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George Zotti is the manager and co-owner of Silver Snail Comics in Toronto. Silver Snail Comics has been a staple of the Queen St. West neighborhood for quite some time. Zotti has commented that some comics, such as the Archie series, have been updating their content to reflect the changes in society -- a recent issue of Archie Comics featured a gay wedding - suggesting two topics - homosexuality and marriage - that would never have been covered in earlier editions. So, as society continues to change and become more technologically savvy, Silver Snail Comics must also adapt to survive. Zotti hopes to increase the online presence and social media of Silver Snail Comics. Ideally, he wants to preserve the essence of Silver Snail by ensuring that when people visit the store they're still left with a lasting impression - much like he had when he first journeyed into Silver Snail Comics as a child.

Canadian-born actor/comedian, Scott Thompson, is best known for being a part of the sketch comedy troupe - Kids on the Hall which ran on CBC from 1989-1994. In 2010, the group got back together for their eight-part mini series 'Death Comes Back to Town'. Thompson is best known for his monologues as Buddy Cole as well as his appearance as Queen Elizabeth II. Recently, Thompson appeared in A Russell Peters Christmas Special and on the Marilyn Denis Show as The Queen.

Joe Garden is an American comedy writer. Currently, he's the features editor at The Onion where he's created character columnists such as Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey. In addition, he has co-written several books as part of the Action 5 collective he belongs to, including "The Dangerous Book For Dogs", "The Devious Book For Cats" and "The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night". Lastly, along with his wife, Anita Serwacki, he's also contributed to PBS Kids WordGirl. Follow him on Twitter for his latest musings.

:I was really excited to sit down with Francis and talk about not only The Flash, but his entire creative process. Cause I think he's doing stuff with Barry Allen that really takes the character to a new level.

Bio: Francis Manapul is a Filipino-born, Toronto-based comic book artist. He is best known for his creative work on Witchblade and The Necromancer for Top Cow, but is now exclusively working for DC Comics. Additional credits include, but are not limited to, the upcoming Adventure Comics and Superman Batman. In 2009, he was named one of Newsarama's 9 Creators to Watch. In May 2011, he was named writer/artist of Flash with his longtime colourist/collaborator Brian Buccellato co-writing with him.