Mike Barry is the creator of Action Tank, a junior graphic novel series that he self published and was fully embraced not just by the ALIA Graphic committee on our notables, but also by the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and was also shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards.

It was then published in the U.S. by Scout Comics and included in the ALA Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable’s Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List.

And, of course, it’s also been recognised by the Comics Arts Awards of Australia!

Now Mike has published Action Tank Book 3, the epic conclusion to this cosmic adventure of a young boy’s journey home for dinner and his mum’s pasta carbonara.

Mike also shares his love of libraries as a patron and a comic book creator. And we discuss self publishing comics, what makes comics special, and collaborating with other creators.

For more info on Mike and Action Tank visit: https://actiontankcomic.com/

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In this month's podcast roundup Gabby and Iurgi share their favourite recent reads, they discuss an article on how to start a comics festival at the library, and a San Diego Comic Con panel where librarians reflected on the impact that comics, graphic novels and manga have had on library readership and propose the next steps to broaden its appeal.

It's also the awards season, so they spotlight some of the key awards and discuss their favourite picks of new titles, including two new awesome Australian titles:

The Dreaming Vol 3 by Queenie Chan (IFWG Publishing Australia)

Follow Your Gut by Ailsa Wild, Lisa Stinson, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti, Ben Hutchings (Scribe Publications)

For all the news, resources and new titles and more information visit out website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

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In this creator chat Iurgi sits down to catch up with Christian Carnouche (who was in our very first creator chat back in 2020 as the writer of The Resurrected) and Meriam Carnouche who recently published Tunis to Sydney, with art by Sam Rapley, through FairSquare Graphics.

Tunis to Sydney is an intimate, personal and poignant graphic novel that delves into the labyrinth of grief, resilience in the face of loss, and the complexities of human relationships.

For more from Carnouche Productions:

Website: https://carnoucheproductions.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carnouche_productions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnouchec

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carnouche-Productions-Comics-588415654692779

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