{"id":30095,"date":"2017-03-15T13:40:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=30095"},"modified":"2017-03-15T13:40:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T13:40:54","slug":"podcast-grickle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-grickle\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Graham Annable (Grickle)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/skwigly\/skwigly-podcast-69\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30096 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep69-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-69\/\">episode 69<\/a> of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-27\/\">welcome back<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grickle\">Graham Annable<\/a>, Oscar-nominated co-director of <a href=\"http:\/\/laika.com\/\">LAIKA<\/a>&#8216;s 2014 feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/boxtrolls-review\/\"><em>The Boxtrolls<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/117749057<\/p>\n<p>As well as his involvement with LAIKA Studios, Graham is also the creator of the comic\/animation series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grickle.com\/\">Grickle<\/a>, sustained through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/grickle\">Patreon<\/a>. 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