Hosts Justin and Jacob interview Kelsey Wroten about her comic "Cannonball," which tells the story of a young author's journey to success and feelings of inadequacy.
Read MoreGord Hill, activist and author of "Antifa: The Comic Book," tells Justin and Mitch about using comic-book fist fights to combat fascism.
Before Endgame, before The Avengers, before Iron Man, there was 2003's Hulk. The film is all over the place, but its unique cinematography and storytelling has potential for a comics movie future we never had.
Read More'Avengers: Endgame' was a cultural phenomenon tying together 11-years worth of movies. What was the best storyline the film resolved? What was the standout moment? Was 'Endgame' a good ending? How would you change it? Where does the MCU go next?
Read MoreAt Toronto Comic Con last month, hosts Justin, Mitchell and Jacob had a chat with iconic Batman and Green Arrow/Green Lantern writer Dennis O'Neil. This week, the hosts discuss O'Neil's impact on Batman stories, his activism work, and what it takes to be considered a radical in the comic book world.
Read MoreIn Episode 119, Justin interviews Rotem Diamant, the president and librarian of the Canada Comics Library—a newly opened space collecting and cataloguing comics in downtown Toronto. Rotem describes how the project got off the ground and how the library works to spotlight marginalized creators.
Read MoreJustin, Jacob and Mitchell reunite for Toronto ComiCon. After three years of covering this convention, they debate how best to keep cons fresh, catch up with creators they've interviewed before, and meet some new ones to watch out for.
Read MoreWe know your first crush was a cartoon. Don't lie. We've all been there. The shows one watches growing up can have a big effect on them and so can those crushes. Host Justin Chandler is joined by friends of the show Sid Drmay and Maddie Lychek to talk about the drawings they loved and what those early yearnings meant.
Read More"The Walking Med" is a volume of essays examining what zombie comics and media say about modern attitudes toward death, aging, medicine and healthcare. Co-editor Lorenzo Servitje joins host Justin Chandler to discuss the book and some of the essays within it.
Read MoreFriend of the show and Otaku Megami Christine Chua joins hosts Justin Chandler and Jacob Dubé to talk about “Bakuman” and the world it portrays.
Read MoreComics writer Sam Miserendino joins the Creator Series book club, where people who make comics talk about the books that inspired them. Sam's pick, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by humourist David Sedaris, is a series of essays based on the author's life.
Read MoreWe say "thank u, next" to: our favourite books this year, single issues, small-minded a-holes, Marvel movies as we know them, barriers to publishing indie comics.
Read MoreMatt Rea, a communications strategist at the University of Alberta, tells Justin how Frank Miller creates a Gotham City that permits and condones a fascist hero in "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns."
Read MoreThis week hosts Justin and Jacob reunite with RFK alum Sid Drmay to talk about their favourite online shooter, Overwatch. The story of the game itself doesn't make much sense, but loads of animated shorts and online comics fill out its confusing (but endearing world).
Read MoreJustin talks to Brendan Montgomery about his Canadian Independent Comic Book Wiki, which collects and lists details about independent Canadian comics, the characters in them and the people who make them.
Read MoreFor this year's CJRU fund drive, we partnered with the station's gaming show, Built to Play, to bring you "Crisis of Toxic Nerds," a two-part documentary investigating where the toxicity in geek culture comes from, and what we can do about it.
Read MoreHow do you broadly celebrate geekdom without giving into corporate culture and fanboy craze? Toronto rapper More or Les grappled with that question while producing his new album, "Nerd Love." which features tracks about giant robots, Avengers, representation and commercialism.
Read MoreWelcome to “Inside the Orbit of Prisoners of Gravity,” a Radio Free Krypton documentary bringing you the inside story on “Prisoners of Gravity,” the cult-classic Canadian show which ran from 1989 to 1994 and changed the way science fiction, comics and pop culture are discussed in media. In Part Four, we analyze PoG's legacy and ask if a show like it could air today.
Read More“Prisoners of Gravity” was the first Canadian TV show to discuss comics and sci-fi seriously. By doing so, it helped change how a generation viewed genre fiction. We talk to fans who say PoG changed their lives.
Read More