ALIA Graphic Podcast

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_productionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/carnouchecFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carnouche-Productions-Comics-588415654692779For more info and news from ALIA Graphic check out our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

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/

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/sW22272978If 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-servicesTo stay up to date with ALIA Graphic, follow our podcast and check out our website for all the latest news, resources, and webinars: https://graphic.alia.org.au

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/

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

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/

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/

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.