Some really great news! From Toronto Life (link here) The city’s network of 100 locations is the largest and most used public system on the planet By Lindsey King | September 23, 2025 Photo by the TPL Pulitzer-winning journalist Barbara Tuchman once said, “Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.” Today, Torontonians canContinueContinue reading “All Toronto Public Library branches will soon be open seven days a week”
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Zine Dream 15 at Parkdale Hall Sat Aug 16, 11-5pm
Zine Dream is happening this Saturday Aug 16, 11-5pm at Parkdale Hall. Over 70 exhibitors of small press, comics, zines, art multiples and more! Generously sponsored by @koyamaprovides and @colourcodeprint. Poster by @eric.k.w. From @klassic_cool_shoppe’s Insta post here.
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.
CBC Books: 12 Canadian comics to read this summer
CBC Books reveals it’a recommendations for Canadian comics to read this summer. Don’t wait in suspense! Take a look for yourself!
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 Comics Journal: ‘I became much happier and healthier when I started telling stories’: A talk with Jeff Lemire
Jason Bergman interviews Jeff Lemire for an extensive talk about comics and his life, upon the release of his newest book 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir. From the article: JASON BERGMAN: What made you want to write a memoir?JEFF LEMIRE: Well, it started on Substack. A number of comic creators back in, I guess, 2021,ContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal: ‘I became much happier and healthier when I started telling stories’: A talk with Jeff Lemire”
True North Country Podcast: Creator Resources with Mark J. Jones, The Starving Artist Myth
From the awesome and amazing True North Country Comics Podcast: Made in Canada – Creator Resources with Mark J. Jones about ‘The Starving Artist Myth’. Go listen to it RIGHT NOW! From their site: On this special episode in the series entitled Made In Canada – Creator Resources, I chat with specialists in particular areasContinueContinue reading “True North Country Podcast: Creator Resources with Mark J. Jones, The Starving Artist Myth”
Élise Gravel, Michel Rabagliati among 83 Appointed to Order of Canada
From Quill and Quire: Prolific Montreal-based children’s book authors and illustrators Élise Gravel and Marianne Dubuc, whose works have been published in many languages, were named as members of the Order of Canada. Dubuc is the creator of more than 25 books and Gravel is the author-illustrator of almost 50 books exploring such topics asContinueContinue reading “Élise Gravel, Michel Rabagliati among 83 Appointed to Order of Canada”
Jim Munroe and Eric Kim sign Zeroed Out at The Beguiling Wed July 3!
From Jim’s website: Happy to announce the release of my new sci-fi rom-com graphic novel, Zeroed Out! What if shapeshifting aliens came to Earth, but instead of taking over they just fix all our problems? Matias might be living in a utopia, but being dumped still sucks. So he distracts himself with his work, taking theContinueContinue reading “Jim Munroe and Eric Kim sign Zeroed Out at The Beguiling Wed July 3!”
Maurice Vellekoop Wins Ontario’s Prestigious Trillium Book Award
Maurice Vellekoop’s memoir, I’m Glad We Had This Time Together (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) won one of Ontario’s most prestigious book awards last week, just after winning the Doug Wright Award for best graphic novel two weeks ago during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! Maurice Vellekoop’s book is the first graphicContinueContinue reading “Maurice Vellekoop Wins Ontario’s Prestigious Trillium Book Award”
The Toronto Comic Jam 