PODCAST · arts
ALIA Graphic Podcast
by ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics
In this podcast, the ALIA Graphic team discusses the latest news relevant to libraries and graphic novels. We also interview Australian comic book creators in our creator chats series. Our group of volunteers aims to support library staff interested in all aspects of collection development, advocacy and programming related to graphic novels and comics. 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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
-
146 September Roundup
In this month's roundup Iurgi and Luke take us through the latest news and new titles. 02:10 September news in brief 04:08 Recent reads: Luke (Slam Dunk Vols 1,2,3 by Takehiko Inoue, The Library of Memories by Barbara Perez Marques and Lissy Marlin, Batman and Robin: Year One by Mark Waid and…
more -
145 MAKE the Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo is coming up
In this special podcast Iurgi sits down for a chat with Aaron Billings and Bruce Mutard two of the organisers of MAKE, the Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo, a new independent comics festival coming to Melbourne from October 9 to 11. The festival is free for the Community Day and Market Day and a...
-
144 August Roundup
In this month's roundup Iurgi and Gabby discuss the latest. 02:06 Some of the news in brief including the CBCA winners including a graphic novel as the Best Book of the Year for Younger Readers, John Carpenter's horror graphic novel Cathedral and more. 05:22 Recent Reads: Ivy and Bearlock Holmes…
more -
143 Georgina Chadderton at Melbourne Rare Book Week
We are proud to present a special recording of an event from Melbourne Rare Book Week. Georgina Chadderton is an Australian cartoonist. Her work has been featured in outlets including The Nib and Voiceworks magazine. They are a cofounder of Papercuts Comics Festival, an independent annual...
-
142 Comics and the Real World from Melbourne Rare Book Week
We are proud to present a special recording of an event from Melbourne Rare Book Week. The comic book form is used as a narrative medium by creators to tackle social, historical and personal histories: protesting about the Vietnam War in Mirranda Burton’s Underground; Napoleon Bonaparte’s…
more -
141 July Roundup
In this month’s roundup podcast Iurgi and Luke discuss the latest news, their recent reads and their picks from the new titles out this month. We start with the intro and some news in brief then: 08:31 Recent reads 18:14 News 40:44 New titles To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news,...
-
140 Australian Graphic Novels of 2026 (first half)
The ALIA Graphic group with the support of library staff from all over Australia, who volunteered for the judging panel, recently announced the Notable Australian Graphic Novels of 2025. Three titles for each category (Junior, Young Adult and Adult) that represent the best of the best. Being...
-
139 Aśka and the Friendship Paradox
In this creator chat James sits down for a conversation with Aśka, the creator behind The Friendship Paradox, out now through Allen & Unwin. The Friendship Paradox is a young adult graphic novel where high school is over and Dash is excited to spend their gap year working for the local science...
-
138 June Roundup
In this month’s roundup Marissa and Iurgi go through some of the latest news, their recent reads and their favourite picks from this month’s crop of new titles. 01:04 News in brief 04:22 Recent reads: Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi Who Made Me a Princess? by Spoon, Plutus The Top Dungeon Farmer by…
more -
137 Li Chen and Detective Beans
In this creator chat Mia sits down for a conversation with Li Chen the creator of the delightful Detective Beans series. Li Chen, from New Zealand, always loved drawing and has been working as a full-time comic artist since 2012. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat was her first…
more -
136 Creator Chat with Gregory Mackay and Anders and the Mountain
In this episode Luke sits down for a chat with Gregory Mackay the creator of the Anders graphic novels, a delightful series for young readers (and for all ages really). They discuss: the newly published Anders and the Mountain, the fourth book in the adventures of Anders series, the themes and...
-
135 Creator Chat with Wendy Tyrer and The Curator
In this creator chat Marissa sits down for a conversation with Wendy Tyrer who recently publisher her first graphic novel, The Curator with a new publisher of Australian graphic novels: Perentie Press. In The Curator, artists are mysteriously going missing all over the world. But Mimi, a…
more -
134 Creator Chat with Campbell Whyte and Luna Express
In this creator chat, Iurgi sits down to catch up with Campbell Whyte, an excellent cartoonist from Perth who also moonlights as educator at the Milk Tooth School of Art and Stories and is also the Chairperson of the Perth Comic Arts Festival. He somehow found time to join us today to talk about...
-
133 May Roundup
In this month's roundup, Iurgi and James discuss all the latest. They start the episode with some of the news in brief. Then... 04:49 Recent reads Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross Punderworld by Linda Sejic Talgard by Gary Proudley and various artists Pigeons! A Fable For Our Times by Marc...
-
132 Creator Chat with Lee Lai
In this creator chat, Iurgi sits down for a chat with Lee Lai who has just won the Stella Prize for Cannon. It was long overdue with Cannon being one of the most outstanding graphic novels of 2025. The chat was recorded before the Stella Prize winner was announced. 00:20 Introduction 05:39 Lee...
-
131 Creator Chat with Andrea Innocent
In this creator chat, ALIA Graphic convenor Sabina Wills sits down for a chat with Andrea Innocent to discuss her recently published debut graphic novel Lamington Left Behind, published by Figment Books. 00:20 Acknowledgement of country and introduction to Andrea Innocent 03:43 Andre talks about...
-
130 April Roundup
In this month's roundup, Iurgi and Mia discuss all the latest. 02:09 Recent reads: Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen Once and Future Riot by Jean Sacco Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill by Akagishi K Cannon by Lee Lai 11:35 News: DC’s Absolute Batman…
more -
129 March Roundup
In another packed episode, and we're only scratching the surface of what's in this month's blog post, Iurgi and Gabby discuss some of the latest news and new titles, which include more graphic novels by Australian creators. 01:40 Gabby and Iurgi discuss their recent reads and then go on a tangent...
-
128 Creator Chat with Georgina Chadderton
In this episode Mia sits down for a chat with Georgina Chadderton. Georgina is a freelance cartoonist, lover of dogs, and plant enthusiast living on Kaurna Country (Adelaide), South Australia. Georgina has recently published Oh Brother, a memoir about growing up with their younger brother Robert,...
-
127 February Roundup
In another packed episode, Iurgi and Mia discuss some of the latest news and new titles, which include two new graphic novels by Australian creators. Campbell Whyte returning with the highly anticipated Luna Express and Georgina Chadderton making her debut with Oh Brother. Also, the first twelve...
-
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...
-
125 We catch up with everything after the holidays
We start the year with Jurgi and James trying to catch up with everything that's happened during the summer holidays. 01:42 Jurgi and James breeze through some of the latest news from the world of comics 06:29 James and Jurgi discuss the news that have piqued their interest: the recently…
more -
124 Our Favourite Reads of the Year
For the final episode of 2025 the ALIA Graphic committee gathers to discuss our favourite comics of the year. Luke talks about Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson, Gachiakuta by Kei Urana and The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn by Tri Vuong. Sabina talks about Hairy Holes Book 2 by Brenton E McKenna, BS…
more -
123 Making Nonfiction Comics with Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk
Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris are award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism website and publication The Nib. They have recently published Making Nonfiction Comics, an excellent book that combines comics, prose, interviews, infographics and…
more -
122 November Roundup
In this mont's roundup Iurgi and Gabby go through some of their recent reads, news and new exciting titles. 02:04 Recent reads: Gabby: The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mansinga Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide Iurgi: One Punch Man by One,...
-
121 October Roundup
In the October Roundup, Iurgi and Luke start by talking about the treaty going ahead in Victoria and their love o f horror. 4:40 Luke gives a rundown of what’s happened this month 06:24 Iurgi and Luke discuss their recent reads: Iurgi: The Knives by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips Godzilla: Skate or...
-
120 September Roundup
In the September Roundup podcast (yes, we do realise we're in October already) Mia and Gabby discuss their recent reads, then discuss some of the latest news and their favourite picks from this month's crop of new titles. 02:00 Recent reads: The umbrella academy vol. 1, Hulk teach, Neopets, Inked...
-
119 Comics Librarianship in academia and graphic medicine with Jane Burns
In the third episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Jane Burns, an experienced lecturer, researcher, published author and public speaker. Jane is a member of the Executive Council of the Library Association of Ireland and has been awarded Fellowship status by the LAI for...
-
118 Comics Librarianship and Graphic Medicine with Matt Noe
In this second episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Matthew Noe, who is the Lead Collection and Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School, an instructor for the University of Kentucky and Library Juice Academy, and a Trustee for the Worcester Public...
-
117 July Roundup
In this month's roundup Marissa and Mia go through their latest read, recent news and new graphic novels. 01:26 Recent reads: Marissa: Nimona / N D Stevenson Julienne Nothing Special I Killed the Main Character vs Extra’s Academy Survival Guide Mia: Gender Queer My brother’s husband volume 1…
more -
116 June Roundup
In this month's roundup Iurgi and Marissa go through the latest news, PD and new graphic novels. 01:30 Recent reads: Marissa: Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka Webtoons, so many webtoons The Curie Society by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni, Janet Harvey, Sonia Liao Nevermoor has a…
more -
115 Creator Chat with Gavin Aung Than of Creature Clinic
In this creator chat, Iurgi catches up with Gavin Aung Than, the creator of Zen Pencils, Super Sidekicks, Baa Baa Black Belt and now Creature Clinic which out through Figment in Australia and First Second for the rest of the world. Creature Clinic is the world’s finest and only hospital for...
-
114 Creator Chat with Rachel Ang
In this creator chat, Rachel Ang discusses her new graphic novel I Ate the Whole World to Find You. The discussion covers how Rachel got interested in comics, their time working in libraries, inspiration for the stories on I Ate the Whole World to Find You, and Rachel recommends three graphic...
-
113 May Roundup
In this month's roundup, James and Luke discuss the comics, graphic novels and manga they've read recently: Luke: Ghost in the Shell Volume 1, Banned Book Club. James: My Favorite Thing is Monsters Volume 2, I Ate the Whole World to Find You. 18:08 James and Luke discuss some of the news: Boom!...
-
112 April Roundup
In this month's roundup, Iurgi and Mia discuss the comics, graphic novels and manga they've read recently: Mia: The strange case of Harleen and Harley and Check, Please volume 1. Iurgi: Haikyu, Demon Slayer, Apothecary Diaries, Blade Runner 2039. 09:13 Iurgi and Mia discuss some of the news…
more -
111 Creator Chat with Greg and Nick of One Path
In this creator chat sit down with Greg Broadmore and Nick Boshier, who have created One Path, together with Andy Lanning, a brutal and epic comic book series. The first of four volumes is out through Mad Cave. Greg Broadmore is an artist, writer and game director from New Zealand with lots of…
more -
110 Creator Chat with Karen and Jake of Inked
Karen Wasson is a children’s author based in Melbourne. Jake Minton is an illustrator based in Byron Bay. Together they have created Inked, a middle grade graphic novel adventure of a fish, or maybe we should say octopus, out of water. It’s also a story about friendship and finding your own path....
-
109 March Roundup
In this month's roundup podcast Luke and Iurgi start with a discussion of their recent reads. Then: 15:34 A discussion of some news including: ALIA Graphic Notables coming up, new graphic novels by Australian creators, cartoonist R.E. Burke's arrest in the U.S. and consequences of the situation…
more -
108 Reflecting on Comics Librarianship with Amie Wright
The field of comics librarianship is growing and evolving and that’s what we want to explore in a few special episodes, talking in-depth with comics librarians. ALIA Graphic was created as a group five years ago. And right from the start we established contact with the American Library...
-
107 February Roundup
We're back in 2025 and start the year with a roundup of news and new titles from December, January and February. Marissa and Luke discuss the Angouleme festival, Diamond going bankrupt, the best titles of 2024, their favourite picks from the latest crop of new titles and what they've reading...
-
106 Wrap Up 2024
James, Gabby, and Marissa look back at the what ALIA Graphic has achieved this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
105 Comics and Libraries: The Pros and Comic Cons
In this episode we present the recording of our most recent webinar. Are you thinking of hosting a comic event at your library? Join us as we hear from those who have run these programs before and what tips and tricks to look out for. We hear from five speakers from four library services that…
more -
104 Libraries and Your Local Comics Store with Greenlight Comics and Kings Comics
In this creator chat James meets with Dan from Greenlight Comics in Adelaide and Angelo from Kings Comics in Sydney to talk about their comics stores work with libraries and what they can offer to libraries. This is a wide ranging conversation that explores for them to partner with libraries as...
-
103 November Roundup
In this month's roundup Marissa and Luke share their recent favourite reads: The Road: a Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet and Cormac McCarthy Wolvendaughter by Ver Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau Raybearer, Redemptor, and The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko, which...
-
102 Creator Chat with Dean Rankine
In this creator chat James sits down with Dean Rankine, a comics artist and writer who won a Ledger Award in 2015 for Itty Bitty Bunnies: Saves X-Mas and the Stan Cross Award in Book illustration in 2020. He's the artist behind Magda Szubanski's Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and most recently he has...
-
101 October Roundup: Add to Your TBR
In this month's roundup Jade and Mia discuss their recent favourite reads: Tabby by Stephen Kok, PR Dedelis Eight Billion Genies by Charles Soule, Ryan Brown Escape From St Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up by Lewis Hancox Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo Roaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki…
more -
100 We celebrate 100 episodes!
We started ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics in February 2020. The first episode of our podcast was published in March 2020 as the world prepared to go into lockdown and it's been a whirlwind ever since. We've been publishing monthly roundups of news, resources, webinars and new titles published…
more -
99 Laura J Carroll of Making the Shrine Creator Chat
In this creator chat Laura J. Carroll discusses her first graphic novel: Making the Shrine. Laura is a writer and visual artist living in Naarm (Melbourne). She's also a proud unionist and the extended covid lockdowns brought her back to drawing. Three years later she has published a graphic…
more -
98 September Roundup
In this month's roundup James and Marissa discuss their recent reads, the plans to open a national manga and animation archive in Japan, Batman Day, including some Batman must reads and banned book week. They also discuss their favourite picks from this month's new titles:: Morgana and Oz by…
more -
97 Creator Chat with Mike Barry (Action Tank Book 3)
Mike Barry is the creator of Action Tank, a junior graphic novel series that he self published and was fully embraced not just by the ALIA Graphic committee on our notables, but also by the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and was also shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards. It was then published in...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
In this podcast, the ALIA Graphic team discusses the latest news relevant to libraries and graphic novels. We also interview Australian comic book creators in our creator chats series. Our group of volunteers aims to support library staff interested in all aspects of collection development, advocacy and programming related to graphic novels and comics. 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/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does ALIA Graphic Podcast have?
ALIA Graphic Podcast currently has 146 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is ALIA Graphic Podcast about?
In this podcast, the ALIA Graphic team discusses the latest news relevant to libraries and graphic novels. We also interview Australian comic book creators in our creator chats series. Our group of volunteers aims to support library staff interested in all aspects of collection development,...
How often does ALIA Graphic Podcast release new episodes?
ALIA Graphic Podcast publishes regularly with 146 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to ALIA Graphic Podcast?
You can listen to ALIA Graphic Podcast on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts ALIA Graphic Podcast?
ALIA Graphic Podcast is created and hosted by ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics.
URL copied to clipboard!