Nicholas Friesen talks about ‘American Youth’

Here’s my chat with Nicholas Friesen about his new graphic novel American Youth and his multimedia efforts.

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Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nicholas has created visuals for The Globe and Mail, Uptown, The Uniter, Stylus and on blogs including Screaming in All Caps, WordPress Discover, and Jaded and Elated. His images have also been projected onto IMAX screens and sides of buildings during the Juno Awards. Nicholas has created hand drawn animated music videos for Polaris Music Prize nominee Greg McPherson, The Sorels, Sierra Noble, Sprig, Mise en Scene and more. He’s also illustrated children’s books for writer Ace Burpee. Nicholas’ most recent work is American Youth.

Seven years in the making, American Youth is a full-colour, 152 page graphic novel touching on mental health, Svengali figures in the music industry, friendship, being Canadian in America, and sad robots (you have to have sad robots). The book follows Olivia Sea, a fictional Winnipeg musician who breaks up with her girlfriend and travels to Portland to join her friend Kacy’s band, only to find herself in a game of cat-and-mouse with singer/influencer _sincerity_.

Discover more about Nicholas Friesen online at https://nicholastronaut.wordpress.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nicholastronaut/

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