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Thursday, September 06, 2007
Thursday Links
:: Posted by Bryan @ 9/06/2007 12:01:00 AM 
News concerning comics in Canada:
1. Von Allan's The Road to God Knows... is reviewed by Leigh Dragoon at Sequential Tart.
2. Satrapi and Saul Steinberg at Ottawa Animation festival: Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by France's Marjane Satrapi, and a retrospective devoted to U.S. cartoonist Saul Steinberg are two of the featured comics-related events at the Ottawa International Animation Festival:
An exclusive program dedicated to animation influenced by the New Yorker Magazine illustrator Saul Steinberg. Best known for his "View of the World from 9th Avenue,". Steinberg's elevated self-consciousness, reduced design to its essentials; freely melded the naive with the modern, and more than any other 20 century artist obliterated the wall between media and art. Animators as varied as Stefan Schabenbeck, Candy Kugel, Mo Williams and the "modernistic" designs from UPA and Zagreb owe much to Steinberg. The influence goes beyond the surface to include an abstract view of space, identity, and language. Curated by New York animator George Griffin.
3. Lynn Johnston's For Better of For Worse began it's new format Sept. 3 with a rerun some old strips framed by a journey through an old photo album. The strip is online here.
4. Toronto comics blogger and Beguiling employee is visiting Japan and already has a selection of manga retailing-related photos online.
5. Mike Aragona is a writer and the man responsible for keeping alive the long-running Canadian APA/zine Comicopia. He is currently going through some tough times concerning the health of his youngest child, as you will see from the updates from his livejournal page. If you know Mike or can identify with his situation, I'm sure his family would appreciate a note of encouragement or support.Labels: blogosphere, comics on film, international, links, Lynn Johnston, misc, Ontario, Toronto, zines
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