Category Archives: comics research

Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Lee Lai about ‘Cannon’ The post Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations appeared first on True North Country Comics.Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations

Michael DeForge, April 28, 2026 at 7pm EDT

The 452nd meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 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 The Comics of Michael DeForge One of the defining comic artists of the last two decades joins us to discussContinueContinue reading “Michael DeForge, April 28, 2026 at 7pm EDT”

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”

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!

Nature.com Examines Kate Beaton’s “Ducks” and the Intersection Between Enviral Degredation and Human Suffering

Nature.com gives an in-depth, academic and entirely overwritten analysis of the often overlooked connection between degredation of the environment and human suffering. Yes it does. Worth it once you get past the plethora of unneccessary and obfuscating sixteen-syllable words. No typos tho, so there’s that. Ok I am being cheeky here but the article honestlyContinueContinue reading “Nature.com Examines Kate Beaton’s “Ducks” and the Intersection Between Enviral Degredation and Human Suffering”

CTV News: University of Winnipeg’s Dr. Candida Rifkind shares how graphic novels are changing the way we understand the refugee experience

University of Winnipeg’s Dr. Candida Rifkind shares how graphic novels are changing the way we understand the refugee experience as well as other important life experiences. She and Dominic Davies have written a book on the subject called Graphic Refuge which you can find here. Check out the CTV segment on YouTube here.

Video Hosers Special with Special Guest Prof. Caitlin McGurk of The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library!

A fun episode where our Video Hoser hosts revisit Canadian/Ontario based comics nostalgia touchstones such as Canadian-produced, old-skool documentary, Comic Book Confidential, comic book store the Silver Snail and TVO program Prisoners of Gravity, among other stuff, and discuss with Caitlin McGurk, Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at Ohio’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library andContinueContinue reading “Video Hosers Special with Special Guest Prof. Caitlin McGurk of The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library!”

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”

Matt Madden on Comic Jams

Cartoonist Matt Madden, maybe best know for his 2005 book 99 Ways to Tell A Story: Exercises in Style and his work with Oulipo around constraint-based comic creation, disusses his experience with the Philly Comic Jam, and has some exercise suggestions to try at your own next comic jam on his Substack. From Matt Madden’sContinueContinue reading “Matt Madden on Comic Jams”