Welcome to The V01d Transmission, a signal from the edge of art and the unknown. A companion to the comic anthology Tales from the V01d.

In this special New Year transmission, we depart from our usual format and offer a narrated work of fiction: “The Hungry Stones” by Rabindranath Tagore, first published over a century ago.

This haunting tale follows a man drawn into a deserted marble palace where memory lingers, desire echoes, and time folds in on itself. As beauty becomes obsession and refuge becomes a snare, we reflect on longing, illusion, and the dangerous pull of the past.

Presented here as a moment of reflection for the new year, this reading invites listeners to consider what we carry forward, and what might be wiser to leave behind.

Intro: Underwater Glitch by Simon Mathewson — CC BY 4.0

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Welcome to The V01d Transmission, a signal from the edge of art and the unknown. A companion to the comic anthology Tales from the V01d, each month we slip into the minds of its contributors to explore what lives in the static.

In this episode, Dr. K speaks with Hartley Rose of Panel One Comics Society, a Canadian nonprofit collective dedicated to celebrating comic creators at every stage of their journey.

Here, Hartley shares how the organization emerged from Calgary’s indie comics scene, the magic of small festivals where conversations matter more than crowds, and the collaborative spirit that keeps creators supporting one another across mediums, provinces, and experience levels.

Together, we explore why Panel One continues to be a beacon for anyone curious about stepping into graphic storytelling.

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Intro Music: Sampler Study #1 by Tom Aldrich (sampled/edited) — CC BY-SA 4.0

Outro Music: Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw (sampled/edited) — CC BY 3.0 US

Welcome to The V01d Transmission, a signal from the edge of art and the unknown. A companion to the comic anthology Tales from the V01d, each month we slip into the minds of its contributors to explore what lives in the static.

In this episode of The Void Transmission, Dr. K speaks with Rita (Deux.Meus), an international artist whose practice spans painting, embroidery, and mixed media.

Rita’s work emerges from stains, texture, and intuition, inviting viewers to find their own reflections in the abstract. She shares how her art evolves from emptiness and flow, how the Rorschach test and ideas of perception and the subconscious shape her process, and why she values what others see in her work more than what she tries to show.

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Intro Music: SOLACE (moody organic glitchy electronica) by Soularflair (sampled/edited) — CC BY 4.0

Outro Music: Liquid Surreal Dreaming by John Bartmann — CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain)

What if the scraps and textures of everyday life held entire worlds inside them?

Welcome to The V01d Transmission, a signal from the edge of art and the unknown. A companion to the comic anthology Tales from the V01d, each month we slip into the minds of its contributors to explore what lives in the static.

In this episode, we sit with artist and writer Ally Patrick, creator of The Banana Woman, a historical fiction comic that mixes dark humor, horror, and political intrigue. From collage and watercolor to digital experiments, Ally shares how her work bridges playful texture with storytelling. We talk about childhood art sessions, the spark of an A-to-Z challenge, and the mercenaries of history that inspired her first full-length comic.

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Intro & Outro Music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos (sampled/edited) — CC BY 2.0 FR

The V01d Transmission — Episode 1

What if no one’s listening on the other side? What if we’re just… transmitting into the void?

Welcome to The V01d Transmission, a signal from the edge of art and the unknown. A companion to the comic anthology Tales from the V01d, each month we slip into the minds of its contributors to explore what live in the static.

In this first episode, we sit with artist and writer Chris Sagers, whose 500-word horror stories (it’s true, we counted) haunt nearly every issue of Tales from the V01d. Chris talks about the creation of Tales of Self-Referential Irony, exploring limits and liberation, self-indulgence, and the contradictions of making art, where intention meets interpretation and every path leads somewhere unexpected.

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Intro Music: Le vieux train by Alaclair Ensemble (sampled/edited) — CC BY-SA 3.0
Outro Music: B002 by Monroeville Music Center (sampled/edited) — CC BY 3.0