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Scott Chantler joins Brian Dunaway and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his graphic novel series Three Thieves and more.
About the Comic/Work: |
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| THREE THIEVES | |
| A series of all-ages fantasy adventure graphic novels created by acclaimed cartoonist Scott Chantler and published by Kids Can Press. The sixth book, THE DARK ISLAND, will be published in Spring 2016. | |
| https://three-thieves.com | |
| https://scottchantler.com/bookstore | |
About Artist: |
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| https://scottchantler.com/About | |
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Scott Chantler was born on February 9th 1972, in Deep River, Ontario, Canada and still hates the cold. He grew up in St. Thomas, a small Ontario city best-known for having run over Jumbo the elephant with a train. At 19, he moved to Waterloo, Ontario, to attend the University of Waterloo, where he majored in Fine Arts/Film Studies. He later studied Computer Animation at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. |
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Show Notes |
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| About Scott Chantler | |
| Greetings Scott, please tell us a little bit about yourself | Brian |
| We hear you were recently selected to be the first-ever Cartoonist-in-Residence at the University of Windsor for the Fall term. | Brian |
| Followup: What is a Cartoonist-in-Residence? | Brian |
| Are we in a golden age of storytelling? | Brian |
| Two Generals is based on your grandfathers war service. Was it tricky to do a based on life, historical comic? | Matt |
| About Three Thieves | |
| Scott, tell us about Three Thieves graphic novels | Brian |
| Being an all ages graphic novel series, do you ever feel like you have to pull any punches on Three Theives. Less violence, death! Or are today’s kids in AmeriCanada too savvy to be talked down to? | Brian |
| Three Thieves is a pretty big project. What were some of the big bumps in the road, and how did you get past them? | Matt |
| It seems as though you’re nearing the end of the series. What’s next? | Matt |
| Style & Influences | |
| There’s a distinctly retro feel to your work. What artist influenced you the most? | Matt |
| Tools & Tips | |
| How much of your art process is traditional and how much is digital | Matt |
| Any tips for new artists out there who are looking to make a living off of their work? | Matt |
| Possible Topics: | |
| https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoringComicBookPlots?src=tren | Brian |
| The Comics Coast To Coast Poll (aka same question) | |
| Saturday Morning Cartoons. What era are you from and what did you watch? | |
| Comics Books – DC or Marvel | |
| Mentioned during the show. | |
| Will Eisner | |
| Storytelling | |
| Jeff Smith | |
| Bone #5 |
