Email reminder from Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library: Hi Just a reminer that Michael DeForge’s book launch for Holy Lacrimony is tomorrow night, Wednesday March 12, 6-8pm.Michael DeForge launches Holy Lacrimony in conversation with Glenn Sumi. It’s the post-alien abduction trauma memoir we’ve all been waiting for! Holy Lacrimony is classicContinueContinue reading “Michael DeForge launches Holy Lacrimony Wednesday March 12, 6-8pm at the Lillian H. Smith Library”
Author Archives: Dave Howard
Jean-Dominic Leduc and Marc Tessier Cover Quebec Representation at Angoulême for The Comics Journal
On the dark side, a record of corruption and serious toxicity from the festival managment. On the hopeful side, Quebec cartoonists are getting their due. From the article: Our talks in Angoulême with various movers and shakers (publishers, authors, journalists and festival goers) led us to conclude that the local Quebec output of graphic novelsContinueContinue reading “Jean-Dominic Leduc and Marc Tessier Cover Quebec Representation at Angoulême for The Comics Journal”
James Spencer Hosts Another Cold Cat Comix Lab, Tuesday March 18, 8pm
One third of the very popular Read More Comix trio, cartoonist James Spencer hosts another Cold Cat Comix Lab a fun, free night of experimental comic making in Parkdale. I speak from experience when I say it’s a totally fun night where you meet and draw with other cartoonists around Toronto in a relaxed butContinueContinue reading “James Spencer Hosts Another Cold Cat Comix Lab, Tuesday March 18, 8pm”
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.
NY Comics & Picture Story Symposium on James “Jimmy” Swinnerton
“Drawing With Gabrielle Bell” Hosts Marc Bell!
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
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”
The Toronto Comic Jam 