EPISODE · Mar 15, 2009 · 1H 4M
P.I.D. Radio 3/15/09: Taylor Kent — Who Watches the Watchers?
from PID Radio · host Derek and Sharon Gilbert
WATCHMEN opened #1 at the box office last weekend after months of delay due to a legal battle between Fox and Warner Brothers over the distribution rights. No wonder; the book on which the film is based is the most influential graphic novel of the last 25 years.Author Alan Moore has also penned the graphic novels-turned-movies V For Vendetta, From Hell, and he created the ceremonial magician character John Constantine for the comic Hellblazer, which was adapted into the Keanu Reeves vehicle Constantine.Taylor Kent, AKA the Snarky Avenger, is a longtime fan and critic of comics and graphic novels, and he joined us this week to discuss the themes and influence of graphic novels on our culture.Links:Snark Infested WatersSaturday Night in the Snark CaveForthcoming movies based on graphic novelsNote: P.I.D. Radio is proud to be part of the Revelations Radio Network, a collection of like minded Internet broadcasters. Youâ€ll find all the shows collected at www.RevelationsRadioNetwork.com.Click arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click for Macs) the “download†link to save the mp3 file to your computer.
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WATCHMEN opened #1 at the box office last weekend after months of delay due to a legal battle between Fox and Warner Brothers over the distribution rights. No wonder; the book on which the film is based is the most influential graphic novel of the last 25 years.Author Alan Moore has also penned the graphic novels-turned-movies V For Vendetta, From Hell, and he created the ceremonial magician character John Constantine for the comic Hellblazer, which was adapted into the Keanu Reeves vehicle Constantine.Taylor Kent, AKA the Snarky Avenger, is a longtime fan and critic of comics and graphic novels, and he joined us this week to discuss the themes and influence of graphic novels on our culture.Links:Snark Infested WatersSaturday Night in the Snark CaveForthcoming movies based on graphic novelsNote: P.I.D. Radio is proud to be part of the Revelations Radio Network, a collection of like minded Internet broadcasters. Youâ€ll find all the shows collected at www.RevelationsRadioNetwork.com.Click arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click for Macs) the “download†link to save the mp3 file to your computer.
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