Evan Munday

On this episode of Speech Bubble, we have one of Canada's most fashionable males of 2018 – just read The Globe and Mail, where he was voted best dressed. Aaron and Evan go back a long way, to the days when Aaron first moved to Toronto and was just getting into the comic scene and Evan was part of a long-retired artist collective Sketchkrieg with past Speech Bubble guest Jason Loo where he was peddling his own self-published comics, like Amazing Challengers of Unknown Mystery (starring Avril Lavigne) and Quarter-Life Crisis, on the convention circuit.

At some point though, he had greater ambitions. This book publicist decided he could write a better children's book than the authors he represents and would you believe it actually worked out? Now, he's the author of a popular young adult novel series called The Dead Kid Detective Agency, which combines ghosts and ghouls with a little Canadian history. For example, right now Evan is on tour in Ontario and Alberta until November 22, 2018 promoting the newest book in the series, Connect the Scots, which showcases The Underground Railroad.

In addition to talking about his latest book, Munday dishes on what it's like going to an author's festival and doing double duty as a publicist and a guest, how children's book illustration works when you're writing a chapter book and what's the more satisfying pursuit, comics or novels. Plus, learn about his slightly unhealthy tie obsession and what he did for Inktober. This episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula.

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Evan's website

Evan's publisher

The old Sketchkrieg Blog

Amazing Challengers indexed on Comics.org

Quarter-Life Crisis on Goodreads

Quarter-Life Crisis review on the Torontoist

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