Co-creators of the "Group of 7" comic book series, Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus, talk about the combination of history and imagination that defines the Group of 7 series and the ways we can all lean into the past more by exploring its imaginative possibilities.
Group of 7 is a speculative World War 1 comic series follows McCrae, Jackson, Pegahmagabow, Pearson, Banting, Bethune, and Smythe as they engage in secret missions. "A Great War needs Great Heroes."
Buy and learn more about Group of 7 here: www.groupof7comics.ca
Connect with them on social media: https://twitter.com/groupof7comics
Follow Samantha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSCutrara
See all the Source Saturday videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpPhMEW_jxqClGskVJgNeA
More about Chris:
Chris Sanagan is the writer of the Shuster-nominated Group of 7 comic book series. Non-comic book writing credits include articles for The American Archivist, Spacing Toronto and the Guelph Mercury Tribune.
More about Jason:
Jason Lapidus is the artist of the Shuster-nominated Group of 7 comic book series. Prior to making comics, Jason taught art at the Royal Ontario Museum, and served as a Communication Professor at George Brown College.
Learn more about me at https://www.SamanthaCutrara.com/
Order Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We' today: https://www.amazon.ca/Transforming-Canadian-History-Classroom-Imagining/dp/0774862831
https://www.ubcpress.ca/transforming-the-canadian-history-classroom