Saturday, October 02, 2004  
Big catch-up post [been busy renovating]

:: Posted by max @ 10/02/2004 01:39:00 AM
The Kilrush crew was at the Word on the Street festival on Sunday in Toronto, you can check out pics posted on the Corduroy High website here for your virtual tour. Many familiar faces from the Toronto scene...



NATIONAL POST: He's back!: He's an RCMP officer by day and a superhero the rest of the time! Brandon boy revives '70s comic book with Captain Canuck



When creating a superhero, few comic-book writers allow the words "RCMP" and "Moose Jaw" to creep into their thoughts, let alone onto the page. But for Riel Langlois, the force behind Captain Canuck: Unholy War, such Canadianisms are integral to the creative process.

Langlois's three-part series -- a revamped version of the original 1975 Captain Canuck by Richard Comely -- hit stores this week, after two years in the making. And there was so much buzz among those in the comic-book know, some copies never even made it to the rack.

"I put one aside for myself as soon as the order came in to make sure I got one," said Toby Orr of Silver Snail Comics on Toronto's trendy Queen Street West. "There's been some buzz about it for awhile -- I had a couple of friends actually call me at work and ask, 'Is it true there's another Captain Canuck coming out?'







Disturbo.com update:

"Check out the cover illustration I did for a pretty cool lefty magazine called Canadian Dimension- they describe themselves as: "An independent forum for debate on a broad range of issues of interest to the left."and even super-icon Noam Chomsky weighs in: "With the world veering from one potential catastrophe to another, in many different domains, it has never been more important to have clear, critical thinking and analysis that is not restricted by dominant ideologies. CD has performed that function very effectively, a contribution of unusual importance." - dan@dstrbo.com



link-Canadian Dimension





This week at www.snubdom.com



Rick Trembles' MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY comic-strip review of...

THE GODS OF TIMES SQUARE: "Gadzooks over Disneyfication of God kooks!"



Depression stalks those with MS: Mike Augustine has battled the disease's darkness, and emerged full of optimism and humour, MICHAEL VALPY writes.



By MICHAEL VALPY in theglobeandmail.com

Wednesday, September 29, 2004



"Mike Augustine, in his second year at Ontario's Sheridan College studying graphic arts and animation, woke one morning in the guest room of his girlfriend's parents' home with his feet tingling. The sensation quickly spread up both legs, into his chest and down into his arms and fingers. It was Valentine's Day, 1992. He was 22 years old. He was terrified" ... "Mr. Augustine said he is now on the lip of achieving his dream, to be a newspaper comic-strip cartoonist. He has developed a one-panel cartoon, which he will soon submit to a publishing syndicate, that looks with humour at people's problems."



RabbitHead Named Best Comic Book of 2004

The Georgia Straight, Vancouver's biggest entertainment paper names RabbitHead (Alternative Comics, ISBN 1-891867-72-5, DCD FEB04 2052) as the "Best Comic Book" for 2004 in its annual "Best of Vancouver" issue dated Sept. 23rd."Rebecca Dart's RabbitHead (Alternative Comics) is an ambitious, layered, and ultimately heart-rending tale full of wonder and whimsy. There aren't many comics creators in this city producing such complex, demanding work, and the fact that Dart also delivers an emotional bite in this surreal tale of strange but recognizable creatures makes RabbitHead a small miracle".See the article on-line: straight.comFor more information see: www.indyworld.com/dart



EDMONTON SUN: Drawing power!

by ERIK FLOREN



Two of North America's more successful cartoonists have showcased Edmonton to the world for years. Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen are the creative duo behind the popular international comic strip, Betty. Seen in more than 100 newspapers around the globe, the comic strip's artwork frequently features local colour like West Edmonton Mall, Whyte Avenue or Oilers jerseys. Since both Rasmussen and Delainey were born and bred and still reside in Edmonton, that's not so surprising. But what is amazing is that our local colour seems to play well in other countries as diverse as Denmark and Pakistan.



the ottawa small press book fair Saturday, October 16, 2004

in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane). Go here for more details >>>



L'exposition Topfer à Montréal du 21 octobre au 12 décembre 2004

Présentée pour la première fois lors du Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême en janvier 2001, cette exposition regroupe le meilleur de la création suisse contemporaine dans le domaine de l'expression graphique.

L'exposition comprend des oeuvres de 27 dessinateurs, pour la plupart originaires de Genève et de Zurich, qui s'expriment à travers l'illustration, le film d'animation et la bande dessinée. Ce qui est frappant, c'est la grande diversité du style des auteurs, leur originalité et leur technique. Certains jouissent déjà d'une notoriété: Schwitzgebel, Luyet, Tirabosco, Wazem... » dit le communiqué.

La maison de la culture Rosemont-La Petite-Patrieau 6707 avenue de Lorimier (angle Saint-Zotique)

Heures d'ouverture :Mardi, mercredi : 13 h à 19 hJeudi : 13 h à 18 hVendredi, samedi et dimanche : 13 h à 17 hRenseignements : 514 872-1730

http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/culture



Mécanique Générale : lancement automnalŠ

Le moral des troupes » de Jimmy Beaulieu et« Une histoire de pêche » de Phlpp GrrdLancement le 9 octobre à Montréal.Un 5 à 7 à "L'amère à boire"2049, rue Saint-Denis,Info : Jimmy Beaulieu j.beaulieu@la-mda.com



RVIBD : on saura mercrediŠ

Seulement que 25 dodos avant le Rendez-vous international de la BD de Gatineau. C'est mercredi 29 septembre que seront dévoilés les cinq auteurs européens et les cinq auteurs québécois invités en 2004. Le site du SLO a été mis à jour et offre une rétrospective des événements passés. On pourra constater que l'organisation a toujours réservé aux amateurs, au cours des ans, de très agréables surprises, comme Sandrine Revel (Drôle d'ange gardien), Francis Carin (Victor Sackville), Patrice Pellerin (L'épervier), Michel Weyland (Aria), Luc Jacamon (Le tueur), Jérôme Lereculey (Arthur), Griffo (Vlad), Marc Bourgne (Barbe-Rouge), Émile Bravo (Jules), Christophe Chabouté, Lax (Le Choucas), Lucien De Gieter (Papyrus), Nicolas Dumontheuil et Roger Winderlocher (Nabuchodinausore). Tous des invités sympathiques, généreux et qui en étaient souvent à leur première visite au Québec. Également, tous les auteurs importants du Québec y sont passés, ou presque. Qui seront les invités cette année ?

http://www.slo.qc.ca/bd_2004/hist_bd.html



"Té malade, toi!" La BD de Line Gamache

Premier long récit en bande dessinée de Line Gamache, "Té malade, toi!" raconte l'histoire de Josée, la petite soeur de l'auteure. Une petite soeur bien spéciale née dans les années '60 avec un handicap intellectuel. Nous découvrons à travers les yeux de l'auteure, la personnalité originale et attachante de cette enfant pas tout à fait comme les autres. Line Gamache puise dans ses souvenirs pour nous raconter les bouleversements survenus dans sa famille. On se doute bien que la présence de Josée en a modifié le quotidien. Cette famille a, bien malgré elle, vécu des aventures quelque peu rocambolesques, où le comique côtoie à l'occasion le tragique. Line Gamache évolue dans le milieu des arts visuels depuis 1989, année où elle termine son bac à l'université Concordia. Elle est aussi connue comme peintre, sculpteure et « patenteuse de l'art ».Cette bande dessinée sera lancée le samedi 2 octobre 2004, lors d'un 5 à 7au Cheval Blanc809 Ontario Est.Info : sirlin7@cam.org



RAPPEL : Jeudi 30 septembre à 18 :00 : François Lapierre, l'auteur de Sagah-Nah sera en dédicaces à la librairie Fichtre! 436, rue de Bienville, à MontréalInfo : (514) 844-9550

http://www.fichtre.qc.ca



BDQuébec de nouveau en ligneAprès une « absence » de quelques jours suite à un petit problème administratif, le site encyclopédique et actuel de la BD québécoise, BDQuébec, est de retour en ligne pour la plus grande joie de tous et de toutes. http://www.bdquebec.qc.ca





    
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