My name is Mike Wilcox. I was born in the 80’s and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Ever since I was a child, I have always enjoyed drawing. I started with tracing paper on superhero comics, then moved to drawing environments and human anatomy. I enrolled in the arts program at Vanier College and developed an intense love and appreciation for the world of arts. I remained in the program for only a year because I had a hard time seeing a future in which I could acquire a stable income. I received my DEC in Special Care Counselling in 2008. I spent the next 6 years working in group homes, elementary schools, high schools, alternative schools, foster homes in northern Quebec and outreach programs. Although my current career has been very satisfying, I always found that something was missing in my life.
Although I was satisfying my passion for helping people, whenever I had free time, I spent it doodling and drawing comics, usually containing dark subject matter. Along with fellow writer/artist Cris Nicholson, we’d spend afternoons on my apartment’s rooftop smoking cigarettes and drinking beer like good Quebecois’ should. All the while talking about different concepts and ideas for comics, movies and graphic novels.
In 2014, Cris had brought up the idea of starting our own small company geared towards the creation and production of our stories into comics, graphic novels and other mediums. This gave birth to Squared-Idea, a project that will also aid others who have the concepts, but lack the resources. After researching the medium and its different formats, we started to work on our own projects.
For the past year, I have been working on a comic called “The Fathom”; a realistic take on a zombie epidemic. At the same time I have been working on different projects such as Overseer, Controversy and Paradox. One of my main objectives when it comes to the creation of my concepts is to play with subjects that blend fantastical factors and realistic scenarios. With this, the reader can feel the subject matter isn’t too farfetched.
My hope for the future is that I will continue to progress my craft, as well as work alongside many different creative minds. Everyone has at least one story to tell. I look forward in aiding the struggling artist community and helping them turn their stories into a reality. Throughout my life I have been inspired by writers such as Robert Kirkman, Alan Moore and Jhonen Vasquez. All who have been an absolute delight to read. Nothing could possibly be more satisfying than providing the same service for others that these artists provided for me.

Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal I found my passion for comics and animated features early on in life. My first exposure/love came from seeing four human sized turtles jump out of a sewer to take on a robot the size of a building with a big pink brain in his stomach.  This followed up with the first real life TMNT movie which blew my mind, knowing that something from TV could go on to the big screen. What was animated, now can become reality which was surreal to me, pardon the pun. This would result in hours of drawings of my four heroes and start the plunge into the world of comics.
As time would go by, I would see many more of our now popular heroes come into my home every week.  From Adam West’s Batman, to the historic animated series, to seeing a bunch of misfits with mutant powers rally together behind a X symbol to save the world.  As a child, I would not know the origins of these creations but just accept this awesomeness entering my home every week. That was until I found Fantasia, my first comic book shop, located in a random strip mall in the West Island. This is where I found out that all these characters I learned to follow, love and hate all came from books written years before they ever appeared on TV or in movies. Here is where I bought my first comic: Wolverine #90. This is the place where I would branch off of the mainstream characters and start my first comic book collection of Cable’s X-force.
Years would go by and my love for comics would only grow, hoping to maybe one day be in the field, creating these great stories. However, as most of us do, I would “grow up” and see how hard it was to earn a dollar in this industry. This would lead me to making “the smart call” and go to university into other fields I enjoyed and eventually make it in the accounting profession. With all this hard work and time, I would eventually build a good career in my field that allowed me to live the life I enjoy. However, something was always missing. I tried picking up hobbies to encourage a creative side of me; even tried picking up an instrument, but nothing seemed to work. Then, on a cold winter’s night in Chisasibi Quebec, I received an email from Cris Nicholson named “Trinity Summary”. I had asked him what this was and he told me “just read it and let me know what you think”. I proceeded to read the two page word document that outlined how an organization was formed to fight off the underworld due to a disagreement between God and Lucifer. I remember that all I could think of, was how rich of a past and future this story could have. I immediately skyped Cris and told him how curious I was about how the book got to this point and how far he could go with the idea. Cris, in his nonchalant way, simply smiled at me and said “Great to hear, because I want you to help me write it”. I said yes and since then I have been able to find my creative voice.

I was born in the deepest, darkest parts of the Peruvian jungle. At least, that’s what I like to tell people when I tell them I was born in Peru. I didn’t stay there too long since my father’s job required him to move every few years. I lived in places such as Czechoslovakia and London, which showed me a whole other world from the one I grew up in. My name is G. Cristopher Nicholson and I know what you’re thinking: that is the most Peruvian name you’ve ever heard.
I come from a long line of diplomats and generals but I mostly took from my grandmother; an award winning artist who has exhibited her paintings around the world. I remember spending hours next to her, painting the back garden and asking how I can make my paintings more like hers. This is where my interest in art began. One evening, my father came back from work with a small ten page booklet, about a man who fought crime dressed as a bat. This is where my love of comics began. My father would tell me stories of heroes and villains, good and evil fighting to see who would prevail. I was utterly inspired! I combined my two passions and have been fascinated by them ever since. I graduated from Inter-Dec College with a degree in video game design which introduced me to the digital arts. I was able to incorporate what I learned into small projects for individuals and local businesses, ranging from advertisements to commissioned prints.
Currently I am living in the great white north. Montreal to be exact, where my best friend, Mike Wilcox and I, have started our own little studio which we have big plans for. Ever since I can remember, we’ve been sketching out ideas. Ideas that have turned into stories, intriguing characters, engrossing histories and explosive conclusions. We started Squared-Idea in 2014; a new project that will see life come to our stories and at the same time, give other people the chance to bring life to theirs. While we might not have any formal training in creating comics; we have spent hours researching the medium and even incorporated points from other art forms we’ve studied in. Currently, I am involved in three projects: FEARED and L.O.C.U.S which are original concepts of mine and TRINITY, a collaboration with fellow Montrealer David Koziol. We hope that through Squared-Idea, we’ll be able to bring writers and artists together and help guide them through the process of creating their own comic.

Hello! My name is Qian.
I illustrated a comic for a literature contest. I drew for a school’s newspaper club. However, back then, I didn’t felt secure enough to think of it as a career path. But at some point in time in college, I think I might have figured out that doodling a dragon on my chemistry notes brought me much more joy than actually reading them.
So here I am, a game art undergraduate student by day, a mad scientist—no, I mean—a self-taught illustrator and aspiring concept artist by night.
I draw with both traditional and digital mediums. Anything related to fantasy, science fiction, or horror is probably going to be my cup of tea. I love getting lost in world that I manage to bring to life, and I hope that my drawings bring some enjoyment if anyone happens to come across them.
P.S. Oh, I probably still have that dragon doodle somewhere, hidden away in a classified folder.