Panel Borders: Gods and Monsters by Bernie Wrightson and Rebekah Isaacs
Concluding our month of shows about iconoclastic American comic book artists, Alex Fitch talks to a master of horror comics, Bernie Wrightson, and a relative newcomer, Rebekah Isaacs who has made a name for herself in deftly rendered comics in a variety of genres. Alex talks to Bernie about his work on Swamp Thing and Warren Comics’ horror titles in the 1970s, on collaborating with Stephen King and George A. Romero in the 1980 and 90s and more recently working with Steve Niles at IDW on projects such as Dead, She Said, Doc Macabre, The Ghoul and their forthcoming collaboration Frankenstein Alive, alive. Alex and Rebekah chat about her career so far, working on superhero comics like DV8 with Brian Wood, her creator owner project Magus and the horror titles that have made her name, The Twilight Zone and the ongoing Angel and Faith.
Age of Iron / Angel and Faith by Rebekah Isaacs + Frankenstein / The Incredible Hulk and the Thing by Bernie Wrightson
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Links: Bernie Wrightson’s website
Rebekah Isaacs’ website
Newsarama pages on Isaacs and Wrightson
Watch an extract from Alex Fitch interviewing Rebekah Isaacs (starts at 3.47 min)
Recommended events:
Supergods at the Petrie Museum
COMIC BOOK SLAM
Date: 31 March | Time: 2-4pm | Price: Free | Age group: Teen / Family
Create your own comic panel and characters in 2 hours in this comic book slam at the Petrie Museum. explore comics using Egypt as inspiration and objects from the museum for your own ideas. With Kel Winser. All ages. Just pop in!
SUPERGODS COMIC BOOK WORKSHOP
Date: 2-3 April | Time: 11am – 3.30pm | Price: Free. Preferably book in advance. | Age group: Young people age 12 up.
Create your own superheroes based on the Ancient Egyptian gods. Get advice from a comics writer on how tell your story. Take inspiration from the museum and other comics about Egypt to put your own comic strip together. Suitable for 12 years upwards. With Kel Winser.
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
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