“The level of interaction and incredible achievement really gives insight into what a comic book can be.” Read it here: https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-jaj-a-haida-manga-by-michael-nicoll-yahgulanaas/ Review is by Michael Van Calbergh
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Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition
From the Lillian H Smith Library Events page: Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition Fri Feb 21, 20255:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.150 mins Location Lillian H. Smith Paying For It was the most talked-about and controversial graphic novel of 2011. Chester Brown’s eloquent, spare artwork stands out in this new paperback edition, tiedContinueContinue reading “Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition”
Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST
The 412th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Glenn Fleishman on Newspaper Comics Production in the Era of Mechanical Perfection Glenn Fleishman has spent years researching the intricacies ofContinueContinue reading “Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST”
Paying For It Screening in Toronto at Scotiabank Theatre Jan 31 – Feb 6
Advanced tickets ar Cineplex Odeon here
The Comics Journal Remembers Jules Feiffer
A great tribute to one of America’s greatest cartoonists. http://disq.us/t/4somd67
Inkstuds Substack: In the Shadow of the Sun
Robin continues his search through comic bins across Canada to find Canadian Indie Comics History. Read his substack! https://open.substack.com/pub/inkstuds/p/in-the-shadow-of-the-sun?r=2ljvi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST
The 411th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday,January 28, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Mita Mahato: Comics as Assemblage Mita Mahato discusses her new book Arctic Play and the hybrid aesthetics that inform her comics. ContinueContinue reading “Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST”
Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET
The 410th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Please note that this event begins at 3 pm EDT. Nick Stember presents The Fast and the Scurrilous: On comics and cartoonsContinueContinue reading “Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET”
Mattea Roach Interviews Adrian Tomine for CBC Books
Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue
Thank you, Chris Burscough! From the Vouge website: Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a self-portrait. She gave herself a cool confidence: steely gaze,ContinueContinue reading “Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue”
The Toronto Comic Jam 