Two things: Fiona Smyth! She is amazing – encouraging, thoughtful, suppotive. Go see her! And …What? York University has a Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series! Wow! It is organized by amazing Toronto based cartoonist, Jessica Campbell. All talks will take place in Rm 106 Accolade West, 89 York Boulevard. Sponsored by YUFA and presented by the VisualContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT: Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm”
Author Archives: Dave Howard
Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal
Anders Nilson’s much anticipated, new huge graphic novel “Tongues”, published by Panthoen, is now out and The Comics Journal has both a review of the book and an interview with Anders Nilsen himself. From the review by Leonard Pierce: There is so much happening in Tongues that cataloguing it all seems like an exercise inContinueContinue reading “Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal”
Publishers Weekly Talks with Brampton, Ontario’s Own Ricky Lima!
From The Comics Journal’s Weekly Links: Tobias Carroll of Publishers Weekly speaks with Ricky Lima about Undergrowth, from Top Shelf. From the article: In the world of comics, Ricky Lima wears many hats, from working at House of Anansi Press as a production manager to teaching college courses on the craft of graphic novels to writing books ofContinueContinue reading “Publishers Weekly Talks with Brampton, Ontario’s Own Ricky Lima!”
CBC Books: 27 Canadian comics coming out in spring 2025
Check out these Canadian comic books and graphic novels for children and adults coming out in spring 2025. Read the whole list on CBC Books here!
Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm
Two things: Fiona Smyth! She is amazing – encouraging, thoughtful, suppotive. Go see her! And …What? York University has a Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series! Wow! It is organized by amazing Toronto cartoonist, Jessica Campbell. All talks will take place in Rm 106 Accolade West, 89 York Boulevard. Sponsored by YUFA and presented by the Visual ArtsContinueContinue reading “Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm”
NEXT WEEK! Toronto Comic Jam: The Ides of March 30th 2025!
The third and likely muddiest jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House, Back room, Sunday Mar 30, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. You can also register here on Luma to get reminders and all that.
Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat
From The Comics Journal’s This Week In Links is this great review from The Comics Beat. Some reviews are difficult because the material is difficult to explain. Holy Lacrimony is a bit difficult to explain and experiencing it is probably best, but this isn’t why I’m having difficulty. Some reviews are harder to situate inContinueContinue reading “Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat”
APTN News: Cree author David A. Robertson now leading Indigenous children’s book publishing
Cierra Bettens interviews David A. Robertson on his exciting new imprint with Penguin Random House Canada! He’s published more than 30 books – and now, David A. Robertson is on a mission to help other Indigenous writers and illustrators dip their toes into the publishing world.After releasing a young adult fantasy series called The MisewaContinueContinue reading “APTN News: Cree author David A. Robertson now leading Indigenous children’s book publishing”
Book Riot: Graphic Novel Boom is Great News for Kids’ Literacy
Some really positive news worth sharing: there is a real boom in graphic novels going on these days mostly due to young readers, and studies show kids who read books and graphic novels are much more likely to read as adults. The takeaway? Now is the perfect time to write your YA novel, confident youContinueContinue reading “Book Riot: Graphic Novel Boom is Great News for Kids’ Literacy”
Quill & Quire Interviews ‘The New Girl’ Creator Cassandra Calin on fulfilling a lifelong dream
Intrtjit Deogun interviews Cassandra Calin on her bestselling YA book “The New Girl”: Cassandra Calin, best known for her semi-autobiographical web-comic series Cassandra Comics, made her graphic novel debut in June 2024 with The New Girl. Published by Scholastic imprint Graphix, the title returned to the bestsellers list this year. It follows Lia, who hasContinueContinue reading “Quill & Quire Interviews ‘The New Girl’ Creator Cassandra Calin on fulfilling a lifelong dream”
The Toronto Comic Jam 