Oct 17, 2019
In episode 110, SPOONBENDERS author and comic book writer Daryl
Gregory joins the podcast to discuss Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s
WATCHMEN--a graphic novel that influenced his work and is
considered a masterpiece by many critics. Daryl chats with Luke &
James about the comic that changed everything, and even shares the
surprising inspiration for one of his characters!
Topics: Daryl’s experience reading Watchmen during its original
run, the power of repeated phrases and symbols, the deconstruction
of comic tropes, Neil Gaiman’s story seeds, the SPOONBENDERS pilot
on Showtime, Alan Moore’s biography, the work-for-hire nature of
comics, the illustrator/writer relationship, the sexual & gender
politics, the power of the alternate history, and the legacy of the
graphic novel and its modern adaptations.
The episode ends with an exploration of each of the following
characters: The Comedian, Rorschach, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, Dr.
Manhattan, and Ozymandias.
This episode’s intro/outro: A.O.E. - Crystal
Clocks and Music Box (Licensed under Creative Commons
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Daryl Gregory
Twitter: @darylwriterguy
Website: https://darylgregory.com
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