIA Graphic check out our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this month's roundup James and Marissa discuss their recent reads, the plans to open a national manga and animation archive in Japan, Batman Day, including some Batman must reads and banned book week.
They also discuss their favourite picks from this month's new titles::
Morgana and Oz by Miyuli (Webtoon Unscrolled) [9781998854837]The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohlleben, Fred Bernard & Benjamin Flao (Greystone Books) [9781778401657]A Quick and Easy Guide to Coming Out by Kristin Russo (Oni Press) [9781637155066]Squishbook: Make Comics With Squishface Studio and Friends by Various authors (Nakedfella Productions) [9780987391261] [Australian creators]For all the news, new titles and resources please visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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Mike Barry is the creator of Action Tank, a junior graphic novel series that he self published and was fully embraced not just by the ALIA Graphic committee on our notables, but also by the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and was also shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards.
It was then published in the U.S. by Scout Comics and included in the ALA Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable’s Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List.
And, of course, it’s also been recognised by the Comics Arts Awards of Australia!
Now Mike has published Action Tank Book 3, the epic conclusion to this cosmic adventure of a young boy’s journey home for dinner and his mum’s pasta carbonara.
Mike also shares his love of libraries as a patron and a comic book creator. And we discuss self publishing comics, what makes comics special, and collaborating with other creators.
For more info on Mike and Action Tank visit: https://actiontankcomic.com/
For more from ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics visit: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this month's podcast roundup Gabby and Iurgi share their favourite recent reads, they discuss an article on how to start a comics festival at the library, and a San Diego Comic Con panel where librarians reflected on the impact that comics, graphic novels and manga have had on library readership and propose the next steps to broaden its appeal.
It's also the awards season, so they spotlight some of the key awards and discuss their favourite picks of new titles, including two new awesome Australian titles:
The Dreaming Vol 3 by Queenie Chan (IFWG Publishing Australia)
Follow Your Gut by Ailsa Wild, Lisa Stinson, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti, Ben Hutchings (Scribe Publications)
For all the news, resources and new titles and more information visit out website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this creator chat Iurgi sits down to catch up with Christian Carnouche (who was in our very first creator chat back in 2020 as the writer of The Resurrected) and Meriam Carnouche who recently published Tunis to Sydney, with art by Sam Rapley, through FairSquare Graphics.
Tunis to Sydney is an intimate, personal and poignant graphic novel that delves into the labyrinth of grief, resilience in the face of loss, and the complexities of human relationships.
For more from Carnouche Productions:
Website: https://carnoucheproductions.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carnouche_productions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnouchec
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carnouche-Productions-Comics-588415654692779
For more info and news from ALIA Graphic check out our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this special ALIA Graphic Webinar we had three very special guests talking about their experiences in creating comics, the freedom of the creative process in comics, why it’s important to defend different stories and art and their experiences with censorship, book challenges and bans.
We were absolutely honoured to have:
Briar Rolfe, a Melbourne based cartoonist who loves to make comics about the sorts of fun and messy people you might meet on the street and has a soft spot for dad jokes and queer characters who are works in progress. Briar’s debut graphic novel Get Your Story Straight will be out September 2025 through Hachette Australia.
Eleri Harris, is an Eisner award-winning cartoonist, journalist and editor working on Ngunnawal Country in Australia’s national capital. Her non-fiction history, science and reportage comics have been exhibited and published all over the world. For a decade she was Features Editor at US-based comics website and magazine, The Nib, and is now using all she learned to write a book about comics journalism. The Power of Graphic Journalism, co-authored by Sarah Shay Mirk, will be released by Abrams ComicArts in 2025.
Ryan Estrada, is an author and an adventurer. In the multiple award winning Banned Book Club he teamed up with his wife Kim Hyun Sook to tell the true story of her experiences being hunted down by the police for participating in an underground illegal reading club in 1980's Korea. Ryan has spent 22 years travelling the world. He has lived and visited over a dozen countries and his work is heavily inspired by his experiences and the cultures and people that he has met in his travels. Ryan will join us to discuss Banned Book Club, book challenges and bans in North America and Korea and the upcoming No Rules Tonight where he teams up with his wife Hyun Sook to tell a new story of fighting for freedom!
Please visit our website for more: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this creator chat James talks to Kyle Wiseman and Rod Riley about VOX Books, hardcover books with an easy to use and durable full audio recording of the book. VOX Books is a product of Library Ideas and they have just partnered with James Bennett in Australia.
Kyle and Rod talk about VOX Books, making comics and graphic novels available in this format and working with comics at a supplier level.
James Bennett and Library Ideas are hosting a VOX Books information session Tuesday July 30 at 12pm AEST. For more info go here: https://www.addevent.com/event/sW22272978
If you’re a creator and/or publisher of comics and want to add your titles to James Bennett’s catalogue go here: https://bennett.com.au/publisher-services
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In this month's episode Jade and Mia talk about their favourite recent reads and our recent webinar. They also discuss the most interesting news from this month that have piqued their interest and their favourite new titles.
Safdar Ahmed, Scott McCloud, Raina Telgemeier, and Mike Barry's Action Tank and more get lots of love. Mia also talks about her love of Teen Titans and declares Raven to be the best character ever created in literature.
For all the news and new titles and more information visit out website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this creator chat we host Josh Santospirito, a multimedia artist, musician and comics creator. His previous two graphic novels are The Long Weekend in Alice Springs and Swallows. He has just recently published a beautiful graphic novel The Islands Where We Left Our Ancestors, published by Scribe. Make sure you buy it for your library, it’s an absolute must have for all Australian libraries.
For more on Josh and book launch dates across Australia check out: https://www.joshuasantospirito.com
For more from ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics check out our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au
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In this month's roundup Rebecca and Marissa discuss Pride Month graphic novel lists, essential manga, their favourite picks from this month's new lot of graphic novels (which include a few titles by Australian creators) and their favourite recent reads.
For the full roundup with all the news and resources please visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this month's roundup Gabby and James discuss:
Their recent readsJames presenting at ALIA NationalRecent comic cons at libraries (Comic Gong, Dandy Con, King Con)More on recent attempts at bans in AustraliaMaia Kobabe and Sarah Peitzmeier's new graphic novel: Breathe: Journeys to Healthy BindingGraphic novel sales in Australia are boomingThe Graphic Medicine International Collective's shortlistAnd they discuss their favourite picks out of the new titles out this month:
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book 2 by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)New Hello Twigs comics from Andrew McDonal and Ben Wood (Hardie Grant Children's Publishing)And they announce our upcoming webinar. We're really excited about this webinar and we have three incredible guests. Make sure you register for it.
For more information, news, new titles and to register for the webinar please visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In today's episode Iurgi and Mia discuss:
their recent reads (Maus, Lumberjanes, Fence Vol 6: Redemption, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin)an update on Australian comicsthe challenges of long manga seriescomics sales data from the U.S. that is mind blowing - for example, 49% of comics sales in the U.S. book market went to mangaand moreThey also discuss their favourite picks from this month's new titles:
Together Forever by Kristen Gudsnuk (Scholastic Inc) [9781338630824]Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly) [9781770466968]A Fox in My Brain by Lou Lubie (Fairsquare Comics) [9781960171108]Dwellings by Jay Stephens (Oni Press) [9781637152911]For a full list of new release titles and all the news and resources please visit our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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This month Rebecca sits down to chat with Paul McLaughlin, the creator and writer of Lil Viking Space Rangers. Chapter 2 is out now with art by Trudi Monteath and Sarah Rackemann. Chapter 1 and 3 have art from Liana Wright.
The discussion covers this delightful and humorous comics for kids, the process of making comics, Paul's experiences with libraries and doing workshops at libraries and, of course, he has three comics he recommends too.
For more on Lil Viking Space Rangers visit: https://www.lilvikingspacerangers.com/
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In this roundup episode Jade and Rebecca sit discuss their recent reads, they pick their favourite newly released graphic novels and the latest news and resources, including: collection management and weeding of superhero comics, U.S. publishers ramping up releases of middle grade manga and lots of adaptations of books into graphic novels.
New titles picks:
The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha
No Remorse: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead by various authors
Adversary by Blue Delliquanti
For a full list of new release titles and all the news and resources please visit our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In our latest creator chat, Marissa sits downs with Queenie Chan, a Sydney based comics creator working in manga style. She has published three volumes of The Fabled Kingdom, which is a mix of prose and manga, the Women Who Were Kings series of manga and now she's republishing an expanded and updated three volume edition of The Dreaming, a manga located in an Australian boarding school in the bush.
We discuss her influences, what it's like working in the manga style in Australia, the original publication of The Dreaming with Tokyo Pop and the reasons for the new expanded edition.
For more info on Queenie Chan and her comics check out her website: https://queeniechan.com/
For more from ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics check out our new website: https://queeniechan.com/
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In this month's roundup Gabby and Marissa discuss their recent reads. They also discuss Webtoons, Lore Olympus and the new Inklore imprint, and some other news like the recent article from The Guardian discussing comics, graphic novels and manga in France.
They also discuss their favourite picks out of the new graphic novels published recently and coming up soon.
You can find the whole February Roundup blog post with more news, resources and the full list of new titles in our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/
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In this creator chat we talk to Tim McEwen, co-creator of Greener Pastures. He's been making comics since the 80s and Greener Pastures is making a comeback that will, finally, include trade paperbacks and a graphic novel.
Tim and Iurgi discuss Australian comics, the Comic Arts Awards of Australia (formerly Ledger Awards) and, of course, the ambitious plans to reprint Greener Pastures in trade paperbacks and finish the story they started back in the early 90s.
For more info on Greener Pastures visit: https://www.greenerpasturescomic.com
To back the Greener Pastures Kickstarter currently live visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timmcewen/greenerpastures8
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