BROAD talks to Hope Larson
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BROAD’s Sonja Hammer talk to the inspiring comics creator Hope Larson who was on her way at the time of this interview to Australia for a special couple of conferences which were held in Melbourne in December 2016.
Hope talks about her experiences as a comics creator with graphic novels like A Wrinkle In Time and of course more recently DC comics Batgirl.
BIO:
Hope Larson is the New York Times bestselling author of six graphic novels, notably her graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), and co-creator of Boom! Comics’ Goldie Vance. Forthcoming projects include two graphic novels, Compass South and Knife’s Edge (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) and, starting in July 2016, a reimagining of DC Comics’ Batgirl. Her short comics have been published by the New York Times, Vertigo, and in several anthologies, including Flight and DC Comics’ Gotham Academy Yearbook.
In addition to her comics work, Larson has explored filmmaking. She is the writer and director of two short projects. Bitter Orange, starring Brie Larson, James Urbaniak and Brendan Hines, is a tale of crime in 1920s Hollywood. Did We Live Too Fast is a Twilight Zone-inspired music video created for Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Dan the Automator’s band, Got A Girl; it was used as the centerpiece of their 2015 tour.
Larson has been nominated for cartooning awards in the US, Canada and Europe, and is the recipient of a two Eisner Awards and an Ignatz’
Below: Batgirl #1 with artwork by Rafael Albuquerque
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