Michael Chabon of Barsoom
Wired and io9 interview Michael Chabon on his screenplay for John Carter, his love of Edgar Rice Burroughs and writing genre fiction.
RIP, Moebius
French comic artist and film concept artist Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, has died. Hero Complex has a retrospective of his life and work. Robot 6 has gathered remembrances from people in the comics industry. Moebius was interviewed by Rick Green on TVOntario’s Prisoners of Gravity in […]
Faith Erin Hicks Adapts The Hunger Games
Faith Erin Hicks adapted the first several pages of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games into a comic. At Comics Alliance, she adds her thoughts on adapting a novel into a comic. “Comics are visual. If you are a cartoonist translating a novel to comics, it is your job […]
Patricia Rozema’s Manifesto for Canadian Movies
Canadian film-maker Patricia Rozema writes a manifesto describing what the Canadian film industry needs.
Shatner on Shatner’s World
William Shatner talks about his book on CBC Radio’s Q and his world on NPR’s Fresh Air.
RIP, Jan Berenstain
Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears picture books, has died. She and her husband Stan wrote and illustrated the first Bears book in 1960 and it was the first of many books published by Theodore Geisel’s Beginner’s Books. The Los Angeles Times has more here.
The Cultural Gutter 