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Nov28

Digital Gonzo 157: Alex’s First Book

Posted By Alex Shaw on Nov 28, 2013

This is going to be a short and sweet episode with one firm remit. To get the word out about my first novel, newly released on Kindle this week. It’s entitled; The Cartographer’s Handbook, and I’m hoping, with this podcast to drum up a fever of interest in both the book itself and the upcoming audio drama, which will be available through the Gonzo Planet website on December 9th 2013. If you don’t want to know anything about the plot...

Jul31

Digital Gonzo 141: The Killing Joke – Director’s Commentary

Posted By Alex Shaw on Jul 31, 2013

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...

Jul17

Digital Gonzo 140: Batman: The Killing Joke [Audio Drama]

Posted By Alex Shaw on Jul 17, 2013

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...

Aug13

Digital Gonzo 94: The Making of Batman: Breakdown [Part 2]

Posted By Alex Shaw on Aug 13, 2012

This is the second part of the Batman: Breakdown discussion in which we deconstruct the story elements and discuss how said elements were constructed to make this feel like a real part of the Batman story. Discussed here are the later scenes and the climax. At the very end there is a special treat in the shape of EPIC OUTTAKES. As well as this the tantalizing prospect of further installments to this new continuity. Once again a huge...

Aug09

Digital Gonzo 94: The Making of Batman: Breakdown [Part 1]

Posted By Alex Shaw on Aug 9, 2012

This is the first of a two part epic investigation into the making of Batman: Breakdown. There’s so much detail, so many hidden references and so much forethought behind the writing and production that this ended up needing two shows to contain it. I am joined by Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits who played Robin, Neil Taylor of KDS 2.0 who played Nightwing and Sharon Shaw of Gonzo Planet who played Doctor Jennifer Whitman. There is...

Jul22

Digital Gonzo 90: Batman: Breakdown [Audio Drama]

Posted By Alex Shaw on Jul 22, 2012

What you are about to hear is my first full-length audio play. It was designed to be enjoyed by comic fans but also to people who are only familiar with the Nolan films the Arkham video games or the Animated Series. I wanted to write something significant, honest and authentic about the Batman legend and with a lot of help from long-time serious Bat-fan, David Hartrick, I was able to shape a series of ideas into a hopefully coherent...

Oct09

Digital Gonzo 35: Blue Sun – Audio Drama

Posted By Alex Shaw on Oct 9, 2011

What you have here is the first few chapters of a book I’ve been writing and re-writing since 2001. It’s a sci-fi fantasy novel codenamed here as Blue Sun. Currently I’m rewriting the entire story in a completely different setting with a view to publishing this first as a digital novel and secondly as an audio drama similar in tone to this. To differentiate the two versions, the current book code name is New Century. If I get it...

Oct09

Digital Gonzo 18: Northern Lights – Audio Drama

Posted By Alex Shaw on Oct 9, 2011

This week I’d planned to do another movie review show, however one of my guests internet is down and rather than soldier on without him and deliver you an inferior show I’ve decided to hold off for a week and do the next two back to back so you get twice as many next week. In the meantime I’m going to play you something very special. Some of you may have heard it already, but I know it’s only a fraction of the listenership of this...