I’m the publisher and editor-in-chief of the award-winning True North Country Comics Podcast — originating in Canada and celebrating the world of comic book and graphic novel creators and supporters since 2017.
Growing up in Canada’s Atlantic provinces, I discovered the world of comic books by visiting the local general store after grade school and checking out the spinner racks
I patiently waited for my 25-cent allowance and ran to the general store to buy one of the colourful superhero comic books.
Sometimes it was Batman or Superman or even Spider-Man. Many years later, when visiting a comic book shop in Toronto, I discovered that comic books are made by Canadians.
realized that comic books are also made in Canada. As the years went by, I would follow Canadian comic books from the sidelines. I even helped support a couple of recent crowd-funded efforts called True Patriot and True Patriot volume 2.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman — we’ve already seen similar milestones from both Batman and Superman. So this fact also had me wondering: Are there Canadian superheroes from the past with equally long histories that I don’t know about?
With the 150th anniversary of Canada, I figured there has to be comic book history that I needed to discover. And with that discovery came the realization that I don’t know much at all about Canadian comic books or who created them.
With this website and podcast, originating from the head office in Canada, my goal is to celebrate comic book and graphic novel creators and supporters so that in turn I can pass along some of my discoveries.
Thanks for joining me on this quest.
John Swinimer
September 2017
(with minor edits August 2026)
Press Release:
February 17, 2020 – True North Country Comics Podcast Wins For Favourite Podcast in 2019 Sequential Magazine Awards
November 6, 2017 – New website promotes Canadian comic book creators and supporters
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WebFind: True North Country Comics, a new web site launched to promote Canadian Comics
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