The Graphic Histories Podcast

André's past as an onstage performer with the Geeks vs Nerds comedy debate show comes to the forefront as he talks with good friend and creator of that program John RoyJohn talks about finding a love of comics from his local pharmacy in Fall River, Nova Scotia. Growing up immersed in geek culture and leaving the Maritimes for jolly old England. Learn about the fast paced lifestyle of an IT wo...

André catches up with an old friend from the comic cons! The creator of Indy comic Jurassic Warp, Don Watson! Born and raised in New Brunswick, Don Watson is a Canadian artist who has a passion and love of all things creative and artistic. From illustrating for companies like Red Leaf Comics, to designing brands for local identities, Don has applied his knowledge from NBCCD (New Brunswick College...

André upgrades his Zoom just in time to speak with Janet Hetherington, a Canadian writer and artist. She was a winner of a Prix Aurora Award for Canadian science fiction excellence in 1999 for her work in co-curating a "60 Years of Superman" exhibit. She also worked on The Elvira comic book series and went on to a career as a screenwriter creating several fun-filled genre films. Hear our...

André met an amazing cast of characters at Island Expo in PEI a month ago, one being creator of Tales From the Stitch, Chelsey Scully. Introduced to horror films at a young age Chelsey found a love for creature effects that grew into a full fledged passion for all things scary on the silver screen. That eventually led to a career in creating amazing yarn dolls of the various characters that popula...

Professional Wrestling and Comic books collide in Glory Bound from Sandstone Comics! André who has a foot firmly planted in both worlds talks to it's creator Brad Seymour. A PEI resident and indie comic creator focusing on his first title and creating all aspects of it's production. Brad recounts being a young Hulkamaniac, finding comics through the dark recesses of Tim Burton's Bat...

Our host has always wanted to sit down with the organizer of a comic convention and what better way to finally do that than to talk with the co-creator of one of the best comic book focused conventions in Canada! The East Coast Comic Expo! Don Mann has seemingly sought his whole life to find a "community" in the graphic novel world. Though it took many years, a lot of planning and help f...

André speaks with another trailblazing Canadian comic creator Ronn Sutton! Ronn has provided amazing art for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (46 issues), Fear Agent, Honey West, The Phantom, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Vampira, Spinnerette, Starbikers, Draculina and many more for a variety of publishers that have included Claypool, Dark Horse, Moonstone, Renegade, Northstar, Vortex...

André makes a personal dream come true when he sits down with Rand Bellavia and Adam English of Ookla the Mok. Although Ookla the Mok has released many songs about more universal topics like relationships and lost love, they are best known for filk songs that cater to the interests of listeners at science fiction and comic book conventions, where the band makes the bulk of their public appearances...

André talks comics with someone he has long admired artist Geof Isherwood! Starting in 1982, Geof has drawn for Marvel and DC Comics starting with Daredevil followed by Swords of the Swashbucklers, Conan the King, The ‘Nam, Conan the Barbarian, Suicide Squad, Dr. Strange and Namor, along with numerous short runs and one-offs on titles such as Spider-Man and Thor.in 1999, Geof branched out into fil...

André continues season 3 by finishing up his conversation with old friend and former roommate Marvel Comics Artist David Cutler! David is a comic book artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. He has been working in comics since 2010, his clients including Marvel Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, Alternative History, Boom Studios, and others. Part 2 of this discussion brings us to studying u...

André kicks off season 3 by catching up with an old friend and former roommate Marvel Comics Artist David Cutler! David is a comic book artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. He has been working in comics since 2010, his clients including Marvel Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, Alternative History, Boom Studios, and others. Part 1 of this discussion delves into finding comics as a child,...

André takes some time off from the holidays to talk with Canadian comics icon Richard Comely co-creator of The Great White North's homegrown hero Captain Canuck! Richard Comely worked as a sign painter, crest, embroidery and clothing designer, portrait artist and graphic designer before publishing Captain Canuck from Winnipeg in 1975 and Star Rider and The Peace Machine in 1981.He has written...

This episode gives André the opportunity to learn more about Davan Skelhorn the co-host of his other podcast X-Rated: The X-Men Animated Review Show! Davan is a long running podcast host featured on Star Trek with Locutors of Trek and now branching out into the world of animated Marvel Comics mutants. Learn about his early indie comic aspirations and what a lifetime of Star Trek fandom has instill...

This weeks guest is none other than J. Torres, a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. Torres is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go, the Silver Birch Express finalist Planet Hockey, the Eisner-nominated Alison Dare, and the Junior Library Guild/TD Summer Reading Club title Bigfoot Boy. Winner of the Shuster Award for "Outstanding Writer," Torres has work...

Our host rubs elbows with Canadian comic writer Jack Briglio! Jack Briglio is the writer of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up Enchanted as well as Dominion Jack and Take 2. 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, and Scarlet, Riverdale’s...

This episode features an innovator of Canadian comics and a man who tried to legitimize an art form in The Great White North. Mark wrote adaptations of Michael Moorcock's classic Corum novels for First Comics in collaboration with Ken Hooper and Jill Thompson, and also wrote and co-created the critically acclaimed independent superhero series Northguard with Gabriel Morrissette. In a slightly...

André catches up with a familiar comic con acquaintance and Nova Scotia musical icon! Wordburglar is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, now based in Toronto. His style is best described as upbeat and charismatic with an emphasis on wordplay and humour focusing on sci fi, comic books, cartoons and film. He primarily works with his crews Backburner and Props Dept for all aspects of his musi...

Indie comics writer and creator Marvin Wynn joins us this week to discuss his book the Edge. No stranger to hard work Wynn has transformed a love of reading instilled by his poet grandfather at an early age to a side career writing a genre defying super powered epic through Second Sight Publishing. Join host André and this Pittsburgh native as they discuss entering comics through cartoons, why Mar...

Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his eight-year run on Image Comics’ CHEW. The book went on to achieve much success, winning two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eisner Awards, and has been translated into a dozen or so languages. Guillory is currently...

A Disney/ABC Writing Program semi-finalist, Karla Nappi has worked in writer rooms and on film/tv sets in both New York City and Los Angeles. Karla developed a comic book series based off her pilot script “Duplicant." She's run two successful Kickstarters for the first three issues of the series, and recently signed with Second Sight PublishingCurrently, Karla is pitching the animated su...

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past twenty years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco. He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and a professor teaching drawing and storytelling courses in Seneca College’s...

In 2014 Bryan began working as a graphic designer and fan artist after leaving a career in the military and law enforcement behind. Bryan embraced his love for comic books and the art form and began to create cover art for Scout Comics, some retailer exclusive variant covers and countless front pages for crowdfunded projects. Tired of drawing other people's creations and not having his own, B...

This week our host catches up with an old friend and fellow film set patron Special Effects artist Marc Deveault! Marc is a retired military medic with 20 years of experience including tours of duty in Bosnia, Haiti and Afghanistan. Marc began his career doing casualty simulation for the military which ignited his passion and childhood dream of doing special effects. He then moved to Nova Scotia,...

Ben Dunn is an American comic book artist. Although born in Taiwan, he grew up in Kentucky, Taiwan and San Antonio, Texas. It was in Taiwan that he was first exposed to Japanese manga. In 1984 he founded Antarctic Press, an American comic book company specializing in Manga-style titles including Robotech and his own creator owned projects. In 2003, he sold Antarctic to start his own development co...

Fat Apollo, Michael McCluskey, is a mixture of all things geeky and nerdy rolled up in a crunchy comedic shell. A constant at local and international conventions Mike has made himself an integral part of nerd culture in Nova Scotia and rubbed elbows with many in the comics circuit. Fat Apollo has, 4 times, been voted “Sexiest Person in Halifax” (ending Ellen Page’s undefeated seven-year run), 2nd...