Panel Borders: The DFC Library
From May 2008 – March 2009 Children’s book publisher David Fickling launched a bold experiment in creating a new kids comic – The DFC – for the British market, which on a weekly basis featured new stories in a variety of genres from some of Britain’s best up and coming comics creators, not to mention a lead strip written by Philip Pullman. Unfortunately the comic folded after 43 issues, but now a year on, the first three volumes of The DFC Library have been released, reprinting collections of material in European Graphic Album format.
Alex Fitch talks to Kate Brown, the award winning creator of Spider Moon, Dave Shelton, the creator of Good Dog, Bad Dog and Ben Haggarty, the writer of MeZolith, who with artist Adam Brockbank has created a book that one critic has already called “the most important British graphic novel of the last twenty years”.
Excerpts from The Spider Moon by Kate Brown, MeZolith by Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank, and Good Dog, Bad Dog by Dave Shelton
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: More info about The DFC Library
Read extracts from The DFC Library at www.randomhouse.co.uk
DFC creators blog – Super Comics Adventure Squad
Good Dog, Bad Dog – Dave Shelton’s blog and website
Review of Good Dog, Bad Dog on the Forbidden Planet International blog
Good Dog, Bad Dog fan art on the S.C.A.S. blog
MeZolith – Info about Ben Haggarty’s Oral Storytelling group – Crick Crack Club
Adam Brockbank’s website
Review of MeZolith at the Mirablilis blog
Spider Moon – Kate Brown’s blog and website
Info about Kate winning the Arts Foundation Graphic Novelist prize
Info about the Spider Moon stage production
Previous DFC podcasts: Alex talks to Philip Pullman, John Aggs, Patrice Aggs and Jim Medway at The DFC launch in Spring 2008, to Kate Brown at the 2008 Bristol Comics Expo and to Sarah McIntyre at her studio in Deptford, Autumn 2009
Other recommended shows:
Collected Comics Library podcast
The podcast: Collected Comics Library, has been a weekly staple for almost 5 years now, Chris Marshall blogs and podcasts about Collected Editions and reprints.
Last month saw Chris do a special three part series on the career of Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, covering his time working for Marvel in the 50s and 60s, his tenure at DC and return to Charlton Comics in the 70s and 80s and his return to Marvel and Independant work from the 80s to the end of his career.
The Collected Comics Library also has its own iPhone app which is well worth downloading if you’re a fan of the show
CCL Podcast #256-258 – The Career of Steve Ditko
Seqalab Express – Savannah College of Art and Design’s comics podcast
Students of the Savannah College of Art and Design’s SEQuential Art course interview comics creators and professionals to see what makes them tick. In the latest episode Jarrett and Kevin sit down with Wook-Jin (Hunter) Clark and discuss his new book from SCAD friendly publisher Oni Press.
Seqalab Express: Wook-Jin Clark
