Blogging Shakespeare!
One of the highlights of our trip to England for two weeks this month was meeting with some of the world's top minds on Shakespeare. One such individual is Dr. Rev. Paul Edmondson, who is currently the Head of Research and Knowledge of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Dr. Edmondson is also the General Editor for Blogging Shakespeare, which is the top website devoted to Shakespeare in the world.
We sat down with Dr. Edmondson to record a short interview which went live on the site. You can listen to it by clicking on the photo of us with Dr. Edmondson below.
BBC: "A Controversial New Comic"
We were profiled on BBC World Service's The Strand yesterday. The Strand is a daily arts and culture radio show that goes out worldwide with a HUGE listenership (is that a word?...). It was a fun interview (conducted at the CBC studios back in December) that discusses the creation of the project, our interpretation of the characters, the response from academics and scholars, and some fun things about the project.You can listen to the interview by clicking on The Strand logo (it's the fourth chapter of the show).
The BBC website has also posted a number of photos from the comic book. You can check out their slide show (with interesting captions) by clicking on the BBC World Service logo below. I'm not really sure where they got the Ryan Gosling bit from, though - perhaps they saw the Stephen Holt interview earlier this month?
The Canadian Nerd Card!
Conor did an interview with the League of Ordinary Gentlemen earlier this week, which was just posted today. It's a pretty entertaining interview with some jokes about Canadians, Mel Gibson and wrestling. The guys had reviewed our first two issues earlier this summer. You can listen to the interview by clicking on the link.
The future of comics and digital storytelling
Conor, Andy and I recorded a podcast this past weekend with Dimitrios and Thor from Midtown Comics, which features two great stores in the Manhattan area. What's fantastic is that, in a time in which many small comic book stores are closing down, Midtown is expanding and opening up a third location this fall.The podcast explored the topics of Kill Shakespeare, our trade paperback in November, Zuda Comics and the future of digital comics. Click on the photo of Anthony and Thor (from this past May) to listen.
Our new geek friends from across the pond
Conor and I have both given interviews with the boys at GeekPlanetOnline, based in the U.K. They're a great group of guys and I had an interview with head geek Matt Dillon three weeks ago (you can check it out here). Last week Conor had a three-hour interview with Matt and the rest of the gang (sans Dave, apparently) about a topic very close to our hearts: reimaginings and adaptations. The interview has been broken up into two spots, and you can check out the first interview by clicking on the logo.
