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ALIA Graphic Podcast

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146 September Roundup

October 1, 2026 · 47 min

In this month's roundup Iurgi and James 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…
145 MAKE the Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo is coming up

September 2, 2026 · 32 min

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…
144 August Roundup

August 30, 2026 · 33 min

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…
143 Georgina Chadderton at Melbourne Rare Book Week

August 5, 2026 · 46 min

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…
142 Comics and the Real World from Melbourne Rare Book Week

August 2, 2026 · 53 min

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…

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141 July Roundup

July 28, 2026 · 53 min

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…
140 Australian Graphic Novels of 2026 (first half)

July 15, 2026 · 38 min

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…
139 Aśka and the Friendship Paradox

July 13, 2026 · 42 min

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…
138 June Roundup

June 28, 2026 · 40 min

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 TakahashiWho Made…
137 Li Chen and Detective Beans

June 24, 2026 · 30 min

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…
136 Creator Chat with Gregory Mackay and Anders and the Mountain

June 22, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

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…
135 Creator Chat with Wendy Tyrer and The Curator

June 14, 2026 · 27 min

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…

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About the 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.