A weekly podcast in which creative professionals G.M.B Chomichuk and Justin Currie (Chasing Artwork) explore the ingredients that go into a life working in their studio making art, writing stories and making graphic novels. Interviews with other industry newcomers and professionals compare and contrast different approaches and philosophies of living a creative life.
The creative team behind the new indie comic Curb Angels joins Gregory and Justin to discuss their four-year process for making a comic: what they learned, what they'd do differently, and why it won'…
Working Artist Cori Jaye returns for her three-peat appearance on the podcast to talk about how her failures have helped make her successful as an artist.
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Gregory, Justin and Producer Dan talk about how it's okay to be derivative in your work, as long as you create something new in the process.
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Gregory & Justin discuss some new lessons they've learned at recent cons and revisit what one should do when just starting out as a convention artist. Plus, Gregory gets signed to a five-book (not co…
Acclaimed artist and graphic novelist Nicholas Burns joins Gregory and Justin to talk about his storied career of making comics, storyboarding films, and creating art.
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Gregory, Justin and Dan story break a sci-fi tale about a poor plant creature stranded on a planetoid. It's a future film franchise in the works!
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A conversation about sketchbooks turns into one about the evolution of ideas, and how one avoids flat out copying their inspirations.
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Gregory and Justin regale Producer Dan with their adventures from San Diego Comic Con. A great time and lanyards were had by all.
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It's another story breaking episode featuring Dr. Jonathan Ball. He leads Gregory and Justin on a wild tale of a gardner gone wrong.
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Producer Dan is inspired by the previous episode to pitch a story idea to Gregory and Justin. An interesting conversation about the origin of ideas and alternate history ensues.
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University professor, newspaper columnist, and comic book creator Niigaan Sinclair stops by the podcast to talk about the representation of indigenous peoples in comic books.
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Producer Dan sits down with Gregory & Justin to debrief on FanQuest 2019: the Good, the Bad, and the Otherwise.
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Dr. Jonathan Ball re-joins Gregory & Justin on the podcast to discus the rules and intricacies of writing horror fiction.
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Producer Dan pops on the podcast as Justin breaks down his experience at Denver Pop Culture Con. Then Gregory debates the over-commercialization of art via merchandise. And they all reminisce about t…
Artist Matt Kehler joins Gregory and Justin to talk about his career as a working artist, and all the highs and lows that come with it.
FanQuest 2019 happens June 22 & 23 in Winnipeg. Tickets at fanq…
Gregory, Justin and Samantha all perform at PechaKucha, a unique public speaking format in which they present 20 slides for 20 seconds each.
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Gregory and Dan debrief after Red Earth's ten day run at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg. A must-listen if you've seen the show. Spoilers.
Come meet Clare C. Marshall, author of "Gear and Sea" a…
It's another Story Breaking episode! Gregory and Justin welcome computer software specialist Ian back to the podcast to spin a tale about Artificial Intelligence taking over the Earth...kind of.
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Gregory prepares for opening night of Red Earth, Justin postmortems the Calgary and Regina shows, and Dan gives a lesson in media relations.
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Gregory and Justin open the first shipment of Gear and Sea, live on the podcast. They also discuss the cancellation of Winnipeg's largest convention, and the intricacies of a popular '80s TV show.
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