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Summer Reading ![]() The First Annual Sequential Summer Reading Survey Dear Sequential Readers, During the last month of the summer, Sequential plans to run a series of summer reading lists. In a shameless effort at "content generation," we would love it if you could take a moment and reply to our short list of questions below --just tell us a little bit about who you are and what you are currently interested in, books-wise. Always remember, Sequential is the only (mostly-) daily newsblog about Canadian comics publishing and culture and a great way to promote your latest project, not to mention recommend a good book. The Survey 1. Name/occupation (contact info/website/publisher's website). 2. What is your latest project (ie, what are you hyping)? 3. Please provide a list of books you have recently read or are planning to read. They don't have to be comic books. (In fact, we would almost prefer they weren't, you know, to show how erudite and worldly comics fans are, and stuff.) Any number of books is fine. Please feel free to comment (ie, Why are you reading these books? What did you think?). 4. Any upcoming events/upcoming publications? What is your next project? Your answers will hopefully be published in their entirety on Sequential (unedited) over the coming months, depending on number of replies. Thanks again! (above image: Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent reads the funnies with his grandkids.) Labels: Sequential, summer reading, summer reading 08 - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 2comments - Monday, July 28, 2008 Toronto Comic JamTorontonian cartoonists please take note of Dalton's message: Hello, The Toronto Comic Jam is this Tuesday, July 29th (TOMORROW!) from 9:00 on, in the back room of the Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W., Spadina & Queen. Sorry for the late notice. The paper is free, but the beer costs money. See you there! Skyshark and Run With The Kittens are performing up front I believe. Copies of the latest DTM anthology will be available. www.donttouchme.ca Thanks, -Dalton www.torontocomicjam.com - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Coming Soon: Strip Stories / Wright Awards Gallery Show Just in time for next week's Doug Wright Awards comes news of this great gallery show of work by a wonderful selection of some of the best comics creators in the country, including panels from Chester Brown's Louis Riel graphic novel (parts of which have been on display previously). Co-curated by Sean Craig, who has been working with the organizers of the Wright Awards over the past year, the show has its opening reception just two days before the actual awards are handed out (August 7 and 9, respectively) at the Katherine Mulherin gallery. See the Facebook page of the event here. The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning and BOARD OF DIRECTORS, a curatorial project at Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Arts Projects, are pleased to present an exhibition of original work by some of Canada's most recognized and promising cartoonists. Labels: art show, awards, events, graphic novels, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 2comments - Friday, July 25, 2008 This Weekend: Otakuthon, Montreal ![]() July 25-27 Otakuthon 2008 Anime Convention or "Le Salon de l'Anime de Montreal" featuring webcomics artists Sebastien Frechette (Sirkowski) & Gisele Lagace, an artists alley, manga and anime dealers, and lots of cosplay. Palais des congres de Montreal 201, avenue Viger Ouest, Montreal Friday, July 25, 2008 5 PM to 8 PM — Pre-Registration Pick-Up Saturday, July 26, 2008 9 AM to 6 PM — Registration 10 AM to 3 AM — Convention Sunday, July 27, 2008 9 AM to 4 PM — Registration 10 AM to 8 PM — Convention Labels: conventions, events, manga, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - QuicklySome quick links to recent news and views from the world of Canadian comics, for your weekend reading:
Labels: events, Halifax, links, Nova Scotia, pod casts, publishing, Quebec - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, July 24, 2008 MensuHell To End Monthly Publication ![]() The long-running Quebec comics fanzine MensuHell will cease publication on a monthly basis by the end of 2008, according to a post on the BDQ forums (see translated version here). According to MensuHell editor/publisher Francis Hervieux, "the MesnuHell as you know it is coming to an end." The zine has showcased a wide array of Quebec comics talent since beginning in 1995. The zine was originally titled Requin Roll Presente but changed to MensuHell and more regular publication in 2000. Each month the zine presents a combination of serialized comics, historical articles, gags, and short stories, ranging from the work of first-timers to well-established pros and writers about comics. Labels: bd, publishing, Quebec, zines - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Publishing: The Apocalipstix ![]() Out today, The Apocalipstix by writer Ray Fawkes and artist Cameron Stewart. The first volume in a new series published by U.S. graphic novel publisher Oni Press, the book follows the adventures of an all-female rock band. THE APOCALIPSTIX, Vol. 1 $11.95 Pages: 144 ISBN: 978-1-932664-45-4 Diamond Code: MAY08 4059 website A 50-page preview is available here. See the book profile in the Toronto Star. Labels: comics with music, graphic novels, Ontario, publishing, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Publishing: Mysterious Minute-Men ![]() Mike Aragona's The Mysterious Minute-Men Omnibus is now available. A 254 page book collecting the superhero parody serialized in the Aragona-edited fanzine/APA Comicopia. Labels: publishing - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Second Life Comic-Con ![]() The Comic Book Bin is one of the co-sponsors of the first Comic Book convention and symposium to take place in the virtual world/video game of Second Life, a website owned by Linden Labs. The "Second Life Web Comics Comic-Con and Conference" will be held October 3, 2008. - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Monday, July 21, 2008 More Photos: Paradise Con ![]() Jamie Coville has extensively documented last weekend's Toronto convention. That's Sean Ward above. Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, photos, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Friday, July 18, 2008 This Weekend: Vancouver Comix JamFrom Ed Brisson: When: Saturday, July 19th, 2008. 8pm until midnight. Labels: British Columbia, comic jams, events, Vancouver - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Today: Billy Mavreas Launch, Toronto ![]() Billy Mavreas' Inside Outside Overlap Book Launch feat. Michael Comeau, Two Pack Fer Sure, DJ Marcus Boon Friday, July 18th, 8PM Keep Six Contemporary, 938 Bathurst (N. of Bloor) FREE http://www.timeless.org Booksigning and debate. Billy Mavreas and Michael Comeau will be expounding, expostulating and marking their metaphysical turf for the launch of Inside Outside Overlap: A Boy Priest and Lifeform the "Cat" Adventure. The new book will be celebrated in a comic-arts smack down at Keep Six Contemporary (938 Bathurst Street) as part of their two-week art show. Montreal underground legend, Billy Mavreas, pits his neo-pagan, sinister cartoons of cute bunny gods against the silk-screened, oil-mongering fundamentalist Hellbertan humans from Toronto's Punchclock hero, Michael Comeau. Musical guests: Two Pack Fer Sure, DJ Marcus Boon The show featuring Mavreas' and Comeau's silk screening, rock posters, illustrations, print and sound will run from July 18 to August 3, 2008. -- Labels: book launches, events, exhibits, graphic novels, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Thursday, July 17, 2008 Paradise Con Reports ![]() The Paradise Comicon was held this past weekend in Toronto; by all accounts a smaller version of its former self. Here are some reports: The lads from the No Reason webcomic had fun. Ty Buttars has a full report with photos --it's a really cute post that includes the tale of his really young nephew getting artists to draw his favourite video game character. A nice report from "Cam" at the Comic Geek Speak forums. Publishing news: Cameron Stewart released his new artbook at the con. A double review: Paradise Comicon and Wall-E. The inevitable (do not try to escape!) Jason Truong massive report. An Agnes Garbrowska sketch. A short report from Dave Merrill that focuses on the contraction. Danny Truong brings the sketching news. Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Maximum Linkage ![]() Some links to Canadian-related comics stories: Sandra Bell-Lundy's Between Friends strip profiled. The Globe has more on the bitstrips website where you can make your own comic strip. St. Catharines journalist is in the top 50 of some Stan Lee comic writing contest. BlotTO profiles "superstar" Sean Ward. Jeet Heer writes on the history of Batman's gaiety. What's with this "Graphica" thing? First, the Globe uses it for Nathalie Atkinson's quarterly comics review. Now, the Toronto Star uses it for its review of Blake Bell's new book on Steve Ditko. Labels: links, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Sometime-Canuck Cartoonist at Centre of New Yorker/Obama Cover Flap ![]() Cartoonist Barry Blitt drew this caricature of Michelle and Barack Obama as Angela Davis and Osama Bin Laden for the New Yorker, spawning all sorts of chatter for what is an essentially pale gag in the Edward Sorel manner, spoofing the popular representation of the current bogeyman and -woman of the U.S. Right. Here's the Associated Press story. Simon Haupt covers the reaction for the Globe and Mail. Elsewhere, Tom Spurgeon rounds up the commentary from comics professionals and the comics blogosphere. Labels: international, political cartooning - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Friday, July 11, 2008 This Weekend: Paradise Comicon, TorontoA wonderful summer weekend. You could go to the rockabilly meetup in St. Catherines. Or you could go to the Polaris Science Fiction Convention in Toronto. Or, if you like comics even a little bit, you could go to the Paradise Comicon in Toronto. This is one of the two big comics shows of the summer in Toronto this year. This is the first year of the convention without Kevin Boyd who left the con to work with its rival, Hobbystar. Sequential publisher Salgood Sam will be on hand to enjoy the festivities. Other guests include U.S. cartoonist Herbe Trimpe, Joseph Michael Linsner, Frank Brunner, J. Torres, Francis Manapal, Cameron Stewart, and a host of other Canadian and U.S. artists and writers. July 12& 13, 2008 Holiday Inn on King Street Toronto, ON Minutes from the subway in the heart of Downtown Toronto! $15 single day pass Weekend Pass: $25 Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - Thursday, July 10, 2008 Doing the Rounds ![]() Summer Reading Part I: Since I had only 3 hours sleep Tuesday night, today I read 4 old Lois Lane comics, Billy Hazelnuts, Joe Ollman's Chewing on Tinfoil, and an old issue of the Cherkas/Hancock Suburban Nightmares series that I found for 50 cents at the BMV on Bloor Street ... as well as the information at the following links: Comic book collection stolen in Kincardine. The U.S. vs Canada, in caricature. Merriam-Webster dictionary finally lists "fanboy." Happy 10th Anniversary, Editions La Pasteque, publisher of fine French-language graphic novels! Robin Bougie on stealing money to buy comics when he was a kid. Part One. Part 2. The most popular graphic novels in Canada are translated comics from Japan. Chris Butcher comments on the state of the manga industry in North America: Part One. Part 2. (top image: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanass' "Haida Manga Bear") Labels: graphic novels, links, publishing, summer reading, summer reading 08 - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Crystal Fractal Comics at Paradise ConIt's easy to get your press release or publishing news linked to at Sequential, Just email us and watch the magic happen! The book below is debuting at this coming weekend's Paradise Comics Convention in Toronto. CRYSTAL FRACTAL COMICS DEBUTS WITH PARADISE TORONTO COMICON PREVIEW EDITION OF "CRYSTAL FRACTAL UNIVERSE 0.0" Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, publishing, Toronto - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - Monday, July 07, 2008 New Books from Les 400 Coups ![]() Michel Viau lists the upcoming (August to October) graphic novel and strip releases from Les 400 Coups and Mecanique Generale. Included in the list is a French-language reprint of Jules Feiffer's Tantrum graphic novel and a collection of strips by Albert Chartier, Une piquante petite brunette. Labels: bd, graphic novels, publishing - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - ...And We're Back ![]() The Mighty Sequential roars back after a long Long Weekend (in addition to Canada Day, we took the U.S. July 4th weekend off for good measure) with a roundup of news and views from and about the great Northern Comics Scene Explosion, aka Canadian Comix Culture. Let's check in with our regular departments: Taking-a-Stand Dept: Herve St-Louis, intrepid and principled publisher of The Comic Book Bin, outlines his philosophy of publishing and journalistic integrity, including his refusal to engage in industry gossip, feud with other news sources, or blithely forward misleading press releases from Marvel and DC. Helping-Hand Dept: Herve St-Louis, intrepid and principled publisher of The Comic Book Bin, makes an appeal to his readers to create a Comic Book Bin entry on Wikipedia because it would be unethical for him to do it himself. St-Louis helpfully provides all the info a would-be Wiki-scholar needs to create such an entry. Zombie-Awards Dept: The Coast's Sue Carter Flinn catches Faith Erin Hicks' reaction to her recent Shuster win. I-Speak-Freely Dept: The Supreme Court of Canada has reversed recent trends clamping down on free speech in a recent decision. The conservative editor and blogger Andrew Coyne (Maclean's) covers the judges' statements on the issue of "fair comment". Flexi-Fingers Dept: Daniel Joseph of Laurier's Cord Weekly profiles Scott Ramsoomair, creator of the video game webcomic VGCATs. Detournement Dept: Policart Bruce MacKinnon has recently seen his editorial cartoon about Obama winning the presidency misappropriated by diverse groups. Sequential is reminded of a somewhat similar situation from a decade-or-so ago when a pair of satirical Robert Crumb strips were reprinted by racist groups in the U.S. Nudity Dept: Toronto cartoonist Steve Murray illustrates his trip to a nudist colony. (see top image) Gamma Flight Dept: As a rule, Sequential only links to an Alpha Flight-related story when there is absolutely nothing else to link to, but I'm feeling generous. Thus, this Georgia Straight article about the location of a scene in the recent Hulk movie. Lucky Ello Dept: D+Q visits the London, Ont. studio of cartoonist/fine artist Richard Thompson (EDIT: that's Peter Thompson --sorry. BM). 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