From The Daily Cartoonist: The 86th Peabody Award nominees have been announced. The Art Spiegelman documentary “Art Spiegelman Disaster Is My Muse” made the list of 20 films up for the award in the documentary category. Read more: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/07/art-spiegelman-disaster-is-my-muse-nominated-for-peabody-award/
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Tillie Walden tours Charity & Sylvia
From the Drawn & Quarterly newletter Join cartooning powerhouse and Eisner winner Tillie Walden as she tours her new book, Charity and Sylvia, this summer with stops in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York, Vermont, and Montréal!IN STORES JUNE 16 Read more: https://drawnandquarterly.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3a88ccefd5b77631d0c60cb20&id=609c594f5d&e=bf943a3e95
Jillian Tamaki, Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7pm EDT
The 450th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. NOTE: THIS IS A MONDAY EVENT! Jillian Tamaki: Collaboration Within Comics Discussion of various collaborations, conventional and esoteric. Topics will includeContinueContinue reading “Jillian Tamaki, Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7pm EDT”
The Comics Journal Reviews Joe Ollmann’s The Woodchipper
Tate McFadden reviews Joe Ollmann’s new short story collection from Drawn & Quarterly for The Comics Journal. The stories in The Woodchipper are a mix of uproarious comedy, neurotic drama, and depression. Each story, with the exception of the last entry, follows the foibles of a mundane protagonist as they cope with an extraordinary incitingContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal Reviews Joe Ollmann’s The Woodchipper”
CBC Books: Montreal cartoonist Pascal Girard’s latest comic book combines diary with fiction
Xtra reviews Lee Lai’s new book, Cannon
Xtra gives a very thoughtful review of Lee Lai’s new book published by Drawn And Quarterly, Cannon. Read it here: https://xtramagazine.com/culture/cannon-shows-the-cost-of-keeping-in-your-feelings-276498
Book Launch with Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at Lillian H. Smith Library, Tues Sept 16, 5pm Signing, 6pm Event
Drawn and Quarterly presents Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at the Lillian H. Smith library, Tues Sept 16. Book signing at 5pm and event starts at 6pm. Instagram post here : https://www.instagram.com/p/DOZCSeCj9QV/?img_index=2&igsh=MTFjamhwZmNvMm1sdA==
New York Comics & Picture Story Symposium Fall Schedule
Ben Katchor’s amazing cartoonist presentation series, New York Comics & Picture Story Symposium, have released their fall schedule. Check it out here!
Rewind: Asylum Squad creator Sarafin Interview for the Toronto Comic Jam 20th Anniversary
Appreciation post celebrating longtime comic jammer Sarafin, creator of “mad pride” manga series Asylum Squad. Sarafin graciously allowed us to interview her for the Toronto Comic Jam 20th Anniversary celebration in November 2016. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K8WNSXXzD-k Enjoy!
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”
The Toronto Comic Jam 