Today’s episode is a deep-dive interview with one of Canada’s longtime pop culture tastemakers Mark Askwith, a producer, writer, reader and at one point, a critical seller and recommender of comic books. As a small town kid visiting Toronto for the first time in the early 80s, Randall’s client – storekeeper discussions with Mark, who was managing The Silver Snail, were critical introductions to any number of artists, writers, characters and titles. Mark went on to signal boost his influence at Prisoners of Gravity and SPACE, setting a high bar for Canadian pop culture journalism and documentary…

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