The Graphic Histories Podcast

We start our second season of featured interviews with the creator behind the adaptation of Jim Henson’s Lost screenplay Tale Of Sand for Archaia Entertainment and an artist for Marvel Comics X-Men, Nova, Spider-Man, Hawkeye and the creator owned image title Stillwater! Ramón K Pérez is an established cartoonist, illustrator, and designer with over two decades experience in the creative field. He...

On the season finale of Season 1 we celebrate 1 year of The Graphic Histories podcast by speaking with someone André thinks may be the nicest guy in the Atlantic Canada comics scene Mason Harold Hal Hilden! Mason H. (Hal) Hilden is a Bluenoser, who currently resides in Saint John, New Brunswick, with his wife Stacy, daughter Hayley, Sy the dog, and Foo the cat. Over the last 20 years, Hal has writ...

Dave Howlett, a man André has bought comics from for most of his teenage and adult life is our latest guest to join the show! The manager of the Strange Adventures comics shop in Halifax, Nova Scotia and creator of the indie comics Slamarama and The Makers. A talented writer and artist Dave has also been a guiding force in André's discovery of some beautifully underappreciated and overlooked...

Jed MacKay of Prince Edward Island is the man who has controlled the lives of Marvel Comics's characters Daredevil, Black Cat and most recently Taskmaster! Jed, grew up in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I., and now lives in Halifax where he teaches and writes freelance for Marvel Comics. Tune in as André learns more about a homegrown success story and talks what he loves to talk about most....comics, th...

Gisèle Lagacé is a Canadian cartoonist from New Brunswick. She has worked on various creator-owned webcomics including Ménage à 3, Eerie Cuties, and many more. Alongside writer/co-creator Ian Boothby, she currently draws Exorsisters at Image Comics. She has also drawn for Archie Comics, IDW (Jem and the Holograms), Dynamite (Betty Boop), Marvel, UDON, Chapterhouse, and more! Find her at giselelaga...

This episode André celebrates the holiday season by talking with one of the most unique artists in the industry and someone our host is a huge fan of Marco Rudy! Originally from Mozambique, Marco Rudy moved to Brazil and broke into comics by networking through his Deviant Art page. He eventually collaborated with Howard Wong & Jim Valentino on Image Comics After The Cape. From there he did som...

Halifax-based editor and writer, Tony White, has helmed some of the most popular titles to come out of Canada, like Captain Canuck, All New Classic Captain Canuck, Northguard, a Summer Special and multiple Free Comic Book Day specials. Currently, he is editor of the popular Die Kitty Die! series, Indestructible from Sandstone Comics, Indie comic favourite ADAM, as well as the Joe Shuster Award nom...

André catches up with an old friend and amazing comics creator Troy Little! Three time Eisner nominee and Harvey nominee. Troy has worked with IDW, Oni and Tops Shelf on such titles as the award winning adaption of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Rick & Morty VS Dungeons & Dragons, The Powerpuff Girls, Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls with Kevin Eastman (TMNT), as well as his creator...

André talks to Sandy Carruthers a good friend with a long history in the comics industry! Sandy is a Canadian artist and retired graphic design instructor, known for his work as the first illustrator of the original Men in Black comic book series, and as creator of the webcomic series, Canadiana: the New Spirit of Canada. Recently Sandy helped create independent comic company Sandstone Comics! Sen...

In this episode André speaks with a guest he hasn't met before a first on the Graphic Histories Podcast. Peter Breau doesn't leap tall building with a single bound but he does write about heroes who do. Peter is a comic book, screen and fiction writer. He has written many comics in his short 3-year career. His works are available on Amazon.ca and at Walmart USA , Barnes and Noble and loc...

Part 2 of my 2 Part Conversation with Mike Rooth too titanic of a talk for just one episode! Mike Rooth is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator. He is widely known for his published work with Aftershock Comics and Valiant Comics, with some of the most speculated covers. He is currently doing cover work for IDW and their TMNT line of Jennika and The Last Ronin comics! In the conclusion we d...

Part 1 of my 2 Part Conversation with Mike Rooth too titanic of a talk for just one episode! Mike Rooth is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator. He is widely known for his published work with Aftershock Comics and Valiant Comics, with some of the most speculated covers. He is currently doing cover work for IDW and their TMNT line of Jennika and The Last Ronin comics! In Part 1 we discuss C...

Take a journey into Anime, Manga and Bronies when André speaks with comic artist and writer Brenda Hickey! Brenda's had an unhealthy obsession with the comics art form from a very young age beginning with the Sailor Moon anime and it’s tie in manga. As an artist on the My Little Pony comics for IDW Brenda has a unique perspective on that very interesting section of fandom. Explaining Pony cul...

We return to the featured interview format this time with Nova Scotian independent Comic Writer and Artist Andrew Clark, Andrew is the sole creator behind ADAM a popular local creator owned comic known for it's dark humor and intense violence. Clark is also an avid commissions creator and is well connected on the east coast graphic art and convention scene. Learn all about a local home grown...

Ed Brisson is a comic book writer who first started to garner attention with his self-published crime series MURDER BOOK. He broke into the public spotlight in 2012 with the crime/time-travel thriller series COMEBACK (Shadowline/Image Comics). In the short time since then, he's written and co-created four other series published by Image: SHELTERED, THE FIELD, THE MANTLE and THE VIOLENT. His s...

Welcome to the show! As we restructured the format of the program after a few year there are just a few notes on how the episodes have changed and why that may have impacted things mentioned on the show. We hope you enjoy the many great conversations ahead! Send us Fan Mail Support the show