In the October Roundup, Iurgi and Luke start by talking about the treaty going ahead in Victoria and their love o f horror.

4:40 Luke gives a rundown of what’s happened this month

06:24 Iurgi and Luke discuss their recent reads:

Iurgi:

The Knives by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips

Godzilla: Skate or Die by Louie Joyce

The Veracity Trap by Chip Kidd, Michael Cho

The Hunger and the Dusk by G Willow Wilson, Chris Wildgoose

Luke:

Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito

Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson

Re reading Harrow Country by Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook

18:16 Iurgi talks about the recent Graphic Narratives Symposium at Melbourne University

22:43 Conversation moves to news:

• The Oatmeal’s comic: A Cartoonist’s Review of AI Art
• Both Marvel and DC speak up against AI and Jim Lee delivers some beautiful words at NYCC
• Humanoids files for bankruptcy in the U.S.
• 75th Anniversary of Peanuts
• ShortBox Comics Fair

41:08 New titles out this month:

Two new titles by Australian creators:

Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative by Eleri Harris, Sarah Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts)

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal by Tommi Parrish (Fantagraphics)

Iurgi:

Asterix in Lusitania by Jean-Yves Ferri, René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, and Didier Conrad (Papercutz)

Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)

Luke:

The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (Abrams ComicArts)

Adorable Empire By: Laura Terry (Scholastic)

Kamudo, Vol. 1 by Akira Himekawa (VIZ Media)

Astral Panic by Katie Hicks (Flying Eye Books)

My Life in 24 Frames per Second by Rintaro (Abrams ComicArts)

The Space Between The Trees by Norm Konyu (Titan Books)

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In the September Roundup podcast (yes, we do realise we're in October already) Mia and Gabby discuss their recent reads, then discuss some of the latest news and their favourite picks from this month's crop of new titles.

02:00 Recent reads: The umbrella academy vol. 1, Hulk teach, Neopets, Inked

07:12 News

12:50 New titles:

• Monster Blood (Goosebumps: The Graphic Novel) by R.L. Stine, Maddi Gonzalez (Scholastic Inc)
• Max A Little Axolotl By Joey Spiotto (Scholastic Inc)
• This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki, Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)
• Assorted Crisis Events by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki (Image Comics)

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In the third episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Jane Burns, an experienced lecturer, researcher, published author and public speaker. Jane is a member of the Executive Council of the Library Association of Ireland and has been awarded Fellowship status by the LAI for contributions to the development of the profession and commitment to Continuous Professional Development and Research.

Jane is currently pursuing a PhD in Education at Dublin City University exploring the field of Graphic Medicine and she was involved in the 15th annual Graphic Medicine Conference through the Technological University of the Shannon where she works.

In this conversation Jane discusses her relationship with comics, how academia and universities are embracing comics and why graphic medicine is growing in importance.

02:36 Jane discusses her relationship with comics throughout the years

06:52 How the relationship of academia with comics has changed and why

11:14 Jane and Iurgi discuss some of the strengths of comics as texts, their power and their allure

21:20 Jane discusses universities and how they are increasingly engaging more with comics

24:05 Jane discusses her focus on comics, medicine and teaching environments. She also discusses the International Graphic Medicine Conference in Ireland and upcoming creation of the Irish chapter of the Graphic Medicine Collective.

31:05 Jane discusses some of the main takeaways from the graphic medicine conference and what she would like to see into the future

38:48 What school and public libraries can do in the field of graphic medicine

40:29 Jane recommends some graphic medicine titles to read: The Graphic Medicine Manifesto, MK Czerwiec’s Taking Turn and Menopause, Ian William’s The Bad Doctor and Pascal Jousselin’s Mister Invincible.

The Graphic Medicine International Collective: https://www.graphicmedicine.org

The article Jane mentions about libraries and graphic medicine is Graphic Medicine in Academic Health and Science Library Collections you can find it here: https://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1962

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