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.
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.
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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.
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Gregory recounts his experiences tabling at the WestManGaming Expo in Brandon, Manitoba.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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 so…
Justin returns to the studio to check in with Gregory and Lyndon on their first conventions of 2025: Gameitoba and Jimmie-Con.
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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 c…
Gregory welcomes back artistSteven 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 …
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…
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.
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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 w…
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.
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Gregory welcomes YA Fantasy author S.M. Beiko back to the podcast to talk about her recent experience tabling at a Christmas Craft market.
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Gregory welcomes back Lyndon “The Letterer” Radchenka tobring a much-needed Dark Cloud of negativity to the podcast. After gushing about his growing following on Bluesky, Lyndon talks about the hurdl…
In Justin’s last episode for a while, the boys invite acclaimed YA Fantasy novelist S.M. Beiko onto the podcast to story-break two tales from a universe in which peoples’ qualities can be distilled f…
Dan thanks Justin for speaking to his communications class about building the Chasing Artwork brand, which leads to a conversation about personal branding.
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Gregory talks about his recent book launch for Once Lands, prompting a barrage of questions from Justin about the importance of the book launch to the writer. The boys then give a NaNoWriMo update.
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Gregory, Justin, and Lyndon welcome Zach Schuster back to the podcast to discuss their various experiences at Winnipeg Comiccon - the Good, the Bad, and the Urr-gly.
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