From the magic of Instagram hosted by Paterson Hodgson! Fun Monday Party Alert – July 14 join us on the back patio at @squirlys for drawing and comic readings. 7-9pm Drawing Jam + Spaghetti specials night9pm (sundown) Comic readings ! If you haven’t seen a comic reading before, we will be projecting comics on a screen andContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT! Drawing and Comics Readings at Squirly’s! 7pm!”
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Jim Munroe and Eric Kim sign Zeroed Out at The Beguiling Wed July 3!
From Jim’s website: Happy to announce the release of my new sci-fi rom-com graphic novel, Zeroed Out! What if shapeshifting aliens came to Earth, but instead of taking over they just fix all our problems? Matias might be living in a utopia, but being dumped still sucks. So he distracts himself with his work, taking theContinueContinue reading “Jim Munroe and Eric Kim sign Zeroed Out at The Beguiling Wed July 3!”
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”
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”
Conundrum Press Welcomes New Editor Irene Valentzas to Young Adult Imprint Emanta
Some great news from Conundrum Press! Conundrum Press is pleased to announce the appointment of comics editor, scholar,and journalist Irene Velentzas to the role of Editor with Emanata, Conundrum’s young adult imprint!As a scholar of graphic medicine and the former Comics & Graphic Novels Editor for HighWater Press, Velentzas will bring her experience to acquiringContinueContinue reading “Conundrum Press Welcomes New Editor Irene Valentzas to Young Adult Imprint Emanta”
Glad Day Bookshop: A New Chapter for Glad Day — I Need Your Help 🌈
An email from the amazing people at Toronto’s Glad Day Bookstore: ——— Forwarded message ———Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 at 21:01Subject: A New Chapter for Glad Day — I Need Your Help 🌈To: Hello friends and family, and Happy Pride Month! I’m reaching out with some exciting news in my world, and for the larger 2SLGBTQI+ community in Toronto: theContinueContinue reading “Glad Day Bookshop: A New Chapter for Glad Day — I Need Your Help 🌈”
TCAF! Contribute a page to CCOL’s Still Zine!
From the TCAF Website! Still Zine: TCAF x CCOL Zine Jam Join Still Zine, TCAF, and the Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) for a weekend-long Zine Jam! Still Zine is an ongoing Toronto-based community anthology created by Jordan Reg. Aelick (@endlessfret), where contributors share one-page diary entries about everyday life. This year at TCAF, you’re invited to take part in aContinueContinue reading “TCAF! Contribute a page to CCOL’s Still Zine!”
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”
Latest Edition of The Comics Journal, #311, features Kate Beaton!
And (if you read the fine print) Marc Bell! Get it! https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/the-comics-journal/products/the-comics-journal-311
True North Country Comics: Eric Olcsvary discusses anthology comic books
From John Swinimer’s True North Country Comics: By truenorthcountrycomics on May 28, 2025 Here’s my chat with Eric Olcsvary about supporting an artistic community, the AllsCherry anthology and more. Check it out here!
The Toronto Comic Jam 