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Reality Check: Space Odysseys

Reality Check: Space Odysseys Celebrating Sci-Fi programming at the BFI and Brighton’s Cine-City festival, Alex Fitch talks to writer / actor Graham Duff (Nebulous)about the Cine-City performance of ‘They – A sequence of unease’ adapted from a surrealist novel by author Kay Dick. Alex also chats to broadcaster and author Matthew Sweet about the new BFI print of 2001 – A Space Odyssey, with an extract from his recent Q and A about the film, featuring Keir Dullea, broadcast 2nd December 2014 on BBC Radio 3. (With thanks to BBC Arts) Cover of They by Kay Dick / Foredown Tower, Portslade / Still from 2001 / Keir Dullea at the BFI For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: BBC Arts and Free Thinking websites Info about the BFI Fear and Wonder season Info about the They performance at Cine-City Listen to Alex’s previous interview with Matthew Sweet Graham Duff’s website and Doctor Who audio play More download formats: archive.org/details/RealityCheckSpaceOdysseys

Electric Sheep podcast: Terry Gilliam and Ted Kotcheff, The Fright Theorem

Electric Sheep podcast: Terry Gilliam and Ted Kotcheff, The Fright Theorem Alex Fitch talks to Ted Kotcheff, the director of a ‘lost’ cult classic – Wake in Fright (1971) – and to Terry Gilliam, director of another cult title in the making, The Zero Theorum (2014). Fitch and Kotcheff discuss how Wake was recovered by its editor, how it depicts issues of masculinity in crisis and has an unreliable narrator. Gilliam, in an extract from the London Film Festival Q and A, talks about how his new film responds to issues of NSA spying, continues his strand of casting actors against type, and represents a ‘full fat’ viewing experience! Stills from Wake in Fright and The Zero Theorem Visit www.archive.org, for more info + formats to stream / download. Links: Wikipedia pages on Wake in Fright and The Zero Theorem Electric Sheep Magazine reviews of Wake in Fright and The Zero Theorem Official Wake in Fright and The Zero Theorem websites Recommended events: Mystery Science Theatre 3000 at SCI-FI-LONDON The MST3K all nighter is a regular attraction of SCI-FI-LONDON (The London International Science Fiction and Fantastic Film Festival), and this year the festival would like to bring along two of the actors from the series to ‘riff’ in person at the film screenings. Dr. Forrester and Frank’s appearance will hopefully be funded by an indiegog campaign where you can also purchase a signed Cinematic Titanic DVD by the duo. More info here / festival website W.A.S.P. 2014 This year’s Web Artist Swap Project is in full swing with the likes of Rebecca Burgess, Richy K. Chandler, Francesca Dare, Zarina Liew, David O’Connell, Jade Sarson, Nicola Streeten, Paul Shinn and many more taking turns in drawing each others’ webcomics. Find out more by going to www.tempolush.com/wasp British Comics Month at Gosh! Special events celebrating British Comics are taking place throughout March at Gosh! Comics in Soho, London. These include: Selfmade Hero Spring Party, featuring ILYA, Mark Stafford, and Reinhard Kleist, Friday, the 7th of March, from 7pm to 9pm. Also, from the 3rd through to the 9th of March, customers will be able to get 25% off all Selfmade Hero books! Great Beast Comics Spring Party, featuring Adam Cadwell, Marc Ellerby, Robert Ball, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Dan Berry, John Riordan, Dan Cox, John Cei Douglas, and Isabel Greenberg. Friday, the 14th of March, from 7pm to 9pm. LUKE PEARSON’S HILDA AND THE BLACK HOUND SIGNING & LAUNCH DAY, Saturday, the 15th of March, with the all-ages signing running from 2pm to 3pm and the launch party running, as per usual, from 7pm to 9pm. From the 10th through to the 16th of March, customers will be able to get 25% off all NoBrow and Flying Eye books! BLANK SLATE TALK at Process, the monthly event where working and aspiring comics artists and writers get together and talk about their work process. As part of British Comics Month, March is Blank Slate themed affair, with Darryl Cunningham, Joe Decie and Lizz Lunney all talking about their own comics-making methods, chaired by Woodrow Phoenix. Friday, March 21st, and run from 7.30pm to 9pm. From the 17th through to the 23rd of March, customers will be able to get 25% off of all Blank Slate books! HELLBOY DAY: Dark Horse is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Mike Mignola’s creation and at Gosh!, they have all British Hellboy creators under one roof! Laurence Campbell, Duncan Fegredo, and Mick McMahon will be in to sign plus an exclusive print to come soon! Hellboy Day takes place on Saturday, March the 22nd, and the signing runs from 2pm to 3pm. 2000AD SIGNING: Dan Abnett, Tom Eglington, Simon Coleby, Simon Davis and Smudge will be here in sign PROG 1874 issue – billed as a jumping-on point for new readers! Wednesday, March 26th, and runs from 6pm to 7pm. From the 24th through to the 30th of March, customers will be able to get 25% off all Rebellion titles! KATE EVANS’ BUMP LAUNCH PARTY: a book all about the ins-and-outs and gooey details of conception, pregnancy, and birthing. The launch party takes place on Friday, March 28th, and runs from 7pm to 9pm. There will be drinks! ALAN MOORE and KEVIN O’NEILL SIGNING copies of Nemo: Roses Of Berlin, out from Knockabout. Due to the sheer volume of demand at this events, Alan and Kevin will only be able to sign four items per person, and only books in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series – that way, everyone has a chance to have a chat as well as getting their LOEG books signed! Look out for a special release on the day, too. The signing takes place on Saturday, March the 29th, and will be running from 2pm to 6pm. It is advised to get there early, as the queue tends grow to huge proportions and often has to be capped! More info at www.goshlondon.com / Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR

Reality Check: John dies at the End of the Quest for the Game Child

Reality Check: John dies at the End of the Quest for the Game Child Alex Fitch talks to director Don Coscarelli about his new film John Dies at the End, a slacker-apocalypse comedy with guest appearances by Paul Giamatti, Doug Jones and Clancy Brown. Also, in a Q and A recorded ate last year’s SCI-FI-LONDON, youtube phenomenon Stuart Ashen and director Riyad Barmania discuss their movie Ashens and the Quest for the Game Child. Stills from Ashens and the Quest for the Game Child / John Dies at the End For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: More info about John Dies at the End at www.johndies.com Stuart Ashen’s youtube channel Watch full length movie Ashens and the Quest for the Game Child

Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Brian Yuzna and the horror of Society

Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Brian Yuzna and the horror of Society Electric Sheep Magazine assistant editor Alex Fitch talks to film maker Brian Yuzna about his work, from his memorable debut as producer of Stuart Gordon’s Re-animator, his underrated satire of 1980s American preppy culture Society and later career making sequels to such franchises as Return of the Living Dead and Silent Night, Deadly Night. Recorded at the University of Brighton, Spring 2013, in conjunction with Cine-Excess Festival. Four films by Brian Yuzna Cine-Excess VII is taking place at Birmingham MAC from 15th-17th November with guests including French filmmaker Catherine Breillat (Romance / Anatomy of Hell) and Italian auteur Francesco Barilli (The Perfume of the Lady in Black / Pensione paura) Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download. Links: Brian Yuzna biography on Re-animator website Cine Excess website Listen to Alex’s interview with Re-animator director Stuart Gordon Listen to Electric Sheep Magazine editor Virginie Selavy’s interview with Cine-Excess organiser Xavier Mendik Recommended Events: Comica Festival 2013 This year’s London Comica Festival is in its last week and events include: Poles ApART: New Polish Comics & Graphic Novels Twelve of the most important current comics creators from Poland in their first UK show. Where: Windows Gallery, Central Saint Martins, N1C 4AA When: October 31 to November 16, 2013 Hyper-Pop Workshop Step into the shoes of Pop artists like Roy Lichtenstein & make your own comic-book stories… Where: Garden Room, Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS When: November 16, 2013 10am-5.30pm Reframe: Perspectives on Europe through Comics Comics by nine artists from Algeria, Turkey & UK explore our contemporary attitudes to Europe. Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA When: October 23 to November 22, 2013 More info at www.comicafestival.com Gosh! Comics signings and events The Image Triple Signing with Brandon Graham, Fiona Staples, and Eric Stephenson Together with Thought Bubble, we proudly present a BEHEMOTH of a signing – featuring three of Image Comics’ biggest and brightest. Join us on the Friday, the 22nd of November, and meet Brandon Graham (Prophet, King City), Fiona Staples (Saga), and Eric Stephenson (Nowhere Men). Friday November 22nd, from 5pm to 7pm Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá Signing For our second event in conjunction with November’s Leeds Thought Bubble Festival, we bring you the remarkably talented Brazilian comic-creator-twin-duo, Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá! You’ll know them from their lovely artwork on The Umbrella Academy (written by Gerard Way) and the Casanova series (written by Matt Fraction), and most importantly from their collaborative effort, Daytripper, a beautiful book about death and family which is a consistent bestseller. Wednesday November 27th, from 5pm to 7pm Jeffrey Brown in conversation with Marc Ellerby A legend of autobiographical comics, Jeffrey started out by self-publishing his first book, Clumsy (James Kochalka’s favourite graphic novel), which grabbed an enormous amount of attention from both cartoonists and comics fans, not to mention the attention of future publisher Chris Staros at Top Shelf. After Clumsy, he produced a whole series of heartfelt chronicles about his life and relationships, with the occasional absurdist superhero parody thrown in… Here to talk to the man himself is Marc Ellerby, one of the most well-known names on the UK indie comics scene. November 28th from 7.30pm until 9.00pm Windowpane 2 and Breakdown Press Launch Party Breakdown Press is a new London-based comics publisher dedicated to printing the work of original and exciting contemporary cartoonists. Having released Windowpane by Joe Kessler at last year’s Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival to great critical acclaim, Breakdown will be returning to the newly reinstated Comic Arts Brooklyn as well as Thought Bubble festival with Windowpane 2 and a raft of other exciting new releases. Friday, 29 November 2013 from 7pm to 9pm Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London, W1F 0DR

Panel Borders: Mute, Glenn Fabry

Panel Borders: Mute, Glenn Fabry Continuing a month of shows looking at horror and fantasy comics, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and illustrator Glenn Fabry about his graphic novel adaptation of Duncan Jones’ yet to be filmed sequel to Moon, a Philip K Dick style drama called Mute. Glenn discusses the differences between illustrating adaptions of film scripts and regular comics, his collaboration with Steve Niles on the horror serial Lot 13, drawing Garth Ennis’ “funniest script” for The Authority: Kev, and his plans for more personal work in the future. Recorded in front of a live audience at Cartoon County, Brighton, Summer 2013. Originally broadcast Monday 14th October 2013, on Resonance 104.4 FM (London) Art from Mute by Duncan Jones, More Kev by Garth Ennis, Lot 13 by Steve Niles, illustrated by Glenn Fabry For more info and a variety of different formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this podcast at www.archive.org Links: More info about Glenn Fabry’s work at www.glennfabry.co.uk Discover Cartoon County at www.cartooncounty.com Listen to Alex’s previous interview with Glenn Recommended Events: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is modelled on the European comic festivals rather than comic conventions that UK audiences are more familiar with. The aim is create an ‘en fete’ atmosphere, making the whole town part of the festival. There will be a much bigger emphasis on the range of talks, special live drawing events, workshops, films, exhibitions and a kids’ zone. Some of the events, including the exhibitions and the kids’ zone will also be free. There will be The Comics Clock Tower – in Kendal Town Hall, where people will be able to buy comics and where authors and artists will be signing copies of their work. It will be smaller than at most comic conventions and will focus on writers, artists and publishers who are pioneers of a new wave of innovators in the field of comics and graphic storytelling. We will be kicking off on Friday evening, 18th October and running until teatime on Sunday 20th. The programme will feature around 30 events of different styles and scales including meet the creators (presentations, live drawings and interviews), panel discussions and a few quirky events too. Alongside this there will be a film programme, exhibitions, workshops, our version of a marketplace/artists’ alley and a dedicated kids’ zone……and more Guests include: Charlie Adlard, Steve Bell, Hannah Berry, Gareth Brookes, Ed Brubaker, Kurt Busiek, Stephen Collins, Darryl Cunningham, Rob Davis, Al Davison, Andy Diggle, Glyn Dillon, Pete Doherty, Hannah Eaton, Hunt Emerson, Carlos Ezquerra, Duncan Fegredo, Karrie Fransman, Simon Fraser, Katie Green, Isabel Greenberg, Steven Harris, David Hine, Ilya, David Lloyd, Robbie Morrison, Jose Muñoz, Luke Pearson, Ivan Petrus, Sean Phillips, Gary and Warren Pleece, Trina Robbins, Joe Sacco, Gilbert Shelton, Posy Simmonds, Nicola Streeten, Bryan and Mary Talbot, John Wagner and Oscar Zarate… 18th-20th October, Brewery Arts Centre and environs?, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE More info at: www.comicartfestival.com Join the Web Artists Swap Project 2014 Following 2013’s successful Web Artists Swap Project (WASP) where webcomic creators swapped strips to raise awareness of online comics, including work by Nich Angell, Zarina Liew and Naniiebim, project originator Richy K. Chandler is inviting web cartoonists to join the planning of next year’s WASP event. Get involved via www.tempolush.com before the end of October 2013…