The remaining Thursdays of 2008 can be counted on the fingers of one hand, but that doesn’t stop Alex Fitch who’s here to update us on the latest broadcast and podcast shows he’s involved with; as ever check the Panel Borders site for more information and links to podcast versions of previous shows if you missed them.
Strip: Queer Press Grant winners, tonight at 5pm on Resonance FM
Continuing gay comics month on Resonance FM, Alex Fitch talks to the winners of last year’s Gay Press Grant – Justin Hall and Tommy Roddy about their comics “Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny” and “Pride High” respectively. “Glamazonia” tells the tale of a transgender super-heroine fighting mythical creatures, serial killers and old fashioned super hero origin stories while “Pride High” is a hipper version of the “X-Men” which allows the gay characters of a super hero school to take centre stage, while dealing with issues of oppression and mortal enemies. Individual half hour edits of the two interviews will be podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com soon after transmission
I’m ready for my close-up: Michael Winterbottom’s Code 46, tonight at 10.30pm on Resonance FM
During a special Architecture foundation screening of Code 46 at the Barbican centre, Alex Fitch caught up with acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom in the foyer of the cinema and discussed issues of British Science Fiction, unreliable narrators and the importance of location in Sci-Fi films. Alex and Michael also look at issues of psychogeography, breaking the fourth wall in 24 hour party people and A cock and bull story and why Spielberg’s Minority Report is a ludicrous attempt to make realistic SF! (with thanks to the Barbican and the Architecture Foundation – next screening: Los Angeles plays itself on 21st Jan 2009)
In print:
The Electric Sheep Magazine Winter issue 2008 is available in shops now and features reviews of Hansel and Gretel / Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth by Alex Fitch, and Lady Snowblood / Far North by Virginie Selavy. Alex also looks at the Christmas Trilogy by Tim Burton (Batman Returns / The Nightmare before Christmas / Edward Scissorhands), there’s a comic strip review of Kamikaze Girls by Dan Lester and illustrations by Mark Stafford, Lee O’Connor and Tom Humberstone. The all new December electronic issue of ESM is also now online.
Recent podcasts…:
Panel Borders: The work of Howard Hardiman
It’s the start of Gay Comics month on Resonance FM (season of good will to all men and whatnot) and we kick off with an ideal Christmas present for children of all ages: Badger by up and coming artist Howard Hardiman. Alex and Howard talk about funny animal / anthropomorphic titles and their relation to autobiography, having a sense of location in comics and the tricky art of marketing a new product…
Reality Check: Life during Wartime
Alex Fitch introduces a pair of interviews about modern Science-Fiction takes on warfare which have a classical, yet prescient feel to them: Duncan Nott talks to Garth Ennis about working on the new Virgin Comics version of the classic British sci-fi comic strip Dan Dare which sees Dare called out of retirement as Britain and Earth enter new hostilities with the Mekon due to a corrupt Prime Minister running the country. Also, Tripwire Magazine editor Joel Meadows presents and takes part in a brief press conference with actor Michael Hogan about playing the long suffering character Colonel Tigh in the 21st century reimagining of Battlestar Galactica, which is about to return to our screens shortly for the second half of its final season.
Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Comics and cartoons, Film, TV and radio, Podcast