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

13:56 News:

• Image Comics
• Jim Shooter, the force behind Marvel’s rise and Secret Wars, has passed away at 73 
• Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind have published a really interesting article on The Conversation exploring how comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own terms
• Movie adaptations: Fantastic 4, Superman, Supergirl (set for release in the US on 26 June 2026) staring Aussie actress Milly Alcock

21:27 New graphic novels:

• Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo (Scholastic)
• Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch (DC Comics)
• Will Eisner: A Comics Biography by Stephen Weiner, Dan Mazur (NBM)
• Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster)
• Float by Kate Marchant, CJ Joaquin (Graphix)
• Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky (Random House)

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