Author Archives: Dave Howard

Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books

Thank you Chris Burscough! From the CBC Books website: Sarah Leavitt illustrates the tender and complex grief of her partner’s assisted death Vancouver comics creator Sarah Leavitt is no stranger to exploring personal stories through her art.  Her first book, Tangles, tells the story of how Alzheimer’s transformed her quick-witted and outspoken mother into aContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books”

Woodstock Art Gallery: The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the art of Japanese comics

From the Woodstock Art Gallery website: Exhibition Run: Oct. 12, 2024 – Apr. 5, 2025 The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the intricacy and detail of the art of Japanese comics (manga) through full-page pen-and-ink story pages and full-color paintings and digital illustrations, courtesy of Kodansha Advanced Media. This exhibition addresses the range of both art styles andContinueContinue reading “Woodstock Art Gallery: The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the art of Japanese comics”

Mattea Roach Interviews Charles Burns on CBC Books

From the article on CBC Books: A flicker of a memory from Charles Burns’ teenage years was enough to pull him out of writers’ block and into a new book, Final Cut. In this memory, he is stoned at a house party, sitting in the kitchen and drawing, hoping that someone incredible will walk in,ContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach Interviews Charles Burns on CBC Books”

🎨 Still Life Paint Night with Mason Jar Fri Dec 20

From Mason here: Welcome! Let’s finish off the year by getting together and creating some beautiful art. I will be providing acrylic paint, canvases, brushes as well as a variety of interesting objects to appear in your painting. This workshop is geared towards beginners but all skill levels are welcome. I will guide you throughContinueContinue reading “🎨 Still Life Paint Night with Mason Jar Fri Dec 20”

TCJ Recap: Nov 24 2024, 28th Anniversary of The Toronto Comic Jam

The 28th Anniversary of the jam was a great night with a nice turnout, over 20  pages were finished! Woo hoo! Francis brought some amazing home baked goodies, and he and Mip let us use their phones to play their favourite  Spotify lists. Dave H set up a laptop and scanner and connected to theContinueContinue reading “TCJ Recap: Nov 24 2024, 28th Anniversary of The Toronto Comic Jam”

28th Anniversary of The Toronto Comic Jam is TONIGHT!

November is upon us once again and that means it’s time to celebrate our anniversary! 28 years! November also means it will be the last jam of 2024. We’ll have another trivia contest and give away more comic books! This time, Dave Howard wants to write the questions so they won’t be too impossible! BesidesContinueContinue reading “28th Anniversary of The Toronto Comic Jam is TONIGHT!”