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 graphic novel and she's just published the third book in the series: Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery.

In this conversation they talk about:

• The origin and influences of Detective Beans
• How Li Chen started making webcomics
• How well Detective Beans has been received
• Li Chen coming to Australia
• and more!

For more on Detective Beans visit: https://detectivebeans.com/

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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 inspiration behind the Anders series
• the publication of Anders in French and French comics culture
• other work that Gregory is doing (which is not for children)
• and Gregory mentions what he's reading now, which is not children's books

Anders and the Mountain is out now through Allen & Unwin: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Gregory-Mackay-Anders-and-the-Mountain:-Anders-4-9781761066238

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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 struggling art student working at the National Gallery of Victoria isn’t worried about her own safety. After meeting Simon, the sophisticated curator of the Master Portraits exhibition, Mimi is unwittingly pulled into an extraordinary adventure. What she uncovers will challenge everything she knows, and force her to make a life-changing decision.

For more from Wendy Tyrer visit her website: https://wendytyrer.com/

For more from Perentie Press visit their website: https://perentiepress.com/

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/

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