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Speech Bubble

Aaron Brovermanneversleepsnetwork.com
The podcast that goes one-on-one with the writers, artists, retailers, publishers, critics and journalists inside the Toronto comic book scene. Aaron Broverman has been collecting comics in earnest since 1995 and has been a fixture of the Toronto comic scene since 2003. He was there when big name artists for Marvel, DC and Image were selling their independent comics in artist alley at local Toronto conventions. Now, he hopes to use his interview skills as a professional journalist for NOW Magazine, BlogTO, Huffington Post, Vice and Yahoo to bring his connections in the local comic scene right to your ear for some in-depth, candid conversations on all things comic book.
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Episodes

Alice Quinn

With 2016 upon us, we’re ringing in the New Year with a “lost episode” from our archives, back when sound quality wasn’t our strong suit (Sorry). This one features Alice Quinn — Toronto’s homegrown comics journalist who started covering the local scene before anyone else thought of it. These days she’s writing articles and doing video interviews for Comix Asylum Magazine, but back in the day she interviewed industry heavyweights like Bill Willingham, (Fables) Jim Zub (Wayward) and Chris Hardwick...

Jan 08, 20161 hr 1 min

Kalman Andrasofszky

Kalman Andrasofszky isn’t only a high-profile fan of this podcast, he joined RAID Studio in the same month as our last guest Scott Hepburn. Before he was the driving force behind the modern relaunch of Captain Canuck, he had drawn everything from early clipart packages, role-playing games and loads of covers for Marvel and DC. He chats about the genesis of his love for comics and career as an artist, what it’s like transitioning from an artist to now primarily a writer and why Canadian media (in...

Dec 23, 20151 hr 14 min

Scott Hepburn

At the time of this release, Scott Hepburn is drawing Drax the Destroyer for Marvel with former WWE Superstar C.M. Punk. But back when Aaron talked to him, he’d just finished a collaboration with Rage Against the Machine frontman Tom Morello on a comic called Orchid for Dark Horse. They talk about what it was like working on a comic with a celebrity and how Scott ended up breaking in at DC where he worked on Forever Evil: Rogue’s Rebellion. They also touch on the establishment of RAID Studios – ...

Dec 15, 201542 min

James Edward Clark

James Edward Clark is the Gene Day award-winning creator of Evil – a grindhouse, independent exploitation comic inspired by the films of Mexican wrestler El Santo. James was just a mild-mannered art student at Sheridan College when almost being burned alive in a house fire inspired him to say, “F– it” and bring Evil to life. He also talks about the influence of Robert Crumb (Zap Comix) and Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn) in shaping his art style. Also for the first time ever, we go through a bag of...

Dec 03, 20151 hr 17 min

Joseph Ianni

Joseph Ianni (pronounced Yee-anni) is the illustrious audio editor for Speech Bubble, but he’s also a huge comic book fan. On this episode, he comes out from behind the editing suite to talk about his new self-published web comic, The Iamgrim. Not your typical zombie story, it touches on Joe’s love of video games and other aspects of geek culture, while simultaneously providing a creative outlet to help him process his long history with mental illness both personally, among his loved ones and in...

Oct 31, 20151 hr 6 min

Mark Shainblum

The co-creator of Northguard – Canada’s first post-modern superhero – sits down for a chat on Fan Expo weekend. We talk about his place in Canadian comic history, the mentorship he received from the creator of Captain Canuck, his Orion scifi fanzine and what it was like to meet Johnny Canuck creator Les Barker.

Sep 15, 201549 min

Hope Nicholson

Hope Nicholson is a comic book writer, editor, publisher and historian. She discusses her restoration of The Canadian Whites of the 1940s and more.

Aug 20, 201550 min

Jason Loo

Artist Jason Loo talks The Pitiful Human Lizard — his hit independent comic featuring Toronto’s not-so-super hero.

Aug 06, 201544 min

Sean Ward

From comic artist to YouTube star, Sean Ward tells us how comics have influenced everything he has done up to this point.

Jun 19, 201530 min

Marco Rudy

Recorded months before artist Marco Rudy (The Shield, Swamp Thing) started his current work on Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier.

May 19, 201539 min

Joe Kilmartin

The former manager of Dragon Lady Comics and The Comic Book Lounge and Gallery shatters the myths of the comic book geek.

Feb 26, 201549 min
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