This episode gives André the opportunity to learn more about Davan Skelhorn the co-host of his other podcast X-Rated: The X-Men Animated Review Show!

Davan is a long running podcast host featured on Star Trek with Locutors of Trek and now branching out into the world of animated Marvel Comics mutants. Learn about his early indie comic aspirations and what a lifetime of Star Trek fandom has instilled in him as he continues to navigate parenthood! Listen of the eternal struggle to have his name pronounced correctly something our host just recently learned to do, despite 4 episodes of their shared show

All of this and musing anecdotes about being saved by mountain goats and almost killing beloved comics legend Stan Lee!

This weeks guest is none other than J. Torres, a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer.

Torres is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go, the Silver Birch Express finalist Planet Hockey, the Eisner-nominated Alison Dare, and the Junior Library Guild/TD Summer Reading Club title Bigfoot Boy. Winner of the Shuster Award for "Outstanding Writer," Torres has worked with characters from A (Archies) to Z (The Mighty Zodiac) and many more in between (Avatar, Batman, Ninja Scroll, Simpsons, WALL-E, Wonder Woman, Yo Gabba Gabba, and X-Men to name a few).

André and J. talk writing comics for children, his experience with Filipino comic book lending libraries and a unique connection to Canadian Superstar Drake!

Our host rubs elbows with Canadian comic writer Jack Briglio!

Jack Briglio is the writer of the Eisner-nominated fantasy adventure series Growing Up Enchanted as well as Dominion Jack and Take 2. Previously, Jack has also worked on Scooby-Doo and Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century for DC Comics, for IDW, The Adventures of Digger & Friends, Sesame Street Comics, and Scarlet, Riverdale’s Autistic Teen, for Archie Comics.

Tune in as André and Jack discuss the way in which coming from immigrants influenced his character Dominion Jack's development and how having a son with special needs gave key insight in working on Archie Comics newest autistic character Scarlet.

This episode features an innovator of Canadian comics and a man who tried to legitimize an art form in The Great White North.

Mark wrote adaptations of Michael Moorcock's classic Corum novels for First Comics in collaboration with Ken Hooper and Jill Thompson, and also wrote and co-created the critically acclaimed independent superhero series Northguard with Gabriel Morrissette. In a slightly different comics domain, Mark is well-known in Canada as the co-creator of Angloman, a political parody series first published by Signature Editions in two bestselling books. Angloman later appeared as a weekly comic strip in the Montreal Gazette.

Join in as André and Mark discuss inherited Trauma, growing up in the rich Jewish community of Montreal and his goals of being the Canadian Alan Moore!

André catches up with a familiar comic con acquaintance and Nova Scotia musical icon!

Wordburglar is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, now based in Toronto. His style is best described as upbeat and charismatic with an emphasis on wordplay and humour focusing on sci fi, comic books, cartoons and film. He primarily works with his crews Backburner and Props Dept for all aspects of his music creation, including production, cuts, mixing, mastering and guest vocals.

André and Sean discuss early disco influences, working with his musical heroes and what exactly happened to your best friends brother!

Indie comics writer and creator Marvin Wynn joins us this week to discuss his book the Edge.

No stranger to hard work Wynn has transformed a love of reading instilled by his poet grandfather at an early age to a side career writing a genre defying super powered epic through Second Sight Publishing.

Join host André and this Pittsburgh native as they discuss entering comics through cartoons, why Marvel comics has done Cyclops dirty and the staggering amount of effort it takes to make it in the wacky world of independent comics!

Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist.

Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his eight-year run on Image Comics’ CHEW. The book went on to achieve much success, winning two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eisner Awards, and has been translated into a dozen or so languages.

Guillory is currently writer/artist on his hit creator-owned series FARMHAND from Image Comics. Listen in as André and he talk humble beginnings, the long journey to bring Chew to the big screen and art school pretensions!

A Disney/ABC Writing Program semi-finalist, Karla Nappi has worked in writer rooms and on film/tv sets in both New York City and Los Angeles.

Karla developed a comic book series based off her pilot script “Duplicant." She's run two successful Kickstarters for the first three issues of the series, and recently signed with Second Sight Publishing

Currently, Karla is pitching the animated supernatural suspense series, "Nabarang," which was created with Filipino-American animator and paranormal expert Sapphire Sandalo.

Karla and André have a great discussion about shifting careers, late in life motherhood, science fiction inspirations and why society demands you have a baby!

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past twenty years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and a professor teaching drawing and storytelling courses in Seneca College’s award-winning Animation program.

André and Jim discuss creating new characters in the Marvel sandbox getting to write his favorite fictional character Conan the Barbarian and how fulfilling it is to work on projects he's loved since childhood.

In 2014 Bryan began working as a graphic designer and fan artist after leaving a career in the military and law enforcement behind. Bryan embraced his love for comic books and the art form and began to create cover art for Scout Comics, some retailer exclusive variant covers and countless front pages for crowdfunded projects. Tired of drawing other people's creations and not having his own, Bryan created his own comic universe that he continues to expand upon.

A man driven by a creative force that he can't understand André and Bryan discuss that drive and the interesting and often rocky road that led him to a career in indie comic books.