In this month's roundup Marissa and Mia go through their latest read, recent news and new graphic novels.
01:26 Recent reads:
Marissa:
- Nimona / N D Stevenson
- Julienne
- Nothing Special
- I Killed the Main Character vs Extra’s Academy Survival Guide
Mia:
- Gender Queer
- My brother’s husband volume 1
13:56 News:
- Image Comics
- Jim Shooter, the force behind Marvel’s rise and Secret Wars, has passed away at 73
- Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind have published a really interesting article on The Conversation exploring how comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own terms
- Movie adaptations: Fantastic 4, Superman, Supergirl (set for release in the US on 26 June 2026) staring Aussie actress Milly Alcock
21:27 New graphic novels:
- Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo (Scholastic)
- Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch (DC Comics)
- Will Eisner: A Comics Biography by Stephen Weiner, Dan Mazur (NBM)
- Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster)
- Float by Kate Marchant, CJ Joaquin (Graphix)
- Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky (Random House)
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