{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ac9152062a1f00115dde8c/69f1cfaf5531bfee7897d54b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"130 April Roundup","description":"<p>In this month's roundup, Iurgi and Mia discuss all the latest.</p><p><br></p><p>02:09 Recent reads:&nbsp;</p><p>Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen</p><p>Once and Future Riot by Jean Sacco</p><p>Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill by Akagishi K</p><p>Cannon by Lee Lai</p><p><br></p><p>11:35 News:</p><p>DC’s Absolute Batman is super popular</p><p>Anti AI and Matt Kindt’s hand drawn comics&nbsp;</p><p>STEAM powered comics for middle graders</p><p>Podcast shout outs: The Readings Podcast with Mandy Ord, The Thick Lines podcast discussing Rachel Ang’s I Ate the Whole World to Find You and Tiffany Babb on the Off Panel Podcast discussing her brand new comics journalism zine: The Comics Staple</p><p>The Cartoonist Studio Prize and the The Los Angeles Book were announced recently, we mention the winners and celebrate that Lee Lai’s Cannon appears on both</p><p>Cartoonists United has a YouTube channel and is also behind the Nib &amp; Ink Festival that you must definitely check out</p><p><br></p><p>22:46 New titles:</p><p>Mia’s picks:</p><p>Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Scholastic)</p><p>Leo da Vinci Renaissance Kid by Richard Ashley Hamilton (Papercutz)</p><p><br></p><p>Iurgi’s picks:</p><p>The Curator by Wendy Tyrer (Perentie Press)&nbsp;</p><p>Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Stories by Hugo Pratt (Fantagraphics)</p><p>&nbsp;Human Nature Book 1 (of 3) A Satirical Science Fiction Graphic Novel by Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Jeff Welch, Martin Morazzo (ABRAMS)</p><p><br></p><p>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/&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics"}