Pastel World Association organizes an international strip-cartoon contest

:: Posted by max @ 5/28/2004 08:23:00 PM

Co:Olivier Charbonneau/UNESCO



Pastel World Association organizes an international strip-cartoon contest

24-05-2004 (UNESCO)



Pastel World, a Geneva-based association, launches a strip-cartoon contest for all young artists, schools of art and drawing of all the countries in the world, proposing the First World Summit on the Information Society as its platform. This is an innovative project aiming at reducing the digital divide.



The first stage of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was held in Geneva in the end of 2003, revealed the growing digital divide between the developed countries and the others. It is becoming urgent to re-inverse this tendency. This is the objective of the strip-cartoon contest on the information society, developed by the Pastel World Association, open to all young artists, schools of art and drawing of all the countries in the world.



The aims of the contest are many:• to raise awareness of the young about unequal access to information;

• to make the young from developing countries to pay interest to this domain;

• to reveal original ideas or existing blockages.



PWA plans to publish winning works and to turn them into an awareness and promotion tool for the projects aiming at reducing the digital divide. An itinerant exhibition, which could be used with the same objective, is envisaged. PWA will also analyse received projects and extract the ideas to be particularly developed.



From now on, PWA has the support of several international organizations, led by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, who is sponsoring the project.





Link: Pastel World Association (PWA)

Contact: Axel Plathe, UNESCO, Information Society Division

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DRAWING THE LINE A Book of Comics Benefiting Cancer Research

:: Posted by max @ 5/28/2004 06:29:00 AM

Drawing The Line is an anthology of comic book stories and images, revolving around the theme of health and well-being. The entire proceeds from the sale of this book will be shared evenly between two Toronto hospital foundations, Princess Margaret Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children, to benefit cancer research.



Contributing artists include such stars as Moebius, Stan Sakai, Stuart Immonen and Fred Bernard. Canadian star, Dave Sim follows up his 300th and final issue of “Cerebus” with an original 3-page conclusion in collaboration with another Canadian star, Chester Brown.



There was a launch party yesturday [i got this news a bit late] that included DRAWING THE LINE’s official premiere, and an art show displaying selected pieces from the project including the Dave Sim/Chester Brown collaboration.



You can veiw several samples from the book and order your own copy online at the book's web site here.

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Photos and Jam pages from the Monthly Montreal Comix Jam 0f May 26, 2004

:: Posted by max @ 5/27/2004 05:36:00 AM

See the MMCJ site for more info in the Jams

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MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY celebrates its 300th ANNIVERSARY

:: Posted by max @ 5/27/2004 03:25:00 AM

MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY celebrates its 300th ANNIVERSARY by reminiscing cartoonist Rick Trembles' earliest & longest lasting cinematic experiences that have NOTHING to do with cinema!

INTERACTIVE CINEMA! "Hands-on experience"!



Rick Trembles' MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY appears weekly in the Montreal Mirror

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The Monthly Montreal Comix Jam 3.5

:: Posted by max @ 5/25/2004 09:48:00 PM

The monthly comix jam for May will be taking place this Wednesday the 26th at 8pm. You host this month will be jam master Jesse Bochner [seen to the right here]. What's that you say? The site says it's supposed to be Susanne Larner. Well, due to some 'inter-provincial mismanagement' Sussanne has been lost in a corn field in Ontario. But she was able to use her Black ops sat gear to arrange a swap, which works out nicely apparently as will Jesse be in the middle of the Baltic Sea making out with heiresses and middle-aged debutantes on the date of his originally Scheduled Hosting date latter this year. So all's well that ends well. And those of you who know mister Bochner know we are in good hands.



Once more we have a star in our midst this month! A real live Fantagraphics published guy! :)

Local cartoonist Alex Fellows will be signing copies of his new graphic novel 'CANVAS' at the Jam! See the jam site here for more details on this.



As usual you'll find a few dozens doodlers and friends hanging out at Sala Rosa all night - 4848 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal - drawing comix, shooting the poop, and hocking their zines to one another and you.



If you publish a zine and plan to attend we encourage to you bring some copies to set out on your own table or the merch table if there's room [space is first come first serve. If you notify us in advance with details of you zine we will post the info on the Sequential news blog and the comix group here for you.



As always the jam is free to all, participation is encouraged. Bring your pens, friends and imaginations.



the MMCJ is brought to you buy Marmælade

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Rick Trembles' MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY

:: Posted by max @ 5/25/2004 09:44:00 PM

Thu 20/05/2004: BILL & COO (1948): "Just plain cuckoo!"







Thu 13/05/2004: Van Helsing: "Resurgence convergence divergence!"







Thu 06/05/2004: MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP: "A hanger-on encroached upon's a hanger-on who's not foregone!"!







Wed 28/04/2004: (THE BIG) CRIME WAVE (1985): "Moderates beware"!

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Arch Dale and the Doodads

:: Posted by max @ 5/25/2004 09:13:00 PM

Co:CCArF



Comics historian John Adcock has launched a website dedicated to Canadian cartoonist Arch Dale. Dale's Doodads premiered in Winnipeg's "Grain-Grower's Guide" in the 1910s before being syndicated throughout North America.

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D+Q News: Adrian, Chester & Seth Tour Dates

:: Posted by max @ 5/25/2004 08:57:00 PM

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Caro Caron Presents Love A Sailor

:: Posted by max @ 5/24/2004 01:24:00 AM

Peintures, BD, et autres cossins.

running 23th of may to June 12 at Cheval Blanc 809 Ontario st E

Vernissage Tuesday 24 starting at 18:00hr

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THE GAZETTE: Comics as social commentary

:: Posted by max @ 5/23/2004 05:44:00 AM

Peanuts was the most influential comic strip of the 20th century; tom tomorrow lampoons U.S. politics; mutts eloquently celebrates the diversity of life on earth

by Claude Lalumiere



Since the late 19th century, when Richard Outcault's Hogan's Alley began appearing in the New York Sunday World, comic strips have been mainstays of newspaper publishing. In its heyday, the newspaper comic strip was a popular venue for many genres, including surrealism, adventure, science fiction and detective stories. Once an art form renowned for its high standard of draughtsmanship, it is now mostly a joke-driven medium with little place for artistic accomplishment.-->>

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Dstrbo.com Update: A Tribute to Coxsone Dodd

:: Posted by max @ 5/22/2004 07:19:00 PM

coxsone dodd 5/22/04

Gene and I painted this portrait of Coxsone Dodd last night at Salon Daome. Dodd was the legendary reggae producer who started Studio One in Jamaica, he passed away just recently. - Link to site



Dan B aka DSTRBO



Previous DSTRBOtoons here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here, here and here and here, and more art by Dan at DISTRBO.COM





Look for DSTRBO's comix and illustration in the weekly Montreal Hour

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Liste des BéDénautes 2004-24 du 19 mai

:: Posted by max @ 5/18/2004 01:44:00 AM

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Too Powerful to Stop! The Perpetual Motion Roadshow hits the east cost circuit

:: Posted by max @ 5/16/2004 11:32:00 PM

The Girls Who Bite Back continue their rampage on the east coast circuit of the Roadshow. Media tigress Carly Stasko, master ventriloquist Daniel Heath Justice, hammerin’ superheroine Mariko Tamaki and editor Emily Pohl-Weary will be doing performances and giving superhero makeovers! You can check out how some of the makeovers went last month on the west coast, listen to The Payphone Tour Diaries, and check on dates and times for the apreances of the road show on the nomediakings.net site here

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Some Stuff from the Toronto Comic Jam Discussion Group

:: Posted by max @ 5/16/2004 05:18:00 AM

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CANVAS signing MAY 26th

:: Posted by max @ 5/14/2004 06:33:00 PM

Open up your hunky fireman calendar and put a big red X on WEDNESDAY MAY 26th, cuz that's when Xeric-award winning Fantagraphics cartoonist Alex Fellows will be signing copies of his new graphic novel 'CANVAS' at the Monthly Montreal Comix Jam!



What's 'CANVAS'? The story of a fourteen-year old girl born to a pig and a frog, who, during a camping trip, suffers the attraction of two young guys, goes on a shocking double date, and gets drunk for the first time. Her parents, despite their odd appearance, have a very typical fear of their daughter's new experiences. You will be compelled as you watch this teenage girl make decisions based on the only quality she's had time to develop: curiosity.



This event will take place from 7-10 p.m. at the very nice LA SALA ROSSA, situated at 4848 St-Laurent blvd.



I might sign body parts!

-Alex Fellows

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Dstrbo.com Update

:: Posted by max @ 5/14/2004 06:16:00 PM

Catch up post, three weeks of Dstrbo toons!



symbols 4/13/04

If these guys represent our national pride, we have a shitload of explaining to do.

















spanking the monkeys 4/24/04

both our countries are going to get a chance to spank our respective leaders this year.

Bush, Martin, YOU'RE FIRED.











two birds 5/14/04

I tried something a little different this week. I did a live painting performance for a Saidye Bronfman fundraiser last night, and just for fun decided to take the opportunity to try painting my cartoon. Interesting experiment, but I think I'll stick to what works from now on.







Dan B aka DSTRBO



Previous DSTRBOtoons here & here & here & here & here & here & here, here and here and here, and more art by Dan at DISTRBO.COM





Look for DSTRBO's comix and illustration in the weekly Montreal Hour

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Exclaim: Canucks’ Ignoble Return & Bully Brutality

:: Posted by max @ 5/14/2004 06:28:00 AM

Alpha Flight Gets Off the Ground Again

By Sarrah Young

In its earlier incarnation, Alpha Flight was a progressive, fascinating comic starring the first-ever all-Canadian superhero team. So why is the Marvel remake turning us into such a joke? -->>



What I'm wondering is, why the hell don't they give the title to a Canadian creative team? At least they would know the anthem.



feh!



Also scroll down the page at Exclaim to read Wolverine Is True North



One of the most enigmatic characters in the Marvel universe has come clean. Gone is the wondering, forgotten are the debates, the time has come to settle this once and for all.

Wolverine is Canadian.-->>



And over at DC

Hard Time Reflects the Hell of High School

DC Comics launches its new Focus imprint with a Columbine-inspired tale of prison life from a teenage perspective.-->>



& DC Focus Marks Giant’s First Spinoff

In a time when characters are being reused to the point of exhaustion, DC has launched a new imprint based on ordinary people — an alterative to Superman and Batman. Along with Hard Time, three additional titles are being launched, each with dramatically different main characters.-->>

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nashvillecitypaper.com - You're in a good book, Charlie Brown

:: Posted by max @ 5/12/2004 11:21:00 PM

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POP IMAGE INTERVIEW - Prison Fun With Chip Zdarsky

:: Posted by max @ 5/12/2004 12:42:00 PM

Chip Zdarsky, the living caricature and artist is the creator of PRISON FUNNIES, a cartoon strip and comic born out of his own experiences after a 30 day stint at a jail in Barrie, Ontario. The result of a harmless prank, Chip spent day after day crying his pussy ass to sleep on his lonely prison bed, just trying to control his ever loosening bodily functions. In an attempt to regain his already diminished sanity Chip poured his stories into sequential form so as to entertain others with his pain.



Chip took a few moments out of his shift at the local Taco Ville to take a call and talk about his COLLECTED PRISON FUNNIES, Jesus and STD's. --->>>

By Jonathan Ellis





Link: PrisonFunnies.com

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THE PANELIST : Johnny on the spot, Guy Leshinski profiles Angry Youth Comix creator Johnny Ryan

:: Posted by max @ 5/11/2004 02:04:00 AM

Co:eye weekly[05.06.04]

A few weeks ago, Guelph cartoonist Seth was giving a scripted talk on the art of comics to a worshipful crowd at the Rivoli. He accompanied himself with slides projected onto a screen behind him, ringing a bell between each slide like a performance-art concierge.



Once, he rang the bell and up slid the apple-red cover of Johnny Ryan's Angry Youth Comix -- a profoundly crass (and profoundly hilarious) series by one of comicdom's greatest slingers of smut. Beside Ryan's typical excretions -- a detective story called "Sherlock McRape," another about aliens whose words for ice cream and its toppings are heinous epithets -- this particular issue (No. 6) included a scalding parody of Seth and fellow anachronist Jason Little, trying to "out old-timey" each other in increasingly bizarre acts of desperation. Seth admitted that his publisher, which also publishes Ryan, had sent him a copy, but that he'd been too afraid to read it.



As usual, Ryan's cut had hit its mark. "I'm always glad to hear I'm annoying the uptight liberal prigs that are out there," says Ryan, his snark-rimed monotone bristling over the phone from LA. Cont'-->>



Guy Leshinski encourages you to join the discussion of this column at www.theculturalgutter.com



Check out Angry Youth Comix at johnnyr.com

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theculturalgutter.com : School of Toons

:: Posted by max @ 5/11/2004 02:00:00 AM

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Jay D'Ici reports on his trip to Alternative Press Expo 2004

:: Posted by max @ 5/11/2004 12:00:00 AM

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Gordon's In A Jam!: Bernie Mireault & his current project are profiled in this past Saturday's Book section in the The Montreal Gazette.

:: Posted by max @ 5/09/2004 10:53:00 PM

Co:The Montreal Gazette : By Claude Lalumiere

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Canvas by Alex Fellows

:: Posted by max @ 5/07/2004 01:33:00 PM

A young fresh faced lad Alex Fellows started showing up at the monthly jams here in Montreal a few years back and impressing us all with his fine doodling and scatological loonyness [he did the drawing of the guy riding the giant pill on the MMCJ banner].



On a number of occasions he would tell us he was working on a graphic novel for Fantagraphics, to which we laughed and told him to get back to work, promptly whipping senseless. Well, here we are with egg on our faces. It turns out the boy way telling the truth all along! Hey, he even has a web site now! There, for a small sum, you can have one of your own ideas turned into a cartoon strip by Mr Fellows. So check it out, you'll be amused and maybe even slightly offended. Who could ask for anything more?



Here’s the blurb from the Fantagraphics site for Canvas



During a camping trip one weekend, Canvas, a fourteen-year old girl born to a pig and a frog, suffers the attraction of two young guys, goes on a shocking double date, and gets drunk for the first time. Her parents, despite their odd appearance, have a very typical fear of their daughter's new experiences. Hot, upstart cartoonist Alex Fellows (and Xeric Grant winner to boot) compels the reader with this teenage girl's decisions based on the only quality she's had time to develop: curiosity.

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Sequential Tart hold a Free Comic Book Day roundtable

:: Posted by max @ 5/05/2004 07:54:00 AM

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Michel Rabagliati launches 'Paul en appartement' May 6 @ La Librairie Monet

:: Posted by max @ 5/04/2004 12:40:00 PM

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Seth on Richardsons Round Up

:: Posted by max @ 5/01/2004 03:06:00 PM

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