Gregory, Justin, and Dan discuss the topic of world-building in creative fiction, when it can be a good thing, and when it can be a distraction from the task at hand - writing the story.
Don't miss the Winnipeg launch of DC's Zatannic Panic #1, October 1, 2025 5-7 p.m. at 204 Comics, 5-1549 St. Mary's Road. Writer Lyndon Radchenka will be there for a reading and signing.
Transition clips are from Bloodsport (1988) - https://youtu.be/bCZ1CIQ64YQ?si=OAIXMvhHqFkypup-
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Gregory, Justin, and Dan sit down for a "story break," a brainstorming session in which they come up with a brand new genre story off the top of their heads. This time, they tell the tale of Cliff, a hydro worker sent to repair an electrical line in the middle of old-growth forest. What could possibly go wrong?
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Transition clips are from Pulse (1988) - https://youtu.be/N8e-IL_oQbQ?si=BebL9uHNAKCjimqK
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Gregory, Justin, and Lyndon debrief after a busy weekend in Toronto for Fan Expo Canada. They discuss the newly-modified floor plan, suspicion of AI artwork, Bell protestors, convention grumpy-groos, and some unintentionally hurt feelings when a joke goes too far.
Transition clips are from The Gambler (1974) - https://youtu.be/veTaDgOd48Y?si=sB1EjvZI21n9pSq2
Don't miss the Winnipeg launch of DC's Zatannic Panic #1, October 1, 2025 5-7 p.m. at 204 Comics, 5-1549 St. Mary's Road. Writer Lyndon Radchenka will be there for a reading and signing.
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Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur
Gregory welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Ball of Writing the Wrong Way to discuss their latest collaboration, Last Breeds. It's Mad Max meets Noah's Ark, depicted in a captivating art style and colour palette. Pick up your copy today!
Blood Letters, another of Gregory's recent collaborations, is also available wherever books are sold.
Transition clips are from Old Yeller (1957) - https://youtu.be/U8PdwZQ1wF4?si=CJo8GsGiRQFPLp8m
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Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley
As Gregory, Justin, and Lyndon all prepare to travel to Fan Expo Toronto, they discuss the logistics of planning a rapid approaching book launch (for Lyndon's contribution to DC's Zatannic Panic! and Gregory's collab with Ariel Gordon Blood Letters, respectively).
Justin has many questions for them before falling into a bit of an existential crisis over what to do if he has any Fan Expo Toronto exclusive prints left over.
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Transition clips are from The Prestige (2006) - https://youtu.be/RLtaA9fFNXU?si=MYDaWQirPfvAbgBi
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Gregory tells Dan a few fun stories from San Diego Comic Con until Justin shows up and they begin re-creating his childhood kitchen in their minds.
Pick up your copy of Blood Letters wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.ca/Blood-Letters-Ariel-Gordon/dp/1773371436
Transition clips are from The Room (2003) - https://youtu.be/cG_e8k9PILM?si=vOB8VPtl0Sn_G0ne
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Justin and Lyndon recount their adventures at San Diego Comic Con 2025: who they met, what they did, and how exhausted they were by the end of the day.
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Transition clips are from Baby's Day Out (1994) - https://youtu.be/uxgygcmNL9M?si=JBD-bwE_Sw06lOEE
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Justin leads Gregory and Dan on a story break and the three come up with a premise for "The Shift," a tale about relativity and relatives.
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Transition clips are from Joe Dirt (2001) - https://youtu.be/BNchMu6s6-Q?si=zUOPl3iw1DSysYON
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Gregory and Justin welcome author Zach Sigurdson to discuss his dark fantasy book series The Veiled Sagas, and about his upcoming move to Iceland to study Norse history.
Pick up your copy of The Veiled Sagas at Raven's End Books in Winnipeg.
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Transition clips are from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) - https://youtu.be/QD6cy4PBQPI?si=eveOIbbcAiu-4oxt
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Gregory and Lyndon return from Montreal Comiccon with tales of awesome book sales despite poor wifi coverage. Justin also explains how no one can ever get endcaps at this convention again because of his parents.
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Transition clips are from The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) - https://youtu.be/1ADWjL42OGc?si=Z-hLYkReHof6U2ZU
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Gregory welcomes back Lyndon Radchenka to discuss his recent announcement about being selected as a writer for a new DC Comics anthology. They discuss Lyndon's journey over the last ten years, starting as an aspiring comics creator to becoming an actual one.
Ask your local comic store to order copies of DC's Zatannic Panic, featuring a story from Lyndon Radchenka: https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/20/full-september-2025-dc-comics-solicitations/#google_vignette
Transition clips are from Grosse Pointe Blank (1997): https://youtu.be/IJ7AXKWmWOg?si=b7t3aLBSEdQl6AgF
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Gregory tells Justin and Dan about his recent trip to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, the awesome people he met, and various other misadventures had with Dr. Jonathan Ball in Canada's largest city.
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Transition clips are from Dark City (1998) - https://youtu.be/gt9HkO-cGGo?si=vbwKrv2sv-XCo3F8
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Gregory welcomes friend and creative collaborator George Michail to talk about their shared love of ninjas, which led to George's new comics project, Ninja Vs. - now being funded on Kickstarter.
Be one of the first to receive Ninja Vs. by supporting it on Kickstarter.
Transition clips are from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJPwRWaZBI
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Gregory and Justin welcome back celebrated indie horror filmmaker and master of creature effects Steven Kostanski. Steven talks about the challenges of producing indie movies in Canada, and shares how he found himself in the enviable position of choosing Deathstalker to remake from a list of Roger Corman properties.
See more of Steven's work at Kostanski's Krypt on Patreon.
Watch Steven's latest film Frankie Freako on Crave.
Transition clips are from Deathstalker (1983) - https://youtu.be/P8FTMs4hzZk?si=mx1dizSq5Eq8V4ij
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Gregory prepares to fly to Toronto for TCAF, but first reads Justin and Dan an "angry" email sent in from a listener who had a very different experience at Calgary Expo than was reported in a recent SPS episode.
Pick up your copy of Blood Letters at McNally Robinson, or your local bookseller!
Transition clips are from The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) - https://youtu.be/geT2YUwwunU?si=HUOpxj-2uz9CrbZP
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Justin returns from a large Canadian anime convention with tales of a tough convention management cracking down hard on rule-breakers. Gregory discusses his tumultuous but now healed relationship with Keycon.
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Transition clips are from Guardians of the Galaxy: https://youtu.be/d96cjJhvlMA?si=SG7zMYdH4yEMf2cN
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Gregory, Justin, Jonathan, and Lyndon get together for a proper post-Calgary Expo debrief, talking about what went well, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next year.
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Transition clips are from Back to the Future Part 2 (1989) - https://youtu.be/MdENmefJRpw?si=DtYt5EozQZKwpngg
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Gregory welcomes back Lyndon and Jonathan after attending a librarian's conference to discuss the value of getting your book into the library.
Transition clips are from UHF (1989) - https://youtu.be/Iih5a2Zq_JU?si=wZ4xkFK8gJDUeQHM
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Gregory and his motley crew of creators record snippets of their road trip across the frigid plains of Western Canada, both before and after tabling at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo.
Transition clips are from The Thing (1982) - https://youtu.be/5ftmr17M-a4?si=icD9X43LCpn81WYS
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Justin receives copies of his brand new fifth Chasing Artwork art book (now available at chasingartwork.com) while Gregory apologizes for inadvertently disrespecting his collaborators.
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Transition clips are from The Da Vinci Code (2006) - https://youtu.be/5sU9MT8829k?si=SOz6yxhH3edX4yz7
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