Friday, November 17, 2006
This Weekend
:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/17/2006 05:07:00 AM 
Events
-Toronto Comic Book Fan Supershow
Sunday, November 19th, 11AM-5PM
Featuring over 20 exhibitors and cartoonist guests like Dale Keown, Ken Lashley, J. Bone, Sean Ward, and Jim Craig (70s Marvel artist and co-creator of 3-D Man with Roy Thomas). Craig also illustrated the Canadian superhero The Northern Light for seminal fanzines Orb Magazine and Power Comics.
Holiday Inn at 370 King Street West, Regency Ballroom]
admission is $5 (kids under 12 free with adult)
http://www.torontocomicon.com
-Gilded Lilies Booklaunch
Wright Award-nominated Jillian Tamaki launches her latest collection in Toronto.
Sunday, November 19th @ 8PM
The Cameron House (Back Room), 408 Queen St. West
FREE
(Gilded Lilies review at Frequential)
-Salon du Livre de Montreal
This giant event featuring lots of cartoonists continues all weekend.
(see yesterday's post)
News and Reviews
-Chris Butcher reviews the first issue of Steve MacIsaac's Shirtlifter, "an examination of contemporary gay relationships set against the backdrop of Japanese culture and a stage-performance of the classic kept-woman play [sic?] 'Madame Bovary'."
-The Toronto Star reports on an Ontario government website that uses cartoons as part of a "campaign on dating violence and sexual harassment" that "encourages equal, healthy relationships between boys and girls."
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