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Globe and Mail: Meet Chip Zdarsky, the Canadian behind Captain America

From the Globe and Mail: For some time now, a Canadian has been calling the shots on the most American of comic-book characters. Chip Zdarsky, who lives on Denman Island in British Columbia, is the author of the monthly Captain America title published by Marvel Comics. Read the article here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6fd7b11021b036f95e006bd38160cf8b7334c3a528b6799841581feddc12f01c/XTTGBDOVVVF6TGROSIYOUOSJCE

Publishers Weekly: D&Q Defends ‘Charity & Sylvia’ from Historian’s Criticism

From Publishers Weekly: Vermont cartoonist laureate Tillie Walden’s graphic history Charity & Sylvia, published June 16 by Drawn & Quarterly, has drawn criticism from historian Rachel Hope Cleves, who alleges that the book is an adaptation of her own book of the same name and that the author and publisher failed to sufficiently credit andContinueContinue reading “Publishers Weekly: D&Q Defends ‘Charity & Sylvia’ from Historian’s Criticism”

2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review

True North Country Comics Podcast recaps chats with Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators at the 2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival The post 2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review appeared first on True North Country Comics.2026 Montreal Comic Arts Festival in review

Marjane Satrapi Remembered by Jeet Heer in The Nation

News of Marjane Satrapi’s recent untimely passing caused a wave of sadness among cartoonists everywhere, as well as a renewed and deep appreciation of her seminal work Persepolis. Well respected Canadian art and culture critic Jeet Heer remembers her in this obituary in The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/marjane-satrapi-obituary-persepolis/