In this newspaper and others across the country, Chuckle Bros, a single-panel comic strip he co-created with his brother Ron and area illustrator Ronnie Martin, is making its debut.

Mr. Boychuk gets excited when discussing the more than two-dozen instances of "fate" he says eventually turned a few scribbles on a colouring book in 2003 into a syndicated comic.

Take a chance meeting with the man who would eventually put his ideas to paper.

Driven by a love of Far Side creator Gary Larson's work, Mr. Boychuk compiled hundreds of comic-strip ideas with his Regina-based brother. While the two had plenty to work with, they hadn't even thought of finding a suitable artist who could display their vision for all.

They put ads on the Internet, but all the responses turned out to be "pathetic." Mr. Boychuk also toured Ottawa animation classes and an art class at Canterbury High School, but just couldn't find what he was looking for.

One evening, he ran into Mr. Martin at a choir performance both of their daughters were participating in.