Learning from the Past and Future: Alex Fitch talks to creators whose work set in the past and future offer salient warnings about the present. Julian Hanshaw discusses his graphic novel Free Pass which tells the tale of a couple who let a robot join in their intimate relationships, while Sophie and Scarlett Rickard chat […]



Excerpts from Free Pass by Julian Hanshaw, and The Raggered Trousered Philanthropists and No Surrender by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard


Learning from the Past and Future: Alex Fitch talks to creators whose work set in the past and future offer salient warnings about the present. Julian Hanshaw discusses his graphic novel Free Pass which tells the tale of a couple who let a robot join in their intimate relationships, while Sophie and Scarlett Rickard chat about their comic book adaptations of Edwardian protest novels The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and No Surrender. Both interviews recorded at Cartoon County, Brighton.


Originally broadcast 7th April 2024 on Resonance 104.4 FM / DAB (London)


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More info: Hanshaw’s Instagram site

Interview with Julian Hanshaw in RyeZine

The Rickard Sisters’ website

Info about Julian Hanshaw, and Sophie and Scarlett Rickard on publisher SelfMadeHero’s website

The Rickard Sisters’ Instagram site