Panel Borders: John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen

Panel Borders: John Higgins – Before (and after) Watchmen

Concluding our month of shows about British comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer, artist and occasional self-publisher John Higgins about his career so far. Alex and John talk about the latter’s first experiences in comics, being published in Bryan Talbot’s Brainstorm and 2000AD, his landmark collaboration with Alan Moore on Watchmen and his new strip The Crimson Corsair, which is being serialised in prequel series Before Watchmen.

Future Shock, Judge Dredd, Watchmen and Before Watchmen art by John Higgins (copyright Rebellion / DC Comics 2012)

Future Shock, Judge Dredd, Watchmen and Before Watchmen art by John Higgins (copyright Rebellion / DC Comics 2012)

Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download.

Links: John Higgins’ website: turmoilcolour.com
Art by John Higgins at www.comicartfans.com
Info about Before Watchmen at digitalspy.co.uk
Articles about John on the Forbidden Planet International blog
Listen to Alex Fitch’s interview with Dave Gibbons about Watchmen and other comics work and various interviews with Alan Moore