Wednesday, March 24, 2010  
The Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala

:: Posted by max @ 3/24/2010 11:32:00 PM
Wednesday, March 31, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m., Le Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent (Mont-Royal metro). Free admission.

Recognizing the best publications sold at 2009's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair in Montreal! The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles (listed at www.expozine.ca).

Alexis O'Hara (www.alexisohara.com) will be the MC for the evening. Also on tap are readings by some of the nominated authors before the awarding of prizes at 9:30. Capping the night off is a performance by the one and only Tony Ezzy (www.tonyezzy.com).


The 2009 edition of Expozine was the largest yet, with approximately 15 000 people visiting 300 different exhibitors over two days. The Expozine organizing team asked each exhibitor to submit a copy of their best new publication for consideration for the Expozine Alternative Press Awards in one of three categories in English and French: best book, best zine and best comic, with the winners chosen by an esteemed panel of judges drawn from the city's small press community.

The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards are sponsored by the Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com) and Libraire Le Port de Tete, 262 Mont-Royal E., (514) 678-9566.

www.expozine.ca

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2010 Expozine Gala

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/24/2010 12:05:00 AM
The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala

Wednesday, March 31, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Le Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent (Mont-Royal metro). Free admission.

Recognizing the best publications sold at 2009's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair in Montreal! The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles (listed at www.expozine.ca).

Alexis O'Hara will be the MC for the evening. Also on tap are readings by some of the nominated authors before the awarding of prizes at 9:30. Capping the night off is a performance by the one and only Tony Ezzy.

The 2009 edition of Expozine was the largest yet, with approximately 15 000 people visiting 300 different exhibitors over two days. The Expozine organizing team asked each exhibitor to submit a copy of their best new publication for consideration for the Expozine Alternative Press Awards in one of three categories in English and French: best book, best zine and best comic, with the winners chosen by an esteemed panel of judges drawn from the city's small press community.

The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards are sponsored by the Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com) and Libraire Le Port de Tete, 262 Mont-Royal E., (514) 678-9566.

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   Wednesday, November 18, 2009  
The C-List: Happy Birthday Inkstuds!

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/18/2009 10:46:00 AM
Robin McConnell portrait inkstuds
Gotta bust out a C-List!
"Inkstuds, Expozine, Jesse Jacobs, ohmy!"

Item: The Inkstuds podcast celebrates 4 years (!) with a Seth interview. Congratulations to Robin McConnell and friends, and here's to 4 more years, and many more!

Item: Blogger and cartoonist Jack Ruttan recorded interviews at Expozine with some of the bright lights of Canadian comics. He's posted them with notes on his blog here and here, and we've created a playlist/player of them in sequence here.



Item: Sequential's own Salgood Sam was briefly at Expozine as well. He shot and edited a short doc of the event around 4pm to 5pm of the last day.



Item: A good large flickr photo set cataloging zine prints buttons and art books predominantly in a minimalist & cute style. The rare blue Mermacorn is the invention of probably this years youngest exhibitor, Jasper! Posted by Montreal designer Janice Wong.

Item: And rounding out the visual record of Expozine 2009 so far is an excellent set of 111 photos by Montreal Photographer Camille McOuat. The last one of Billy is perfect.



Item: Vancouver cartoonist Doug Fraser has designed an Absolut Vodka bottle just in time for the Olympics.

Item: Webcomics writer Ryan Sohmer in Montreal. As well, Sohmer and his "Least I Can Do" collaborator Lar DeSouza have announced a webcomics scholarship at the Vermont Center for Cartoon Studies.

Item: Another profile of Jesse Jacobs! He's on a run!

Item: Stuart Immonen has announced that the free webcomics serialization of his collaborations with his wife Kathryn have been pirated and that future online comics by the couple are in doubt. There is further comment here and many comments by others elsewhere. The latest collab, Moving Pictures, is due out in Mat 2010 from Top Shelf.

Item: Canadian comics historian, blogger, humourist, erstwhile Sequential contributor, and scriptwriter on the perils of maintaining 4 blogs while writing animation scripts for a living.

Item: The DC/Warner vs Disney/Marvel war is really heating up. Alarmed at the massive build-up of Canadian superheroes by Marvel, and with only one of their own DC plans to fire back by adding a Canadian to the Outsiders, previously a 1980s superhero team based in Batman's Gotham City. (Thanks to reader Maddy B for the tip!)

Item: Jeet Heer on Marx/Barks and Tomine/Oliveros.

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   Thursday, November 12, 2009  
EXPOZINE 2009

:: Posted by max @ 11/12/2009 06:30:00 AM

EXPOZINE,
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 - 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Laurier Métro).

Free admission.

OPENING PARTY, Friday November 13
at Sky Blue Door, 5403b Saint-Laurent (side door) 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., free admission
With Pharmakon MTL, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Simon Paquet and guests.

ABOUT EXPOZINE

This incredible event brings together nearly 300 creators of all kinds of publications and printed matter – from books to zines to posters and graphic novels – in both English and French. In the past eight years, Expozine has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. And for the first time, this year’s edition will feature a program of readings and discussions each afternoon.

At Expozine, you’ll discover a universe of publications and printed works that is hard to find anywhere, much less all in the same room! It’s your opportunity to meet hundreds of young and emerging authors, publishers and artists, and see what the winners of last year’s Expozine Alternative Press Awards are up to.

READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS AT EXPOZINE:

English readings and discussion (coordinated by Sara Spike and Jenny Lee Craig of the Greasy Goose Salon):

Saturday, 3 p.m., Discussion: Printed Matter or Printed Doesn't Matter?
With panelists Peggy Burns, Aaron Costain, Anna Leventhal and Jim Munroe. Moderated by Jeff Miller (Ghost Pine fanzine)

Sunday 2 p.m., readings by : Nadia Moss, Alisha Piercy and Laura Boo

Lectures en français à Expozine ( organisé par Les Éditions Rodrigol ) :
Samedi 14h : Catherine Cormier-Larose, François Guerrette et invités mystères.

Discussion en français à Expozine, dimanche 15h :
Problématique de la petite édition / diffusion
Animation par Greg Sadetsky (La Conspiration Dépressionniste) + conférenciers surprenants


That's November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro). [street view links]


View Larger Map

You can’t miss it! www.expozine.ca
expozine@archivemontreal.org

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   Saturday, October 10, 2009  
EXPOZINE 2009

:: Posted by max @ 10/10/2009 09:57:00 PM
MONTREAL'S EIGHTH ANNUAL
SMALL PRESS, COMIC AND ZINE FAIR!
Free admission. Thousands of new books, cool comix, poster, buttons, freaking you name it.

Expozine, Montreal's annual small press, comic and zine fair, will take place on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro). [street view links]

For the last few years EXPOZINE has been huge bringing together nearly 300 creators of all kinds of printed matter - from books to zines to poster art and comics - in both English and French. It has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from across Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

This year for the first time there will also be a program of discussions and readings running throughout the event, as well as an opening party on Friday, November 13 (details to be announced). Not to be missed!

To reserve a table at Expozine, fill out the registration form at www.expozine.ca before November 2, 2009, or mail the printed form to Arcmtl, box 1232, Place d'Armes, Montreal Que. H2Y 3K2.

We're also looking for sponsors!!! For information on becoming a sponsor, contact us by email at expozine@archivemontreal.org.

www.expozine.ca

I will be there, will you?

Expozine is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des Arts de Montreal. Merci very much!

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   Monday, March 02, 2009  
EXPOZINE Awards Gala Tuesday, March 3

:: Posted by max @ 3/02/2009 05:08:00 PM

The Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala
*free admission*

Come and celebrate the best of the nearly 300 small presses that took part in last fall's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair! Six prizes will be awarded, recognizing the best book, comic and zine sold at Expozine.

Each exhibitor was asked to submit one publication, and the winners were chosen by an esteemed panel of judges out of the hundreds of publications submitted at Expozine 2008. The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles.

Admission is free, beer and liquor specials will be in effect, and your MC, Ed Fuller, will regale the crowd!

Les nomines:

Nomines francophones fanzines :

Trio a emporter, par Kathey Tibo
Gargouillis indigeste #003, www.gargouillis.com
Ffsshmrwlbaouarf par Simon Bosse/ Mille Putois, www.myspace.com/milleputois
Ectropion, collectif de cremation litteraire, www.myspace.com/zineectropion
Fanzine sans titre, Genevieve Dumas
Toxico (Fanzine # 3), par Delf Berg, delfberg.blogspot.com

Nomines francophones BD :

Hasemeister : C'etait 2007, Frederic Mahieu, www.hasemeister.com
La terreur noir pâle, C. Reney
Fatima, A. Desmarteaux, Egotrip Productions, www.arthuro.ca
Une aventure de M. Pixel, etienne Beck, L'Employe du Moi, www.employe-du-moi.org
Chimeris 1: Sirus, Adeline Lamarre, Vaar editeur, www.vaar.ca
Humoro Sapiens, Yayo, Les 400 Coups, www.editions400coups.ca

Nomines francophones livres :

Stephane Ranger, Plusieurs excuses, Ta mere, tamere.org
Isabelle Ayotte, Les solitudes de la premiere saison, www.isabelleayotte.blogspot.com
Karmen Mantha, Tout est interrelie, editions du Pigeon, www.editionsdupigeon.com
Mario Rendace, 28 petites fables typographiques, editions du Colporteur
Marie-Andree Gilbert, Le velo couleur peau, editions Les Raboussiers, lesraboussiers.blogspot.com
Maxime DeBleu, Une autre seconde, editions Ü, www.utrema.ca

The nominees :

English Zine:

Four Minutes To Midnight no. 10, www.lokidesign.net/2356
Nailbiter: An Anxiety Zine, www.steemilie.free23.net
Soulgazers II, Camilla Wynne, Michelle Sterling, Simon Reader, Jeff Miller, Spencer Krug, Anna Leventhal
Lickety Split no. 7, www.licketysplitzine.com
Mostly True vol.19 issue 7, Bill Daniel, Microcosm Publishing, www.billdaniel.net, www.microcosmpublishing.com
Place Magazine, Winter 08 issue, www.placemag.org

English Book:

Words the Dog Knows, J.R. Carpenter, Conundrum Press, www.conundrumpress.com
The Debaucher, Jason Camlot, Insomniac Press www.insomniacpress.com
The Sunlight Chronicles, Chris Dyer, Divine Life LLC, www.sunlight-chronicles.com
Fear Of Fighting, Stacey May Fowles & Marlena Zuber, Invisible Publishing, www.invisiblepublishing.com
Blert, Jordan Scott, Coach House Books, www.chbooks.com
Jack, Mike Spry, Snare Books, snarebooks.wordpress.com

English Comic:

Mourning a lover, Sofeel, myspace.com/sofeel
Welcome to the Dollhouse by Ken Dahl, Microcosm Publishing, www.microcosmpublishing.com
BFF by Nate Beaty, Microcosm Publishing, natebeaty.com, www.microcosmpublishing.com
Hypocrite, Dakota McFadzean, dakota.mcfadzean.googlepages.com
Finding Joy, Luke Ramsey, Anteism Publishing, islandsfold.com
Kieffer #2, Jason Kieffer, jasonkieffer.com

Le Chic Gala des Prix Expozine de l'edition alternative
*c'est gratuit!*

Dans ses sept annees d'existence, Expozine, la foire annuelle des fanzines, bandes dessinees et petits editeurs de Montreal, est devenu le plus grand rassemblement de publications alternative au pays. L'edition 2008 d'Expozine a battue les records, avec pres de 300 exposants presents et environs 15 000 visiteurs.

Le comite organisateur a demande a chacun des exposants de soumettre leur meilleure creation. Six juges distingues ont procede au choix de six finalistes par categorie, les gagnants seront annonces au gala anime par le maître de ceremonie Ed Fuller.

De plus, DES COPIES DES 36 PUBLICATIONS NOMINeES SERONT DISPONIBLES POUR ACHAT AU GALA (yay!) -- une rare occasion de se procurer des exemplaires de ces publications souvent obscures, inusitees et la plupart du temps produites a tirages tres limites!

Tuesday, March 3, 7:00pm
4873. St-Laurent
Montreal, QC
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   Thursday, November 27, 2008  
EXPOZINE 2008 | Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30

:: Posted by max @ 11/27/2008 08:49:00 PM


EXPOZINE 2008

MONTREAL'S SEVENTH ANNUAL
SMALL PRESS, COMIC AND ZINE FAIR!

www.expozine.ca

EXPOZINE 2008 will take place on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, 2008, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique [map] (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro). Free admission!

"This incredible event brings together over 250 creators of all kinds of printed matter – from books to zines to posters and comics – in both English and French. In the past seven years, Expozine has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from as far afield as Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec City!

At Expozine, one can discover a multitude of publications and printed works that are often difficult to find anywhere, much less all in the same room! The result is a rare opportunity to peruse the work of hundreds of young and emerging authors, publishers and artists, and to see what the winners of last year's Expozine Alternative Press Awards are up to. Not to be missed! "




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   Sunday, October 12, 2008  
It's on! | EXPOZINE 2008, MONTREAL'S SEVENTH ANNUAL SMALL PRESS, COMIC AND ZINE FAIR!

:: Posted by max @ 10/12/2008 07:39:00 PM

Montreal's huge 2 day comic and zine orgy! Excuse me, Fair; will take place on Saturday, November 29
and Sunday, November 30, 2008,
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

@ 5035 St-Dominique [map] (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro).

Free admission!

Creators of all kinds of printed matter and crafty DIY fun will be in attendance, in numbers! - from books to zines to posters and comics - in both English and French. In the past seven years, Expozine has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from as far afield as Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec City! That's the PR, but it truly is a smorgasbord of cool stuff!

Drop buy and discover multitudes of things that are often difficult to find anywhere else, much less all in one room! One very big, sometimes steamy room being a November [MTL winter] crowd so bring stuff you can peal off easy, and something to carry it and all the cool books and stuff you're bound to end up buying! Also there's usually some good eats sold on sight, and lots of prime spots for food or drinks in the area.

Most of the Montreal art and DIY crowd show up on one side of the tables or the other, and there's usually some off site part time stuff going on too.

To reserve a table at Expozine, you can fill out the online registration form before November 17, 2008, or mail the printed form to Archive Montreal, box 1232, Place d'Armes, Montreal Que. H2Y 3K2.

They are also looking for sponsors folks, contact them at expozine@archivemontreal.org if your interested.

www.expozine.ca

Check out this Flickr slide show of past Expozines, to get a taste of what to expect.

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   Tuesday, October 09, 2007  
WHEN JOURNALISM AND COMICS COLLIDE | EXTRACTION! : Comix Reportage

:: Posted by max @ 10/09/2007 08:07:00 PM
Co: David Widgington, Cumulus Press.

Kicking off the Expozine launch season, Cumulus Press presents EXTRACTION! A new Journalistic graphic novel about the dirty business of global resource extraction in the 21st century.

Edited by Frederic Dubois, Marc Tessier & David Widgington. Featuring comix art by Joe Ollmann, Phil Angers, Ruth Tait & Stanley Wany. Reportage by Dawn Paley, Petr Cizek, Sophie Toupin & Tamara Herman. And additional illustration by Alain Reno, Jeff Lemire & Carlos Santos.

Since 2000, most energy and mineral prices have been skyrocketing. Junior mining prospectors and unscrupulous transnational corporations rush into new territories to suck what's hot out of the earth's lucrative veins. In today's gas, oil and mining industries, the pace of exploration, extraction, transformation and delivery of the world's resources is mind boggling. The German magazine Der Spiegel speaks of a Third World War for the world's resources. It is more like a blitzkrieg.

EXTRACTION! looks into the exploration, exploitation and extraction of oil, uranium, bauxite and gold, from a common-good social justice perfective.

David Widgington
Cumulus Press
514-523-1975
info AT cumuluspress DOT com

EXTRACTION! Comix Reportage
Edited by Frederic Dubois, Marc Tessier and David Widgington
November 2007
ISBN 978-0-9782474-1-6
128 pages

www.cumuluspress.com

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   Friday, September 28, 2007  
EXPOZINE 2007 | MONTREAL'S SIXTH ANNUAL SMALL PRESS, COMIC AND ZINE FAIR!

:: Posted by max @ 9/28/2007 11:12:00 PM
Co:expozine.ca


Expozine, Montreal's annual small press, comic and zine fair, will take place on Saturday, November 24 and Sunday, November 25, 2007, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro) MAP. Free admission!

This incredible event brings together over 250 creators of all kinds of printed matter - from books to zines to visual art and comics - in both English and French.

In the past six years, Expozine has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from as far afield as Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec City!

It is one of the city's cultural success stories, and due to its ever-increasing growth, this year's edition will be expanded to two days.

Expozine brings together a multitude of publications and printed works that are often difficult to find in the first place, much less altogether in the same room! The result is a rare opportunity to peruse the work of hundreds of young and emerging authors, publishers and artists, and to see what the winners of last year's Expozine Alternative Press Awards are up to. Not to be missed!

To reserve a table at Expozine, fill out the registration form here before November 12, 2007, or mail the printed form to Archive Montreal, box 1232, Place d'Armes, Montreal Que. H2Y 3K2.

We're also looking for sponsors!!! For information on becoming a sponsor, contact us at expozine@archivemontreal.org, or call 514-282-0146.

Expozine is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.


Links
Expozine.ca
Expozine on Youtube!
Expozine photos on Flickr!

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