COMIC BOOKS GO TO WAR
Friday 16 October, 8.30pm
Literature/Society/Culture
The universe of comic books is a worldwide pop
mythology, a Pantheon in cheap newsprint and saturated colours. For almost 100
years, comic books have provided fantasy, escape, and compensation for
adolescents who often feel powerless and misunderstood in their daily lives.
Fantasies of power are inevitably violent, but the violence in comic books has
no consequences. After all, it's just the stroke of a pen. But what happens
when the comic book meets real war? Comic
Books Go To War explores the journalistic, aesthetic and political
implications of reporting the most violent and terrible of human experiences
through "comix".
COMIC BOOK HEROES
Sundays from 18 October, 9.30pm
Literature Documentary
Wolfgang Bylsma and Skye Ogden have devoted
their time, money and talent to producing unique Australian comic books through
their company, Gestalt Publishing. These mature, ground-breaking graphic novels
are not for the faint-hearted, and they’re winning awards and fans across the
world. Cracking the US market is their only chance of reaching a wide audience
and finally making a profit. Two-part documentary Comic Book Heroes tracks these passionate small-town mavericks, as
they, and their insanely talented team of artists and writers, set out to
conquer the ruthless – and bizarre – world of the American comic book industry.
THE BOOK CLUB
Continues on Thursdays from 1 October, 8.00pm
Literature/Conversation
Hosted by Jennifer Byrne, with regular
panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, each episode is an explosion of
robust and passionate discussion covering one new release book, and one
enduring classic. This month’s episodes are:
Thursday 1 October: The
Wonders by Paddy O’Reilly & The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The
Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
Thursday 8 October: Brother
Of The More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido & Clade by James Bradley.
Thursday 15 October, 8.00pm: My
Place by Sally Morgan & An
Untamed State by Roxane Gay.
Thursday 22 October, 8.00pm: If
This Is A Man by Primo Levi & The
Wonder Lover by Malcolm Knox.
Thursday 29 October, 8.00pm: The
Discreet Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa & Five On A Treasure Island by Enid Blyton.
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