The Graphic Histories Podcast

André braves a late night recording session to chat with an impressive artist and creator whose love for some of the entertainment he consumed as a youth rivals our hosts! Chris Fenoglio is an artist, colorist, designer, and teacher currently living in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. He’s worked on super fun comics like Star Wars, Goosebumps, X-Files: Origins, Hello Neighbor and Star Trek: Lo...

We head across the pond to Madrid to speak with a unique comic artist doing some amazing work. After graduating in Fine Arts and testing the waters of animation and video games, Inaki Miranda made his debut in comics in 2003, illustrating UK’s cultural icon Judge Dredd for 2000AD. He got his DC Comics break as a guest artist in Vertigo’s multiple award winning series Fables. That lead to Fables sp...

A living legend of comics pops by to talk to our host about his storied career in the comic book industry! J.M. DeMatteis is an American comic book and television writer, celebrated for his work with both DC and Marvel since the late 1970s. Known for acclaimed stories like Kraven's Last Hunt and the graphic novel Moonshadow, he began with titles such as Weird War Tales and House of Mystery. H...

An inker with an impressive body of work across both Marvel and DC provides a candid discussion on the inner workings of the big companies in the comic industry. Mark McKenna is a industry veteran with over six hundred credited works to his name. In the span of twenty nine years, he has worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, inking on flagship title series such as Justice League, Batman, X-Men, S...

Another homegrown Canadian making great comics stops by to chat! Steve Bynoe has a wide body of work which includes drawing and design work for comic books and toys. He owns Boeboe Creative, which currently publishes Comix Asylum Magazine, Chronokari Alpha: Time is Relative, and Edge: East Wind in Paradise. In addition to self-publishing, Steve is the editorial director and a writer for Comix Asyl...

André speaks with a creator who contributed to some of his favorite stories as a youth. Stefan Petrucha, born in the Bronx, grew up moving between the city and suburbs, fueling his love for escapism. A lifelong fan of comics, sci-fi, and horror, he developed a passion for all types of literature in high school and college. He started creating his own stories at age ten, spanning novels, comics, an...

André catches up with a creator who has collaborated with some huge names and is now making a name for himself with some beautiful books all his own! Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times Bestselling graphic novelist. Writer of the Image Comics sci-fi series TARTARUS and CREMA, a haunted romance published by Comixology Originals. His book FIREBUG, received a starred review from Publisher's...

We get Halloweeny with the creator of a new comedic horror themed comics coming your way via kickstarter! Mark Maia is a BAFTA winner with a passion for all things gaming. On his YouTube channel, Board Game Coffee, he dives into the world of board games. Now, he's trying his hand at a comic book called So-Called Living. While he leaves the drawing to others, the storytelling is unmistakably h...

Within our next episode is a conversation about DIY culture and comics with a  creator who is a prime example of it! Jeremy Massie is a cartoonist from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. His graphic novels include The Deadbeat and All My Ghosts . He also illustrated the all-ages comic book series Amazing Age with writer Matthew David Smith. His new  book is a deeply personal story based on his...

A man who was an integral part of many young Canadians childhoods joins our host for another fantastic chat! Phil Guerrero, also known as PJ Phil or PJ "Fresh" Phil, is a former YTV PJ who began his career after being recommended by a friend for an audition. Although he didn’t land the role he first tried for, he joined YTV as a reporter, and later became a popular host of The Zone, co-h...

Our host has a chat with a delightful creator who brings a unique voice to the comics medium through a combination of family history and creation myth.  Snake is a poet, spoken word artist, comic creator, who graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has worked in and out of the film and TV industry for the la...

The name of the game is "ambition" and "drive" in this conversation with a prolific designer and illustrator who has had his hand in many different industries. Guy Dorian Sr. has been a professional illustrator for over 25 years, working with major mainstream companies on a wide range of projects. His recent work includes contributions to titles like ROM Dire Wraiths, Hyperbree...

André finds a comic creator with a unique talent to go along with his unique name (at least for North America) Eraklis Petmezas, a Savannah College of Art & Design graduate with a BFA in Illustration, has created art for numerous musical acts, editorial illustrations, and window displays for Borders Books and Music. He has worked on storyboards for Rich Barrett Designs, illustrated "The T...

André growing up always had a deep appreciation for the Mini Marvel features in the Marvel Bullpen section of Marvel Comics. Now he gets to talk to the man who made it possible! Chris Giarrusso started his writing and art career as a child by replacing the text and drawings in newspaper comic strips with his own. Realizing he could skip the whiteout, he began using blank paper instead. In 1999, he...

The man responsible for a big part of André and many other people's childhoods is our next guest. The creator of legendary Disney property Darkwing Duck! Tad Stones is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and storyboard artist who is best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disney include creating,...

The Graphic Histories Podcast celebrates 100 episodes with an episode that represents what this show is all about a great conversation with a fun creative personality! Jerry Carita has more than 20 years of production experience, serving as Showrunner, Director, Writer, and/or producer on both scripted and unscripted projects. He has produced content for Netflix, Disney+, Discovery+, AMC, History...

André talks with a creator using a truly unique method to craft his comics! After more than 20 years of creating characters, and writing stories, Christopher Michael is the creator of CRIT, and the universe they live in. When he decided to create CRIT, he used a resource that he knew well: Dungeons and Dragons. What is a cool and different way to write a story? Organically through the actions of p...

André takes you "inside baseball" and pulls back the curtain behind interview shows to chat with a man who also hosts a program with a similar format. Jeff Haas is a public relations manager and the host of Traversing the Stars an entertainment-based podcast that interviews the biggest stars in film, television, comics, literature, and music! Many of his past guests are legends in their...

André chats with an absolute legend in comics! Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn and managing editor Dick Giordano, Levitz was responsible for hiring many of the writers and artists, who contributed to the 1980s r...

Sometimes our guest chats with a creative type who is so passionate it almost supercharges those listening to get out there and get creative! Justin Coke is the writer of several independent novels and now has a new book available for crowdfunding. SWAT features a squad of broken-down outcasts, weirdos, and wizards battle to enforce the Grand Bargain— the agreement in which the Monsters of the wor...

André's fascination with comic store owners continues when he catches up with the owner of yet another one...Giant Robot Comics in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia! Owner Darryl Wall has worked in comic stores before and decided Dartmouth needed a new one going through the task of creating it from the ground up! A haven for toy, comic and board game collectibles it continues to be an institution in it&...

In this episode André speaks with not one...not two...but three guests at once! A first for this program but a fun chat none the less.  Karla Nappi,  Juaquin Mobley and Helen Maimaris all pop in to discuss their involvement with the "Unseen" issue of F(r)iction #21!  This issue of F(r)iction explores the stories that are hiding (or have been hidden) in the shadows. These pages burst with...

André chats with another of the mega talented Toronto pool of artists and has a fantastic time doing so.  Shawn Daley is a Ringo Award-nominated cartoonist and chiptunist from Toronto. Studying audio production and working a number of years in the recording industry, he began to focus on telling stories through comics in 2015 with his debut, TerraQuill Collected . His other published works include...

The underappreciated art of Inking takes the format in our newest episode with a fantastic example of it's art form! Anthony Fowler Jr. is a professional comic book inker and illustrator currently working for DC Comics. Most recently, he was an inker on DC Power 2024 #1 and Dawn of DC: Cyborg #4 for DC Comics. Previous clients also include BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, T-Pub Comics,...

Horror is on the agenda for our newest episode with a writer and editor keeping it weird in the best way possible. James Aquilone is an editor, author, and publisher, nominated for both the Bram Stoker and Rondo Hatton awards. He's known for his anthologies like Classic Monsters Unleashed, Shakespeare Unleashed, and the Kolchak: The Night Stalker – 50th Anniversary graphic novel. He also writ...