In this month's roundup Iurgi and James take us through the latest news and new titles.

01:40 News in Brief:

We’re coming to the end of October and that means the spooky season is upon us. Marvel has finally launched their horror tinged Midnight Universe and the early reviews are pretty positive, let’s hope they can keep it up. And for comics fans looking for some horror on the big screen Clayface is out now. Get ready for some body horror!

In terms of awards the Harvey Awards were announced at New York Comic Con and the Ignatz Awards celebrating independent cartoonists were also announced.

In Australian comics news, this month we have two new graphic novels coming out with Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo’s Children of the Round Table and Sally Rippin and Aki Fukuoka’s second graphic novel in the Billy B Brown’s Secret Mystery Club series.

More importantly, the National Library of Australia is hosting some comics related events, so if you're in Canberra, we highly recommend them, but if you’re not in Canberra you also have the opportunity to engage with at least two of the events.

03:44 Recen Reads:

James:

Sassy by Mandy Ord

Manta by Jorden Allen-Barr

Time’s Needle by Ele Jenkins

Troubleshoot by Benji Bajorek with art by Gentle Coda, Hoshi, Steffles, and Johnson Benjamin

Iurgi:

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring by Patrick Horvath

Mrs Orwell by Andrea Chalupa

The End of the Arab of the Future by Riad Sattouf

Five Gears in Reverse: A Criminal Book by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

The Credits Roll Into the Sea Vol 1 by John Tarachine

14:06 News:

Joshua Santospirito’s article published on Overland about comics in literary festivals

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize for Literature and we discuss Carson’s adaptation of The Trojan Women published in xxxx with artist xxxxx

The National Library of Australia is hosting three comics centred events from November 13 to November 15

The New York Public Library has published a list of the best graphic novels for adults of 2026 which includes Western Australian Campbell Whyte’s Luna Express among many other excellent titles

26:02 New Titles:

Billie B Brown’s Secret Mystery Club Book 2: Code Breakers by Sally Rippin, Aki Fukuoka (Figment Books)

C.O.R.T: Children of the Round Table by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo (Random House US)

Requiem for Gaza by Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)

The Credits Roll Into the Sea Vol 2 by John Tarachine (Dark Horse Comics)

Lore Olympus: Book Eleven by Rachel Smythe (Inklore)

Wandering by Jonathan Djob Nkondo (Magnetic Press)

39:42 LibraryCon Live is coming up, registration is free and highly recommended.

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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In this month's roundup Iurgi and Luke 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 Lissy Marlin, Batman and Robin: Year One by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee), Iurgi (Starship Godzilla: First Wars by Chris Gooch, Oliver Ono, Neverlanders: Get Lost by Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva, Fullmetal Alchemist Volumes 10, 11, 12 by Hiramu Arakawa)

13:01 News:

• The Many Deaths of Laila Starr is adapted into an opera
• Reimena Yee blog post discussing the Australian comic book community and making the case for more institutional support
• Things they are a changin' and the print edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump has declined dramatically
• Marvel's Mignight Universe is coming
• Hometown a new graphic novel by Shaun Tan is out now!
• The American Manga Awards

36:16 New Titles:

• The Long-Lived King: An Original The Owl House Graphic Novel by by: Dana Terrace, Daun Han
• W0RLDTR33 Deluxe Hardcover Volume 1 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire
• Earth to Chris Cleevy by Christof Bogacs, Hannah Krieger, Sammy Savos
• Journey to the West: The Beginning by Cheng’en Wu, CharA, Jim Zub, Julien Choy
• Hometown by Shaun Tan (Levine Querido)
• The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! … And Cartoonists! by Derf Backderf

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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 festival is free for the Community Day and Market Day and a very affordable $15 for the opening gala Speaking to Pictures event.

01:29 Aaron Billings and Bruce Mutard join the podcast

03:52 What’s MAKE and what prompted the creation of MAKE

06:49 Who's in the MAKE organising committee

08:44 What’s the vision for MAKE this year and into the future

12:53 Opening Gala: Speaking to Pictures

15:54 Community Day: A wide range of panel talks

22:27 Market Day: workshops and an exhibition

27:25 Shout out to allies and sponsors

For more information visit the festival's website: https://makecomics.com.au/

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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