Prisoners of Gravity

Addictions (3x4)

: 24, 1991

Commander Rick looks at how drug and alcohol addictions have been represented in science fiction and comics, as well as their effects on creators. Featuring a special look at the Spider-Man anti-drugs comics being issued by Marvel Comics, the Addiction Research Foundation and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, with the ARF's Henry Schankula and project initiator Eric Conroy. Other guests include Steve Bissette (publisher, Taboo), comic creators Denny O'Neil (writer, Green Lantern/Green Arrow), Neal Adams (artist, Green Lantern/Green Arrow), and writers James Patrick Kelly ("Rat"), Gregory Benford ("Doing Lennon"), Spider Robinson (Mindkiller), Larry Niven (Playgrounds of the Mind), Pat Cadigan (Synners), and William Gibson (Mona Lisa Overdrive).