Martin Conaghan, the writer behind Insomnia’s Burke and Hare graphic novel, will be paying a return visit to Edinburgh in June for a talk on the city’s most infamous mass murderers (whose exploits will also be seen later this year in the new Simon Pegg and Andy Serkiss starring film; the comic’s artist Will Pickering bagged himself a job as an extra for some of the Edinburgh location shooting of the film). From the description:
“The vicious deeds of the 19th Century’s most prolific serial killers, continues to shock over 150 years after they took place. Now the tale of William Burke and William Hare has been turned into a graphic novel with a major film on the way. Why does this story still fascinate us and how do you adapt it into this exciting new format. Join writer Martin Conaghan and guests as they discuss this infamous duo.”
(opening scenes from the Burke & Hare graphic novel as our villians seek prey in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, under the shadow of the Castle, text Martin Conaghan, art Will Pickering, published Insomnia)
Martin will be at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge (just a few minutes from the Edinburgh FP) from 6pm on Thursday June 3rd, check the NLS site for details and to reserve tickets. You can read a Q&A with Martin and Will, who talk us through some of the pages from Burke and Hare, here on the blog.
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
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