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Chris Sanagan
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English - May 04, 2020 04:04 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Society & Culture culture women funny interviews news science business interview comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
If you recently watched the mailbag episode of Cartoonist Kayfabe spotlighting Group of 7 off the top or you listened to our episode with Group of 7 artist Jason Lapidus, this is the episode that will complete the Group of 7 trifecta because Chris Sanagan is the writer of Group of 7.
Chris lives in Guelph, Ontario but spent many of his younger years as a Bay Street broker in Toronto before persuing a career as a historical achivist. You'll learn from this episode that Chris came up with the idea for Group of 7 after realizing that seven legendary Caadians were all fighting in Europe during WWI at the same time. With those Canadians as chess pieces, a sensibility taken from works like League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the artistry of one of his best friends in the world, he's able to put together a pretty compelling package for any comic fan who also digs Canadian history.
In the coversation, Chris highlights how all those elements came together – in particular, how he and artist Jason Lapidus first met – and their plans for the next Group of 7 storyline after the first six issues, which have recently been collected into graphic novel form as, Group of 7: A Most Secret Tale. It's available for purchase in May 2020. This episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula – check out their online store Speech Bubble is on Patreon Donate and support us now
Where Chris Sanagan Works – Archives Ontario
Group of 7 artist Jason Lapidus on Speech Bubble
Group of 7 on Cartoonist Kayfabe with Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor
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