Thanks to CBC's new show 'Cavendish,' an entire audience of geeks will come to learn where the titular island is located and be laughing all the while.

'Kim's Convenience' is back for Season 3, and even as it showcases Toronto and Canada's diversity and differences, it also highlights the universals that bring us together.

You know, this is the not just the season for giving, but it’s the season for planning. I mean, at this time of the year, you put together lists, make appointments, arrange to see friends and family – it’s all one huge sequence of elaborate planning. So, of course, that’s …

“We … do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; …” That’s a truncation of President John F. Kennedy’s famous Rice Stadium speech exhorting the American public to support the Apollo space program. It’s one of my favourite speeches, not just because it talks …

Let’s face it: it’s not like we lead second lives, have secret identities or are the heroes in some grand adventure. But in comics, we can. Reading comics allows us the vicarious, albeit brief thrill of borrowing those features and losing ourselves in a fantasy with values that speak to …

I have a new home and it’s the Storm Crow Manor. It’ll be difficult to make the move though. I mean, I have a wife and family, but I don’t think they understand me as well as Canada’s Geekiest Pub does. It’ll be a case of having to make some …

One of the hardest lessons to teach a young person is that regardless of how hard you work, how much you want something or how much time you spend to get it, you won’t always get what you want. Yet we tell our kids: work hard, do the right thing …

DJ the Lego Man was born without hands or feet but doesn't let that stop his passion for building intricate LEGO kits. "If I can do it, so can you," he says.

The absence of a strong central authority in a given situation makes for chaos. Now, I’m not an advocate for absolute despotism, but I do recognize that there has to be structure in all things for them to run smoothly, and comic stories are no exception to this rule. The …

My first introduction to Stan Lee was in 1977 in a small bungalow in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where I first read copies of John Byrne’s Iron Fist and X-Men. These were my first comics in Canada, emigrating from Scotland. I had no idea who this “Stan Lee” was, presenting the comics …

Opposition in all things is not only an axiomatic fact of life but it’s a necessity. It’s necessary for our learning, it’s necessary for personal growth but it’s also necessary for a good story. We are living in a time of great opposition these days. By the time this article …

Well, Halloween is once more upon us. It only makes sense that the theme for this week would have to be one that’s inspired by scary stuff and things that “go bump in the night”. Maybe that’s too much of a simplistic theme but the one thing that I’ve discovered …

I don’t know about you, but this week, I need a little escapism. Oh hell … I need a LOT of escapism this week! Well, that’s the segue for this week’s comic pull list. I find that comics are a far more efficient medium for escapism than any other. A …

Revenge is like deep dish pizza. It tastes great in the beginning, but eventually, your stomach burns with regret. Still, it’s a powerful emotional motivator and so many stories are built around it. I’m okay with that though, because in the end, and I think a lot of people share …

Pop Mythology's John Kirk talked to Kim Coates about his work, the characters he's played, and the good in 'Bad Blood.'