ALIA Graphic Podcast

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/And if you like what we're doing give us a glowing review on your podcast service and let us know. We'd love to hear from you.

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/For more from us check out our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/And if you like what we're doing give us a glowing review on your podcast service and let us know. We'd love to hear from you.

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 HaughtThe Fox Maidens by Robin HaNo Remorse: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead by various authorsAdversary 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/

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/

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/Please follow, subscribe, rate our podcast and read graphic!

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 For more from ALIA Graphic visit: https://graphic.alia.org.au

In this creator chat we talk to Chris Gooch who’s recently published his third graphic novel with Top Shelf: In Utero. A young adult monster story with some horror thrown in for good measure. We talk about Chris' comics making process, which he often shares on social media too. His advice for young creators starting to make comics. The origins of In Utero and the influences in In Utero, from Otomo's Domu to the first couple of episodes of Digimon. We also discuss his love of genre stories, his favourite monster films and he recommends some graphic novels to read.To stay up to date with Chris Gooch check out his website: https://www.chrisgooch.com.au To stay up to date with ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics check out our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au

In this month's roundup James and Iurgi comment on their recent reads and several best graphic novels of 2023 lists published by different sources such as No Flying No Tights, Popverse and The Guardian. They comment on the recent announcement of Angourleme's Grand Prix award winner. They also discuss one of the big debates last year: are comics in crisis? While some talk doom and gloom, sales of comics are very strong with comics appearing at the top of the charts regularly and in different countries.James and Iurgi also discuss their favourite picks out of the new graphic novels published in December and January. Iurgi's favourite pick is In Utero by Chris Gooch, published by Top Shelf. James' favourite pick is Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei, Elettra Stamboulis and Gianluca Costantini, published by Tundra Books / Random House. Finally, they announce the new website for the ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics group and changes to the ALIA Graphic Book Club. You can find the whole January Roundup blog post with more news, resources and the full list of new titles from December and January in our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

In our final podcast for 2023, Iurgi, Marissa and Rebecca get together to discuss their favourite reads this year. It's a mix of ongoing series, new series and old publications that we have revisited. Our favourite reads this year are:IurgiEventually Everything Connects by Sarah FirthNightwing by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)Spy x Family Tatsuya Endo (Viz Media)Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)MarissaThe Nameless City trilogy by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)Nothing Special by by Katie Cook (Webtoons, coming to print 2024, Random House)
The God of Arepo by Reimena Yee (webcomic and ebook: https://reimenayee.com/the-god-of-arepo/)The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono (Viz Media) RebeccaWitch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha)Ghost Book by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)Flavor Girls by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky (Archaia)Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, Hyung-Ju Ko (Iron Circus)For more news and the complete roundup of resources and podcasts visit our main blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com/ Hit the subscribe button for our podcast and blog and please give us a glowing review, it will make you feel warm and fuzzy and every little bit helps.You can also follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.