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Paul Gilligan talks about how his childhood fear of Jaws inspired his new graphic memoir

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Paul Gilligan talks about how his childhood fear of Jaws inspired his new graphic memoir

Art·Q with Tom Power

The Canadian illustrator sits down with Q’s Tom Power to discuss his new book, Boy vs. Shark, to be discussed, which explores youth and toxic masculinity.

The Canadian illustrator explores youth and toxic masculinity in his new book, Boy vs. Shark

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Portrait photo of Paul Gilligan wearing over-ear headphones with a studio microphone in front of him.
Paul Gilligan at the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

20:13Paul Gilligan: How his childhood fear of Jaws inspired his new graphic memoir

Then Steven Spielberg Jaws was released almost 50 years ago, Toronto cartoonist Paul Gilligan (best known for his syndicated comic strip Pooch cafe) remembers cowering in the movie theater and having recurring nightmares about the film’s animatronic shark. He was only ten at the time, but his anxiety left him with countless questions about what it means to be a man. Ahead of the film’s 50th anniversary, Gilligan has released a new graphic memoir, Boy vs shark. He joins Q‘s Tom Power to talk about the book, what he hopes anxious kids will get from it, and how Jaws changed the definition of masculinity for an entire generation.

The full interview with Paul Gilligan is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Paul Gilligan produced by Vanessa Greco.