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Orbital Director's Commentary – Mike Carey On The Unwritten!
By Chris Thompson
[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/ODCMikeCareyOnUnwritten.mp3]
As a long-term comics fan – and events manager at Orbital Comics in central London – it's always fun to do something more than just your average signing. Meeting a creator and having them sign your stuff is all well and good, but I really love the little things that happen in between … The anecdotes and stories creators share while people are in line or waiting at their table.
It got me thinking: what if there was a way to do that and provide a framework wherein people could talk about what went into the making of a book? And so, the Orbital Directors' Commentaries were born! We've since had the pleasure of hosting Jason Aaron & Jason Latour to discuss Southern Bastards, Chip Zdarsky talking about Howard The Duck, and Becky Cloonan discussing her work on Gotham Academy.
But last month Mike Carey took to the Orbital stage for a guided tour through the oversized finale of his epic series, The Unwritten. Mike created a special slideshow of images from the book, and he went through them page-by-page – sharing stories, revealing secrets, and giving the kind of insight you couldn't get anywhere else.
We recorded the evening for posterity and so – thanks to the expert work of Robin Harman – we're pleased to share it with you this week. Hopefully we'll have video of the night available at a later date, but for now you can listen and read along in your own book. So enjoy, and keep your eyes peeled for future Orbital Director's Commentary nights!
Chris Thompson's Twitter: @popculturehound
Chris Thompson's website: popculturehound.com
Orbital Comics' Twitter: @orbitalcomics
Orbital Comics' website: www.orbitalcomics.com
Mike Carey's Twitter: @michaelcarey191
Mike Carey's website: mikeandpeter.com
Curated & Conceived by Chris Thompson.
Edited by Robin Harman.
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