Panel Borders: the deconstructed American Male

Continuing radio show and podcast Panel Borders’ month long look at depictions of Masculinity in American Comics, Alex Fitch talks to award winning graphic novelists Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes, who both publish their work first as chapters, in periodicals Acme Novelty Library and Eightball respectively.

Ware’s graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth, won the Guardian First Book Award in 2001, while Clowes’ Art School Confidential and Ghost World have both been adapted as American Independent films, the latter seeing the author nominated for his Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2002 Academy Awards.

Panel Borders: the deconstructed American Male 5pm, 20/01/11, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

• Following the regular audio podcast of this episode at www.panelborders.wordpress.com, a video podcast will follow, this weekend, at www.youtube.com/panelborders



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