Wednesday, November 14, 2007  
Midweek Links: Giant Montreal Bookfest

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/14/2007 02:14:00 PM

1. What happens when Jeet Heer goes more in-depth into the David Michaelis bio of Charles Schulz than the Globe and Mail will allow? He posts the result on his blog.

2. The Onion's A.V. Club profiles Bryan Lee O'Malley and the latest volume of Scott Pilgrim: "O'Malley has raised the bar, art-wise: His deceptively basic style is suddenly deeper, richer, and more mature, while his eye for dynamics and graphic economy has gotten even keener." How much better can he get?

3. The winner of the second annual Concours quebecois de bande dessinee, a contest sponsored by Montreal's Monet bookstore to discover and publish new comics talent in album format, has just been published. Memoires d'un Metys, by Jessica Samson-Tshimbalanga, is a 72-page graphic novel about vampires in New France, and is published by Monet. Samson-Tshimbalanga will be appearing this weekend at the giant Salon du livre de Montreal. In addition, Monet has announced the next contest: beginning today and ending January 31, 2008, Monet will be accepting entries for the 3rd annual Concours. You must be a 1st-time creator (no previous books published) and over 16 years. You must submit a complete synopsis and 10 % of completed pages by the end date. The winner gets a published book and $1000 Canadian. (link via BDQ)

5. Which brings us to the big event, the Salon du livre de Montreal. This massive book festival has a large comics and bd contingent, including representatives of Quebec and European comics publishers (not to mention Archie comics) and features many signings, panels, and book launches. This is the 30th year of the Salon and its location in the biggest city in Quebec guarantees lots of media coverage. Michel Viau at BDQ has the agenda for today, as well as a large list of artist appearances and events. Michel Rabagliati and Pascal Blanchet are two of the many names that stand out. Among other publishing news, cartoonist Leif Tande is releasing two new albums through La Pasteque this weekend: Le Canard et le loup and Danger public. I'm sure there will be several reports from these events over the days to come...

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