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 and Justin recount a tale from Ottawa in which they encounter a Muse, just passing on the street.
Plus, Justin and Darcy from-the-past send in a retort from Iceland as they drive through beau…
Gregory and Justin record a mid-show podcast at Ottawa Comiccon. They discuss the attitudes of other artists and myths like the "skip over effect." They also try to determine life details of the pers…
Gregory welcomes Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and artist Steve Kaul to talk about their recenr roller coaster pf an experience tabling at Fan Expo 2023 in Toronto.
Check out Lyndon & Steve's work…
Gregory and Justin welcome writer/editor/makeup artist Emma Maione to the podcast to talk about her writing process, editing for Mythos and Ink, and why she loves sticking pieces of rubber to people'…
Justin leads Gregory and Dan on a Story Break about a bank robbery gone extremely wrong. Coming soon to a theatre/comic store/streaming service near you!
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*Recorded December 2021*
Gregory and Justin welcome back comic artist Steven Kaul to talk about how he tackles making comings as an artist with a writing collaborator.
Check out Steven's work: https:…
Gregory and Justin return from two very different conventions, San Diego Comic Con in the U.S., and Pemmi-Con in Winnipeg.
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Gregory welcomes Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and Producer Dan in for a conversation about the always amazing Ai-kon, Winnipeg's incredibly successful anime convention.
For more on Ai-kon: http://…
*Recorded December 2021*
Gregory and Justin welcome Donovan Bergman of the Friesens Corporation to talk about everything a new author might need to know about printing their first book.
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Gregory and Justin discuss growing their operation to the next logistics level, shipping stock to cons on pallets instead of packing extra suitcases. Are they ready to grow?
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Gregory and Justin welcome back prolific comic creator Scott A. Ford to discuss his new Kickstarter project, Hologram Hunter.
Back the Hologram Hunter Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr…
Gregory and Justin welcome back writer and illustrator Peter Chiykowski to talk about his incredible Story Engine creative story-building system and its new Lore Masters Deck.
Peter discusses how he…
Gregory, Justin, and Dan discuss how stories begin as a central idea, or "anchor image" that can then become a larger world.
Transition clips are from X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes - https://youtu.…
Gregory and Justin welcome literary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon to talk about the never-ending stream of manuscripts they have to read and say "no" to in their day-to-day, and how much of the publish…
Justin recounts a tale of artist plagiarism from a recent Calgary show. Meanwhile, Gregory begins hiding strange books in random houses, and Dan gives a Meathouse update.
Transition clips are from Si…
Justin talks about "levelling up" to finding a publisher for his upcoming graphic novel Sparkchasers, which he now must write. Gregory joins in with tips to getting motivated to write, and Lyndon tal…
Gregory, Justin, Zach, Steven, and Lyndon - a.k.a. the "Bnb Boys", Tanner, Chad, Zach, Skip, and Meatball - bro out over their experiences selling their art, books, and comics at the 2023 Calgary Exp…
(Recorded December 2021)
Gregory welcomes writer Jordan Patrick Finn to talk about his comics writing process and how he gives the artists he works with room to breathe.
Transition clips are from Ble…
Justin poses a philosophical question about the nature of his existence, always looking towards the next big project. Somehow, he ends up in a dark room with a small candle.
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Gregory and guest Dr. Jonathan Ball (of Writing The Wrong Way fame!) try to deconstruct Justin's "process" in an attempt to replicate his success.
Transition clips are from Countdown (1967) - https:…