ALIA Graphic Podcast
Books & Literature
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, advocacy and programming related to graphic novels and comics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
- 132 Creator Chat with Lee Lai
This episode features a creator chat with Lee Lai, winner of the Stella Prize for "Cannon." The conversation, recorded before the award announcement, covers the publication of her works, the inspiration behind "Cannon," her reflections on…
- 131 Creator Chat with Andrea Innocent
In this episode, Sabina Wills talks with graphic novelist Andrea Innocent about her debut book Lamington Left Behind. They discuss its inspiration, themes, Innocent's connection to libraries and childhood comics, and her visit to Tasmania'…
- 130 April Roundup
In this episode of ALIA Graphic Podcast, hosts Iurgi and Mia cover April's latest in comics. They discuss recent reads, news on DC's Absolute Batman and anti-AI sentiments in comics, and give shout outs to other podcasts and industry event…
- 129 March Roundup
In this episode, ALIA Graphic Podcast hosts Iurgi and Gabby review March's graphic novel news and new releases, featuring Australian creators and adult manga. They discuss recent reads, including "One Piece," and highlight upcoming titles…
- 128 Creator Chat with Georgina Chadderton
In this episode of ALIA Graphic Podcast, Mia interviews Georgina Chadderton, a cartoonist and author. They discuss Chadderton's memoir "Oh Brother," which explores growing up with her autistic younger brother, her discovery of comics, and…
- 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…
- 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 larg…
- 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 n…
- 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. Sabin…
- 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…
- 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 …
- 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: Iurg…
- 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 read…
- 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 Irel…
- 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 J…
- 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 Sur…
- 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…
- 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. Creatur…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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, Blad…
- 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,…
- 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’…
- 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. Burk…
- 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 s…
- 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 t…
- 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. …
- 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 conversa…
- 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…
- 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 Szuba…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 d…
- 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 p…
- 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 shor…
- 96 August Roundup
In this month's podcast roundup Gabby and Iurgi share their favourite recent reads, they discuss an article on how to start a comics festival at the library, and a San Diego Comic Con panel where librarians reflected on the impact that com…
- 95 Creator Chat with Meriam and Christian Carnouche
In this creator chat Iurgi sits down to catch up with Christian Carnouche (who was in our very first creator chat back in 2020 as the writer of The Resurrected) and Meriam Carnouche who recently published Tunis to Sydney, with art by Sam R…
- 94 Drawing Attention: Comics and Censorship
In this special ALIA Graphic Webinar we had three very special guests talking about their experiences in creating comics, the freedom of the creative process in comics, why it’s important to defend different stories and art and their exper…
- 93 Creator Chat with Kyle and Rod on VOX Books
In this creator chat James talks to Kyle Wiseman and Rod Riley about VOX Books, hardcover books with an easy to use and durable full audio recording of the book. VOX Books is a product of Library Ideas and they have just partnered with Jam…
- 92 July Roundup
In this month's episode Jade and Mia talk about their favourite recent reads and our recent webinar. They also discuss the most interesting news from this month that have piqued their interest and their favourite new titles. Safdar Ahmed,…
- 91 Creator Chat with Josh Santospirito
In this creator chat we host Josh Santospirito, a multimedia artist, musician and comics creator. His previous two graphic novels are The Long Weekend in Alice Springs and Swallows. He has just recently published a beautiful graphic novel…
- 90 June Roundup
In this month's roundup Rebecca and Marissa discuss Pride Month graphic novel lists, essential manga, their favourite picks from this month's new lot of graphic novels (which include a few titles by Australian creators) and their favourite…
- 89 May Roundup: I'll add that to the list
In this month's roundup Gabby and James discuss: Their recent reads James presenting at ALIA National Recent comic cons at libraries (Comic Gong, Dandy Con, King Con) More on recent attempts at bans in Australia Maia Kobabe and Sarah Peitz…
- 88 April Roundup
In today's episode Iurgi and Mia discuss: their recent reads (Maus, Lumberjanes, Fence Vol 6: Redemption, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) an update on Australian comics the challenges of long manga series comics sales data fr…
- 87 Creator Chat with Paul McLaughlin
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…
- 86 March Roundup
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. publ…
- 85 Creator Chat with Queenie Chan
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 seri…
- 84 February Roundup
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…
- 83 Creator Chat with Tim McEwen of Greener Pastures
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 dis…