Best ALIA Graphic Novels Podcasts (2024)

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87 Creator Chat with Paul McLaughlin 33:38

3d ago33:38

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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 libr…

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86 March Roundup 20:57

22d ago20:57

20:57

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 titl…

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85 Creator Chat with Queenie Chan 1:09:41

25d ago1:09:41

1:09:41

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 lo…

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84 February Roundup 25:26

2M ago25:26

25:26

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 …

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83 Creator Chat with Tim McEwen of Greener Pastures 1:07:18

2M ago1:07:18

1:07:18

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 ambitio…

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82 Creator Chat with Chris Gooch 46:46

2M ago46:46

46:46

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 I…

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81 January Roundup 40:28

3M ago40:28

40:28

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 …

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80 Our Favourite Reads This Year 18:04

4M ago18:04

18:04

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: Iurgi Eventually Everything Connects by Sarah Firth Nightwing by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC Comics) Spy x Fa…

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79 ALIA Graphic Webinar: Let's Get Practical 1:04:48

5M ago1:04:48

1:04:48

This is a recording of the webinar held November 16 2023. We get many questions emailed to us by librarians and library staff across the country about the different factions of the graphic novel and comic world. So we thought that this year we would spend the time hearing from you and providing answers to those questions that you may have been want…

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78 October Roundup 40:41

6M ago40:41

40:41

In this episode Iurgi and Gabby discuss: the Harvey Awards announced at the New York Comic Con the little we know about Raina Telgemeier's upcoming graphic novel a really interesting survey carried out by the School Library Journal in the U.S. with really interesting data the Library Journal's upcoming Library Con Live and our very own upcoming web…

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77 Creator Chat with Sarah Firth and Eventually Everything Connects 1:04:55

6M ago1:04:55

1:04:55

Sarah Firth is a cartoonist, artist, writer, speaker, and graphic recorder who has been published extensively in Australia and overseas. Her work has appeared in the Eisner Award winning anthology, Drawing Power, and the Ledger Award winning anthology, Neither Here Nor Hair. She is also a founding member of Graphic Recorders Australia, a not-for-pr…

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76 Creator Chat with Mat Groom of Inferno Girl Red 1:00:01

7M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

In this month's creator chat we catch up with Sydney based writer Mat Groom, one of the creators of Inferno Girl Red. Volume 1 was an incredibly successful Kickstarter and then it was published by Image Comics, earlier this year. The team is now on campaign mode for volume 2 on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2129645662/inferno-gi…

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75 August Roundup 40:45

8M ago40:45

40:45

In this episode Marissa and Iurgi cover a lot of ground. They discuss the comic they've been reading recently, the Comic Arts Awards of Australia and their favourite picks of the new titles published recently, including four new Australian graphic novels we're really excited about. For more news and the complete roundup of resources and podcasts vi…

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74 Creator Chat with Georgina and Owen of Papecuts Comics Festival 1:25:26

8M ago1:25:26

1:25:26

Papercuts Comics Festival is a biennial comics festival held biennially in Adelaide, it is being run for the third time this September but the festival directors, Georgina Chadderton and Owen Heitmann, still found time to sit down with James for a Creator Chat to explain why they run the festival and what we can expect from this year's program. For…

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73 Creator Chat with Jason Pamment and Remy Lai 53:21

9M ago53:21

53:21

In this creator chat we catch up with two of the most amazing creators for young readers. Both Jason Pamment and Remy Lai made quite a splash when they published their first graphic novels, Treasure in the Lake and Pawcasso. They were both in our Notable Australian Graphic Novels list in 2021 and they garnered a lot of recognition both in Australia…

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72 July Roundup 18:49

9M ago18:49

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In this month's roundup we discuss what we've been reading lately, the best middle grade graphic novels of the year so far (according to Booklist), the Eisner Awards and our favourite picks from this month's new graphic novels. For more news and the complete roundup of resources and podcasts visit our main blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com/ Yo…

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71 June Roundup 22:36

10M ago22:36

22:36

In this month's roundup we discuss what we've been reading lately, reading recommendations for Pride Month(including Australian titles) and our favourite picks from this month's new graphic novels. For more news and the complete roundup of resources and podcasts visit our main blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com/ You can also follow us on Twitte…

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70 May Roundup 56:32

11M ago56:32

56:32

In this month's roundup we discuss what we've been reading lately, the latest news (including the Eisners controversies around LGBTQIA+ graphic novels, and a practical guide to comic book collection development) and, of course, our favourite picks from this month's new graphic novels. We also discuss King Con, the new library comic con at Kingston …

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69 James Foley and Brenton McKenna in Conversation 1:01:41

11M ago1:01:41

1:01:41

In our first creator chat of the year we're honoured to have James Foley and Brenton McKenna in conversation. James recently published Secret Agent Mole Book 1:Goldfishfinger(Scholastic) and Brenton McKenna recently published Hairy Holes (Magabala Books). We sat down with them after they read each other's books and they just started talking. We hop…

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68 Notables, news and new titles 56:08

12M ago56:08

56:08

You may have noticed we have been a little bit quiet. We haven’t had a podcast episode since December. That’s quite a long time. The good news is that we’re back! We have a new podcast episode with Gabby and Iurgi discussing some of the news, what they’ve been reading and discussing their favourite picks from the graphic novels released this month.…

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67 End of year wrap up 37:06

1+ y ago37:06

37:06

It's the end of the year and we've gathered to discuss our favourite graphic novels of the year, including: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood Barb the Brave by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall #2) by Tim Probert Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Spy x Family series by Tatsuya End Our Dining Table by Mita …

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66 Webinar: Nurturing and inspiring reading and creativity using graphic novels and manga 1:17:08

1+ y ago1:17:08

1:17:08

We are excited to have four amazing speakers to talk about all things comics and manga. In this webinar we will focus on Junior and YA comics as well as manga and we will explore how they inspire reading and creativity. Hosted by ALIA Graphic Convenor Iurgi Urrutia, we’re pleased to announce four incredibly exciting speakers: Gabby Cundy, librarian…

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65 November Roundup 43:02

1+ y ago43:02

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In this month's roundup we talk about the 30th Anniversary of Power Rangers, Tommi Parrish's new graphic novel, the upcoming reprint of Queenie Chan's The Dreaming, Superman: Son of Kal El, and eComics at libraries. Borrow Box is now also offering comics through its app and Comics Plus has some exciting updates. We also discuss our favourite picks …

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64 Creator Chat with Sarah W. Searle 24:40

1+ y ago24:40

24:40

In this month's creator chat, Bradley from the ALIA Graphic team, catches up with Sara W. Searle. Sarah migrated from New England to Perth and has been fully embraced by the Australian comics community where she has already received three Silver Comic Arts Awards of Australia. Her latest graphic novel is The Greatest Thing, published by First Secon…

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63 October Roundup 26:54

1+ y ago26:54

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In this month's roundup we talk about Peach Momoko's Demon Wars, a manga that expands the Marvel Universe, mixed with Japanese folklore. We also discuss a blog post from librarian Sara Smith that gathers together all the main comic awards in the U.S. as well as YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list in one handy blog post. We also discuss our …

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62 Paul Metcalfe and graphic novels at TAFE libraries 40:25

1+ y ago40:25

40:25

Following his article on a recent issue of ALIA's Incite magazine, in this creator chat Paul Metcalfe, coordinator of the Albany Campus Library of South Regional TAFE in WA, joins us to discuss how he introduced graphic novels to the campus' learning resource centre. He discusses at length how he fell in love with the medium, what prompted him to b…

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61 Creator chat with Gary Proudley 48:53

1+ y ago48:53

48:53

In this Creator Chat we catch up with Gary Proudley, the creator of Talgard a barbarian who uses intelligence to solve problems, rather than force. Talgard is also quite an interesting comic as every story is exactly four pages long and with art by a different Australian creator. Gary Proudley discusses Talgard and some of the other comics. You can…

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60 September Roundup 37:27

1+ y ago37:27

37:27

In this month's roundup we talk about our recent discussion with librarians on the Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable's Addressing Comic Book Bans and Challenges Commitee. The news of Will Eisner's A Contract With God going to Broadway. Melbourne based creator Reimena Yee winning an Ignatz award and of of course, we also discuss our favourite pic…

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59 Comic Book Bans & Challenges 1:26:46

1+ y ago1:26:46

1:26:46

Unfortunately we have to talk about challenges, bans and censorship of comics and graphic novels. This is not something we'd like to talk about but it's an important conversation and there are some uncomfortable truths we must face. In this special episode, we discuss challenges and bans to books and specifically to comics in libraries across the U…

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58 Creator Chat with Jon Sommariva 51:51

1+ y ago51:51

51:51

This month we catch up with Jon Sommariva, an amazing artist with a very distinct style. His art is always full of energy, dynamic and fun. He’s worked pretty much for everyone, DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Disney and Nickelodeon. Among others. He’s drawn The Avengers, Batman, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Wars to name a few. In our c…

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57 August Roundup 35:38

1+ y ago35:38

35:38

In this month's roundup we talk about the Perth Comics Arts Festival, the Comic Arts Awards of Australia, Neverlanders by Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva, an interesting article looking at the Comics Code Authority and how it helped super hero comics. We also discuss our favourite picks from this month's new releases, what we've been reading lately an…

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56 July Roundup 42:52

1+ y ago42:52

42:52

In this month's roundup we talk about the Eisner Awards, the Graphic Medicine Award, Lore Olympus, our favourites picks from this month's new releases, what we've reading lately and more. For a full list of this month's news, a handy list of all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention and the links to the webinars discusse…

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55 What to expect at PCAF and the CAAA 26:15

2y ago26:15

26:15

The first weekend of August the Perth Comic Arts Festival will be taking place and it's going to be bigger than ever with about 85 comic book creators from W.A. and across Australia tabling and presenting their comics on the market day, on Sunday 7 August. But that's not all, on Saturday, there will be plenty of panel talks and workshops. Entry to …

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54 Creator Chat with Sam Wallman 48:33

2y ago48:33

48:33

This month we sit to talk with Sam Wallman, a comics journalist and cartoonist. His drawings have been published in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Age, ABC and SBS. He has also done a lot of work for unions and for the Workers Art Collective. He has recently published his first graphic novel, Our Members Be Unlimited, about the history of un…

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53 May Roundup 27:42

2y ago27:42

27:42

This was a great month for Australian comics. We talk about Safdar Ahmed's Still Alive receiving the NSW Premier's Book of the Year literary award and how other awards are starting to include graphic novels. We mention a couple of great podcasts and three new graphic novels by Australian creators. We also talk Manga and our favourite picks from thi…

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52 April Roundup 31:30

2y ago31:30

31:30

This month James and Marissa discuss the latest news and new release titles including Manga and Free Comic Book Day. For a full list of this month's news, a handy list of all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention and the links to the webinars discussed please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com Hit the subsc…

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51 Creator Chat with Jessica Walton and Aśka of Stars in Their Eyes 1:02:21

2y ago1:02:21

1:02:21

This month we sit to talk with the creators of Stars in Their Eyes, a graphic novel published by Fremantle press that made it to our Notable Australian Graphic Novels of 2021 Shortlist and will be published early 2023 by Scholastic internationally. Jessica Walton and Aśka talk about what attracts them to comics, how Stars in Their Eyes came about, …

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50 March Roundup 21:31

2y ago21:31

21:31

This month Gabby and Marissa discuss the latest news and new release titles including junior books, Manga and more. For a full list of this month's news, a handy list of all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention and the links to the webinars discussed please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com Hit the subscr…

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49 Nancy Silberkleit Comics, Reading, Education and Archie Comics 56:29

2y ago56:29

56:29

Earlier this month we had Nancy Silberkleit, the co-CEO of Archie Comics talking about children, comics, reading, education and, of course, Archie Comics. This is a recording of the event. For more on Archie Comics: https://archiecomics.com To stay up to date with ALIA Graphic, subscribe to our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com You can also fo…

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48 February 2022 Roundup 46:20

2y ago46:20

46:20

It's the end of February and that means our monthly roundup is out now. This month James and Iurgi discuss the disturbing wave of challenges and bans in the U.S. that have affected a lot of books, graphic novels, libraries, and educators. The bad news is that as distant as this may seem from Australia, the current campaign of challenges is serious …

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47 Jason Pamment and Treasure in the Lake 33:44

2+ y ago33:44

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On our final creator chat of the year we talk to Jason Pamment who recently published Treasure in the Lake, a middle grade graphic novel that marks his debut. Jason has worked a lot in animation, short films and commercials. Tresure in the Lake, published by Allen & Unwin in Australia and New Zealand and Harper Alley in North America presents the s…

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46 November Roundup 27:34

2+ y ago27:34

27:34

In this month's roundup podcast we discuss the announcement that Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius' classic, The Incal looks set to be adapted into film by none other than Taika Waititi. We also discuss tbe new LGBTQ+ comics, with the announcement of a new imprint with Mariko Tamaki at the helm and Manga. Of course, we also highlight our personal pi…

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45 October Roundup 38:56

2+ y ago38:56

38:56

In this month's roundup podcast we discuss Saga coming back in January, publishers promoting the benefits of graphic novels, single volume mangas for 16+, Superman Jonathan Kent and the upcoming TV series adaptation of Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese. Of course, we also highlight our personal picks from this month's new release titles. For a…

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44 A Conversation with Glom Press 49:42

2+ y ago49:42

49:42

This month we talk to Glom Press, an award winning indie publisher of comics from Melbourne. How did an indie publisher of Australian comics come to be? What's indie publishing like? And much more is covered. To find out more about Glom Pres and their work visit their website: https://www.glompress.com If you like what we're doing, hit the subscrib…

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43 Getting Graphic: Comics Around the World Webinar 1:23:42

2+ y ago1:23:42

1:23:42

Our first live ALIA Graphic webinar is the perfect introduction for librarians and educators wanting to know more about comics and graphic novels around the world and in Australia. Hosted by ALIA Graphic Convenor and Iurgi Urrutia (Kingston Libraries, Victoria), we’re pleased to announce three exciting speakers: Daniel Best is an Australian comics …

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42 September Roundup 26:41

2+ y ago26:41

26:41

In this month's roundup the team discusses some of the latest news and resources as well as their favourite picks from this month's new release graphic novels. For a full list of this month's news and a handy list of all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com You can…

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41 Creator Chat with Charlotte Rose Hamlyn 32:51

2+ y ago32:51

32:51

In this month's creator chat we talk to storyteller and creator Charlotte Rose Hamlyn. Charlotte works mostly for television as a presenter and screenwriter. She was also the creator Opposite Land, a graphic novel published through Random House in 2017. We discuss her love of storytelling for kids, her love of comics and the new book she's working …

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40 Creator Chat with Alyssa Bermudez 30:04

2+ y ago30:04

30:04

In this episode we talk to Alyssa Bermudez who recently published Big Apple Diaries, a middle grade graphic novel that recounts the days when young Alyssa negotiated living in between her separated parents and all the usual middle school concerns... mostly a big crush on a boy. Then the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened changing everything. This comi…

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39 August Roundup 29:22

2+ y ago29:22

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In this month's roundup episode Gabby, Tara and Jade discuss the DC partnering with Webtoons for original DC content, the Harvey Awards, and accessing lots of free Manga with the Shonen Jump app. The team also highlights their picks from the latest lot of new graphic novels including. Their picks this month are: Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez…

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38 Creator Chat with Stick Mob 21:07

2+ y ago21:07

21:07

A group of young Indigenous creators have banded together to create Stick Mob Studio and have recently published three graphic novels. We're very excited to talk to Declan Miller, Seraphina Newberry and Alyssa Mason about how the studio came to be and their three books now published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. You can find out more about…

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