May 14, 2008
Mindscape Reaching Critical Mass
- Dez Vylenz
Friends, brethren and sisters, hope all is well. Them Shadowsnake Crazy Commando Missions continue…
For those interested, a quick update from the Shadowsnake frontlines of guerila filmmaking and some dates of things that might be happening near you:
UK RELEASE
* 28 April was the official UK release of The Mindscape of Alan Moore DVD.
Available in all the main shops, HMV, Zavvi and more.
SIGNING
Saturday 24th May there’ll be a signing with Alan Moore and the director for the DVD at Orbital Comics, 14:00. 148 Charing Cross Road, Central London.
POLAND SCREENING
* June 25, 7pm. Oúrodek Postaw Twórczych (Creative Art Center) in Wroclaw.
www.miligram.net/viral.
US RELEASE
* September: Official US release by The Disinformation Group.
RESONANCE RADIO
* And on Thursday 15th May, 10.30pm – 11pm.
Radio (internet also) show live + other stuff before about comics.
See below for more info/notice:
CLOSE-UP
> Thursday 15th May, 10.30pm – 11pm.
> Resonance 104.4FM in London or live to listen to on www.resonancefm.com (follow simple instructions on the website).
> James DC interviews highly respected film director Dez Vylenz about his recently released DVD ‘The Mindscape Of Alan Moore’ (www.shadowsnake.com), an esoteric, psychedelic journey into the formidable imagination of one of the worlds most extraordinary literary, all-round talents. Dez will also be talking about some of his new projects, interspersed with clips from the film.
> STRIP!
> Thursday 15th May, 5pm – 6pm.
> Resonance 104.4FM in London or live to listen to on www.resonancefm.com (follow simple instructions on the website).
> James DC hosts a special round-table discussion on comic-book god Jack Kirby – the legendary and prodigiously talented genius behind 60 years worth of classic comic strips; his most famous period being the Marvel Comics revolution in the 1960’s with such radical characters as The Fantastic Four, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-men and a whole slew of other amazing creations.
> James is joined by highly respected comics artists and alumni Dave Gibbons, Gary Leach, Mike Lake and other special guests, to talk about Kirby’s legacy and the recently published Abrams book ‘Kirby, King Of Comics’ (www.abramsbooks.com)