Tuesday, February 28, 2006  
Les Nombrils creators profiled

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/28/2006 10:18:00 AM

Maryse Dubuc and Marc Delafontaine, Quebec creators of the strip "Les Nombrils" published by Dupuis in France, are profiled in their home-town paper.

The book was officially launched yesterday.

Cyberpresse | Arts & Spectacles

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Les Nombrils creators profiled

:: Posted by max @ 2/28/2006 10:18:00 AM


Maryse Dubuc and Marc Delafontaine, Quebec creators of the strip "Les Nombrils" published by Dupuis in France, are profiled in their home-town paper.

The book was officially launched yesterday.

Cyberpresse | Arts & Spectacles

Google translation

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Speakeasy Calls it Quits

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/28/2006 10:01:00 AM
According to a post at Chris Butcher's blog, Toronto comics publisher Speakeasy has cancelled all publishing plans.
Comics.212.net:
Received In Email
Speakeasy Ceases Publishing

"As unofficial public relations for Speakeasy Comics, I feel it is my duty to inform everyone that as of 3:30 PM today, Speakeasy Comics has shut its doors and will not be publishing comics for, at the very least, the rest of the year. Most, if not all, creators have been contacted and informed. If I'm not mistaken, all books scheduled to ship in March will ship. April and May books are up in the air, while June books are cancelled.

Feel free to contact me regarding any questions pertaining to the above.

-Vito Delsante"


This information comes after Adam Fortier cancelled all of his appearances at this weekend's New York Comic-Con (official reason was that his wife was in and out of the hospital last week, and I hope she's alright as we get on well), but showed up at the convention anyway briefly.
    
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Speakeasy Calls it Quits

:: Posted by max @ 2/28/2006 10:01:00 AM
According to a post at Chris Butcher's blog, Toronto comics publisher Speakeasy has cancelled all publishing plans.
Comics.212.net:
Received In Email
Speakeasy Ceases Publishing

"As unofficial public relations for Speakeasy Comics, I feel it is my duty to inform everyone that as of 3:30 PM today, Speakeasy Comics has shut its doors and will not be publishing comics for, at the very least, the rest of the year. Most, if not all, creators have been contacted and informed. If I'm not mistaken, all books scheduled to ship in March will ship. April and May books are up in the air, while June books are cancelled.

Feel free to contact me regarding any questions pertaining to the above.

-Vito Delsante"


This information comes after Adam Fortier cancelled all of his appearances at this weekend's New York Comic-Con (official reason was that his wife was in and out of the hospital last week, and I hope she's alright as we get on well), but showed up at the convention anyway briefly.
    
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   Sunday, February 26, 2006  
Mario Malouin to Leave Safarir

:: Posted by max @ 2/26/2006 02:52:00 PM
News Source: News and Current events - BDQuebec:

Mario Malouin, one of the founding cartoonists of the Quebec children's humour comic Safarir has left that publication as of its latest issue. A contributor to Safarir since 1987, he has now moved to its competitor, Delire magazine . He will be doing an adventure strip called "Justine" for Delire. As well as work as a caricaturist for several news magazines, Malouin is also the writer of "The Astronaut", drawn by Jean-Philippe Morin and published in Spirou.

Malouin Bio

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Mario Malouin to Leave Safarir

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/26/2006 05:52:00 AM
News Source: News and Current events - BDQuebec:

Mario Malouin, one of the founding cartoonists of the Quebec children's humour comic Safarir has left that publication as of its latest issue. A contributor to Safarir since 1987, he has now moved to its competitor, Delire magazine . He will be doing an adventure strip called "Justine" for Delire. As well as work as a caricaturist for several news magazines, Malouin is also the writer of "The Astronaut", drawn by Jean-Philippe Morin and published in Spirou.

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Ed Franklin, 1921-2006

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/26/2006 05:12:00 AM


Obituary

Former Globe and Mail political cartoonist Ed Franklin has died. Born in Texas, Franklin worked for the Globe from 1968-1987.

Franklin started his career at the Houston Press in 1947. He also drew cartoons for the Houston Post until 1953 when he moved to New York and freelanced for magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, True, and Argosy, among other clients.

In 1959 he moved his family to Toronto and worked in advertising and illustration. His first Globe cartoon was published in 1966. Following a short stint with the Toronto Star, he joined the staff of the Globe in 1968, alternating with Jim Reidford, the Globe's chief cartoonist and the man responsible for getting Franklin the job. Franklin became the Globe's main daily cartoonist in 1972.

According to Peter Desbarrats in The Hecklers, "His caricatures always illuminate public figures with harsh clarity but his ideas are often as labyrinthine as his drawings and sometimes remain tantalizingly obscure for a large part of his audience."

Desbarrats also notes that, "Probably remembering his experience with Reidford, Franklin has always been very encouraging towards younger cartoonist, including Ted Jackman and Tony Jenkins."

The Globe and Mail attributes Franklin with ending the political career of former Prime Minister Joe Clark when a Franklin caricature of a pants-less Clark was circulated at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention.

Another cartoon is said to have influenced Ronald Reagan on the issue of acid rain on the eve of Reagan's 1985 visit to Canada.

Franklin also worked for the Financial Post and Saturday Night after retirement.

---

There is a Memorial Service:
Monday, February 27
1 PM
Campbell House
160 Queen West, Toronto
(reception 1:30-3:30)



1984 Profile

Complete Globe Obituary

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Ed Franklin, 1921-2006

:: Posted by max @ 2/26/2006 02:12:00 AM

Obituary

Former Globe and Mail political cartoonist Ed Franklin has died. Born in Texas, Franklin worked for the Globe from 1968-1987.

Franklin started his career at the Houston Press in 1947. He also drew cartoons for the Houston Post until 1953 when he moved to New York and freelanced for magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, True, and Argosy, among other clients.

In 1959 he moved his family to Toronto and worked in advertising and illustration. His first Globe cartoon was published in 1966. Following a short stint with the Toronto Star, he joined the staff of the Globe in 1968, alternating with Jim Reidford, the Globe's chief cartoonist and the man responsible for getting Franklin the job. Franklin became the Globe's main daily cartoonist in 1972.

According to Peter Desbarrats in The Hecklers, "His caricatures always illuminate public figures with harsh clarity but his ideas are often as labyrinthine as his drawings and sometimes remain tantalizingly obscure for a large part of his audience."

Desbarrats also notes that, "Probably remembering his experience with Reidford, Franklin has always been very encouraging towards younger cartoonist, including Ted Jackman and Tony Jenkins."

The Globe and Mail attributes Franklin with ending the political career of former Prime Minister Joe Clark when a Franklin caricature of a pants-less Clark was circulated at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention.

Another cartoon is said to have influenced Ronald Reagan on the issue of acid rain on the eve of Reagan's 1985 visit to Canada.

Franklin also worked for the Financial Post and Saturday Night after retirement.

---

There is a Memorial Service:
Monday, February 27
1 PM
Campbell House
160 Queen West, Toronto
(reception 1:30-3:30)

1984 Profile

Complete Globe Obituary

(above: 2 cartoons by Ed Franklin from 1987, including a portrait of Brian Mulroney)

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   Friday, February 24, 2006  
Graphic Novel Sales Hit $245M

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/24/2006 02:29:00 PM
News Link Source: Publishers Weekly

ICV2 owner Milton Griepp revealed that graphic novel sales in the U.S. and Canada reached $245 Million in 2005. According to his annual report, released yesterday at the New York Comic-Con, retail graphic novel sales grew by almost 18%: general bookstores sold $167 million and comics shops accounted for $78 million in sales. Manga growth is at 25% and most titles published were manga.

No word yet on what percentage of this business is Canadian.


U.S. Graphic Novel Sales Hit $245M; New York Comic-Con Ready to Go - 2/24/2006 - Publishers Weekly
    
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Graphic Novel Sales Hit $245M

:: Posted by max @ 2/24/2006 02:29:00 PM
News Link Source: Publishers Weekly

ICV2 owner Milton Griepp revealed that graphic novel sales in the U.S. and Canada reached $245 Million in 2005. According to his annual report, released yesterday at the New York Comic-Con, retail graphic novel sales grew by almost 18%: general bookstores sold $167 million and comics shops accounted for $78 million in sales. Manga growth is at 25% and most titles published were manga.

No word yet on what percentage of this business is Canadian.


U.S. Graphic Novel Sales Hit $245M; New York Comic-Con Ready to Go - 2/24/2006 - Publishers Weekly

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   Thursday, February 23, 2006  
Cartoon Controversy Update

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/23/2006 01:16:00 PM
Weekly News

In an attempt to supplement the coverage of this story at Tom Spurgeon's Comics Reporter, Sequential presents the weekly summary of Mohammed cartoon-related events in Canada.

The main Canadian stories this week relating to the publication of cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish Newspaper last September:

1. The largest Canadian protest to date took place in Toronto on Sunday, February 19. 2,500 people rallied outside the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park.
-CBC coverage
-CTV/Canadian Press article

2. Calgary's chief Crown prosecutor determines that the cartoons, reprinted in The Western Standard and the Jewish Free Press, do not constitute hate crimes.
Gordon Wong, Calgary's chief Crown prosecutor, said the Criminal Code requires an intent to incite hatred against a specific group, which wasn't present. "The intent was to debate the issue within the articles. That's different than inciting hatred," he said.
Globe and Mail

3. University presses across Canada debate the issue. Several student newspapers have reprinted the cartoons and others have published controversial editorial cartoons in reaction to the controversy.
-P.W. Gooch, the president of Victoria University, Toronto, issues a statement regarding a controversial cartoon in the Strand newspaper
-Summary of the university press reaction by Tessa Vanderhart, including free speech debate in PEI

4. Journalist poll says: publish the cartoons. A poll of 221 Canadian journalists reveals that 7 out of 10 journos support the publication of the Danish cartoons. Globe and Mail

5. Many editorials on the subject, from the student press, as well as Trotskyist, Jewish and Christian presses.


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Cartoon Controversy Update

:: Posted by max @ 2/23/2006 01:16:00 PM
Weekly News

In an attempt to supplement the coverage of this story at Tom Spurgeon's Comics Reporter, Sequential presents the weekly summary of Mohammed cartoon-related events in Canada.

The main Canadian stories this week relating to the publication of cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish Newspaper last September:

1. The largest Canadian protest to date took place in Toronto on Sunday, February 19. 2,500 people rallied outside the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park.
-CBC coverage
-CTV/Canadian Press article

2. Calgary's chief Crown prosecutor determines that the cartoons, reprinted in The Western Standard and the Jewish Free Press, do not constitute hate crimes.
Gordon Wong, Calgary's chief Crown prosecutor, said the Criminal Code requires an intent to incite hatred against a specific group, which wasn't present. "The intent was to debate the issue within the articles. That's different than inciting hatred," he said.
Globe and Mail

3. University presses across Canada debate the issue. Several student newspapers have reprinted the cartoons and others have published controversial editorial cartoons in reaction to the controversy.
-P.W. Gooch, the president of Victoria University, Toronto, issues a statement regarding a controversial cartoon in the Strand newspaper
-Summary of the university press reaction by Tessa Vanderhart, including free speech debate in PEI

4. Journalist poll says: publish the cartoons. A poll of 221 Canadian journalists reveals that 7 out of 10 journos support the publication of the Danish cartoons. Globe and Mail

5. Many editorials on the subject, from the student press, as well as Trotskyist, Jewish and Christian presses.


Last week's summary at Sequential

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York U. Otaku

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/23/2006 12:42:00 PM
Manga fans at York University profiled in article on excessive fan credulity.

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York U. Otaku

:: Posted by max @ 2/23/2006 12:42:00 PM
Manga fans at York University profiled in article on excessive fan credulity.

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Comic Shop Profile

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/23/2006 12:36:00 PM
Bringing culture to Toronto's Beaches:

"There hasn’t been a comic shop in the actual Beaches area for the past 10 years now. The west end of Toronto is clogged with comic shops — every two blocks there’s another one."


Town Crier Online - Your source for local Toronto news and community information.
    
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Comic Shop Profile

:: Posted by max @ 2/23/2006 12:36:00 PM
Bringing culture to Toronto's Beaches:

"There hasn’t been a comic shop in the actual Beaches area for the past 10 years now. The west end of Toronto is clogged with comic shops — every two blocks there’s another one."


Town Crier Online - Your source for local Toronto news and community information.

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   Monday, February 20, 2006  
Brad Mackay Website

:: Posted by max @ 2/20/2006 04:15:00 PM
Doug Wright Collections Announced

Toronto writer and Wright Awards organizer Brad Mackay has unveiled his new website, which includes many of his comics-related articles in one handy place.
Also on the site is the first "official" notice of the upcoming publication of Doug Wright's comic strips which were hinted at at last year's awards ceremony.

Brad Mackay : Freelance Journalist:
"After several years of research and hard work, Brad is currently writing the biographical essays for the first major retrospective of the comics work of Doug Wright. A pioneering Canadian cartoonist, Wright was best known for his strip Doug Wright's Family (originally called Nipper) as well as The Wheels, Cynthia and Ticky-Tacky Township. The three books will be designed by Guelph’s own world-renowned cartoonist Seth and will be published by Drawn and Quarterly Books beginning in fall of 2007. (Mark it in your calendars!)"
    
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Brad Mackay Website

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/20/2006 04:15:00 AM
Doug Wright Collections Announced

Toronto writer and Wright Awards organizer Brad Mackay has unveiled his new website, which includes many of his comics-related articles in one handy place.
Also on the site is the first "official" notice of the upcoming publication of Doug Wright's comic strips which were hinted at at last year's awards ceremony.

Brad Mackay : Freelance Journalist:
"After several years of research and hard work, Brad is currently writing the biographical essays for the first major retrospective of the comics work of Doug Wright. A pioneering Canadian cartoonist, Wright was best known for his strip Doug Wright's Family (originally called Nipper) as well as The Wheels, Cynthia and Ticky-Tacky Township. The three books will be designed by Guelph’s own world-renowned cartoonist Seth and will be published by Drawn and Quarterly Books beginning in fall of 2007. (Mark it in your calendars!)"
    
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Day Prize Shortlist

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/20/2006 04:10:00 AM
Dave Sim announces his shortlist of comics and creators for the Gene Day Prize, an award handed out by Sim at SPACE, the small press convention in Columbys Ohio, May 13th.

Day Prize
    
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Day Prize Shortlist

:: Posted by max @ 2/20/2006 04:10:00 AM
Dave Sim announces his shortlist of comics and creators for the Gene Day Prize, an award handed out by Sim at SPACE, the small press convention in Columbys Ohio, May 13th.

Day Prize
    
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Bougie Does Trembles

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/20/2006 04:06:00 AM
Link Source: Comics Journal boards

Cartoonist, zinester and adult movie expert Robin Bougie interviews Montreal cartoonist Rick Trembles in a porn-centric talk.

MrSkin - Nude Celebrity Movie Reviews
    
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Bougie Does Trembles

:: Posted by max @ 2/20/2006 04:06:00 AM
Link Source: Comics Journal boards

Cartoonist, zinester and adult movie expert Robin Bougie interviews Montreal cartoonist Rick Trembles in a porn-centric talk.

MrSkin - Nude Celebrity Movie Reviews

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2006 Shuster Awards Nominations

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/20/2006 03:48:00 AM

The nominations for the 2006 Shuster Awards have been announced. The Awards are now officially bilingual, dealing with work in both French and English. As well, the Shuster website features a new poster designed by Darwyn Cooke and links to information about this year's organization and event.

The nominees are:

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Writer:
- Samm Barnes
- Ian Boothby
- Ray Fawkes
- Joe O'Brien & Ty Templeton
- J. Torres

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist
- Adrian Alphona
- Dale Eaglesham
- David Finch
- Pia Guerra
- Igor Kordey
- Thierry Labrosse
- Jacques Lamontagne

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Scott Chantler
- Darwyn Cooke
- Bryan Lee O'Malley
- Seth
- Leif Tande

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Publisher
- Drawn & Quarterly
- Editions De La Pasteque
- Editions Premieres Lignes
- Speakeasy Comics
- UDON Comics

Outstanding International Comic Book Creator
(new category)
-write-in ballot

In addition, inductees into the Hall of Fame and an award for Best Retailer are to be announced.

Winners are to be determined by the general public voting in online ballots, beginning March 4th. The awards will be handed out APRIL 29, 2006 @ 7 :30 PM at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon.

Shuster Awards
    
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2006 Shuster Awards Nominations

:: Posted by max @ 2/20/2006 03:48:00 AM

The nominations for the 2006 Shuster Awards have been announced. The Awards are now officially bilingual, dealing with work in both French and English. As well, the Shuster website features a new poster designed by Darwyn Cooke and links to information about this year's organization and event.

The nominees are:

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Writer:
- Samm Barnes
- Ian Boothby
- Ray Fawkes
- Joe O'Brien & Ty Templeton
- J. Torres

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist
- Adrian Alphona
- Dale Eaglesham
- David Finch
- Pia Guerra
- Igor Kordey
- Thierry Labrosse
- Jacques Lamontagne

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Scott Chantler
- Darwyn Cooke
- Bryan Lee O'Malley
- Seth
- Leif Tande

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Publisher
- Drawn & Quarterly
- Editions De La Pasteque
- Editions Premieres Lignes
- Speakeasy Comics
- UDON Comics

Outstanding International Comic Book Creator
(new category)
-write-in ballot

In addition, inductees into the Hall of Fame and an award for Best Retailer are to be announced.

Winners are to be determined by the general public voting in online ballots, beginning March 4th. The awards will be handed out APRIL 29, 2006 @ 7 :30 PM at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon.

Shuster Awards

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   Sunday, February 19, 2006  
Ontario Community Newspaper Awards

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/19/2006 10:52:00 PM
News Source: My Kawartha

This Week cartoonist Kevin Frank is thrilled to be shortlisted for an award alongside two of Ontario's best.

The Omemee resident learned on Tuesday that he is up for the Ontario Community Newspaper Association's Cartoon of the Year award. The other two nominees are Tim Dolighan, who provides This Week's page 6 cartoons, and Steve Nease, cartoonist for the Oakville Beaver.

Both Mr. Nease and Mr. Dolighan have countless provincial and national awards for their work.

Mr. Frank draws the True North cartoon for This Week for its Friday editions.

This Week's editors sent in three of Mr. Frank's creations: one about bloodsuckers, one about hot arenas on cold days and a third about cottage traffic in July. The last cartoon caused a flurry of debate on the newspaper's editorial page as readers debated whether it insulted Toronto-area visitors or not.

"I'm surprised, honoured and proud," Mr. Frank says about his nomination. He finds out on April 1 if he placed first, second or third.


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Ontario Community Newspaper Awards

:: Posted by max @ 2/19/2006 10:51:00 PM
News Source: My Kawartha

This Week cartoonist Kevin Frank is thrilled to be shortlisted for an award alongside two of Ontario's best.

The Omemee resident learned on Tuesday that he is up for the Ontario Community Newspaper Association's Cartoon of the Year award. The other two nominees are Tim Dolighan, who provides This Week's page 6 cartoons, and Steve Nease, cartoonist for the Oakville Beaver.

Both Mr. Nease and Mr. Dolighan have countless provincial and national awards for their work.

Mr. Frank draws the True North cartoon for This Week for its Friday editions.

This Week's editors sent in three of Mr. Frank's creations: one about bloodsuckers, one about hot arenas on cold days and a third about cottage traffic in July. The last cartoon caused a flurry of debate on the newspaper's editorial page as readers debated whether it insulted Toronto-area visitors or not.

"I'm surprised, honoured and proud," Mr. Frank says about his nomination. He finds out on April 1 if he placed first, second or third.


True North artist up for OCNA Cartoon of the Year award

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Marc Ngui Exhibit

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/19/2006 10:22:00 PM
Deluezian Comics?

Several cartoon-related installations at Toronto gallery:

globeandmail.com : Thousands of drawings where 'flow' is everything: "This ambitious and enormously likeable exhibition at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto at Scarborough is called Quantal Strife. The catalogue for the exhibition, by guest curator Sally McKay -- with the design participation of Marc Ngui, one of the three artists whose work makes up the show -- bears the rather more ornately embroidered but adventurously explanatory title A beginner's guide to quantal strife, oscillating dichotomies, cognitive assemblages and the multivalent nature of communication when people look at it: but without all the big words."

Also featuring "sweaty Crumbesque drawings" by Scott Carruthers.

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Cartoon Controversy Update

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/19/2006 10:15:00 PM
Protests and Editorial Reactions Continue

The three main Canadian stories relating to the publication of cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish Newspaper:

1.Large demonstrations in Canadian cities. Following protests in Montreal and Toronto last week, Vancouver and Ottawa are the sites of latest protests.

2.Toronto student newspaper publishes a cartoon of Jesus and Mohammed kissing:
-TheStar.com - U of T paper defends publication of cartoon
-The Strand: Victoria University, Toronto

3.Canadian publications reprint Danish cartoons amid protests:
-Jewish Free Press publishes multiple images
-New Muslim newspaper planned
   
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Cartoon Controversy Update

:: Posted by max @ 2/19/2006 10:14:00 PM
Protests and Editorial Reactions Continue

The three main Canadian stories relating to the publication of cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish Newspaper:

1.Large demonstrations in Canadian cities. Following protests in Montreal and Toronto last week, Vancouver and Ottawa are the sites of latest protests.

2.Toronto student newspaper publishes a cartoon of Jesus and Mohammed kissing:
-TheStar.com - U of T paper defends publication of cartoon
-The Strand: Victoria University, Toronto

3.Canadian publications reprint Danish cartoons amid protests:
-Jewish Free Press publishes multiple images
-New Muslim newspaper planned

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Marc Ngui Exhibit

:: Posted by max @ 2/19/2006 10:22:00 AM
Deluezian Comics?

Several cartoon-related installations at Toronto gallery:

globeandmail.com : Thousands of drawings where 'flow' is everything: "This ambitious and enormously likeable exhibition at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto at Scarborough is called Quantal Strife. The catalogue for the exhibition, by guest curator Sally McKay -- with the design participation of Marc Ngui, one of the three artists whose work makes up the show -- bears the rather more ornately embroidered but adventurously explanatory title A beginner's guide to quantal strife, oscillating dichotomies, cognitive assemblages and the multivalent nature of communication when people look at it: but without all the big words."

Also featuring "sweaty Crumbesque drawings" by Scott Carruthers.

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   Tuesday, February 14, 2006  
Cartoon Romances

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Cartoon Romances

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   Monday, February 13, 2006  
Conservative Western Standard to Print Mohammed Cartoons

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/13/2006 09:07:00 AM
News Link Source: Globe and Mail

The Western Standard, a political magazine based in Calgary, will today reprint eight of the 12 Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that have caused riots and controversy around the world, and one Canadian Muslim leader warns that hate-crime charges may follow.

Western Standard publisher Ezra Levant, a former Reform and Canadian Alliance activist, calls the cartoons "innocuous" and accused Canada's "mainstream media," including The Globe and Mail, of failing to stand up for free speech for refusing to print the images.

"I was prepared to see the most outrageous, depraved, blasphemous cartoons," Mr. Levant said in an interview yesterday. "I was surprised by how tame they were."

But the leader of the Canadian Islamic Congress, Mohamed Elmasry, warned yesterday that his organization will seek to have charges laid against the magazine under Canada's laws against distributing hate literature.

globeandmail.com : Calgary magazine reprinting cartoons

Western Standard

Other News:

Open House at New Brunswick Mosque to Discuss Cartoons

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Conservative Western Standard to Print Mohammed Cartoons

:: Posted by max @ 2/13/2006 09:07:00 AM
News Link Source: Globe and Mail

The Western Standard, a political magazine based in Calgary, will today reprint eight of the 12 Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that have caused riots and controversy around the world, and one Canadian Muslim leader warns that hate-crime charges may follow.

Western Standard publisher Ezra Levant, a former Reform and Canadian Alliance activist, calls the cartoons "innocuous" and accused Canada's "mainstream media," including The Globe and Mail, of failing to stand up for free speech for refusing to print the images.

"I was prepared to see the most outrageous, depraved, blasphemous cartoons," Mr. Levant said in an interview yesterday. "I was surprised by how tame they were."

But the leader of the Canadian Islamic Congress, Mohamed Elmasry, warned yesterday that his organization will seek to have charges laid against the magazine under Canada's laws against distributing hate literature.

globeandmail.com : Calgary magazine reprinting cartoons

Western Standard

Other News:

Open House at New Brunswick Mosque to Discuss Cartoons

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   Sunday, February 12, 2006  
Canuck Cartoonist Cracks Case

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/12/2006 06:23:00 AM
News Link Source: The Beat/Comics Journal Boards

Heidi MacDonald summarizes the facts of a long-unsolved, Tintin-related case:

MILE HIGH COMICS presents THE BEAT at COMICON.com: Immonen and Horrocks team to solve Herge mystery!
    
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Canuck Cartoonist Cracks Case

:: Posted by max @ 2/12/2006 06:23:00 AM
News Link Source: The Beat/Comics Journal Boards

Heidi MacDonald summarizes the facts of a long-unsolved, Tintin-related case:

MILE HIGH COMICS presents THE BEAT at COMICON.com: Immonen and Horrocks team to solve Herge mystery!

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Bigfoot Profiled in Post

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/12/2006 05:02:00 AM
News Link source: National Post

Graham Roumieu and his graphic novel Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir are profiled by RM Vaughan in the National Post the weekend:

Roumieu has crafted a disconcerting, magic-destroying book, and he ought to be ashamed. Reading Me Write Book is like being given the keys to the Playboy mansion and discovering that the legendary lady tenants spend their off-hours slathered in mudpacks and wrapped in head-to-toe flannel. I still haven't forgiven Albert Goldman for informing me that Elvis died on the toilet, and now I have to face the ugly fact that mighty Bigfoot is fond of guns, cheap hos and Andrew Dice Clay. Where has my gentle forest giant gone? Roumieu has turned the Thoreau of the simian set, the last great woodland romantic, into Gary Coleman. Who will speak for the trees and porcupines now?

Roumieu is unapologetic, even defiant. The Smithers, B.C.-raised writer/artist and renowned brat (his previous book defamed the hiker's best friend, the industrious and pixieish squirrel) describes Me Write Book as a "scientific text, based on a lengthy process of Bigfoot research."

"My book is as valid a study of Bigfoot as anything done in the past. To the academic, ivory tower professional Bigfootologists [I believe they're actually called crypto-zoologists, which sounds very important], I say: Kiss my ass."


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Bigfoot Profiled in Post

:: Posted by max @ 2/12/2006 05:02:00 AM
News Link source: National Post

Graham Roumieu and his graphic novel Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir are profiled by RM Vaughan in the National Post the weekend:

Roumieu has crafted a disconcerting, magic-destroying book, and he ought to be ashamed. Reading Me Write Book is like being given the keys to the Playboy mansion and discovering that the legendary lady tenants spend their off-hours slathered in mudpacks and wrapped in head-to-toe flannel. I still haven't forgiven Albert Goldman for informing me that Elvis died on the toilet, and now I have to face the ugly fact that mighty Bigfoot is fond of guns, cheap hos and Andrew Dice Clay. Where has my gentle forest giant gone? Roumieu has turned the Thoreau of the simian set, the last great woodland romantic, into Gary Coleman. Who will speak for the trees and porcupines now?

Roumieu is unapologetic, even defiant. The Smithers, B.C.-raised writer/artist and renowned brat (his previous book defamed the hiker's best friend, the industrious and pixieish squirrel) describes Me Write Book as a "scientific text, based on a lengthy process of Bigfoot research."

"My book is as valid a study of Bigfoot as anything done in the past. To the academic, ivory tower professional Bigfootologists [I believe they're actually called crypto-zoologists, which sounds very important], I say: Kiss my ass."


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   Friday, February 10, 2006  
Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Respond

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/10/2006 02:59:00 PM

above: an 18th-Century woodcut featured in the February 11th Globe and Mail,
illustrating an article by Paul Williams Roberts.

Thoughts on Danish Cartoon Controversy
Feb 10, 2006
Sequential

As another week of riotous reactions to cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten winds down, Sequential checks in with a few Canadian editorial cartoonists for their take on the controversy.

According to Michael Deadder, president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists, there is no consensus among his membership about the controversy.

"We decided not to make a statement. Most members are in the middle on this issue and don't see the need. The AAEC issued a statement, and it's good, but we don't feel we need to issue our own. There's shades of grey here."

When pressed, Deadder offered a few of his own opinions, as a cartoonist and not as a spokesperson. On the subject of the controversy as a freedom of expression issue, Deadder was unequivocal. He notes,

"Each side in the Danish cartoon controversy would paint this as a clear cut case against either freedom of the press or religious intolerance. But the fact is that it's a bit of both.

Many of the cartoons can be argued as a prime examples of the former and a few others as prime examples of the latter. If you take the work as a whole, which the
editor intended, then this uproad falls somewhere in the middle. But one thing is
certain- there are people of both sides of the argument who orchestrating a frenzy
where one shouldn't exist."

Deadder's opinion of the quality of the cartoons is equally frank. Both the political nature of the cartoons and their general non-satirical character come under his scrutiny.

"Extreme proponents of freedom of the press are elevating these childish, over-
generalized drawings to the level of editorial commentary, while they were drawn
for the sole sake of offending one particular religious group. Editorial cartoons
don't set out to do this. This is not editorial cartooning or satire for that matter. This is infantile goading.

On the other hand, some who are offended by what they deem to be religious
intolerance are threatening to use the same violence these cartoons purport to
illustrate. They are doing nothing but feeding the fire of free expression while
smoking out any credible concerns that may and do exist."

Finally, Deadder sees the entire furor as something that is not entirely negative, suggesting that there is something to be learned from the event of the past months.

"When the smoke clears on this issue both sides may have something to learn. You
can't champion the tenants of freedom of the press with wreckless abandonment,
any more than you use violence as a means to repress it."

For another take on the events, Sequential turned to Shahid Mahmoud, a Toronto-based cartoonist who has been outspoken about his own treatment at the hands of various governments and corporations. In May 2004, Mahmoud was denied a seat on a cross-Canada flight and subsequently discovered his name was on several "no-fly" lists, according to Air Canada, the Canadian government, and the U.S. department of Homeland Security.

His comments are similar to Deadder's, suggesting that, on the surface at least, many Canadian cartoonists feel the same way about the situation. Mahmoud notes,

"Lewis Lapham of Harpers Magazine once said satirical cartoons expose
certain hypocracies. Ironically, the Danish cartoon, which
in my opinion, lacks any type of satirical qualities has
exposed hypocracies on both sides, Western and Muslim. How
would both the Muslim Community and European Editors like
to respond to this accusation of hypocracy?

This is the real core of the problem in my mind."

In terms of actual cartoons, editorial cartoonists in Canada have for the most part responded with cartoons that reveal a certain level of anxiety about the unprecedented focus on actual cartoonists and their jealously protected rights to freedom of expression, often juxtaposing the overwhelming response to the controversy with the figure of the isolated, seemingly ineffectual cartoonist. Examples of this tactic are found below, in cartoons by Jim Bradford, who likens the postion of Danish cartoonists to U.S. diplomats fleeing Saigon in the 1970s, and Brian Gable, who depicts the lowly cartoonist pursued by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Also shown is Deadder's last word on the subject.







    
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Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Respond

:: Posted by max @ 2/10/2006 02:59:00 PM

above: an 18th-Century woodcut featured in the February 11th Globe and Mail,
illustrating an article by Paul Williams Roberts.

Thoughts on Danish Cartoon Controversy
Feb 10, 2006
Sequential

As another week of riotous reactions to cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten winds down, Sequential checks in with a few Canadian editorial cartoonists for their take on the controversy.

According to Michael Deadder, president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists, there is no consensus among his membership about the controversy.

"We decided not to make a statement. Most members are in the middle on this issue and don't see the need. The AAEC issued a statement, and it's good, but we don't feel we need to issue our own. There's shades of grey here."

When pressed, Deadder offered a few of his own opinions, as a cartoonist and not as a spokesperson. On the subject of the controversy as a freedom of expression issue, Deadder was unequivocal. He notes,

"Each side in the Danish cartoon controversy would paint this as a clear cut case against either freedom of the press or religious intolerance. But the fact is that it's a bit of both.

Many of the cartoons can be argued as a prime examples of the former and a few others as prime examples of the latter. If you take the work as a whole, which the
editor intended, then this uproad falls somewhere in the middle. But one thing is
certain- there are people of both sides of the argument who orchestrating a frenzy
where one shouldn't exist."

Deadder's opinion of the quality of the cartoons is equally frank. Both the political nature of the cartoons and their general non-satirical character come under his scrutiny.

"Extreme proponents of freedom of the press are elevating these childish, over-
generalized drawings to the level of editorial commentary, while they were drawn
for the sole sake of offending one particular religious group. Editorial cartoons
don't set out to do this. This is not editorial cartooning or satire for that matter. This is infantile goading.

On the other hand, some who are offended by what they deem to be religious
intolerance are threatening to use the same violence these cartoons purport to
illustrate. They are doing nothing but feeding the fire of free expression while
smoking out any credible concerns that may and do exist."

Finally, Deadder sees the entire furor as something that is not entirely negative, suggesting that there is something to be learned from the event of the past months.

"When the smoke clears on this issue both sides may have something to learn. You
can't champion the tenants of freedom of the press with wreckless abandonment,
any more than you use violence as a means to repress it."

For another take on the events, Sequential turned to Shahid Mahmoud, a Toronto-based cartoonist who has been outspoken about his own treatment at the hands of various governments and corporations. In May 2004, Mahmoud was denied a seat on a cross-Canada flight and subsequently discovered his name was on several "no-fly" lists, according to Air Canada, the Canadian government, and the U.S. department of Homeland Security.

His comments are similar to Deadder's, suggesting that, on the surface at least, many Canadian cartoonists feel the same way about the situation. Mahmoud notes,

"Lewis Lapham of Harpers Magazine once said satirical cartoons expose
certain hypocracies. Ironically, the Danish cartoon, which
in my opinion, lacks any type of satirical qualities has
exposed hypocracies on both sides, Western and Muslim. How
would both the Muslim Community and European Editors like
to respond to this accusation of hypocracy?

This is the real core of the problem in my mind."

In terms of actual cartoons, editorial cartoonists in Canada have for the most part responded with cartoons that reveal a certain level of anxiety about the unprecedented focus on actual cartoonists and their jealously protected rights to freedom of expression, often juxtaposing the overwhelming response to the controversy with the figure of the isolated, seemingly ineffectual cartoonist. Examples of this tactic are found below, in cartoons by Jim Bradford, who likens the postion of Danish cartoonists to U.S. diplomats fleeing Saigon in the 1970s, and Brian Gable, who depicts the lowly cartoonist pursued by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Also shown is Deadder's last word on the subject.







    
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Expozine Awards Shortlist

:: Posted by max @ 2/10/2006 11:29:00 AM
News Link Source: Expozine

The Annual Small Press, Comic and Zine Fair has announced the shortlist for its first annual awards, the Prix Expozine:


EXPOZINE 2005 AWARDS SHORTLIST (English category)

The shortlists were selected by the Expozine organizing committee. A
guest jury member will help choose the winners, to be announced at an
event this March. Stay tuned for updates. Thanks to everyone who
participated.
Congratulations to all the finalists!

BOOKS:

Something for Michael 003 (girl on girl) by Shannon Gerard
The Hero Book by Scott Waters
Asthmatica by Jon Paul Fiorentino
The Official St Leonard Dictionary by John Trivisonno
Making Stuff and Doing Things by Kyle Bravo (Microcasm Publishing) ypf
yearbook
Garbage Head by Christopher Willard (Vehicule)


COMICS:

ojingogo by Matthew Forsythe
horror perditii by Amanda Crawford
Mocking Irony by Edward Bak
Revolver by Salgood Sam
Big Questions #7
Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)


ZINES:

four minutes to midnight
Carousel
Leg Moustache Advisor
Tarhonya by Stephen Guy
LASH by Shawn Kuruneru
G-Eunuch Digest (The Cowboy Issue)
Lifelike by Chris Binkowski


*** en français ***

LES FINALISTES DU PRIX EXPOZINE 2005 (catégorie francophone)

Les finalistes ont été sélectionnés par le comité organisateur d'Expozine.
Un juryexterne sera invité pour aider à choisir les gagnants,
qui seront annoncés lors d'un événement spécial en mars.
Consultez fréquemment pour de plus amples nouvelles.
Merci à tous les participants.
Félicitations aux finalistes!

FANZINES:

Le Fascicule du Fas, Mathieu Jacques
Clémentine, Vincent Couture
C¹est Selon, 14
Tuuut Fanzine, Roxanne Arsenault
Pouèt-Cafëe no 11, Christine Douville
Ectropion
L¹Ascaris

BANDES DESSINÉES:

Hasemeister, Frédéric Mahieu
La Fugue, Pascal Blanchet
Cystoscopie, Cus et Arthur desmarteaux
PITOYABLES INUTILITÉS DISPARATES, Martin Guimond
Boudin Latex, Julien Bakvis

LIVRES:

Nocturne, Jonathan Reynolds (les six brumes)
La tradition de la Douleur, Christophe et Emmanuel Duret (les éditions
Alphus et Zabrovski)
Paysages Récents, Vincent Charles Lambert (Le Lézard Amoureux)
La petite, Anne Marbrun (L¹Oie de Cravan Montréal)
Liberté no 268


Expozine

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Butternut Squash Launch Party

:: Posted by max @ 2/10/2006 11:29:00 AM
News Link Source: Christopher Butcher


"After a week of party-going, why not settle into Sunday night by getting nice and drunk at the launch party for Butternut Squash #1, the long-awaited first print edition of the webcomic from Ramon Perez and Rob Coughler? Stumble over to Cafe Insomnia (just east of Bathurst on Bloor) at about 8pm or so, get a signed copy of the comic, and thrill to the fact that webcomics generally have as many female fans as male, making for a surprisingly gender-balanced comics event. For more, check out"
Butternut Squash

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Butternut Squash Launch Party

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/10/2006 11:25:00 AM
News Link Source: Christopher Butcher


"After a week of party-going, why not settle into Sunday night by getting nice and drunk at the launch party for Butternut Squash #1, the long-awaited first print edition of the webcomic from Ramon Perez and Rob Coughler? Stumble over to Cafe Insomnia (just east of Bathurst on Bloor) at about 8pm or so, get a signed copy of the comic, and thrill to the fact that webcomics generally have as many female fans as male, making for a surprisingly gender-balanced comics event. For more, check out"
Butternut Squash

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Expozine Awards Shortlist

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/10/2006 11:20:00 AM
News Link Source: Expozine

The Annual Small Press, Comic and Zine Fair has announced the shortlist for its first annual awards, the Prix Expozine:


EXPOZINE 2005 AWARDS SHORTLIST (English category)

The shortlists were selected by the Expozine organizing committee. A
guest jury member will help choose the winners, to be announced at an
event this March. Stay tuned for updates. Thanks to everyone who
participated.
Congratulations to all the finalists!

BOOKS:

Something for Michael 003 (girl on girl) by Shannon Gerard
The Hero Book by Scott Waters
Asthmatica by Jon Paul Fiorentino
The Official St Leonard Dictionary by John Trivisonno
Making Stuff and Doing Things by Kyle Bravo (Microcasm Publishing) ypf
yearbook
Garbage Head by Christopher Willard (Vehicule)


COMICS:

ojingogo by Matthew Forsythe
horror perditii by Amanda Crawford
Mocking Irony by Edward Bak
Revolver by Salgood Sam
Big Questions #7
Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)


ZINES:

four minutes to midnight
Carousel
Leg Moustache Advisor
Tarhonya by Stephen Guy
LASH by Shawn Kuruneru
G-Eunuch Digest (The Cowboy Issue)
Lifelike by Chris Binkowski


*** en français ***

LES FINALISTES DU PRIX EXPOZINE 2005 (catégorie francophone)

Les finalistes ont été sélectionnés par le comité organisateur d'Expozine.
Un juryexterne sera invité pour aider à choisir les gagnants,
qui seront annoncés lors d'un événement spécial en mars.
Consultez fréquemment pour de plus amples nouvelles.
Merci à tous les participants.
Félicitations aux finalistes!

FANZINES:

Le Fascicule du Fas, Mathieu Jacques
Clémentine, Vincent Couture
C¹est Selon, 14
Tuuut Fanzine, Roxanne Arsenault
Pouèt-Cafëe no 11, Christine Douville
Ectropion
L¹Ascaris

BANDES DESSINÉES:

Hasemeister, Frédéric Mahieu
La Fugue, Pascal Blanchet
Cystoscopie, Cus et Arthur desmarteaux
PITOYABLES INUTILITÉS DISPARATES, Martin Guimond
Boudin Latex, Julien Bakvis

LIVRES:

Nocturne, Jonathan Reynolds (les six brumes)
La tradition de la Douleur, Christophe et Emmanuel Duret (les éditions
Alphus et Zabrovski)
Paysages Récents, Vincent Charles Lambert (Le Lézard Amoureux)
La petite, Anne Marbrun (L¹Oie de Cravan Montréal)
Liberté no 268


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   Thursday, February 09, 2006  
East Coast Explodes with Cartoon-related Events

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/09/2006 04:17:00 AM
Muhammed Cartoon Controversy Round-Up
The main story yesterday was St. Mary's University professor Peter March posting the controversial cartoons on his office door and on a sign outside his house, summarized in this Canadian Press article:
Cartoon controversy lands in Canada: Canadian Press

The University of PEI student paper, The Cadre published the cartoon but the University Administration nixed them (Canadian gov't has also condemned violence):
Canadian Press Article

At Halifax Live, Frank Streicher provides some cartoons of Muhammed in a snow storm.
Halifax Live - Halifax Live Only Canadian News Source to Publish Mohammed Cartoons

Mike Constable at Rabble.ca has a flash cartoon with his own version:
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East Coast Explodes with Cartoon-related Events

:: Posted by max @ 2/09/2006 04:17:00 AM
Muhammed Cartoon Controversy Round-Up
The main story yesterday was St. Mary's University professor Peter March posting the controversial cartoons on his office door and on a sign outside his house, summarized in this Canadian Press article:
Cartoon controversy lands in Canada: Canadian Press

The University of PEI student paper, The Cadre published the cartoon but the University Administration nixed them (Canadian gov't has also condemned violence):
Canadian Press Article

At Halifax Live, Frank Streicher provides some cartoons of Muhammed in a snow storm.
Halifax Live - Halifax Live Only Canadian News Source to Publish Mohammed Cartoons

Mike Constable at Rabble.ca has a flash cartoon with his own version:
http://www.rabble.ca/

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   Wednesday, February 08, 2006  
Lynn Johnston on Cartoon Controversy

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/08/2006 05:43:00 PM
News Link Source: The Comics Reporter

Syndicated cartoonist Lynn Johnston of For Better or Worse fame weighs in on the current world-wide controversy over depictions of the prophet Muhammed in a press release from her syndicate:

"I believe these cartoons have a right to exist. The media does not have the right to use them callously in the name of freedom. Freedom for whom? If one innocent person dies because of this capricious incident, publishers must accept the blame.

On behalf of conscientious humorists and illustrators worldwide, I want to say to the nation of people who have been understandably offended – an apology is due. This is not comedy. If a cartoon or a statement causes such pain, it enters the category of hate literature and should be treated as such."


Universal Press Syndicate: News Release
    
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Lynn Johnston on Cartoon Controversy

:: Posted by max @ 2/08/2006 05:43:00 PM
News Link Source: The Comics Reporter

Syndicated cartoonist Lynn Johnston of For Better or Worse fame weighs in on the current world-wide controversy over depictions of the prophet Muhammed in a press release from her syndicate:

"I believe these cartoons have a right to exist. The media does not have the right to use them callously in the name of freedom. Freedom for whom? If one innocent person dies because of this capricious incident, publishers must accept the blame.

On behalf of conscientious humorists and illustrators worldwide, I want to say to the nation of people who have been understandably offended – an apology is due. This is not comedy. If a cartoon or a statement causes such pain, it enters the category of hate literature and should be treated as such."


Universal Press Syndicate: News Release

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   Tuesday, February 07, 2006  
Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate

:: Posted by max @ 2/07/2006 08:26:00 PM
News Link Source: Chris Butcher

A book launch for issue #2 of this comic, February 8:

"on Wednesday night, get your sea legs at Toronto's newest it-spot, The Boat in Kensington Market for the launch of Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate #2 from Emily Pohl-Weary and Willow Dawson. The party for the all-girl pirate book starts at 8pm, and the organisers will be singing, dancing, and handing out prizes in a pirate style. Best dressed pirate takes home all the loot. You can find out more about the event at http://www.kissmachine.org/lovelorn and more about Ms. Miranda at http://www.kissmachine.org/violet."

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Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/07/2006 08:26:00 AM
News Link Source: Chris Butcher

A book launch for issue #2 of this comic, February 8:

"on Wednesday night, get your sea legs at Toronto's newest it-spot, The Boat in Kensington Market for the launch of Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate #2 from Emily Pohl-Weary and Willow Dawson. The party for the all-girl pirate book starts at 8pm, and the organisers will be singing, dancing, and handing out prizes in a pirate style. Best dressed pirate takes home all the loot. You can find out more about the event at http://www.kissmachine.org/lovelorn and more about Ms. Miranda at http://www.kissmachine.org/violet."

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   Monday, February 06, 2006  
Chester Brown, Seth & M@B

:: Posted by max @ 2/06/2006 03:39:00 PM
News Link Source: The Beguiling Mailing List

As part of Keep Toronto Reading Month, the Toronto Puclic Library presents "Graphically Speaking," a moderated event at the North York Central Library.

The event features Matthew Blackett (aka m@b), Chester Brown, and Seth in a panel discussion and Q&A moderated by erudite businessman Peter Birkemoe (The Beguiling):

"Sit down with Seth (Wimbledon Green), Chester Brown (Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography) and Matthew Blackett (m@b), three critically acclaimed Canadian graphic novelists, [Blackett writes a comic strip that has been collected as a GN] as they discuss how Toronto’s graphic novel scene has evolved to where it is at today. They will chat candidly about how the city has influenced, and in some cases, popped up, in their works. They also discuss graphic novels as a storytelling medium."

-Graphically Speaking-
Three graphic novel masters discuss T.O.’s comics scene
Tues. Feb. 7
7-8 pm
North York Central Library (Auditorium)
Free Admission

RAINCOAST BOOKS event blurb

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Chester Brown: Writer in Residence

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/06/2006 03:58:00 AM
News Link Source: The Beguiling Mailing List

Chester Bown, creator of the graphic novel Louis Riel, is the writer-in-residence at the North York Central Library, April-June, 2006:

"Writer-in-Residence Chester Brown
Comic book artist and writer Chester Brown uses the story of his own life and work as the focus for a discussion about the world of graphic novels and graphic novel publishing. Chester Brown will be the Writer-in-Residence at North York Central Library from April to June 2006.
To register, call 416-395-5639.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.
Room 2"

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Chester Brown, Seth & M@B

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/06/2006 03:54:00 AM
News Link Source: The Beguiling Mailing List

As part of Keep Toronto Reading Month, the Toronto Puclic Library presents "Graphically Speaking," a moderated event at the North York Central Library.

The event features Matthew Blackett (aka m@b), Chester Brown, and Seth in a panel discussion and Q&A moderated by erudite businessman Peter Birkemoe (The Beguiling):

"Sit down with Seth (Wimbledon Green), Chester Brown (Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography) and Matthew Blackett (m@b), three critically acclaimed Canadian graphic novelists, [Blackett writes a comic strip that has been collected as a GN] as they discuss how Toronto’s graphic novel scene has evolved to where it is at today. They will chat candidly about how the city has influenced, and in some cases, popped up, in their works. They also discuss graphic novels as a storytelling medium."

-Graphically Speaking-
Three graphic novel masters discuss T.O.’s comics scene
Tues. Feb. 7
7-8 pm
North York Central Library (Auditorium)
Free Admission

RAINCOAST BOOKS event blurb

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Chester Brown: Writer in Residence

:: Posted by max @ 2/06/2006 03:40:00 AM
News Link Source: The Beguiling Mailing List

Chester Bown, creator of the graphic novel Louis Riel, is the writer-in-residence at the North York Central Library, April-June, 2006:

"Writer-in-Residence Chester Brown
Comic book artist and writer Chester Brown uses the story of his own life and work as the focus for a discussion about the world of graphic novels and graphic novel publishing. Chester Brown will be the Writer-in-Residence at North York Central Library from April to June 2006.
To register, call 416-395-5639.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.
Room 2"

Toronto Public Library: Programs & Events > North York Central Library

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   Sunday, February 05, 2006  
Canadians Abroad 2

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/05/2006 05:28:00 AM
News Link Source: Forum BDQuebec

Pictures of Quebecois attendees at Angouleme:

Forum BD Quebec: Images d'Angouleme
    
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Canadians Abroad 2

:: Posted by max @ 2/05/2006 05:28:00 AM
News Link Source: Forum BDQuebec

Pictures of Quebecois attendees at Angouleme:

Forum BD Quebec: Images d'Angouleme

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Globe Cartoonist on Controversy

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/05/2006 04:55:00 AM
News Link Source: Globe and Mail

Bryan Gable, an editorial cartoonist for The Globe, weighs in on the current controversy over cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammed in an online article.

"As a cartoonist, I understand and support the editor of the Jyllands-Posten and his action in promoting the fundamental importance of free speech. Democracy has always been a messy business and mistakes in judgment are a constant risk. If there was any error in judgment, perhaps it lies in the fact that the artists were asked to comment on the validity of a specific religion's taboos. Under the rules of a free press, it's fair game - but to what end?

The central fact of human nature is that people will take absolutely any tenet under the sun and, if they so desire, twist it to serve their ends. It's what keeps us in the news business and what inspired the Roman writer Juvenal to observe almost 2,000 years ago: 'It is difficult not to write satire.'"

globeandmail.com : Cartoon controversy
    
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Globe Cartoonist on Controversy

:: Posted by max @ 2/05/2006 04:55:00 AM
News Link Source: Globe and Mail

Bryan Gable, an editorial cartoonist for The Globe, weighs in on the current controversy over cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammed in an online article.

"As a cartoonist, I understand and support the editor of the Jyllands-Posten and his action in promoting the fundamental importance of free speech. Democracy has always been a messy business and mistakes in judgment are a constant risk. If there was any error in judgment, perhaps it lies in the fact that the artists were asked to comment on the validity of a specific religion's taboos. Under the rules of a free press, it's fair game - but to what end?

The central fact of human nature is that people will take absolutely any tenet under the sun and, if they so desire, twist it to serve their ends. It's what keeps us in the news business and what inspired the Roman writer Juvenal to observe almost 2,000 years ago: 'It is difficult not to write satire.'"

globeandmail.com : Cartoon controversy

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   Friday, February 03, 2006  
Bedelys Agenda

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/03/2006 12:21:00 PM
News Link Source: Le BéDénaute-en-chef

The organization behind one of the main French-language Canadian comics awards, the Bedelys, has announced its agenda for the next 2 months. The Promo 9e Art organization and the members of its 3 jurys (Gold, Quebec and Jeunesse) are hard at work and the awards finalists should be known by mid-February. The actual awards will be handed out Monday April 3, 2006 at a ceremony held at la Grande Bibliothèque du Québec.

contact: François Mayeux mayeux.francois@promo9a.org

Promo 9e Art
    
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Bedelys Agenda

:: Posted by max @ 2/03/2006 12:21:00 PM
News Link Source: Le BéDénaute-en-chef

The organization behind one of the main French-language Canadian comics awards, the Bedelys, has announced its agenda for the next 2 months. The Promo 9e Art organization and the members of its 3 jurys (Gold, Quebec and Jeunesse) are hard at work and the awards finalists should be known by mid-February. The actual awards will be handed out Monday April 3, 2006 at a ceremony held at la Grande Bibliothèque du Québec.

contact: François Mayeux mayeux.francois@promo9a.org

Promo 9e Art

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   Thursday, February 02, 2006  
Comics in Libraries

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/02/2006 01:00:00 PM
News Link Source: Ontario Library Association


The Ontario Library Association is holding its annual conference at the Metro Toronto Covention Centre over the next few days (February 1-4). Included in the proceedings, several discussions about the place of Graphic Novels in libraries.

Super Conference 2006: Thursday's Line-up

Session #603 3:45 pm-5:00 pm

GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY, HUH?
Alexander Affleck, Librarian University of Windsor Leddy Library
Scholars are discovering the artistic and cultural value of both historic and contemporary creations. Across North America these sophisticated works are being incorporated into university courses on Literature, Political Science, Communication Studies, and more. Responding to this interest, many academic libraries have begun collecting graphic novels. The University of Windsor’s Leddy Library has been in the forefront of this movement and has developed a rich collection for its faculty and students. Learn the history of graphic novels and explore their application to academic courses.

Session #625 3:45 pm-5:00 pm

BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Maria Martella, TinLids
Discover "safe and clean" graphic novels for grades 3 to 8 and other curriculum related titles. Series titles, manga, genres, and boys verses girls will be highlights of discussion. A handout will be provided with age levels, genres and other useful statistics of each title.

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Comics in Libraries

:: Posted by max @ 2/02/2006 01:00:00 PM
News Link Source: Ontario Library Association


The Ontario Library Association is holding its annual conference at the Metro Toronto Covention Centre over the next few days (February 1-4). Included in the proceedings, several discussions about the place of Graphic Novels in libraries.

Super Conference 2006: Thursday's Line-up

Session #603 3:45 pm-5:00 pm

GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY, HUH?
Alexander Affleck, Librarian University of Windsor Leddy Library
Scholars are discovering the artistic and cultural value of both historic and contemporary creations. Across North America these sophisticated works are being incorporated into university courses on Literature, Political Science, Communication Studies, and more. Responding to this interest, many academic libraries have begun collecting graphic novels. The University of Windsor’s Leddy Library has been in the forefront of this movement and has developed a rich collection for its faculty and students. Learn the history of graphic novels and explore their application to academic courses.

Session #625 3:45 pm-5:00 pm

BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Maria Martella, TinLids
Discover "safe and clean" graphic novels for grades 3 to 8 and other curriculum related titles. Series titles, manga, genres, and boys verses girls will be highlights of discussion. A handout will be provided with age levels, genres and other useful statistics of each title.

Conference Website

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   Wednesday, February 01, 2006  
The Drama of Julie Doucet

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/01/2006 09:11:00 PM


The latest issue of the quarterly U.S. arts magazine The Drama features an interview with Julie Doucet, the most influential woman cartoonist of the last century, conducted by the very handsome Dan Nadel. Among the more interesting revelations about her evolving art and life are some pertinent comments about Doucet's relationship with narrative art and the world of traditional comics, which she seems to have left behind in favour of collage, sculpture, printmaking, painting, and illustrated diaries:

"I quit comics because I got completely sick of it. I was drawing comics all the time and didn't have the time or energy to do anything else. That got to me in the end. I never made enough money from comics to be able to take a break and do something else. Now I just can't stand comics."

And:

"...I wish my work would be recognized by a larger crowd of people as more art than be stuck with the cartoonist label for the rest of my life. That's what's killing me about alot of those comics guys. Dan Clowes is mostly a writer, a great artist, and has tried different things, But a lot of those guys, their drawing style never changes --the content neither-- and it seems it never will. I just don't understand that, how you can spend 50 years of your artist life doing the same thing over and over again."

The issue features examples of Doucet's art, including her diaries (portions of which were featured in last year's McSweeney's comics issue edited by Chris Ware) and comics by Mark Bell and Canadian ex-pats Nicholas Robel and Xavier Robel (of Elvis Studio).

The Drama Magazine

(above: Doucet from her diaries)
    
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The Drama of Julie Doucet

:: Posted by max @ 2/01/2006 09:11:00 PM


The latest issue of the quarterly U.S. arts magazine The Drama features an interview with Julie Doucet, the most influential woman cartoonist of the last century, conducted by the very handsome Dan Nadel. Among the more interesting revelations about her evolving art and life are some pertinent comments about Doucet's relationship with narrative art and the world of traditional comics, which she seems to have left behind in favour of collage, sculpture, printmaking, painting, and illustrated diaries:

"I quit comics because I got completely sick of it. I was drawing comics all the time and didn't have the time or energy to do anything else. That got to me in the end. I never made enough money from comics to be able to take a break and do something else. Now I just can't stand comics."

And:

"...I wish my work would be recognized by a larger crowd of people as more art than be stuck with the cartoonist label for the rest of my life. That's what's killing me about alot of those comics guys. Dan Clowes is mostly a writer, a great artist, and has tried different things, But a lot of those guys, their drawing style never changes --the content neither-- and it seems it never will. I just don't understand that, how you can spend 50 years of your artist life doing the same thing over and over again."

The issue features examples of Doucet's art, including her diaries (portions of which were featured in last year's McSweeney's comics issue edited by Chris Ware) and comics by Mark Bell and Canadian ex-pats Nicholas Robel and Xavier Robel (of Elvis Studio).

The Drama Magazine

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Canadians Abroad

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/01/2006 08:41:00 PM

Bart Beaty, Jimmy Beaulieu at Angouleme

University of Calgary scholar Bart Beaty gives his annual report of the Angouleme comics festival over at Comics Reporter, while Jimmy Beaulieu details his Angouleme itinerary (link courtesy of Bedeka.org).

The festival was very snowy, apparently, with many changes and a revolt lead by sober cartoonists.

No Canadians took home any awards --a disgraceful multi-year shut-out.

BEDE-KA! Jimmy Beaulieu en France

(above: Beaulieu's newest graphic novel, launched at the Festival)
    
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Canadians Abroad

:: Posted by max @ 2/01/2006 08:41:00 PM

Bart Beaty, Jimmy Beaulieu at Angouleme

University of Calgary scholar Bart Beaty gives his annual report of the Angouleme comics festival over at Comics Reporter, while Jimmy Beaulieu details his Angouleme itinerary (link courtesy of Bedeka.org).

The festival was very snowy, apparently, with many changes and a revolt lead by sober cartoonists.

No Canadians took home any awards --a disgraceful multi-year shut-out.

BEDE-KA! Jimmy Beaulieu en France

(above: Beaulieu's newest graphic novel, launched at the Festival)

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