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Gregory tells Justin and Dan about his recent trip to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival , the awesome people he met, and various other misadventures had with Dr. Jonathan Ball in Canada's largest city. Get your copy of Ninja Vs. by ⁠supporting it on Kickstarter⁠ . Transition clips are from Dark City (1998) - https://youtu.be/gt9HkO-cGGo?si=vbwKrv2sv-XCo3F8 Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes friend and creative collaborator George Michail to talk about their shared love of ninjas, which led to George's new comics project, Ninja Vs. - now being funded on Kickstarter. Be one of the first to receive Ninja Vs. by supporting it on Kickstarter . Transition clips are from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJPwRWaZBI Follow the gang on...

Gregory and Justin welcome back celebrated indie horror filmmaker and master of creature effects Steven Kostanski. Steven talks about the challenges of producing indie movies in Canada, and shares how he found himself in the enviable position of choosing Deathstalker to remake from a list of Roger Corman properties. See more of Steven's work at Kostanski's Krypt on Patreon . Watch Steven&#...

Gregory prepares to fly to Toronto for TCAF , but first reads Justin and Dan an "angry" email sent in from a listener who had a very different experience at Calgary Expo than was reported in a recent SPS episode. Pick up your copy of Blood Letters at McNally Robinson , or your local bookseller! Transition clips are from The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) - https://youtu.be/geT2YUwwunU?si...

Justin returns from a large Canadian anime convention with tales of a tough convention management cracking down hard on rule-breakers. Gregory discusses his tumultuous but now healed relationship with Keycon. Pick up Justin's new art book here . Transition clips are from Guardians of the Galaxy: https://youtu.be/d96cjJhvlMA?si=SG7zMYdH4yEMf2cN Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory, Justin, Jonathan, and Lyndon get together for a proper post-Calgary Expo debrief, talking about what went well, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next year. Pick up your copy of Blood Letters here: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781773371436/ariel-gordon/blood-letters Transition clips are from Back to the Future Part 2 (1989) - https://youtu.be/MdENmefJRpw?si=DtYt5Eoz...

Gregory welcomes back Lyndon and Jonathan after attending a librarian's conference to discuss the value of getting your book into the library. Transition clips are from UHF (1989) - https://youtu.be/Iih5a2Zq_JU?si=wZ4xkFK8gJDUeQHM Pick up your copy of Blood Letters here: https://greatplainspress.ca/books/blood-letters/ Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory and his motley crew of creators record snippets of their road trip across the frigid plains of Western Canada, both before and after tabling at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo . Transition clips are from The Thing (1982) - https://youtu.be/5ftmr17M-a4?si=icD9X43LCpn81WYS Pick up the new ⁠⁠Chasing Artwork art book⁠⁠ . Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Justin receives copies of his brand new fifth Chasing Artwork art book (now available at chasingartwork.com ) while Gregory apologizes for inadvertently disrespecting his collaborators. Pick up the new ⁠Chasing Artwork art book⁠ .  Transition clips are from The Da Vinci Code (2006) - https://youtu.be/5sU9MT8829k?si=SOz6yxhH3edX4yz7 Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes Stranger Fiction’s Dr. Jonathan Ball backto the podcast to discuss their new title, S ky Devil and the Haunted Air , as well as some of the other 2025 releases coming from Stranger Fiction . Pick up the new Chasing Artwork art book .  Transition clips are from Iron Eagle (1986) - https://youtu.be/Py1LeIf3xQE?si=IwEv9ym9L0rYR6GM Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes Justin back to the podcast, and Lyndon joins them for a discussion about managing their expectations for a project vs. the reality of how the public receives it. Pick up your copy of The Once Lands at strangerfiction.ca Transition clips are from Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - https://youtu.be/bQ7BZTMLImA?si=VoyDjOH4prWbgkZo Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory and Lyndon debrief after two local shows: the Caboto Centre Comic Con , and the Winnipeg Punk Rock Flea Market . Both had their challenges, but proved to be good events. Transition clips are from Office Space (1999) - https://youtu.be/rPJUXZvX6UI?si=xG2qaeVHT9yVtbFC Check out Gregory's new book: Sky Devil and the Haunted Air. Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory recounts his experiences tabling at the WestManGaming Expo in Brandon, Manitoba. Transition clips are from Opportunity Knocks (1990) - https://youtu.be/8jJs4Cu_P_k?si=zDTInE9uWZ-WoaA9 https://youtu.be/8jJs4Cu_P_k?si=zDTInE9uWZ-WoaA9 Pick up Gregory's new game Kill the Sorcerer, now available at Game Knight Games: ⁠⁠⁠https://gameknight.ca/⁠⁠⁠ Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory debriefs Justin on his experience at All Access 365 , a Manitoba Film Industry event that brings together all kinds of people trying to put words and pictures together for a living. Transition clips are from Goon: https://youtu.be/0dEUXY3yhHU?si=CCmpFQetYqyXuh73 Pick up Gregory's new game Kill the Sorcerer, now available at Game Knight Games: ⁠⁠https://gameknight.ca/⁠⁠ Follow the gang...

Gregory and Justin story-break a tale about the commodification of the gateway to the underworld, with Lyndon desperately trying to keep them on track. Transition clips are from The Gate (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4mDMM_uFsE Pick up Gregory's new game Kill the Sorcerer, now available at Game Knight Games: ⁠https://gameknight.ca/⁠ Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Dr. Jonathan Ball ambushes Gregory on his own podcast by challenging him to explain the catch phrase spoken at th end of every SPS episode: “Join the fight, make comics.”   Check out Dr. Jonathan Ball's work here . Transition clips are from No Country for Old Men (2007) - https://youtu.be/38A__WT3-o0?si=sWjcYy-kTfhPLnwX Pick up Gregory's new game Kill the Sorcerer, now available at Game Kn...

Gregory welcomes back artist Cori Jaye to talk about the challenges of being both a working artist and a mother. They also discuss that uncomfortable feeling you get when you know you're not doing something that is socially acceptable - the Wobble Zone. Check out Cori Jaye's work at https://www.corijaye.com/ Transition clips are from Parenthood (1989) - https://youtu.be/2H25Fx7weFQ?si=goSl...

Justin returns to the studio to check in with Gregory and Lyndon on their first conventions of 2025: Gameitoba and Jimmie-Con . Transition clips are from Scream (1996) - https://youtu.be/AWm_mkbdpCA?si=oewe0nSYbV7QNClM Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes back two-time Governor General Award-winner and He-Man fan extraordinaire David A. Robertson to talk about the challenge of maintaining a good work/life balance as founder of a new children's book imprint for Indigenous authors under Penguin Random House Canada . David also discusses his newest book All The Little Monsters , about his struggle with anxiety and impostor syndrom...

Gregory welcomes back artist Steven Kaul to talk about his struggles as a new parent balancing the need to support his family against his need to create comics. Steve quit comics once, he didn't like it. Check out Steven's work at https://www.infinitestudio.ca/ Transition clips are from Three Men and a Baby: https://youtu.be/ohBNZZKmtnw?si=NNlrRvySTI7jAQXX Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes acclaimed author and screenwriter Susie Moloney back to the podcast to discuss her latest collection of short stories, her steps for successful screenwriting, and her growing revenge list. Follow Susie on Instagram , and find all of her books in audio form on Audible . Transition clips are from Bright Hill Road (2020) - https://youtu.be/hhxYOMjI3J8?si=zwUc0fS0tdL26uBY Follow the g...

Gregory and Justin welcome Lyndon "The Non-lawyer Letterer" Radchenka and another surprise guest to talk about what goes into their IP contracts as writers. Transition clips are from The Devil's Advocate (1997) - https://youtu.be/40hHA9n4C2o?si=qEmjidk0uZvKJcUl Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Gregory welcomes back Justin Currie (known the world over as Chasing Artwork ) and Dr. Jonathan Ball from Writing the Wrong Way to talk about the ever-present problem of writer's block. What happens when you get it? How do you overcome it? Is it even a real thing? Transition clips are from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) - https://youtu.be/a3_owZfYVR8?si=ilnrEQVSBXLU_fii Follow the...

Gregory welcomes back Justin to the podcast, along with Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and Dr. Jonathan Ball, to talk about how successful they all were in acheiving their goals in 2024. Transition clips are from The running Man (1987) - https://youtu.be/n74ibtuN9I4?si=XC0x29Juit8gunSt Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/...

Gregory welcomes YA Fantasy author S.M. Beiko back to the podcast to talk about her recent experience tabling at a Christmas Craft market. You can check out all of Samantha's work here . Transition clips are from The Craft (1997) - https://youtu.be/MmY8B1JH7dU?si=VDRcCfvvxvJjUmwM Follow the gang on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...