Author Archives: Dave Howard

THIS SUNDAY! Toronto Comic Jam This Sunday June 28, 7 pm!

You are invited! Once a month a motley crew of artists and hooligans meet in the back room of The Cameron House for an evening of collborative comic-making! Come on down! Bring your pencils, brushes, pens, whatever you like, and we supply the paper! Also bring your zines, comics, stickers, and art to trade orContinueContinue reading “THIS SUNDAY! Toronto Comic Jam This Sunday June 28, 7 pm!”

2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review

True North Country Comics Podcast recaps chats with Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators at the 2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival The post 2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review appeared first on True North Country Comics.2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review

Marjane Satrapi Remembered by Jeet Heer in The Nation

News of Marjane Satrapi’s recent untimely passing caused a wave of sadness among cartoonists everywhere, as well as a renewed and deep appreciation of her seminal work Persepolis. Well respected Canadian art and culture critic Jeet Heer remembers her in this obituary in The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/marjane-satrapi-obituary-persepolis/

Matthew Daley talks about graphic novels, award nominations and more

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Matthew Daley about his critically acclaimed graphic novel The post Matthew Daley talks about graphic novels, award nominations and more appeared first on True North Country Comics.Matthew Daley talks about graphic novels, award nominations and more

Michael Deforge Reviewed in the New York Times

Michael Deforge’s newest book All The Cameras In My Room was reviewed in the NYT. “DeForge’s visual language shifts radically from story to story…When he shows us a new way of looking at something that usually registers as background noise, it can be shocking. When he shows us several, as he does in this book,ContinueContinue reading “Michael Deforge Reviewed in the New York Times”