I previously wrote about the challenges of drawn-out sequential narrative. A TV series is a classic example, but there are plenty of other examples of authors telling a big story over a sprawling landscape (e.g., the Harry Potter books, any number of comic books, etc.) Old school television is self-contained. Each week, a story is [...]
Rachel Maddow on Comic Books & Graphic Novels
The organization I work for held its national conference this past week in Washington, DC. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow dropped by NBC Universal’s booth and I felt that was an ideal opportunity to try to land an interview with her. I kept it low-key; all I really wanted to do was ask her a question: You [...]
FamousDC Twitter Challenge: Final Round
The Washington-based blog FamousDC has been holding a Twitter Challenge, kind of a take-off of March Madness, except without any meaning or substance or skill at all. (Read a little more about it here.) Friend of the blog Michael Turk is in the running to be crowd champion and get a yogurt named after him. [...]