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.
Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka takes over the podcast with special guest Zach Schuster to talk about his efforts over the last two years to become a full-time comics creator.
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Gregory and Justin discuss a very successful Prairie Comics Festival, and get ready for the biggest local con of the season - Winnipeg Comiccon!
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Dan and Gregory debrief from a recent talk on storytelling that Gregory gave to Dan's students. Justin brings up NaNoWriMo, and all three commit to writing every day in the month of November.
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Gregory plans reshoots for his independent horror film, "The Princess and the Dragon," while Dan begins anew on his "Meathouse" screenplay with a goal of finishing by the end of October.
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Gregory and Justin de-brief after Ottawa Comiccon, including a little bit of drama over copycat artists. Plus Lyndon turns down a book deal, and the campaign to fund Dire Beasts continues!
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Justin wants to have a conversation with Gregory and Dan about consideration after launching the Dire Beasts Kickstarter on behalf of 14 different creators.
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Lyndon and Steven talk about keeping themselves motivated to sell at Fan Expo Toronto, and have a special guest stop by their table. Gregory gets sentimental about Enercon.
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Gregory welcomes back Ariel Gordon and S.M. Beiko to talk about the new epistolary sci-fi war story he and Ariel have been working on, just because.
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Gregory and Dan share their experiences riding public transit in Winnipeg and use it as a jumping-off point to break a story about two people making a connection while the world around them tries to …
Gregory and Justin welcome mythic fiction author Chadwick Ginther to talk about his process, taking a "writing day" mid-week, and not getting too worked up about revisions until you have to.
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Justin returns from San Diego Comic-Con having gone through some emotional turmoil, while Gregory turns around a "making comics" workshop that had quickly veered off the rails.
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Gregory and Justin reflect on the idea that after nearly two decades of tabling at conventions, they have become the grizzled old men at the con among a sea of young fish.
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Gregory and Justin welcome Saka, who decided to join the fight and make her very first comic: I Used To Be a Magical Girl (available at https://designsbysaka.com/ ) Saka discusses how this podcast he…
Gregory asks Producer Dan about the mysteries of TikTok, in a wide-ranging discussion about the many forms of modern media.
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Gregory, Justin, and Dan discuss the effect that incomprehensible jargon can have on someone who is trying to break into a new industry.
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Gregory and Justin walk Dan through their creative process using a helpful alliterative device.
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Gregory and Justin welcome back frequent guest, collaborator, and new neighbour S.M. Beiko to the podcast to talk about leaving behind a steady job to focus on more creative work, and the need to hav…
Gregory vents to Justin and Dan about his recent struggles in completing a Shared Worlds story he's been working on and the frustration of realizing you have to trash some of your work in order to sa…
Justin leads Gregory and Dan in a story break involving an experiment gone wrong that creates massive problems for an inexperienced crew trapped in a secret science lab.
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Gregory and Justin tell Dan about their upcoming Dire Beasts collaboration, and a discussion about the role of the monster in story ensues.
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