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Art Spiegelman to Receive Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award

The National Cartoonists’ Society is set to award Art Spiegelman with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. This is part of The Reuben Awards ceremony happening August 15 2025. From their website: In 1980, Spiegelman and his wife Françoise Mouly launched the groundbreaking magazine RAW, where his seminal work Maus first appeared in serialized form.ContinueContinue reading “Art Spiegelman to Receive Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award”

Élise Gravel, Michel Rabagliati among 83 Appointed to Order of Canada

From Quill and Quire: Prolific Montreal-based children’s book authors and illustrators Élise Gravel and Marianne Dubuc, whose works have been published in many languages, were named as members of the Order of Canada. Dubuc is the creator of more than 25 books and Gravel is the author-illustrator of almost 50 books exploring such topics asContinueContinue reading “Élise Gravel, Michel Rabagliati among 83 Appointed to Order of Canada”

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”

Winners of the 26th Bédélys Awards Announced at MCAF

From the MCAF home site! Hosted by author and columnist Marylise Hamelin, the opening night also featured the presentation of the 26th Bédélys Awards, in collaboration with SODEC, celebrating the most outstanding comic books published or distributed in Quebec in 2024. Six comics were rewarded, with a total of $5,000 in grants given to this year’s winners.ContinueContinue reading “Winners of the 26th Bédélys Awards Announced at MCAF”

Conundrum Press has Free Shipping Sale – Pick Up Doug Wright and Eisner Nominees!

Conondrum Press has free shipping this weekend when ordering directly from their website, this is the petfect time to pick up their Doug Wright and Eisner nominated graphic novels! The Field by Dave Lapp has been nominated for both an Eisner for best Graphic Memoir and a Doug Wright award for best book! Dave’s onContinueContinue reading “Conundrum Press has Free Shipping Sale – Pick Up Doug Wright and Eisner Nominees!”

Canadian Creator Eisner Nominations!

From True North Country Comics! Eisner AwardsComic-Con announced the nominations for 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry awards and Canadian creators are in the running. Nominees include:- Adam de Souza for The Gulf (Tundra) in the Best Publication for Teens category- Alison McCreesh for Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60 (Conundrum) in the BestContinueContinue reading “Canadian Creator Eisner Nominations!”

Pulitzer Prize Awarded to Tessa Hulls for her graphic novel ‘Feeding Ghosts’

From May 7 2025, from “10,000 Things” on KUOW Yesterday, Seattle-based author Tessa Hulls won a Pulitzer Prize for her graphic novel “Feeding Ghosts.” Hulls’ first published book starts with her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi, a journalist and author who fled Shanghai after the Communist Revolution. Then, the narrative shifts — to her mother Rose,ContinueContinue reading “Pulitzer Prize Awarded to Tessa Hulls for her graphic novel ‘Feeding Ghosts’”

21st Annual Doug Wright Awards Announce Nominees!

Hot off the press from their website! Award NomineesPosted on 01. May, 2025 by Conan Tobias in UncategorizedIt’s been an extra long wait this year, but your patience is about to pay off. Here they are—the nominees of the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards!The Doug Wright Award for best bookAge 16 Rosena FungAnnick PressBog MyrtleContinueContinue reading “21st Annual Doug Wright Awards Announce Nominees!”

Canadian National Newspaper Award finalists for 2024 Editorial Cartooning

From The Daily Cartoonist: Canada’s National Newspaper Awards has announced the finalists for the 2024 awards and in the category for Editorial Cartooning the finalists are Michael de Adder of the Halifax Chronicle Herald/The Globe and Mail; Gabrielle Drolet of The Globe and Mail; and Patrick LaMontagne of the Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun.The cartoonists’ portfolios, alongContinueContinue reading “Canadian National Newspaper Award finalists for 2024 Editorial Cartooning”