Fun Youtube show “Drawing With Gabrielle Bell” features indie cartoonists who draw with super popular American indie artist Gabrielle Bell, and just chat in a relaxed, meandering way. This month her guest is super popular Canadian indie artist Marc Bell! Much fun, check it out! https://youtu.be/JYaxz4Uty3A?feature=shared
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Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Facism: Jeet Heer Commemtary in The Nation
Respected Canadian commentator Jeet Heer weighs in on Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, the new documentary about Art Spiegelman, the cartoonist behind Maus, the 1986 Pulizer Prize winning graphic novel of his parents’ experiences during the Holocaust of Nazi Germany. From the article in The Nation: What finally brought Spiegelman some peace as the creatorContinueContinue reading “Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Facism: Jeet Heer Commemtary in The Nation”
NY Comics & Picture Story Symposium Remembers Jules Feiffer, March 6, 7pm EST
Drink & Draw Toronto TONIGHT, March 3, 6:30 pm at Bampot House!
Drink & Draw is a totally fun, low key event at the very cozy Bampot House, at Bathurst and Harbord. Bring your sketchbooks and draw or paint with like-minded people. Share stories, find support, or just sit and listen with a pint, a sandwich or a pot of tea. Note they have moved off Meetup.comContinueContinue reading “Drink & Draw Toronto TONIGHT, March 3, 6:30 pm at Bampot House!”
Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview
Chester Brown had a long, chatty, and ultimately charming 3 hour interview on one of his favourite podcasts, Fakeologist. Here he talks, among other things, about his role in the production of Paying For It, where some of seed and production money to make the film came from, and some of Sook Yin-Lee’s motivation behindContinueContinue reading “Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview”
Paying For It Extended to March 6 at Carleton Cinemas!
Paying For It has been extended to March 6 in Toronto at Carelton Cinemas! Go see it while it is still available!
TCJ Recap: Feb 23 2025, 2nd Toronto Comic Jam of 2025!
A very successful February 2025 Jam! New people came! Old people came! It was a good time all round. Thanks so much Francis (again!) for the yummy treats and the mini comic on cookie etiquette, for others who donated yummy things as well (cookies and timbits – whoever you are – thank you!) and toContinueContinue reading “TCJ Recap: Feb 23 2025, 2nd Toronto Comic Jam of 2025!”
TONIGHT: Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday Feb 23 2025, 7:30 – 10:30
Book your calendar for February’s Toronto comic jam! This is the second jam for 2025, come pick up January’s jam book, draw in the back room with us, and maybe catch some fantastic live music in the front room! It’s at the Cameron House. The event is free but jam books are $5 (or pwyc).ContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT: Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday Feb 23 2025, 7:30 – 10:30”
TONIGHT! Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition
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The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown
William Schwartz talks with Chester Brown and Sook-Yin Lee on the making of the movie version of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying For It, for The Comics Journal. From the intoduction to the interview: Sex work isn’t any less of a hot button issue now than it was ten or twenty years ago. But Paying ForContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown”
The Toronto Comic Jam 