Tag Archives: Graphic Novel

Review / Impressions of Brenton McKenna’s ‘Ubby‘s Underdogs – The Legend of The Phoenix Dragon’

Posted on 13. June 2023 by heylivia

Ubby’s Underdogs – The Legend of The Phoenix Dragon is Brenton McKenna’s debut graphic novel. It was published in 2011 by Magabala Books, an Aboriginal owned and led publishing house based in Broome, Western Australia. They say about themselves that … Continue reading →

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Migration and Identity in Persepolis

Posted on 31. March 2023 by thahanisophia

The graphic novel “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi presents the theme of migration and identity in a funny yet thought-provoking manner. I had read the novel a long time ago, but I decided to give it another read after I left … Continue reading →

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Review of Pat Grant’s ‘The Grot -The Story of the Swamp City Grifters’

Posted on 6. March 2023 by annabell

Pat Grant’s graphic novel The Grot was published by Top Shelf Productions in 2020 and is a collaboration with the artist Fionn McCabe. It is the first of three books that together form the collection The Story of the Swamp City Grifters. Grant … Continue reading →

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Voyeuristic Curiosity: Thoughts on Safdar Ahmed’s “Villawood”

Posted on 17. December 2022 by campbellr

Safdar Ahmed’s Villawood: Notes from an Immigration Detention Center depicts the treatment of immigrants in Australian detention center, Villawood. Through his webcomic, Ahmed shares the stories of several refugees while also showcasing the center’s cruel conditions and unfair treatment of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Wordless Graphic Novel The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Posted on 14. December 2022 by australianfantastic

by Johanna E. “My picture books are essentially an attempt to subversively reimagine everyday experience,” Shaun Tan says about his own work (Haber 23). His graphic novel The Arrival (2006) is a clear example for Tan’s usage of fantastic element … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Dreaming” by Queenie Chan

Posted on 16. February 2022 by australianfantastic

By Theodora Charalambous A Hong Kong-born, Australian-raised writer and illustrator, the Australian bush, Aboriginal mythology and Japanese mangas. An unusual combination that surprisingly works great. The Dreaming is a 3-book, manga (Japanese comics) inspired, supernatural mystery series written and illustrated … Continue reading →

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