True North Country Comics Podcasts: Recent Episodes
John Swinimer
Here’s my chat with Emilia Strilchuk about her new autobio graphic novel Be Yourself! Oh, not like that…
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Emilia is a comic artist and writer, born and raised in Ukraine, and migrated to Canada about 10 years ago. She currently resides in Ontario with her partner and two cats. Emilia takes inspiration from her personal experiences and from the world around her to create artworks that can be relatable and can bring people some joy and comfort. She’s created a zine called Gently — a sketch collection and gentle tips for artists and creators. With projects in the works entitled Oriana: The Forgotten Deities and Second Half, Emilia’s latest graphic novel is her autobio graphic novel Be Yourself! Oh, not like that…
Be Yourself! Oh, not like that… is described as “an exploration of Emilia’s journey from childhood to the present day, navigating the world through the lens of autism. From the challenges of an adult diagnosis to the struggle of fitting into society’s molds, always being told to be more genuine and to “be myself”, but being told the way she did it was never right. This is a narrative self-discovery of being an “alien” in a world that often seems foreign, in a society that has not been built for my brain. Emilia shares the highs, lows, and the extraordinary moments that define her own experience.
Discover more about Emilia online at https://www.emiliastrilchuk.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theartofemilia/
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Here’s my chat with Michael Wyatt about his illustrative work on Canadian war graphic novels including Where the Poppies Blow: The Life and Lessons of John McCrae.
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Resident in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Michael Wyatt has been a freelance artist since 2006. His primary work is in book and magazine publishing. Michael has illustrated a variety of books including Maple Leaf Forever? (2008 – Author Paul Keery) and R.B. Bennett: The Grinch Who Gave Away a Million (2008 -Author Alan Skeoch, unpublished). Both for Jackfruit Press. In 2012 Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War Two was published by Douglas & McIntyre. This was his first graphic novel based on an earlier concept and written by Paul Keery. It was critically praised in Canada and the US, became a CBA best seller and went into second printing. His fourth book The Night Wanderer, a graphic novel adaptation of the novel by Drew Taylor was released in August 2013. His work has also been published in Kayak and Legion Magazines. Michael’s most recent work is Where the Poppies Blow: The Life and Lessons of John McCrae with author Paul Keery.
On a spring day in 1915, amid the battle-scarred fields of Flanders, Belgium, a Canadian soldier named John McCrae was struck by the sight of poppies blooming over the fresh graves of his fallen comrades. It moved him so deeply that he penned “In Flanders Fields,” one of history’s most famous wartime poems that continues to resonate around the world over 100 years later. More than just a military man, John was also a respected doctor, teacher, and poet, whose infectious personality made him beloved by all. Fiercely patriotic, John dedicated his life to his country, witnessing the horrors of war firsthand as he worked tirelessly to treat the sheer number of wounded that poured in from the front lines. Where the Poppies Blow follows John on his remarkable journey, from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario to some of the toughest battle zones of the First World War. Although he never made it back home, John McCrae’s poem and the red poppy became an enduring symbol of remembrance, honouring the countless soldiers who sacrificed their lives in conflict.
Discover more about Michael Wyatt on Blogspot at http://mgwyatt.blogspot.com/
On this Remembrance Day, another famous historical person of note is Dr. Cluny Macpherson, a Newfoundland doctor who invented an early version of the gas mask for Canadian soldiers in the First World War. Read more in this CBC article written by noted author Elizabeth Whitten.
And because this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, we honour the Canadian Armed Forces, their families and all who serve. Lest we forget.
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Here’s my report from Wayside Creator Con 2024 featuring chats with artists and writers.
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Market Brewing Co. in Newmarket, Ontario was the location of the recently held Wayside Creator Con. The celebration of comic books and more featured over 40 creators that offered attendees game demonstrations, art battles, comic swap, cosplay and a fine time to indulge in a beverage plus some tasty food while conversing with others.
The event was organized by the team at Wayside Comics & Cocktails in Newmarket under the direction of store owner Omar Saer.
Thanks to Omar and his team plus all the supportive creators who indulge me in this escapade.
Discover more about Wayside Comics & Cocktails on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WaysideComics/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wayside.comics/
To get to know the creators just a little bit better, I asked each one particular question: ‘What is the one tool you can’t do without when making comics including writing and illustrating?’
Thanks to all the creators who took part at the event and participated in my antics including:
Nelson Caetano is online at https://junctioncomics.square.site/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nelsoncaetano_/
Nanci M. Pattenden online at http://nancipattenden.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/npattenden/
David A. Lloyd is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/davidalloydwriter/ and online at https://david-a-lloyd-writer.mailchimpsites.com/
Josh Rosen is online at https://www.joshdraws.com/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jrosen.illustration/
Dan Silveira is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dansilveira86/ and on Threads at https://www.threads.net/@dansilveira86
Scott Brian Woods is online at https://www.scottbrianwoods.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/scottbrianwoods/
Jerome Cabanatan is online at https://crowdfundr.com/artofjroamcab and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jroamcab/
Mike Connell is online at https://www.madquillcomics.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/themuna/
Chetan Patel is online at https://www.tictoctom.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chetanpatel2814/
Adriano Ariganello is online at https://www.pestocomics.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pestocomics/
Andrew Wheeler is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wheelergram/
Kevin Briones is online at www.kevinbriones.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/goman7/
Steve Bynoe is online at https://www.boeboecreative.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stevebynoeart/
Fellhound is online at https://www.fellhoundart.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fell.hound/
Doug Knight is online at https://www.crosseyecomics.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/crosseyecomics/
Stephanie Cooke is online at https://stephaniecooke.ca/ and on Instragram at
https://www.instagram.com/hellocookie/
Emilia Strilchuk is online at https://www.emiliastrilchuk.com/ and on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/theartofemilia/
Nick Marinkovich is online at https://nickmarinkovich.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nick.marinkovich/
Mark Maia is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/socalledliving/
Chris Sanagan is online at https://groupof7comics.ca/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chrissanagan/
Jason Lapidus is on at https://groupof7comics.ca/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonlapidusart/
Derek Kaufman is online at https://bio.site/laufman
Jon Berg is online at https://skabcomic.com/jonberg/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/berg.jon/
Rick Lima is online at https://limepressonline.myshopify.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/king.k.rule/
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Here’s my chat with Scott Chantler about his new graphic novel Squire & Knight: Wayward Travelers published by First Second.
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Based in Stratford, Ontario, Scott Chantler is the creator of the critically-acclaimed graphic novels Squire & Knight, Bix, and Two Generals, which was nominated for two Eisner Awards, selected for Best American Comics 2012, and voted by CBC’s Canada Reads as one of the 40 best Canadian non-fiction books. His other work includes Northwest Passage (nominated for Eisner and Harvey Awards) and the Three Thieves series (winner of the Joe Shuster Award for Best Comic for Kids and listed by YALSA as a Great Graphic Novel for Teens). In 2015, he served as Cartoonist-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, the first cartoonist to be appointed so by a Canadian university. Scott’s latest offering is Squire & Knight: Wayward Travelers published by First Second.
Squire & Knight: Wayward Travelers is the second volume of this middle-grade graphic novel series. The story goes like this: “Squire and Sir Kelton have promised to get Cade to the school of wizardry. Strangely though, the path they’ve taken has brought them into a bewildering, misty forest, rife with fearsome gnolls and a boisterous rival knight. To get them out, Squire tries every trick in the book, but books don’t hold all the answers. Can he muster up his confidence, remember his duties, and find a way to escape the forest?”
You can discover more about Scott Chantler online at https://www.scottchantler.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/scottchantler/
Listen here as Scott chats about Squire & Knight book one.
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Here’s my chat with Nicholas Friesen about his new graphic novel American Youth and his multimedia efforts.
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Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nicholas has created visuals for The Globe and Mail, Uptown, The Uniter, Stylus and on blogs including Screaming in All Caps, WordPress Discover, and Jaded and Elated. His images have also been projected onto IMAX screens and sides of buildings during the Juno Awards. Nicholas has created hand drawn animated music videos for Polaris Music Prize nominee Greg McPherson, The Sorels, Sierra Noble, Sprig, Mise en Scene and more. He’s also illustrated children’s books for writer Ace Burpee. Nicholas’ most recent work is American Youth.
Seven years in the making, American Youth is a full-colour, 152 page graphic novel touching on mental health, Svengali figures in the music industry, friendship, being Canadian in America, and sad robots (you have to have sad robots). The book follows Olivia Sea, a fictional Winnipeg musician who breaks up with her girlfriend and travels to Portland to join her friend Kacy’s band, only to find herself in a game of cat-and-mouse with singer/influencer _sincerity_.
Discover more about Nicholas Friesen online at https://nicholastronaut.wordpress.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nicholastronaut/
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Here’s my chat with Richard Van Camp about his new horror graphic novel Wheetago War Roth Book 1 from Renegade Arts Entertainment.
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A recipient of the Order of the Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp is a proud Tlicho Dene from Fort Smith, NWT, currently residing in Edmonton, AB. Richard is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author of 30 books and graphic novels including the Eisner nominated Book 1 in The Spirit of Denendeh series A Blanket of Butterflies with artist Scott Henderson. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, was adapted into a feature film by First Generation Films. His graphic novel Three Feathers with artist Neiva Meteus has also been adapted for film and is the only movie in the history of the world to ever be filmed in four different languages: Bush Cree, Dene, South Slavey and English. Richard’s short story ‘Wheetago War’ from his short story collection, Night Moves, is now a stop frame animation movie titled “Įk’ǫǫ̀ for When the Starving Return” with Spotted Fawn Productions and the National Film Board of Canada. Richard’s new graphic novel Wheetago War Roth, illustrated by Christopher Shy, is published by Renegade Arts Entertainment.
ROTH Book 1 – Wheetago War, noted by CBC as one of the 23 comics to check out this fall, is the story of: “The revered hero known as the Child Finder who is fighting to cling to his humanity after a Wheetago attack, a mother, her young son, and a desperate band of convicts, form an uneasy alliance to survive the Wheetago horrors now awakened.”
Discover more about Richard online at https://richardvancamp.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/richardvancamp/
Listen to a previous conversation with Richard about A Blanket of Butterflies.
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Here’s my report from New York Comic Con 2024 featuring brief chats with Canadian creators (and a surprise guest).
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New York Comic Con is the United State’s East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — New York City. From meeting celebrities to surprise appearances, to the top anime, cosplay, and gaming stars, and of course, comic book creators from every corner of the globe … it’s got a little of something for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks to all the creators for taking time to talk to me while exhibiting at New York Comic Con 2024 including: Francine Delgado, Marco Rudy, Camilla d’Errico, Dave McCaig, Ken Lashley, Anthony Del Col, Sanya Anwar, Paris Alleyne, Michael Walsh, Ramón K. Pérez, Agnes Garbowska, Sweeney Boo, and Marcus To.
And thanks to special guest Marc Guggenheim.
Check out previews of creator exhibition interviews with Francine Delgado, Camilla d’Errico and Marco Rudy.
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Here’s my chat with Marco Rudy previews his creative exhibition plans for New York Comic Con 2024.
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New York Comic Con is the United State’s East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — New York City. From meeting celebrities to surprise appearances, to the top anime, cosplay, and gaming stars, and of course, comic book creators from every corner of the globe … it’s got a little of something for everyone to enjoy.
Marco Rudy is Mozambican-born Canadian creator, comic book illustrator, painter and off-beat Storyteller. Marco has been working in the comics industry, for the better part of 15 years now, with longer tenures at DC (Swamp Thing, Action Comics, The Shield) and Marvel (Marvel Knights: Spiderman; Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, Avengers, Uncanny X:Men), among others. His most recent work is entitled RDW.
Currently available for sale, RDW is described as “a tale about coping with the burden of command, the camaraderie and friendship found in times of war, and the consequences of failure. Astrid’s first steps into loss, addiction, withdrawal, and PTSD are just the beginning of this hand painted, visually striking voyage.”
Discover more about Marco Rudy online at https://www.leseditionsxicandarinha.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/marcorudy/
Check out a previous conversation with Marco about Montreal Comic Arts Festival 2022 here.
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Here’s my chat with Camilla d’Errico about her creative offerings on tap for her exhibition at NYCC 2024.
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New York Comic Con is the United State’s East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — New York City. From meeting celebrities to surprise appearances, to the top anime, cosplay, and gaming stars, and of course, comic book creators from every corner of the globe … it’s got a little of something for everyone to enjoy.
Based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Camilla d’Errico is an Italo-Canadian artist who has been making waves in the art world with her manga-influenced style. Ever the prolific artist, Camilla is a pop surrealist painter, artist and author of several How To Books, Pop Manga colouring books as well as a comic artist/creator. While also contributing to the vinyl art toy movement, and expanding her style into fashion, accessories, toys and other merchandise, she has distinguished herself through her ability to seamlessly weave comic art and manga with surrealist elements, wrapping it all together with an extensive emotional palette. Her latest book is Pop Manga Flights of Fancy Coloring Book.
With her new Pop Manga Flights of Fancy Coloring Book, Camilla launches you into an enchanted airspace, where you’ll find adorable fuzzy bees, delicate fluttering butterflies, and bubbly birds, all drawn in her signature pop surrealistic style. Mesmerizingly patterned backgrounds add extra colouring fun as you bring these winged black-and-white beauties to life.
Discover more about Camilla online at https://www.camilladerrico.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/camilladerrico/
Check out a previous conversation with Camilla here.
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Here’s my chat with Francine Delgado as she provides a sneak peek about the comic book and illustration offerings at her table at New York Comic Con 2024.
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New York Comic Con is the United State’s East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — New York City. From meeting celebrities to surprise appearances, to the top anime, cosplay, and gaming stars, and of course, comic book creators from every corner of the globe … it’s got a little of something for everyone to enjoy.
Francine Delgado is a Costa Rican artist who also resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since 2014, she’s been working in the animation industry as a character artist for feature film and television at work place. Francine’s projects have included ‘The Addams Family’, ‘Megaman’, ‘Fully Charged Monster High’, ‘Boo York Monster High’, and ‘Scarier Reef’. She was also the artist on three Canadian graphic novels USNA II ( books 1, 2 and 3 ). Francine’s first co-creation “The Comet, Combustion” was published at New York Comicon in 2017 by Insight Comics. Francine’s most recent work can be found on the covers of Gatchaman, Flash Gordon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Her artwork can also be found in the comic book series Blood of Atlantis written by Jon Auerbach.
You can discover more about Francine on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/francinedelgadoart/
Listen to a previous chat with Francine about Blood of Atlantis.
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Here’s my chat with Paul Gilligan about his new YA graphic novel ‘Boy vs Shark’ from Penguin Random House, and more.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Paul Gilligan writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café, which has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. Weaned on Mad magazine, super-hero comics and “Bloom County,” Paul attended Sheridan College for animation and illustration and took comedy writing at the Film Institute in Ottawa. He joined The Ottawa Citizen newspaper as its on-staff illustrator, where he won awards in both illustration and design, and also found work in advertising, editorial cartooning, storyboarding, comic books and animation, and finally set up shop in downtown Toronto as a freelancer, where his roster of illustration clients included Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Disney, and Wired. He’s the author-illustrator of the graphic novel series Pluto Rocket and the chapter book series King of the Mole People. He’s developed a number of animated TV series with places like Sony Animation, The Cartoon Network, YTV, and The CW, and has contributed cartoons to MAD Magazine, Harvard, and Reader’s Digest. His newest graphic novel is Boy vs. Shark.
The story of Boy vs Shark goes like this: “In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn’t have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David. And then Jaws comes to town. Suddenly everyone is obsessing over this movie about a shark ripping people to pieces. And if you haven’t seen it, not only are you missing out, you’re also kind of a wimp. Needless to say, Jaws leaves young Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and David as well as the distance between where he stands and the world’s expectations of a boy’s ‘manliness’. And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?”
You can discover more about Paul Gilligan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paul_gilligan/
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Here’s my report from Word on the Street Toronto 2024.
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Word on the Street is a celebration of Toronto’s books and magazines. At this year’s Toronto event, attendees spent the weekend meandering through the vibrant marketplace, finding books, magazines, and more. Many Indigenous and Canadian authors exhibited across multiple stages of all-ages programming, including a dedicated kids stage. The festival programming included writers’ workshops that go beyond the craft on four stages around the Queen’s Park area of Toronto. At one point, I even heard a typewriter.
For this event, as in the past, Canadian comic book creators and illustrators were amidst the many exhibitors. This report focuses on those creators including:
ScreenshotKeith Grachow – Keith Grachow is a comic book author-illustrator, graphic designer, and instructor who teaches workshops on illustration. Keith has written for SCI by AH Comics, co-written a story in Cauldron, authored his own comics (Yost the Golem, Bounty Hunter Kai) and co-created many comic books and anthology stories (Strange Case with Mark Bertolini for Scout Comics, Checkmate Blues with Robert Iveniuk and Toronto Comix Anthology 3-Snow Blind with Howard Wong ) and children’s books with his mother Amy (Up-In-The-Sky series). He has also worked in animation, as a digital ink-and-paint artist for the Disney movies ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and ‘Princess and the Frog’, and designed toy packages for products like Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon and the Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Currently, Keith is co-authoring and illustrating the graphic novel, Summer on The Swing, with his mother Amy Grachow; the semi-autobiographical comic tells the story of her upbringing in a bungalow colony in upstate New York in the 1960s. Discover more about Keith Grachow online at kgrachow.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/keith_grachow/
Steven Andrews – Steven Andrews is the publisher of the newest TO Comix offering entitled The City We Chose featuring a variety of comic book creators telling a variety of compelling stories about the great city of Toronto. Discover more at TOComix.com
Danny Gorny – Danny Gorny is a freelance writer and editor living in Toronto. He completed his degree in medieval literature in 2014, and he’s written comics at the RAID Studio. His projects include Coffee House of Doom, Sleepwalkers and the comic book series Cygnus Imperium. Danny has just launched the Kickerstarter project for the season finale of the series with Cygnus Imperium #4. Discover more about Danny Gorny at https://www.instagram.com/dannygorny/
Alicia Isaacs – Alicia Isaacs is a storytelling sensation, skillfully crafting tales that resonate with readers worldwide. Her narratives create a lasting impact, captivating the imagination of readers and leaving a positive impression globally. Her current book is Using Greatness Within. Discover more about Alicia at AliciaIsaacs.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alicia_author
Julian Bynoe – Born in 1968 London, England, Julian Bynoe moved to Canada with his family at a very young age (which is why he has no British accent, but can mimic one with deft accuracy!) and lived in between Toronto and Calgary during his formative years. Cartooning since 1983 and a graduate of the Alberta College of Art & Design, he resides and works in Toronto as an artist, cartoonist and freelance arts/entertainment blogger. Discover more about Julian at https://eboutique-snowleopardarts-ent-ca.myshopify.com/
Karina Hussein – Karina Hussein is the founder of Sights Seen Publishing. She’s also the author of Kiara’s Toronto Adventure – a tribute to Toronto, celebrating the city’s vast history, diverse culture, and the spirt of exploration. The story is important to Karina as it’s a contribution to the representation of visual minorities in children’s literature, as she didn’t have the privilege of encountering characters who looked like her growing up. Discover more about Karina at https://www.sightsseenpublishing.ca/
ScreenshotMichelle Wang – Based in Toronto, Ontario, Michelle Wang is the author of an award-winning series of picture books about a fun-loving family discovering the beauty of the changing seasons: It Must Be Autumn (winner of the 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Award and the Southern California Book Festival Award), It Must Be Winter (2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards finalist), It Must Be Spring (2023 Educators Choice Awards finalist), and It Must Be Summer (available December 2023). Her newest book is called Oma’s Bag, illustrated by Sam Nunez, is a described as a “tender and touching book to help children navigate an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in their family and learn how to fully embrace their loved ones in new and unexpected ways”. Discover more about Michelle Wang online at https://itmustbebooks.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itmustbebooks/
ScreenshotSusanne Arens – Susanne Arens is the co-producer, illustrator and graphics design expert at Critter Adventure Tales. Susanne and Crystal Peak Design have received numerous local, regional, National and International awards for her graphic design and marketing work. Susanne participated in and volunteered as the Chair of the Multi-Media and Graphics Department at the Pikes Peak State College for 12 years and has taught as an Adjunct Instructor for the past 11 years. She also volunteers as a judge for the Space Foundation International Student Art Contest and is the Executive Director of the Pikes Peak Studio Tour which supports and promotes local artists through our annual Pikes Peak Tour Studio event. Discover more at https://critteradventuretales.com/
Samantha Solis – Samantha Solis is a licensed mental health counselor who owns a private practice. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology from the University of San Diego and went on to complete her graduate studies in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. Samantha currently resides on the U.S. West Coast with her husband and two young children. Her children inspired her to write a book that teaches kids about boundaries. Given Samantha’s background in psychology, she decided to write about boundaries at an age-appropriate level for young kids to understand. Her latest book Tonio and Tina Learn Boundaries is available from Tellwell. Discover more about Samantha at https://samanthasolisauthor.com/.
Rick Lima – Ricky Lima is a writer and educator from Brampton, Ontario. He enjoys writing interesting stories and helping people. Ricky is known for his previous work that includes happily ever aftr, Black Hole Hunters Club, Huma-Am, The Millennium Bomb, Kickboxer – The Unauthorized Adaptation, Cauldron Magazine and Soda Pop Pirates. He’s exhibited, panelled and attended many conventions and festivals promoting his work including the recent Small Press Expo. Ricky’s new graphic novel Undergrowth features colorist Yuliia Shevtsova and illustrator Daniele Aquilani. Discover more about Ricky Lima online at https://limepressonline.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/king.k.rule/
Discover more about Word on the Street at https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/annual-festival/
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Here’s my chat with Matt Ringel about his continuing sci-fi comic book series Alice on Kickstarter and more.
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Matt Ringle is from the Ottawa, Ontario region. In his off time, Matt plays D&D and co-hosts a podcast called Nerdium. His ongoing series Fallen blends the genres of mystery, thriller and fantasy by creating a thrilling mythological detective story set in the vibrant, synth-pop filled era of the 1980’s in the loud, crowded streets of New York City. As the writer, Matt’s newest project is a sci-fi comic book miniseries called Alice supported by artist Marika Cresta known for Marvel’s Doctor Aphra and Captain Carter, colorist Fahriza Kamaputra known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plus work for IDW, DC and Image Comics, and letterer Toben Racicot known for Beastlands, The Wild Cosmos, Thorn Squadron, Menagerie, Rumble Kings and Crown & Anchor. Matt’s
The award-nominated comic book series, Alice, is a cyberpunk adventure described as “quantum leap gone wrong!” In this next issue, readers can continue to follow Alice down the rabbit hole is a thrilling fight for survival in a dystopian world! Alice #2 is now available on Kickstarter.
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Here’s my chat with Jay Flores-Holz about his work at Cartoon Coach, his plans for the future and more.
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Jay Flores-Holz is a Toronto based Disney approved artist. Jay’s achievements include the Sheridan College Animation Production program, television animation, comic books as well as Creative Manager at Joe Books, Publishing. At Joe Books Jay had the immense honour of working along side Disney Publishing with many international artists on such monthly titles as Disney Princess, Frozen, Pirates of the Caribbean, Darkwing Duck, Gravity Falls, Star vs the Forces of Evil, Shrek, Harvey Kids and more. Jay has also had the great privilege of collaborating on franchises such as Star Wars, Pixar, Dreamworks, Disney Jr., Disney XD and more through Joe Books’ Cinestory line. According to Jay, his greatest accomplishment as an artist thus far is being the Creative Director and Founder of Cartoon Coach.
Cartoon Coach is a year round discipline for anyone who wishes to learn to draw for cartoons, comics and animation. At Cartoon Coach, art fundamentals and foundations are routed in shape, perspective and daily life to address an infinite number of design challenges with fun, creative and useful solutions. With this approach, students can jump right in and enroll at anytime and feel confident that in a few short sessions they will fall into step with the rest of their class.
You can discover more about Jay and Cartoon Coach online at CartoonCoach.ca and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cartooncoach/
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Here’s my chat with Lovern Kindzierski about his new graphic novel Cradle’s End from Renegade Arts Entertainment and more.
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Lovern Kindzierski is a writer, colorist and illustrator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has been nominated as best colorist for the Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, and Schuster Awards. As a writer, he has worked on titles including Spiderman, Wolverine, and The Victorian. His writing on Tarzan garnered him a Harvey Award Best Writer nomination. Lovern is also recognized for his graphic novels, Underworld and Necromantic. He is best-known for his ongoing series of fantasy books based around the character Shame published by Renegade Arts Entertainment. Book six in the Eisner-nominated fantasy series is Cradle’s End and is illustrated by John Bolton, lettered by Annie Parkhouse and edited by Alexander Finbow.
The story of Cradle’s End goes like this: “Hope and Merritt fight their way deeper into Cradle to heal the wound that could allow the demons of hell to spew their terror into the world. Shame, trapped and broken into pieces, puts her plans to recover her powers and free herself and her sorcerous allies into action. Will Hope and Merritt stop Shame in time or will the queen of the darkest powers vanquish them all?”
You can discover more about Lovern on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lovernkindz/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lovern.kindzierski
You can hear Lovern talk about his previous graphic novel Hell’s Flaw here.
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Here’s my chat with Ron Kasman about his new graphic novel The Cosmic Con from At Bay Press and more.
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Ron Kasman is a comics creator based in Toronto, Ontario. He was one of the four coordinators of Cosmicon, Canada’s first major comic convention. He created William Lyon Mackenzie, the first graphic novel of Canadian history, honoured by the mayor of Toronto, displayed in a major gallery, published in two editions, reviewed by the Toronto Star and distributed by the Lieutenant Governor. He edited Peter Hsu’s Quadrant. He hand lettered comics for publishers DC, Image and Eclipse. He also wrote and drew for Image. His educational comic strip Bruce Barnaby won an award for Educational Journalism. He penciled, inked and lettered Captain Canuck and inked pages featuring Fleur-de-Lys; both characters are on Canadian postage stamps. Parts of his comic collection have been displayed in the Royal Ontario Museum. Ron has been nominated for the Shuster Award as Canada’s Best Cartoonist. His latest graphic novel, that was named one of the 23 Canadian comic books to check out this fall by CBC Books, is called The Cosmic Con.
The story of The Cosmic Con goes like this: “Toronto, 1968. Herbie Weingarten, a teenager in his last year of high school, finds that his uncle Jeffrey, a holocaust survivor, has been taken in by a new religious movement called, “Exalted Consciousness”. The young man tries to extricate his uncle from the group even while his uncle tries to pull him into it. Visit Toronto’s downtown core when Yorkville was a hippy haven, Rochdale College was a centre of the illicit drug trade and bands had names like Intercontinental Ballistic Grapefruit. Watch as personalities are broken down and moulded in the pursuit of power and money by the mysterious Baron Gerhard Von Albrecht. Take a walk along “cult row” from Davenport and Avenue Road through to Yorkville, as pernicious gurus create ugly alternatives within the Age of Aquarius.”
Discover more about Ron Kasman on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ron.kasman/ and on Tumblr at https://ronkasman.tumblr.com/
Learn more about The Cosmic Con on At Bay press https://atbaypress.com/books/detail/the-cosmic-con
Check out a previous conversation with Ron here.
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Here’s my chat with Ricky Lima about his new graphic novel Undergrowth and more.
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Ricky Lima is a writer and educator from Brampton, Ontario. He enjoys writing interesting stories and helping people. Ricky is known for his previous work that includes happily ever aftr, Black Hole Hunters Club, Huma-Am, The Millennium Bomb, Kickboxer – The Unauthorized Adaptation, Cauldron Magazine and Soda Pop Pirates. He’s exhibited, panelled and attended many conventions and festivals promoting his work including the recent Small Press Expo. Ricky’s new graphic novel Undergrowth features colorist Yuliia Shevtsova and illustrator Daniele Aquilani.
The story of Undergrowth goes like this: “The world is being ravaged by four terrifying robotic monsters. One fateful night, four friends venture out to watch a meteor shower and come face-to-face with doom…only to find that their story is just beginning. Returned to life by a mysterious natural power, these young adults are chosen to bear the only weapons that might turn the tide against the invaders: ancient, towering forest entities which they can pilot from within! They’re enormously powerful… but when you’re struggling with the trauma of your own death, is that really the best time to become a living weapon of mass destruction?”
Discover more about Ricky Lima online at https://limepressonline.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/king.k.rule/
Check out a previous conversation with Ricky Lima for the showcase of happily ever aftr
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Here’s a report from The Guelph Comics Jam 2024 held recently in Guelph, Ontario.
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The Dragon Comic Book store in Guelph, Ontario recently hosted The Guelph Comics Jam 2024. Led by store owner Jenn Haines, the event included comic book and graphic novel creators alongside makers of arts, crafts and games. Comic creator folk included:
Matt Bors – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mattbors/
Tate Brombal – online at https://bio.site/tatebrombal and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tatebrombal/
Dylan Burnett – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dylrburnett/
Nelson Caetano – online at https://junctioncomics.square.site/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nelsoncaetano_/
Nick Craine – online at https://www.nickcraine.com/
Ray Fawkes – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fawkes.ray/
Darwin Haines – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dragonguelph/
Fell Hound – online at https://www.fellhoundart.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fell.hound/
“Fearless” Fred Kennedy – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fearless_fred/
David Knight – on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DavidJohnathanKnight/
Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus – Chris is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chrissanagan/ and Jason is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonlapidusart/ and their website is https://groupof7comics.ca/
Chip Mosher – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chipmosher/
Eddie Mumford and Jonathan Kociuba – Eddie is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mumfordandspice/ and Jonathan is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/j.s.kaye/ and their website is https://www.groteskcomics.com/
Ryan North – online at https://supervillainbook.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/qwantz/
Wolf and Dave Praetorious – online at https://www.redeyedraws.com/shop/kaiju-panic-book-1/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/redeyedraws/
Caleb Rollingson – online at https://fenylalanine.wordpress.com/
Michael Schwartz – online at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/armored-1-5-full-mini-series-by-schwartz-and-hernandez and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mikeschwartzwrites/
Jenn St-Onge – online at https://www.jennstonge.ca/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/princess_jem4/
Emilia Strilchuk – online at https://www.emiliastrilchuk.com/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theartofemilia/
J. Torres – online at https://www.jtorrescomics.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jtorrescomics/
Jenn graduated from the University of Guelph with one goal: to create the kind of comics and games store she would want to shop in, and Guelph was the city in which she wanted to do it. Thus began her dedication to providing a safe, welcoming space for all customers, especially families. Now, 26 years later, The Dragon has received numerous awards, including the coveted Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award, recognizing this dedication to retail excellence and community.
Discover more about The Dragon in Guelph at https://dragonguelph.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dragonguelph/
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Here’s my chat with Clive Smith about his new graphic novel The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice and more.
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While he needs no introduction to any fan of TV and movie animation, Clive Smith is a pioneer in animated entertainment. He began his career in the UK before moving to Toronto and co-founding Nelvana in the early 70s. Clive’s many credits include the movies, ‘Rock & Rule’, ‘The Devil & Daniel Mouse’, ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ and ‘Pippi Longstocking’. His numerous television specials and series credits include the animated ‘Beetlejuice’, ‘Cosmic Christmas’, ‘Star Wars: Ewoks’ and ‘Droids’ (Lucasfilm), ‘Inspector Gadget’, ‘Family Dog’ (for Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton), ‘Babar’ and ‘The Adventures of Tintin’. Since departing Nelvana, Clive has primarily been an executive producer for other artists. His debut graphic novel, The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice, marks Clive’s return to the creative driver’s seat, where he belongs. His collaborators on this graphic novel include Millena Shang, J. Torres, Fred Kennedy, Chuck Gammage, Linda Redlack, Hyein Lee, Nelson Wu, Michele Assarasakorn, Irma Kniivila, Ian Herring and Jennifer Lum.
The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice is described “a dark drama, telling the story of Stretch, a brilliant young man with a rare disorder that causes him to see the world as a cartoon. The condition gradually intensifies as he becomes more determined to understand it and find a cure before he becomes enveloped in his own vision.”
You can discover more about Clive Smith on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/clivealivo/
Discover more about The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice online at https://icecreamgirlcomic.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/icecreamgirl_comicbook
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Here’s my chat with Mark Bertolini about his comic book series Breakneck crowdfunded through Zoop and a lot more.
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Mark is a Toronto-based comic book writer with numerous published works to his name, such as Bastard’s Waltz, Bigfoot Frankenstein, and Feeder, from publishers such as Darby Pop, Action Lab, and Sumerian, with additional work for Scout and New Friday comics. His latest effort is a reprint and additional issue of the comic book series Breakneck that features art by James Boulton.
The critically acclaimed indie series Breakneck is being reprinted with the first four issues along with the never-before-seen fifth issue in a hardcover volume. In this series, readers are invited to enter the world of Breakneck to follow the exploits of the world’s crappiest supervillain, Ethan Shade, as he goes on the run from every superhero in the world! Does Ethan stand a chance, or will he buckle under the pressure?
You can discover more about Mark online at https://www.facebook.com/mark.bertolini.35 and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/markbertolini/
And discover the Breakneck campaign on Zoop at https://zoop.gg/c/breakneck
Check out a previous interview with Mark Bertolini here.
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Here’s my chat with Johnnie Christmas about his new graphic novel Gamerville, his criticism of AI use for comic book creation, and much more.
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Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Johnnie Christmas is a graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, earning a BFA in Communication Design/Illustration and is also a New York Times Best Selling graphic novelist. His 2022 middle grade graphic novel debut Swim Team earned a spot on the National Book Awards longlist, a Coretta Scott King Award Illustrator Honor, a Barnes & Noble Children’s and YA Book Award nomination, and a Harvey Awards nomination. Johnnie is currently hard at work on two new middle-grade graphic novels for the HarperAlley imprint of HarperCollins. He’s the writer of the Image Comics sci-fi series Tartarus and Crema, a haunted romance published by Comixology. His book Firebug received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and it earned him a Joe Shuster Outstanding Cartoonist nomination. He’s perhaps best known for co-creating the series Angel Catbird with celebrated writer Margaret Atwood and adapting William Gibson’s lost screenplay for Alien 3 into a critically acclaimed graphic novel of the same name. Johnnie’s credits also include co-creating the pre-apocalyptic thriller Sheltered. Joined by collaborators colorist Hilary Jenkins and letterer Chris Dickey, his latest graphic novel is called Gamerville.
The story of Gamerville goes likes this: “Max Lightning has finally qualified for Gamerville, a championship where players compete to be top dog in the multiplayer video game Lone Wolf of Calamity Bay. But his dreams of domination are doomed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh. Gone are the long nights of downing energy drinks and getting copious amounts of screen time. They’ve been replaced with fresh air and group activities under the hot sun—a shock to the system for a lone wolf like Max. Can Max escape Camp Refresh and level up at Gamerville, or has he finally played his last match?”
You can discover more about Johnnie Christmas online at JohnnieChristmas.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/johnniexmas
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Here’s my chat with Ari Gross about his new Kickstarter comic book project Upkeep #1 and more.
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Ari lives in Toronto, Canada, where he creates comics, plays piano, raises his kids, writes code, and is completely ignored by his cat, Kirby. Ari’s comics include the sci-fi one-shot Awakening, as well as shorts featured in comic anthologies, including “Don’t Go Below” from Fairytales from Mars, “Chosen” from Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom, “I’m with the Bard” from Might, Magic & Monster-In-Laws and most recently his ongoing series Wardens. His latest project is Upkeep #1 with artist Keder LeBeau, colourist Mariam Yasser, letterer Rob Jones and editor Aubrey Lyn Jeppson.
The story of Upkeep #1 goes like this: “new parents Adam and Yvonne are desperate to buy a home in Toronto, but are bitterly priced out of the market. Their fortunes change when Adam receives the key to ‘Garrison Manor,’ a mysterious mansion that provides them with anything their hearts desire. But nothing comes for free, and Garrison Manor requires regular ‘Upkeep, a blood sacrifice Adam must learn to master if he wants to keep his newfound dream house from becoming a horror-filled nightmare…”
You can discover more about Ari online at AriGross.ca and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/college_st_comics/
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Here’s my chat with Cassandra Calin about her new graphic novel The New Girl, her webcomic and more.
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Cassandra is a cartoonist, illustrator and author based in Montreal, but originally from Romania. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from The Université du Québec à Montréal. She’s also the creator of Cassandra Comics, a webcomic series about her daily life including curly hair, relationships, expectations and reality. Cassandra has completed work for Tapas, Uniqlo, Simon & Schuster, Ohh Deer, Mattel, and Les editions les Malins. Her new graphic novel is The New Girl from Scholastic.
Inspired by Cassandra’s own immigration experience The New Girl is the story of Lia and her family who board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania — the only home Lia has ever known. Now Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different: her home, her language, and even her body. With so many changes happening at once, Lia struggles with schoolwork, has trouble communicating with classmates, and has no idea how to manage her unpleasant periods. Will she ever feel like herself again?
You can discover more about Cassandra online at http://www.cassandracalin.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cassandracalin/
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Here’s my chat with Anna Humphrey about her graphic novel chapter book Fluffle Bunnies: Buns Gone Bad and more.
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Anna Humphrey, based in Kitchener, Ontario, has worked as a marketing person for a poetry organization, in communications for the Girl Guides of Canada, as an editor for a web-zine, an intern at a decorating magazine and for the government. None of those was quite right, so she started her own freelance writing and editing business on top of writing for kids and teens. She has been published by Disney Hyperion, Simon & Schuster, HarperTeen and Owlkids. Anna’s latest project, illustrated by Irma Kniivila, is entitled Fluffle Bunnies: Buns Gone Bad.
Created for 6 to 9 year old readers, Fluffle Bunnies: Buns Gone Bad is the story of three bunnies left without their mother when she goes off to Brazil to learn jiujitsu. The bunnies, Flop, Biggie and Boingie, learn some hard truths about life pretty quick. With quick thinking, ingenuity and maybe a little bit of raccoon manipulation, these three buns will take on all comers to be the rulers of the park. Will they win?
You can discover more about Anna online at https://anna-humphrey-snkg.squarespace.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/annakathrynhumphrey/
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Here’s my chat with Matt McGrath about the final issue of his Kickstarter comic book series project ID-10t Error and more.
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Matt is a writer and marketing professional who lives in Toronto. He currently works as a content writer, specializing in educational marketing. He is also co-founder of the Toronto theatre production company, Bygone Theatre. Matt’s short comics have appeared in Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures (Renegade Arts Entertainment), Strange Romance Volume 3, A Soul Divided/Caged in Flesh (Red Stylo Media), and Called Into Being. His most recent project was venture is entitled Everyday Fears. Now Matt is concludinghis self-published comic series, ID-10t Error, with the third issue on Kickstarter.
ID-10t Error issue 3 concludes the story of Bradley and The AI, now trapped in his basement. Believing that his secret is now safe, Bradley has captured his greatest creation and mortal enemy — defeated for the final time. What will happen to the AI or better yet, what will happen to Bradley?
You can discover more about Matt McGrath on X at https://x.com/stoopid_matt
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Here’s my chat with Danny Gorny about the season finale for his comic book series Cygnus Imperium and more.
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Danny is a freelance writer and editor living in Toronto. He completed his degree in medieval literature in 2014, and he’s written comics at the RAID Studio. His projects include Coffee House of Doom, Sleepwalkers and the comic book series Cygnus Imperium. Danny has just launched the Kickerstarter project for the season finale of the series with Cygnus Imperium #4.
Cygnus Imperium is described as a sci-fi epic about a struggle for survival in the ruins of a defunct empire with the flavour of Dune-meets-Gundam. The story goes like this: “After defending the mining colony of Calypso from an underhanded attacked led by Duke Argent himself, the newly-formed Tezzian alliance finds its potential allies suffering under the tightening grip of Protector control. With every step they take to secure independence, Tezzians and its allies find themselves taking one step closer to war…”
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Check out the Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dgorny/cygnus-imperium-4
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Here’s my chat with Simon Roy about the high fantasy graphic novel Griz Grobus and more.
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Wayward son of Vancouver Island, Simon Roy cut his comics teeth in 2009 with Jan’s Atomic Heart, and has been vigorously gnawing ever since. He’s worked with publishers and clients such as Dark Horse, Image Comics, Dreamworks and more. His comics include Habitat, Tiger Lung, Prophet, and The Field. Simon’s latest work is the high fantasy, graphic novel Kickstarter sensation, Griz Grobus, with co-writer Jess Pollard, with colours by Sergey Nazarov, now available in trade paperback format for the first time from Image Comics.
Griz Grobus tells two parallel, intertwined tales from the far-off colony world. High in a sleepy mountain village, the overzealous academic ambitions of a young scribe lead to the resurrection of the town’s ancient colonial-era priest-bot. This long-defunct pastor finds himself in a world that has passed him by, but refuses to simply accept his obsolescence, much to the chagrin of the scribe and the local townsfolk. The second story, a mise-en-abyme, is Altamira’s most famous novel (being avidly read by the characters of the first story). It is a fantasy tale about a war-god who gets trapped in the body of a goose, and the efforts of one pacifist cook to delay the war-god’s bloody return to the battlefield.
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Here’s my chat with Kevin Boyd about what it takes to coordinate comic book creators at conventions and more.
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Based in Ontario, Kevin Boyd is the comics relations Coordinator for Fan Expo. He’s been collecting comic art since the late 1990’s, but he started reading and collecting comics long before then. Kevin has made comics, sold comics, promoted comics, plus co-founded and directed an award for comics — The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards, first established in 2004. He was CGC’s first director of Signature Series (until 2010). Kevin founded a convention, but then left it. He also opened a comic book store. Kevin’s career led him to be the Canadian comic guest coordinator for Fan Expo Canada and related events from 2007-2012. Since 2015, he’s been the lead Comics Coordinator for Fan Expo HQ with events all over Canada and the United States.
With more than one million fans across North America, Fan Expo HQ is the largest comic con event producer in the world, hosting live events in Toronto, San Francisco, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Portland, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. Fan Expo HQ has three main goals: Expose fans to a variety of genres and topics; Provide opportunities for fans to meet other like-minded fans and have a great time; and Create safe and inclusive spaces for fans.
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Here’s my chat with Marie Blanchet about her graphic novel series Kalipso, her thoughts on AI use for making comic books and more.
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Based in the province of Quebec, Marie Blanchet is a graphic designer, writer, illustrator, and comic book artist, which is a lot things to be at once and means that she doesn’t really sleep much but does have a lot of fun stories to tell. She is the author of two novels (Le Prince de Sang & Skin Deep), an award-nominated webcomic (Kalipso vol 1 & 2), and two zines (Snapshots from the Sea and The Printer Whisperer). Her favourite genres are scifi, fantasy, and romance.
The story of Kalipso volume 2 goes like this: “There are now two new prisoners on board the Kalipso, and it is not the allies that Lucretia and Pier-Paul would have hoped for. Machiavelvel is a vampire with psychic powers that can influence the emotions of others. Mirfak is her husband, and also a former vampire hunter. Neither is trustworthy. As the tension rises between the prisoners, the Kalipso pilot is on the verge of disaster, and some crew members begin to question the true purpose of their mission…”
You can discover more about Marie at blanchetmarie.com/ and at https://cara.app/blammarie
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Here’s my chat with Jonathan Burrello about Barb The Barbarian, the state of movies and more.
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American born cartoonist, comedian, film enthusiast, teacher, and traveler Jonathan Burrell is now based in Montreal, Quebec. He’s responsible for the comics Barb, Haunted Safari and more. His latest work is Barb: Bloodbath & Beyond.
The graphic novel, Barb: Bloodbath & Beyond, is the saga of a young barbarian girl named Barb as she traverses a dangerous world full of monsters, skelemen, and a disturbing deficit of grog. Barb is the last of her clan — a wandering barbarian with no home, she stumbles from one adventure to the next, picking up friends and enemies along the way.
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Here’s my chat with Joanna Cacao about her graphic novel The Secret of the Ravens, some tips for making graphic novels, her thoughts about using AI for comic book creation, plus a whole lot more leading up to Ai-Kon 2024 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Joanna Cacao is a Canadian Filipino author-illustrator who lives in snowy Winnipeg with her partner and two dogs: Danny and Arya. Her first published collaboration, The Tryout, became an instant #1 Indie Bestseller and has gained starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness and School Library Journal. Joanna’s author-illustrator debut, The Secret of the Ravens, gained a star review from School Library Journal and was nominated for the 2024 Aurora Awards and the 2025 Northern Lights Awards.
The story of The Secret of the Ravens goes like this “Twin siblings Elliot and Liza only have each other. Their parents are gone. Their home was taken, and to survive on their own, they’re forced to scrounge up plastic and metal to trade for coin within an abandoned garbage heap. Desperate to escape the vagabond cycle that they’re trapped in, the answer to their plight seemingly appears when they stumble upon a Raven Quest—magical tasks offered by mysterious message-carrying ravens that when successfully completed, promise the victors coin and untold riches.”
You can discover more about Joanna Cacao online at JoannaCacao.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jocabako/
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Here’s my chat with Etienne Derepentigny about his graphic novel Dead Kingdom and more.
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Graphic designer by day and comic book artist by night, Etienne Derepentigny is a Quebecois comic book enthusiast and creator. After studying art and graphic design, Etienne began freelancing for independent comics publishers to make a name for himself, until he was lucky enough to team up with Red 5 Comics to publish his first graphic novel Dead Kingdom. His work is now widespread with many publishers as he continues to work on the next chapter of his series.
A mysterious plague is haunting the kingdom. With the help of a peacekeeper, a group of soldiers investigate a village that may hold the answers to what is happening. But the truth is far worse that everyone could ever imagine. Dead Kingdom is a five-part, multi layered saga that will explore a world where sorcery, brotherhood, and love collide with the rising nightmare of the living dead.
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Here’s my chat with Chester Brown about his graphic novels, his work on stamps, a hint about a future project plus his thoughts on AI pertaining to comic book creation.
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Chester Brown was born in Montreal but currently resides in Toronto. He is the author of seven books and is best known for the non-fiction graphic novels Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography (2003) and Paying for It: A Comic-Strip Memoir About Being a John (2011) — soon to be a motion picture. During the Toronto Comic Arts Festival at the Doug Wright Awards, Chester made spoke about the late Joe Matt who passed away last year and mentioned his impact on the Toronto comic creation scene especially in the category of autobiography.
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BrownIn 2003, Chester published Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography after receiving the first Canada Council for the Arts grant awarded to a graphic novelist. The graphic novel was critically and commercially acclaimed for its powerful, minimalist style, and the story about the Métis leader became the first graphic novel on a Canadian non-fiction best-seller list. In 2024, Chester created a Louis Riel stamp for Canada Post as part of a set honouring Canadian cartoonists.
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Here’s my chat with Konrad Secord-Reitz about his YouTube podcast WednesdayNightReviews, the state of comics today and more.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Konrad is the host of Wednesday Night Reviews with eight years of experience reviewing comics and interviewing creators while bringing a unique and conversational approach to every interviews.
Wednesday Night Reviews takes a look at comics and graphic novels from the major publishing houses as well as indie creators making their own books. The YouTube podcast focuses on Canadian Indie comics but honestly reaches out and speaks to anyone with cool books.
You can discover more about Konrad at YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@wednesdaynightreviews and on Instagram at instagram.com/@WednesdayNightReviews
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Here’s my chat with Philippe Lemieux about his ongoing education graphic novels about film history called L’histoire du cinéma en BD and the state of cinema today.
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Born in the Outaouais region, Philippe Lemieux holds a master’s degree in film studies from the Université de Montréal. He has taught cinema and journalism at Cégep de Saint-Jérôme since 1997. Author of the book L’image numérique au cinéma, published by L’Harmattan in 2012, he has also written numerous articles for the Quebec magazines Cinébulles and Séquences.
Philippe is also a columnist for various radio programs, including Debout les comiques (CKOI 96.9) and Tout un retour (CIME 103.9). With a passion for comic strips and a desire to help young and old alike discover the world of cinema, he created the series L’histoire du cinéma en BD in collaboration with illustrator Garry.
Discover more about Philippe Lemieux on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/histoireducinemaenbd/ and online at https://www.editionsmichelquintin.ca/produit/1394-l-histoire-du-cinema-en-bd-1.html
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Here’s my chat with Francine Delgado about illustrating her new Kickstarter comic book called Blood of Atlantis and a bit about the new artist-centric app called Cara.
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Francine Delgado is a Costa Rican/Canadian artist who works both in the animation industry and as a comic book artist. Known for her work with Marvel Upper Deck’s Legendary Black Widow and cover art for TMNT(IDW) and Gatchaman(Mad Cave), she has also contributed sequential art to projects like The Addams Family: Charlatan’s Web (IDW) and Glarien: Short and Deadly. Francine has worked on films such as The Addams Family, Barbie: It Takes Two, and more. Her latest illustration effort is the Kickstarter comic book Blood of Atlantis #1 with writer Jon Auerbach.
Blood of Atlantis #1, a 34-page modern-day globetrotting magical adventure, follows the story of Beatrice Stallard who has known for more than a decade that magic is real. It is not the magic of the storybooks though. There are no wands, no spells, no incantations. Magic, or alchemy, as it is better known, is about harnessing the energy flowing within the Earth. Together with her business partner/wizened bartender Svetlana and a couple of newbie Questers she picked up along the way, Beatrice will traverse New York City and beyond to discover the secrets of Atlantis.
Check out the Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaauerbach/atlantis1/
Discover more about Francine online at https://www.frandel.com/ and on Cara at https://cara.app/francinedelgadoart
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Here’s my chat with Nick O’Gorman about his new Kickstarter project H.P. Lovecraft’s Entombed With The Pharaohs.
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Nick O’Gorman is a versatile comic artist based in Ottawa, Ontario. Nick has been working professionally for over decade in a variety of comic book creators roles including writer, penciller, inker, letter, and colourist. Nick has written several original comic books and has also adapted a number of H.P. Lovecraft stories into the visual format. His latest project is the Kickstarter comic book entitled Entombed with the Pharaohs with writer Mike Shea.
In Entombed with the Pharaohs, the legendary magician Harry Houdini is forced to perform a daring escape from within the enigmatic Great Pyramid of Giza. What begins as a fanciful expedition to Egypt twists into a harrowing encounter with ancient powers beyond comprehension. As Houdini delves deeper into the secrets of the pyramid, he confronts cosmic horrors that threaten to shatter his perception of reality.
Discover more about this book on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thatnickog/hp-lovecrafts-entombed-with-the-pharaohs
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Here’s my chat with Neil Fifer about early Canadian fanzines plus his efforts to save animals at rescue shelters.
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Neil Fifer hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba and celebrated comic books early in his career. Although he has a literal multimedia career that includes acting in several movies, Neil was in on the ground floor of the western Canadian comic book scene. He knew Todd McFarlane before he made it to the big time. He even met with the Captain Canuck team when the comic book was in production and that included Richard Comely, George Freeman, Ron Leishman and Claude St. Aubin. Long before the introduction of the Internet, Neil was sharing information about the comic book world in a fanzine called ‘The Comic Cellar’. Issue number one featured an interview the legendary Bob Overstreet. Neil’s passion now is the preservation of animals especially cats at rescue shelters.
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Here’s my chat with Adriano Ariganello about Pesto Comics, the value of Kickstarter for comic book makers, plus his exhibit planned for 2024 Niagara Falls Comic Con.
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Founded in 2011, Niagara Falls Comic Con, taking place June 7 to 9 at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre, is Canada’s premiere celebration of all things pop culture. Last year, the three-day event attracted more than 30,000 visitors, making the event the largest event the venue has ever experienced. Guests can explore over 200,000 square feet of exhibitors, vendors, artists, celebrities, memorabilia, workshops, video gaming and more, including The Falls Horror Fest and special events such as free Q&As, seminars and a cosplay contest. NFCC also features more than 50 celebrity and comic guests from a wide variety of pop culture fandoms.
Adriano Ariganello, a native of Toronto, is a comic book aficionado who graduated from a film school that’s now a pizza restaurant. He’s been writing short stories, screenplays and comic books for over 20 years – finally hitting his stride in the past few. When he’s not writing, you can find him strapping on skates and hitting the ice like any good Canadian. Adriano is a writer of crowdfunded comics, such as Brad(s), Unlimited Udo, and Stay Cool for which he was nominated for the 2023 Sequential Magazine awards in the categories of Best Comic and Favourite Letterer. His latest project is Crazy Latte Thing Called Love available through Kickstarter.
Crazy Latte Thing Called Love is a 32-page full-colour one-shot where the story goes like this: “Liam starts his day the same way everyday. Get dressed, coffee and start the long commute to the office. A broken coffee machine sets him on an entirely new course with his life. He decides to stop at a local coffee shop on his way in where he meets Ruby. She’s the love of his life he didn’t know existed until now. He’s immediately convinced there’s no one else out there for him. He dreams of all the ways they can be together – but there’s a lot about Ruby that Liam doesn’t know. When he finds out…it will be very dangerous for him.”
You can discover more about Adriano at PestoComics.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pestocomics
Check out the Kickstarter for Crazy Little Thing Called Latte here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/crazy-latte-thing
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Here’s my chat with Peter Breau with an update about his comic book projects.
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Peter Breau, a distinguished comic book, screen, and fiction writer residing in Saint John, has emerged as a professionally published comic book writer in New Brunswick throughout his dynamic 6-year career. He writes and has written for Lucky Comics, SecondSight Publishing LLC, Caliber Comics, Antarctic Press, and BloodMoon Comics LLC. Beyond his creative works, he has played integral roles as the former Director of Social Media and Assistant Editor at Second-Verse Second Sight Publishing LLC and as the editor of the Harvest of Horrors Anthology at Caliber Comics/Second Sight Publishing. Engaging actively in industry recognition, Peter served as a judge for ICA Awards, contributing to the acknowledgment and promotion of emerging talents. Currently immersed in the development of a CBC mini-series, Peter remains dedicated to pushing the boundaries of storytelling, leaving an enduring mark on the comic book world and beyond. His creative journey is marked by a commitment to innovation, earning him distinctions such as Creator of the Month for Allied Legends and SSP Creator of the Month. Peter’s latest effort is the Deliver Us From Evil comic book series with artist Mattia Doghini.
The limited series Deliver Us From Evil offers this tag line: ‘When the bad-luck magic of hellblazer blend with the conspiracies of the X-files…Who can Deliver us from Evil’. This series delivers a , a plot that’s probably best perused with the lights on and a stiff drink in hand especially when readers are thrown into the chaos-filled world of the mysterious Mister Lazar.
You can discover more about Peter on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/peter.breau.5 and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/peter.breau.5/
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True North Country Comics recently attended the 2024 Montreal Comic Arts Festival to speak with comic book creators.
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival (MCAF) is Montreal’s sole bilingual event dedicated to promoting comics and the artists who create them. This not-to-be-missed comic arts event drew over 82,000 people in 2023. The 13th edition of MCAF took place from May 24 to 26, 2024 on a pedestrianized Saint-Denis Street between Gilford and Roy. More than 300 comic artists from Montreal and abroad exhibited, and offered a diverse program of over 60 activities. Year-round, MCAF organizes activities that contribute to the development and dissemination of knowledge about the art, for both professional and comic arts enthusiasts.
The 2024 Montreal Comic Arts Festival hosted a series of panels in conjunction with the exhibits and displays from comic book creators near and far. The panel ‘Stranger in a Strange Land: Expats and Immigrants’ explored the topic of pulling up stakes, crossing boarders and putting down roots in a new place. Led by moderator François Vigneault, panelists included Zoe Qiu, Alison McCreesh and Veronica Post.
François Vigneault is an American-born cartoonist living in Québec. He is the creator of the sci-fi graphic novel TITAN (Oni Press, 2020 / Éditions Pow Pow, 2017), the co-creator of the YA series 13e Avenue (Éditions de la Pastèque, 2018) and the artist for the comic book series Orcs in Space, published by Oni Press (2021-22). His relatively small body of work has been nominated for a surprising number of awards (and has even won a few of them).
Zoe Qiu is a webcomic artist and mother of two, storyteller and over-thinker. Initially, she chronicled her immigrant experiences in Canada, with Zozo in Quebec as a standout piece from this period. However, after becoming a parent, she realized the importance of cultural inheritance. With this newfound insight, she began creating small stories about her home culture and the local culture, alongside the challenges and joys of parenting. Her latest series, The Moon and Six Diapers, reflects this thematic shift and showcases Zoe’s ability to blend humour, heart, and cultural depth into her work. Zoe’s comics aim to resonate with diverse audiences, especially immigrants and parents, spreading positivity and inspiration. She hopes each creation connects with readers on a deeper level, leaving them uplifted and empowered.
Over the past fifteen years, Alison McCreesh has extensively travelled around the Arctic and sub-Arctic, and contemporary day-to-day life in the North is a theme that carries through her creative work. Alison currently lives in Yellowknife, where she creates comics and illustrations surrounded by her two dogs and three small children. Alison’s past books include the award-winning graphic novel Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, as well as the travelogue Norths: Two Suitcases and a Stroller around the Circumpolar World. Alison recently chatted about her newest publication is Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60.
Veronica Post is an award-winning graphic novelist and multi-disciplinary artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She attended University for Philosophy and Fine Arts, before moving to Montreal where she completed her studies in cabinetmaking, and discovered the DIY culture of self-published zines. She joined a zine distro and began creating comics, while following a path towards becoming a furniture-maker. Her path took a turn when she left Montreal for the allure of travel. She spent 8 years exploring Canada, America and Eastern Europe, where she began working on what would become Fugitive Days. Today, she continues to create comics based on her life with her characters Langosh and Peppi. Veronica recently chatted about her newest entry Langosh and Peppi: Hot to Trot.
You can discover more about the Montreal Comic Arts Festival at www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/en
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Here’s my chat with Mélanie La Roche about the Montreal Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Mélanie La Roche is the executive director of the Montreal Comic Arts Festival. She summarizes her motivation for the event as the comic artists and the quality of the Quebec comics they publish. Her ambition is to be able to present large-scale immersive exhibitions about comics in Montreal. Her recent encounter with Italian artist Zerocalcare at Angoulême last year about his work in autofiction made a big impression on Mélanie and encouraged her to take on this role with MCAF.
The Montreal Comic Arts Festival (MCAF) is Montreal’s sole bilingual event dedicated to promoting comics and the artists who create them. This not-to-be-missed comic arts event drew over 82,000 people in 2023. The 13th edition of MCAF will take place from May 24 to 26, 2024 on a pedestrianized Saint-Denis Street between Gilford and Roy. More than 300 comic artists from Montreal and abroad are expected, and offering a diverse program of over 60 activities. Year-round, MCAF organizes activities that contribute to the development and dissemination of knowledge about the art, for both professional and comic arts enthusiasts
You can discover more about the Montreal Comic Arts Festival at www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/en
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Here’s my chat with Bill Slavin about Quid Pro Crow from Renegade Arts Entertainment at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Hailing from Belleville, Ontario, Bill Slavin studied Cartooning and Graphic Story Illustration at Sheridan College. His illustration work includes Paulette Bourgeois’ book, Too Many Chickens! as well as a number of other children’s books. With his wife, Esperança Melo, he was a member of the Millbrook Gallery, a gallery collective of nineteen local artists in Millbrook, Ontario. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy for kids, Elephants Never Forget, as well as the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Mordecai Crow: Quid Pro Crow is his second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.
In Quid Pro Crow, Mordecai Crow continues to search for his long-lost family. With his young friend Podd, Crow follows the trail deep into dangerous Luddite territory. There, new allies offer hope for Crow’s quest, but that hope is accompanied by grave risks. Not only are their lives in constant danger from Luddite attacks and the deadly dystopian landscape they must traverse, but their friendship will be strained to its breaking point.
For more information about Quid Pro Crow, visit https://renegadeartsentertainment.com/product/quid-pro-crow/
You can discover more about Bill at billslavin.com
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Here’s my chat with Xencelabs’ Doug Little about the new Xencelabs Pen Display 16 for creators.
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Doug Little is the Public Relations and Influencer Manager at Xencelabs. Doug is a seasoned, diligent public relations professional with all the tools to build brand loyalty and success. Experienced in managing all aspects of public relations – press release development and distribution, media outreach, new product press tours, content creation for print and broadcast media, webinars, and events. Managed influencers and professional organizations to boost brand awareness and played an instrumental role in bringing technology to in-class and remote educators throughout North America.
Hailed as the industry’s first 16-inch 4K OLED pen display, the Xencelabs Pen Display 16 is a new pen-on-screen solution for creative content professionals, educators, and students. Portability is a key feature of the device. The 12mm thin and very lightweight 1.21kg display can go wherever creators make their studio — a favourite café, a boardroom, classroom or home studio.
The Xencelabs Pen Display 16 connects to compatible PC, Mac, or Linux laptop via a single USB-C to USB-C cable. For artists who require colour accuracy at at times, the display supports up to 1.07 billion colours and features five factory-calibrated colour spaces: Adobe® RGB (98%), P3-DCS (98%), sRGB (99%), Rec 2020 and Rec 709.
The display also comes with two pressure-sensitive pens: a 3-Button pen features a wider barrel with three customizable application shortcut buttons while the two button Thin Pen offers the feel and effects produced by a real pencil or thinner brush. Both pens include come a pressure-sensitive eraser.
Xencelabs, founded in 2019, is a global company providing best-in-class digital drawing solutions enabling creative professionals to expand their creativity and enhance productivity. For more on Xencelabs, visit www.xencelabs.com
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Here’s my chat with Cecil Castellucci about the new project I Am The Comic Book at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Cecil Castellucci is the award winning and New York Times Bestselling author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Shade, The Changing Girl, Boy Proof, The Plain Janes, Soupy Leaves Home, The Year of the Beasts, Tin Star, Female Furies and Odd Duck. Cecil has also written Batgirl for DC Comics with short stories and short comics published in Strange Horizons, Tor.com, and many other anthologies plus Shifting Earth the graphic novel published by Berger Books. Cecil’s most current effort is I Am The Comic Book.
I Am the Comic Book is a performance promenade comics surrealist story game comics conceptual art piece, instigated by Cecil and supported by an array of incredible artists. They participate in an ‘exquisite corpse game’ where Cecil gives a prompt and the artist creates a three-panel sequence that is made into a temporary tattoo and worn on Cecil’s arm. After the tattoo fades, it’s on to the next ‘chapter’ where Cecil is the book, walking in the world, as the character Maxi walks in their world.
You can discover more about Cecil Castellucci on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cecilseaskull/ and online at CecilCastellucci.com
You can discover more about I Am The Comic Book on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cecilseaskull/i-am-the-comic-comic-book-walk
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Here’s my chat with Dennis Moran about Tales From The Sixth Sun and more in advance of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Dennis Moran is an animator and illustrator living in Ottawa. He self-publishes volumes of his ongoing fantasy-adventure series Tales from the Sixth Sun, while drawing special effects animation for sci-fi and fantasy shows such as Scavenger’s Reign, Exploding Kittens, Inside Job, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and X-Men ’97. A DM for over 15 years, he has a cat named d20, and has recently developed an original Tabletop RPG using the magic system of his comic series.
Dennis Moran has created an ongoing adventure series called Tales from the Sixth Sun fantasy adventure. The story centres on a woman, Topaz, an energy mage, set in a world filled with blade fighting, monsters and mystical creatures. Their magic powers derive from their devotion to one of the various gods — and sometimes the gods aren’t in their favour. Dennis describes the genre as a ‘slice of knife’.
You can discover more about Dennis on Linktree at linktr.ee/capricorpse on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/capricorpse
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Here’s my chat with Scarlet Wings Kaili about Halfsoul and more in advance of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Since graduating from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2018, Vancouver based comic artist and illustrator Scarlet Wings Kaili (SWKart) has been working on a fantasy graphic novel series, Halfsoul, that talks about various mental illness and recovery issues. She is dedicated to advocating for mental health wellness and reducing stigma and plans to have more work in the future about this topic. She has also been busy working on various other projects such as addiction resources, music videos and contributing to many comic anthologies.
Halfsoul is an ongoing graphic novel series that explores mental illness and recovery within a fantasy setting. The story goes like this: “For those willing and desperate enough, a trade for power can be made with half of your soul. Following the journey of four individuals hired by HSEA dedicated to hunt and exterminate those who trade their souls becomes a struggle of mixed feelings and personal demons.”
You can discover more about Scarlet Wings Kaili on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/scarlet_wings_kaili/
For more information about Halfsoul, check out the webcomic here: https://tapas.io/series/Half-Soul/info
and the Kickstarter link here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/halfsoul-zach
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Here’s my chat with Shannon Spence about her comic book PNK LAB GRL!* in advance of Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Shannon Spence is a cartoonist, printmaker and medical technologist living in Jersey City, NJ but is originally from Hampton, VA. She has made comics for 24-hour comics day on memoir and nostalgia, and created stories like The Hunt Begins (a medieval fantasy in pencil) and her current book, PNK LAB GRL!* (a punk sci-fi lite comedy in ink published in risograph). She founded the Comix Accountability Club in March 2022, an inclusive online community for cartoonists that publishes an annual anthology.
Punk Lab Girl, described as a medical espionage/sci-fi lite/comedy, is a two part comic book with the second part available now. The story goes like this: “In a future where clusters of new and freakish diseases are common, punk girl Shelly applies for a job to fund her band’s upcoming show. She is quickly hired as a medical technologist in a lab that tests for these ever-changing diseases. However, ‘Care 4 U Labs’ isn’t as caring as it claims. The coworkers are shady, the procedures are nonsense, and the boss is clearly in it for the money. It’s up to Shelly and her bandmate Rufio to expose the lies and put on a show to remember.”
You can discover more about Shannon Spence online at https://www.shannonprints.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shannonprints
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Here’s my chat with Jade Armstrong about the new graphic novel Food School from Conundrum Press at Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Jade Armstrong is a non-binary Canadian cartoonist originally from Almonte, Ontario but now resides in Toronto. Jade originally started in animation and worked as a background painter in television before making the move to the graphic novel scene. They are a member of the comics collective Hello Boyfriend. They wrote and drew the middle grade graphic novel Scout Is Not a Band Kid and the new adult contemporary comic Food School from Conundrum Press.
In Food School, Olive post-secondary education isn’t what they’d planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group.
You can discover more about Jade Armstrong online at jelajade.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jelajade/
And you can discover more about Food School at https://conundrumpress.com/product/food-school/
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Here’s my chat with Robert Iveniuk about his comic book plans for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024 digital marketplace.
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Based in Toronto, Robert Iveniuk has been an author since 2011. In the first half of his career, he lived the frantic life of a freelancer getting his work published, but also drafting scripts for short films and copywriting for charities. Past credits from this time range from posts for websites like BlogTO and Comic Book Resources, to works for fiction anthologies by Alchemy Press, Daily Nightmares, and Crossed Genres Publications. Robert continues to edit on the side, having worked on Ricky Lima’s Love Me, Please and Yuriy Levitskyy’s Oktana & Ko comic series. Starting in 2018, however, he moved into self-publishing, and had the privilege to work with artists Jon Berg and Keith Grachow, and even released his dystopian romance novel, Olivia @Zero. This novel, alongside the comics Will You Come Again? and The Constant Screaming of Albrecht Lieberman as well as Checkmate Blues will all be available for sale on TCAF’s Digital Marketplace.
Checkmate Blues, created in collaboration with Keith Grachow, is a supernatural noir about a pair of gangsters who are playing a mysterious game of chess that is somehow linked to their past lives.
Will You Come Again? and The Constant Screaming of Albrecht Lieberman were created in collaboration with Jon Berg. Will You Come Again? is the story of a pair of lovers reunited on the coast after one of them died at sea. The Constant Screaming of Albrecht Lieberman is about a date gone wrong at a haunted art gallery.
OIivia @Zero is a cyberpunk dystopia romance about an office worker losing her position in a society built on backstabbing and social credit scores, falling in love with a mysterious new companion, plus trying to figure out life while a revolution is looming on the horizon.
You can support Robert via Ko-fi on his page https://ko-fi.com/robertislostinthewires and on Blue Sky at @robertinthewires.bsky.social
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Here’s my chat with Stephanie Cooke about her new YA graphic novel Pillow Talk at Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Stephanie Cooke is a writer of graphic novels including ParaNorthern and the Oh My Gods! series, as well as The Racc Pack, with bestselling creator, Whitney Gardner. Stephanie is an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, and pun connoisseur. She’s based out of Toronto, Ontario where she can often be found curled up with her snuggly cat…that she happens to be very allergic to. Stephanie’s latest YA graphic novel, created in collaboration with artist Mel Valentine Vargas, is entitled Pillow Talk.
Available now, Pillow Talk is the story of “Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s part roller derby, part professional wrestling. But in this fresh, coming-of-age YA graphic novel, Grace needs to learn to overcome her biggest enemy: herself”.
Discover more about Stephanie Cooke on Instagram at instagram.com/hellocookie and online at StephanieCooke.ca
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Here’s my chat with Sarah Kourkejian about her debut graphic novel Walsy: The Red Glove in preparation for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
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Armed with a Master of Science degree in Marketing and Creativity, Sarah Kourkejian made the conscious decision to blend her professional marketing acumen with her passion for storytelling. Her mission is not just to educate but to entertain, with a greater purpose in mind – to dismantle stereotypes and shift the way society perceives individuals with disabilities. At the core of her endeavours lies her debut graphic novel Walsy: The Red Glove.
Walsy: The Red Glove is the first volume in the series — a project close to her heart and made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Through her work, Sarah is on a transformative journey to inspire change by creating narratives that redefine perspectives and champion inclusivity for all.
You can discover more about Walsy: The Red Glove at https://www.nonomission.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/walsygraphicnovel/
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Here’s my chat with Lucy Sullivan about her comic book plans for Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. TCAF seeks to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as possible for them. TCAF is held from May 11 to 12 at the Toronto Reference Library.
Lucy Sullivan is a comic writer/artist from London, UK. Her acclaimed debut graphic novel Barking is based on the her own experience of a mental health crisis was first published during the pandemic and quickly sold out. The new edition launches in ’24 with Avery Hill Publishing and available for the first time in Canada & US. Alongside her comics and zines Lucy has created a variety of commissions for titles including Colossive Press Cartographies, Killtopia, Hey Amateur!, Department Of Truth and a Black Hammer short ‘Betwixt Between’ for Jeff Lemire. She is the artist on IND-XED with Fraser Campbell as well as stories with John Reppion for Skrawl Magazine, Jordan Thomas for Metallic Dynamite, Peter Davison for YOSHIN10 and Dan Watters for Razorblades (Image). The second part of her new Folk-Horror series Shelter is currently in development with Arts Council England. The first story Early Doors is out now – Winner of Broken Frontier’s ‘Best New Periodical Series’ Award.
The story of the graphic novel Barking goes like this: “when the depression and grief Alix feels over the death of her friend overwhelm her, she’s institutionalized. But inside a psychiatric ward, things don’t get better for her – now she has nowhere to get away from her rapidly-spiraling thoughts. As Alix navigates disinterested attendants, group therapy, and isolation, she must build herself a new equilibrium and tame the black dog of her depression.”
You can discover more about Lucy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lucysullivanuk/ and online at https://lucysullivanuk.com/
Listen to an earlier chat with Lucy here.
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Here’s my chat with Wacom’s Melissa Ashcraft and illustrator Sarajean Chung about the new Wacom Movink.
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Melissa Ashcraft is the Director of Community Management for Wacom.
Sarajean Chung is a comic artist and illustrator who works with a wide range of mediums. She draws inspiration from eastern cultures, the histories, costumes from different eras, music and dance. She’s also a tech evangelist and can often be seen at trade shows and events demonstrating Wacom products.
Wacom Movink is described as “the perfect device for creative professionals looking to extend their existing studio set up with a compact, portable solution that enables seamless transitions between various locations such as the studio, client meetings, university, home or any other space in between where all-in-one solutions may lack the necessary software and computing power to support professional workflows.”
Wacom Movink weighs only 420g and is 4mm at its thinnest point — overall this new innovation is the thinnest and lightest Wacom pen display to date. For comparison, it is an impressive 66 percent thinner and 55 percent lighter than the similar-sized Wacom One 13 touch. The robust Corning Gorilla Glass and durable magnesium alloy body make Wacom Movink a sturdy device that easily fits into any bag.
And for artists, both amateur and professional, who crave colour, Wacom Movink features a 13.3″ Samsung OLED display that delivers a Full HD resolution with 10-bit colour, a contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and perfect black point thanks to the exceptional qualities of OLED technology. Creators can expect rich, deep blacks and exceptional color accuracy, optimized to offer 100 percent DCI-P3 and 95 percent Adobe RGB coverage, with a Delta E difference of 2 or less. Wacom Movink is validated by Pantone® and Pantone® SkinTone, factory calibrated to industry standards and stores up to 2 custom color profiles.
You can discover more about Wacom Movink and the full technical specifications at wacom.com
You can discover more about Sarajean on Instagram at instagram.com/theonewiththebear
Check out a previous chat with Wacom’s Kyle Runciman at SIGGRAPH 2023 here.
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Here’s my chat with Kathy Mak about new her book 雜Musings in advance of TCAF 2024.
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The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. TCAF seeks to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as possible for them. TCAF is held from May 11 to 12 at the Toronto Reference Library.
Kathy Mak is a writer and illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of chapbook Another Day (845 Press, 2020). After being in a writing slump in 2021, she started delving into slice of life comics that helped release her inner frustration, anxiety, and loneliness. She will be launching her debut comics collection 雜Musings among other short zines in this year’s 2024 TCAF digital marketplace.
雜Musings is a collection of slice of life comics exploring moments of calm, anxiety, frustration, and loneliness. 雜 pronounced “zaap” in Cantonese means miscellany, and refers to the varying weights of day to day experiences and memories that stream by. Spanning from since 2021, these pieces range from four panel pages to experimental haiku as a way to capture life at its most raw, fleeting moment.
You can discover more about Kathy Mak at http://kathymak.weebly.com/ and on Facebook at Facebook.com/kymusings
Discover more about TCAF 2024 at https://www.torontocomics.com/
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Here’s my chat with Scott Wojcik about Marvellous Tales of Wonder and his comic book plans for CK Expo 2024.
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Established in 2014, the Chatham Kent Expo or CKX 2024 is celebrating its 10th annual pop culture show described as an Ultimate Fan Experience. It’s a way for the people of Chatham-Kent to get together and have fun while raising money for programs in the city. The two day event features artists, authors, games, cosplay and celebrities. This year’s event takes place at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, Chatham on April 27 and 28. More details can be found at CKExpo.ca
Scott Wojcik is a comic book writer and author based in Ontario. His two ongoing series of comic books are Cereal Box Time Machine and Marvellous Tales of Wonder.
Scott’s series Marvellous Tales of Wonder is described as tale that harkens back to the golden days of comics by introducing a variety of super characters, the first being Golden Star, yet all the stories will intertwine. Together with artist Leandro Franchino, Scott has written an ongoing series that mystify and entertain.
You can discover more about Scott on Instagram at instagram.com/cbtmcomics
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Here’s my chat with Eric Kim about Superzine and more in advance of Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. TCAF seeks to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as possible for them. TCAF is held from May 11 to 12 at the Toronto Reference Library.
Based in Toronto, Eric Kim is a comics book artist and illustrator. He’s shared his years of illustrative wisdom by providing lectures in libraries and in schools. In addition to his freelance illustrative work, Eric has worked with many book publishers, including Oni Press, Wiley, and others. He’s currently writing and illustrating Dinosaurs from Outer Space for Owl Magazine with Wai Khan.
While at TCAF, Eric will be showcasing his new effort called Superzine among other recent works. Eric describes the black and white pocket-sized Superzine as his first personal anthology and a sum of a great deal of work including a variety of features with the themes of horror, romance, with a special surprise related to Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’.
You can discover more about Eric online at inkskratch.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/inkskratch/
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Here’s my chat with Mark Weiss about ComicBooks for Kids! in advance of C2E2.
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C2E2 is all about cosplay, gaming, wrestling, anime and comic books in the only pop culture convention in the heart of Downtown Chicago. The three day event gathers favourite celebrities, unique exhibitors, incredible comic artists, and larger-than-life literary authors all into one place to celebrate everyone’s loved fandoms. From the halls of Artist Alley to the depths of the Show Floor, C2E2 provides a space of creativity and fun, but most importantly, one that cultivates a sense of belonging, safety, and inclusiveness.
Mark Weiss is the Founder and President of ComicsBooks for Kids! The mission of ComicBooks for Kids!, over the past six years, is to provide child friendly comic books to children in hospitals and cancer centers across the U.S. and in Canada where requests are allowed. In almost every case, these will come as new comics from the many publishers who support the effort. Everyone is encouraged to support regardless of how you help. You are making a difference.
You can discover more about ComicBooks for Kids! at https://www.comicbooksforkids.org/
The ComicsBooks for Kids Awards is slated to take place on Friday, April 26 at 4 pm CT in Room S403-AB at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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Here’s my chat with Don Sparrow about his graphic novel Does Your Mother Know at Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024.
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Don Sparrow is a professional illustrator who trained at the University of Saskatchewan, before moving on to Canada’s prestigious Sheridan College, where he completed a post-graduate course in Advanced Illustration. Don’s work is a humourous blend of retro warmth with a modern sensibility, lending a timeless feel to his illustration. In his spare time, Don writes plays, plays baseball and reads comics. He lives in his prairie home with his loving wife, Heather, and their sparkling children.
Set in the nostalgia-laden landscape of the Canadian prairie in the 1990s, Does Your Mother Know? is a coming-of-age tale that follows the journey of an awkward teenager navigating the complexities of personal identity, poverty, first dates, and the bittersweet nuances of love and loss. With a poignant yet sweetly sarcastic narrative tone, the story captures the unintended comedy of adolescent wonder and confusion. Readers will find themselves transported to a world where dial-up internet, mixtapes, and corded telephones reign supreme, evoking a sense of familiarity and nostalgia for the late 1990s era.
You can discover more about Don online at https://www.donsparrow.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/donsparrow/
Discover more about TCAF 2024 at https://www.torontocomics.com/
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Here’s my chat with Jarret Hartnell about his new graphic novel Shout Kill Revel from Renegade Arts Entertainment.
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Jarret Hartnell is a comic creator living in Calgary, Alberta, with Métis and Icelandic heritage. Jarret graduated with a degree in Illustration and design from AuArts where he now teaches narrative illustration. Jarret is fully committed himself to practicing all creative aspects of making comics, including writing, illustrating, lettering and design. As a graduate from the music program at Red Deer college, he also composes scores to utilize all opportunities to express his love for telling stories. Shout Kill Revel is Jarret’s debut graphic novel, and he is working on several new comics and graphic novels.
The story of Shout Kill Revel goes like this “The Undrowned Order rules the land. Their horrific plans dance to the whims of ancient cosmic entities, fuelled by the fears forced upon every soul in sight. It is believed that the young woman Helmina is their messiah, that the darkness lurking within her will one day unleash an unimaginable horror upon the earth. As that day approaches, Helmina, after a lifetime of wrestling with her cosmic affliction, must do more than run and hide from the cultists, her own mind, and the world itself to put an end to the madness.”
You can discover more about Jarret at https://www.jarrethartnell.com
Discover more about Shout Kill Revel online at Renegade Arts Entertainment.
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Here’s my chat with Emily Stewart and Steven Andrews about The City We Chose graphic novel plans for Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 and more.
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Taking place on April 21, Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 is a comic book and comic creator-focused series of events being held in Toronto, Ontario. Mainstream and independent creators will be on hand at each show to sell their comics, graphic novels, kids’ books, zines, original art and art prints and much more. Discover more about Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 taking place at the Tranzac Club at http://artsyfartsycomiccon.com
TO Comix publish comics celebrating upcoming creators and diverse voices while being dedicated to transparency, and helping build a supportive and kind comics community. Since its founding in 2014, TO Comix have sold over 10,000 books and raised over $140,000 on Kickstarter. TO Comix has been nominated for the Gene Day Award for excellence in self-publishing in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and were also nominated for the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Associations Aurora Award in 2016.
Steven Andrews is the publisher and Emily Stewart is the editor of the newest Kickstarter offering from TO Comix entitled The City We Chose featuring a variety of comic book creators telling a variety of compelling stories about the great city of Toronto.
Pages are from “Il Pescatore,” written by Adriano Ariganello and illustrated by Marzia Migliori.
To find out more about The City We Chose visit ToComix.com/KS
For more information about TO Comix, visit TOComix.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/torontocomicsanthology/
Listen to a previous chat with Steven Andrews about TO Comix here.
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Here’s my chat with Wordburglar about his comic book plans, including The Last Paper Route, for Artsy Fartsy Comic Con.
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Taking place on April 21, Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 is a comic book and comic creator-focused series of events being held in Toronto, Ontario. Mainstream and independent creators will be on hand at each show to sell their comics, graphic novels, kids’ books, zines, original art and art prints and much more. Discover more about Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 taking place at the Tranzac Club at http://artsyfartsycomiccon.com
Toronto-based and Halifax native Canadian comic book creator Wordburglar is a rapper, voice actor for ‘Transformers: Botbots’ on Netflix and last, but no means least, a comic book creator. His humorous comic book The Last Paper Route was inspired by his teenage career as a Chronicle Herald newspaper carrier. Issue number 4 will be available for sale at Artsy Fartsy Comic Con.
You can discover more about Wordburglar on LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/thewordburglar and on instagram at instagram.com/thewordburglar
For a blast from the past, check out this interview with Wordburglar at Fan Expo 2017.
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Here’s my chat with Boum about her new graphic novel The Jellyfish from Pow Pow Press.
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Hailing from Montreal, Boum holds a bachelor’s degree in animation and she’s seen her short films travel around the world. Since 2011, Boum has dedicated her time to creating comics. Her many works include A Small Revolution and her long-running, award-winning series Boumeries. She has a husband, two daughters, two cats, and a long to-do list. Her most recent work is the graphic novel The Jellyfish.
The Jellyfish is the story of “Odette is a twenty-something year old with their own place, a steady job at a local bookstore, an adorable pet rabbit, and a budding crush on one of their customers. But Odette is haunted by something only they can see: a jellyfish that’s floating in their eye, blocking their vision. It’s a seemingly minor annoyance…until the jellyfish starts multiplying. The Jellyfish is described as “a tour-de-force of graphic storytelling, a powerful, occasionally terrifying story of facing the thing that we fear the most and finding a light to guide us through the darkness.”
You can discover more about Boum on Instagram at instagram.com/boumerie and Patreon.com/Boum
You can discover The Jellyfish on PowPowPress.com
Boum previously chatted about Boumeries in this interview conducted for the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival.
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Here’s my chat with Graham Misiurak about his comic book plans for Artsy Fartsy Con 2024.
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Taking place on April 21, Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 is a comic book and comic creator-focused series of events being held in Toronto, Ontario. Mainstream and independent creators will be on hand at each show to sell their comics, graphic novels, kids’ books, zines, original art and art prints and much more. Discover more about Artsy Farsty Comic Con 2024 to be experienced at the Tranzac Club at http://artsyfartsycomiccon.com
Ever the storyteller, Graham Misiurak has always conveyed his affinity for the surreal and absurd through many mediums. Starting out at age eight drawing fantasy/adventure comics, evolving into horror and avant-garde filmmaking in his early career, and continuing into irreverent comedy later in life as a writer/producer for Emmy award-winning television. Now a father of three and probably a bigger geek than ever, he’s come full circle back to his roots, writing comic books which draw on his love of video & tabletop games, anime, superheroes, horror movies, sci-fi and martial arts; always striving to break expectations and make people laugh. One of Graham’s many books is Yuki vs. Panda.
Yuki vs. Panda features Yuki ” pretty average college student; except if you count the stuff about her supernatural powers and the giant panda bear trying to kill her.” The book introduces the main characters and sets up “the inevitable explosive confrontation between the two titans, in this off-the-wall action/comedy that holds the fate of our entire planet in the balance.”
You can discover more about Graham at DuskLeaf.com and on Instagram at instagram.com/duskleafmedia
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Here’s my chat with Thom about his new graphic novel Botanica Drama from Pow Pow Press.
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Thom is a cartoonist born in Montreal with a Master’s degree from the University of Quebec. He’s been drawing comics since an early age, and many of his characters have been following him around for years. Botanica Drama is his third book and a sequel of sorts to VII which won the Réal-Fillion Award for Best Debut in 2018.
The story of Botanica Drama goes like this: “After rising day after day for billions of years, the Sun — recovering from a bit too much celestial partying the night before — makes a fateful decision to stay in bed. With the Earth plunged into darkness, everyone from Philomène the flower to Death itself face dire consequences, trapped in an everlasting winter and surrounded by mysterious creatures that have emerged from the shadows. Can anything make the Sun shine again?”
You can discover more about Thom on Instagram at instagram.com/thom_illustrations
Check out Botanica Drama on Pow Pow Press.
Here’s a previous interview with Thom.
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Here’s my chat with Anthony Ruttgaizer about the plan for Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024.
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Anthony Ruttgaizer is a comic book writer and cartoonist, a podcast host and a professional wrestling promoter and performer based in Toronto, Canada. He has also worked as a stand up comedian, a night club DJ and an on-air radio host. In 2020, Anthony revived his pop culture podcast, the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show, releasing new episodes every weekday for the entire year. HGC Radio has returned to a once-a-week schedule for 2023. The podcast features Anthony’s personal stories, his take on pop culture and current events, and in-depth interviews with creators and performers. Under the guise of professional wrestler Anthony Kingdom James, he is still semi-active as a competitor on live wrestling events around the independent circuit. He is also the promoter of his own live events under the banner of the Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers. Anthony is also the organizer of Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024.
Taking place on April 21, Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 is a comic book and comic creator-focused series of events being held in Toronto, Ontario. Mainstream and independent creators will be on hand at each show to sell their comics, graphic novels, kids’ books, zines, original art and art prints and much more. Discover more about Artsy Farsty Comic Con 2024 to be experienced at the Tranzac Club at http://artsyfartsycomiccon.com
You can discover more about Anthony Ruttgaizer online at Ruttgaizer.com and on Instagram at @MyNameIsKingdom
Check out a previous interview with Anthony here.
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Here’s my chat with Alison McCreesh about her new graphic novel Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60 published by Conundrum Press.
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Over the past fifteen years, Alison McCreesh has extensively travelled around the Arctic and sub-Arctic and contemporary day-to-day life in the North is a theme that carries through her creative work. Alison currently lives in Yellowknife where she creates comics and illustrations surrounded by her two dogs and three small children. Alison’s past books include the award-winning graphic novel Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, as well as the travelogue Norths, Two Suitcases and a Stroller around the Circumpolar World . Her newest graphic novel is Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60.
Degrees of Separation is described as “an intimate and understated glimpse of the North as Alison experienced it through a combination of autobiographical stories, drawings and sketches. From frigid days spent killing time while stranded in the High Arctic, to the challenges of raising a baby in a small shack with no running water, it is one young woman’s personal experience of both passing through and of setting down roots.” And “while the backdrop may seem foreign to many, this collection is also a universal exploration of those transformative years from young-adulthood to motherhood. It’s a graphic novel navigating themes of connection and disconnect, between the north and the south, but also between different norths and between our different selves.”
You can discover more about Alison McCreesh on Instagram at instagram.com/shortyearscomics
You can discover more about Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60 on the Conundrum Press website.
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Here’s my chat with J.M. Clark about the second edition of Artsy Fartsy Comic Con.
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Residing in the greater Toronto area, J.M. Clark is a comic convention panel moderator plus sketch battle host, a well-admired podcaster and a huge collector of lightsabers. In fact, it’s his love of Star Wars and its fandom that inspired him to name his podcast ‘An Elegant Weapon’. For over 12 years, ‘An Elegant Weapon’ has offered listeners a truly unique collection of amazing comic book and celebrity guest interviews.
Taking place on April 21, Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2024 is a comic book and comic creator-focused series of events being held in Toronto, Ontario. Mainstream and independent creators will be on hand at each show to sell their comics, graphic novels, kids’ books, zines, original art and art prints and much more. Discover more about Artsy Farsty Comic Con 2024 taking place at the Tranzac Club at http://artsyfartsycomiccon.com
Discover more about J.M. Clark online at An Elegant Weapon and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/an_elegant_weapon/
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Here’s my chat with Timothy Hazin about The Oddsmakers comic book and movie.
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Timothy Hazin was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada to Middle East and North Africa immigrants, but currently resides in Cochrane, Ontario. As an actor, writer and voice-over artist, Timothy has trained with various schools and teachers across North America; culminating in his Graduation of the Global Conservatory at the Atlantic Acting School. He has written and filmed an awarding winning short and has created this script and comic book specifically to feature his town of Cochrane entitled ‘The Oddsmakers’.
The Oddsmakers is the story of one man who is “forced to choose between two friends puling him in different directions. We follow the story as The Contact aka Roland, sends Odie to to kill someone who has been poking around the government’s business. Knowing who is probably causing trouble, Odie is not surprised to find Jane at the centre of it all. An old student, his best student, Jane knew better, so she had to have a reason. What Odie doesn’t know is Jane’s brother got recruited by one of the programs Odie and Roland protect. Now Jane needs Odie’s help getting her brother back. And Roland struggles not to put them both down.”
You can discover more about ‘The Oddsmakers’ at https://seedandspark.com/fund/theoddsmakers#story and on Instagram at @theoddsmakersmovie . Check out The Oddsmakers comic book at LegacyComix.
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Here’s my chat with Fred Kennedy and Nick Marinkovich about ‘Dead Romans’ and more in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Fred Kennedy has a varied career as a radio host, a TV personality and a comic book writer. He cites one of his most memorable career milestones to date as interviewing Weird Al Yankovic. Fred’s previous writing credits include the anthology series True Patriot Presents and The Fourth Planet. His latest project Dead Romans is illustrated by Nick Marinkovich, lettered by Andrew Thomas and edited by Allison O’Toole.
You can discover more about Fred Kennedy on Instagram at @fearless_fred
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Nick Marinkovich is an illustrator, graphic novelist and multi-media artist. He has worked for IDW, Devils Due and Marvel, as well as releasing his own titles under Image and Pop Sandbox. He is known for a signature ink-rendered, photo-based artwork that is heavily stylized. Nick’s most recent work is Dead Romans co-created by Fred Kennedy for Image Comics.
You can discover more about Nick on Instagram at @nick.marinkovich plus his website at NickMarinkovich.com
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Here’s my chat with Katie Sawatsky about the Blackmouth comic book and more for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Katie Sawatsky is a Toronto-based artist and designer working in the gaming industry, although she has also been known to moonlight as a character designer and pre-vis concept artist. Her additional background in fashion and children’s education help round out both her visual talents and her measured approach to problem solving and design. She has worked with Netflix, IDW, Image Comics, Little Blackstone Studios, Glu, The RAID Studio, and Bogwalker Studio. She is currently drawing away on her next graphic novel, coming from RAID Press very soon called Blackmouth alongside writer Kyle J Smith.
You can discover more about Katie online at KatieSawatsky.com and on Instagram at @thisismyface/
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Here’s my chat with Howard Wong about comic book creation and more plus Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Howard Wong, the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Writer nominated author and creative development specialist works in animation, comic books, high-end collectible toys, video games, intellectual property and creative content development. He has authored titles and contributed to collected works that include, After the Cape Vol I and II (Image Comics), Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 (Marvel Comics), FullMetal Ghost #1 (Bandai and Threezero), based on Kunio Okawara’s (Mecha designer of Gundam) property where he was the story developer, New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei (The New Press), Toronto Comics Vol. 3, (Toronto Comics Anthology), True Patriot Vol I and II (Chapterhouse Comics). Most recently his collaborated with Josh Stafford and Robin Simon Ng for the Damned, Cursed Children series. One of his current efforts is Dead To Us with Keith Grachow.
To learn more about the comic book workshops with Howard Wong and Keith Grachow held at Wayside Comics & Cocktails, check out this video.
You can discover more about Howard online at TheRealHowardWong.blogspot.com and on Instagram at @therealhowardwong
You can check out a previous chat with Howard here.
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Here’s my chat with Jack Briglio about bringing his graphic novel ThunderBoom and more to Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Currently residing in Nepean, Ontario, Jack Briglio is the writer of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up Enchanted for Markosia. He is also the creator of Dominion Jack, a serial in the Joe Shuster–nominated Canadian superhero anthology series True Patriot Presents for ChapterHouse Publishing. Jack has also worked on Scooby-Doo and Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century for DC Comics, Sesame Street Comics for Sesame Street Workshop and Archie’s Friend Scarlet for Archie Comics. The ThunderBoom graphic novel is his latest work for Kids Can Press. Jack’s newest project is Asteroid Adrift from Markosia.
You can discover more about Jack at JackBriglio.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jackbriglio/
You can listen to a previous chat with Jack here.
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Here’s my chat with Michael Walsh about his upcoming ‘Frankenstein’ series in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Michael Walsh is an Eisner Award-winning artist and writer from Southern Ontario who, in 2013, broke into comics with the Image comic book series Comeback. Shortly after, Michael contributed art on a follow-up comic to the hit television series The X-Files for IDW. Then, in the following years, he worked primarily with Marvel Comics on superhero properties such as Spider-Man, The Avengers and the X-Men. He also adapted the Star Wars film The Last Jedi as a comic book mini-series. And created art for the DC/Dark Horse crossover event comic, Black Hammer/Justice League. In 2021, Michael returned to creator-owned comics, creating the hit ongoing Image series The Silver Coin and the viral webcomic The Sleep Stories. In 2022, he released his middle-grade fantasy original graphic novel The Oates & The Elphyne, published by Humanoids BIG. Outside of comics, Michael has worked with Disney on art design for the Spider-Man suite in Disney’s Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel in Paris. He has an ongoing project, creating promotional illustrations for the NBA team, The Utah Jazz. Michael has also been busy working with Wizards of the Coast to create art for a number of Magic: The Gathering cards.
You can discover more about Michael Walsh online at MichaelWalshComics.com and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mister_walsh/
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Here’s my chat with The Becka about comic book projects and more for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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The Becka is an award winning cartoonist and freelance artist based in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. She started out colour flatting for various comic book artists, and in her spare time she would create her own comics and art. Best known for the award winning horror comic Gehenna: Death Valley (2020 Joe Shuster Award for the Gene Day Award), which was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter. She was recently nominated forher work in The Wormhole Club Tragedy 01. Issues 2 and 3 of The Wormhole Club Tragedy are available now.
You can discover more about The Becka online at TheBecka.com
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Here’s my chat with Keith Grachow about comic book workshops and future plans in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Keith Grachow is a comic book author-illustrator, graphic designer, and instructor who teaches workshops on illustration. Keith has written for SCI by AH Comics, co-written a story in Cauldron, authored his own comics (Yost the Golem, Bounty Hunter Kai) and co-created many comic books and anthology stories (Strange Case with Mark Bertolini for Scout Comics, Checkmate Blues with Robert Iveniuk and Toronto Comix Anthology 3-Snow Blind with Howard Wong ) and children’s books with his mother Amy (Up-In-The-Sky series). He has also worked in animation, as a digital ink-and-paint artist for the Disney movies ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and ‘Princess and the Frog’, and designed toy packages for products like Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon and the Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Currently, Keith is co-authoring and illustrating the graphic novel, Summer on The Swing, with his mother Amy Grachow; the semi-autobiographical comic tells the story of her upbringing in a bungalow colony in upstate New York in the 1960s.
You can discover more about Keith on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/keith_grachow/
Check out a previous chat with Keith here.
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Here’s my chat with Shawn Daley about his new comic book projects in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Shawn is a Ringo Award nominated artist of Samurai Grandpa, with works including TerraQuill, OGRE, Better Place, Shiners War, The Bridgebuilder’s Creed and other books. Shawn is also a chiptunist for video games. One of his more recent projects is ILLÜMON: Seven Rays of the Sun – Book One.
Update: Shawn has several nominations in 2023 Sequential Magazine Awards including: Best Graphic Novel for Illümon: Seven Rays of the Sun, Book 1, Favourite Cartoonist (Writer and Artist) and Favourite Colourist.
You can discover more about Shawn online at ShawnDaley.ca and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shawn_daley/
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Here’s my chat with Richard Comely as he discusses next year’s plans for Captain Canuck in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Originally from Oxford, England, Richard Comely now resides in Ontario. He has worked as a commercial artist, writer and creator since his teens. Richard has written and illustrated children’s books, magazine articles, syndicated newspaper features, greeting cards, storyboards for commercials, copy and illustration for print and TV advertising, promotional videos for television. Star Rider And The Peace Machine, Steel Chameleon, Alien Angel, Trumpet, Wabbits and BrainQuest are some of his other creations. In the comic book arena, Richard is known as a penciller, inker, letterer, colorist editor, publisher, convention organizer and more. However he’s best known for creating Captain Canuck.
You can discover more about Richard at LevGleason.com
You can hear a previous interview with Richard here.
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Here’s my chat with Ramón K. Pérez about RAID Studio projects and his own comic book plans in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Ramón K. Pérez is an established award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and designer with over two decades experience in the creative field. His work has been seen in Marvel, DC, OWL Publishing, RAID Studios, and more. His credits include The All-New Hawkeye, The Amazing Spider-Man: Learning To Crawl, his adaptation of Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand for Archaia Entertainment, Stillwater with writer Chip Zdarsky. and many more. He is a multiple Eisner and Harvey award winning artist and has additionally garnered such accolades as The Honour Book and Official Selection 2008 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Awards, ForeWord Reviews’ 2010 Book of the Year Award, and The Shuster Award for best graphic novel 2012, amongst numerous nominations, for his collaborative works in children’s literature, digital media, and comics. His most recent work includes cover art for DC’s The Flash.
The Royal Academy of Illustration & Design, aka RAID, is an award-winning artist collective located in Toronto’s historic Parkdale. With a primary focus on comics and graphic novels, RAID is a creative ecosystem where artists can build their ideas, collaborate, and access varied expressive platforms.
You can discover more at Ramón K. Pérez at RAID.world and RamonPerez.com
Check out a previous interview with Ramón here.
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Here’s my chat with Chase Kantor about his Alice of Spades comic book series and more in advance of Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Chase Kantor is a writer and colour artist living in Edmonton, Alberta. Chase launched his debut graphic novel The Saga of the Jack of Spades in 2019 through Renegade Arts Entertainment. The sequel, Alice of Spades, is currently underway. And according to Chase, he has way too many cats.
Alice of Spades continues the story of a kingdom on the brink of revolution. Alice, now the sole heir to the Spade throne, is the target of a group of religious zealots bent on twisting her to their cause. With only her lazy cat and the clothes on her back, Alice must flee her privileged life and embark on a journey where any turn could be her last.
You can discover more about Chase online at AliceOfSpades.com and on Instagram at @drrunanddash
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Here’s my chat with Ian Herring about his comic book projects as he prepares for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Ian Herring is an illustrator and Eisner Nominated colourist who spent his youth between small town Ontario and smaller town Cape Breton. He was raised on Nintendo and reruns of ‘The Simpsons’. Somewhere during this time, he learned to draw and colour. He has worked on countless projects for Marvel, DC, IDW, and Boom! Studios including Ms. Marvel, Silk, The Flash, Jim Henson’s A Tale of Sand, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ian’s most recent projects are Junior Citizens and The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold.
You can discover more about Ian online at MongooseAndSon.com and on Instagram at @juniorcitizens
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Here’s my chat with Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus as they bring Group of 7 Comics to Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Jason Lapidus is the artist of Group of 7 Comics. Prior to making comics, Jason taught art at the Royal Ontario Museum, and served as a Communication Professor at George Brown College.
Chris Sanagan is the writer of Group of 7 Comics. Non-comic book writing credits include articles for Ontario History, The American Archivist, Spacing Toronto and the Guelph Mercury Tribune.
Group of 7 Comics is a publisher of creator-owned independent comic books based in the Greater Toronto Area and the home of acclaimed comic book series, Group of 7 Comics. Their singular mission is to tell great stories.
You can discover more about Group of 7 Comics at Groupof7Comics.ca and on social networks at @groupof7comics
UPDATE: After the interview finished, Sequential Magazine announced the nominees for the 2023 awards. Group of 7 Comics received a nomination in the Best Comics Book Category for Peregrines: Hunter’s Moon. This standalone tale finds the team playing a deadly game of cat and mouse deep in the mountains of British Columbia. Discover more at https://sequentialpulp.ca/2024/03/01/sequential-magazine-awards-2023-voting-and-nominees-revealed/
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Here’s my chat with Heather Antos, comic book artist, writer and editor, as she prepares for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Heather Antos is an award-winning comic book writer and editor most known for her work on Marvel’s Star Wars and Deadpool lines, Image’s Redlands, Injection, and Bitter Root, as well as one of the co-creators of Gwenpool. She is now an editor at IDW overseeing licensed properties such as Star Trek. Heather also appears regularly on the YouTube channel ‘ScreenCrush’ hosted by Ryan Arey.
You can discover more about Heather Antos online at HeatherAntos.com and on Instagram at @heatherantos
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Here’s my chat with Andrew Thomas about his work with Quick Stop Comics, Auric of the Great White North and more in preparation for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Hailing from southwestern Ontario, Andrew Thomas is a comic book artist and letterer known for his contributions to renowned titles such as Kevin Smith’s Quick Stops (Dark Horse), Captain Canuck, Archie Comics, and his groundbreaking Canadian exclusive for Star Trek Strange New Worlds (IDW). In addition to his artistic achievements, Andrew has received recognition for his lettering skills, notably earning the Favorite Letterer award from Sequential Magazine. His lettering expertise has enriched projects like Maskerade (Dark Horse), Mosely (BOOM!), Rat Queens (Image), and the critically acclaimed Dead Romans (Image), amassing over 200 lettering credits. Andrew also serves as the co-creator and artist of the Canadian indie series Auric of the Great White North celebrated for its distinctive narrative and remarkable artwork.
You can discover more about Andrew Thomas on Instagram at @thefatmanwholetters
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Here’s my chat with Kyle J. Smith about Blackmouth and his plans for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Kyle J. Smith is a visual artist and content creator from Toronto, Canada, specializing in graphic design, video production, and storytelling. For the better part of a decade, he’s worked extensively in Canada’s Entertainment Industry on a multitude of projects that include commercials, music videos, episodic television, short films, feature films, documentaries, product branding, and comic books. Kyle is currently writing the story of Blackmouth with illustrator Katie Sawatksy.
You can discover more about Kyle online StoryAndColor.com and on Instagram at @kjscomics
You can discover more about Blackmouth online at Wandercomic.art/Blackmouthpreview
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Here’s my chat with Aaron Reynolds about Effin Birds and more in preparation for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Photo credit: Kris MyersAaron Reynolds is the four-time Webby Award-winning author of Effin’ Birds, a comic strip pairing intricate artwork with mundane daily frustrations read by over a million people every day. His first book, Effin’ Birds: A Field Guide To Identification, hit bookstores in 2019 and for seven whole days was the bestselling book by any Canadian author not named Margaret Atwood. Prior to writing Effin’ Birds as his full-time gig, Aaron was the creative director for a podcast network, a software trainer for Apple, and a Santa Claus photographer at the worst mall in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Effin’ Birds is a fan-favourited volume in the grand and noble profession of nature writing and bird identification. Sitting proudly alongside Sibley, Kaufman, and Peterson, this book contains more than 150 pages crammed full of classic, monochrome plumage art paired with the delightful but dirty aphorisms (think “I’m going to need more booze to deal with this week”) that made the Effin’ Birds feed a household name. Also included in its full, Technicolor glory is John James Audubon’s most beautiful work matched with modern life advice. Including never-before-seen birds, insults, and field notes, this guide is a must-have for any effin’ fan or birder.
You can discover more about Aaron Reynolds at EffinBirds.com
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Here’s my chat with Shane Heron as he prepares to showcase his various comic book projects, including Morris, at Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Shane Heron is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist and painter. He’s the creator of Morris – a post-apocalyptic western comic book. Shane is also the writer and co-creator of Black Hole Hunters Club with Ricky Lima. Shane is also a contributor and co-creator CAULDRON Magazine.
Shane is lending his talents to Auric: A Long Winter along with creator Davis Dewsbury and artist Andrew Thomas plus a cavalcade of other creators.
The post-apocalyptic, western comic book Morris is set in a very dangerous world there is a safe oasis, the Town of Beatrice, which is protected by sheriff Morris and his deputies.
Morris is a tough as nails sheriff who will stop at nothing to protect his town in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world!
You can discover more about Shane Heron on Instagram @shaneheron
Check out a previous interview with Shane here.
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Here’s my chat with Mike Rooth about his comic book series Dodge!, his plans for Toronto Comicon 2024 and much more.
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Based in Ontario, Mike Rooth is a Canadian freelance art mercenary working professionally since the mid 1990s. He’s created cover art for titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW), DIE, Little Bird (Image Comics), Animosity, DARK ARK, Knights Temporal (Aftershock Comics), Red Sonja /Conan (Dynamite/Dark Horse), SuperDuck (Archie Comics) and numerous other small press and independent comic publishers. Mike is currently illustrating the comic series Dodge!
Dodge! is described as a “a high-adrenaline, supernatural SCI FI thriller with loads of high-stakes action and packed with story in each issue. From the steamy jungles of Vietnam to the frozen wilderness of Siberia, para-human Green Berets take on a pack of Soviet werewolves in a race to secure doomsday weapon before it can be used to kill millions”.
You can discover more about Mike Rooth on Instagram at @uncoothrooth and online at MikeRooth.com and Facebook.com/mikerooth
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Here’s my chat with Ronn Sutton about Carson of Venus and more in preparation for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Ronn Sutton is an illustrator and comic book artist, based on Ottawa, who has drawn several hundred comic books over the past four decades. This includes a nine year stint illustrating nearly 50 issues of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for Claypool Comics from 1998 to 2006. Among his many accolades, Ronn has been honoured with the Aurora Award Nominations for Best Artist and Joe Shuster Award Nomination for Best Webcomic/Digital Comic. In 2022, Ronn was inducted into the Joe Shuster Awards Hall of Fame. Ronn’s recent work includes the Frankenstein Visions art book, regular “Comic Book Creator” magazine portraits and more. Ronn is currently drawing the webcomic adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Carson of Venus.
Carson of Venus is the story of “Carson Napier, adventurer on Earth’s neighbor world, discovers that he has been tricked into delivering his own death sentence.
Now he is trapped, by the machinations of a cruel enemy and by his own honor.”
You can discover more about Ronn Sutton at RonnSutton.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ronn.sutton/
UPDATE: Ronn Sutton is a nominee for Favourite Artist in the Sequential Magazine Awards 2023.
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Here’s my chat with Lanna Souvanny about her recent artistic creations and her plans for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Toronto Comicon is a spectacular three-day Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, Gaming and Comic Book event in Canada that attracts thousands of people to come to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Lanna is a freelance artist based in Vancouver. She’s worked for French event company TGS Evenements, creating all their visual communication campaigns and all of the mascot family for their pop culture events. Lanna’s comic book work includes A Pix Story and A Pix Adventure. In 2017, Bliss Comics published the French version of Love is Love where Lanna provided the art of a story written by Katchoo Scarlettinred. She co-created Noah Zark with the legendary Mark Waid in the comic story found in the Steel Cage One-shot published by Ahoy Comics. Lanna shares her life with three balls of fur and a big talented music man. She claims to love Nordic countries and carries Iceland in her heart. One of her more recent comic books is Marvel Action Origins #4.
Marvel Action Origins #4 shares “the most important moments in Marvel history with young readers-two at a time! In this issue: Miles Morales picks up the mantle of Spider-Man after his own spider bite. Then, an experiment gives Rhino superhuman strength that he immediately uses for evil!”
You can discover more Lanna Souvanny online at LannaSouvanny.com and on Instagram at @lannasouvanny
Check out a previous chat with Lanna here.
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Here’s my chat with Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas, creators of The Silent Invasion and more, as they prepare for tabling at Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Larry Hancock hails from Toronto, Ontario where he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics and since then has toiled in Toronto as a Chartered Accountant.
However, counter to the view of accountants as boring, he has written The Silent Invasion and The Purple Ray with Michael Cherkas and Suburban Nightmares with Cherkas and John van Bruggen.
He enjoys reading mysteries, science fiction and comic books (as if you could not guess!). While still an avid fan of science fiction, in recent years Larry’s reading has turned much more to British crime novels.
Ukrainian-Canadian author Michael Cherkas was born in Oshawa, Ontario. He has worked for over 30 years as a graphic designer, art director, cartoonist and illustrator.
He still enjoys using non-repro blue pencils, brush, India ink and paper when making comics. His comics include The Silent Invasion (with Larry Hancock), Suburban Nightmares (with Larry Hancock and John van Bruggen), The Purple Ray (with Larry Hancock) and The New Frontier (with John Sabli´c).
His latest graphic novel is Red Harvest from NBM Publishing.
You can discover more about Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/The.Silent.Invasion/
You can also follow Michael Cherkas on Instagram at @silentinvasioncomics
You can listen to a previous conversation with Larry and Michael here.
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Here’s my chat with Dax Gordine about his ongoing series Forrest Folk and more in preparation for Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Toronto Comicon is a spectacular three-day Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, Gaming and Comic Book event in Canada that attracts thousands of people to come to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Based in Ontario, Dax is a professional artist with jobs ranging from illustrating web comics and graphic novels to classical film animation (including ‘Osmosis Jones’, ‘Eight Crazy Nights’ and ‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’) and computer animation for video games (including ‘Namco High’). He’s also the creator of the ongoing weekly webcomic Forest Folk.
Now available in collected volumes paperback, Forrest Folk follows the tales of Filburt the Fox and Thomas the Sketching Elf and has been described as the ‘Sunday funnies crashing headlong into Looney Tunes’.
You can discover more about Dax Gordine on Instagram at @d__gee and online at DaxGordine.com
You can listen to a previous conversation with Dax here.
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Here’s my chat with Adam Gorham about a Werewolf, Star Wars and more while providing a sneak peek of what he’s bringing to Toronto Comicon 2024.
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Toronto Comicon is a spectacular three-day Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, Gaming and Comic Book event in Canada that attracts thousands of people to come to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Adam Gorham works and resides in Mississauga, Ontario. His career in comics began in 2008 with work on various indie efforts. In recent years he’s worked for publishers like Valiant Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Archie Comics, and Marvel Comics (Rocket, New Mutants: Dead Souls). His illustrative work will be seen this summer in Marvel’s Werewolf By Night: Blood Hunt #1 written by Jason Loo. Among his many comic book series work is Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader.
You can discover more about Adam Gorham on Instagram @adamtgorham
Check out a previous interview with Adam here.
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Here’s my chat with Jeff Estrella about his new comic book on Kickstarter entitled Balikbayan: The Return.
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Jeff Estrella is a Toronto-based, Scarborough-raised, Pilipinas-born writer who has been active in the Toronto comics community for over a decade. He has been featured in three volumes of the Toronto Comics Anthology from TO Comix Press and has self-published a short comics collection and zine.
Balikbayan: The Return will be his first full-length comic book and is joined by Filipino-American artist Fabian Lelay, colourist Riely McFarlane, letterer Devon Xavier Wong and editor/publisher Allison O’Toole.
Balikbayan is named for the care packages that Filipinos living overseas send back to family in the Philippines. This book is the 24-page opening chapter of a story that draws from traditional Filipino folk tales and is inspired by films like ‘Hereditary’, ‘The Wailing’, and ‘The Farewell’.
It explores the often-strained relationships between the children of immigrants and their parents, and the difficulties of reconciling those two worlds. It asks: What if those old stories of ghosts and monsters from back home were true?
You can discover more about Jeff Estrella on Instagram at @jeffstrells
You can check out Balikbayan: The Return #1 on Kickstarter
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Here’s my chat with Hilary Jenkins about Vast Vision Publishing and more.
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Hilary Jenkins is the Co-Founder and Chief Visual Officer at Vast Vision Publishing, where her passion for painting converges with an inventive approach to coloring comics. Her mastery of gouache, watercolor, and acrylic gives birth to a distinctive painterly style that graces the pages of an array of celebrated works. Notable among these titles such as Eisner nominated Grass Kings, Eisner nominated Swim Team, Apache Delivery Service, Tartarus, Hairball, Black Badge, Fear Case, and more. Hilary’s creative journey has taken her through esteemed publishers, including Dark Horse Publishing, Image Publishing, Boom!, Harper Collins, Oni Publishing, and Scholastic. Hilary will reteam with Johnnie Christmas on the Gamerville graphic novel slated for stores this July.
Vast Vision is a publisher with a mandate to “take steps into a united future, where creative people come together, around a warm campfire, to share knowledge and networks. To celebrate one another’s successes.”
You can discover more about Hilary on Instagram at @hilary.jenkins.art
You can discover more about Vast Vision Publishing at https://www.vastvisionpublishing.com
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Here’s my chat with Kerri Neil, proprietor of Downtown Comics, about how the store is an integral part of the community of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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John Hartford and Kerri NeilKerri Neil is the proprietor of Downtown Comics located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. She started off in the store tagging along with her father and slowly became a fan of the genre.
Together with her dedicated staff, Kerri provides customers with a variety of comic book and graphic novel options. Customers are treated to a variety of ongoing events including guest signings and readings. Kerri and her team have made the store a vital part of the community.
Since 1997, Downtown Comics has been the friendliest Comic Book Store in St. John’s, NL. Pioneered by comics-enthusiast and Spider Man-fan Jason Conway, the business is proud to continue his legacy with a welcoming atmosphere and a wide range of new and back issue comics, NL and critical literature, collectible figures, board games, graphic novels, manga, trading cards, and more!
Downtown Comics is also part of the Better Way Alliance: Canada’s Ethical Employer Network.
You can discover more about Downtown Comics at DowntownComics.ca and on Instagram at @downtowncomicstv
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Here’s my chat with Jonathan Kociuba about his artistic contribution to Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites anthology on Kickstarter.
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Based in Toronto, Jonathan Kociuba is an illustrator known for his “Space Pirate” character and collaborations with the Urban Ninja Squadron of street artists. He frequently illustrates album covers and gig posters for bands and is the lead singer for the indie rock band Summer and Youth. His published efforts include Toronto Comics: Osgoode as Gold, Paperhead, Deathblazers and Grotesk Comics. Jonathan’s most recent effort is his artistic contribution to Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites.
Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites is a deluxe high quality archival hardcover anthology that’s described as ‘arthouse meets grindhouse’. Published by RAID Press as an homage to the Creepy and Eerie magazines of the past, this anthology collects the edgy contemporary supernatural tales found in Cauldron Magazine into one complete offering for mature readers.
You can discover more about Jonathan Kocibua on Instagram at @j.s.kaye
Check out the Kickstarter for Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites here.
Here’s a previous chat with Jonathan about Grotesk Comics.
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Here’s my chat with Roberto Viacava and Rodolfo Santullo about the comic book series Voyager now available on Kickstarter.
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Originally from Argentina but now residing in Ontario, Roberto Viacava is a comic book artist, and illustrator. His work has been published in several countries such as Italy, France, Argentina, Germany, Poland, and the US. Roberto has provided artwork for DC Comics, Avatar Press (USA), Humanoïdes Asocies, Soleil Prod, Delcourt (France), Eura (Italia), Pictus Ed (Argentina). He also collaborated on the Kickstarter project Intrepid Dusk.
Originally from Mexico City but now residing in Montevideo, Uruguay, Rodolfo Santullo is a journalist, writer, comic book scriptwriter, and editor of comics at the helm of Grupo Belerofonte. He has published ten narrative books – including titles such as ‘Sobres Papel Manila,’ ‘Luces de Neón,’ ‘Cementerio Norte,’ ‘Matufia,’ and ‘Los cazadores del rey’ – and more than forty graphic novels in countries such as Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, the USA, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Spain, Germany, and China. These include works like ’40 Coffins,’ ‘Dengue,’ ‘Far South,’ ‘Reflection,’ and ‘Zomvikings’ in the USA. He is the scriptwriter for the movie ‘The Broken Glass Theory,’ directed by Diego Fernández Pujol.” Together with Roberto, they created Voyager.
Voyager is the story of Gus Benes who takes an adventure that transcends time and place. After a tornado whisks him away to a strange and distant land he confronts multiple dangers and discovers if he measures up to the ‘chosen one’ status the locals expect — unless it’s all a product of his own imagination.
Voyager is described as “an adventure story inspired by Greek myths and fantastic journeys, in the spirit of Moebius Arzach. It is a hero’s journey, where our protagonist must first find himself in order to be more than he expected.”
You can discover more about Roberto online at RobertoViacavaIllustration.com and on Instagram at @viacavaroberto
You can discover more about Rodolfo on Instagram at @rodolfosantullo
Check out the Voyage comic book series on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robertoviacava/voyager-1-of-6-an-action-fantasy-adventure-miniseries
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Here’s my chat with Casey Parsons about the new graphic novel anthology Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites.
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Casey Parsons is an artist from Stoney Creek, Ontario. He trained as a fine artist and illustrator, graduating in art programs from Sheridan College and McMaster University. In addition to his variant cover artwork for Image Comics, Sourcepoint Press, and other indie titles, Casey recently created artwork for the Marvel cards portolio. He is an artist, writer, co-publisher and co-editor on the ongoing indie magazine Cauldron. More recently, Casey is a contributor to the new anthology Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites.
Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites is a deluxe high quality archival hardcover anthology that’s described as ‘arthouse meets grindhouse’. Published by RAID Press as an homage to the Creepy and Eerie magazines of the past, this anthology collects the edgy contemporary supernatural tales found in Cauldron Magazine into one complete offering for mature readers.
You can discover more about Casey on Instagram at @caseyarts77 and online at KirbysComicsArt.com/casey-parsons
Check out the Kickstarter for Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites here.
Discover a previous interview with Casey here.
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Here’s my chat with Sam Agro about his contribution to the new Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites anthology and more.
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Based in Ontario, Sam Agro began his career in 1983 after completing an animation course at Sheridan College, working as a storyboard artist in the animation industry producing hundreds of storyboards for shows like Ewoks and Droids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The New Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Care Bears, and The Ripping Friends. He’s also provided storyboards for Universal Soldier II and III along with the Saw III to VI movies. Sam has written for TVO’s Polka Dot Shorts, the animated segments of Elliot Moose is on the Loose and many, many scripts for DC’s Looney Tunes and Cartoon Network Block Party comics. He also creates storyboards for the very popular ‘Paw Patrol’.Sam’s latest illustration project is a contribution tothe Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites anthology.
Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites is a deluxe high quality archival hardcover anthology that’s described as ‘arthouse meets grindhouse’.
Published by RAID Press as an homage to the Creepy and Eerie magazines of the past, this anthology collects the edgy contemporary supernatural tales found in Cauldron Magazine into one complete offering for mature readers.
You can discover more about Sam on Facebook @samuelagro
Check out the Kickstarter for Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites here.
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Here’s my chat with Stephanie Cooke about her new graphic novel The Racc Pack from Simon & Schuster.
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Photograph by Kate DockerayStephanie Cooke is an award-winning writer of graphic novels such as ParaNorthern, Oh My Gods!, and The Racc Pack series. She’s an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, and pun connoisseur. Moreover, Stephanie resides in the City of Raccoons (aka Toronto, Canada) where she often curls up with her very snuggly cat that she happens to be very allergic to. For the latest graphic novel, illustrator Whitney Gardner provides her contribution in this new foray entitled The Racc Pack.
Now available in major book stores, The Racc Pack is a story of “the Bin family, a trio of raccoons in the risky business of dumpster diving for all their needs. With Dusty’s brains, ReRe’s muscle, and Scraps’s gadgets (please don’t tell him he’s almost definitely an opossum), the Binses are determined to leave no garbage bin unturned in their pursuit of the tastiest, most delicious trash they can find. When the family discovers a new upscale grocery store that’s throwing away their perfectly good food at the end of each day, the Binses hatch a heist so daring it’ll have them rolling in garbage all winter long. But a critter-despising CEO, Jeff Beans, and the high-tech defense system he’s installed means liberating that trash is going to take all the skills the Racc Pack have…and maybe some help from a cat burglar with a mysterious past.”
Discover more about Stephanie Cooke on Instagram at @hellocookie and online at StephanieCooke.ca
Check out a previous chat with Stephanie Cooke here.
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Here’s my chat with Ari Gross about his new Kickstarter project Wardens.
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Ari Gross is based in Toronto, Ontario and when he’s not a being an historic Scientific Instrument Collection Curator or worm-viewer-designer for the Ontario Science Centre, he’s writing comic books. His past efforts have included Quantum Kirby, Don’t Go Below, The Longest Case and others. His latest comic book, with artist Robert Jennex, is entitled Wardens.
Wardens is set in 1926, in Toronto’s multicultural immigrant neighbourhood, “The Ward”. It follows Jewish seamstress and back-alley brawler Rachel Tussman who is plunged into a world of kabbalistic magic when a fire destroys their place of work and gives rise to The Schmata, a spiteful union of possessed clothes out for bloody revenge!
Wardens is described as a celebration of Toronto’s rich cultural tapestry and an exploration of a lost-but-not-forgotten neighbourhood focusing on its Jewish, Chinese, and Black communities. It’s got action, drama, laughs, and enough Yiddish to make your “bubbe plotz”!
Check out the Wardens comic book on Kickstarter
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You can discover more about Ari Gross online at AriGross.ca and on Instagram at @college_st_comics
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Photo by Brad Switzer via UnsplashWelcome to a new year. Full of possibilities including lots for comic book stories to be shared.
During recent chats with Canadian comic book creators, they shared their plans for this year and beyond. In this podcast, you’ll discover their plans for comic book projects for 2024 and beyond including: Dino Caruso, Shawn Richison, Michael Cherkas, Patrick Blanchette, Claire Lordon, Paris Alleyne, Taz Mukanik, Éloïse Marseille, Scott Chantler, Glen Carabin, Jack Briglio, Bill Slavin, Graham Annable, Kagan McLeod, Drew Craig, Julien Paré-Sorel, Kate Leth, Nick Marinkovich, Emily Carroll, Matt McGrath, Martin Duncan, and Ashley Hasfal.
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Here’s my chat with Sam Noir in conversation about 2023 — the year Canadian comic books in review.
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Sam Noir is a writer, cartoonist, toy maker and editor/publisher based in Toronto. He is best known for his work in RAID Anthology: KLAATU, Cauldron Magazine, Ballyskillen, Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites from RAID press and FANdemonium Webcomic. He is a vintage toy collector and created a Captain Canuck retro action figure.
You can discover more about Sam Noir on Instagram at @heysamnoir
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Photo courtesy of freepik.comHere’s the third and final my chats with Canadian comic book creators about the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in comic book creation.
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Thanks to all the creators who participated in these interviews: Josh Rosen, Éloïse Marseille, Tax Mukanik, Paris Alleyne, Claire Lordon, Patrick Blanchette, Veronica Post, Michael Cherkas, Julien Paré-Sorel, Dino Caruso and Shawn Richison.
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Photo by Sora Shimazaki on PixelsHere’s part two of my chat with Canadian comic book creators about the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in comic book creation.
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Thanks to all the creators who participated in these interviews: Kate Leth, Nick Marinkovich, Elizabeth Whitten, Emily Carroll, Matt McGrath, Martin Duncan, Jordan Plosky, Rob Norman and Ashley Hasfal.
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Here’s part one of my chat with Canadian comic book creators about the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in comic book creation.
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Thanks to all the creators who participated in these interviews: Scott Chantler, Glen Carabin, Jack Briglio, Bill Slavin, Graham Annable, Andrew Thomas, Kagan McLeod, Drew Craig, Kevin Briones, Fred Kennedy, Cecil Castellucci, Kevin Woolridge and Seth.
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Here’s my chat with Clayton Brown about the comic book series Goose for MADD Canada.
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As a Police Officer for over 20 years, Sergeant Clayton Brown has seen the senseless damage done by impaired drivers. Drinking and driving while impaired by drugs costs our communities in lives lost and in damage to people, property and families. As a lifetime comic book fan and amateur artist, this story of Goose was created to combine his passion for the comic book art form with a serious traffic safety message.
Loc Nguyen (who will be interviewed in a future podcast) is an artist, creative director and self-described coffee addict. For over a decade, he has been creating concept art, storyboard and character design for the film and television industry. He has a passion for telling story by creating character concept, comics and other personal illustration. Loc has provided the illustrations for the Goose comic book written by Clayton Brown.
The story of Goose goes like this: “After serving in the Special Forces, Alex Lee decided to serve her community by joining the Police Service. Now she is the Supervisor of a unique Special Response Team and utilizes advanced technology that affords her the ability of flight via techno-organic wings. The hope is that this book will inspire people to plan ahead and make the right decisions while travelling our streets, roads and highways.”
Discover more about Goose the comic book at MADD.ca
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Here’s my chat with Julien Paré-Sorel about his new graphic novel Adventurosaur, Volume 2 – Cory’s Legacy from Adventure Press.
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Julien Paré-Sorel is a comic book author, illustrator and VR artist based in Montréal, Québec. Julien has always told stories through his drawings, especially featuring characters from fantasy and sci-fi universes. After his bachelor’s degree in Comic book Arts at UQO, he was published in various collectives and illustrated novels. He is the artist behind the serie Étienne and Charlot (Les Débrouillards), Léthéonie (Front Froid), inker for La Ligne rouge (Front Froid), Strip-O-nirik (Kaijulien éditions) and the serie Adventurosaur (Adventure Press). For more than 17 years, he has been teaching comic workshops in schools and libraries throughout Canada and abroad. Julien has been involved in the Front Froid initiative for a long time, an organization that publishes imaginary-themed comics in Québec. In 2011 and 2014, he completed creative residencies in Mons (Belgium) and Lyon (France) respectively. Julien also attended numerous festivals such as Delémont BD in Switzerland, Lyon BD Festival in France, the International Comics Festival of Algerin Algeria, a workshop at Tsukuba University in Japan and the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival. He has won several prizes in the last few years, including the Bédéis Causa for Best french comic book for youth in Canada, also the Dragon prize at the Joe Shuster Awards, for his album Adventurosaur, Volume 1: Rex’s Awakening. He is currently working in his Montréal studio with his faithful assistant, Abu the dog-monkey. When Julien is not creating, he likes to read comics, play video games and watch kaiju movies.
Adventurosaur, Volume 2 – Cory’s Legacy is described as “a fantasy comic book series filled with twists and turns. Now trained in combat, Rex is ready to continue his quest and set out in search of his origins. Luckily for him, his faithful friends, Patchy and Gogo, are supporting him on this journey of a thousand dangers. But the trio is forced to accept the company of Cory, a formidable Ninjaptor with a mysterious past… They have to put their differences aside if they want to survive the terrible threats that await them.”
You can discover more about Julien online at https://julienparesorel.com/ and on Instagram at @julienparesorel
Additionally, you can check out a past interview with Julien here.
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Here’s my chat with Dino Caruso and Shawn Richison about ‘Origin Point’ in Horror Comics from Antarctic Press.
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Dino Caruso is a writer based out of Hamilton, Ontario. Dino’s work has appeared in 26 anthologies from publishers including: Accent UK, Ape Entertainment, Black Glass Press, Black Ship Books, Hamtrack Idea Men, Heske Horror, Metahuman Press, New Reliable Press, POP! Goes The Icon, Red Leaf Comics, Ronin Studios, Terminal Press, Time Bomb Comics, Toronto Cartoonist’s Workshop and many more. Dino has produced numerous short comics in a variety of anthologies including Yonge At Heart, The 27 Club – A Comic Anthology, Twisted Christmas Volume 2 and many more.
Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Shawn is a penciler, inker, letterer, colourist, concept artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and storyboard artist. His first professionally published work, the graphic novel Drive, proved to be an incredible learning experience and Shawn has continued to grow as an artist with every subsequent project. Shawn is continuing to pursue logo design and other illustration work. He loves to experiment with subject matter, form and style and is an avid collaborator. His most recent works include cartoonist on A Trip To Rundberg, Against The Wall and most recently FISK: the S.U.B.S.T.I.T.U.T.E.. His most recent work is ‘Origin Point’ with Dino in Horror Comics from Antarctic Press.
What do you get when you mix science-spawned monsters and time-traveling horror? You get the story from Dino Caruso, Shawn Richison and J.C. Grande that starts in Horror Comics #30. It goes like this: “As treacherous forces assault an illegal underground lab, bleeding-edge mad scientists attempt to salvage their unnatural creations. The resulting time-travel experiment scatters immortal monsters across history, ravaging their way back towards their ORIGIN POINT.”
You can discover more about Dino at DinoCaruso.ca
You can discover more about Shawn at Wonderealm.com
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You can check an earlier interview with Dino here and another interview with Shawn here.
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Here’s my chat with Michael Cherkas about his graphic novel Red Harvest from NBM Publishing.
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Ukrainian-Canadian author Michael Cherkas was born in Oshawa, Ontario. He has worked for over 30 years as a graphic designer, art director, cartoonist and illustrator. He still enjoys using non-repro blue pencils, brush, India ink and paper when making comics. His comics include The Silent Invasion (with Larry Hancock), Suburban Nightmares (with Larry Hancock and John van Bruggen), The Purple Ray (with Larry Hancock) and The New Frontier (with John Sabli´c). His latest graphic novel is Red Harvest from NBM Publishing.
Red Harvest is “the fictional story, based on true stories as related to the Ukranian-Canadian author, of Mykola Kovalenko, a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, who was the only member of his family to have survived the famine. Through his memories, we witness the horrors of what happened to his family and fellow villagers in the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ as they struggled—not only to make sense of the war that was being waged against them—but, ultimately, to survive.”
You can discover more about Michael Cherkason Instagram at @silentinvasioncomics
And you can listen to a previous interview with Michael Cherkas and Larry Hancock about The Silent Invasion here.
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Here’s my chat with Veronica Post about her graphic novel Hot To Trot from Conundrum Press.
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Veronica Post is an award-winning graphic novelist and multi-disciplinary artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She attended University for Philosophy and Fine Arts, before moving to Montreal where she completed her studies in cabinetmaking, and discovered the DIY culture of self-published zines. She joined a zine distro and began creating comics, while following a path towards becoming a furniture-maker. Her path took a turn when she left Montreal for the allure of travel. She spent eight years exploring Canada, America and Eastern Europe, where she began working on what would become Fugitive Days. Today, she continues to create comics based on her life with her characters Langosh and Peppi.
Hot to Trot is the story of Langosh and Yeva as they “embark on an epic cross-country journey, they discover that old wounds—and differing personal experiences—have begun to threaten their close-knit friendship. The landscape of America creates a constantly evolving backdrop to their emotional voyage. As they explore big cities, small towns, prairies and mountains, Langosh opens up to Yeva about his experience of police brutality, and the stark difference between how they respond to the situation leads to deep reflection on how the past informs their current choices.”
You can discover more about Veronica Post on Instagram at @Veronica.post.comics
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Here’s my chat with Canadian comic book creators about Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Boy and The Heron’.
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Studio Ghibli has once again produced a masterpiece of a film. ‘The Boy and The Heron’ is yet another mesmerizing movie that will entertain and delight viewers of all ages. And more specifically, this new feature will be yet another enticing influence for Canadian animators, cartoonists and comic book creators.
Prior to the film’s opening on December 8, I reached out to some Canadian comic book creators to get their input about ‘The Boy and The Heron’ and Studio Ghibli. Here’s what they had to say.
Francine Delgado is a passionate Costa Rican Comic and Visual Development Artist. She’s been living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia since 2014, as a lead and senior designer for feature films and TV shows. Creating new worlds and telling characters’ stories in a visual way has always been her passion. She has been working most recently as a comic cover artist for the Golden Age Comic Tributes, as well as helping indie writers create their comic pitches
Francine said: “Ghibli has always been one of my favourite animation studios, starting all the way with ‘Nausica’, and probably the saddest movies I have ever seen, the ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ (I bought this as a present for my brothers-in-law, they have not forgiven me for it) all the way to their more popular ‘Spirit Away’ and ‘Mononoke’. My personal favorite is ‘Porco Rosso’, not because is the best but because the story and characters resonate with me in a higher level. I can say without a doubt this [ The Boy and The Heron] is a Ghibli movie for sure, it has a magic feeling and warm style, the friendly-looking characters mix with some very cartoony ones, and the background design is stunning as always, and this time as the title says, the main character is a boy instead of a girl :)”
Graham Annable is an Oscar-nominated director, cartoonist and animator living just outside of Ottawa, with his wife and two boys. Graham’s unique voice has been consistently recognized in the mediums of film, games, and graphic novels throughout his career, garnering numerous awards and nominations along the way. When he’s not taking his pugs on a walk in the woods he can usually be found doodling ideas for his latest project in the studio. Graham’s latest book is Eerie Tales from the School of Screams from First Second Books.
Graham said: “I’m always blown away at — how do you define what they do — the sort of whimsy that is in their movies. It’s not just Miyazaki but everything that comes out of that studio. There’s such a whimsical element, a surreal thing. I feel their movies are the closest things to modern day fairy tales because they incorporate some of the same aspects in my mind of that.”
In speaking directly about ‘The Boy and The Heron’, Graham added: “I was really struck by how perfectly they create a sense of place. As soon as the film gets going — the location the boy finds himself in that’s this new space with the house and the pond and everything. I felt like I knew where everything was. In a weird way, I think they do such a good job of creating a sense of place, so as a viewer it brings you into that story so much more… I’m always excited whenever Studio Ghibli releases a new film.”
Tara Audibert is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, cartoonist, animator, and podcaster residing in Sunny Corner, New Brunswick. She owns and runs Moxy Fox Studio, where she creates her award-winning works, including the animated short film The Importance of Dreaming, comics This Place: 150 Years Retold and Lost Innocence, and “Nitap: Legends of the First Nations,” an animated storytelling app. Her current project is the Jo Jo Makoons series with author Dawn Quigley.
Tara said: “I can’t really speak about the film, as I have only seen the amazing looking trailer! I can say that the amount of work and exceptional skill that goes into all the films from Studio Ghibli is unmatched. These are films that one person can only dream of making, as it requires so many people and those people need to have such a strong leader/director/teacher/producer as Miyazaki. The main thing I can comment on as an animator and comic artist, are the extensive boards Miyazaki uses, there is not much difference between the film and the storyboards/animatics. The boards are inspiring for comics, because they show so much movement and expression. Miyazaki has had a hand in all of it, fixing individual lines with masterful precision. If it doesn’t work in the boards, animating it won’t make it any better. My take away as a film maker as well, has always been to make sure the storyboards are as accurate as you can make them, then adding the movement WILL add to the story. I would never even attempt the amount of work this man has done in one film let alone in his lifetime. But I do take from it. The simplicity of line for expression, subtle movements are meaningful, and adding color and fun details. These are my take-aways to improve my artistic expressions. I just read an indigenous story about Blue Heron being considered very good luck by the Cree, so I am interested to see if it is the same in Japanese culture!”
Scott A. Ford is an award winning comic creator, illustrator, and designer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. His work puts an emphasis on atmosphere and rich visuals, drawing inspiration from video games, graphic design, film, and animation. His comic projects include Boreal, Ark Land, Giants’ Well, Ocosomoso, and Romulus + Remus.
Scott said: “Studio Ghibli is such a huge influence on my work – particularly on my largest graphic novel Ark Land. I think you can probably see the influences in there. Studio Ghibli is such a magical, wondrous kind of exhilarating and sometimes scary but also just this calming kind of presence that permeates most if not all their work that I certainly gravitate towards and and a lot of other people.”
He added: “It’s cool to see how comics can be influenced by it and also video games. How they take similarities but how they do things differently because of constraints of the different mediums. I love it and lots of other people love it too.”
‘The Boy and The Heron’ is now in movie theatres. Get a sneak peak with this trailer
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Here’s my chat with Patrick Blanchette about his new graphic novel Dreamland Dawn, volume 1 – The Dream Reactor from Adventure Press.
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Photo : Julie ArtachoBorn in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Patrick Blanchette learned to create comics at a very young age. He discovered Japanese animation on television, then was introduced to American cartoons while he was studying at college: these two influences would definitively shape his style. Patrick then continued his training in animation and storyboarding at Laval University. When he is not drawing (which he does almost all the time), Patrick likes to cook, follow the news, play video games, watch animated series with his partner and take long walks. His newest project is Dreamland Dawn, volume 1 – The Dream Reactor from Adventure Press.
Dreamland Dawn, volume 1 – The Dream Reactor is the story of Dawn who has a single thing on her mind: “Becoming a dream engineer at the wondrous Dream Reactor. But with the human and dream worlds now connected, times are uncertain and fast changing. Managing the dream industry in such circumstances is undoubtedly a massive task. As the apprentice of the great inventor Marshall the Sandman, Dawn studies day in and day out, eager to prove what she is capable of and perhaps discover the truth behind the mysterious power of her green eye…”
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Here’s my chat with Claire Lordon about her new graphic memoir One In A Million.
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Claire Lordon is an American-Canadian illustrator and designer who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She creates artwork, surface designs, murals, and greeting cards for many companies. She earned her BFA in Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Claire’s work is inspired by her lifelong spirit for adventure, a love of the outdoors, and an enthusiasm for travel. She enjoys long distance running, hiking, and snowboarding. Her debut graphic memoir is One In A Million.
The book is described as “A deeply personal and visually arresting memoir that draws on the author’s high school diaries and drawings, One in a Million is also a sophisticated portrayal of pain, depression, and fear that any teen or adult can relate to. With a sensitive preface and an author’s note connecting past to present, this true story of resilience strikes a moving balance between raw honesty in the face of medical and mental trauma and the everyday musings of a teenager.”
You can find out more about Claire Lordon at http://www.clairelordon.com
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Here’s my chat with Paris Alleyne about his new graphic novel Static: Up All Night.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Paris Alleyne is an Eisner-award and Shuster-award winning illustrator. His work includes titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Black Panther, Spider-Man, GI Joe, Captain Canuck, and many more. His art has appeared in Black Comix Returns and his own independent Haven comics. Paris is the illustrator of the new graphic novel Static: Up All Night with author Lamar Giles.
Static: Up All Night is the story of “Virgil who can do amazing things with his vast array of electrical abilities, but instantly mending a broken heart isn’t in his skill set. Virgil Hawkins has just gone through a bad break up. He can’t get over his ex, so his best friend Richie has an idea for how to distract him: attend a music festival in their city of Dakota. But wouldn’t you know it—his ex is in attendance. And that’s just the beginning of his troubles. A series of encounters and events leads to an all-night adventure involving super villains, a diner, a reluctant rapper, and a size-changing kleptomaniac, as well as Virgil’s frequent bad decision making. But in the end, with the help of his friends, Virgil will find he can move on from a broken heart.”
Discover more about Paris on Instagram @parisalleyne
You can listen to Paris talk about his past work on Haven in this podcast from MCX 2018.
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Here are my chats with the Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators from the Mississauga Comic Expo that took place at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on November 19, 2023.
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Here are just some of the creators who attended MCX 2023:
Oliver Ho, GenghisComics.com
Daniel Reynolds, GenghisComics.com
Jon Berg, Instagram @berg.jon
Robert Iveniuk, ko-fi.com/robertislostinthewires
Peter Balsano, Instagram @peterbalsano
Nelson Caetano, Instagram @junction_comics_group
Stephany Lien, JupeJupeRocket.art
Luke Henderson, CredibleThreatPress.com
Stephanie Cooke, StephanieCooke.ca
Dickey Siregar and Dave Praetorius, Serazard.com
Caeleigh Boara, Instagram @caeboa
Sgt. Clayton Brown, MADD.ca
Travis Francis, NuminosityComics.com
Mazie Lovie, Instagram @sillyartcollector
Joy San, JoySan.ca
Craig Ferguson, Instagram @rebelrabbitart
Keith Grachow, KeithGrachow.com
Jeff Estrella, Facebook @jestrallawriter
George Todorovski, Instagram @georgetodorvs
Scott Brian Woods, ScottBrianWoods.com
Angela Poon, Angela-Poon.com
Jey Pawlik and Michelle Parker, TopazComics.com
Steven Andrews, TOComix.com
Ricky Lima, LimePressOnline.com
Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus, Groupof7Comics.ca
And a big shout out goes to the team at the Mississauga Public Library and volunteer staff who made the day so special.
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Here’s my chat with Tas Mukanik about the graphic novel Lost Time.
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Originally from Alberta, but now residing in Montreal, Tas Mukanik is an artist best known for her YA and adult self-published works, such as The Sanity Circus and Paint the Town Red. She has a keen interest in drawing fun characters with big expressions, as well as a fascination with birds, nature, and prehistoric life. Lost Time is her debut middle grade graphic novel from Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Lost Time is the story of “12-year-old Evie who didn’t mean to get lost—especially in the Cretaceous period. Now she’s alone, without her parents or anyone else to turn to for help. That is until she rescues a baby pterosaur and raises it on her own. As the baby grows into a giraffe-sized flying reptile, which Evie names Ada, the two manage to to find a way to survive in the prehistoric wilderness. Will Evie manage to overcome all the odds and find a way back to her family… or is she truly lost in time?”
You can discover more about Tas Mukanik at WindyWallflower.com
And discover more about the making of the graphic novel on Tas’ blog http://tasmukanik.com/wp/index.php/2023/08/25/lost-time-retrospective/
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Here’s my chat with Éloïse Marseille about her graphic novel Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman from Pow Pow Press.
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Photo © 2023 Prune PaychaÉloïse Marseille, born on Valentine’s Day in Montreal, Quebec, has been drawing comics with her left hand since she was a child, but hates drawing boys. She has a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from Concordia University. In her spare time, Éloïse paints, creates murals with her sister, takes care of Mister White (her deaf cat), roller skates, makes cheese boards and watches horror movies. Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman from Pow Pow Press is her first graphic novel.
Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman is described as an “unabashed and uncensored personal memoir, [in which] author Éloïse Marseille examines her sexual education (and miseducation), from a forbidden first kiss with a female best friend in Catholic school to her exposure to the extremes of online porn, fumbling hookups, and navigating the complexities of lust and love in the modern era”.
You can discover more about Éloïse Marseille on Instagram at @eloisemarseille
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Here’s my chat with Josh Rosen about his graphic novel History Comics: World World II: Fight on the Home Front
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Josh Rosen is a Toronto-based cartoonist and illustrator. A graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, Josh has done illustration work for magazines, animation projects, tabletop roleplaying games, as well as a slew of small-press comics work. His first graphic novel, The Good Fight, with author Ted Staunton, was long-listed for the Toronto Book Awards. His second graphic novel, History Comics: World War II, with author Kate Hannigan, is now available.
History Comics: World World II: Fight on the Home Front tells the story about “how millions of Americans joined the fight by working assembly lines, growing vegetables, and collecting scrap metal during World War II. When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even kitchens to show what the fight on the home front looks like up close.”
You can discover more about Josh online at JoshDraws.com and on Instagram at @jrosen.illustration
You can hear Josh talk about his previous graphic novel, The Good Fight, here on the site: https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2021/06/11/josh-rosen-talks-about-illustrating-the-toronto-christie-pits-riot-in-the-good-fight/
Psst. If you want to check out the Canadian Supplement that Josh mentions in his chat, you can now view it online thanks to Josh and First Second.
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Here’s my chat with Ashley Hasfal about her comic book series Initium and her graphic novel masterclass.
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Ashley Hasfal is a 2D designer and screenwriter whose work as a background artist can be found on popular television shows such as the Emmy award winning ‘Rick and Morty’, ‘Magic School Bus Rides Again’, and ‘Esme and Roy’. She has written multiple episodes for popular kids’ show ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’ for PBS. Pages of her self-published comic Initium were displayed in the Geppi Entertainment Museum exhibit Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond in 2013. Ashley’s work in graphic novels seeks to centre Caribbean diasporic identity and mythology mixed with lighthearted comedy.
The story of Initiumgoes like this: “Upon discovering the true plot behind the medical trial they joined, four parents gave their lives to save their young children and escape the organizations bent on their control. Now, the children are teens and struggling to figure out what they’re capable of, who they’re becoming, and what’s been done to them. Follow these five teens as they fight to free themselves and define their futures in this new and dangerous world.”
You can discover more about Ashley on Instagram at @boisdesaule_arts
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Here’s my chat with comic book creators at the Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2023.
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Organized and hosted by comic book creators Anthony Ruttgaizer and J.M. Clark, the first Artsy Fartsy Comic Con took place at the Tranzac Club in Toronto. Described as a comic book event for comic book lovers, the Artsy Fartsy Comic Con was a one-day comic book event focused on creators, comics and art.
Attendees were met with over 20 exhibitors ranging from small press to self-publishers to some of the Toronto comic scene’s biggest names and discovered comic books, graphic novels, kids and young adult books, original art, art prints, zines plus much more.
You can discover more at ArtsyFartsyComicCon.com
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Here’s my chat with Jordan Plosky about his company Zoop.
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Based in Los Angeles, California, Jordan Plosky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zoop. Previously Jordan was the founder and CEO of subscription based digital comic startup ComicBlitz that was acquired in 2018 and rebranded as ConTV + Comics.
Zoop was conceived by Jordan and Eric Moss (Co-Founder and COO) in the summer of 2020. After enlisting CTO Marvin Osswald to head up development, Brett Schenker to handle in-house marketing, and Camilla Zhang (former Comics Outreach Lead at Kickstarter) to advise on customer experience, they launched the new platform Zoop in June 2021 to much critical acclaim, and continue to run campaigns on it for comics projects and beyond.
You can discover more about Zoop at Zoop.gg and on Facebook, Snapchat and other social media platforms at @WeAreZoop
Richard Pace is just one of many Canadian creators using Zoop for their projects. Coven is Richard’s current crowd-funding effort with Zoop. Discover more at https://zoop.gg/c/coven
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Rob Norman discusses the process behind his latest Kickstarter graphic novel
Here’s my chat with Rob Norman about his graphic novel Future Favors The Bold on Kickstarter.
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Rob Norman is the producer of the CBC’s Limited Capacity and Personal Best which Time Magazine calls “easily one the funniest podcasts on air”. Rob is a Canadian Screen Award winner for his performance on CityTV’s Sunnyside. His most current project is the graphic novel Future Favors The Bold on Kickstarter.
Future Favors the Bold is an 80-page dark satirical, sci-fi graphic novel written by Rob Norman, illustrated by CJ Camba, and colors by Fabi Marques (known for work on BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers Unlimited), Natalia Nesterenko (who’s done work for Marvel), and more! The book showcases political allegories and mature themes with a storyline of psycho-killers in outer space.
Check out Future Favors The Bold on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebold/future-favors-the-bold
You can discover more about Rob Norman on Instagram at @robthenorman
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Martin Duncan discusses how Kickstarter provides a platform for his publishing efforts
Here’s my chat with Martin Duncan about Frankenstein Visions on Kickstarter.
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Martin Duncan is the founder and publisher of Slampress Tomes dedicated to crafting lavish artist driven tomes he himself would be proud to own and display prominently on his shelves and coffee table. Slampress Tomes is a boutique publishing house with a mission: Producing high quality books and publications featuring contemporary visionary talent — top artists, both emerging and veteran are unleashed upon genre based literary classics. His recent publication Dracula Visions received critical acclaim. Martin’s latest project is Frankenstein Visions.
Frankenstein Visions is a 72 page gallery featuring over 35 top tier artists presenting their unique interpretations of the most famous and celebrated monster in all of literature and popular culture. Each illustration is accompanied by a quote from Mary Shelley’s original text, that provided inspiration for each of the artists. Available in either softcover or hardcover editions, Frankenstein Visions offers distinct and stunning interpretations of the iconic gothic thriller.
You can discover more about Frankenstein Visions on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slampresstomes/frankenstein-visions
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Matt McGrath talks about how he put together his latest comic book anthology
Here’s my chat with Matt McGrath about his Kickstarter project Everyday Fears anthology.
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Matt is a writer and marketing professional who lives in Toronto. He currently works as a content writer, specializing in educational marketing. He is also co-founder of the Toronto theatre production company, Bygone Theatre. Matt’s short comics have appeared in Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures (Renegade Arts Entertainment), Strange Romance Volume 3, A Soul Divided/Caged in Flesh (Red Stylo Media), and Called Into Being. His most recent project was his first self-published comic, ID-10t error, successfully funded on Kickstarter. Matt’s newest Kickstarter venture is entitled Everyday Fears.
Everyday Fears is a 40-page anthology comic of horror comedies written by Matt and illustrated by a variety of talented artists. The project, labelled as a slice-of-life horror comedy anthology, is being crowdfunded through Kickstarter.
To discover more about the Everyday Fears project on Kickstarter check out the site: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matt-mcgrath/everyday-fears-a-slice-of-life-horror-comic-anthology
You can discover more about Matt on Bluesky at @stupidmatt
Check out a recent interview with Matt about ID-10T Error here.
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Emily Carroll chats about her new graphic novel ‘A Guest In The House’, her creative process and her thoughts on A.I. for comic book creation.
Here’s my chat with Emily Carroll about her latest book A Guest In The House from First Second.
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Illustration by Emily CarrollBased in Ontario, Emily Carroll is the writer and artist of numerous award-winning comics, both online and in print. Her debut horror comics collection, Through the Woods, won both the Eisner Award and the British Fantasy Award in 2014. Her work includes When I Arrived at the Castle from Koyama Press, a baroque horror story dealing with lust and addiction, and a graphic novel adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Speak. She is also known for the short comics she posts on her website. Her most recent work is A Guest In The House published by First Second.
The story of A Guest In The House goes like this: “After many lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married. She met her new husband—a recently widowed dentist—when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it’s strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband’s first wife, the more things don’t add up. And Abby starts to wonder . . . was Sheila’s death really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila’s memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life.”
You can discover more about Emily Carroll at EMCarroll.com
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Elizabeth offers insight into her new book that shines a light on comic book creators from Newfoundland and Labrador
Here’s my chat with Elizabeth Whitten about writing Off Panel from Engen Books.
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Elizabeth Whitten is a freelance reporter based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. She received her Masters in Anthropology in 2012 from Memorial University and instead of heading off to do her PhD, she moved to Halifax to attend the University of King’s College one-year bachelor of journalism. From there, she was Downhome Magazine’s assistant editor for four years, before heading to daily news with allNewfoundlandLabrador, where she covered the tech sector and health care. In the summer of 2021 she decided to become a full-time freelance reporter. Her work has been published by CBC, Atlantic Business Magazine and Herizons. She’s also a reporter for the CBC in St. John’s. Her new book, Off Panel, about the history of Newfoundland and Labrador comics, is published by Engen Books.
Off Panel is a collection of essays that introduce the major figures in the local Newfoundland and Labrador comic book scene and how they became interested in comics, the challenges of working in the province, the themes they write about, and what inspires them. The book also delves into details about how comic books have changed in the past few decades, both from the technology available to artists, like the iPad, and publishing mediums, including the internet.
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You can discover more about Elizabeth Whitten online at ElizabethWhitten.ca
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Nick reveals his art workflow, his love of Star Trek, plus some hints about future projects
Here’s my chat with Nick Marinkovich about illustrating Dead Romans from Image Comics plus a lot more.
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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Nick Marinkovich is an illustrator, graphic novelist and multi-media artist. He has worked for IDW, Devils Due and Marvel, as well as releasing his own titles under Image and Pop Sandbox. He is known for a signature ink-rendered, photo-based artwork that is heavily stylized. Nick’s most recent work is Dead Romans co-created by Fred Kennedy for Image Comics.
Dead Romans is the story of “Arminius, a Germanic prince raised in Rome, who has sworn vengeance against the Empire that butchers his people. He wants to make a queen of the woman he loves, Honoria, a fellow slave. Now, fifty thousand Romans will die to give her a throne she never asked for…or wanted.”
You can discover more about Nick on Instagram at @nick.marinkovich plus a website in the works that’s NickMarinkovich.com
For more about Dead Romans, check out the earlier interview with Fred Kennedy.
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Mall Goth is the latest graphic novel from Kate Leth
Here’s my chat with Kate Leth about the new graphic novel Mall Goth.
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Photo credit: James MacLeanHailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kate Leth is an author and illustrator working in comics, animation, design, and feelings. A grown-up goth and pop culture devotee, Kate specializes in work for kids and teens. Her comic book and graphic novel efforts have included Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!; Girl Over Paris; Spell on Wheels; and Adventure Time, among others. Kate’s latest graphic novel is Mall Goth from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Mall Goth is the story of “Liv Holme who’s not exactly thrilled to be moving to a new town with her mother. After all, high school can be brutal, even more so when you’re a fifteen-year-old, bisexual goth. With the help of her suburban refuge, Liv sets off on a journey of self-acceptance and learns to navigate the ups and downs of high school and to recognize true friendship.”
You can discover more about Kate on Instagram @kateleth and online at kateleth.com
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Seth talks about his latest graphic novel 'Palookaville 24' and more.
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At SIGGRAPH 2023, Kyle Runciman unveils new Wacom products in conversation with True North Country Comics Podcast
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Kevin shares his thoughts on the comic book scene in Newfoundland
Here’s my chat with Kevin Woolridge about his new publishing company Heavy Sweater Comics.
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Kevin Woolridge is a cartoonist from Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador. His works include the comic strip ‘The Little World’ that was featured in Current Magazine, alongside his editorial cartoon ‘The Opposition’. He recently launched his own publishing company, Heavy Sweater Comics. Kevin loves Godzilla movies, collects of vintage toys, and he’s a hater of wet socks. His most recent book is Andy and The Magic Box.
The story of Andy and The Magic Box goes like this: “Steve and his friends have heard that Andy the Magician will be performing soon, but what they’re really interested in is Andy’s Magic Cardboard Box. Where did he get it? And how does it work? Is it magnets? Invisible wires? Or something more sinister? The only way to know the full story is to ask the magician himself. Set in Kevin Woolridge’s The Little World, Andy and the Magic Box is a story for all ages.”
You can discover more about Kevin Woolridge on Instagram at @heavysweatercomics and @finallythestory with the website HeavySweaterComics.ca planned to launch in November.
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Cecil Castellucci talks about her recent panel at San Diego Comic Con, her thoughts on the writers strike and more
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Fred Kennedy's 'Dead Romans' comic book series tells a brutal tale of love and war from the birth of the Roman Empire.
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Kevin Briones talks about his 'Neon Black' comic book series at FAN EXPO Canada 2023
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'The Savage Strength of Starstorm' series is Drew Craig's love letter to comics
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Learn about Kagan’s ‘Draw’ People Every Day’, his work on ‘She Hulk: Attorney At Law’, and more In celebration of the comic book creators exhibiting at FAN EXPO Canada 2023, here’s my chat with Kagan McLeod about his past, current and future projects. FAN EXPO Canada is the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming […]
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Here’s my chat with Andrew Thomas about his work with Secret Stash Press and exhibiting at FAN EXPO Canada. FAN EXPO Canada is the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada and the third-largest Pop Culture event in North America. The show has grown from a small comic book convention attracting 1,500 […]
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Here’s my chat with Graham Annable about his new graphic novel Eerie Tales from the School of Screams from First Second Books. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel. Graham is an Oscar-nominated director, cartoonist and animator living just outside […]
Here’s my chat with Bill Slavin about his new graphic novel Mordecai Crow: Secrets of Jarrow from Renegade Arts Entertainment. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel. Hailing from Belleville, Ontario, Bill studied Cartooning and Graphic Story Illustration at Sheridan […]
Here’s my chat with Jack Briglio about his new YA book ThunderBoom from Kids Can Press. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel. Currently residing in Nepean, Ontario, Jack is the writer of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up […]
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Glen Carabin about his comic book series Dart-Mouth
Here’s my chat with Joy San about her new graphic novel Sugar & Other Stories. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Joy is a Toronto-based freelance Illustrator. When she’s not illustrating or drawing comics, Joy enjoys hiking, vlogging, and hunting for bakeries. According to Joy she loves to illustrate the creepy, disturbing, and horrific, but through a comedic lens. Joy has illustrated Bingo Love along with many mini comics and prints. Her current work is Sugar & Other Stories published by Silver Sprocket.
Sugar & Other Stories is a “collection of short horror comics that masterfully explores the way in which we contort and control ourselves, balancing the bloody and brutal with unexpected levity. Stories include: A devoted yet amoral creature ensures a girl’s blood sugar stays up, plus A gory ritual creature creates a charming women’s perfect smile, and A neglected and overworked wife is slowly consumed by her violent fantasies.”
You can discover more about Joy on Instagram at @snarkytuna and online at JoySan.ca
You can also find Joy on YouTube at YouTube.com/@joysan
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Here’s my chat with Fell about And We Love You. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Fell is an illustrator and writer from Toronto. She began her work in various fan zines and anthologies before launching her debut comic zine ‘Do You Believe in an Afterlife?’ in 2019. Her subsequent comic, the sci-fi action epic Commander Rao, was self published to critical acclaim winning the Best Comic Book Award for the 2020 Sequential Magazine Awards. The book has since been picked up by Scout Comics. Her newest book And We Love You is also published by Scout Comics.
The story of And We Love You goes like this: “They say war is a story told by the survivors, but what of the stories that never got told? Amidst a violent dystopian war, a young soldier perishes on the battlefield and begins to bleed out all her memories. Dripped away in blood-soaked panels, this is the powerful tale of one woman’s life, death, and the love which transcends both.”
You can discover more about Fell on Instagram at @fell.hound and online at fellhoundart.com
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Here’s this week in Canadian comic book creator news for Saturday, February 4, 2023. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
Batman News published “Interview with Chip Zdarsky on Tim Drake and his backup story in Batman“.
Writer chip talked about his run on Batman and more specifically about Tim Drake’s Toybox backup story.
https://batman-news.com/2023/02/01/interview-with-chip-zdarsky-on-tim-drake-and-his-backup-story-in-batman/
Bleeding Cool published “Printwatch: Saga, Sins Of Sinister, Wakanda & One-Minute War Get More” featuring Fiona Staples.
Saga #61 by Bryan K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples received a second printing from Image Comics that’s planned for March 1st.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/printwatch-saga-sins-of-sinister-wakanda-blade-one-minute-war/
Comics Beat published “CON REPORT: The crowds came out to celebrate fifty years of FIBD at Angoulême 2023” featuring Julie Doucet.
Angoulême International Comic Arts Festival 2023 recently took place in France for its fiftieth anniversary event and included in the Canadian contingent was Julie Doucet who was honoured with a retrospective exhibit.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/con-report-celebrate-fifty-years-of-fibd-at-angouleme-2023/
Comics Beat published “A Year of Free Comics: Happy 20th Anniversary, Dinosaur Comics” featuring Ryan North.
It was 20 years ago that Ryan first published his six-panel comic in which dinosaurs engage in very human conversations.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-year-of-free-comics-happy-20th-anniversary-dinosaur-comics/
Marvel published “Black History Month Variant Cover Artists on Their Marvel Origin Stories” featuring Ken Lashley.
Ken talked about the the Marvel moments, stories, and characters that inspired his career in comics.
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/black-history-month-variant-cover-artists-2023-spotlight
Samsung announced the Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 with a 2-in-1 convertible form factor plus S Pen functionality. Samsung stated that the new Galaxy Book3 PRO series is designed for those who need seamless multi-device connectivity and premium hardware to supercharge their productivity and creativity.
https://news.samsung.com/ca/the-all-new-samsung-galaxy-book3-ultra-an-innovative-samsung-galaxy-ecosystem-experience-with-powerful-performance
The Gateway published “Canada’s visual page-turners: Alcuin Awards for Book Design at FAB Gallery” featuring Michael Deforge.
The University of Alberta Fine Arts Building (FAB) Gallery held the opening reception of the Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada exhibit, presented by The Alcuin Society, that included Heaven No Hell by Michael Deforge.
https://thegatewayonline.ca/2023/02/canadas-visual-page-turners-alcuin-awards-for-book-design-at-fab-gallery/
Comics Beat published “Small Press Spotlight: We have the cover for the upcoming Pass Me By: Lily” featuring Kat Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen.
Pass Me By: Lily by Kat and Ryan is slated for release in the Spring of 2024 from Renegade Arts Entertainment.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/small-press-spotlight-we-have-the-cover-for-the-upcoming-pass-me-by-lily/
Screen Rant published “Pinecone & Pony Season 2 Clip Saves The Day With Music” featuring Kate Beaton.
Pinecone & Pony is based on the popular children’s book The Princess and the Pony by Kate.
https://screenrant.com/pinecone-pony-season-2-music-clip/
Animation Express published “Apple TV+ expands kids and family slate with new animated and CGI blended series; shares premiere dates” featuring Kate Beaton.
The second season of ‘Pinecone & Pony’ set to premiere February 3 and is based on the book The Princess and the Pony by New York Times bestselling author Kate Beaton and hailing from DreamWorks Animation.
https://www.animationxpress.com/animation/apple-tv-expands-kids-and-family-slate-with-new-animated-and-cgi-blended-series-shares-premiere-dates/
Comics Beat published “Graphic Novel winners at 2023 ALA Awards: Victory. Stand!, Frizzy, Himawari House and more” featuring Johnnie Christmas, Danica Prine
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas won the Correa Scott King Book Award. Chef’s Kiss illustrated by Danica Brine won the Alex Award.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-winners-2023-ala-youth-media-awards/
Multiversity Comics published “Reader Poll Results: Saga Remains the Unquestioned Image Comics Favorite of the Last 20 Years” featuring Fiona Staples.
Voters to the annual Multiversity Comics readers poll selected Saga by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan series as their ‘greatest hit’ over the last 20 years.
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reader-poll/results-saga-2003-2023/
ABC News published “Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal” featuring Charlene Chua.
Charlotte Sullivan Wild’s Love, Violet illustrated by Charlene, was given the Stonewall Book Award for an outstanding LGBTQ work for children or teens.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/amina-luqman-dawsons-freewater-wins-john-newbery-medal-96765422
CBC Books published “katherena vermette to chair inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction jury”
The Métis author from Winnipeg has written fiction, poetry and children’s books along with being the author of the graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-to-chair-inaugural-carol-shields-prize-for-fiction-jury-1.6728315
CBC News published “B.C. cartoonist explores the ups and downs of mother’s dementia through his art” featuring cartoonist Gareth Gaudin.
According to Gareth, who’s also a vintage comic book store owner in Victoria, B.C., his daily cartoons document his life including his personal experiences related to his mother’s dementia.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gareth-gaudin-victoria-comic-cartoon-dementia-mother-1.6728621
Marketing News Canada published “Calgary’s Arts and Culture Sector is Booming – So Why Aren’t We Celebrating It More?” featuring Jillian Tamaki.
The author wonders why the province isn’t promoting Calgary’s arts community, including Alberta University of the Arts alum Jillian Tamaki, as much as they do for oil and gas.
https://marketingnewscanada.com/news/calgarys-arts-and-culture-sector-is-booming-so-why-arent-we-celebrating-it-more
The site this week featured an interview with Peter Breau as he chatted about his new comic book ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ on Kickstarter.
Birthday greetings for this past week go out to Canadian comic book creators Kyle Smith, Nick O’Gorman, Jordan Patrick Finn, Kyle Smith, Jeff Martin, and Jenn Woodall.
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Here’s my chat with Peter Breau about his new Kickstarter project Deliver Us From Evil. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Peter resides in New Brunswick and spends his time being a comic book, screen and fiction writer. In 2017, Peter won the Fundy Fan fest Character Creation Award while being nominated for Indie Originals Comics’ Best Historical Series Award along with being a finalist in the 2019 Spacie Awards for Best New Indie Comics Writer. Among his many comic book projects, Peter’s latest effort, along with artist Mattia Doghini is a Kickstarter for the comic book entitled Deliver Us From Evil.
Deliver Us From Evil is described as the story of a cowardly, drunken ne’er do well who must deal with an ancient cult with evil passed down from the ages. If you can imagine a story that combines Constantine with the X-Files, that’s Deliver Us From Evil.
You can discover Deliver Us From Evil on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/591926679/when-x-files-meets-hellblazer-who-can-deliver-us-from-evil
You can discover more about Peter on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/peter.breau.5
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Here’s this week in Canadian comic book creator news for Saturday, January 28, 2023. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
CBC Books published “Mattea Roach champions Ducks by Kate Beaton on Canada Reads 2023″
https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/mattea-roach-champions-ducks-by-kate-beaton-on-canada-reads-2023-1.6716839
Comic Watch published “An All-Star Creative Team Brings “Swords & Sandals” to Image’s Shadowline Imprint!” featuring Fred Kennedy, Adam Gorham, Cary Nord, and Andrew Thomas.
https://comic-watch.com/news/an-all-star-creative-team-brings-swords-sandals-to-images-shadowline-imprint
ICv2 published “MARVEL’S UPDATED ‘PLANET OF THE APES’ TO BE SET IN SAME WORLD AS MOVIES” featuring Yanick Paquette.
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53153/marvels-updated-planet-apes-be-set-same-world-movies
Newsarama published “DC signals new Aquaman series is coming with surprising protagonists” featuring Francis Manapul.
https://www.gamesradar.com/dc-signals-new-aquaman-series-is-coming-with-surprising-protagonists/
NPR published “Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Graphic Novelist Kate Beaton”
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150864103/graphic-novelist-kate-beaton
Quill & Quire published “Canada Reads announces 2023 books and panel” featuring Kate Beaton.
https://quillandquire.com/omni/canada-reads-announces-2023-books-and-panel/
The Futon Critic published “Apple TV+ Expands Award-Winning Kids & Family Slate with New Animated Series “Eva the Owlet” And “Frog and Toad,” Alongside Live Action/CGI Blended Series “Jane” featuring Kate Beaton.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/01/25/apple-tvplus-expands-award-winning-kids-and-family-slate-with-new-animated-series-eva-the-owlet-and-frog-and-toad-alongside-live-action-cgi-blended-series-jane-429313/20230125apple01/
TOR.com published “The Horror Writers Association Releases the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot” featuring Derrick Chow, Jeff Lemire, and Tate Brombal.
https://www.tor.com/2023/01/24/bram-stoker-award-2022-prelim-ballot/
CBR.com published “The Last of Us: American Dreams is the Perfect Prequel to the HBO Series” featuring Faith Erin Hicks.
https://www.cbr.com/the-last-of-us-american-dreams-prequel-hbo-series/
Newsarama published “Dawn of DC’s Green Lantern: Hal Jordan series might not launch in May” featuring Mariko Tamaki.
https://www.gamesradar.com/dawn-of-dcs-green-lantern-hal-jordan-series-might-not-launch-in-may/
Rise: A Feminist Book Project published their booklist including Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas.
https://risefeministbooks.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/current-booklist/
Screen Rant published “New Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Collection Coming From Dark Horse” featuring Sam Maggs and Cecil Castellucci.
https://screenrant.com/critical-role-mighty-nein-library-edition-dark-horse/
The Independent published “Mike Feehan gets beamed up”
https://theindependent.ca/news/arts/mike-feehan-gets-beamed-up/
Anishinabek News published “Book review: Borders” featuring Natasha Donovan.
https://anishinabeknews.ca/2023/01/23/book-review-borders/
Borneo Bulletin published “Power in illustration” featuring Kate Beaton.
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/power-in-illustration/
Burnaby Now published “Teens can attend free creative programs on their days off at Burnaby Public Library” featuring Kathleen Gros and Janice Liu.
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/teens-can-attend-free-creative-programs-on-their-days-off-at-burnaby-public-library-6414264
CBR.com published “REPORT: Prime Video to Adapt Sex Criminals and Bitch Planet” featuring Chip Zdarsky, Becka Kinzie and Valentine De Landro.
https://www.cbr.com/sex-criminals-bitch-planet-prime-video-tv-shows/
The WorkPrint published “New Jed Mackay and C.F. Villa Reboot The AvengersWith New Run on The Series”
https://www.theworkprint.com/new-jed-mackay-and-c-f-villa-reboot-the-avengers-with-new-run-on-the-series/123
AIPT Comics published “EXCLUSIVE Preview: Murderworld: Wolverine #1” featuring Jim Zub and Ray Fawkes.
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/01/19/exclusive-preview-murderworld-wolverine-1/
Asume Tech published “DC’s Shocking Transformation of Lois Lane: Parasite Zombie Unleashed!” featuring Jamal Campbell.
https://asumetech.com/dcs-shocking-transformation-of-lois-lane-parasite-zombie-unleashed/
Bleeding Cool published “Money Shot comes again in Vault Comics April 2023 solicits” featuring Gisèle Lagacé.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/money-shot-comes-again-in-vault-comics-april-2023-solicits/
Bleeding Cool published “Matt Kindt & Tyler Jenkins’ Hairball in Dark Horse April 2023 Solicits” featuring Hilary Jenkins.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/matt-kindt-tyler-jenkins-hairball-in-dark-horse-april-2023-solicits/
ComicBook.com published “Todd McFarlane Has the Top 3 Most Submitted CGC Comic Books of All Time”
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/todd-mcfarlane-comic-books-cgc-top-3-most-submitted-all-time/
Gizmodo published “Marvel’s New Core Avenges Team Will Prove Its Might Starting in May” featuring Jed MacKay.
https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-avengers-team-2023-mackay-villa-1850016704
Monkeys Fighting Robots published “Kevin Smith’s QUICK STOPS #4 – Read The First 5 Pages!” featuring Andrew Thomas.
https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/kevin-smiths-quick-stops-4-read-the-first-5-pages/
Publisher’s Weekly published “Committing to a Long Journey: Indigenous Voices in Publishing” featuring David A. Robertson.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91340-committing-to-a-long-journey-indigenous-voices-in-publishing.html
Yahoo! News published “Meet the Myopic Visionaries Who Failed to Make the Future” featuring Ryan North.
https://news.yahoo.com/meet-myopic-visionaries-failed-future-174000191.html
On social media this week, we’ve seen many posts from the contingent of Canadian comic book creators attending the International Comic Book Festival in Angoulême, France. I hope to have a report on the site soon from someone who was there.
The site this week featured an interview with Randy Stone about his continuing comic book series Bullet Adventures on Kickstarter.
Birthday greetings for this past week go out to Canadian comic book creator Derek Barton.
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Here’s my chat with Randy Stone about the ongoing comic book series Bullet Adventures. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Based in Surrey, British Columbia, Randy has written, drawn, inked, or lettered various comics, including Eskimo Kisses with Scout Comics, Champion at Arcana, a story in Alterna’s IF horror anthology, and his self published collection of shorts, Death & Comics. Having success with his first Kickstarter, there are more projects in the works for Randy’s self publishing brand Altruist Comics. Randy’s current Kickstarter is the continuation of the Bullet Adventures which he wrote with Jordan Alsaqa accompanied by artists Nicolás Carrizo and Francesca Cittarelli with lettering by Lucas Gattoni.
Bullet Adventures continues in these new issues of the Silver Age speedster as he returns in an all new, edge-of-your-seat story. Designed to recapture the days of silver age comics, Bullet Adventures is a fun trip down nostalgia lane packed with excitement and fun for readers of all ages.
You can discover more about Randy on Instagram at @altruistcomics and online at AltruistComics.com
Readers can get a sneak peak at Bullet Adventures #2 at https://altruistcomics.com/bulletadventures02story
You can discover more about Bullet Adventures #2 and #3 on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/altruistcomics/bulletadventures2
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Here’s my chat with Brandon Mitchell about his seminar about making graphic novels. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Brandon is the founder of Birch Bark Comics and creator of the Sacred Circles comic series, which draws on his Mi’kmaq heritage. He has written five books with the Healthy Aboriginal Network, (Lost Innocence, Drawing Hope, River Run, Making it Right, and Emily’s Choice). Brandon has written and illustrated Jean-Paul’s Daring Adventure: Stories from Old Mobile for the University of Alabama, as well as two Mi’qmaq language-based stories for the Listuguj Education Directorate. He has also completed an art installation for Heritage and Culture New Brunswick. His most recent project is Giju’s Gift illustrated by Vernonika Barinova.
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During our chat, Brandon talked about his recent workshop given at Arts Council Wood Buffalo in Fort McMurray, Alberta, for those who wanted to explore and work with graphic novel design. Brandon led the workshop from concept to completion based on his experience with graphic novel creation.
You can discover more about Brandon on Instagram at @writerbrandonmitchell and online at BirchbarkComics.com
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Here’s my chat with Manfred J. von Vulte about his new children’s book The Purple Lion and the Spotted Leopard: There’s a Muffin In My Boot. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Born in Montreal but now residing in Ontario, Manfred is the published author of numerous articles, as well as two children’s works, a history book, and an educational guide on the use of comic books and experiential learning for parents and teachers. Manfred has been teaching for over twenty years and has been with Durham Catholic District School Board since 2017. In 2019, he was recognized with the Distinguished Catholic Educator Award by his peers at St. Leo Catholic School where he runs a Comic Book Club and Animation Studio. The Ontario Insurance Teacher’s Plan (OTIP) awarded him and his students $5,000 to develop this animation initiative in 2021. Manfred was profiled in an alumni spotlight by York University’s Faculty of Education in the same year. He is the Director of the Comic Book Project Canada and was featured on the Space Channel, the Global Television Network and at Fan Expo Toronto. His passion is to help reluctant writers and readers through the medium of comic books.
Manfred is joined by illustrator Shane Kirshenblatt for the new children’s picture book The Purple Lion and the Spotted Leopard: There’s a Muffin in My Boot to “bring to life the importance of character for primary and middle school students. Join Gary the Purple Lion and Larry the Spotted Leopard as they go to school and discover that perseverance, integrity, honesty, resilience, humility, and many more noble qualities are so important to their primary school experience. Besides that, help two friends figure out just exactly what is in Larry’s boot!”
Middle school students, parents and educators will enjoy the second half of the book which includes more than a dozen character traits, critical questions, and genuine suggestions on how to improve as a student with a moral compass. Each section contains phrases that will help guide this specific age group.
You can discover more about The Purple Lion and the Spotted Leopard: There’s a Muffin in My Boot at FriesenPress.com and is available from Chapter-Indigo, Amazon, Walmart and Barnes and Noble
You can view the trailer for the book on YouTube
Website: http://www.comicbookprojectcanada.com
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Here’s my report from CES 2023. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
CES is the annual trade show that this year drew over 115,000 industry professionals with over 3200 exhibitors, including 1000 startups from all over the world. CES 2023 showcased the next era of innovation from transportation and mobility to digital health, sustainability, Web3, metaverse and beyond in 2.2 million net square feet of exhibits.
Traditionally a mecca for new consumer electronics, the event has morphed into a showcase for specifics trends including Human Security for all, Automotive and Mobility, Digital Health, Sustainability. Web3 and the Metaverse, and Startups
CES 2023 also featured keynote speakers for the leading global companies.
Entertainers and other figures from sports, music, movies, TV and technology appeared throughout the week celebrating technology through speaking engagements, signing autographs, and meeting conference attendees including: Grant Hill, Jessica Mendoza, Ken Jeong, Barbara Corcoran, Snoop Dogg, Imagine Dragons, Mario and Marco Andretti, Paris Hilton, Joe Theismann, M. Night Shymalan, Erin Andrews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Pearce, Jose Andres, Seth Rogen, Paula Abdul, David Dobrik, and Lauren Miller Rogen.
And while I could show you all of that, the focus for this site and podcast is comic books and comic book creation. During my time on the show floor, I discovered a variety of exhibitors who demonstrated tools for comic book creation.
TCL offered the new NXTPAPER 12 Pro tablet.
ACE Computers showcased the Mustang T630 portable, flexible laptop.
Asus demonstrated the new ProArt StudioBook with ProArt Creator Hub 2.0 plus additional access to the Pantone resource database.
Amazon demonstrated the new Kindle Scribe.
ZoopLoop provided a unique tether to keep track of your digital pencils.
Duracell offered a variety of mobile power bank products.
Jackery provided a sneak peak of the upcoming Air-W, winner of the CES 2023 Honoree for the Innovation Award.
Microsoft featured the Surface Pro 9.
Huion showed the Kamvas Studio 16.
Xebec included the Tri-Screen 2.
Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder is a new way for bird watchers to get up close to a wide variety of wildlife. Perfect for artists who require life drawings in nature.
You can discover more about CES 2023 at CES.tech.
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Here’s my chat with Shawn Daley about ILLÜMON: Seven Rays of the Sun – Book One. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Shawn is a Ringo Award nominated artist of Samurai Grandpa, with works including TerraQuill, OGRE, Better Place, Shiners War, The Bridgebuilder’s Creed and other books. Shawn is also a chiptunist for video games. His newest project on Kickstarter is ILLÜMON: Seven Rays of the Sun – Book One.
ILLÜMON: Seven Rays of the Sun – Book One tells the story about having “to rescue seven fabled monsters, a brash young monster catcher braves a dying world to confront their captor: her very own sister.”
You can discover more about Shawn on Tumblr at @shawn-daley and online at ShawnDaley.ca
You can discover more about ILLÜMON: Seven Rays of the Sun – Book One on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shawndaley/illumon-seven-rays-of-the-sun-book-one
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Here’s my chat with Sam Noir in conversation about 2022 the year in review. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Sam is a writer, cartoonist, toy maker and editor/publisher based in Toronto. He is best known for his work in RAID Anthology: KLAATU, Cauldron Magazine, Ballyskillen, Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites from RAID press and FANdemonium Webcomic. He is a vintage toy collector and created a Captain Canuck retro action figure.
CAULDRON: Forbidden Appetites is a horror comics anthology collection featuring the talents of Ricky Lima, Shane Heron, Casey Parsons as well as Sam Noir. RAID Press’ first book project of the new year is this deluxe Cauldron Hardcover compilation.
For more information about CAULDRON: Forbidden Appetites from RAID PRESS, sign up at https://bit.ly/cauldron2022
You can discover more about Sam on Tumblr at tumblr.com/sam-noir
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Here’s my chat with publisher Alexander Finbow about Alberta Comics: Home. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
As Publisher, and Director of Operations at Renegade Arts Entertainment, Alexander runs the day to day operations that includes finding authors and artists to work with, figuring out publishing schedules, and working with the distribution, marketing and promotion chains to find readers for their books. Before moving into publishing, Alexander worked as an actor, writer, director, and producer. He directed the movie ’24 Hours In London’ which became a cult hit around the world, before going on to work with producers in the UK and the US. Amongst his credits, creating the internet comedy show ‘Before I Get a Job’ ranks as one of his favourites. His freelance directing career included commercials Microsoft and Vodafone, and films for the UK’s department of education, as well corporate movies for firms on both sides of the Atlantic. As an actor, Alexander worked with people you may have heard of including; Madonna, Alan Parker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Ewan McGregor. But he will not reveal any secrets or gossip, ever. One of his most recent graphic novel projects is Alberta Comics: Home.
Alberta Comics: Home is a 224 page comics anthology celebrating the who’s-who of comic creators connected to Alberta, featuring 43 short comic stories and cartoons inspired by the theme ‘home’. Within the pages you will find a curious mix of pathos, optimism, humour, hope, and reflections on all the different things ‘home’ really means. The anthology features award winning cover art by co-editor Shea Proulx.
You can discover more about Renegade Arts Entertainment on Instagram at @renegadeartsent
You can discover more about Alberta Comics: Home from Renegade Arts Entertainment at https://renegadeartsentertainment.com/product/alberta-comics-home/
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Here’s my chat with Patrick Murphy in discussion about his Kickstarter project Echoes of the Triumphant #3 comic book. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Patrick is based in Ottawa, Ontario. After he graduated from the University of Ottawa, he decided it was time to roll up his sleeves and deliver the most “kick-ass comic book series of all time!” Echoes of the Triumphant is Patrick’s love letter to his life-long obsession with superheroes and all of the weird directions he wanted to take the franchise. As the writer on the latest issue, Patrick is joined by editor by Alexi Kott, designer Dominic Bercier, cover artist Greg Woronchak, artist/inker/colourer Jarrod Bezzina and letterer by Michael McAdams.
Echoes of the Triumphant is a “28 page, fully coloured comic book to an ongoing series that mixes the genres of science fiction and crime dramas by creating a kick-ass thriller. The story takes place in the vibrant and semi-futuristic year of 2035 in the not-so-shy fictional streets of Echo City. The protagonist, Adrian Avery, is a forensic accountant who chases down money trails. He needs to find Lionheart, the leader of a tweak extremist group, before he creates chaos in the streets of Echo City! Plus, he likes to punch people a lot.”
You can discover more about Patrick on ReverbComics.com
You can discover more about the Echoes of the Triumphant issue 3 on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pattymurphy/echoes-of-the-triumphant-0-3
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Here’s my chat with the creators of the picture book Amo’s Sapotawan from HighWater Press. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
William Dumas is a Rocky Cree Storyteller born in South Indian Lake, Manitoba. For 25 years, he has been an educator and administrator; his passion for Cree language and culture are well aligned with his current position as Cree Language and Culture Coordinator for the Nisichawayasihk (Nelson House) Education Authority. As the author and Project Mentor of The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak series, William knows first-hand the power storytelling has to teach Indigenous youth about where they come from and where they are going.
Mavis Reimer is Project Director of the SSHRC Partnership Project, Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak: Reclamation, Regeneration, and Reconciliation. She is Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of English at the University of Winnipeg. She was the Canada Research Chair in Young People’s Texts and Cultures between 2005 and 2015, lead editor of Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures between 2009 and 2015, and President of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature between 2011 and 2015. She is the founding director of the Centre for Research in Young People’s Texts and Cultures (CRYTC) at the University of Winnipeg and founding President of the Association for Research in Young People’s Cultures.
Warren Cariou was born into a family of Métis and European ancestry in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. He has published works of fiction and memoir as well as critical writing about Indigenous storytelling, literature and environmental philosophy. He has also created two films about Indigenous communities in western Canada’s tar sands region, and he has written numerous articles, stories and poems about Indigeneity and petroleum. His visual art project, Petrography, uses tar sands bitumen as a photographic medium. He is a Professor of English at the University of Manitoba, where he directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture. He is a Co-Leader of the Story Team for the Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak project.
Rhian Brynjolson is a visual artist, author, book illustrator, and art educator. Rhian was named Canadian Art Teacher of the Year in 2014. She is the illustrator of over 15 children’s books and author of Teaching Art: A Complete Guide for the Classroom. Rhian has worked with the River on the Run artist collective, making and performing art to raise awareness of environmental concerns affecting the Lake Winnipeg watershed. Rhian lives and works on the edge of Treaty 3 territory, in the boreal forest of eastern Manitoba. Her work is currently exhibited as part of the Virtual Water Gallery online exhibit found at VirtualWaterGallery.ca.
Amo’s Sapotawan is the story of a Rocky Cree girl who must choose the skill that will define her miskanaw, the path of her life. Amō has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach her how to make kwakwāywata, birchbark containers and plates. Her auntie has offered to begin Amō’s apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery. This is the second book of ‘The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak series’.
You can discover more about Amo’s Sapotawan at Portage and Main Press on HighWater Press imprint.
https://www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/A/Amo-s-Sapotawan
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Here’s my chat with William Simpson about VMT from Renegade Arts Entertainment. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
William, based in Northern Ireland, is an internationally renowned artist, whose career began in comic strip art, working on a range of character icons: Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Batman, Transformers, Hellblazer, Tyranny Rex, Aliens, Vamps and Indiana Jones. In recent years he has developed his work in the film industry providing storyboards for a variety of feature films, as well as for ‘Game of Thrones’. His work for Renegade includes the Shades of Grey series. His most recent work with Renegade is VMT accompanied by illustrator Lovern Kindzierski.
The story of VMT goes like this: “Someone is stringing up blood drained corpses across the city, in what appear to be ritual killings, leaving the cops scrambling for answers before more bodies pile up. Meanwhile, Sun, a young woman recently added to the ranks of the blood sucking undead, feeds her hunger and rage on the men she feels deserve her wrath. Along with the police, more than one legendary vampire has their sights set on her too. A tale of blood, monsters, and those that walk amongst them seeking to help us all.”
You can discover more about William on Instagram at @wiligoth and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/people/William-Simpson/100062965433652/
You can discover more about VMT on the Renegade Arts Entertainment site:
https://renegadeartsentertainment.com/product/vmt/
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Here’s my chat with Christian Quesnel about A Train In The Night. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Christian is the author and illustrator of several award-winning comic books, including Cœurs d’Argile, Ludwig, Félix Leclerc: L’alouette en liberté, and Vous avez détruit la beauté du monde, which won the Grand prix de la ville de Québec in 2021. In fall 2008, he became the first comic strip artist to win the Prix à la création artistique from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) for his body of work. He holds a master’s degree in museology and arts practices from the University of Quebec in Outaouais, in Gatineau, where he is currently a doctoral student.With writer Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny, he illustrated A Train In The Night from Between The Lines books, selected by CBC Books as one of the ’20 Canadian books we can’t wait to read in November’.
A Train In The Night tells the story of a “summer night in 2013, when a runaway train loaded with explosive oil derailed in the small town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. One of the deadliest rail disasters in Canadian history, Lac-Mégantic stands as a haunting narrative of how the powerful profit from collective tragedy. In this vivid, full-colour work of graphic nonfiction, award-winning author Anne-Marie and Christian trace the path of the locomotive from the scene of the crime all the way back to cowboy producers of Dakota black gold, Wall Street investors, and politicians in the pocket of the billion-dollar oil and gas industry”.
You can discover about Christian on Instagram at @christian_quesnel and online at christianquesnel.com
You can discover more about A Train In The Night at https://btlbooks.com/book/a-train-in-the-night
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True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jerome Cabanatan as he reveals his comic book Kickstarter 'Tree vs Fox'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with D.K. Latta as he discusses writing novels for Lev Gleason Library
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Richard Comely as he provides an update on Captain Canuck
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Frank Krulicki as he talks about his Kickstarter graphic novel 'House of Wonders'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jay Bulckaert and Lucas Green as they reveal their graphic novel 'King Warrior' from Renegade Arts Entertainment
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ivan Kocmarek about his efforts to promote Canadian wartime comic books
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Adrian Lysenko as he discusses his new graphic novel 'Five Stalks of Grain'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Adam Tupper as be pokes fun at comic books and super hero tropes
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Xavier Saxon as he explores his new graphic novel 'Night At The Belfry'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Danny Gorny as he promotes his new graphic novel 'Sleepwalkers Volume 1: Adulting Sucks'
TNCC Podcast Special: Scott Chantler author talk moderated by Stephanie Cooke at MCX 2022
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ronn Sutton as he celebrates the 100th 'Carson of Venus' comic strip
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jim Zub about the 'Lower Your Sights' graphic novel anthology from Mad Cave Studios
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Sweeney Boo about her new bewitching graphic novel 'Over My Dead Body'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Richard Van Camp as he unveils his graphic novel 'A Blanket of Butterflies'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brett D. Huson as he discusses his new book 'The Raven Mother'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Randy Stone as he promotes his new 'Bullet Adventures' comic book series on Kickstarter
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brandon Mitchell as he recaps his presentations about the art of storytelling
True North Country Comics Podcast talks to KC Oster about the middle-grade graphic novel 'Rabbit Chase' from Annick Press
Preview Fan Expo Canada with Canadian comic book creators. Aug 25-28 Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Discover more at True North Country Comics
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Kyle Runciman from Wacom as he discusses new digital creation tools at SIGGRAPH 2022
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Matthew Barrett and Robert Engen as they discuss 'Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Allison O'Toole as she reveals the new 'Shades of Fear' graphic novel anthology
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Faith Erin Hicks as she explores her new graphic novel 'Ride On'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Cecil Castellucci about her new graphic novel 'Shifting Earth' from Berger Books
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Aaron Reynolds talks up his graphic novel 'Effin' Birds' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Johnnie Christmas about his new graphic novel 'Swim Team'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Zoe Maeve as she discusses her latest graphic novel 'July Underwater' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Derek Laufman about his latest graphic novel 'The Witch of Wickerson' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast reports on Canadian comic book creators attending San Diego Comic Con 2022
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Francis McNamee and Laurence Dea Dionne chat about their comic book series 'Homeward'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Marie Blanchet as she discusses her new comic book 'Kalipso'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jonathan Kociuba and Eddie Mumford about The Flytrap' and Grotesk Comics
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Keith Grachow as he reveals 'Strange Case with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' from Scout Comics
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jo Rioux as she reveals the story behind her graphic novel 'Cats' Cradle: The Golden Twine'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jowy about Gotham Central Comics' 10th Anniversary Bash
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Leisl Adams as she reveals the recipe for her new graphic novel 'Batter Royale'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Nathan Schreiber as he delivers his theory about the 'Science Ninjas' graphic novels
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jonathan Baylis about 'So Buttons' at the 2022 Toronto Comics Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Scott Fraser about 'Star Warriors' and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brian Canini about 'Plastic People' and 'Applewood Canyon' at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Stephanie Blakey about 'Sorta Sweet' and 'Kinda Spicy' at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Rae Allen Everett about her comic book 'The Manderfield Devil' and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch' graphic novel and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Eilie Astara talks about her 'Magikats!' graphic novel series at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Susan MacLeod about 'Dying For Attention: A Graphic Memoir of Nursing Home Care' at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Claudio Ghirardo about showcasing his new graphic novels 'Skull' and 'Drawn Towards A Happy Ending' at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Chad Bilyeu about his 'Chad In Amsterdam' comic books
True North Country Comics chats with Edo Brenes about his new graphic novel 'Memories From Limón' from Nobrow at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Mark Julien as he reveals his graphic novel 'Justin Case and the Closet Monster' at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Chris Stewart as he reveals the recipe for his new book 'Treats and Beasts'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Salgood Sam as he talks about 'Dracula: Son of the Dragon' and more at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Allan Matudio as he talks about his graphic novel 'Kasama' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Zoe Qiu as she talks about Zozo the bunny comics at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Julie Rocheleau talks about 'Traverser l'autoroute' and more at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with comic book creator François Vigneault about the 2022 Montreal Comic Artist Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jackie E. Davis as she reveals her webcomic 'Underpants and Overbites' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Group of 7 Comics creators, Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus, as they talk about their new books at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Emmanuel Filteau as he delivers 'Tales From The Interface' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Boum as she promotes her new 'Boumeries' books at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Peter Ricq as he reveals his book 'Ghosts Are People Too' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Marco Rudy about his graphic novel 'RDW' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Marc Michaud as he talks about his graphic novel 'HOME' volume 2 at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Tania Mignacca as she talks about her webcomic 'Ponto' at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
Publisher Andy Brown reveals new books from Conundrum Press at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Danièle Archambault as she talks about making 'Smiling Through The Mask' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Yanick Paquette as he talks about working in comics at the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with executive director Johanne Desrochers about the 2022 Montreal Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ryan Howe about creating 'Daisy Blackwood: Pilot for Hire'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Michael Kluckner as he features the west coast '70s in his new graphic novel 'The Rooming House'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ian Boothby as he reveals his new graphic novel 'Sparks: Future Purrfect'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Stephanie Cooke as she reveals her new graphic novel 'Oh My Gods! II - The Forgotten Maze'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Preston Squire as he talks about his ongoing comic book series 'Brute'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Matt McGrath as he talks about the latest issue of his new comic book 'ID-10t error'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Keven Jordao as he discusses making his 'Guarding Of The Flock' comic book
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ray Fawkes as he discusses his newest graphic novel 'In The Flood' from Dark Horse Comics
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Thomas Muzzell as he talks about lending his artistic talent to the graphic novel 'Johnny Recruit'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Leland Bjerg as he discusses cathartic creation with 'Capsules'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Nathan Fairbairn as he steps into YA graphic novels with 'Paws: Gabby Gets It Together'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ben Ruffett as he talks about his 'Siege Town' graphic novel
True North Country Comics podcast chats with Theo Behe as he talks about writing his first graphic novel 'Johnny Recruit' set in WWII
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Michelle Vucko as she talks about her artistic contribution to R4ID KLAATU anthology
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Dax Gordine as he dishes on new Marvel project, 'R4ID KLAATU', further tales of 'Forest Folk' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Danesh Mohiuddin as he reveals his artistic contribution to 'R4ID KLAATU' and future projects
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ramón K. Pérez about the new R4ID KLAATU anthology
Here are just a few of the many new comic books and graphic novels from Canadian creators now available for sale on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Apache Delivery Service #3Tyler Jenkins – artist, cover artistHilary Jenkins – artist Bigfoot Frankenstein #5Mark Bertolini – writer Detective Comics #1056Mariko Tamaki – writer Devil’s Reign #5Chip Zdarsky – […]
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with RAID Studio's Rob Coughler about making R4ID KLAATU comic book anthology
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Peter Nowak about making 'The Internet Savvies' comic book with RAID Studio
True North Country Comics chats with Matt Ringel as he talks about his new 'Alice' sci-fi #ComicBook miniseries, Substack and more
True North Country chats with Jasmine Redford as she discusses illustrating 'Siegfried: Dragon Slayer' the graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with John Delaney about advice for comic book creators, NFTs, and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Tara Audibert as she talks about illustrating the 'Jo Jo Makoons' graphic novel series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brendan Montgomery as he unveils the 2021 Sequential Magazine Awards nominees
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brandon Mitchell as he talks about the graphic novel 'Giju's Gift'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Allison Danger about turning mortality and grief into 'The Best of Us' comic book series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Adam Gorham about 'The Blue Flame', 'Godzilla' and much more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Danny Gorny as he unveils his 'Cygnus Imperium' comic book series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Stanley Wany about his graphic novel 'Helem'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ken Janssens as he discusses his 'Hindsight' comic book series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with with Christopher Runciman reveals his 'One Page Comic Extravaganza!' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Mark Allard-Will about writing 'Siegfried: The Dragon Slayer' graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Janet Hetherington about writing comic books, screenplays and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ronn Sutton about illustrating Edgar Rice Burrough's 'Carson of Venus'
True North Country Comics chats with Jason Anarchy about making 'Newfoundland Jam' the game with artist Kelly Bastow
True North Country Comics chats with George Michail talks about his 'Cover Of Darkness' comic book series from Source Point Press
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Geneviève Lebleu as she discusses her graphic novel 'Weeding' from Conundrum Press
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Dave Ross about making #ComicBooks at Fan Expo Canada
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Greg Hyland as he discusses new 'Monster Atlas vol 2 Eastern Europe' at Fan Expo Canada
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Daniel Reynolds and Oliver Ho as they discuss 'Genghis Con' graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Dicky Siregar about 'The City' graphic novel
True North Country Comic Podcast chats with Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas about 'The Silent Invasion - Dark Matter' graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Sam Agro about going from stage to the page to make comic books
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Riley Bernard as he explores Mi'kmaw fables in 'Kinap Legends' comic book
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Chris Stewart about his 'Snack Facts' series for his site Candy Critic
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Julien Paré-Sorel about his latest Adventurosaur book 'Rex's Awakening'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ryan Danny Owen and Kyle Simmers about 'Pass Me By: Electric Vice' from Renegade Arts Entertainment
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Mark Bertolini about making his 'Bigfoot Frankenstein' #ComicBook series
True North Country Comics podcast chats with Anthony Ruttgaizer about 'Chance For Survival' comic book series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Cary Nord about his epic fantasy comic book 'Fol'klor'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Natasha Donovan about the graphic novel 'Borders' and more
True North Country Comics chats with Alaire Racicot about the graphic novel 'Crown and Anchor'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Fell about the award-winning 'Commander Rao' comic book
True North Country Comics chats with Becka about the award-winning 'Gehenna: Death Valley' graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch', 'Trickster' and more
True North Country Comics chats with Selena Goulding about the 'Work for a Million' graphic novel
True North Country Comics chats with J. Torres about 'Batman: Knightwatch' and the enduring appeal of the character and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Starkie Mak about her 'Coming To Canada' graphic novel
True North Country Comics Podcast interviews Megan Huang as she reveals the future of her 'Rangers of the Divide' #ComicBook series and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Marc Michaud about HΩME graphic novel series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brian Bowman and Susan Tooke about Canadian history in 'Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters' graphic novel
True North Country Comics chats with Lovern Kindzierski about the 'Shame' #ComicBook series and more
True North Country Comics Podcast interviews Cecil Castellucci as she talks about #ComicBooks, operas and more
True North Country Podcast talks with Toben Racicot about the 'Pilgrim's Dirge' #ComicBook series via #Kickstarter
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Rob Shauf about making 'Go Go Mach Rocket Sheep!' and more
From parts unknown, True North Country Comics Podcast joins Andy Belanger as he enters the ring for 'Mother Trucker - The Cut Off' from Lethal Comics
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Brian McLachlan as he reveals 'Complete The Quest - The Poisonous Library' and more
True North Country Comics chats with Ryan North as he reveals 'The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher - a Johnny Constantine graphic novel' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Von Allan about his latest graphic novel 'Love, Laughter, and Loss: A Comics Collection'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Tony Cliff about illustrating 'Bubble' and more
True North Country Comics Podcast chats Jim Zub and Max Dunbar about their new book 'Stone Star: Volume 1'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Ed Brisson as he reveals what's 'Beyond The Breach'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Karl Kerschl about the benefits of Kickstarter for his new 'The Abominable Charles Christopher' book
True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Shawn Daley about the independent #ComicBook scene
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with François Vigneault about illustrating 'Orcs In Space' #ComicBook series
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Josh Tierney about writing for 'World Piece'
True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Josh Rosen about illustrating the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in 'The Good Fight'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Amirak Delat to discuss the meaning behind 'Words and Sand'
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Pat Higgins about 'The Covidiot Files' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Dylan Klein and Lane Brettschneider about 'Starside' comics at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Oren Wry about 'Mundo Roto' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Danny Gorny about 'Sleepwalkers' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Troy Little from Pegamoose Press talks about 'Angora Napkin' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Credible Threat Press creators about current and future projects at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
True North Country Comics podcast chats with shiverspooky about 'Lycan's Nocture' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Goat’s Head Studios. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Goat’s Head Studios was started in 2018 as a place for Mardelle and Pat to publish all of their comics. In addition to Legends of Fomora, Goat’s Head Studios has published The Forgotten Village, The Bestiary Coloring Book, and the short story Hungry. Mardelle is the head writer at Goat’s Head Studios. She has been a life long writer of prose and began writing comics in 2017. When not crafting comics, Mardelle enjoys board games and sewing. Pat is the cartoonist at Goat’s Head Studios. He started making comics in 2011 and has been unable to stop since. In addition to comics, Pat likes to paint miniatures, play video games, and think quietly. Mardelle and Pat live with their pup Luigi in Western Massachusetts.
You can discover more about Pat on Twitter at @PatNietupski.
You can discover more about Goat’s Head Studios online at www.goatsheadstudios.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with writer Marco Veltri and artist Ian Wright about Painting My Life. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Marco and Ian have been working together on creating pages for Painting My Life for five years. They have created several collected stories and are now working towards a second series of science fiction stories called Dimensional.
According to the Painting My Life site, the story involves “a painter named Alice begins to believe she can walk into her own paintings. Traveling to the world within her paintings allows Alice to escape the realities of her life. Inside of a dreamworld where gargoyles and witches are at war, Alice discovers new magical powers she can’t control. With her new found powers Alice must travel through a magical world at war, as she struggles to find a way home.”
You can discover more about Marco on Twitter and Instagram at @PMVeltri and online at pmveltri.com
You can discover Ian on Instagram at instagram.com/ian_wright_art and online at ianwrightart.com
You can discover Painting My Life online at www.pmlcomic.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Ian Herring. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Splitting his youth between small town Ontario and smaller town Cape Breton, Ian was raised on Nintendo and reruns of ‘The Simpsons’. Somewhere during this time he learned to draw. Ian’s most recent projects are Junior Citizens and The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold.
You can discover more about Ian Herring on Instagram instagram.com/juniorcitizens and online at www.156thmongoose.com and mongooseandson.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Matt McGrath. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Matt McGrath is a writer and marketing professional who lives in Toronto. He currently works as a content writer, specializing in educational marketing. He is also co-founder of the Toronto theatre production company, Bygone Theatre. Matt’s short comics have appeared in Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures (Renegade Arts Entertainment), Strange Romance Volume 3, A Soul Divided/Caged in Flesh (Red Stylo Media), and Called Into Being. He recently released his first self-published comic, ID-10t error, successfully funded on Kickstarter.
You can discover more about Matt on Twitter at @stoopid_matt and online www.kickstarter.com/projects/matt-mcgrath/id-10t-error
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Doug Dabbs. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Doug is a comic book artist and educator who has taught visual storytelling in higher education for over a decade. His comic books and graphic novels have been published by Image Comics, Oni Press, 12 Gauge Comics, Desperado, and Artisanal Media. His most recent work was published in 12 Gauge/Image Comic’s anniversary edition of The Ride – Burning Desire. His work has been featured in and recognized by international illustration competitions and art journals including “American Illustration,” “Cheltenham Illustration Awards,” “Creative Quarterly,” “3×3,” “Brightness Illustration Awards,” “Coffin Bell Journal,” “ArtAscent Journal,” and “Communication Arts.” Most days he can be found drawing, teaching, and perfecting his coffee brewing skills.
You can discover more about Doug Dabbs on Twitter at @doug_dabbs and on Instagram at @dougdabbs and online at www.dougdabbsart.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Francine Delgado. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Francine is a passionate Costa Rican Comic and Visual Development Artist. She’s been living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia since 2014, as a lead and senior designer for feature films and TV shows. Creating new worlds and telling characters’ stories in a visual way has always been her passion. She has been working most recently as a comic cover artist for the Golden Age Comic Tributes, as well as helping indie writers create their comic pitches. Last year, the local government of her natal province in Costa Rica gave her recognition for Representing Women in the professional artistic field.
You can discover more about Francine on Instagram at instagram.com/pimienta_negra/ and online at www.frandel.com
And you can buy Francine’s prints at MBartist.com (https://mbartist.com/products/catalogue/category/francine-delgado_59/?store_id=20)
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Here’s my chat with Rony Lescouflair and Jerome Gagnon about Heavens Decoded. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Rony is the writer and creator of Heavens Decoded. Born in Boston, raised in Miami, Rony loves the art of storytelling and creating new concepts. A father and recently married, Rony takes joy in sharing the world of comics with his kids. Heavens Decoded has a special significance to Rony as some small story elements are inspired by people from his past.
Jerome is a graphic designer, letterer and colorist based in Montreal, Quebec. His work can be seen in a variety of projects on ComiXology including Alliance of Evil, Broke Down and Four Dead Bodies, Voodoo Nations vol. 1 and many more. Jerome’s current project is Heavens Decoded.
Set in the year 2023, Heavens Decoded Part 1: Shadows of the Ancient Architect is a 36 page science fiction/fantasy comic book. The first of three installments in Cyfer Comics’ Heavens Decoded Story, as well as the beginning of the vast Cyfer Comics Universe, begins with an archaeologist being escorted to Mars to analyze alien symbols when their ship makes a shocking discovery.
You can discover more about Rony on Twitter at @CyferComics and online at HeavensDecoded.com
You can discover more about Jerome on Twitter at @jayboy495 and on Instagram at @jeromecolorsandletters.
You can discover Heavens Decoded on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyfercomics/heavens-decoded/
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Samantha Branch about Will Now Bow comics. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Samantha is an Animation & Graphics honours graduate and is the writer and illustrator for the Will Not Bow series. In addition to working as a clean up animator, she is planning on a series for WebToons in the near future. Samantha worked with Dynamite Entertainment on a special project.
Will Not Bow is a mature, fantasy story about a princess named Zahra who was born with light and dark magic. As she struggles to get control of her power, she is also dealing with the coldness towards her from her father and people because she is an outcast and a danger to them all.
You can discover more about Samantha on Twitter at @Samantha_Branch
You can discover more about Will Not Bow Comics online at willnotbowcomics.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Jack Briglio about Flip vol 2. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Ottawa, Jack is the writer of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up Enchanted, published by Markosia in 2010 and 2011. Previously, Jack has also worked on Scooby-Doo and Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century for DC Comics, for IDW, The Adventures of Digger & Friends, Sesame Street Comics for Sesame Street Workshop, and Scarlet, Riverdale’s Autistic Teen, for Archie Comics. Currently, Jack is working on a new graphic novel, ThunderBoom, for Kids Can Press, Dominion Jack (with Hugh Rookwood), a serial in Joe Shuster-nominated Canadian superhero anthology series True Patriot Presents at ChapterHouse Publishing, Take 2, a crime fantasy serial for Comics Scene award-winning digital anthology magazine Aces Weekly, and editor and contributor to a new speculative fiction anthology of real world what-ifs called Flip vol. 2, for Markosia Publishing.
You can discover more about Jack Briglio on Twitter and Instagram at @jackbriglio and online at www.jackbriglio.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Kathryn Briggs about her comic adaptation of Resistance. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Pennsylvania, Kathryn is an award winning graphic novelist and arts educator. Her comics are a blend of mythology, witchcraft, and the terrifying process of self-discovery. Forthcoming projects from Kathryn include the first comic adaptation of a Val McDermid’s work, Resistance, slated for release by Profile Books, and The New Chapter Tarot, a wholly original tarot deck illustrated by her, slated to be released Spring 2021 by Liminal 11.
You can discover more about Kathryn on Twitter at @withryn and online at www.kathrynebriggs.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Jonathan Baylis about So Buttons. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Jonathan is the author of the autobiographical comic series, So Buttons. In the tradition of Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor, Jonathan matches his stories with groundbreaking artists to capture down-to-earth slices of everyday life and pop culture. For over ten years, he has collected his stories into the self-published, So Buttons series, of which there are currently ten issues and a couple of specials. Jonathan lives in the birth borough of his dad, Brooklyn, with his Canadian wife and their son.
You can discover more about Jonathan Baylis on Twitter at @JonathanBaylis, on Instagram at @alchemyjmb and online at www.sobuttons.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Maiji/Mary Huang about Now Recharching. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Maiji/Mary Huang is a Taiwanese-Canadian artist and writer based out of Toronto. Her comics, zines and poetry incorporate themes of Eastern philosophy and mythology and everyday human experiences. She is the creator of Now Recharging, a slice-of-life webcomic about a sheep-loving android who is bad at math and worried about nonexistence. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and Japan.
You can discover more about Maiji/Mary Huang on Twitter at @maiji on Instagram at @humangray and online at humangray.com and nowrecharging.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Isaac Roller about Transmissions From Dreamtown. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in New York City, Isaac is the author of Transmissions from Dreamtown, an anthology of short stories set in the dreams of the 21st century mega-city. He has released 3 volumes to date. Release of the 4th will coincide with TCAF 2021. He also puts out a bi-weekly diary comic which will soon to be anthologized by No, Nothing Magazine. Other works have been published in Milk and Honey Comics, Clusterfux Comix, No, Nothing Magazine and online on ‘The Rumpus’.
You can discover more about Isaac online at Isaac-roller.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with R. Sikoryak. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in New York City, R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist and the author of Constitution Illustrated, Masterpiece Comics plus Terms and Conditions. His comics and illustrations have appeared in The Best American Comics, The New Yorker, The Nation, and more. He hosts the live comics performance series, Carousel.
You can discover more about R. Sikoryak on Twitter and Instagram at @RSikoryak and online atwww.rsikoryak.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Dax Gordine about Forest Folk. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Ontario, Dax is a professional artist with jobs ranging from illustrating web comics and graphic novels to classical film animation (including ‘Osmosis Jones’, ‘Eight Crazy Nights’ and ‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’) and computer animation for video games (including ‘Namco High’). He’s also the creator of the ongoing weekly webcomic Forest Folk that follows the tales of Filburt the Fox and Thomas the Sketching Elf and has been described as the ‘Sunday funnies crashing headlong into Looney Tunes’.
You can discover more about Dax on Twitter and Instagram at @D__Gee
The weekly webcomic Forest Folk is available at ForestFolkComic.com
The Kickstarter for Forest Folk from RAID Press can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theraidstudio/forestfolk
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Lucy Sullivan about her award-winning graphic novel Barking. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Lucy is a comic artist and writer. Her work includes the award-winning graphic novel Barking, the artist on IND-XED with writer Fraser Campbell and self published zines; 1in4Zines and How To Build A Free Woman. Lucy has created commissions for Black Hammer, Hey Amateur!, Killtopia #3, Insider Art, Hell in Stalingrad, Skrawl, Hey! Don’t Go! and Razorblades with writer Dan Watters.
You can discover more about Lucy on Twitter and Instagram at @LucySullivanUK and online atwww.lucysullivanuk.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Christina Major and Ally Rom Colthoff about SpiderForest Webcomic Collective. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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SpiderForest is an international webcomics collective with over 100 curated high-quality, free-to-read stories across genres and styles. All SpiderForest comics have one important thing in common: the creator’s vision comes first. Established in 2004, their members come from many countries including Canada, Finland, Iceland, India, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, UK, and the USA. SpiderForest features artists and writers with decades of experience as well as new voices. The collective fosters inclusive, self-sustaining volunteer community is focused on peer support, collaboration, and a passion for excellence and growth in comics.
You can discover more about SpiderForest Webcomic Collective online at www.spiderforest.com
You can discover more about Christina Major on Twitter at @delphina2k
You can discover more about Ally Rom Colthoff on Twitter at @varethane and online at wychwood.sevensmith.net
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Kristen Kiomall-Evans. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
These podcasts are published to celebrate the exhibitors of this year’s virtual edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. TCAF is an annual event gathering comic book creators from around the world to promote broad and diverse voices towards the betterment of the medium of comics through panels, keynote exclusives and just basically enjoying the fun of comics.
Based in Ontario, Kristen has been making comics since 2009 and has been self-publishing her own work since 2015. She works as a solo force as writer, artist, letterer and publisher; as well as web developer and marketer. Additionally, Kristen has studied animation. She’s a member of the Spiderforest Comic collective. Kristen’s recent published work is XII: Of Magic and Muses for which she received nominations from Sequential Magazine for Best Graphic Novel and Best Writer.
You can discover more about Kristen on Twitter @BatichiKristen
You can discover more about XII: Of Magic and Muses online at xiicomic.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Shaun Manning about Macbeth: The Red King and more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Michigan, Shaun is the author and co-creator of Macbeth: The Red King and Baxter and the Magic Towel. He has also written for a variety of other works including Star Wars Adventures, Garbage Pail Kids, and many more.
You can discover more about Shaun on Twitter at @FasterthanShaun and online at www.shaunmanning.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Aaron Navrady. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Calgary, Aaron is the creator of his self published comic The Cold Fire, a medieval series about a Norman Crusader who joins a company of knights tasked with pursuing heretics across the Alps during the Albigensian Crusade.
You can discover more about Aaron on Twitter @aaron_navrady and online at www.aaronnavrady.com
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with JoAnn Purcell about making comics at Seneca College. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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In her role as Program Coordinator for Illustration and Art Fundamentals, JoAnn oversees the promotion of the Seneca College School of Arts and Animation program and supports student contributors as part of the ongoing primary sponsorship of TCAF. Seneca College provides the opportunity for students to table their comics at the event while participating in the annual showcase entitled The Pond.
For more information about the program, please visit http://senecaillustration.ca/ and www.senecacollege.ca/create
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Ramón K. Pérez about the newest offerings from the Royal Academy of Illustration & Design. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Ramón is an established cartoonist, illustrator, and designer with over two decades experience in the creative field. His work has been seen in Marvel, DC, OWL Publishing, RAID Studios, and more. His credits include The All-New Hawkeye, The Amazing Spider-Man: Learning To Crawl, his adaptation of Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand for Archaia Entertainment, and many more. He is a multiple Eisner and Harvey award winning artist and has additionally garnered such accolades as The Honour Book and Official Selection 2008 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Awards, ForeWord Reviews’ 2010 Book of the Year Award, and The Shuster Award for best graphic novel 2012, amongst numerous nominations, for his collaborative works in children’s literature, digital media, and comics. His most recent work includes Stillwater with writer Chip Zdarsky.
TheRoyal Academy of Illustration & Design (R.A.I.D.) is an award-winning artist collective located in Toronto’s historic Parkdale. With a primary focus on comics and graphic novels, R.A.I.D. is a creative ecosystem where artists can build their ideas, collaborate, and access varied expressive platforms. Through its network of creatives, R.A.I.D. also operates as a scaleable creative agency that offers expertise in creative concepts, idea development, and visual solutions involving illustration, design, animation, film, multi-media, and sequential art.
You can discover more about Ramón on Twitter at @theramonperez and online at ramonperez.com
You can discover more about the Royal Academy of Illustration & Design on Twitter at @theraidstudio and online at Raid.World
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Jordan Globerman about Bear and New Arrival. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Jordana is based in Ottawa, Ontario who brings caring, creative transformation to services, products and organizations as a graphic facilitator, strategic designer and service designer. Her newest projects on display at TCAF 2021 include Bear and New Arrival.
You can discover more about Jordana on Twitter at @JordanaBetty and Instagram at @JordanaComics and online at jordanagloberman.wixsite.com/comics
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Marc Jackson about Spookids and more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Marc is a Macclesfield, UK based cartoonist of all ages comics and is also the MACC-POW! festival organizer. In addition to The All-New Adventures of Magnum P.I and Bring The Ninja, Marc’s newest comic is entitled Spookids.
You can discover more about Marc on Twitter and Instagram at @marcmakescomics and online at marcmakescomics.co.uk
You can see Marc at work on his YouTube channel Marc makes comics!
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here’s my chat with Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus about Peregrines. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
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Based in Ontario, Chris is the writer and Jason is the illustrator for their current work Group of 7. The ongoing series is set in the The First World War in which Canadian physician John McCrae leads a secret mission underneath the Ridge against a mysterious enemy with monstrous intentions. Group of 7: A Most Secret Tale was nominated for Best Graphic Novel at the 2020 Sequential Magazine Awards. At TCAF 2021 they’re promoting Peregrines featuring front line nurses doing double duty as home front defenders as they fight in the shadows to protect Canada from threats unbelievable and unknown.
You can discover more about Chris on Twitter @ChrisSanagan and Jason is on Twitter at @jasonlapidus
You can discover more about Group of 7 on Twitter at @GroupOf7Comics and online at https://groupof7comics.ca
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Here’s my chat with Kevin Roditeli about Freak Snow. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Based in Quebec, Kevin is a comic book creator and writer of Freak Snow. Kevin is also the co-founder and fublisher at Happy Tank (Behemoth Comics Imprint). In 2016, he won the ASHCAN Award for Best Newcomer/Breakout Talent.
Freak Snow is described as “A frozen apocalyptic story in the spirit of Mad Max, Fallout, and Borderlands meets Tarantino featuring Berny, a psychedelic addict surviving in a glacial wasteland. A fight with brutal gunslingers and crazy hallucinations leads our weird hero on a quest to find the hole of truth… Yeah, a mystic hole that tells the truth.”
You can discover more about Kevin on Twitter at @KevinRoditeli and on Instagram at @kevin_roditeli.comics
You can discover more about Freak Snow on Twitter at @FreakSnowComics, on Instagram at freak_snow.comics and online at online at https://freaksnow.carrd.co
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Here’s my chat with Emmanuel Filteau about Tales from the Interface. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Emmanuel is based in Montreal and has been independently publishing Tales from the Interface since 2015 and his own comics since 1997. He’s published in numerous anthologies/magazines. Tales from the Interface is a truly independent project. As a solo creator, Emmanuel takes pride in the singular expression of art as a form of communication and describes his comic as a big part of how he talks to the world.
Tales From The Interface is described as “A dystopian megalopolis… a harsh, violent city where citizens get slaughtered at the first sign of unruliness by the Robopaxes: Nightmarish, Lovecraftian tentacular monsters. This grimful backdrop is punctuated with a good dose of dark humour, provided by the often clueless inhabitants of the city.”
You can discover more about Emmanuel on Twitter at @Inkorporate and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ink_orporate/
You can see Emmanuel at work on his YouTube channel at youtube.com/emmanuelfilteau
You can discover more about Tales from The Interface on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emmanuelfilteau/tales-from-the-interface-no3
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Here’s my chat with Alex A. about Super Agent Jon Le Bon! This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Alex is based in Montreal and as a prolific cartoonist has three series and more than 10 comic books to his name. The Jon Le Bon character, created from his childhood, is described as an ‘anti-hero’ with colourful sidekicks living in outrageous situations. This year marks the 10th anniversary of L’Agent Jean!, featuring the secret agent’s adventures. The popular book is a big hit and is adored by young readers in Quebec, France, Switzerland and Belgium. The series is also published in English Canada as Super Agent Jon Le Bon!
The book has spawned an animated TV series now celebrating its third season on CBCKids.ca
And to prove he’s not slowing down, Alex A. just published his new English-language comic book titled Super Agent Jon Le Bon! Season 2, Volume 2: Nanodimension from Adventure Press aimed at 8 and up readers. The book is described as “The First Continent is in danger. The newly re-elected President Tiberius has come up with a plan to steal the most powerful and dangerous technologies from the Agency. As for Super Agent Jon Le Bon, he has been the victim of an accident in Henry’s lab and finds himself shrunk to molecular scale. By chance, he makes friends with a species of nanorobots who live within the walls of Building A…Together, they will try to foil the president’s plans.”
You can discover more about Alex A. online at Alex-Comics.com and alexbd.com
Alex has his own YouTube channel found at YouTube.com/AlexBD
Super Agent Jon Le Bon airs on CBC Kids and is available to watch on the free CBC Gem streaming service. Alex’s new English-language book titled Nanodimension and his other books are available at bookstores and Amazon.
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Here’s my chat with Hannah Myers and Bevan Thomas about Through The Labyrinths Of The Mind. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Hannah is a comic artist, illustrator, cat portraitist, scenic painter, editor and decorative artist working out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She’s also an Emily Carr graduate, cat tamer, knitting fiend, coffee addict, book sniffer, and cheese enthusiast. She’s most known for The Witching Hours, an anthology project featuring stories about magical women. Formerly the Vice President on the Cloudscape Comics board, Hannah is now Editor-in-Chief of Cloudscape Comics projects.
Bevan is a writer, editor, and creative writing teacher best known for his involvement with Cloudscape Comics, British Columbia’s largest comics collective. Bevan has written for nine of their anthologies and been an editor on five, including Waterlogged, Mega Fauna, and Swan Song. He also spearheaded the Epic Canadiana series of graphic novels, which pays tribute to the classic Canadian comics of the 1940s and which won Cloudscape the Gene Day Award at the 2016 Joe Shusters. Bevan’s work has also appeared in the anthologies Beyond and Superhero Universe: Tesseracts 19, and the magazine Pulp Literature. In addition, he served on Cloudscape’s board for many years, helping the organization to engage aspiring writers and artists with the comic book medium. Bevan teaches writing for comics and comic book history in Langara College’s Graphic Novel & Comix program.
Bevan Thomas – illustration by Jonathan Dalton
Through the Labyrinths of the Mind, available through Kickstarter, is described as a graphic novel anthology that explores mental health through 11 stories of struggle, insight and triumph.
You can discover more about Hannah on Instagram at @hananabread and online at hannahloumyers.com
You can discover more about Bevan on Twitter at @bthomasa online at BevanThomas.ca
You can discover more about Through The Labyrinths Of The Mind on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/through-the-labyrinths-of-the-mind
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Here’s my chat with Curt Pires about Youth Season Two. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Curt is a writer, producer, and creative that splits his time between Calgary, Canada and Hollywood. His series Olympia (co-created by his father Tony Pires) ispublished by Image Comics. His other creator-owned series include WYRD (Dark Horse Comics), POP (Dark Horse Comics), The Tomorrows (Dark Horse Comics), and The Fiction (Boom! Studios). Additionally, he has projects with Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics and other publishers in varying states of development. He enjoys telling stories that push both narrative and creative boundaries.
Youth is described as an epic superhuman saga unlike any other. To accompany Youth Season 2 # 1, Youth Volume 1 is now available in print from Dark Horse Books.
You can discover more about Curt on Twitter at @CurtPires
You can get Youth Season 2 #1 on Comixology https://www.comixology.com/Youth-Season-Two-comiXology-Originals-1/digital-comic/929393
And Youth Volume 1 is available from Dark Horse Books https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3008-381/Youth-TPB
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Here’s my chat with Ben Rivers about Worse Than Death. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Ben has been mixing comics and videogames for decades. His last graphic novel, Snow, was nominated for a Joe Shuster Award, saw wide release through Diamond, and was even adapted into an independent feature film (as well as, naturally, an adventure game).The Worse Than Death comic book series debuted digitally in spring 2020, and is a must-read for fans of horror manga and stories set in the Canadian city of Toronto. This dark, emotional tale acts as a follow-up to the critically-acclaimed game of the same name, which has spooked audiences on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox, Steam and the App Store. It has been lauded by outlets worldwide, including the LA TImes, and was named “Best Indie Game of 2019” by Rue Morgue Magazine.
You can discover more about Ben on Twitter at @benjaminrivers and on Instagram at @benjaminriversinc
You can discover more about the Worse Than Death comic at: http://www.worsethandeathgame.com/comic/
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Here’s my chat with Dennis Slater about the history of Canadian comic book creators from the prairies. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Dennis is a jazz journalist for arts and entertainment magazines, museum curator at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, and was curator for an exhibit that dealt with censorship in Canada in the 1950s. That led to his interest in comic books during the world wars. My most recent chat with Dennis in 2018 focused on Canadian comic books during the first and second World Wars. For this interview, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ‘Canadian Whites’ based on the March 1941 publication of Better Comics volume one #1, we focused efforts on the ‘Canadian White’ comic book creators from the Canadian prairies. And to take advantage of Dennis’ love of jazz, as an extra bonus, we chat about Scott Chantler’s Bix.
You can discover more about the Chinook Country Historical Society at http://www.chinookcountry.org/ and on Twitter at @chinookchs
Jasper The Bear by James Simpkins
Better Comics 1946 by John Stables
Brock Windsor ad by John Stables
You can discover more about the history of Canadian comics in the current issue of Sequential Magazine here: https://gumroad.com/l/seqm08
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Here’s my chat with Matt Ringel about Fallen. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Matt is from the Ottawa, Ontario region. He’s the creator and writer of the Fallen series that was originally considered as a novel. In his off time, Matt plays D&D and co-hosts a podcast called Nerdium. Fallen #3 is a full colour issue that’s part of the ongoing series and blends the genres of mystery, thriller and fantasy by creating a thrilling mythological detectivestory. The story takes place in the vibrant, synth-pop filled era of the 1980’s in the loud, crowded streets of New York City. Written by Matt, Fallen #3 features art by Henry Ponciano (Alterna Comics Tinsel Town, The Devil Within, and Seven Legions) and letters by Toben Racicot (Beastlands, The Wild Cosmos, Thorn Squadron, Menagerie, Rumble Kings and Crown & Anchor).
You can discover more about Matt on Twitter at @BadBeaverComics and online at badbeavercomics.com
You can discover more about Fallen on Kickstarter at thefallencomic.com
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Here’s my chat with Angela O’Hara about The Moonstone Diadem. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Angela is a freelance fantasy artist and illustrator based in London, Ontario. She also works as a Lead Artist in the game industry with experience creating concept and production art for casual games, as well as cover art credits on tabletop roleplaying games and books. Angela created her original fantasy comic The Moonstone Diadem following a very successful Kickstarter campaign. One of her favourite pastimes is painting beautiful fantasy characters and environments in luminous, bright colours, with her main inspiration being the video game World of Warcraft.
You can discover more about Angela on Twitter at @Fellminagames and online at artbyangela.ca and fellmina.bigcartel.com
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Here’s my chat with Thomas Behe about Contraband. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
Thomas is the CEO of Octopus.sh, a self-sovereignty identity platform. A product innovator, published author and MBA graduate of Ivey Business School, he’s launched identity solutions for Experian, Barclays, Sky and iTV, his case studies taught at Harvard, Ivey and Copenhagen business schools and has appeared in Wired, KuppingerCole and the Financial Times. Together with artist Phil Elliot, Thomas has created Contraband published this spring by Markosia and described as the “first tech fiction comic to expose the stark dangers of social media; online cyberbullying, privacy invasion, voyeur spying, fake news, trolling – and corporations abusing people’s data to influence public opinion, make billions and dominate the social fabric of society.”
You can discover more about Contraband online at www.contrabandgraphicnovel.com and https://markosia.com/contraband/
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