Category Archives: Panel Borders

Panel Borders: How Gay Are Comics? Pt.1

Patricia JeresAlex Fitch talks to Patricia Jeres about gay representation in comics, both on the page and behind the writer / artist’s pen. Patricia is an advisory board member of Prism comics – a company that promotes LGBT creators in the medium – and previously worked for DC.

This is the first episode of Resonance FM’s new show about the world of comics… Alex Fitch and Duncan Nott talk to writers, artists and publishers about sequential art, graphic novels and four colour periodicals. Also: episodes presented by comic creators interviewing colleagues about their inspirations and love of the art form. At 15 mins / week, it’s the length of time your average 32 page comic takes to read!

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Original broadcast: 28th June ’07 on 104.4 FM (mp3 format, 13.5mb)

I’m ready for my close-up: The Magic of Alan Moore part three

Alex Fitch concludes his ‘feature length’ interview with Alan Moore, where they discuss Lost Girls, The Ballad of Halo Jones and saving the comics industry. The show also includes clips from the Justice League cartoon: ‘For the man who has everything’ and ‘Snakes & Ladders’, Alan’s meditation on history and DNA…

Excerpt from the Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore and Ian Gibson

Excerpt from the Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore and Ian Gibson

Links: Wikipedia entry on Alan Moore
Lost Girls
The Ballad of Halo Jones
For the man who has everything
Download comics by Alan for free from fourcolorheroes.com

Originally broadcast @ 7.30pm, 30th January 2007 (mp3 format, 28mb)

I’m ready for my close-up: The Magic of Alan Moore part two

Alex Fitch continues his ‘feature length’ interview with Alan Moore, talking about magic, Swamp Thing, Promethea and influences on his work…

Excerpt from Promethea by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III

Excerpt from Promethea by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III

Links: Wikipedia entries on Alan Moore
Swamp Thing
Promethea
Download comics by Alan for free from fourcolorheroes.com

Originally broadcast @ 7pm, 30th January 2007 (mp3 format, 28mb)

I’m ready for my close-up: The Magic of Alan Moore part one

Alex Fitch interviews Alan Moore, writer of stuff about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the highs and lows of collaborating with comic book artists, his notions of magic and ideaspace and just what giant bald men in nappies had to do with American paranoia in 1950s movies!

Excerpt from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

Excerpt from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

N.B./ parts two and three of this interview will be broadcast Tuesday on Resonance FM from 7pm…

Links: Wikipedia entry on Alan Moore
Download comics by Alan for free from fourcolorheroes.com
Wikipedia entries on artists: Kev O’Neill and Rob Liefeld

Originally broadcast 25th January 2007 (mp3 format, 27mb)