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Ken Harrison speaks to Alec Worley

25. May 2012

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Comics writer Alec Worley was recently interviewed for the Judge Dredd Megazine by Ken Harrison (Megazine #324, released earlier this week and available now). This is the original email exchange that formed the basis of that interview. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of Ken Harrison, Alec Worley and Judge Dredd Megazine Editor [...]

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UPCOMING: Sendak in The Comics Journal 302

20. May 2012

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The brick sized TCJ #302 should be out this Autumn. As usual, full of more reading than you can probably get through before Christmas. But noteably, it has an interview with Maurice Sendak, something we’d talk about anyway, but made all the more important by his death this month. Essential reading. Gary Groth has posted [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

28. April 2012

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Another week rolls past in the traditional April mixture of sunshine and showers (and sleet and hail and snow!), but we can always count on our own little ray of sunshine Alex Fitch to bring warming delights of audio goodness. As ever for more information or to hear archived podcasts of previous shows check the [...]

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Spandex in Comic Heroes

25. April 2012

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Sometime contributor to this very parish Matt Badham has a two-page spread in the latest Comic Heroes talking to Martin Eden about the brilliant Spandex. We’ve been very impressed with Spandex on the blog, not just because of how it portrays LGBT issues but because it is a cracking read too, and we’re delighted that [...]

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Shaun Tan interviewed

25. April 2012

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The Submarine Channel has a video Skype interview with the excellent Shaun Tan online, cutting between Shaun and scenes from his very fine award-winning animation as well as talking about how he is trying to learn about screenwriting, specifically because he is looking to a big screen adaptation of his own very well received graphic [...]

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Alan Moore on Hard Talk

11. April 2012

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Our revered great bearded magus of Albion, Alan Moore, is the guest on the BBC’s Hard Talk, being interviewed about his comics work from V for Vendetta through to porn and erotica with the Lost Girls, also taking in his prose writing, his feelings about the comics industry (dying he thinks, from lack of original [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

31. March 2012

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Another weekend arrives and blossoming alongside the other spring plants is Alex Fitch with details of the latest shows he’s involved with; as always check the Panel Borders site for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows: Panel Borders: Comic stamps, Sunday April 1st on Resonance FM, podcast on Panel Borders afterwards Starting [...]

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“Make sure you love the actual work of drawing, painting and image making”

22. March 2012

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Over on the Scotch Corner collective artists blog (always worth a regular look) Jon Hodgson posts up a link to a recent interview he did for Artfreck, but he also posts an excerpt of what he considered the most important part of it, advice to up and coming artists, which is pretty sensible and experience-based, [...]

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Alex’s audio roundup

18. March 2012

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Another week and it is time for Alex Fitch to update us on some of the latest comics and film related shows he’s involved with; as ever check the Panel Borders site for more information and links to podcasts of previous shows: Panel Borders: Tim Sale – painting Batman and other Heroes, Resonance FM at [...]

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Alex’s audio roundup

8. March 2012

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It’s that time of week when Alex Fitch updates us as to the shows he is involved in; as ever check the Panel Borders site for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows: Clear Spot: The problem of autobiography, tonight at 8pm on Resonance FM, podcast on Panel Borders afterwards In a panel [...]

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Trip City Round Table part two

24. February 2012

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In December, the Forbidden Planet International blog sent maverick reporter Stilts McGoon to Noo Yawk to talk to some of the boys (and gals) behind Trip City. The result was the first part of our Trip City roundtable. In this much-delayed second part (Sorry, Joe – Stilts) McGoon chats to more of the people  – [...]

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Joe Sacco at Angoulême

23. February 2012

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And another from FNAC’s uploads from the recent Angoulême festival in France, this time with the excellent Joe Sacco – again it is mixed language, the interviewer is in French, Sacco is in English, but even if you don’t speak French at all I’m sure you can follow the gist of the questions from Joe’s [...]

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Craig Thompson at Angoulême

22. February 2012

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More video interview goodness from the FNAC crew at the recent Angoulême Festival in France, this time with Craig Thompson discussing Habibi and Blankets, again, like yesterday’s video with Eddie Campbell it is a mix of languages with the interviewer asking questions in French, Craig replying in English, but should be faily okay to follow:

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Eddie Campbell at Angoulême

21. February 2012

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The FNAC crew has uploaded a short interview with the brilliant Eddie Campbell recorded recently at Angoulême – it’s in a a mix of languages, with the interviewer asking questions in French, Eddie responding in English as he discusses his work and influences, including some very interesting parts on his early work and why he [...]

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Paper Science – the King of Things

3. February 2012

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The last of our interviews with the stars of Paper Science is with The King of Things. His story has appeared in the most recent four issues of the anthology, illustrated by the Vimto Corporation’s favourite customer, Mister Adam Cadwell. They’re available to buy online now. Matthew Sheret: Of all the publications in the world, [...]

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