From the MCAF home site! Hosted by author and columnist Marylise Hamelin, the opening night also featured the presentation of the 26th Bédélys Awards, in collaboration with SODEC, celebrating the most outstanding comic books published or distributed in Quebec in 2024. Six comics were rewarded, with a total of $5,000 in grants given to this year’s winners.ContinueContinue reading “Winners of the 26th Bédélys Awards Announced at MCAF”
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Latest Edition of The Comics Journal, #311, features Kate Beaton!
And (if you read the fine print) Marc Bell! Get it! https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/the-comics-journal/products/the-comics-journal-311
Boom! Studios removed from Library Lending App Comics Plus
From Publishers Weekly: Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Boom! Studios has taken the Boom! digital catalog off the table for library lending app Comics Plus, sparking debates over lending models and unlimited access. Read the article here.
Introducing your TCAF poster for 2025 by Faith Erin Hicks!
From the official TCAF Instagram account, we see this year’s TCAF poster by the very talented and prolific Faith Erin Hicks! This year’s poster shows the new TCAF venue at MCU’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, Maple Leaf Gardens! You can grab your copy of this year’s poster at TCAF!
Conundrum Press has Free Shipping Sale – Pick Up Doug Wright and Eisner Nominees!
Conondrum Press has free shipping this weekend when ordering directly from their website, this is the petfect time to pick up their Doug Wright and Eisner nominated graphic novels! The Field by Dave Lapp has been nominated for both an Eisner for best Graphic Memoir and a Doug Wright award for best book! Dave’s onContinueContinue reading “Conundrum Press has Free Shipping Sale – Pick Up Doug Wright and Eisner Nominees!”
TRANSFERENCE, Collaborative Art Book Launch, Toronto May 29
Collaborative art book TRANSFERENCE is being launched across southern Ontario this summer. Check out their Instagram post below: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJhkK-_SeQI/?igsh=MWJwMWxieXh4NW12Nw==
Canadian Creator Eisner Nominations!
From True North Country Comics! Eisner AwardsComic-Con announced the nominations for 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry awards and Canadian creators are in the running. Nominees include:- Adam de Souza for The Gulf (Tundra) in the Best Publication for Teens category- Alison McCreesh for Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60 (Conundrum) in the BestContinueContinue reading “Canadian Creator Eisner Nominations!”
Cartoonist Coop Presents: Nib & Ink Fest, May 1-31
The Cartoonist Coop is an organization looking to support cartoonists all over the world. Their month-long virtual festval can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. Very much worth checking out! From their website: The Cartoonist Co-op is a community of over 1,300 comic creators who support each other’s work and contribute toContinueContinue reading “Cartoonist Coop Presents: Nib & Ink Fest, May 1-31”
NY Comics & Picture Story Symposium: Laura Park, May 20, 2025 at 7pm EST
CBC Books: 33 Canadian kids’ books we are excited to read in spring 2025
This is a wonderfully detailed article that includes first-reader and illustrated kids books, and the people behind them, being published in Canada this spring. Added bonus: in many cases the article includes links to interviews and reviews for further reading. Kate Beaton’s book for 3 to 6 year olds, Shark Girl, for example, caught myContinueContinue reading “CBC Books: 33 Canadian kids’ books we are excited to read in spring 2025”
The Toronto Comic Jam 