We recently came across a great resource that should be implemented elsewhere (do let us know if your country has a similar project). The Australian Comics & Graphic Novels Database for Libraries lists Australian comics and graphic novels that are available to be ordered by Australian libraries, and works that are either created by Australian creators, partially or in its entirety.
The database was created to introduce more Australian-made graphic novels to libraries/schools, helped by festivals like the Comic Con-versation Library Festival (CCV) and the ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics group.
This database includes library recommended comics from its ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics website.
• If you’re interested in reading about comics publishing in Australia in the past, AusReprints documents Australian comics, focusing on the neglected reprints from the 1940s to the 1980s. The site has been developed with generous contributions of scans and information from many collectors. Click here for information on how you can help.
• The art featured in this item, utilised by the Australian Comics & Graphic Novels Database for Libraries project creators on their web site, is by Queenie Chan, created for the strip, “Friend or Fiend: the Story of Ember“, which was written by Steve Carter and Antoinette Rydyr (SCAR), which was included in the Australia Burnsanthology, released in 2020, available here.
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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