Author Archives: Dave Howard

Maurice Vellekoop Wins Ontario’s Prestigious Trillium Book Award

Maurice Vellekoop’s memoir, I’m Glad We Had This Time Together (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) won one of Ontario’s most prestigious book awards last week, just after winning the Doug Wright Award for best graphic novel two weeks ago during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! Maurice Vellekoop’s book is the first graphicContinueContinue reading “Maurice Vellekoop Wins Ontario’s Prestigious Trillium Book Award”

From The Toronto Public Library: See art, save memories, read Canadian

From the Toronto Public Library: About the exhibit Step into a world of colour, light and transformation. Experience a stunning collection of original art from our world-class Special Collections — divided into four thematic sections, one for each season. From the vibrant blooms of spring to the crisp air of winter, this exhibition brings the natural worldContinueContinue reading “From The Toronto Public Library: See art, save memories, read Canadian”

Publishers Weekly: Federal Judge Rules AI Training Is Fair Use in Anthropic Copyright Case

Publishers Weekly reports on the confusing ruling on US Copyright law in relation to AI. From the article: A federal judge in California has issued a complicated pre-trial ruling in one of the first major copyright cases involving artificial intelligence training, finding that, while using legally acquired copyrighted books to train AI large language models constitutes fairContinueContinue reading “Publishers Weekly: Federal Judge Rules AI Training Is Fair Use in Anthropic Copyright Case”

NEXT WEEK! Toronto Comic Jam: Junebug June 29th, 2025!

The sixth and likely greenest jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday June 29, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Bring your zines and mini comics to sell and share at our zine table! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. Sign up for reminders at lu.ma.

Plein Air Painting Workshop at Hillside Gardens in High Park, Sunday June 22, with Mason!

Paint with Mason! From his Instagram: LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP! This is a beginner-friendly workshop. I will guide you through a simple step by step process to create your very own original painting. I provide all the materials including acrylic paint, brushes and canvas. Hope to see you there! June 22, 11am, Hillside Gardens in HighContinueContinue reading “Plein Air Painting Workshop at Hillside Gardens in High Park, Sunday June 22, with Mason!”

Hamilton’s Cartoon Foundry June 14 Features Jason Loo

https://cartoonfoundry.ca/f/flash-marvel-artist-jason-loo-added-to-artists-alley From the Cartoon Foundry website! Hamilton’s Annual Festival of Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Narrative! Celebrate the Art of Cartooning in Hamilton. The Cartoon Foundry is a not-for-profit, art-focused event that promotes and celebrates the art of cartooning in Hamilton. We aim to create a vibrant and inclusive community for cartoonists of all levels andContinueContinue reading “Hamilton’s Cartoon Foundry June 14 Features Jason Loo”

Matt Madden on Comic Jams

Cartoonist Matt Madden, maybe best know for his 2005 book 99 Ways to Tell A Story: Exercises in Style and his work with Oulipo around constraint-based comic creation, disusses his experience with the Philly Comic Jam, and has some exercise suggestions to try at your own next comic jam on his Substack. From Matt Madden’sContinueContinue reading “Matt Madden on Comic Jams”

Graphic novel creators join NWT 20th Annual Writers Festival

From True North Country Comics: https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2025/05/31/canadian-comic-book-news-for-may-31-2025/ MyTrueNorthNow wrote about NorthWords NWT 20th Annual Writers Festival slated for May 27 to June 1 that will feature E.M. Carroll, Richard Van Camp and other writers. Taking place at various NWT locations, the festival brings together writers from the Northwest Territories and the rest of Canada to shareContinueContinue reading “Graphic novel creators join NWT 20th Annual Writers Festival”