Its time for the weekly round-up of the comics and SF related shows that Alex Fitch is involved with over the next few days; as usual for more details and links to podcast versions of previously broadcast shows check the Panel Borders site:
Strip!: The art of Jill Thompson, tonight at 5pm on Resonance FM
In the second of two belated Halloween specials, Alex Fitch talks to Jill Thompson, the artist and writer of spooky graphic novellas for all ages: Magic Trixie and Scary Godmother as well as the illustrator of a popular and acclaimed ten issue run of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” (collected as “Brief Lives” / the first half of “Absolute Sandman vol.3″) and its spin offs “At Death’s Door” and “The Dead Boy Detectives”. (With thanks to Gosh! Comics for arranging this interview)
Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Raindance Special, due online on the 19th
This month’s ESM podcast looks back at last month’s Raindance film festival and includes 2 Q&As recorded live at the festival with cinema audiences. Alex Fitch talks to short film maker Guy Ducker about his short film Lover’s Lane and to the cast and crew of the British Basketball documentary Midnight Madness. Alex also interviews acclaimed British director Peter Greenaway about his new film Nightwatching and his multimedia project surrounding Rembrandt’s painting The Nightwatch.
The podcast will also include reviews of the latest art house cinema and DVD releases.
The all new November electronic issue of ESM is now online and includes reviews of Waltz with Bashir by Paul Gravett, Virginie Selavy’s review of A Bloody Aria, Oli Smith’s review of the Future Shorts DVD and a transcript of Alex Fitch’s interview with Peter Greenaway about Nightwatching and his recent multimedia projects. The print magazine also includes illustrations by Smith, Humberstone and Sean Azzopardi plus a comic strip by Mark Stafford.
Recent podcasts…:
Panel Borders: Incredibly Strange Comics
In the first of two belated Halloween specials, Alex Fitch talks to sequential art expert Paul Gravett about his new book “The Leather Nun And Other Incredibly Strange Comics” which looks at the weirder and more lurid examples of the genre and to Australian artist Ben Templesmith about his career so far, drawing comics such as the neo-noir title “Fell”, the Matrix inspired “Singularity 7″ and the popular vampire serial “30 days of night” which was adapted as a movie last year. (this is an extended podcast of last week’s broadcast Strip! – contains rude words!)
I’m ready for my close-up: OSS-117, Licence to kill
Massively popular in France but fairly unknown in the UK are the adventures of OSS-117, a cold war secret agent who has appeared in 40 books over the last half century and half a dozen movies. With a new (spoof) version of the Gallic James Bond about to hit our screens, Alex Fitch talks to the director – Michel Hazanavicius – and Bonisseur girl – Bérénice Bejo – of Cairo: Nest of Spies / Le Caire nid d’espions. Although his code number and name seem strangely familiar, apparently 117 predates 007…
Thu, Nov 13, 2008
Comics and cartoons, Film, TV and radio, Interviews, Podcast