Graphic Novels
The rise of Silent Comics and Graphic Novels
We think of great comics and graphic novels as the perfect combination of illustrations and text. But Silent or Wordless comics are becoming increasingly popular. Audio
Graphic content: giving news a fresh perspective
Cartoonist and illustrator Sarah Glidden uses images to tackle weighty subjects. Glidden is part of a generation using non-fiction comics to give a fresh perspective on important stories. Audio, Gallery
Terms and Conditions: a comic
Richard Sikoryak has made a comic book using Apple's terms and conditions. Audio
Nights' Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird looks at Sarah Laing's new graphic novel, Mansfield and Me, plus Annual, a new NZ children's title based on the old English children's annual tradition.
…Franco Lora: images of Colombia
Kim Hill talks to Colombian student Franco Lora, who has just completed a Masters degree in Design at Massey University's College of Creative Arts in Wellington. As part of his degree he has produced… Audio
Leonard Marcus: children's literature history
Kim Hill talks to renowned historian, critic, and exhibition curator Leonard Marcus, one of the children's book world's liveliest writers and speakers. His books about children's literature and its… Audio
Nights' Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... why readers of superhero comics love to see their favourite characters go head to head...
…Staunch and original: Canadian writer Mariko Tamaki
Feminist writer Mariko Tamaki is best known for her graphic novels, 'This One Summer' and 'Skim', both collaborations with her illustrator cousin Jillian Tamaki. Both centre on adolescence, being a… Audio
Night's Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The work of Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton, who will be present at New Zealand Festival… Audio
Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's Comics
We're talking about women in Aoteroa, making comics. Some are slick and professional, some are homemade and crafty. And some have now been compiled into the book, Three Words: An Anthology of… Audio
Nights Cultural Ambassador
Comics: shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... the new New Zealand graphic novel The Heading Dog Who Split In Half: Legends and… Audio
The incredible tale of Lord Byron's daughter and a steam driven computer!
Lord Byron's daughter, Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, designed the blueprint for the first computer in the 1840s, in collaboration with Charles Babbage, but they both died before it… Audio, Gallery
Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird, who looks at 'High Water', an anthology of local cartoonists featuring stories themed around… Audio
Graphic Poetry
We've all heard of graphic novels by now but what about graphic poetry? Auckland writer Rachel J Fenton is an exponent of this new hybrid art form and will be presenting selections of her work at the… Audio
Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The Chromacon festival is on in Auckland on 18-19 April 2015. Audio
Arts Ambassador - Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. To big New Zealand graphic novels out this month: The Dharma Punks by Ant Sang and Sam Zabel… Audio
Moth City
Graphic novelist Tim Gibson is part of an ambitious first-time collaboration involving artists from New Zealand and Taiwan. Moth City's main point of difference, is mainly the digital storytelling… Audio
Charlie Adlard - Principal artist of The Walking Dead comics
Charlie Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller, known for his work on the long-running Image Comics series The Walking Dead. A post-apocalyptic horror story of humans fighting zombies… Audio
Escape to Gold Mountain - Re-drawing history
Lynda hears from Canadian Architect, Graphic Novelist and Activist David H.T. Wong and Australian Academic Daphne Lowe Kelly about retelling lost histories. "This graphic novel is dedicated to those… Audio
British comic book creators Lawrence and Robin Etherington
British comic book creators the Etherington Brothers on appealing to kids in the internet age. Audio