126 Folio: Stories of Australian Comics and the Australian Comics Community

The Australian comics folio website has just been launched and it’s a treasure trove of stories, information, interviews, essays, and so much more on Australian comics, Australian comics creators and the Australian comics community at large.In this episode we have a chat with two of the key researchers involved in the project. The Lead Investigator for the project was Elizabeth MacFarlane, who is a writer and Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne where she teaches Graphic Narratives and Critical-Creative Writing Practices. Gabriel Clark is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Design at the University of Technology Sydney and a creative producer. He was one of the chief investigators in the project.This conversation is not directly about libraries and comics librarianship, but I think it’s a very valuable conversation about the Australian comics community. We’ve got enormous talent in Australia and I feel like comics by Australian creators often go under the radar. I encourage everyone to visit the Folio website and explore its vast contents.02:48 The Folio comics project is launched!08:00 Elizabeth and Gabe’s relationship with comics18:01 What Elizabeth and Gabe learned about the Australian comics community27:11 How the Folio: Stories of Australian Comics project came about33:40 Gabe and Elizabeth discuss the Folio project, how it developed and what it looks like40:51 The future of the Folio project44:17 Elizabeth and Gabe talk about their highlights in the making of the Folio50:49 The relationship of universities and academia with comics57:09 Elizabeth and Gabe recommend some Australian comicsFolio: Stories of Australian Comics project website here: https://foliocomics.com/The Librarians Roundtable Interview is here: https://foliocomics.com/interviews/librarians-roundtable-interviewTo 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/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.