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::: Fantagraphics needs help! Got back for a nice night at the Jam to receive this dark news. ![]() Like many in the comics biz as of late, Fantagraphics is taking their turn on the cliffs edge dangling over economic doom this month. The ground breaking publisher is in dire financial trouble. This press release explains the details but it comes down to this. In order to say alive in their current configuration they need to move $80.000 worth of stock THIS MONTH, IN ADDITION to their usual business. So, if there is some book(s) published by Fantagraphics that you have been meaning to get, now's the time to get it. Ideally order it directly from them so there is no middle man and they make the most of the cover price. This - a last ditch plea for direct orders by a publisher - worked for Top Shelf back when their mutual former, now bankrupt book trade distributor went under leaving them in the same situation. Fanta managed to stave the sharks off at the time, but a second spot of bad luck has put them in the same position. So drop buy there site, check out the online catalogue and buy a few books, pick up enough of em' and you might even get a personal thank you from publisher Gary Groth (see the press release for how) Bad news care of the grape vine. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Tuesday, May 27, 2003 ::: The Other Thing, The Devices & the Unireverse ![]() CD art by Billy Mavreas The Other Thing, local improvisational ‘genre-marring instant punk’ band is releasing their first full-length CD, "The A-Bomb-A-Nation" as well as a Distroboto-distributed mini-cd EP "Bad Common Sense" this Friday may 30th. The CD sports a cover by Billy Mavreas, and joining them for the nights festivities is The American Devices, Rick Trembles’ band, along with synth manglers the Unireverse. ![]() Flyer by Rick Trembles The Other Thing is: Evan Light on Moog & bass and George Agetees on drums. Joining them for the evening are three of the fine souls who lent there axes for the recording of The A-Bomb-A-Nation: Rich White - of Gods of Taste, formerly of Pitbull Marc Montanchez - of Sonido, formerly of Steak 72 & Megalo Phil Nolin - founder of American Devices - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Monday, May 26, 2003 ::: New web site Nom d'un Chien ![]() I’m excited to point to the still barely there but promising nomdunchien.com. ![]() All recent graduates of Université du Québecs’ sequential arts program ("Bande dessinée et figuration narrative") in Hull Qc (they’ve been teaching sequential art in Quebec since ’73 apparently), they have been putting out some excellent zines under the Nom d'un Chien name, getting them selves published here and there, and making noteworthy contributions at the Jams when they are in town. Artistically Bob, Sabine & Ray all display a lot of talent and a fun, dark & quirky off kilter sense of humour. The work is still in the ‘being worked out as the artist draws’ stage of development, but I find it all the more enjoyable to watch, and having had the pleasure of flipping through some pages for the most recent editing of Nom d'un Chien at a jam a few months back I have to say, they are already displaying some very highly refined work. A interesting mish mash of influences that chart the local comix scene over the last dozen years or so they are quite likely to be amongst the more notable inheritors of the legacy of artists like Julie Doucet, Dave Cooper, Valium and co. Keep your eyes peeled for these youngun's. The latest edition of Nom d'un Chien is available @ FICHTRE now. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Sunday, May 25, 2003 :::It’s Jamming time kids Mai/May 28th @ Casa del Popolo the Monthly Montreal Comix Jam sets up shop for the 17th time! Doodling & drinking, old friends and new. As always the Jam zines will be there, and if you have zines, books or art you want to flaunt, please by all means do bring it. Also. don’t forget to bring your favourite pencils & Pens and your imagination to the party. Starts 8pm till 2-3am [Flyer] Contact for more info Then, if you didn’t get enough or don’t make it out to that, host Jai Granofsky invites you out to the Roy St Collective on Friday the sixth of June to join him for another night of Jamming at the monthly STRIP SESSIONS. Again, bring your favourite pencils & Pens and imagination. Starts 8pmgoes till 2am [Flyer] Contact for more info - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - ::: Book Launch ![]() The Nom d'un Chien gang and bunch of their fellow graduates are launching a few new books this Thursday/Jeudi the 29th of May/Mai @ café L'Utopik - 552 rue Ste-Catherine est (metro Berri-Uquam – across the street from the station, 2nd floor) The books being launched are Thalidomide pour Garçons et Filles, featuring the work of Hugues Trembly, Arthur Plaud, LMROB, Élodie St-Onge, Cédric Plante & Sabine Allaire. La Gentille Amibe by Cédric Plante And Nom d'un Chien Vol.2 No.1 with Sabine Allaire, Bob Loblaw & Ray Pierrewit. Download the flyer - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Saturday, May 24, 2003 ::: New things bulging in Ethan's Blog The second strip of I AM NORMAL and a FAMOUS PEOPLE ARE... are up in the Curious Bulge. Explorations into the link between punk music, celebrity favouritism, and when smart people speak in ebonics. ![]() ![]() - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - ::: New web site Martyrdom Stepping up to represent the more than prodigious Metal/Goth scene in Montreal in the comics’ medium is martyrdom.ca. A new publisher/anthology magazine working under a indy variation of the WFH model with all the stories so far being contemplated by Martyrdom publisher Pierre-Luc Therrien set within a self contained ‘universe’, the publisher is offering themselves up as a gateway for artists who want to break in the american comics industry or who would like some more exposure. Some decent art to be found on site, haven’t seen the magazine yet myself. Looks so far like a fair grassroots level publishing venture, ideal for those looking for a ‘first step’ opportunity to get a little experience. But take note, martyrdom’s submission guidelines insist that you “Send ONLY art samples of [featuring] OUR characters.” ![]() ![]() - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, May 22, 2003 ::: New News over on BD Quebec Bilingual & francophone readers drop by the Bd Québec site to get the latest francophone comics/BD news. ::: Supersized! Delusions of Grandeur as Jay D’ici connects comic creators to being the creators of a new religion, the Strange nature of comics that make them cooler than movies, and how women creators of comics can make 2000$US+ a day apparently. ::: Rick Trembles' MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY This week Rick reviews of MATRIX RELOADED: "Matrix rebloated"! "Swearing in French is like wiping your ass with silk" -quote from MATRIX RELOADED MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY is published weekly in the Montreal Mirror -Note!: Jam instigator and comix guy RUPERT BOTTENBERG also reviewed the Matrix this week, read his take here @ the Mirror ::: New Jimmy Beaulieu art online ![]() MG publisher Jimmy Beaulieu has just added 53 pages of sketches to his personal web page for your consideration. In a recent group mailing he asked if people thought it would be interesting to see a book of his sketches alone. I think if it were well curated and focused, a book if Jimmy’s personal, non-narrative art would probably be wonderful, ideally a full colour edition would be nice. Drop by his site and let him know what you think after taking a look. ::: D+Q is the proud publisher of a couple of spanking new comics and graphic novels. ![]() PAUL HAS A SUMMER JOB is the latest arrival in our doorstep. Michel Rabagliati's sweet coming of age story has been getting a lot of new fans. This is a special book that seems to get people passing it around, saying You will love this. We¹ve got rave reviews from Alan David Doane, Chris Allen and Andrew Arnold on the web site, and they all agree that this book has some of the best storytelling comix seen in a while. R. Crumb's latest collection of placemat drawings from France WAITING FOR FOOD arrived courtesy of Dutch publisher Oog & Blik and North American co-publisher D+Q. No word on how we'll be hyphenating this baby. These sketches were made on placemats in restaurants across Frances, where Crumb and his family have lived since the mid-1990s and themes of over-consumption, pop-consumerism and alienation pervade the drawings. Also in stores over then next bit from D&Q: Berlin #10 by Jason Lutes, the latest chapter in his Berlin trilogy is in stores now. New in paperback this summer is Debbie Drechsler¹s Summer of Love, nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Novel. & Chester Brown’s Louis Riel will be available as a collected cloth book this September but in the mean time, you might fancy a T-shirt, released with the end of the series. Designed by Chester, the T-shirt features the cameo portrait featured on the cloth book and favorite panels on the back. More on all this, and where you can see the D&Q crew in the flesh at various events, all on there News page. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Sunday, May 18, 2003 ::: NEWS :Eric Theriault on the Pulse Drop by the pulse to read an interview with Montreal author/artist/publisher Eric Theriault about the upcoming Johnny Dollar book he and Serge Lapointe worked on together with writer David Gallagher for Moonstone. :Guy Leshinski is the THE PANELIST Guy Leshinski has a new gig writing for the Toronto weekly EYE Magazine, check out his first entry as 'THE PANELIST' with the topic being our favourite around here, HERE. :The biggest Mushroom bust in US history! Jack Ruttan pointed this one out to us today: Ever find yourself wonder what ever happened to Arn Saba? The Toronto artist responsible for 'Neil The Horse'? (appeared in papers starting in 1975, and was published by Renegade Press from 83' to 93') ![]() No? Well, ask your self, trust me on this….ok, now follow this link. Ok, dark humour and interesting storytelling aspects aside, I imagine Katherine could probably use some help right about now (especially given the U.S. drugs policy), so for starters if you have a few moments drop by unboundcomics.com and read Neil The Horse, most of the cash you'll be paying (only $1.75 per book) goes to the creator so you’re directly helping out. Here are some more links to learn some more about Katherine & Neil A bio at prismcomics.org & Good old Google Google Google - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, May 15, 2003 ::: Fresh from Salgood's desk Found some time today to do some work on PIN CITY & A bit of Ink from T3 ![]() ![]() - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Wednesday, May 14, 2003 ::: Toronto Small Press Book Fair The Toronto Small Press Group organises two small press fairs a year. The next one, the Spring 2003 fair, will happen on 31 May 2003 from 11am-5pm at Trinity-St Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St W, Toronto. More info here >>> - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Tuesday, May 13, 2003 ::: MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY: ![]() Burgeoning baddies battle alongside browbeating goody-two-shoe do-gooders! A comix movie review By Rick Trembles Once again Rick sums up a movie nicely. Watched X2 myself and though i got a laugh out of it as nostalgia, I found these basic points of plot & story less than impressive. Jay D'ici Reviewed Xmen 2: United as well in his most recent edition of Supersized. But no one has mentioned the shear camp of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Not that I think it's his fault, he's doing it dead on. But the character has always been such a classic Marblo Man, I just have to laugh. MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY is printed weekly in the Montreal Mirror. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - ::: Wired on Words & Music This from Jack Ruttan On May 18th Wired on Words will feature Eric Drooker the renowned New York graphic novelist/artist, as part of the Montreal Festival of Anarchy and in celebration of the 4th Annual Montreal Anarchist Bookfair. Eric Drooker will be coming to Montreal to perform his powerful slide show and music performance "Art is a Weapon". Eric is known throughout the world for his work and has collaborated with such people as Allen Ginsberg. The event will also feature Euphrates, the Montreal-based Arab hip-hop crew, DJ Static (Wefunk CKUT) and other guests. Sunday May 18th 8pm, 5$ Casa Del Popolo 4873, boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal For more information contact: Wired on Words - 514.583.4890 poets@wiredonwords.com - www.wiredonwords.com The Words & Music Show is a CKUT co-presentation. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Monday, May 12, 2003 ::: The local rags montrealmirror.com Arts Week section ![]() hour.ca Arts section voir.ca arts de la scène ::: Contest This from Steve Requin The Dark Sisters Book / Movie Contest 2003 Are you a cartoonist ? Do these cute sexy girls inspire you ? Then you may be interested to participate in THE DARK SISTERS Book / Movie Contest 2003. ![]() You must write & draw a comix story about those three girls. The story must be from one to ten pages long. The theme is THE DARK SISTERS. Artist may use it any way he wants, either in the title, or included in the text. The writer / artist can also give any meaning to the term "Sisters" : Family, religious, sorority, sisterhood, etc. It's up to you, really. Read the rest here. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Saturday, May 10, 2003 :::An afternoon comix news troll On Ego::: The Edmonton Journal profiles Peter Kuper, whose work is part of the travelling "Drawing Resistance" political art exhibit showing at Edmonton's Latitude 53 Gallery through May 17. Also check out the interview with Peter Blegvad by Steve Somerset On Newsarama ::: Relatively interesting publishing news for creators VIZ CEASES MONTHLY COMICS - TRADE ONLY Confirming rumours that have been floating for months, Viz has officially discontinued its monthly manga comics, opting to publish all materials in trade form. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, May 08, 2003 :::Business Skills for Creative Souls Jane Tremblay posted a heads up at the group on a Y.E.S Montreal a conference for the artistic entrepreneur: June 9, 2003, from 10am to 5pm at Centaur Theatre. Discussion topics will include: -How did they do it? A panel discussion with local artists, -Show Me the Money: Grants & Loans for Artists, -The Nitty Gritty of Law & Accounting, -Sales and Marketing: How to sell your work. Since space is limited you must register early for a small fee of 20$ (lunch is included!). For more info, contact: Ms. Susan Molnar, YES Arts Program Coordinator at (514) 878-9788 ext. 306 or sm@yesmontreal.ca www.yesmontreal.ca Malheureusement pour les francophones non-bilingues, cette conférence est offerte qu'en anglais (qui sait? peut-être l'an prochain?) - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments -
![]() Wednesday, May 07, 2003 Shnickity Shnick!: The latest Supersized is showing on a screen near you! Geeks inherit the Earth!SUPER FILM: Marvel attempts to take over the summer box office with X-Men 2 SUPER X2: A Review of the X2 film SUPER CINEMA: Thoughts on cinema to comics crosspollination - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - News from Jim Munroe @ nomediakings.net :::the Perpetual Motion Roadshow Hey there, Some people thought the last No Media Kings update was about a tour I was going on. Actually, it's an indie press tour circuit I've set up for OTHER people to go on. If you haven't already, check out the new .net site all about the Perpetual Motion Roadshow at: WARNING: It's a sideways scroller. Your mind just might be blown. Want to go on the 7-cities-in-7-days tour? Go here:I know questionnaires are a little weird, but at least it's kinda funny. And it'll give you a good idea of what you're in for. Those of you who want to help out with the Roadshow in your city, check this out: Missed the first Perpetual Motion Roadshow? Desperate for more? Well, the May Roadshow is starting next week, featuring Dream Whip Zinester Bill Brown, Wide Collar Criminal Matthew "M@B" Blackett, and Kiss Machine Operator Emily Pohl-Weary. To find out more about what the talented trio will be doing and where, tune into the web site. While you're there, sign up for the Roadshow list if you want to keep getting monthly updates like this directly in your mail box. The April Roadshow, dubbed the "Wing That Mother" Tour, went well but had its fair share of calamities -- border hassles, skinhead shenanigans, and bronchial infections -- but you can hear it from the horse's mouth at the Pay Phone Diaries: ...my favorite is Charlie-Girl's call from Cleveland. PLUS! The Do-It-Yourself Movies section has had a new addition with Carma Livingstone's excellent article on sound, HERTZ SO GOOD: That makes it a dozen how-to articles about making vids and animation! Liking this spring thing, Jim Munroe nomediakings.net - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Wednesday, May 07, 2003 :::This week at www.snubdom.com ![]() Rick Trembles' MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY: A review of post-surrealist "panic movement" classic; VIVA LA MUERTE! (1970): "Manic panic"!>>> MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY is printed weekly in the Montreal Mirror. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Monday, May 05, 2003 Local artist Vincent Savard - aka Vekko – Announced this over on the BDQuebec message boards: This coming 23 June the Mount Royal district will be holding a “la journée des artistes et artisans” – ‘Day of artists and craftsmen’. Artists of all stripes including sequential are invited to contact Vekko if they are interested in selling (moderate prices are encouraged but left to the discretion of the artist) and even possibly creating art on site to promote your self &/or your medium. A good way to sell your books locally. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Friday, May 02, 2003 ::: Salgood news //Coming out this weekend! Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Official Movie Magazine Will feature a 24-page sneak peek at T3: BEFORE THE RISE THE PREQUEL 2 THE MOVIE ![]() You can see samples from the book here on Becket’s web site and here & here & here & here ::: sketchbook updates here & here & here & here & here & here
- Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - :::New Name The MMCJ News Jam is now Sequential Never liked the old name, but couldn't think of anything else till now. Max - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - :::Head count from the latest Jam For the first year of the monthly Jams I was keeping sing in sheets to help keep track of who attended the jams, got out of the habit and have had a hard time keeping track of who was doing what as a result so I decided to start doing it again this year, three jams latter I finally remembered to…: P So here it is.43 know attendees in order of signing...
- Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, May 01, 2003 :::ZINE FAIR Reminder In partnership with Broken Pencil magazine, North America's most prestigious zine reviewers. MOTEL/KING16 magazine presents a Quebec zine and small press fair this 24 th May 2003 @ foufounes electriques Small press (including comics) and zines wishing to attend, get in contact before April 7 2003. Contact FANZINES 24 mai 2003 En partenariat avec la revue Broken Pencil, qui compte dans ses rangs quelques uns des meilleurs critiques de fanzines d'Amérique du Nord, MOTEL/KING16 présente la foire québécoise des fanzines et de la presse indépendante @ foufounes electriques Les publications (incluant bande dessinee) et les fanzines qui désirent être présents à l'événement doivent nous contacter avant le 7 avril 2003 Contactez info From Leonardo Calcagno Editor-in-Chief/Publisher [MOTEL/KING16 magazine] MOTEL MEDIA GROUP | KILOBEATS MEDIA GROUP PS: FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES 20 ieme ANNIVERSAIRE 18 MAI - 15 JUIN 2003 FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES 20th ANNIVERSARY 18 MAY - 15 JUNE 2003 - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - :::the 3rd annual Electric Art Derby ![]() Dominique Pétrin, Johnny Crap and the Seripop crew.Billy Mavreas, Eric Braün, Rick Trembles and Ottawa's "next R. Crumb" Dave Cooper. Timer, Nina Logan, Jamie Minett, Drazen Kozjan. Pol, Safwan, Arno, Katja. All are names of just a few of the artists who’s work will be literally covering the entire walls at the 3rd annual Electric Art Derby exhibition at Casa del Popolo this May Rupert Bottenberg interviews the promoter Marielyne Tarabulsy about the show in this weeks MIRROR, you can read that here. ![]() Vernissage with DJ Shawn Central at Casa del Popolo on Saturday, May 3, 9pm, free. Closing show with the Dwarves and Maximum R 'n' R at la Sala Rossa on June 14 - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Archive by Region Alberta - British Columbia - Calgary - Gatineau - Halifax - Moncton - Montreal - New Brunswick - Newfoundland - Nova Scotia - Ontario - PEI - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon - Toronto - Vancouver - Victoria - Winnipeg - Archive by Month August 2002 - September 2002 - October 2002 - November 2002 - December 2002 - January 2003 - February 2003 - March 2003 - April 2003 - May 2003 - June 2003 - July 2003 - August 2003 - September 2003 - October 2003 - November 2003 - December 2003 - January 2004 - February 2004 - March 2004 - April 2004 - May 2004 - June 2004 - July 2004 - August 2004 - September 2004 - October 2004 - November 2004 - December 2004 - January 2005 - February 2005 - March 2005 - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 - August 2005 - September 2005 - October 2005 - November 2005 - December 2005 - January 2006 - February 2006 - March 2006 - April 2006 - May 2006 - June 2006 - July 2006 - August 2006 - September 2006 - October 2006 - November 2006 - December 2006 - January 2007 - February 2007 - March 2007 - April 2007 - May 2007 - June 2007 - July 2007 - August 2007 - September 2007 - October 2007 - November 2007 - December 2007 - January 2008 - February 2008 - March 2008 - April 2008 - May 2008 - June 2008 - July 2008 - August 2008 - September 2008 - October 2008 - November 2008 - December 2008 - January 2009 - February 2009 - March 2009 - April 2009 - May 2009 - June 2009 - July 2009 - August 2009 - September 2009 - October 2009 - November 2009 - December 2009 - January 2010 - February 2010 - March 2010 - |