Half the Picture’s guest this episode is the legendary Grant Morrison - the award-winning comic book writer behind such classics as Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Invisibles, New X-Men, WE3 and Animal Man.

Join us for Part 2 of our conversation with Grant as we dive into their Kathmandu experience in the 1990’s where they were abducted by higher dimensional beings, their strangest fan encounter that took place in Sheffield (Billy’s hometown) and their upcoming Batman/Deadpool comic due out in November! For all this and more, watch on!
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Also, Billy will be representing the podcast at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival this weekend, where Grant will also be appearing as a guest! Check out the festival's website and Instagram below!

LICAF Website: https://www.comicartfestival.com/
LICAF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakesinternationalcomics?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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Note: This interview was recorded on July 11th 2025.

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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:57 - Grant Morrison Interview Continues
03:04 - Grant’s Kathmandu Alien Abduction
16:04 - Grant’s Wildest Fan Encounter
20:09 - Robbie Williams Collaboration
24:10 - Better Man
26:00 - Grant’s Favourite Movie
30:46 - Chaos and Structure In Comic Writing
39:44 - Arkham Asylum’s Legacy
47:15 - Arkham Asylum 2 & Dave McKean
49:09 - Grant's Spider Man Comic w/ Simon Bisley
50:39 - Batman/Deadpool
53:38 - Superhero Fatigue
56:46 - The Unreality of Superheroes
01:00:19 - Outro

'GRANT MORRISON talks New Batman/Deadpool Comic, Alien Abduction & Wildest Fan Encounter (Part 2/2)' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.