Panel Borders: Scott Snyder / Jock – The Black Mirror
In the first of a series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch talks to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock about their 2010 / 2011 collaboration on Detective Comics, collected as the graphic novel Batman: The Black Mirror. Although Snyder’s current run on Batman is also winning critical acclaim, his first story showed his great affinity with the Dark Knight right from the start; The Black Mirror, also featured back-up tales illustrated by Francesco Francavella, which combine with the ‘features’ by Jock to tell a memorable tale of Jim Gordon’s estranged son James Junior returning home with murderous intent, while a former Robin, Dick Grayson, is protecting Gotham City as the Caped Crusader .(Recorded at Kapow! comics convention, London 2012)
Extract from Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder and Jock
N.B./ The next episode of Panel Borders will be broadcast / podcast on Sunday 15th July…
Originally broadcast 01/07/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM
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Links: Info about Batman: The Black Mirror at DCcomics.com
Jock’s website
Info about Scott’s work at comicvine.com
Review of The Black Mirror at Beaucoup Pop
Listen to Alex’s previous interviews with Jock as part of a look at Totnes based comic creators
Recommended events:
Karrie Fransman exhibition
This solo exhibition by comic creator Karrie Fransman‘s (The Guardian, The Times, Random House) plays with the boundaries of the comic medium by fitting comics in weird and wonderful places- dolls houses, jewellery boxes and quilts. With the advance of digital technologies, comics are escaping their paper covers and spilling out into the world, becoming visual and interactive.
Exhibition runs from 22nd June – 19 July
Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JA
Sina Sparrow exhibition at Blush Bar
Small press creator Sina Sparrow (aka Sina Evil) is exhibiting a selection of his recent comics work entitled ‘Girls and boys’, featuring deconstruction of homoerotic superhero art and homages to Donna Summer.
Exhibtion runs from 8th June – 8th August 2012
Blush Bar, 8 Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6BD
Support Badger the movie
A London based documentary and animation team is bringing Howard Hardiman’s beloved comic Badger to life in a new animated film that will also contain footage of the process of making Howard’s comic and its relevance to mental health issues.
You can support fundraising for this project at http://www.indiegogo.com/Badgershortfilm with various incentives depending on the level of contribution.
