Today's show: Comic book writers

Today's Strip! at 5pm on Resonance FM is comprised of three interviews with comic book writers...

In a repeat of Monday's clear spot, Alex Fitch interviews renowned author Neil Gaiman about the big screen adaptation of his illustrated novel Stardust which was originally serialised by DC Comics.
Then, Alex interviews Zan Christensen about his homoerotic vigilante comic The Mark of Aeacus which looks to Greek Myths for its inspiration.
For the second half of the hour long show, we're broadcasting the previously podcast interview author Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Xtnct) conducted with prolific comic book writer Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, Fallen Angel) about his career...

Links:

Neil Gaiman - Neil's website
Wikipedia entries on Neil, Stardust and Anansi Boys
Official movie website
Dreamhaven's online book shop

Zan Christensen - Zan's company, Northwest Comics
Article on Greek myths which influenced The Mark of Aeacus

Peter David - Wikipedia entries on:
Peter David, Paul Cornell, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
IDW page on Fallen Angel
Marvel pages on Peter's The Dark Tower and Paul's Wisdom

Podcast: Transformers - ...and now

With the new Transformers movie currently in cinemas, Alex Fitch and Duncan Nott conclude their interview with the writer (Simon Furman) and one of the most acclaimed artists (Geoff Senior) of the seminal British Transformers comic from the 1980s looking at Furman's continuation of the mythos for a variety of publishers, Senior's new career as a graphic designer and what they think of the live action movie...

In other comics news: The Observer has launched a competition to find new comics artists and writers so if you think you can create a short story using pictures, word balloons and captions that fits on a single page of A4, visit Random House's Graphic Novels website for more details.

Panel Borders is currently podcast only and you can download this episode now... (mp3 format, 13.5mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Links - Wikipedia entries on: Transformers comics, cartoon, Simon Furman and Geoff Senior
Simon's blog
Geoff's website
Titan Publishing's new UK Transformers comic by Simon & Geoff
Dynamite Entertainment's new Terminator 2 comic by Simon
Underground Online's guide to Transformers
Monzo and Jhiaxus' guide to obscure Transformers comics

Uncut interview: Peter David part 2

Continuing our occasional series of hour long uncut versions of the interviews that were recorded for I'm ready for my close-up and Panel Borders, we have the second half of Paul Cornell's complete interview with Peter David regarding his career in comics, sci-fi novels and the small screen.

This selection (which is in the chronological order it was recorded) represents the second half of yesterday's PB plus three quarters of an hour of additional material.

Paul and Peter talk about writing Doctor Who and Star Trek: The next generation novels respectively, Americans doing British accents (and vice versa) on TV, Babylon 5 and the shock of having written 1000 comics (with interjections by Alex Fitch).
(mp3 format, 48.5mb / 53 mins)

Uncut interview: Peter David part 1

Reviving our occasional series of hour long uncut versions of the interviews that were recorded for I'm ready for my close-up and now Panel Borders, we have the first half of Paul Cornell's complete interview with Peter David regarding his career in comics, sci-fi novels and the small screen.

This selection (which is in the chronological order it was recorded) represents the first half of last week's IRFMCU followed by the whole of last week's PB, the first half of yesterday's PB and then the second half of IRFMCU as well as additional material.

Paul and Peter talk about writing Doctor Who and Star Trek: The next generation novels respectively and Peter's run on comics such as Spider-man, The Hulk, Captain Marvel and The Dark Tower.
(mp3 format, 45.9mb / 50 mins)

Podcast: Novelizing the small screen

Tonight's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 29.7mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: Novelizing the small screen

Continuing his discussion from Monday's episode of Panel Borders, author Paul Cornell interviews prolific and beloved comic book writer Peter David about his Star Trek novels and episodes of Babylon 5. Today's show is edited by Alex Fitch with digital noise reduction by Steve Clark...

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Peter and Paul's blogs
Wikipedia pages on Paul Cornell, Peter David and Babylon 5

Today's show: Schock! Horror! vol.8

In the last of the current series, Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movies... Like all the great movie monsters, Schlock! Horror! will return...

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
*Wikipedia page on Japanese Giant Monster Movies
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers

Today's show: Schock! Horror! vol.7: Creatures that time forgot!

Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movies which includes this week, trailers for:
Dinosaurus! Never before seen on the big screen, a 60 foot monster tamed by a small boy!
The Land that time forgot! Discover a fantastic world exactly as it was at the dawn of time!
Gorgo! From the depths of prehistoric time... The headlines scream the story of the skin-divers who capture the creature...

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
*Wikipedia page on Japanese Giant Monster Movies
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers

Today's show: Schock! Horror! vol.6 - Androids from the Atomic age

Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movies... Hear King Kong battle his monstrous metallic doppleganger created by the evil Dr. Who! Fear the Aliens who have come to enslave us and Destroy all monsters! Clear a path from the enveloping miasma of the Smog Monster!

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
*Wikipedia page on Japanese Giant Monster Movies
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers

Podcast: Paul Cornell - 'Human nature' and the BSFA

Last night's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 28.0mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: Paul Cornell - 'Human nature' and the BSFA

There're 2 interviews with Paul Cornell on Resonance FM tonight in "I'm ready for my close-up" - the first conducted by Graham Sleight at the British Science Fiction Association meeting in January about Paul's history as a writer, the 1990s Doctor Who novels and Marvel comics... The second (by me) recorded yesterday concerns Paul adaptaing Human Nature for the small screen and also writing for the second series of ITV's Primaeval... Plus an interview with Hugo award winning critic and writer Farah Mendlesohn about the work of the BSFA...

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Download / read the original novel online
Paul's blog
Graham's website
Farah's blog
Wikipedia pages on Paul Cornell, the novel Human Nature and the BSFA
The BSFA's website
The BBC's Doctor Who website
Pre-order Paul's graphic novel Wisdom from Forbidden Planet international
Download the trailer for / buy Paul's most recent Doctor Who audio CD - Circular Time
Buy the Elgar music heard in this show

Podcast: The Worlds of Bryan Talbot

Tonight's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 28.6mb)

N.B./ as I have received 5 correct entries (3pm 30/05/07), the competition is now closed...

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: The Worlds of Bryan Talbot

On this week's "I'm ready for my close-up", Alex Fitch's guests are Bryan Talbot & Mark Wright, creator and adaptor respectively of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright... Alex will be talking to Bryan about his career in comics, focusing on Luther and Alice in Sunderland and asking Mark about the challenges of converting a graphic novel to the audio medium...
There's also a competition to win one of 5 signed copies of the Big Finish audio adaptation of Luther Arkwright CDs at the end of the show...

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Find details about Bryan's Alice in Sunderland signing tour
Read a review of Alice in Sunderland in comic strip form
Wikipedia pages on The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
and Bryan Talbot
More info on Bryan's exhibition at The Cartoon Museum which runs to the beginning of July
Buy / sample The Adventures of Luther Arkwright web comic
Buy / download the trailer for The Adventures of Luther Arkwright audio adaptation
More info on Bryan's next project Cherubs
...which is drawn by former close-up guest Mark Stafford

Today's show: Schock! Horror! vol.5 - Daikaijū Eiga*

Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movies including the trailers for Atragon, King Kong Escapes, Ghidorah, the three headed monster... A giant meteor crashes into the mountains and the three-headed, fire-spitting space dragon King Ghidorah emerges...

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
*Wikipedia page on Japanese Giant Monster Movies
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers

Podcast: Blake's 7 redux

Last night's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 28.3mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: Blake's 7 redux

Recorded at this year's Bristol international Comic Expo - Alex Fitch interviews the makers of the new Blake's 7 internet radio series - writer Ben Aaronovitch, actor Owen Aaronovitch who plays 'Gan', sound designer / actor Alistair Lock who plays 'Zen' and producer Andrew Sewell.


10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Listen to the new Blake's 7 at www.blakes7.com
Wikipedia pages on Blake's 7 and Ben Aaronovich
IMDb page on Owen Aaronovich
Outpost Gallifrey page on Alistair Lock
Interview with Andrew Sewell at www.blakes-7.co.uk

Today's show: Schock! Horror! vol.4 - The revenge of science!

Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movies including the trailers for such incredible monsters as Rodan, Mothra & Varan the unbelievable! Plus, the inevitable showdown: King Kong vs. Godzilla!!...

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers

Podcast: The current state of anime

Last night's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 28.7mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: The Current state of Anime

Alex Fitch interviews Helen McCarthy, author of 'Hayao Miyazaki - Master of Japanese Animation', '500 Manga heroes and villains' and co-author of 'The Anime encyclopedia' about the season of Japanese animated films she's curated at the Barbican which coincides with the 90th anniversary of the medium. The season continues this month with a sold-out screening of Satoshi Kon's new film Paprika, so Alex and Helen talk about the director as well as the work of his predecessors and contemporaries such as Miyazaki and Ôtomo plus the continuing influence of manga artist Osamu Tezuka.

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: If you want to queue for returns, here's
info on the Barbican Japanimation season...
...plus next month's 'Animate the World' season
Wikipedia pages on Satoshi Kon, Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Osamu Tezuka and anime in general
For the latest Anime news, why not check out otakunews.com
Buy 500 Manga Heroes and Villains and The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 from amazon.com

Today's show: Schock! Horror! - vol.3

Richard Thomas continues his look at the best examples of 1950s and 60s monster movie trailers ...

4.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Listen to Richard's show on Godzilla
Buy the Region 1 NTSC or Region 4 PAL DVD of these trailers