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Book List: Celebrating Ephemera
May 1, 2013
Covers of The Card by Graham Rawle, Brenda and Effie Forever / Vince Cosmos by Paul Magrs and Comic Book Babylon by Tim Pilcher
Celebrating Ephemera: Starting a new series of the bimonthly show on books, Alex Fitch talks to three authors whose work celebrates ephemera and pop culture detritus. ‘Graphic Novelist’ Graham Rawle discusses his latest novel The Card, which follows the journey of a man who believes he is being employed by the secret service to protect Princess Diana, via playing cards, bubble-gum cards and cigarette cards that are left in his path. Rawle is an author and University of Brighton lecturer who uses graphic design and typography in his work, including collage of text from magazines (Woman’s World) and photographic montages (Lost Consonants et al.). Also, Tim Pilcher talks about his crowd-funded memoir Comic Book Babylon which documents his time working at DC Comics’ London office in the 90s, meeting pop culture celebrities such as Grant Morrison, Jonathan Ross, The Spice Girls and Adam Ant; while Paul Magrs chats about his novels and audio plays set around the fringes of Doctor Who, including his latest release Vince Cosmos, Glam Rock Detective (more…)
Reality Check: Home Invasions
September 18, 2012
Posters for When the lights went out and The harsh light of day
Home Invasions: With unfortunately apposite timing, following the case of burglars being shot in a Leicestershire break-in at the start of this month, Alex Fitch interviews the directors of two new British horror films that deal with supernatural home invasions and their consequences. Oliver S. Milburn discusses his debut film The Harsh Light of Day which looks at a home owner’s Faustian deal with a vampire to get revenge on the thieves who broke into his home and murdered his wife, and Pat Holden talks about his new movie When the lights went out, starring Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead) and produced by Bil Bungar (Moon), which dramatises the story of the 1966 haunting and subsequent exorcism of a semi-detached house in Pontefract. (Expanded podcast of an episode of I’m ready for my close-up, broadcast 19/09/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM)
When the lights went out was released in cinemas on 14th September and The Harsh Light of Day is released on DVD on 1st October. (more…)
Panel Borders: John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen
April 29, 2012
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Future Shock, Judge Dredd, Watchmen and Before Watchmen art by John Higgins (copyright Rebellion / DC Comics 2012)
John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen: Concluding our month of shows about British comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer, artist and occasional self-publisher John Higgins about his career so far. Alex and John talk about the latter’s first experiences in comics, being published in Bryan Talbot’s Brainstorm and 2000AD, his landmark collaboration with Alan Moore on Watchmen and his new strip The Crimson Corsair, which is being serialised in prequel series Before Watchmen.
Originally broadcast 29/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM (more…)
Today’s show: John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen
April 29, 2012
Tonight at 8pm on Resonance 104.4 FM… Panel Borders: John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen
Future Shock, Judge Dredd, Watchmen and Before Watchmen art by John Higgins (copyright Rebellion / DC Comics 2012)
Concluding our month of shows about British comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer, artist and occasional self-publisher John Higgins about his career so far. Alex and John talk about the latter’s first experiences in comics, being published in Bryan Talbot’s Brainstorm and 2000AD, his landmark collaboration with Alan Moore on Watchmen and his new strip The Crimson Corsair, which is being serialised in prequel series Before Watchmen.
8pm, Sunday 29th April 2012, Resonance 104.4FM / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / extended podcast of after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com (more…)
Reality Check: The work of Warren Ellis
April 24, 2012
Excerpt from SVK by Warren Ellis & D'israeli / Covers of newuniversal: 1959 and Phonogram vs. the fans
The work of Warren Ellis: Iyare Igiehon (BBC 6music) discusses the work of Warren Ellis with Matt Jones (BERG design), Matthew Sheret (We are words + pictures) and Kieron Gillen (X-Men). Jones talks about SVK, the new comic by Ellis and D’Israeli, commissioned by BERG, Sheret discusses how Ellis inspired him to become a writer and Gillen talks about his friendship with the writer and their Marvel collaborations.
For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com
Links: Buy SVK by Warren Ellis and Disraeli from BERG design (more…)
Panel Borders: Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012
April 22, 2012
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Excerpts from Clockwork Watch: The Arrival by Jennie Gyllblad, Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson / Gungle by Warwick Johnson Cadwell
Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012: As part of our month of episodes on British comics, we have our twice yearly look at a pair of young graphic novelists. Dickon Harris talks to Warwick Johnson Cadwell about his first graphic novel, Gungle, to be published in the near future by Blank Slate Books and Alex Fitch talks to artist Jennie Gyllblad about her collaborations with writer Corey Brotherson, including her just finished The Arrival, the first of a three volume steam-punk graphic novel series Clockwork Watch, curated by film-maker Yomi Ayeni.
Originally broadcast 22/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM (more…)
Today’s show: Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012
April 22, 2012
Tonight at 8pm on Resonance 104.4 FM: Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012
Excerpts from Clockwork Watch: The Arrival by Jennie Gyllblad, Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson / Gungle by Warwick Johnson Cadwell
As part of our month of episodes on British comics, we have our twice yearly look at a pair of young graphic novelists. Dickon Harris talks to Warwick Johnson Cadwell about his first graphic novel, Gungle, to be published in the near future by Blank Slate Books and Alex Fitch talks to artist Jennie Gyllblad about her collaborations with writer Corey Brotherson, including her just finished The Arrival, the first of a three volume steam-punk graphic novel series Clockwork Watch, curated by film-maker Yomi Ayeni.
8pm, Sunday 22nd April 2012, Resonance 104.4FM / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / extended podcast of after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com (more…)
Panel Borders: Depicting the personal
April 15, 2012
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Paintings by Josephine King on display in Riflemaker Gallery / panel from Please God, find me a husband! by Simone Lia
Depicting the personal: Continuing our month of shows looking at British comics, we have a pair of interviews about artists who examine their personal life and feelings as a subject for their art. Cartoonist Richy K. Chandler talks to Simone Lia about her new graphic novel, Please God, find me a husband!, which explores Simone’s faith and search for a partner. Critic and writer Columba Quigley talks to fine artist Josephine King about her paintings which combine self portrait with text and references to Renaissance narrative art.
Originally broadcast 15/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM
Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download.
Links: Simone Lia / Cabanon Press publishing websites
Interview with Josephine King in The Independent (more…)
Today’s show: Depicting the personal
April 15, 2012
Tonight at 8pm on Resonance 104.4 FM: Panel Borders: Depicting the personal
Paintings by Josephine King on display in Riflemaker Gallery / panel from Please God, find me a husband! by Simone Lia
Continuing our month of shows looking at British comics, we have a pair of interviews about artists who examine their personal life and feelings as a subject for their art. Cartoonist Richy K. Chandler talks to Simone Lia about her new graphic novel, Please God, find me a husband!, which explores Simone’s faith and search for a partner. Critic and writer Columba Quigley talks to fine artist Josephine King about her paintings which combine self portrait with text and references to Renaissance narrative art.
8pm, Sunday 15th April 2012, Resonance 104.4FM / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / extended podcast of after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com
Links: Simone Lia / Cabanon Press publishing websites
Interview with Josephine King in The Independent (more…)
Panel Borders: The art of Tom Gauld
April 8, 2012
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Excerpts from Goliath, Hunter and Painter, and Move to the City (French edition) by Tom Gauld
The art of Tom Gauld: Continuing our month of shows all about British Comics, Alex Fitch interviews cartoonist Tom Gauld about his work, from magazine and newspaper strips such as Move to the City and Hunter and Painter, to small press comics and his new graphic novel, Goliath. Alex and Tom also talk about the latter’s illustration work such as producing a cover for The Three Musketeers and interior art for The Iron Man which lead to his oversized picture book, The Gigantic Robot.
Originally broadcast 08/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM
Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download.
Links: Tom Gauld’s website and publishing imprint
Reviews of Move to the city and Hunter and Painter at madinkbeard.com
Excerpt from and recommended musical accompaniment to Goliath (more…)
Today’s show: The art of Tom Gauld
April 8, 2012
Tonight at 8pm on Resonance 104.4 FM: Panel Borders: The art of Tom Gauld
Excerpts from Goliath, Hunter and Painter, and Move to the City (French edition) by Tom Gauld
Continuing our month of shows all about British Comics, Alex Fitch interviews cartoonist Tom Gauld about his work, from magazine and newspaper strips such as Move to the City and Hunter and Painter, to small press comics and his new graphic novel, Goliath. Alex and Tom also talk about the latter’s illustration work such as producing a cover for The Three Musketeers and interior art for The Iron Man which lead to his oversized picture book, The Gigantic Robot.
8pm, Sunday 8th April 2012, Resonance 104.4FM / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / extended podcast of after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com
Links: Tom Gauld’s website and publishing imprint
Reviews of Move to the city and Hunter and Painter at madinkbeard.com
Excerpt from and recommended musical accompaniment to Goliath
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Reality Check: Dan Dare in the 21st Century
April 22, 2011
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Reality Check:
Dan Dare in the 21st Century
Dan Dare and the Mekon in Revolver, Virgin Comics Dan Dare and Spaceship Away
The second half of a Q and A recorded at last year’s Sci-Fi London Festival about the 40th anniversary of Britain’s most famous comic book character. John Freeman hosts a panel discussion on Dan Dare with Garry Leach, Rian Hughes, Gary Erskine and Rod Barzilay; with this recording focussing on Hughes’ illustrations for Dare in Revolver and Crisis magazines; Gary Erskine and Garry Leach’s illustrations of Dan Dare for Virgin Comics and Rod Barzilay’s small press magazine about space fleet as featured in The Eagle – Spaceship Away.
For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com / Listen to the podcast of the first half of the panel recording
Links: Original listing of the event at Sci-Fi London
Wikipedia page on Dan Dare
Spaceship Away magazine website
John Freeman’s British Comics news website – Down the tubes
Rian Hughes’ website www.devicefonts.co.uk
Gary Erskine online
Buy original Garry Leach art from artdroids.co.uk
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I’m ready for my close-up: Hammer and Tongs and a Town called Panic
October 14, 2010
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I’m ready for my close-up:
Hammer and Tongs and a Town called Panic
Broadcast 26/10/10 on Resonance 104.4 FM
Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings at the cinema, Cowboy and Indian at the North Pole
Alex Fitch talks to film-makers Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith (a.k.a. Hammer and Tongs) about their promotion of the new Belgian feature length animation A Town called Panic which shows stop frame animated toys going on a wild adventure that involves mermen, mad scientists and a giant robot penguin. Alex also talks to Garth and Nick about the aesthetic of their films Son of Rambow and The Hitch-hiker’s guide to the Galaxy and how the demise of the UK Film Council is affecting their work and promotion of European films in the UK.
To download / stream this radio interview in a variety of formats, please visit www.archive.org
Links: Wikipedia pages on Hammer and Tongs and
Watch A Town called Panic shorts and movie trailer
Hammer and Tongs’ website
Listen to Alex’s previous interview with Garth Jennings about Son of Rambow
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IWM podcast: It is what it is – Jeremy Deller in conversation
September 22, 2010
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Imperial War Museum podcast:
It is what it is – Jeremy Deller in conversation
Baghdad, 5 March 2007 - the car on display in the atrium of the Imperial War Museum, London
In the second Imperial War Museum podcast, we’re proud to present the recording of an event held at IWM London on 11 September 2010. Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller discusses contemporary war art with the Imperial War Museum’s Head of Art, Roger Tolson, and renowned curator Nato Thompson. Jeremy Deller has worked with the Museum to present a new exhibit, Baghdad, 5 March 2007, a destroyed car salvaged from the bombing of a book market in Iraq.
Roger, Jeremy and Nato discuss the history of cultural artifacts at the Imperial War Museum and the experiences that the artist and curator had on the road in America as they toured the car around the United States. (Recorded and edited by Alex Fitch)
For more info about this podcast please visit the home of this episode at www.iwm.org.uk/podcast
Links: Related events at Imperial War Museum London
www.conversationsaboutiraq.org – Jeremy’s website detailing the tour of America he undertook with the ‘Baghdad car’
Related podcasts: the first IWM podcast, about the documentary TV series The Struggles for Poland, featuring interviews with Executive Producer Martin Smith, Writer Neal Ascherson, researcher Wanda Koscia and producer Raye Farr (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Alex Fitch in conversation with author Charlie Higson about setting his latest novel – The Dead – at the Imperial War Museum.
Alex Fitch’s interviews with writer Terry Deary and cartoonist Martin Brown about their series of children’s books, Horrible Histories, which inspired an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum called Terrible Trenches (open until 31st October 2010)
IWM educator Grant Rogers’ interview with writer Pat Mills about his lauded war comics serial Charley’s War
Alex Fitch’s interview with IWM curator James Taylor about the exhibition Ian Fleming and James Bond which was on display at the museum from April 2008 to March 2009
Alex Fitch talks to IWM Cinema programmer Dr. Toby Haggith and National Army Museum historian Andrew Robertshaw about the restoration of the 1916 silent movie The Battle of the Somme
Panel Borders: A tour of Hypercomics
August 19, 2010
Panel Borders:
A tour of Hypercomics
The Battersea Pump House Gallery with Hypercomics by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Dave McKean and Warren Pleece beyond
In an extra additional Summer podcast of Panel Borders, Alex Fitch introduces a walking tour by Paul Gravett of the Hypercomics: The Shapes of Comics exhibition he’s curated at the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park, featuring work by Adam Dant, Dave McKean, Warren Pleece and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey who additionally joins Paul to talk about his contribution to the exhibition and poster display outside.
Hypercomics: the shape of comics to come is on now until 26th of September at Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ …
For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org
Links: Info about the Hypercomics: The Shapes of Comics exhibition at comicafestival.com and pumphousegallery.org.uk
Wikipedia pages on Dave McKean, Adam Dant, Warren Pleece and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
Listen to Martin Myrone and Gerald Scarfe’s tour of Rude Britannia at Tate Britain (closes 05/09/10)
Recommended events:
Becky Cloonan at Orbital Comics
The art of American comic book artist Becky Cloonan is on display at Orbital Comics from 20th August to 20th September. Best known for her collaborartions with writer Brian Wood, the exhibtion curated by Tom Humberstone includes around 20 original pieces of work on show as well as some limited screenprints, postcard sets and a hand-painted guitar (only on display the first weekend of the show).
Becky herself will be in London on the 20th and will be available to chat to and sign books/art at the private view (8-10 pm 20th August 2010). There will also, as with all private views, be some free drink.
8 Great Newport Street
London WC2H 7JA
www.orbitalcomics.com
Hypercomics events at the Pump House Gallery and nearby
Sunday 22nd August, 12 noon – 6pm: Comiket – a small press comics fair being held in a marquee outside the venue which also features a drop in workshop for kids on character design. FREE
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Reality Check: Sci-Fi Comics part two
December 22, 2009
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Reality Check:
Sci-Fi Comics part two
Clockwise from top left - FreakAngels by Paul Duffield and Warren Ellis, Grandville by Bryan Talbot, Iron Man 2020 by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey and Kenneth Rocafort, Dark X-Men by Paul Cornell and Jae Lee
Continuing our podcasts of talks and Q and As recorded live at this year’s Spring Sci-Fi London Film Festival, this is the second half of a two part podcast in which Alex Fitch talks to four practitioners of Science-Fiction comic books about their work; these include Paul Cornell (Captain Britain and MI-13 ), Bryan Talbot (Grandville ), Daniel Merlin Goodbrey (Iron Man 2020) and Paul Duffield (Freakangels). In this second half, members of the audience ask the panel about the future of comics post Google digitization, their influences from SF literature and the cross-over between different audiences.
For more info, please visit the home of this podcast at Sci-Fi London or click here for info on the first half of this podcast.
Links: Paul Cornell – blog
Interview about Captain Britain
Bryan Talbot – website
Interview about Grandville
Daniel Merlin Goodbrey – website
Read Iron Man 2020 online
Paul Duffield – website
Read FreakAngels online
Recommended events:
Comixmas exhibition
ComiXmas: When Worlds Collide is an exhibition of fantastic images from contemporary comic books and graphic novels, featuring work by the best contemporary comic book artists, along with images from past great masters of the genre. On display in the exhibition are prints reproduced at a strikingly larger scale by artists such as Osamu Tezuka, one of the fathers of Japanese manga and anime; Hergé, the Belgian creator of Tintin; Woodrow Phoenix, creator of the award winning Rumble Strip; Andrzej Klimowski, illustrator of The Master & Margarita; Reinhard Kleist, illustrator of Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness; From Hell creators Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, and many other artists. This free exhibition runs from 11 December 2009 to 6 February 2010 at the LondonPrintStudio Gallery, 425 Harrow Road, London.
Additionally, Paul Gravett will be hosting a free panel discussion How A Comic Is Made at the LondonPrintStudio on Thursday 21 January 2010, where you can discover the secrets behind writing and drawing comics, graphic novels and manga, revealed by creators featured in the ComiXmas Exhibition: Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal (Master & Margarita), Nana Li (Twelfth Night), Pat Mills (Nemesis, Slaine, Requiem) and Woodrow Phoenix (Rumble Strip). Followed by book signings and reception.
More info at www.londonprintstudio.org.uk
Click here to visit The Stroke Association website
BBC audio director Neil Gardner (The Brightonomicon / Doctor Who: Hornet’s Nest) is offering choice items from his CD, DVD and book collection in exchange for donations to The Stroke Association and will match donations by 200%!
Get your stocking fillers from Neil and donate to a good cause….
More info here…
Reality Check: Sci-Fi Comics part one
December 3, 2009
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Reality Check:
Sci-Fi Comics part one
Pauls Cornell and Duffield, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey and Bryan Talbot at Sci-Fi London 8
Continuing our podcasts of talks and Q & As recorded live at this year’s Spring Sci-Fi London Film Festival, this is the first half of a two part podcast in which Alex Fitch talks to four practitioners of Science-Fiction comic books about their work; these include Paul Cornell (Captain Britain and MI-13 / Doctor Who), Bryan Talbot (Grandville / The Adventures of Luther Arkwright), Daniel Merlin Goodbrey (Iron Man 2020) and Paul Duffield (Freakangels). Alex discusses with the panel about using comics as an underated way of telling SF stories and the probable future of the medium via the internet.
For more info, please visit the home of this podcast at Sci-Fi London and more info about part two click here
Links: Paul Cornell – blog
Interview about Captain Britain
Bryan Talbot – website
Interview about Grandville
Daniel Merlin Goodbrey – website
Read Iron Man 2020 online
Paul Duffield – website
Read FreakAngels
Recommended events:
Woodrow Phoenix at Brighton Library
Woodrow Phoenix, esteemed author of the astonishing graphic road-rage-busting RUMBLE STRIP, and so much else, will be doing his thing at the Jubilee Library this coming Thursday 3rd December at 6pm. His publishers Myriad Editions would be delighted if you could join them for a pre-Christmas drink and to hear Woodrow talk about art, words, life, and his experience of comic workshopping with 150 kids at a go, during his recent British Council tour of India.
Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, Brighton, BN1 1GE
Thursday 3rd December at 6pm…
Bad Santa screening
Sasquatch Cinema is a monthly film night held at the new Shortwave cinema at 10 Bermondsey Square, London, SE1 3UN (Tel: 0207 357 6845). / nearest tube Borough (Northern line).
We will be showing an eclectic range of films including cult classics and rarities you may not have seen before.
The next film we will be showing is a late night screening of Bad Santa – staring Billy Bob Thornton on Friday, 11th December at 22:30.
The traditional Christmas tale will never be the same after this cleverly twisted and merrily irreverent story of a Santa so bad he’s wickedly funny. This is one of the best Christmas movies of recent years.
The cinema has a bar, and you can even bring your drinks in and watch the film!
The entry fee is £5.00. Tickets are sold on the night on a first come – first served basis. Email: gabzucc[at]yahoo.com for more info.
Please view Sasquatch Cinema’s facebook / myspace pages for more details about the film
Panel Borders: The art of Rian Hughes
November 27, 2009
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Panel Borders:
The art of Rian Hughes
Broadcast 26/11/09 as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM
Excerpt from Tales From Beyond Science, illustrated by Rian Hughes for 2000AD
Concluding our month of shows about ‘British Mavericks’, artists whose work is surprisingly avant-garde for the mainstream, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and graphic designer Rian Hughes about his work, from his early days in the small press and discovering European comics through Escape magazine to working on 2000AD and its spin off title, Revolver. Alex and Rian also talk about the latter’s reasons for becoming a full time graphic designer in the mid 90s and leaving comics for over a decade, before becoming interested in the medium once again over the last couple of years.
For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org
Also check out Alex’s interviews with Woodrow Phoenix and Paul Gravett about working on Escape magazine and their interest in ‘The Atom Style’
Links: Rian’s website – www.devicefonts.co.uk
Reviews of Rian’s 2000AD work and Yesterday’s Tomorrows collection
Pages on Rian Hughes at wikipedia and identifont.com
Video interview with Rian at the Veer design website
Related events:
Laydeez do Comics : ART & COMICS
Monday 30 November 6.30-8.30pm
Guest Speaker: Mel Brimfield, artist and curator of The Comic Book Project talking about her work and leading a discussion on ‘ Need More Love’ by Aline Kominsky Crumb
The Sewing Room @ The Rag Factory
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
www.ragfactory.org.uk
Today’s show – The art of Rian Hughes
November 26, 2009
Today on Resonance FM:
Strip! – The art of Rian Hughes
Excerpt from Tales From Beyond Science, illustrated by Rian Hughes for 2000AD
Concluding our month of shows about ‘British Mavericks’, artists whose work is surprisingly avant-garde for the mainstream, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and graphic designer Rian Hughes about his work, from his early days in the small press and discovering European comics through Escape magazine to working on 2000AD and its spin off title, Revolver. Alex and Rian also talk about the latter’s reasons for becoming a full time graphic designer in the mid 90s and leaving comics for over a decade, before becoming interested in the medium once again over the last couple of years.
5pm 26/11/09, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast online tonight…
Links: Rian’s website – www.devicefonts.co.uk
Reviews of Rian’s 2000AD work and Yesterday’s Tomorrows collection
Pages on Rian Hughes at wikipedia and identifont.com
Video interview with Rian at the Veer design website
Related events:
Ben Templesmith signing – The Fantastic artist of 30 Days of Night and Fell, Ben Templesmith will be signing at Orbital on Thursday 26th November 2009 from 5-7pm.
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Laydeez do Comics : ART & COMICS
Monday 30 November 6.30-8.30pm
Guest Speaker: Mel Brimfield, artist and curator of The Comic Book Project talking about her work and leading a discussion on ‘ Need More Love’ by Aline Kominsky Crumb
The Sewing Room @ The Rag Factory
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
www.ragfactory.org.uk
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Comica final 2009 event:
Mamoru Oshii: The Sky Crawlers
The latest film from anime visionary Mamoru Oshii (Ghost In The Shell; Avalon).
Where: Cinema, ICA, The Mall, London
When: November 26, 2009 – from 8.30pm
More info at: www.comicafestival.com
Panel Borders: Ctrl Alt Shift – Lightspeed Champion and Savage Messiah
November 20, 2009
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Panel Borders:
Ctrl Alt Shift – Lightspeed Champion and Savage Messiah
Broadcast 19/11/09 as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM
Excerpt from Behold, King Listpin III by Dev Hynes and Luke Pearson plus Ctrl Alt Shift Unmasks Corruption cover detail by Laura Oldfield Ford
Continuing ‘British Mavericks’ month on the show, Alex Fitch looks at the new charity anthology: “Ctrl Alt Shift unmasks corruption”, a collection of short comic strips that mixes seasoned professionals with the work of small press artists and creators from other media who are less well known for working in comics. From the latter group, Alex is talking to Dev Hynes*, better known as the musician Lightspeed Champion and who has a sincere interest in comics that led to the creation of two strips in the anthology. Alex also talks to the cover illustrator Laura Oldfield Ford, whose work can normally be found in fine art galleries in the fields of collage and traditional illustration, but also creates sequential art ‘zines under the name of Savage Messiah…
*(If you want to quibble, Dev was born in Texas but raised in Essex since the age of 2, so he’s an honorary British Maverick)
For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org
Links:Ctrl Alt Shift – homepage / blog
Lazarides gallery website
Lightspeed Champion / Dev Hynes – website /myspace page
Info at wikipedia / nme.com
Laura Oldfield Ford / Savage Messiah – website / ‘zine site
Download an issue of Savage Messiah from modernedition.com
Article on Laura’s work by Paul Gravett
Info on Laura’s exhibition Britannia: 2013-1981
Related events:
Reinhard Kleist signing Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness Saturday 21 November 13:00 – 14:00
Reinhard Kleist will be signing his graphic novel Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 21st November 1- 2pm
Johnny Cash was a seventeen-time Grammy winner who sold more than 90 million albums in his lifetime and became an icon of American music. Already a bestseller and award-winner in Europe, JOHNNY CASH: I SEE DARKNESS vividly portrays the unpredictable, turbulent life of a loner, patriot, outlaw, and music business rebel with all the drama and character befitting the man who became a legend in his own lifetime.
Ben Templesmith Signing
The Fantastic artist of 30 Days of Night and Fell, Ben Templesmith will be signing at Orbital on Thursday 26th November 2009 from 5-7pm.
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Comica week 3:
Hoshino Yukinobu: From Hokkaido To Infinity
Helen McCarthy introduces the works of manga master Hoshino Yukinobu.
Where: British Museum, Gt Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
When: November 21, 2009 – 1.15pm to 2pm
Reinhard Kleist: I See A Darkness
Reinhard Kleist discusses his graphic biography of the most famous country singer of all time, Johnny Cash.
Where: Nash Room, ICA, The Mall, London
When: November 22, 2009 – from 7pm
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