Kieron Gillin. Photo © Luigi Novi / Wikimedia Commons
Continuing a month of shows about Superhero Comics on the Panel Borders radio show, Alex Fitch talks to writer Kieron Gillen about his recent about published under the Marvel Now banner, including Iron Man and Young Avengers and his forays into ‘mature readers’ titles such as Uber.
Kieron has been writing for Marvel since 2008, work that includes the critically-acclaimed S.W.O.R.D., a the critically acclaimed run on Thor and Iron Man – of which #20 is on sale in all good comic shops now.
He also wrote the second issue of the Marvel UK revival series, also on sale now in all good comic shops. Our preview of Dark Angel is here
The interview was recorded at Nine Worlds Geek Fest, London 2013.
• Superhero Comic: Kieron Gillen 4.30pm, Monday 20th January, repeated 11am Thursday 23rd January 2014, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / extended podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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