The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast: Lauren Beukes & Dale Halvorsen
20th April 2016
The award-winning author of Zoo City, Shining Girls, and Moxy Land – Lauren Beukes – joins us on the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast with her comics conspirator Joey Hi-Fi – otherwise known as book designer, artist, and writer Dale Halvorsen – to talk about growing up reading 2000 AD in South Africa, how Johnny Alpha helped them understand apartheid, bizarre censorship by the South African authorities, what it meant when Halo Jones got out, and how the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic affected both their careers.
The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, publicity droid Molch-R brings you announcements, competitions, and much more!
Lauren and Dale talk more in the FREE 2000 AD 40th anniversary primer which you can download with interviews, reading lists and more at www.2000adonline.com/40thprimer
The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, publicity droid Molch-R brings you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on iTunes or listen now at www.2000ADonline.com/podcast