André catches up with a fellow East Coast Comic Expo guest Tara Audibert about her astounding work in representing indigenous Canadian stories across a variety of platforms.

Tara Audibert is a multidisciplinary artist & film maker with 20+yrs experience in animation, comics and fine art. She combines Traditional First Nations Art and Storytelling with contemporary design and digital mediums.

Tara and André discuss early storytelling influences from her parents and how those skills propelled her towards a career in animation and now a feature film that celebrate indigenous culture and language!

Episode 101 is the first of what we hope are many more firsts in the coming years! This time André hits the road and attends the East Coast Comic Expo in Moncton and while slinging his artwork took some time to host a panel with former guests of this show Troy Little and Jim Zubb about their amazing collaborative work on Rick & Morty / Dungeons & Dragons.

Listen in as the two creators discuss how that project came to be and the sheer level of detail given to the character designs and rules for the various editions of the game used in the book. Being a live panel many guests had some questions of their own which you'll get to hear as well! A great conversation with two impressive creative talents!

Our 100th Episode extravaganza is here and what better way to celebrate then getting to know our host André Myette!

Davan Skelhorn steps into the hosting role to interview André and discuss his beginnings in a small fishing community, his careers in Graphic Design, Wrestling, Acting and how comic books was a through line to all of those exploits.

André and Davan discuss all aspects of André's life and have a lot of laughs along the way. Celebrate with us as we look back on 100 episodes and look forward to 100 more.

Our next guest was just nominated for 3 Eisner Award's and deservedly so in the eyes of our host, one of his biggest fans.

Mark Russell broke free of a fundamentalist religious upbringing and used that knowledge to write a novel that skewered the Bible in a deeply comedic fashion. This opened a path towards a career in comics that began with Prez and lead to The Flintstones, which despite it's simplistic origins was an incredibly intelligent book that dissected the concepts and institutions we follow today through their origins in a primitive society. A unique and thought provoking author his newest book Superman: Space Age is a masterpiece of superhero narratives exploring the idea of hope in the face of the direst of situations.

André and Mark discussed staying off the "weirdo" list at the local Library, the importance of perspective when it comes to navigating our complex society, Existential Dread mixed with curiosity and the endurance of hope.

After a brief hiatus we are back with a new episode and it's a doozy! Adam Gorham has made a real splash across almost every company creating mainstream comics today!

Working and residing in Mississauga, Ontario, his career in comics began in 2008 with work on various indie efforts. In recent years he's worked for publishers like Valiant Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Archie Comics, and Marvel Comics (Rocket, New Mutants: Dead Souls).

André and Adam discuss the proper Lex Luthor, overcoming laziness to achieve a successful career in comics, which companies provided the nicest rejection letters and connecting with his daughters through Godzilla research!

André talks to a Halifax based film director, one who directed our very host in the Swearnet original film "Turnbuckles"

Dave Mullins fell in love with film at an early age being shepherded by his cinephile parents. Each representing a different side of the movie viewing spectrum. Falling in love with horror and classic film while pursuing a career in graphic design created a twisty road that lead Mullins to the industry he works in to this day.

Discover how a cult classic fell into his hands and lead to revelations about what is possible in low budget film making and how André followed a similar path. The two discuss horror movies, film noir and a mutual love of many facets of nerdom all in oversized fun filled episode!

It's rare our host gets a chance to talk wrestling with a guest who also has a unique career in film and television as well!

Robert Maillet is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of The Truth Commission and The Oddities. He is also known for his roles in films such as 300, Sherlock Holmes, Immortals , Pacific Rim, Brick Mansions, Hercules), Becky and Deadpool 2.

André and Robert talk about the cutthroat world of professional wrestling, working with Guillermo Del Toro and the empathetic nature of his character which make him open to diverse and interesting roles and transferred to his new career in corrections.

Our host chats with a fellow veteran of the comic con artists alley circuit and a man who brimming with positivity and the creative spirit.

Hugh Rookwood is a freelance artist and owner of an illustration and design studio called “Chozen Studios”. For over 20 years he has incorporated his love of comics and comic art into his profession and developed an extensive portfolio. Hugh was an original founding member of Draxhall Jump Studios created by Artist/CEO Ken Lashley of Marvel Comics fame, which gave him the opportunity to do work for companies such as Hasbro,Mattel, Image Comics and Darkhorse

Our guest discusses his unlikely artistic influences in surrealist painters, finding a love of Marvel comics at an early age and using his early teachings in animation to create an award winning children's book about an unlikely Canadian folk hero.

André gets to know a fellow member of the United Federation of Podcast, Actor and podcaster Michael Chan!

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and growing up in Scarborough, North York, and Richmond Hill, his original intention was to become a doctor, Michael studied Human Biology and Sociology at the University of Toronto. In his second year, he was asked to voice characters for a couple of student productions, which is how he caught the "acting bug". After graduating, he enrolled at the Toronto Film School, which was part of the International Academy of Design and Technology in the CBC Building, and began auditioning for roles in theatre and independent film productions. This path lead him all the way to a role on Star Trek Discovery.

Michael discusses how his mother's health issue led to him pursuing a career in medicine. How internalized racism in the film industry led to him choosing a stage name and how a carefully cultivated career path can be created to reach the role of your dreams!

Part 2 of an in depth conversation with Marvel Comics creator David Cullen!

The second section of this conversation delves into the "hustle" required to get a foot in the door at Marvel Comics. He talks about how a fun idea about Keith Richards leading the Fantastic Four led to a two page spread in a What If comic!

The discussion leads to David's storyboard work and how he worked very closely with Robert Eggers on the amazing cult film The Lighthouse. Leading to the revelation that of all his storyboard work it stands as the one that was closest to his original drawings.