In this month's roundup episode, James, Melody and Gabby discuss some of the latest news and their favourite picks from this month's batch of comics and graphic novels. 

To close the episode, James discusses the upcoming ALIA Graphic Novel Club. 

For a full list of the news discussed and all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com 

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In this creator chat we talk to Safdar Ahmed. He first got everyone's attention six years ago when he published Villawood: Notes From a Detention Centre in partnership with GetUp! Now, he has published Still Alive: Notes From Australia's Immigration Detention System. 

In the chat we discuss what got Safdar into comics, what his influences are, the Refugee Art Project and of course, Still Alive. 

To find out more about Safdar Ahmed check out his website: https://safdarahmed.com

Still Alive is published by Twelve Panels Press: https://www.twelvepanelspress.com

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ALIA Graphic's Tara talks to our second international guest, Ashley Hawkins otherwise known as @MangaLibrarian on Twitter. They discuss different types of Manga, the different ratings, collection development and shelving.

Ashley also suggests lots of great titles for different age brackets. 

You can follow Ashley on her blog: https://mangalibrarian.com and Twitter: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian

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In this month's roundup episode, Iurgi, Tara and Gabby discuss some of the latest news including the Comic Arts Awards of Australia's recently announced short list, a really interesting webinar series all about Manga, the adaptation of Lady Killer, and a great list of graphic novels about climate change and environmentalism. 

Then they discuss their favourite picks out of this month's new releases including:

• Stone Fruit - Lee Lai (Fantagraphics)
• Gideon Falls Vol 6 - Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino (Image Comics)
• Invisible Kingdom Vol 3 - G. Willow Wilson, Christian Ward (Berger Books)
• Metropolis Grove - Drew Brockington (DC Comics)
• Wynd: Book 1 - James Tynion IV, Michael Dyalinas (Boom! Box)
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength - Alison Bechdel (Vintage)

To close the episode, Iurgi goes through some current Australian comics seeking funding on Kickstarter and they discuss the upcoming events in June: #AusLibChat all about comics Tuesday 1st June, Tara interviews Ashley Hawkins - the Manga Librarian, Creator Chat with Safdar Ahmed, and the upcoming ALIA Graphic Book Club. 

For a full list of the news discussed and all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com 

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In this episode we talk with Australian creator, now living in Canada, Lee Lai. The conversation covers how Lee got into comics, studying at the Victorian College of Arts, her influences, relationships (which are the back bone of all her works) and Stone Fruit, her first graphic novel which is now published by Fantagraphics.

You can follow Lee Lai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_leelai/

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In this month's episode, James and Iurgi begin with an announcement. ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics will be starting a Graphic Novel Book Club for library workers, starting from July. We are excited about this and we hope you are too. 

Then they discuss the latest news and their favourite picks out of this month's new releases including:

• Dear Super-Villains - Michael Northrop, Gustavo Duarte (DC Kids)
• The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales From the Treehouse - Max Brallier and various artists (Viking Books for Young Readers)
• Black Widow Vol. 1: The Ties That Bind - Kelly Thompson, Elena Casagrande (Marvel Comics)
• Hellblazer: Rise and Fall - Tom Taylor, Darick Robertson (DC Comics)
• Suicide Squad: Bad Blood - Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)
• Still Alive - Safdar Ahmed (Twelve Panel Press)

To close the episode, Iurgi has a great chat with Daniel Wee who is a special collections librarian at Monash University. He's the custodian of old rare books and that includes one of the largest collections of comics in Australia. 

For a full list of the news discussed and all the new interesting graphic novels that have caught our attention please visit our blog: https://aliagraphic.blogspot.com 

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