The awesome and amazing life-affirming free open comics library CCOL will take your work to the next level if you just open your mind, read all the books, and let it in! And they have found their new home now open six days a week at the awesome and incredible down to earth but onContinueContinue reading “Canada Comics Open Library’s New Permanent Location Is Now Open!”
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Canadian National Newspaper Award finalists for 2024 Editorial Cartooning
From The Daily Cartoonist: Canada’s National Newspaper Awards has announced the finalists for the 2024 awards and in the category for Editorial Cartooning the finalists are Michael de Adder of the Halifax Chronicle Herald/The Globe and Mail; Gabrielle Drolet of The Globe and Mail; and Patrick LaMontagne of the Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun.The cartoonists’ portfolios, alongContinueContinue reading “Canadian National Newspaper Award finalists for 2024 Editorial Cartooning”
Exciting New Montreal Startup Lethal Comics Crowdsourcing Local Talent, Direct To Consumer
From The Comic Journal’s link blog is a CTV News article on Montreal’s amazing new startup, Lethal Comics. This is a very timely success story about buying Canadian and buying local, worth paying close attention to! From the article: There are shifting tides in the ocean of comic book creation and publishing and an independentContinueContinue reading “Exciting New Montreal Startup Lethal Comics Crowdsourcing Local Talent, Direct To Consumer”
Jay Stephens talks with David Brooke On Writing ‘Red Sonja Attacks Mars’
Jay Stephens talks with AIPT’s David Brooke on writing ‘Red Sonja Attacks Mars’. From the article: Known for his distinctive style, which he describes as “campy, horrifying, mid-century, and notorious,” Stephens approached Red Sonja Attacks Mars by returning to the original inspirations behind both properties. “I believe going back to original source material, right toContinueContinue reading “Jay Stephens talks with David Brooke On Writing ‘Red Sonja Attacks Mars’”
TONIGHT: Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm
Two things: Fiona Smyth! She is amazing – encouraging, thoughtful, suppotive. Go see her! And …What? York University has a Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series! Wow! It is organized by amazing Toronto based cartoonist, Jessica Campbell. All talks will take place in Rm 106 Accolade West, 89 York Boulevard. Sponsored by YUFA and presented by the VisualContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT: Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm”
Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal
Anders Nilson’s much anticipated, new huge graphic novel “Tongues”, published by Panthoen, is now out and The Comics Journal has both a review of the book and an interview with Anders Nilsen himself. From the review by Leonard Pierce: There is so much happening in Tongues that cataloguing it all seems like an exercise inContinueContinue reading “Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal”
Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm
Two things: Fiona Smyth! She is amazing – encouraging, thoughtful, suppotive. Go see her! And …What? York University has a Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series! Wow! It is organized by amazing Toronto cartoonist, Jessica Campbell. All talks will take place in Rm 106 Accolade West, 89 York Boulevard. Sponsored by YUFA and presented by the Visual ArtsContinueContinue reading “Fiona Smyth at York University Visiting Cartoonist Lecture Series Wed March 26, 6:30 pm”
Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat
From The Comics Journal’s This Week In Links is this great review from The Comics Beat. Some reviews are difficult because the material is difficult to explain. Holy Lacrimony is a bit difficult to explain and experiencing it is probably best, but this isn’t why I’m having difficulty. Some reviews are harder to situate inContinueContinue reading “Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat”
APTN News: Cree author David A. Robertson now leading Indigenous children’s book publishing
Cierra Bettens interviews David A. Robertson on his exciting new imprint with Penguin Random House Canada! He’s published more than 30 books – and now, David A. Robertson is on a mission to help other Indigenous writers and illustrators dip their toes into the publishing world.After releasing a young adult fantasy series called The MisewaContinueContinue reading “APTN News: Cree author David A. Robertson now leading Indigenous children’s book publishing”
Book Riot: Graphic Novel Boom is Great News for Kids’ Literacy
Some really positive news worth sharing: there is a real boom in graphic novels going on these days mostly due to young readers, and studies show kids who read books and graphic novels are much more likely to read as adults. The takeaway? Now is the perfect time to write your YA novel, confident youContinueContinue reading “Book Riot: Graphic Novel Boom is Great News for Kids’ Literacy”
The Toronto Comic Jam 