The Friendship Paradox | Melbourne launch @ Squishface
Description
Join award-winning comics creator Aśka for the Melbourne launch of their new young adult graphic novel, The Friendship Paradox (Allen & Unwin)!
Aśka will be joined in conversation by acclaimed cartoonist, author and thinker Reimena Yee to celebrate the book, chat about comics, storytelling, visual language, and the curious overlap between science and art. The evening will also include a fun hands-on comics activity, a Q&A, book signings, stickers, and a chance to meet fellow comics lovers.
Recommended for curious humans aged 13 to 113.
About the book
The Friendship Paradox is a heartfelt, 100% Australian YA graphic novel about a physics-obsessed young person who takes a gap year job at a science centre and attempts to understand the wonderfully confusing world of friendship using the laws of physics. Set against the backdrop of Western Australia's science outreach community, it celebrates curiosity, science communication, and finding connection in unexpected places, while also celebrating the graphic novel form itself and the unique ways comics can tell stories that words alone simply can't.
About Aśka
Aśka is an ex-quantum physicist turned comics maker, visual storyteller, science communicator and educator. After eight years presenting science across Western Australia, they now create graphic novels, teach visual literacy, and explore how comics can make complex ideas accessible, engaging, and deeply human.
Whether you're a comics reader, science enthusiast, educator, or simply curious, we'd love to celebrate with you!
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