Radio Free Rewind: Vancouver's Cole Pauls joins Justin to discuss how his Indigenous futurist comic keeps the Southern Tutchone language alive.
Read MoreAll the way back in 1941, the first comic book ever published in Canada was released. To commemorate the occasion, Sequential Magazine has dedicated their entire latest issue to the achievement. Hosts Justin and Jacob talk to Editor-in-Chief Brendan Montgomery and comics historian Ivan Kocmarek about how it started, and where we went from there.
Read MoreFell Hound, winner of the 2020 Sequential Magazine Award for Best Comic Book, joins Justin and Jacob to talk about her winning title: Commander Rao.
Read MoreHosts Jacob and Justin talk to comic creator Luke Humphris, author of Drunk Days, a personal graphic novel detailing his struggles, and recovery from, alcoholism. CW: This episode deals with discussions of addiction and alcoholism.
Read MoreCanadian academic Jordan Peterson tweeted his surprise this week after finding a reference to his work in a new Captain America comic. Jacob and Justin discuss Cap's role as a canvas to portray and critique American ideals.
Read MoreLike a lot of comic creators we interview, Caryma Sa'd has a side gig. But in a first for our show, that side-gig is being a lawyer. Hosts Jacob and Justin speak to Sa'd about her editorial cartoons, often criticizing the policies and actions of provincial and municipal politicians (sometimes in tutus), and how she parses the often-depressing media landscape.
Read MoreJustin speaks to Timmins author Davis Dewsbury, founder of Great North Comics and the co-creator of Auric, a Northern Ontario superhero whose newest story comes out soon. Davis tells Justin about the challenge of working on a book with so many artists, and about why he feels like he's representing Northern Ontario whenever he makes comics.
Read MoreFriend of the show Christine Chua joins your comic-loving co-hosts for a rousing chat about the future of Marvel movies and TV.
Read MoreBlast from the past! Former co-host Mitchell Thompson returns for an interview with neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, responsible for the discovery of the "Jennifer Aniston neuron", a concept that examines how memories are formed, stored, and connected in our minds. Mitchell and Rodrigo discuss how these ideas can come to form in sci-fi epics like Blade Runner, Robocop, and Planet of the Apes.
Read MoreWhen Howard Wong was bedridden with germs from his kid's daycare, an utterance from his friend Josh Stafford inspired the two to make a horror comic about flesh-eating children.
Read MoreThe comic industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with independent creators feeling it the most. But throughout the year, we've heard inspiring stories from many creators who are trying to make it work despite it all. In this episode, we revisit our interview with Eric Kostiuk Williams on writing comics about COVID loneliness, and our talk with Sylvia Nickerson about gentrification and art in Hamilton.
Read MoreTranslating comics is an immersive, sensory and sometimes musical experience — at least the way Helge Dascher and Robin Lang do it.
Read MoreHosts Justin and Jacob speak with Canadian comic creator Dakota McFazdean about his new collection of short stories, To Know You're Alive, that features some new and old stories of his. We talk about writing about the weirdness of childhood, and the new perspectives of parenting.
Read MorePandemic, racism, mental illness, polarization — another day in 2020 and a new album for Toronto rapper More or Les.
Read MoreYou know the scene in the superhero movie where the hero is inspired to do good by reading another comic book? What happens when that occurs in real life? Justin speaks to author Peter Nowak about his new book, "The Rise of Real-Life Superheroes and the Fall of Everything Else," about the deep and sometimes complicated world of real-world caped crusaders.
Read MoreJacob and Justin follow up on a 2017 interview and talk to Safiyya Hosein, a comics writer and researcher who studied the significance of Muslim superheroes in comics.
Read MoreCartoonist Howard Chackowicz tells Justin about his new book on cruelty, his time on radio show WireTap, his passion for Montreal's indie comics scene and his love for superheroes.
Read MoreIn the mid '60s, with Batman big on TV, legendary radio man Dick Orkin brought Chickenman to air. Justin and Jacob talk to Orkin's daughter Lisa about the program, its revival, what it was like working with her dad, and lessons for radio she's still using today.
Read MoreDerek Jessome and Jeff Knott, two animators turned comic creators from Dartmouth, N.S., tell Justin about Grandway Comics, their line of Silver Age inspired titles. They talk about why they've steered clear of camp and about their efforts to tell detailed, complex stories to readers of all ages.
Read MoreFor the coveted 150th episode of RFK, hosts Justin and Jacob talk to Dave Howlett, manager of the Strange Adventures comics shop in Halifax, and creator of the new comic series The Makers.
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