Many exciting events at London, Ontario’s Tingfest this year, including The Exchange, with Dave Lapp and Chester Brown ‘head to head in dialogue’ Tues May 6, 7 pm to 8:30 pm From the Tingfest Events page: This is a first for the festival and TAP. We are putting two artists head-to-head in dialogue. The conversationContinueContinue reading “Dave Lapp Vs Chester Brown at Tingfest Tues May 6, 7pm!”
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True North Country Comics: News about Canadian comic book creators for Apr. 19, 2025
The great Canadian comics news source, True North Country Comics has the latest news for April 19, 2025. Some highlights: Locus Magazine announced the 2025 Aurora Awards ballot that celebrates creative work by Canadians Comics Beat interviewed Andrew Wheeler about his new graphic novel Hey, Mary! from Oni Press. The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is looking forContinueContinue reading “True North Country Comics: News about Canadian comic book creators for Apr. 19, 2025”
Iconic Canadian Superhero Captain Canuck facing Super-Villain Donald Trump Draws Worldwide Media Attention
From Canada to the US to India and Asia, Robert Cormick’s latest installment of Captain Canuck, where he faces Donald Trump, is drawing a lot of attention! Here are some media links from around the world … CBC: Canadian superhero Captain Canuck is having a comeback, and we have Trump to thank Global News: Captain CanuckContinueContinue reading “Iconic Canadian Superhero Captain Canuck facing Super-Villain Donald Trump Draws Worldwide Media Attention”
London Ontario’s Tingfest, A Celebration of Comics and Graphic Novels, Opening Reception Saturday April 19!
A wonderful, month long celerbration of established and new artists, their opening reception in this Saturday, April 19, 6 pm to 9 pm. Old skool comic jammer Dave Lapp will also be there, with original pages from his magnus opus, a truthful telling of childhood, The Field. From their website tapcreativity.org/tingfest-2025 Named after Merle “Ting”ContinueContinue reading “London Ontario’s Tingfest, A Celebration of Comics and Graphic Novels, Opening Reception Saturday April 19!”
CBC Books: Cartoonist Chris Ware invites readers inside his personal sketchbooks
It may be from January, but this interview with Chris Ware still stands out. Ware, who always wanted to be a cartoonist, was pulled by the medium’s ability to bring writing and drawing together, and started keeping sketchbooks in his late teens. “I was just trying to learn how to draw,” said Ware on BookendsContinueContinue reading “CBC Books: Cartoonist Chris Ware invites readers inside his personal sketchbooks”
The Comics Journal: Sol Brager on inter-generational anxiety in their memoir, Heavyweight
A fantastic interview with Sol Brager by Tina Horn. From Craig Burscough’s weekly links in The Comics Journal: Tina Horn interviews Sol Brager about Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory, Auschwitz beach reads, keeping the book accessible, and fascist symbols and regalia – “Far too many comics writers treat artists asContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal: Sol Brager on inter-generational anxiety in their memoir, Heavyweight”
Corey Mintz interviews Ryan North for The Globe & Mail
Ryan North talks about his most recent work with Marvel as a writer on the new, critically acclaimed Fantastic Four. Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled for a July, 2025, theatrical release. The big-budget movie will be the fourth in the FF franchise (fifth if you count the straight-to-video 1990s version) based on theContinueContinue reading “Corey Mintz interviews Ryan North for The Globe & Mail”
Drawn & Quarterly ‘At Home With’ Video Series Features Paul B. Rainy!
Creator of D&Q’s newly-published time-travel graphic novel, “There’s No Time Like The Present”, as well as previously published “Why Don’t You Love Me?” Paul B. Rainy talks about the making of his new book -how he did it- and it’s 20 year history! Never give up! Watch the inspiring video here.
Faith Erin Hicks on capturing the gothic romance of The Mummy in comics with Skybound
From The Comics Journal weekly links, Billy Langsworthy intetviews Faith Erin Hicks for Brands Untappped. Faith Erin Hicks – the writer and artist behind Skybound’s new Universal Monsters: The Mummy comic – discusses putting a new spin on a classic.Faith, it’s great to connect. Issue one of Universal Monsters: The Mummy – which you’ve bothContinueContinue reading “Faith Erin Hicks on capturing the gothic romance of The Mummy in comics with Skybound”
The Globe & Mail: Canadian writer Chip Zdarsky is the comic-book world’s very own Nostradamus
The Globe’s Barry Hertz talks with Toronto writer Chip Zdarsky’s uncanny resemblance between the current state of Canadian-American relations and the political backdrop of his new comics series White House Robot Romance. From the article: Canadian comic-book writer and artist Chip Zdarsky has crafted stories for Earth’s mightiest heroes: Batman, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four andContinueContinue reading “The Globe & Mail: Canadian writer Chip Zdarsky is the comic-book world’s very own Nostradamus”
The Toronto Comic Jam 