Monday, August 23, 2004  
Pradas woo the Pocket Protectors : Hollywood shops at San Diego

:: Posted by max @ 8/23/2004 06:35:00 PM
Pradas woo the Pocket Protectors



By JOHANNA SCHNELLER



'Geek chic," proclaimed the headline on the front page of a recent Weekly Variety. Peter Bart, the trade paper's vice-president and editor-in-chief, wrote, "The annual carnival at Comic-Con" -- the convention of comic-book fans, webheads and gamesters that this year drew 75,000 attendees to San Diego from July 22 to 25 -- "reminds us that while Internet geeks don't yet rule the world, they sure scare the hell out of Hollywood."



Hollywood has long been called "high school with money," and it's hilarious that these days, the cool kids are so actively courting the nerds -- the Pradas wooing the Pocket Protectors. The powers that be thank geeks for the $2.9-billion (U.S.) earned worldwide by The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and for Spider-Man 2's $650-million gross, not to mention I, Robot's $150-million so far, The Day After Tomorrow's $535-million, Van Helsing's $269-million, and even the $700-plus-million brought in by both Shrek 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They also credit geeks with starting Internet buzz, streaming to opening weekends, and shelling out for movie merchandise.--->>>
    
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The Toronto Star on the Canadian National Expo

:: Posted by max @ 8/23/2004 06:29:00 PM
Conventional wisdom: In anticipation of Canada's largest sci-fi/fantasy/horror/comics/anime expo, we chat with some of the talent



It's every genre fan's four-in-one fantasy come true. Or at least as close as we can come short of chatting to Patrick Stewart on the phone while having lunch with Yasuyuki Ueda while Doug Bradley massages our feet and Alejandro Jodorowsky lovingly sketches us, and ... never mind.



When the Canadian National Expo takes over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre next weekend, the event will have something for the science fiction fan, the anime fan, the comic book fan and, new this year, the horror fan. The Rue Morgue Festival of Fear Horror Expo is ready to send tendrils of dread down your spine.



"Basically we have an entire guest list that they helped us put together and they're working hand-in-hand with us to tie it all in with the magazine (Rue Morgue).... There's an entire slate of events geared towards the horror fan with special screenings, parties and signings," says John Armstrong, the event co-ordinator for the Expo.--->>>
    
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   Tuesday, August 17, 2004  
Quelques nouvelles de la nébuleuse mécanique

:: Posted by max @ 8/17/2004 02:15:00 AM


Co: Jimmy Beaulieu

Translate this into google english

Bonjour



Je suis en ce moment en résidence à la super "maison des auteurs" d'Angoulême, le temps de faire mon prochain livre.

Je tiens un journal de cet exil, que vous trouverez sur la première page du site (http:// www.pastis.org/mg). ça s'appelle "projet domiciliaire", et normalement, je devrais ajouter des pages à toutes les semaines.

Mais comme ce n'est pas le projet principal qui m'amène en France, disons que je n'aurai pas de scrupules à le négliger de temps en temps. Alors ça sera hebdomadaire autant que possible.



J'ai ajouté les couvertures et les infos des livres à paraître à la rentrée dans la section "catalogue" (en défilant vers le bas de la page, vous avez une section sur nos livres à paraître). On attend "Une histoire de pêche" (PhlppGrrd) et "Le moral des troupes" (moi-même) pour le début octobre au Québec et janvier en France.

Il s'agit de deux livre qui marquent une étape dans notre évolution, car ils proposent une seule histoire, longue, étoffée, généreuse. On nous a beaucoup dit : "C'est bien ce que vous faites, mais les livres sont trop courts, on a envie d'en lire plus." Envie bien légitime (et flatteuse) qui devrait normalement être rassasiée par ces nouveautés. à ce sujet, Loïc Néhou m'a récemment dit : "pour aimer quelqu'un, il faut passer de longs moments avec lui." Je suis bien d'accord, mais faire un "gros livre" au Québec est une entreprise colossale. Nous espérons y être arrivés avec ces titres.



Ah oui ! Et notre format régulier va changer, aussi. Ces titres et les prochains seront un peu plus grands. Rite de passage oblige. Nous continuerons à faire des livres plus petits lorsque le projet l'exigera.



Merci, bon été et à bientôt !



Jimmy

8 août 2004



Les livres qui s'en viennent...







    
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   Monday, August 16, 2004  
The Beguiling : Sale, Roadshow, Artshow, Jodorowski!

:: Posted by max @ 8/16/2004 03:53:00 AM
From: The Beguiling

Sent: August 12, 2004 8:32 PM

August Mailing!



Hi there folks, welcome to our August mailing. We’re in a bit of a rush this time out, both figuratively and literally. Figuratively because we’re promoting at least one event that’s less than 24 hours away, the very cool new Scarygirl show at Magic Pony. Litterally, because I leave for Wizardworld Chicago in like, 2 hours, and I’m not even packed yet…



Ah, but you don’t wanna hear about any of my troubles. You want to hear about cool events, and SALES!, and be reminded of other cool events and SALES! we told you about last time, right? Right? Well then keep reading, ‘pard.



INDEX

1. NOT A SECRET SALE: August 20-23

2. Perpetual Motion Roadshow Rolls On To Toronto

3. “Forests Have Feelings Too” at Magic Pony

4. REMINDER: Jodorowsky is coming to Toronto!

5. REMINDER: Alternative Comics Benefit Sale

6. REMINDER: Harbourfront Reading Series with Adrian Tomine

7. REMINDER: TCAF Update

8. Secret:



1. BEGUILING NOT-SO-SECRET SALE

FRIDAY AUGUST 20th, SATURDAY AUGUST 21st, SUNDAY AUGUST 22nd, MONDAY AUGUST 23rd

@ THE BEGUILING



So, you’re saving money for the big, end-of-August convention, are ya? THINK AGAIN. We’ve got to move some comics, manga, and anime, and buddy, are you gonna get a deal. In further preparation for renovations to the second floor, we’re holding a sale on much of the second-floor product.



Here the deals:



- All 50-cent bin comics are 25 cents. Buy over 100 books, we pay the tax too!

- All $1 bin comics are tax included! In addition, there are TONS of new $1 bin titles.

- All back-issue bin comics are 50% off the sticker price. We have restocked the bins since our last sale, so you’ll be pretty-much guaranteed to find something to your liking.

- All wall comics (ie: single comics hanging on the wall, all books behind the counter on the wall on the second floor) are 30% off the sticker price. Still can’t afford to buy old comics? All of the old reprint comics on the reprint rack (DC, EC, and more) are 30% off too!

- Select trade paperbacks will be 20% off. Which ones will be selected? You’ll have to show up to find out, but trust me when I say we will be casting a very wide net.

- All manga, we pay the tax! In addition, select manga titles will be up to 70% off the regular price!

- All anime, we pay the tax!

- All T-Shirts, including the new Giant Robot and Diesel Sweeties shirts, we pay the tax!



In addition, should the weather be nice on those days (and one of the employees feels like sitting outside), we will be setting up sales on the front steps/courtyard of the store. If you really love digging through crap to find gems, this will be event for you.



2. PERPETUAL MOTION ROADSHOW IN TORONTO



Yes, it’s time once again for the PERPETUAL MOTION ROADSHOW, a very cool event run by Jim Munroe of No Media Kings, spotlighting great creative talent (and driving them across North America. Always a very good time, we highly recommend you show up.



Perpetial Motion Roadshow: Toronto

Thursday August 19th, 8PM

Holy Joe’s, 651 Queen St. W.

Pay-What-You-Can



Featuring Poet, Librarian, and Sex Educator Megan Butcher, Author Bucky Sinister, and Toronto’s very own comic artist and good-girl, Willow Dawson. Music by Blue Venus. See ya there…!



More Info: http://www.nomediakings.com



3. FORESTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO, @ MAGIC PONY



Here’s a note from our friends at Magic Pony, regarding a very cool new art show opening TODAY (Friday!). Make sure you get out to see it. Their last launch, for Mike Comeau’s REGAL BEAST 2 (now available at The Beguiling) was, in the parlance of the times, _off_the_hook_, this promises to be as good.



"Forests Have Feelings Too"

A solo show with Nathan Jurevicius (Creator of Scarygirl)



Opening Reception:

Friday August 13, 7-11pm

Location: Magic Pony, 785 Queen St. W, Second Floor, Toronto

August 13-September 18, 2004



Forests have Feelings Too is a solo exhibition with Nathan Jurevicius. This very special event marks Nathan¹s first North American Solo exhibition. The show will run from August 13-September 18. The opening reception will be held on Friday August 13 from 7-11pm at the Magic Pony Shop and Gallery.



The exhibit will highlight Nathan¹s entire line of vinyl figures and artwork ranging from hand-drawn sketches to original canvases. In addition to this, Magic Pony and Nathan will be releasing a special figure set at the opening. This set will be limited to 100 pieces. Each set will contain original prints, two special figures, a customized set of stickers and more secret items. This exhibit is also unique because it will include an instillation piece that incorporates figures customized by 90 different artists of all ages and skill levels. Nathan will be in attendance at the show.



More info:

www.magic-pony.com

www.scarygirl.com
www.nathanj.com.au



4. Rue Morgue & Daniloff Productions Present: Alejandro Jodorowski



The Beguiling is proud to be co-sponsoring with Rue Morgue Magazine an appearance by noted comics author and filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowski on Sunday, August 29th at The Bloor Cinema. Jodorwski is renown for his graphic albums METABARONS, THE INCAL, and TECHNOPRIESTS, but is also a respected filmmaker. Jodorowski will be in attendance for the screenings of two of his films, and you can find out more about the entire event at http://www.hotweird.com/jodorowsky.



5. REMINDER: Alternative Comics Benefit Sale



As you may have read online, publisher Alternative Comics is going through some rough financial times right now, mostly stemming out of the same financial constraints that affected Top Shelf and Drawn & Quarterly a few years back. To help out Alternative Comics in their time of need, we’ve decided to have a 25% off sale on all in-stock books published by Alternative Comics! See, we already stock (fairly deeply) on all of their titles, so just ordering more would create something of a stock nightmare for us. If we sell you the books though, we have good reason to place a big healthy order with Alternative and hopefully net them a lot of dough.



We’ve set up a rack on the second floor (near the Fantagraphics and manga) that features every Alternative Comics publication in the store, which is actually most of them. The more we sell, the more we’ll order back in. The sale lasts for as long as people are interested so that we can just keep turning over Alternative Comics product. Come on in and support a good publisher by treating yourself to a good comic book.



6. REMINDER: Harbourfront Reading Series: Adrian Tomine



As part of Harbourfront’s Reading Series this year, Harbourfront will be presenting appearances by numerous excellent comics creators. First up, Harbourfront is pleased to welcome Adrian Tomine on Wednesday, September 22nd at 7:30pm at the Brigantine Room. Adrian will be doing a presentation of his works from Optic Nerve. For more information, visit http://www.readings.org/eventsDetail.php?eventID=537 .



Also just confirmed for Harbourfront’s Festival Of Authors is author and designer Chip Kidd. We’re really looking forward to both Adrian and Chip’s return to Toronto, and we strongly encourage all of our customers to go out and support these events.



7. REMINDER: Toronto Comic Arts Festival Update



The Toronto Comic Arts Festival homepage has been updated at http://www.torontocomics.com/tcaf. It contains the dates for the next event (Memorial Day weekend, 2005) as well as a preview of Marc Bell’s poster art for next year’s event. The site will be updated frequently as we confirm more details, make sure to check back soon!



8. Secret: SCOTT PILGRIM DROPS NEXT WEEK



As a reward for reading all the way to the end of this e-mail, I’m gonna tell you about SCOTT PILGRIM.



The new graphic novel from Toronto artist Bryan Lee O’Malley (LOST AT SEA) is coming out next Wednesday, and it is really, really good. Set in the city of Toronto, Scott is a permanent couch-surfer at his gay-best-friend’s bachelor apartment. He’s dating a high-school girl. He’s in a band that sucks/rocks named SEX BOB-OMB! And then the perfect girl for him rollerskates _directly_ out of his dreams, and destroys what precious little security he thought he had. Cue dance-sequences, flying hipster-demons, and air-juggling. If any of this makes any sense to you at all, then this will be the comic you have always dreamed of.



Why are we hyping this? Well, aside from the fact that Bryan was, for a time, an employee of The Beguiling, we’re going to be hosting the launch party for the book really soon. The Details haven’t been finalized yet, but suffice to say it will be awesome and, to be honest, completely inescapable. Hype will be everywhere for the book/party, and we want you mailing list peeps to be able to say “dude, I read it first”. And you will want to say that.



So drop by the store next Wednesday, check out SCOTT PILGRIM VOLUME ONE: SCOTT PILGRIM’S PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE, get an invite to the party, and enjoy “one of the best books of the year”.



More links:

- Chris @ The Beguiling

    
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   Friday, August 13, 2004  
RANDOM BLATHER: REVIEWS FOR MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY THE BOOK & GOOPY SPASMS THE MOVIE

:: Posted by max @ 8/13/2004 02:15:00 AM
Yes, the old lady pictured here is indeed Rick Trembles holding up a copy of his brand new Fab Press book at the official FanTasia film festival advance launch & signing last month (photo by Pierre Roussel).



Rick has posted some excerpts from various reviews for his new book and short animated film from The Guardian, Film Threat, Creature Corner, & Video Crypt on his site along with links to the originals online. Check it out.



And while you’re at it, catch up on the latest MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY...



MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (REMAKE): "Sloshed on brainwash whitewash hogwash!"



JOURNEY INTO BLISS: "Journey into piss!"



Screaming Mad George's BOY IN THE BOX:

"Fried egg woke up & said I just saw an alchemy committed suicide!" -SMG
    
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The Cultural Gutter : Return of the Trigan Empire & The Object Is

:: Posted by max @ 8/13/2004 01:41:00 AM
by Guy Leshinski

Return of the Trigan Empire

"When Don Lawrence died last December at age 75, a chorus of artists and writers emerged from the wings to pay homage. Neil Gaiman posted an encomium on his weblog that began, "When I was a boy, Don painted a comic I loved. It was called The Trigan Empire...." The Guardiancalled Lawrence "an exemplar" of British comics, "acclaimed across Europe." Acclaimed everywhere, that is, except his native England (and the rest of the English-speaking world), which paid him as much attention as a shitting pigeon does a windshield. Lawrence was a superstar on the Continent -- knighted, even, by Holland's Queen Beatrix -- and, for the bulk of his career, a nobody at home.">>



The Object Is

"McSweeney's is the New York imprint, founded by one-time cartoonist Dave Eggers, that has become the knowing voice of young, urban sophisticates. In the publisher's tradition of exposing nascent literary movements, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13 (US$23) is an all-comix issue, though in place of McS's standard irreverence is an awe of the comics form that borders on the unseemly.">>
    
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   Thursday, August 12, 2004  
DREAMWAVE & DABEL BROTHERS Join Forces to Create Newest Warlands Saga

:: Posted by max @ 8/12/2004 04:58:00 AM
Dreamwave returns to Warlands with Dabel Brother’s Production leading the charge. Nearly four years ago the original Warlands volume Darklyte which sold 75,000+ copies to rabid fans worldwide. Based on that success, Warlands expanded to two other properties, Banished Knights and Shidima, which were both met with critical acclaim. Fans will now get the chance to see the return of Warlands in January of 2005 with fantasy artists Dabel Brother’s Production taking over the creative aspects of the newest incarnation. Series creator Pat Lee is charting the course, while Ernst Dabel, President of Dabel Brothers Production will be writing the series with Ron Marz (Green Lantern) acting as

a story consultant. Lynx Studios’ Edu Francisco (Legacy) will handle the penciling duties with Etienne St-Laurent performing the digital painting.



Fans attending the Toronto Comic Book Expo on August 27-19th, will be able to pick up a con-exclusive Limited 2000 print Edition Warlands Preview Ashcan which will collect original character designs and sketches by the Warlands team.



Warlands will be released on a monthly basis through Dreamwave Productions and will be available for solicitation through Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. More information about Warlands, Dreamwave Productions and the Limited Edition Warlands Preview Ashcan can be found at www.DreamwaveProd.com or www.DabelBrothers.com.

    
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   Wednesday, August 11, 2004  
TCAF announces spring dates for the 2005 event!

:: Posted by max @ 8/11/2004 04:22:00 AM
   
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CARTOON COLLISION

:: Posted by max @ 8/11/2004 04:16:00 AM
Co:Dave on the Toronto Comic Jam Discussion Group



CARTOON COLLISION is a massive Political Cartoon art show happening at the Broken Fence Gallery, 727 Queen St. East in the heart of Jack Town (south side just east of Broadview). And it's not too late to participate if any members wish too, 6' X 7'high space for $25 for one month (sculptures welcome).



Reception is Friday, August 27, 6 to 11pm with guitar slinger Cyril MacPherson singing out those good ole protest songs and more. The show runs from August 19 to Sept. 18, Gallery Hours, Thursday 12-4pm, Friday 1-7pm, Sat.& Sun.1-5pm. Come on down and enjoy the show...and spread the word.



For more information, call Glen Guerin at the Noxious Studio 416-469-2384.

    
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Web Editor needed for ROSCO magazine online + comics deadline for fall issue

:: Posted by max @ 8/11/2004 04:10:00 AM
ROSCO, a magazine published in both print and online, dealing with culture, arts, humour and nostalgia, is undergoing a redesign & re-conceptualizing. The new theme? “comics comics comics beoitch!”



Originally a university publication, ROSCO has been around for eight years and is now independently run by a rag-tag crew of misfits out of Toronto. The print version is widely distributed in downtown Toronto, and in select locations in Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa. Work was under way on a planed revamping of the mag when things went awry for co-ordinating editor Steve Mckay



“I had promised a big fancy re-design of roscomagazine.com that would give our comic creators mad props etc. Well we're all good to go with it, but our web editor suddenly quit so shitty beans for us...but I promise it's a commin' and ROSCO's new focus is aimed fairly squarely on comics and local creators



we is lookin' for a dedicated, talented and creative web designer who wants to take charge of www.roscomagazine.com.



a slight redesign and re-organization is needed, to reflect the current vision of the magazine (comics comics comics beoitch!), and then it's all about the updates. we are two issues behind...the material is good to go, we just need it up there.



we upgraded our account recently, so we have some fun tools to play with, but we need YOU to step up to the plate and tell us what you think would be fun to do with the site.



unfortunately this is largely a volunteer position, although we do have a small amount of cash that we will give you every now and then...plus the occasional free drink, admittance to ROSCO events and the tingling thrill of being part of the team.



Write me at chitchat@roscomagazine.com “



-Steve



Note:ROSCO magazines’ fall 2004 issue comics submission deadline - MONDAY AUGUST 23

   
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   Monday, August 09, 2004  
AN OPENING ACT OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL & RoommateFromHell.com

:: Posted by max @ 8/09/2004 08:34:00 PM
CO:No Media Kings - jim@nomediakings.org

My new novel is just back from the printer. AN OPENING ACT OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL is a tale of the urban occult told through online blog entries. I'm really happy with how the cover turned out, the right mix of strange and silly, with texture and shadows that are slightly forboding. If you were here with me I'd grab one from a box and thrust it into your hands, but since you're not, here's the next best thing.



Most people on this mailing list know that I publish my own books in Canada. Previously in the US I've been published by the good folks at Four Walls Eight Windows, but for this book I've decided to publish myself in the US via No Media Kings. I'm pretty stoked about this, and I think I have a good chance of making it work. It'll be launching simultanously in the US and Canada in September.



But between this foreign expansion and publishing two books in a year, No Media Kings is even more bare-bones than usual. So I'm hoping that I can get your support on getting the resources together to give this book a good push.



Wanna help? If so, here's a couple ways.



1. INVITE ME TO YOUR TOWN

E-mail me back if you'd like to help set up an event to launch the book. I'm hoping to cover a lot of Canada and the US in the next three months, and I've got a fun act and lots of great co-tourers lined up.



2. ORDER THE BOOK

Score some summer reading and help with my cash flow at the same time. Signed, sanctified and shipped to your door!





3. DONATE MY BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY

Check out my "No Media Kings, Yes Library Bling" campaign!





4. WORK AT A BOOKSTORE?

If you're planning to order the book, I'd like to send you some samplers.



5. WORK IN MEDIA?

Shoot me your address and I'll send out a press pack.



More unspeakably evil developments soon,

Jim





Pluse; while it's still brand new, I'd like to announce:

RoommateFromHell.com

...those of you who've read about my new book AN OPENING ACT OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL will recognize that URL as the main character Kate's blog. The first entry's up today, and starting midnight tonight a new entry will be posted daily to the faux blog until the whole novel is online.



You can read more about it and add your feedback here.



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LAUNCH OF NEW Distroboto Aug 18 @ Cheval Blanc!

:: Posted by max @ 8/09/2004 07:41:00 PM


Co:archivemontreal@canada.com

We’re launching a new Distroboto machine!



Come to the launch part on Wednesday, August 18, at Le Cheval Blanc, 809 Ontario E. (corner St. Hubert, one block from Berri metro.) The party starts at 5 p.m. and will go until 1 a.m. Admission is free, and entertainment will be provided by Les Abdigradationistes and Matt Lederman (from Moondata Productions). While there, you can also savour Le Cheval Blanc’s selection of draft beers, brewed right on the premises!



Featured as one of the “Ideas of the Year” for 2001 by The New York Times Magazine, DISTROBOTO machines are former cigarette machines which now dispense local music, art and literature in the form of small books, comics, CDs, cassettes, fridge magnets, buttons and other hand-made products. All items cost just $2, and all profits go straight to the artists!



More than 150 artists have sold over 10 000 items in the past three years in our ther machines (located at Casa del Popolo, Petit Campus and La Salla Rossa.)



For more information about this launch or about Distroboto in general, contact Louis Rastelli by phone:514-282-0146, by fax: 514-861-5349 or by email:archivemontreal@canada.com .



This event is made possible thanks to funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.



ATTENTION! : Lancement machine Distroboto!



Il nous fait plaisir d'annoncer que le réseau de machines distributrices de culture Distroboto lance une nouvelle machine à Montréal!



Le nouveau Distroboto sera installé en permanence au bar Le Cheval Blanc, 809 rue Ontario E. Le party de lancement se tiendra entre 17h et 1h le mercredi, 18 août au Cheval Blanc. L’entrée est gratuit, et il yaura des performances par Les Abdigradationistes et Matt Lederman de Moondata Productions.



Choisi comme une des « idées de l’année » en 2001 par le prestigieux journal The New York Times, DISTROBOTO est le nom qu’on a donné à des machines distributrices de cigarettes qui vendent maintenant de l’art et de la culture, et non des cigarettes. Ainsi, ces machines vendent donc des petits livres, des bandes dessinées, des mini-CDs, des objets d’art originaux, des cassettes etc., tout à seulement $2! De plus, les profits des ventes vont directement aux artistes!



Pour d'avantage d'information sur le nouveau Distroboto ou sur cet évènement de lancement spécial, veuillez contacter Louis Rastelli soit au téléphone au 514-282-0146, par fax au 514-861-5349 ou par courriel à archivemontreal@canada.com .



Cet évènement a été rendu possible grâce à l'aide du Conseil des arts du Canada.

    
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Michele Laframboise books available on amazon.ca

:: Posted by max @ 8/09/2004 07:30:00 PM
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Co:www.Michele-Laframboise.com



Bonjour à tous!

Suite à l'envoi du dernier bulletin, quelqu'un a fait remarquer que tous mes romans (sauf Ithuriel) et deux de mes BD sont présents sur la liste du site d'achats en ligne Amazon.ca. C'est "Piège pour le Jules-Verne" qui se retrouve en tête de liste pour les best-seller.



Les Mémoires de l'Arc - pas encore imprimées! - sont aussi mentionnées et on peut les commander à l'avance!



L'ennui c'est qu'on ne voit pas les belles couvertures... et que peu de critiques en ligne de lecteurs sont présentes!



Je vous encourage à en écrire même si vous n'avez pas acheté mes livres sur Amazon. Je sais que certains auteurs envoient eux-mêmes des critiques positives sous seudonyme, mais ce procédé me paraît malhonnête.



Voici un des sites

www.amazon.ca voir la section livres et taper mon nom



Merci à vous tous et profitez du bel été!



Michèle Laframboise

Rêve, aventure, poésie...

    
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Dstrbo.com Update

:: Posted by max @ 8/09/2004 07:29:00 PM
Co:Dstrbo.com

olympic hype 8/09/04

Not that I have anything against the olympics, but I do take issue with the fact that the entire western world seems to be blinded by sport fever whenever it's that time.

It's funny, whenever I'm offering my opinion about the space program, and how as a species we should be putting a more collective effort towards getting out there, there will always be one person who invariably argues that space exploration is a waste of time and resources. They say we should abolish NASA in favour of putting that energy and money towards fixing terrestrial problems like world hunger and war, etc... but you never hear anyone advocating the abolition of the Olympics, or the film industry...



Dan B aka DSTRBO



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



   
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   Thursday, August 05, 2004  
Ca Va, La BD? : Le Librarire pimps local comics to french readers

:: Posted by max @ 8/05/2004 06:24:00 PM
Le Librarire, a free french literary paper distributed in bookstores, magazine shops, and of course, libraries has a cover story on BD titled Ca Va, La BD?



Translated from the opening paragraph: “It appears that yes: This market, a long time marginalized, is showing abundant vitality. The albums always abundant on the of the bookshops shelves are abundant with Albums [comics/graficnovels] and sales go great guns as the large Publishers resort to muscular advertising offensives. During the last five years, these houses created tens of collections while more modest autres followed in their wake in spite of publicity still often inadequate. Fortunately, through patience and of passion, the wind has changed predicts a beautiful future with these artists of the avant-garde who amply deserve their place among the bones of BD history. “



Read the rest in French here or a goggled translation here

    
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   Wednesday, August 04, 2004  
Press Release for RevolveR One

:: Posted by max @ 8/04/2004 12:47:00 AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08 02:02

RevolveR One: Sequential Tectonic Shift

Themes of identity, loneliness, homelessness, heredity, of finding our place in life, our perceptions of our selves, of others--basic ingredients of the human condition--are explored in Revolver, the new ongoing comic book from Salgood Sam, also known as Canadian artist Max Douglas.



A collection of short works and the first instalments of longer ongoing stories by Salgood Sam with guest authors a.j.duric and John O`Brien, RevolveR is at times introspective, melancholic and hopeful in its pursuit of truth and understanding.



A vehicle for telling stories, RevolveR is also a test-bed for the medium of Sequential Art and dedicated to stretching the artform through the refinement of old techniques and development of new ones. Hopefully in the process helping to expand the syntax and structure of sequential narrative art.



“I think there are is a great deal of room for growth in the medium; That is consistently still one of the most exciting aspects of working in it – the amount of outer-space left to explore.



Writing as a craft is just starting to be given the sort of attention it deserves in the North American comics community; as their status as a true form of literature as well as art is increasingly acknowledged by the general public. And I see many avenues for development in the visual component of comics, especially from the perspective of narrative and symbolic values. Currently I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the use of the page, as a whole. Tearing down walls as it were, especially the ones we call panels.



While they are efficient at times and excel at lending a regular rhythm to the story, the grid like use of space found in most comics is one of the less expressive ways I can think of to convey a story, and does not entirely faithfully represent the world as I experience it. So I’ve been experimenting with opening up the page and exploring what I think are more both subtle and dramatic ways to lead the readers eye around the space and into the stories. I take a lot of cues from poetry and music in this, having found a great deal in common I think between the forms in this area.



It’s true as you may have read by now, that comics can be one of the slowest and most time consuming methodical ways you can choose to tell stories, but I don’t think I’m bound to ever get board exploring the mediums’ potential.”



Bio



A veteran of 15+ years Max has worked off and on in the mainstream comics industry for Marvel and DC, landing his first job at 21 on Clive Barkers’ serialized Night Breed comic and going on to work on numerous high profile titles as a freelance artist [see www.salgoodsam.com for a full bibliography]. The quest for better stories, more rewarding work and greater control over content eventually led him to all but abandon the mainstream comics world in the mid nineties. He’s continued to work on occasion as a hired gun for DC & Marvel as well as other major publishers, taking on one or two small jobs a year as part of a larger diet of editorial illustration, poster art, painting, graphic design, prop - character and set design. Meanwhile all his spare time over the last 8 years has been spent working on writing and refining a visual voice for himself and developing the skills needed to be a complete comics creator. He’s contributed to a number of recent comics anthologies, small press publications and web zines, as well as being active in the Montreal Comix community as an organizer and sometimes reporter through his comics news blog Sequential.



Salgood Sam’s RevolveR represents a coming out of sorts. The first volley of a creator who has found his stride and is ready to share the results with the world.







RevolveЯ : an ongoing personal anthology.

Contents of Vol. One

Pg 2-12: Pin City: An introductory short character sketch, part one of a longer work titled Bliss.

Pg 13: A night at the bar: An imagined sequential study of Casa del Popolo in Montreal.

Pg 14-29: The Rise And Fall Of It All; Act 1- A Cube with a view. The fist Instalment of a Graphic Novel adaptation of composer John O'Brien's experimental audio play. Visit www.rise-fall.com to listen to the audio.

Pg 30-37: Misplaced. A silent narrative based on a dream. The search for something lost.

Pg 38: A portrait of Sandra

Pg 39-44: HelpLess: A short story about escaping mortality based on a script by a.j.duric.

Pg 45-46: Poems and sketches.

Pg 47-50: Where the wild things went. A short sequential poem inspired by my late 20's and my favourite children's book, Maurice Sendak's Where the wild things are.

Pg 51: Nature vs. Nurture?

Pg 52: A note from Max.



52 pages, B&W interiors [Previews available on web site], two colour silk-screened covers on Black cover stock. A limited first edition of 700. The first 100 will be numbered. Available online @ revolvercomix.com by mail order - $4.95 us, $6.95 can + shipping



You can buy RevolveЯ Vol One from Salgood Sam in person at the Canadian National Comic Book Expo august 27-29th



Copies are available in Toronto at the Beguiling, pages books & the Silver Snail



Fichtre, F52, Mojo, Monastiraki and Millennium in Montreal.



They will also be available at The Monthly Montreal Comix Jams.



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   Monday, August 02, 2004  
Dstrbo.com Update

:: Posted by max @ 8/02/2004 02:57:00 PM
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The Pope is nuts. 8/01/04

Smart Catholics everywhere must have heaved a heavy sigh of embarrassment the other day, when the Vatican officially denounced feminism for making the point that men and women are equal. According to their spokespeople (read: cross-eyed lunatics), such a push for equality makes "homosexuality and heterosexuality virtually equivalent, in a new model of polymorphous sexuality." As if they have any idea what sexuality is about, polymorphous or otherwise. Shit, all this during Pride, too.



But hey, all you God-fearin' ladies out there, don't you worry your pretty little heads over this, because the Vatican also stated that this ruling "in no way hampers a womans access to the heart of Christian life." Ahem- just as long as you know your place, and that dinner should be on the table by six.



I was raised Catholic, I have respect for the people in my life that are Catholic, so I'm curious, what are you going to do about this? Wait for the old fart to die? I honestly don't think that'll change anything.



If I went to church, I'd make a stink. I don't know how, but I would. This isn't right.



Dan B aka DSTRBO



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