![]() ![]() ![]() Q: What made you decide to start telling Indigenous stories?Ī: I had grown up reading Mad magazine and Stephen King. My mom went to two residential schools for 12 years from the age of five. Or sometimes, the publisher calls me, like when Tonya Martin (of McKellar & Martin) said, ‘I want you to write a novella (When We Play Our Drums, They Sing!) for grade 5 and up about being a second-generation residential school survivor.’ It was an automatic yes. I came up with Kiss Me Deadly, which is a comic book about sexual health, and we gave away 10,000 copies for free in the NWT - that was a dream project for me. ![]() Why so many genres?Ī: The story is boss, and sometimes it comes to me as a baby book, and sometimes as a comic book. Q: You have written 24 books, including two novels, six graphic novels and comic books, and several books for children and babies. The interview has been edited for clarity and length. The Journal spoke to Van Camp about genre-switching, the influence of pop culture on his work, and why kindness is all that matters. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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