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/

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In this creator chat, Iurgi sits down to catch up with Campbell Whyte, an excellent cartoonist from Perth who also moonlights as educator at the Milk Tooth School of Art and Stories and is also the Chairperson of the Perth Comic Arts Festival. He somehow found time to join us today to talk about Luna Express, an excellent graphic novel set in Perth that is full of teen angst, social commentary, magic and lots of heart.

01:58 What’s happening with Campbell and his many hats

03:46 Looking back at Home Time

07:47 Setting comics in Perth

11:24 The origins, ideas themes of Luna Express

19:55 Campbell talks about his approach to art and his need to work in different art styles

26:41 The influences on Luna Express, from Sailor Moon to Ranma, from Steve Ditko to Katsuhiro Otomo and more

42:55 Next projects on the horizon

48:33 Campbell gives a run down on what to expect at the Perth Comic Arts Festival in July. The festival will be held at the State Library of WA in Perth.

52:27 Campbell gives a final recommendation to read

To stay up to date with Campbell Whyte’s check out his website: https://campbellwhyte.com

To stay up to date with the Perth Comic Arts Festival and to book events check out their website: https://pcaf.org.au

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In this month's roundup, Iurgi and James discuss all the latest. They start the episode with some of the news in brief. Then...

04:49 Recent reads

• Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
• Punderworld by Linda Sejic
• Talgard by Gary Proudley and various artists
• Pigeons! A Fable For Our Times by Marc Chalvin
• System Preference by Ugo Bienvenu

11:13 News:

• We’re including more reviews and interviews on our roundups
• Review of Gemma Correll's Anxietyland
• Interview with Frank Quitely
• The Nib and Ink Festival all throughout May. You can still join the last few events, including a panel talk with Reimena Yee, Scott McCloud and Nick Sousanis on Understanding Comics. Iurgi, mistakenly thought that it was a week earlier but it’s on Sunday May 31 at 8AM AEDT. All the panel talks are being recorded and published on the Ink and Nib Festival’s YouTube channel.

21:34 New titles, starting with a few new titles by Australian creators:

Anders and the Castle by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066283] [Australian creator]

Anders and the Mountain by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066238] [Australian creator]

Lamington Left Behind by Andrea Innocent (Figment Books) [9781761212819]

Treehouse by Trace Balla (Allen & Unwin) [9781761181252]

The Friendship Paradox by Aśka (Allen & Unwin) [9781761181689]

Inferno Girl Red Vol 2 by Mat Groom, Erica D'Urso (Image Comics) [9781534335080]

Spider-Verse Vs. Venomverse by Mat Groom, Kyle Higgins, Luciano Vecchio, Jim Towe (Marvel Comics) [9781302961558]

Batman: Detective Comics Vol 2: Elixir by Tom Taylor Mikel Janin (DC Comics) [9781799502654]

And our other picks for the month:

• Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai Vol 6 Dragon Knights by Riku Sanjo, Koji Inada (Viz Media) [9781974762439]
• Soviet Land: A Tragicomic Thriller by Pierre-Henry Gomont (Abrams ComicArts) [9781419788857]
• The End of the Arab of the Future A Youth in the Middle East Vol. 1 by: Riad Sattouf, Sam Taylor (Fantagraphics) [9798875002373]
• Aya and Her Magic Cat by Sam Ita (Tuttle Publishing) [9784805319987]
• Dune House Harkonnen Vol 3 by Brian Herbert, Michael Shelfer, Kevin J. Anderson (Random House) [9798892158350]

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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