Digital Gonzo 141: The Killing Joke – Director’s Commentary
Grab hold of a copy of the Killing Joke in book form and if you don’t have one to hand, follow this nifty link to an online copy. We’re going to take you through page by page, panel by panel and discuss what it took to turn this into an audio drama and then a motion comic. Joining me I have Matt Ramsey of the Do Try This at Home podcast; AKA Commissioner Jim Gordon and Alfred Pennyworth. Matt’s partner in crime Sharon Shaw who played...
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Digital Gonzo 140: Batman: The Killing Joke [Audio Drama]
Newcomers who want to listen on their iPods, search for the ‘Digital Gonzo’ podcast, this is episode 140. This is an audio drama adaptation of The Killing Joke: written by Alan Moore, and originally illustrated by Brian Bolland for DC comics in 1988. In the YouTube video below I have added comic panels from the 2008 Deluxe Edition to make the experience as cinematic as possible. This show is dedicated to Mark Hamill and...
Digital Gonzo 139: Batman: A Graphic Novel History
This episode we present you with Batman’s full comic book career as a chronological reading list. We begin with Frank Miller’s seminal Year One and work all the way up to the current run on New 52. This has been angled to allow newcomers to get an understanding of Batman on the printed page and give you a little after-school reading to do. Joining me once again are David Hartrick and Matt Ramsey. This show has an ending I...
Digital Gonzo Episode 138: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Returning to the seemingly never ending stream of Batman movies ripe for Gonzo review, we’re back to cover the two-part animated adaptation of one of the most celebrated and important graphic novels of all time. The movies are way better than the book and we’ll tell you why throughout this podcast. These are available on DVD and Blu Ray and the second part is better than the first. Don’t wait for the box set. These...
Digital Gonzo 137: Man of Steel
This was an interesting one to cover. I went into a round-table debate with 18 pages worth of written material (only a small portion of it actually penned by me) and the intention to integrate broadly contributed prepared content with on-the-hoof discussion. Everybody seemed to have an opinion on this movie and many of the same points were covered over and over and over again. The end result was two and a half hours of raw material....
Digital Gonzo 136: Hancock
This is going to be a challenge for me. We’re looking at a film that is not loved, not even regularly liked. It’s been derided, dismissed and largely forgotten. It holds a meager 41% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and I’m in the unique position of thinking it’s great. REALLY great. Not only that, but it’s my favourite Superman film to date and that includes Man of Steel.So if you’re not a fan of the 2008 movie, Hancock, allow me...
Digital Gonzo 135: Watchmen
Continuing our in-depth investigations into the most important big screen depictions of The Superman, this time we’re looking at the 2009 adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. It contains a being of supreme power and a frightened world on the verge of self-destruction. It is also a satirical sideways glance at the otherwise ordinary people who put on masks and take to the streets to...
Digital Gonzo 134: Superman Returns
I’m trying out a new format this week. Rather than the usual round-table discussion this is a series of audio articles on Superman and in particular the 2006 film Superman Returns. This is the perfect film to do this for because it’s hated by so many, liked by several, it opens up the archetypal hero for analysis in a way none of the earlier films did and it had an incredibly protracted development cycle of nigh-on twenty...
Digital Gonzo 133: Superman
This is the first of five podcasts covering the Superman movies. Rather than being slavish to format and giving a show each to every single one including the many animated choices out there I have devoted my attention to the most interesting and significant portrayals of The Superman in the past three and a half decades. This episode covers all four of the Christopher Reeve films. 1978. Superman 1980. Superman II 1983. Superman III...
Digital Gonzo 132: Gonzo Planetary Expo 2013
Welcome to a very special episode. This was recorded live at the Gonzo Planetary Expo, GPLEX 2013. This was a gathering of 32 community members at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham for a weekend of tabletop and video gaming, live events and a trip to the cinema to see Star trek Into Darkness together. There are two main sections of this show. 1. Never Mind the BuzzGeeks: Live pub quiz. 2. Charity auction in aid of Special Effect. Together...
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