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January Jam de JanvierBonjour a Tous! Hello to all! The first Montreal Comix Jam of 2010 will be this Thursday, January 28! 8 PM at L’Escalier, 552 Sainte-Catherine East, Metro Berri-Uqam. As always, bring your gear and a happy mood! See you there! View Larger Map Labels: comic jams, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, January 16, 2010 Excursion sous la terre  A collective of Montreal art comix creators, printers and friends are putting on an exhibit of work. Show will include pieces from Arthur Desmarteaux, Julie Doucet, Pascaline Knight, Le dernier cri, Jacynthe Loranger, Allison Moore, Dominique Petrin, Jesse Purcell, Seripop, Caroline Sury, Valerie Sury, Henriette Valium. More info on this site. For information: Caroline Cloutier ccloutier@arprim.org ARPRIM Coalition for the promotion of art printed 372 Sainte-Catherine Ouest, espace 426, Montreal 514 525-2621 info@arprim.org www.arprim.org Labels: art show, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, December 17, 2009 The C-List: New and Old Canadian Comics  Some pre-Xmas Cheer. Item: I actually risked the mall the other day and was delighted to find this giant dvd box set of the seminal Canadian cartoon show Rocket Robin Hood. It just came out and is priced between $20 and $30. Chapters, too.  Item: Jason Kieffer writes to let us know about his new book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto, a guide to the characters of the big city, with helpful notes and a map. The squarebound book is only available at the Beguiling and through Kieffer himself [email]. Price: $10.Item: Writer Rob Pincombe celebrates the life of Adrian Dingle, creator of 1940s Canadian superheroes Nelvana and The Penguin. Item: Dinner with the policart and comics historian Aislin. Item: Neal Gaiman in Winnipeg. Item: Former math professor and owner of London, Ont.'s first comic book store, Eddie Smet, has donated his 10,000 item comic book collection to Western. Item: Cartoonist Guy Delisle is home for the holidays and will be appearing at the D&Q store in Montreal today (December 17). Animated Conversation, Thursday, 7 p.m. Guy will discusses his graphic novels, which are based on experiences in China, North Korea and Myanmar, and his latest trip to Israel. 211 Bernard St. W., free! Item: The comics phenom of 2010 might just be Scott Pilgrim and the movie based on the book series. Item: The Shuster Awards would like you to help out with their 2010 nominating process. Item: The Toronto Observer covers the Gladstone Small Press festival, including graphic novel creator Mike Leone and his "Freelance Blues." Labels: aperances, awards, C-List, comics history, events, Montreal, movies, new books, reading, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Monday, December 07, 2009 Jack Ruttan at the Montreal Comic ConThe Montreal Comic Con had it's December one day event this past Sunday. Despite plans to attend i missed it, but local writer and cartoonist Jack Ruttan [utopiamoment.ca] was there and has uploaded another impressive set of interviews and photos. We've collected the video into a playlist you wan watch bellow, along with the slide show of photos bellow that. Read Jack's musings about it on his site here. "Didn't I just do one of these in September? And then there was Expozine last month. So, many of these artist seemed like old friends. It was fun brandishing around my little Lumix DMC-FS3 and talking to artists. Sound was a little off (and some interviews are in French), but I think things are audible if you turn up the volume." In the playlist appears Convention organizers Oscar and Elizabeth. Eric Theriault, Isabelle Stephen, Michel Lacombe, Sid Vane and Gloria, Patrick Langlois, Troma, Jimmy Suzan, Fred Mahieu, Steph Dumais, Noumier Tawilah, Jipi McCloud, And Janardan. Labels: conventions, events, interviews, Montreal, photos, Quebec, video - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, November 23, 2009 Montreal Comix Jam  Bonjour a Tous / Hello to all! The next Montreal Comix Jam will be Thursday, November 26, 8 PM at L'Escalier, 552, Sainte-Catherine East, second floor over the magazine shop, across the street from the Metro Berri-Uqam. As always, bring your pens pencils and imaginations. View Larger Map Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, November 18, 2009 The C-List: Happy Birthday 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. Labels: blogosphere, British Columbia, C-List, capes, comics history, Expozine, Montreal, new books, pod casts, U.S. superhero franchises, Vancouver, video, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, November 12, 2009 EXPOZINE 2009  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] expozine@archivemontreal.org Labels: conventions, events, events links, Expozine, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, November 09, 2009 Bruno Laporte, 1964-2009  Montreal Cartoonist was BD Ambassador The cartoonist Bruno Laporte died Sunday, October 25, in a Montreal paragliding accident. Laporte was best known as the artist behind the "Rupert K." series of humourous albums. Beginning in 1988, Laporte began placing his comics work in a variety of Quebec publications. Laporte's Rupert K, his anti-authoritarian boy character, equal parts Adrian Mole and Bart Simpson, first appeared in the pages of the University of Montreal's student paper. With his writer brother Gilles Laporte, he produced three Rupert K albums between 1997 and 2001. A fourth was finished and awaiting publication at the time of his death. Laporte was an unceasing booster of Quebec bande dessinee and was also, through Rupert, one of the first Quebec cartoonists to make a foray into the European market, appearing at France's Angouleme festival in 2000. A funeral was held October 30th and a memorial website has been established at brunolaporte.net. 400 coups/Publisher's website Labels: bd, Montreal, obituaries, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, November 05, 2009 James Kochalka's Little Paintings @ Monastiraki Nov 6Galerie Monastiraki is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by international comic artist James Kochalka. More here. Little Paintings November 6 - December 4, 2009  Vernissage and live music performance : Friday November 6, 2009 7-10 pm Labels: art show, exhibits, international, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sully on Inkstuds   Sherwin Tjia aka Sully, one of my favorite people, is the latest interview subject of Robin McConnell on Vancouver's Inkstuds. Great interview, just finished listening myself.The guys talk about his latest book Hipless boy with conundrum press, the slow dance nights and strip spelling b's, some good writing and proses talk, monastiraki, and language dynamics in love. Also, really nice selection of music played throughout selected by Sully I think. Good one. Also the inkstuds mix tapes continue to rock. Labels: interviews, interweb, Montreal, pod casts, Quebec, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, October 29, 2009 Seth reading at the D&Q shop November 3rd  Under a cover sporting a Salgood Sam illustration, the Montreal Mirror has a short piece announcing an up coming reading at the D&Q shop with Seth...A LIFE IN PICTURES:
View Larger Map Labels: aperances, Montreal, new books, Quebec, reading, singing - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, October 26, 2009 theMMCJ: Revolutionary October Comic Jam Co: Jane Tremblay Bonjour/Hello Comrades! Veuillez prendre note que le prochain Comix Jam aura lieu ce jeudi 29 octobre, 20 heures au cafe L'Escalier (pres de la bouche de metro Berri donnant sur Ste-Catherine comme a l'accoutume. Amenez, votre attirail vos amis et votre repertoire de chansons marxistes ;)! Pleace take note that the next Comix Jam will be held this coming Thursday, October 29, 8 PM at L'Escalier (Near the Berri Metro on St-Catherine) As usual. Bring your drawing gear, friends and your favorite Marxist songs ;)! [that last part is a gage i think] Jane - La Guide Supreme de la Revolution Caviar de la Republique Boulimique. (qui ne sera pas la car elle doit travailler pour le Proletariat et les Opprimes de la Terre.) View Larger Map Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Lancement de Veena et les spectres du temps avec Eric Theriault  Co: Eric Theriault "Hello friends! It is my pleasure to invite you to the launch of my new book Friday, October 23 at librairie Planete BD. I am glad to see this new Veena comic finished, a compilation of 3 older stories and a new novel, all in full-color and for the first time in French! The book is published by les editions 400 Coups in the Rotor collection, edited by Michel Viau. Ca me fait plaisir de vous inviter au lancement de mon nouveau livre, ce vendredi 23 octobre a la librairie Planete BD. Je suis bien content de voir termine ce nouveau livre de Veena et les Spectres du Temps qui est une compilation de 3 histoires classiques et une nouvelle inedite, tout en couleur et pour la premiere fois, en francais. Le livre est edite par les editions 400 Coups dans la collection Rotor, dirigee par Michel Viau, cartonne a toute epreuve avec une belle couverture à vernis selectif!" Eric's home page Facebook event page Friday, 23 October 2009 17:30 - 21:00 Planète BD 3883 St-Denis Montreal, QC View Larger Map Labels: book launches, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, October 01, 2009 Booklaunch: Aplomb and Cote Nord, Montreal  2 new books from Colosse will launch in Montreal tonite at Fichtre bookstore. Aplomb, de Vincent Giard ISBN 987-2-923664-10-1 5,25" x 7,25" 132 pages noir et blanc reliure allemande septembre 2009 Cote nord, de Jimmy Beaulieu ISBN 978-2-923664-11-8 5,25" x 7,25" 94 pages noir et blanc reliure allemande septembre 2009 Labels: bd, book launches, graphic novels, Montreal - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, September 28, 2009 The Hipless Boy by Sully launches in Montreal September 29  "My book! I'm launching my book! I spent years making this thing! The cover is orange like a popsicle! The back cover looks like a tequila sunrise! Hope to see you there." Say for a second you're just a normal person. You live in a hipster neighbourhood but you’re not a hipster. You’re hipless. This the premise behind this collection of interlinked stories done in a graphic novel format that originally found life as a weekly column in the McGill Daily. The protagonist here tries to live his life like an open heart, and a curious cat, meeting and mingling with a collection of Montreal oddballs. He finds love, loses love, learns to like cross-dressing, and finds something else. Along for the ride are his best friends Minerva and Owen. She is a semi-bisexual private-school dropout, he is an art-school fabulist who constantly conjures up new ways to court controversy. Samples Publishers Site Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore 211 Bernard O. Montreal, QC Labels: events, events links, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, September 18, 2009 Montreal Comic Con - new guests.Co: Eric Gibeau of the Montreal Comic Con. Subject: NOUVEL INVTE! / NEW GUEST! + Q & A Sunday / Dimanche Labels: aperances, conventions, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Montreal Comix Jam September 24Hello to all/Bonjour a Tous! The September Comix Jam will be this coming Thursday, September 24, 8 PM at L'Escalier at 552, Sainte-Catherine East, Metro Berri-Uqam. As always, amenez votre attirail d'artiste et votre bonne humeur! bring your gear and a happy mood! Jane Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Montreal Comic Con this weekend!  Hi everyone,The Montreal Comic-Con will be held on Sept. 19th and 20th@ Place Bonaventure. photo by orbital-vancouver I'll be attending the event this year as a guest [Salgood Sam], look forward to seeing some friends. Here's the information I've been sent so far...
Costume contest Place Bonaventure 800, De La Gauchetière Street, West Montreal (Quebec) H5A 1K6 Labels: aperances, conventions, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 20, 2009 Poor Traits - Vernissage Friday Aug 22 @ 6pm  Caro Caron wrote: "prochaine expo de groupe/next group show,vernissage samedi!!!" 1649 Amherst(un peu en-haut de maisonneuve..merci Florent!) Labels: art show, exhibits, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 06, 2009 Anticipation 09 starts today  The 2009 Worldcon is being held in Montreal this week, from August 6th to 10th. They have some cool sounding stuff programed, read more about it all here. Guests of Honour are Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg, David Hartwell, Taral Wayne, Tom Doherty and Master of Ceremonies, Julie Czerneda. 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Paul Krugman will also be in attendance, as will be Melissa Auf der Maur, presenting her new project, "Out of Our Minds" [a multimedia concept album featuring a CD, a fantasy film, and a comic]. Labels: book launches, conventions, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 1 comments Monday, July 27, 2009 The Monthly Montreal Comic Jam  Once a month, nearly every month! Tous les mois, ou presque!An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend! This month: Start Time: Thursday, July 30 at 7:30pm L'Escalier 552, Ste-Catherine E Montreal, QC theMMCJgroup BLOG Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, July 19, 2009 Rick Trembles' Motion Picture Purgatory Vol. Two  Devices Tonight @Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival! Rick will be out in full zombie makeup doing his thing on the stage tonight, with his band the American Devices, billing with Futensil & Yamantaka Sonic Titan July 19 @ Bar Le Saphir (3699 boul. St-Laurent). He's also produced this 3 minute ' TV ad' for the show staring Nikki Godless as an interrogator; warning, not 'safe for the office' in most places probably. ;) If you dig this you for sure will find the show impressive. He'll also be playing with Nomeansno & Grand Trine, Suono per il Popolo Music Festival, Friday, June 26th @ La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St-Laurent) Learn more about the awesome Fantasia fest here, Pre-order Motion Picture Purgatory Volume Two from FAB Press HERE. Labels: art show, book launches, events, events links, festivals, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, July 15, 2009 New Sites - MONTREAL COMIC-CON & Sword of My Mouth Two new web sites to check out. The Montreal Comic Con has some new crew members and a new look, the site has been re-launched with information about the upcoming September show, it's in Beta mode so they are inviting feedback - check it out and let them know...  We just launched the brand new Montreal Comic-Con website - www.montrealcomiccon.com. Please feel free to send us your comments and/or suggestions about it. Any comments and/or suggestions regarding the event itself are also welcomed. Mini-site for Sword of My Mouth & How To Enjoy Research Publisher Author and DIY king Jim Munroe has set up a mini site for Sword of My Mouth, the sequel to Therefore Repent! and also has a little advice for one of my favorite things but not his, how to enjoy Research!
Labels: conventions, links, Montreal, new books, Ontario, publishing, Quebec, Toronto, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Summer Reading: Eric Theriault  Our fifth Summer Reading List comes from cartoonist Eric Theriault. Eric has some interesting news about a new Quebec comics imprint. Please send us your list. Hi guys, I won't have too much time to read a lot this summer or travel or anything because I have a lot of work and a deadline with my own book. 400 Coups, one of the big Quebec publishers of art books, kid books and art/autobio comics thru the label Mecanique Generale, have started a new label to complete the diverse genres of bande-dessinee that they want to publish. It's Rotor and it's dedicated to "genre" comics: sci-fi, fantasy, detective, adventures, etc ... Rotor: can you see the relationship with Mecanique? It's a Garage thing ! So, they asked me if I wanted to do a "complete Veena", an edition that would compile everything from my character Veena. So, it will be called Veena et les spectres du temps and will cover Veena # 1-2-3-4, plus illustrations plus a brand new story ( actually, I think my work fit exactly in between the two labels because it's not strictly genre either...) The fun thing is that I may be known for this character but many have never read it because they don't read English. So, a hard cover book, all in color and in french will be an introduction to Veena for many, 18 years after I first published the first mini-comic here in Montreal. So, I'm glad! But I still have to finish re-lettering and coloring 70 pages! I also have a 5 pages proposal for an American comic that I'm doing with a Montreal writer. It's a weird mix of humour and action. The closest thing in my mind would be Howard the Duck, or anything written by the late Steve Gerber... And I'm also still doing one page a month of Stats, a humour thing in every issue of Safarir, the Quebec answer to Mad magazine. Kurt Beaulieu is my writer. So, reading? I'll try to go thru the pile of unread comics where there is still a lot of Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine, Acme Novelty, American Splendor and anthologies like Typhon... And I'm also looking forward to reading Genesis by Robert Crumb! Ciao ! Eric Theriault http://mistertheriault.blogspot.com/ Labels: "summer reading 09", Montreal, news, Quebec, summer reading - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, July 08, 2009 The Latest Quebecor World Thing  Comics Printer to Exit Bankruptcy Protection First, it got a new hot-shot chairman in Mark Angelson. Then, the U.S. and Canadian creditors approved the reorganization plan. Now, according to its own press release, Montreal printer Quebecor World has had the plan approved by both the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Quebec Superior Court. Why do we care? Because Quebecor World reportedly is still the largest printer of comic books in North America. "We are very pleased that our U.S. and Canadian Plans have been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Quebec Superior Court. This is a major milestone in successfully restructuring our Company to benefit all stakeholders," said Jacques Mallette, President and CEO. "We look forward to exiting creditor protection in mid-July and moving forward with the implementation of our business plan as a strong competitor in the industry." The company has been on the ropes for years now, due to competition from U.S. and Chinese printers, debt, and the impending death of print. It was spun off from parent company Quebecor (Click here to see our previous coverage.) Quebecor World has over 20,000 employees but has been laying some off during this little downturn. They not only have printed comics for Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, and D.C., but also phonebooks, and many magazines (Time, Rolling Stone) and catalogues like LL Bean, Victoria's Secret and Ikea. Full press release: Quebecor World Inc. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession announce that, following hearings held jointly in the Quebec Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on June 30, 2009, the Quebec Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (together the "Courts") rendered orders sanctioning Quebecor World's Second Amended and Restated Plan of Reorganization and Compromise (the "Canadian Plan") and confirming the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "U.S. Plan," and, together with the Canadian Plan, the "Plans"). Both the Quebec Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ruled that Quebecor World and its affiliated U.S. debtors and debtors-in-possession had met all of the applicable statutory requirements to sanction the Canadian Plan and confirm the U.S. Plan. The orders of the Quebec Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court allow for the possibility of Quebecor World and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession as well as other represented stakeholders to appear before the Courts at a joint hearing to be held on July 13, 2009 in order to report on the status of any issues that remain outstanding relating to the terms of the new securities to be issued by Quebecor World under the Plans. The sanction of the Canadian Plan by the Quebec Superior Court and confirmation of the U.S. Plan by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court follow their respective approvals by the creditors of Quebecor World on June 22, 2009. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions provided for in the Plans, Quebecor World therefore remains on track with its current timetable and anticipates the consummation of the Plans to occur in mid-July 2009. "We are very pleased that our U.S. and Canadian Plans have been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Quebec Superior Court. This is a major milestone in successfully restructuring our Company to benefit all stakeholders," said Jacques Mallette, President and CEO. "We look forward to exiting creditor protection in mid-July and moving forward with the implementation of our business plan as a strong competitor in the industry." The confirmation order entered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on the U.S. Plan will be available on the website of the U.S. claims agent, Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. The sanction order rendered by the Quebec Superior Court on the Canadian Plan will be available on the website of Ernst & Young Inc., which acts as Monitor under the CCAA Proceedings at www.ey.com/ca/quebecorworld. Labels: dollar, international, Montreal, printing, quebecor - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Summer Reading: Daniel Ha  Our third summer reading list come from Daniel Ha, illustrator/cartoonist, part-time dentist, and a member of the AIIQ (Association des Illustrateurs et Illustratrice du Quebec). http://www.dvhstudios.com/ dvhstudios@gmail.com Sequential: What is your latest project? At the moment, I am working on 2 webcomics: "Casanovice" and "1 Page Stand." Casanovice is a comedic strip about the differences between guys and girls and about their relationships. I like to think of it as an anti-Sex and the City because it's from the male point-of-view but also because the guys in the strips are in their 20s and more of the gamer/slacker type than the late 30s and professional women of the hit show. 1 Page Stand is a 1 page comic about my observations and sometimes the place where I experiment or try to find something that expresses the truth about our lives (I said try). What books you have recently read or are planning to read? Recently finished: Kampung Boy by Lat Path of the Assassin vol2 by Koike and Kojima Chroniques Birmanes by Delisle Les petits riens de Lewis Trondheim vol 1-2 Pink by Okazaki Boule de Neige by various Planning to reread: The Arrival by Tan and a collection by Chaboute Planning to read: a Paul Auster book I saw at the library yet haven't borrowed yet, all the books I can borrow about Vietnam (research purposes) and all the BDs I can borrow to limit the money I spend on comics. I also plan on finishing Path of the Assassin, 9 volumes of Swamp Thing and Berlin by Lutes. Any upcoming events/upcoming publications? What is your next project? I have a table reserved at Otakuthon to promote/sell my work (1st time). Then I'm going to be working on a proposal for Front Froid and after that something to show at this year's expozine. I will also be continuing my research about Vietnam (for a comic about vietnamese-canadians) and updating my site's comics section with new strips or some short stories.  Labels: "summer reading 09", guest bloggers, Montreal, Quebec, summer reading - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Montreal Comic Jam Once a month, nearly every month! Tous les mois, ou presque!An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally. Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et libErer vos Energies crEatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend! Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 7:30pm L'Escalier 552, Ste-Catherine E Montreal, QC theMMCJgroup BLOG Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, June 20, 2009 Hugues Labiano @ chez Planete BD   Singing with Hugues LabianoSaturday, July 4, 2009 2:00pm - 4:00pm Planete BD 3883 St-Denis Montreal, QC Facebook event page and found a clip about the work too... Labels: international, Montreal, Quebec, singing, video - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, June 09, 2009 New Books: The Undertaking by Michael J. Hind  The Undertaking Michael J. Hind Conundrum Press ISBN 978-1-894994-39-2 88 pages $15 CDN / US From the publisher: "The Undertaking, is the saga of the Ward family and its oldest son Donald (D), who finds himself holding together the family undertaking business during the Second World War in Britain. They must deal with death on a professional level, yet are as human and flawed as anybody else when dealing with the loss of one of their own. The book opens on a funeral and is told dramatically through flashbacks, where we learn of the losses and regrets that have brought them to this place, and of those family secrets they bear together that may save them. A sort of D.H. Lawrence meets Six Feet Under." Labels: graphic novels, Montreal, new books, publishing - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Monthly Montreal Comics Jam May 28  The next Monthly Montreal Comic Jam, they don't say much but it'll be at L'Escalier (former L'Utopik) 552, Sainte-Catherine East, Metro Berri-Uqam this Thursday, May 28 at 7.30 PM. Someone needs to tell them they need to work on the press/announcements some - oh, guess i just did. Have a fun time guys! Facebook group Not updated in a while web site poke poke ;) Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 1 comments Friday, May 08, 2009 Sequential Pulp in the pixels
Labels: comic strips, comics criticism, comics history, comics in libraries, interviews, Montreal, new books, Ontario, profiles, Quebec, Sequential Pulp, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, April 10, 2009 Montreal D&D Comics Jam!  Co facebook and the D&D Montreal blogFor the next D&D we decided to resurrect the Comics Jam! [Ed:they are not dead, but they have not happen at Casa Del Popolo in about 4 or so years] What is a "Comics Jam"? It’s a collaborative drawing party, and YOU are invited. HOW: Bring a nice piece of paper, divide it up into segments, and start drawing (painting, colouring…). When you have filled one square you pass it to someone else and they fill the next square and pass it on. There are no rules, styles vary, stories unfold, people fall in love, wars break out, the world is knocked off it’s axis, Days of Our Lives is still on television, shit is fun. WHERE: Casa del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent WHEN: Wednesday, April 15 7 p.m. WHY: Because. Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, April 09, 2009 The Mindless ones net Cameron Stewart for 13 questions  "We captured Cameron Stewart after many hours spent stalking him through the streets of Montreal, Canada.""We then set about beating him with bamboo canes through the thin webbing of the net in which he was held. Cameron withstood the breaking process for 5 days, but ultimately, through clenched teeth, agreed to answer 13 exquisitely crafted questions. He swore he'd die before answering any more." --->> Labels: can-con, interviews, Montreal, pod casts, U.S. superhero franchises, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, April 03, 2009 Onomatopoeia BEM  This week on The Onomatopoeia Show!The long awaited interview with indie creator Bernie Mireault. I'm betting good monet Robin and Bernie geeked out big time, they will be talking about POTA, Gaimen, Grendel, Allred and a guy named The Jam. Bernie's got a very distinctive way of telling stories that i was blown away as a kid by myself when i saw his work in Grendel years ago. Check out his stuff at his site and tune in this Sunday online. The Onomatopoeia Show - Sundays from 3-4pm (eastern time) www.cartoongal.com or www.cjlo.com Labels: interviews, Montreal, pod casts, Quebec, radio - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, March 27, 2009 Fiona Smyth - The Wilding - A portrait of her recent exhibition "The Wilding" at Galerie Monastiraki in Montreal Labels: art show, exhibits, Montreal, video - Stumble It! - 0 comments expo BAGARRE | Du 6 au 17 avril 2009 I was unable to do anything for this myself sadly, but I was on the mailing list Jimmy Beaulieu sent out to rope this together, voyeuristic watching it via mailings, it seems to have come together very well, little excited to see this! "...yesterday was a day of pure magic, because I've received a tremendous quantity of great pages for the expo (an astonishing total of 282 !!!) - Again, THANK YOU, I'm utterly moved by your dynamic & generous work. Jimmy (kiss to girls, handshake to guys)"Jimmy whom i've worked with, is a pretty discerning fellow, so this is a very good sign, make sure to make time for this one if you can. Labels: art show, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Social Ink | Montreal & Moncton Comic Jams upcoming An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally. Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend! Thursday, March 26, 2 8:00pm - 12:00am @ the Cock 'n' Bull 1944 Ste-Catherine West Montreal, QC A collaborative gathering of cartoonists & doodlers passing around comix pages. Everyone contributes a panel of words, drawings or both until the page is full! Pages are then posted on the blog and eventually destined to be published in a Jam book! C'est le Monkeytown Comix Jam: Monday/lundi, March 30 mars at the Laundromat (corner St.-George and Cameron.) Les jams commencent vers 19h/ Jams start around 7pm. Jams are kid-friendly (accompanied by legal guardians) from 7pm to about 9pm. After that, we kind of become a bad influence what with the potty mouth and the questionable taste and stuff... Les mineurs sont bienvenus (lorsque leurs gardiens legaux les accompagnent) jusqu'a 21h. Catch toi there! March 30, 7:00pm - 10:00pm The Laundromat Espresso Bar 382B rue St-George Moncton, NB Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Moncton, Montreal, New Brunswick, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, March 21, 2009 The Onomatopoeia Show is Back! | Pat McEwon   After a 3 year hiatus and a move cross country, Canada's oldest radio show about the graphic arts and host Robin Fisher has found a new home at Concordia Universities radio station, CJLO.Interviews, on scene reporting, music, reviews, readings, radio plays, comics, creators, cartoons, action figures, poster art, graphitti, debates about the afore mentioned and more. Onomatopoeia embraces every arm of the graphic arts octopus. For more information and the podcast go to www.cartoongal.com This week on The Onomatopoeia Show Robin interviews the legendary Pat McEwon! From his beginnings at Aircel with Dave Cooper to now, we discover there's no resting on Grendel laurels in the world of McEwon. The music will be artists' choice.    Site Feed Labels: interviews, Montreal, pod casts, Quebec, radio - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Trailer for the NFB Documentary "Roadsworth" from Boing Boing Labels: art. film, graffiti, Montreal, Quebec, street art - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Launch for Pascal Blanchet's new book: Baloney! Following White Rapids -- named "Best Comic of 2007" by The Onion -- Pascal Blanchet brings us Baloney. Winds swirl and darkness reigns over a hamlet perched atop a craggy peak. Russian fatalism sets the tone as Blanchet orchestrates the tale of a village butcher, his disabled daughter, and her tutor, in their doomed uprising against the swaggering Duke Shostakov, local governor and owner of the only heating company in town. Curvy, retro lines and atmospheric, full-page panels evoke plaintive melodies, staccato passages and soaring solos. In a graphic novel about love and despair that is also a homage to the music of the 1930s and 40s, double bassists and trombonists lean into the frame, striking up a score that blends vaudeville with Kurt Weill and Russia's great modern composers. Rendered in two-color, red and black chiaroscuro, light struggles to emerge from darkness and endurance makes way for heroism, all to no avail. Read Baloney as a reverie composed to the melodies of Prokofiev and Shostakovich: a beautiful conjuring of moods, or a call to arms against the exorbitant rates charged by utilities. Praise for White Rapids:Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:00pm - 10:00pm 211 Bernard O. Montreal, QC 5142792224 rory@drawnandquarterly.com Labels: book launches, events, events links, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, March 02, 2009 Kid Koala Presents Music To Draw To - Montreal  An evening of quiet time records to warm up those creative juices in this sub-zero weather.It's winter time in Montreal... Are you slacking off on knitting that scarf you started in 2004? Maybe you've been trying to finish that third act of that play you've been writing...? How's that collection of Sonnets coming along? Are you still sketching out storyboards for that animated short you wanted to make? Bring your sketchbook, yarn, or that lump of clay. Floor lamps, pens, knitting needles, and lap desks will be provided. Five bucks admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate or tea. Music will be provided by Kid Koala. Expect a full 5-hour set of some of his favorite quiet time records that he has collected on his travels around the world. Baked goods will be provided by Kid Koala's wife, Corinne, who dreams of someday opening a bakery in Montreal and would like to try some of her new creations first. Quiet people are invited. Bring something to work on. No dancing. Hope to see you there! 3 NIGHTS ONLY : 7pm until midnight : March 2, 2009 March 9, 2009 March 16, 2009 Theatre St. Catherine: 264 St. Catherine E., Montreal, QC ALL AGES! Labels: comic jams, comics with music, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments EXPOZINE Awards Gala Tuesday, March 3  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 facebookpage Labels: awards, bd, events, events links, Expozine, Montreal, new books, Quebec, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, February 22, 2009 Montreal Comic Jam February 26 Once a month, nearly every month! Tous les mois, ou presque!An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally. Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend! Facebook page Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 8:00pm Cock ‘n' Bull 1944 Ste-Catherine West Montreal, QC Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, February 20, 2009 COMIX AND CARTOONING WORKSHOP @ the D&Q shop.The D&Q shop has been holding a popular series of workshops, teaching comics and story telling to kids and adults. Seeding the next gen of doodlers. Picked this announcement, the first of that i know about for the 2009 season off of facebook. COMIX AND CARTOONING WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS Winter/Spring Session ¬ Sunday Nights: March 15, 22nd, 29th And April 5th 6:15-8:15 Fee: $70 for whole session. The fee covers supplies. Course Description: Participants will explore history, ideas and technique in this hands-on workshop. Through a series of projects, basic comic art methodology will be applied such as development of ideas and narrative, panel and page composition, drawing fundamentals and more. Creativity, freedom of expression and originality are key components of this workshop, encouraging each participant to develop their own unique style and interpretation of comic art. Instructor: Howard Chackowicz has been a professional artist for twenty years and has had his comic art and illustrations published and exhibited internationally. His newest book "Howie Action Comix" was released last year from Conundrum Press. To reserve a spot for the course, stop by the store during opening hours to drop off your registration deposit ($40). If you have any questions, email us at rory@drawnandquarterly.com or call 514-279-2224 Labels: comics in school, drawing classes, Montreal, Quebec, workshop - Stumble It! - 0 comments Denis Rodier launches L'Ordre des Dragons chez Planete BD  Co: FacebookDenis Rodier will be appearing at to launch the second volume of his series L'Ordre des Dragons, "Mount Moses" (with Jean-Luc Istin on Sunday). Denis Rodier revient nous visiter nous visiter pour dedicacer le deuxieme volume de son excellente serie L'Ordre des Dragons, "Le Mont Moïse" (avec Jean-Luc Istin, chez Soleil). Labels: bd, book launches, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Jean-Claude Fournier singing at Planete BD April 5  De passage dans la province, Jean-Claude Fournier, ancien auteur des Crannibales et de Spirou et Fantasio, et, plus recemment des Chevaux du Vent (avec Lax, dans la collection Aire Libre) viendra faire un petit tour chez Planete BD pour une seance de dedicace. Jean-Claude Fournier is traveling through Quebec and will be stoping at Planete BD for a signing. Formerly an author for Les Crannibales, and Spirou & Fantasio, and more recently Chevaux du Vent [Wind Horses] (with artist Lax in the Aire Libre collection). Sunday, April 5, 2009 2:00pm - 4:30pm 3883 St-Denis Montreal, QC Labels: aperances, bd, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, February 05, 2009 Pohadky book launch and talk Marek Colek & Pat Shewchuk of Tin Can Forest talk about their work Shot Friday, November 28th 2008 @ the Drawn & Quarterly Store by Salgood Sam. http://tincanforest.com http://www.drawnandquarterly.com http://www.salgoodsam.com/m Labels: book launches, drawings, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec, video - Stumble It! - 1 comments Monday, February 02, 2009 D+Q book launch | Kaspar by Diane Obomsawin Feb 3rd  D+Q presents a book launch for Diane Obomsawin's Kasparfacebook event page Tuesday February 3rd 7:00pm - 10:00pm 211 Bernard O. Bernard West Montreal, QC Kaspar is the story of a young man who appeared mysteriously in the streets of Nuremberg and died of knife wounds five years later under equally mysterious circumstances. The significance of his life has been disputed ever since.  In Kaspar, Quebec cartoonist Diane Obomsawin draws on Hauser's own writings, and contemporary accounts, to tell the foundling's strange story. Minimalist grayscale panels and the simplest of line work register the wonder and bewilderment of a trusting and sensitive soul emerging into a fickle society. Gentle and poetic, naïve and profound, Obomsawin's first book to appear in English translation is a quiet and compelling charm. ***** 2. Mardi 3 Fevrier 2009 a 19h - Lancement de l'edition anglaise par Drawn & Quarterly de Kaspar d'Obom Dans Kaspar, Obomsawin raconte l'histoire vraie de Kaspar Hauser, un jeune homme apparu mysterieusement dans les rues de Nuremberg apres avoir passe les seize premieres annees de sa vie enferme dans une chambre obscure. Cinq ans plus tard, il meurt d'une facon tout aussi mysterieuse apres de multiples coups de couteau assenes par un inconnu. L'artiste quebecoise Diane Obomsawin dessine sur les mots de Hauser lui-meme, ainsi que sur des temoignages contemporains. Ses cases epurees en degrades de gris et son trait simple et delicat mettent en scène l'emerveillement et l'ahurissement d'une ame sensible et naive face à une societe des plus volage. D'une poesie douce-amere, le premier livre d'Obomsawin est d'un charme envoutant. Diane Obomsawin Wins on thefrozenmammoth Diane Obomsawin profile on the NFB Labels: book launches, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Bijoux Numbers One Through Five | Feb 3rd  @ Galerie MonastirakiFacebook Event page Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:00pm - 7:00pm 5478 Blvd. St-Laurent Montreal, QC BIJOUX NUMBERS ONE THROUGH FIVE Montreal-based musician, filmmaker & cartoonist Rick Trembles presents a brand new series of artworks concentrating on non-representational sculpture. Each of the five structures built especially for this particular exhibition meld ornamental elements with the mechanical & biological. All with the intention of eventually creating vignettes on film for every construct employing the various disciplines he’s experimented with over the past 30 years; 2-D animation, stop-motion animation, & musical composition. Labels: art show, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, January 15, 2009 Karl Kerschl makes some waves with The Abominable Charles ChristopherI was just having diner with Karl last night and remembered that he had a profile in the local weekly, the Montreal Mirror this week as part of their Noisemaker annual revue of hot local talent...
Labels: cartoonists, Montreal, people, profiles, Quebec, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, December 12, 2008 Publishing: Imagination contre les pigeons sp@mmeurs  Imagination contre les pigeons sp@mmeurs : histoires quotidiennes peu ordinaires / by Christ Oliver, et al Vermillon, 2008. ISBN 978-1-897058-77-0 details here Labels: bd, comic strips, Montreal, publishing - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Tonite: Kramer's Ergot Signing, Montreal  quote: "Wrap your head around this: Sammy Harkham, Ron Rege Jr, Kevin Huizenga, Souther Salazar, John Pham, and CF will all be at the D+Q Librairie at 211 Bernard thus Tuesday night to sign the massive Kramer's Ergot 7." December 9, 7:30PM Montreal, Quebec At the D+Q Store! Labels: anthologies, events, international, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, November 27, 2008 EXPOZINE 2008 | Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30 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!  Labels: conventions, ephemera, events, events links, Expozine, Montreal, new books, Ottawa, photos, poetry, small press, Toronto, undergrounds, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, November 21, 2008 This Weekend: Salon du livre de MontrealThe 31st Salon du livre de Montreal Lots of comics people! website Place Bonaventure 800, rue De La Gauchetiere Ouest, Montreal Labels: events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, November 07, 2008 Friday: Atomic Comic Jam, Montrealfrom BDQ  Vendredi 7 novembre,et puis mensuelle a partir de. Atomic Comic Jam "Notre but est d'avoir du plaisir avec des gens qui partagent des interets communs c'est-a-dire : dessiner, faire de la bande dessinee et raconter des histoires. Vous pouvez dessiner seul ou en groupe en dessinant une case et en passant ensuite votre feuille a votre voisin pour que celui-ci continu votre BD et ainsi de suite pour le reste de la page.  De cette facon, une mrme page peut avoir plusieurs styles et aboutir a des histoires tres loufoques. Chaque premier vendredi du mois."  A new Monthly Comic Jam has been started in the East end of Montreal, at Cafe Atomic. Their goals are to "have fun with people who share common interests ie: drawing, comics and telling stories."They have liberal guidelines for the event, you can collaborate with your neighbors or doodle on your own, up to you. The event will be held every first Friday of the month! Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 1 comments Sunday, October 12, 2008 It's on! | EXPOZINE 2008, MONTREAL'S SEVENTH ANNUAL SMALL PRESS, COMIC AND ZINE FAIR! 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 Labels: book launches, conventions, events, events links, Expozine, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, small press, Toronto, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday: Cards and Comics Expo, MontrealExposition de Cartes et Comics de Montreal Centre de la Jeunesse Ukrainienne 3270 Beaubien Est, Montreal 10am-3pm Labels: conventions, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, October 09, 2008 Jimmy Beaulieu & Pascal Girard to attend Quai des bulles festival in BrittanyGot a email with "Love and kisses" from my buddy Jimmy Beaulieu letting us know that he and Pascal Girard will be spending the month of october in St-Malo, France, as guests of the Quai des bulles festival. They have started a blog for the occasion : Les malouins temporaires, where you will be able to follow their adventures in Brittany "or not... we'll see..." he says. He also says several MG books [in french] are being printed or released for the occasion! For those not in the know Mecanique Generale is a nice little art comics publisher that has close ties with the European community and Jimmy is a bit of a publishing and teaching dynamo, not to mention very accomplished artist and story teller. Do your self a favor and at least check out the links even if you don''t read french. Original FR text includes some more extensive info. Allo, pascal girard (www.paresse.ca) et moi (velue.blogspot.com) sommes a St-Malo, en ce moment, pour tout le mois d'octobre, dans le cadre d'une residence organisee par le festival Quai des bulles (www.quaidesbulles.com). On a demarre un blog pour l'occasion : Les malouins temporaires (lesmalouinstemporaires.blogspot.com), qui vous donnera l'occasion de plus ou moins suivre nos aventures (!) bretonnes. Labels: bd, blogosphere, can-con, canadians abroad, events, events links, festivals, francophone, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Le congres de science-fiction et fantastique de Montreal | Montreal's science-fiction and fantasy convention  Con*Cept is Montreal's fan run annual science-fiction and fantasy convention. It kicks off this year Friday October 17 and runs till the 19th , and attempts to cover all aspects of fandom: literature, television, comics, art, gaming, and more. The Event is booked at the Days Hotel, 1005 Guy Street, Montreal. A detail that caught my eye from their facebook group is... The Montreal Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be attending Con*Cept. Weather permitting, there will be telescopes day and night! Yes, the sun is a star, and can be observed through specialized telescopes. Two Center members are planning to bring their hydrogen alpha and calcium K solar telescopes. Also what looks like some tentative programing notes: More details here on the main site. Programmation pour les Fans du Futur Labels: conventions, events, events links, fanfic, festivals, Montreal, news, Quebec, sci-fi, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, October 03, 2008 TODAY: Typhon Book Launch and Art Exhibit @ Monastiraki in MTL  Co:Facebook Legendary New York cartoonist, illustrator and man about town Danny Hellman will be launching & signing his new TYPHON comix anthology Monastiraki Gallery Friday the 3rd of October in conjunction with POP Montreal Festival's Art Pop series. Not to be missed ! Gracing the walls will be kick ass pervo comic art from 12 of the anthologies contributors including Danny Hellman, Fiona Smyth, R. Sikoryak, Victor Cayro, Rupert Bottenberg, Bruno Nadelin, Rick Trembles, Dalton Web, Nicolas Gazin, Tobias Tak, Lorenz Peter and others. Friday, October 3, 2008 7:00pm - 10:00pm Monastiraki 5478 Boul St-Laurent Montreal, QC Labels: anthologies, art show, book launches, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Seen there : The ego and the squid : Ojingogo book launch @ the D&Q shop Labels: book launches, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 1 comments Sunday, September 21, 2008 MiniKim Launch at Librairie Planete BD  I just checked out Librairie Planete BD for the first time the other week. It's a really cool BD shop on one of the more popular and fashionable parts of town in Montreal. It's also a few blocks from both Millenium and Fichtre, but closer to downtown which will work for them. Local Artist MiniKim is Lunching her newest book there in September, you can sign up for the events facebook page here. It's the second one in the all ages series, called Alta Donna! La jeune dessinatrice MiniKim vient nous presenter sa nouveaute, le deuxieme tome de Alta Donna, une serie haute en couleurs pour toute la famille ! Sunday, September 21, 2008 2:00pm - 4:00pm Planete BD 3883 St-Denis Montreal, QC Labels: bd, book launches, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, September 12, 2008 Montreal: 1001 VisagesA few new faces: the third annual 1001 Visages. Maison de la culture Frontenac, Montreal Sept 4 to Oct 12  Labels: exhibits, Montreal, political cartooning, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Tonite: Ojingogo Launch, MontrealMatt Forsythe launches his Ojingogo graphic novel through D+Q. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Wednesday, August 27 7:30 p.m. http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/211bernard/uploaded_images/poster-772434.jpg Labels: book launches, graphic novels, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, August 24, 2008 Co: theMMCJgroup Bonjour a Tous! The next Comix Jam will be held at Bar des Pins, 3714 Park, this coming Thursday, August 28 at 8 PM. As usual, bring your artist gear and good humor! Le Comix Jam se tiendra au Bar des Pins, 3714 rue du Parc Jeudi prochain, le 28 aout a 20hres. Comme d'habitude amenez votre attirail du dessinateur et votre bonne humeur! A la Prochaine! See You there! Jane Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 21, 2008 The ego and the squid : Ojingogo book launch @ the Drawn & Quarterly Store   Montrealer Matt Forsythe got the cover of this weeks Montreal Mirror and a nice big full page interview/profile inside by Rupert Bottenberg to announce the launch of his new D&Q book this coming weekend, Ojingogo."I feel like I'm just escorting this thing along, not driving it," says illustrator and comic artist Matt Forsythe of Ojingogo, his new graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly. "It's kinda weird seeing my name on the cover-that's how dissociated I feel from it." Ojingogo book launch at the Drawn & Quarterly Store on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Labels: book launches, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 14, 2008 The Doug Wright Awards' so called 'Canadian' language controversyWith a charged OP ed piece by Herve St-Louis, the publisher and editor for comicbookbin.com has kicked off a pretty intense conversation over the question of whether or not The Doug Wright Awards has the "right" to call itself a Canadian award. Tom Spurgeon has started to act as something of a neutral presenter of the issue, posting several responses to the first posting from St-Louis on The Comics Reporter. And there's alot of back and forth in the comments of PW The Beat. So far i've found the debate very interesting. I have a problem with the tone taken at the start by St-Louis myself; I feel he was pretty wildly hyperbolic in his analogies, and presents a basically false premise. And he seems upon a little asking around, to be speculating a lot about the intentions of the DWA organizers without information. There was a small amount of communication with our own Bryan Munn informally as a DWA representative on the subject, but it seems St-Louis cut that short and ran with his story. But from a purely rhetorical point of view, many have made some very good points on the broader subject. Bryan, who is responsible for most of the posting here on Sequential now, is bowing out of commenting on the debate on our site as he's closely involved with the Doug Wright Awards, so I'm going to try to keep on top of this for Sequential, work schedule permitting. I will be thinking on it and perhaps posting my own perspective more in the future but at this time a few things seem clear to me. First I think that it's clear the DWA's present themselves as A Canadian award, not THE Canadian awards. A point made by Brad MacKay but also consistent with my impression of their promotion of the awards. St-Louis's argument seems to be build a lot on the idea that something other than this is true. The About page's first short opening paragraph from the DWA site.
And, the very relevant last one...
And if testimony is required, going back to the first year of the awards, I can confirm from my own discussions with the organizers, that what Brad MacKay says in his official statement as true; That there has all along been very active discussion of how eventually to address the question of, at some point, bringing in a french language category. But that for now they lack the resources to do so. There has been no active discrimination against french creators in anyway, or a flat refusal to address the issue. Only a recognition that they are unequipped to review french language submissions at this time in a manor suited to the standards they set out for the DWA. And far from being presented as THE Canadian comics award, they are more like A Literary Canadian Comics Award in affect. And yes we could be really precise and call them The Doug Wrights, A Literary English Language Canadian Comics Award, but frankly as precise as that would be, it would be a terrible, terrible name! OK yes I'm being a little dramatic, but The Doug Wright English Canadian Comics Awards is truly not too much better. So it's the The Doug Wright Awards, period. As Hervé points out; hyphenation, and over qualification is a pain in the arse. The idea is to make the awards appealing, and interesting. Not boring and didactic. Now It's all very fine and well to say they could make the contacts here in Quebec, associate with a local award or start a parallel operation. But it takes two to tango, and speaking as an Anglo, living in Montreal, I have to say the French community here at least, when not too busy with their own things to be bothered, is seldom very welcoming or enthusiastic of this kind of collaboration over all. Nor do they reach out often themselves in a collaborative manner to make such things happen. It's like herding cats here on both sides of the language divide. Maybe in Alberta where Hervé lives now, he's unaware of this. He started out here so he should know. It was true more so when he lived here! It's true that in their own language sphere many people have done amazing things to promote local French work to an international French audience. But making the effort to promote their work to an audience that overwhelmingly won't be able to read it is never appealing to any publisher. Frankly I for one can't fault them for that. And far from generally being ignored by English Canada, I and many Anglo's have come to Montreal thinking we would be able to connect and build bridges with the french community, only to find a wall of often disinterested backs turned on us because we speak French as poorly as many of the Quebecois speak English. For those who are more engaged and welcoming - and there are many now - it's shrugs and a lack of interest in general. Not to say it's always cold, but I have not experienced a culture in a hurry to be embraced by it's English neighbors. They want more than not to be admired in their own language in their own region or in the EU. For those few desiring more English attention, they look south, like a lot of us here, were there are many many millions more in the audience than here. A practical issues more than not. I would put it to Herve that this often kind of insular approach, and a love of confrontation and conflict expressed to me by many of my Francophone Montreal peers, and as exemplified by the rather inflammatory examples in his post - Is as much if not more a problem than any active bigotry in the English community... "If the Harvey Awards, were to refuse all comic books by blacks or women, until they bleached their skin white or undergo hormone therapy to change their gender, it would be clear to everybody that their policy and the support of those awards was morally wrong" Really? Comparing asking for translations to bleaching skin, AND forced gender reassignment. Was one over the top inaccurate analogy not enough? Hmmmmm. Numerous times have I inquired locally in Montreal, as to why more effort is not made by French creators and publishers to translate the huge amounts of work produced here into English for the larger North American market. Or why there are so few sites promoting the Quebec community outside of the Francophone sphere. Coverage and effort has improved, yes, far more of both things happen now than just 5 years ago. But it's been very, very slow. And my said inquiries are more often than not responded to with shrugs and the refrain that they rather someone else do the work. They are too busy, it's as simple as that. No bigotry, no conspiracy, no surprising undercurrent of hate. I've done my own best when I've had the time to do so to promote local work, regardless of language, as has Bryan who is I'll repeat an active member of the DWA organization. I have tried at some length to recruit contributors for this very site to help cover the Quebec scene, as well as trying to find people on the coasts and in the mid west. I have constantly failed to find interested parties on all counts. Even Herve's own site spends most of it's time reporting on American, English comics. On the site's menu there is not even a way to filter the posts to view QC or Montreal stories. Just Cunuck. And I invite you to look for yourself to see how many are for French Language books.... It seems to me Herve is asking, demanding, others to confer praise for work he seldom promotes himself. No he does not call himself THE Canadian comic news site anymore than the DWA call them selves THE Canadian comic awards, but then this only furthers my point. I can understand that there are a lot of bruised egos, as I'm always reminded when I talk to my peers here in Montreal about this sort of thing. It does not come up nearly as often as Herve's article would suggest but sure, some feel a little left out. But I have a hard time giving too much credit to said egos, when they do so little to change the situation themselves through constructive positive actions. But rather it seems - when bothered to do anything - prefer to rant at supposed arms length about it. In this case at Provincial length, and without foundation or information speculating in an overwhelmingly demonizing way about the intentions of the 'Others' they think someone may perceive themselves slighted or ignored by. So what do I think they should do instead? How about this; I've not talked to anyone about this so I don't know if the will or means can be mustered, but say they do and could be. Say someone in QC, or the french community outside of QC cares about this all that much, and wants to do something. Say maybe the Prix Bedelys have any interest in this, that they take the initiative to put together a jury and reading list for a French language award to spotlight Original French books to the rest of Canada and the English comics reading world and any French readers who may be paying attention, to be presented at The Doug Wright Awards. They can also help raise funds locally for the prize and to pay for the trophy, and The Doug Wright Awards in turn give them the additional press and attention. The DWA orginization have the current problem of a lack of resources and means on their side addressed in this way. Maybe as a way to make this a mutual trade - not to besmirch anyone's best intentions; but the Bédélys trophy is not, well, all that impressive. Perhaps they also might be able to persuade the Doug Wright Awards rather famous trophy builder to help them out as well? Call it a trade for mutual benefit, and fix the problem by doing something about it, rather than making over the top and inaccurate analogies to civil rights abuses and the intentions of others you don't actually talk with before speculating on publicly. But in the mean time, until the French Comics community is willing or wants to be bothered to take on the task of promoting their own work to the rest of the world regardless if it's Francophone or not, I think it's a little disingenuous for someone in the to cry discrimination in this manor. A lack of means does not equate a intentional bigoted refusal. LINKS comicbookbin.com : The Wright Awards Discriminate Against Canadians A Response From The DWAs Regarding The Charge That They Discriminate PW The BEAT comments section where many have made thier thoughts known A Response From The DWAs Regarding The Charge That They Discriminate And having had a quick look, notably nothing yet from any French BD sites about this, they don't seem to care as yet to comment. Labels: Alberta, analysis, awards, bd, blogosphere, can-con, cartoonists, comics history, francophone, furries, Montreal, news, people, Quebec, tcaf - Stumble It! - 4 comments Saturday, August 02, 2008 Monastiraki presents Man Drawing Salon : The Exhibition  The show runs August 5 through August 31st. collaborative drawings by Joe Ollmann, Todd Stewart and Vasilios Mavreas! Labels: art show, drawings, events, Montreal - Stumble It! - 0 comments 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! - 0 comments Wednesday, June 25, 2008 If your in Montreal, Come see Diana Schutz tonight!  CO: from the D&Q blog"I know we [D&Q] keep using this image to illustrate Diana Schutz. You think we could find another image that would work better, but actually, the repetition of this one is making you more keen to come out tonight..." WHERE YOU CAN SEE HER IN PERSON. 7PM tonight! DIANA SCHUTZ presents her life in comics. Get the inside scoop from the editor for FRANK MILLER, WILL EISNER, STAN SAKAI, MATT WAGNER, MICHAEL CHABON, and NEIL GAIMAN. Want to break into mainstream comics? Schutz will be offering portfolio reviews! Diana Schutz is an award-winning editor who has worked in the comics industry since 1978. For the last eighteen of those thirty years, she has been at Dark Horse Comics, where she is now an executive editor. She is also an adjunct instructor of comics art history and criticism at Portland Community College. Schutz is Frank Miller's editor on SIN CITY and 300, Matt Wagner's editor on GRENDEL, Stan Sakai's editor on USAGI YOJIMBOU, and Paul Chadwick's editor on CONCRETE. She also regularly works with Michael Chabon, Neil Gaiman, and Dave McKean, and irregularly with Harlan Ellison. She was fortunate to be Will Eisner's Dark Horse editor until his death in 2005. 211 Bernard Ouest Montreal Quebec 514 279 2224 MAP Labels: book launches, events, Montreal, new books, Quebec, reading - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, June 22, 2008 theMMCJ::: June 26 Bonjour à Tous! The next Montreal Comix Jam will be held at Bar des Pins, 3714 Parc Avenue, this coming Thursday, June 26 at 8 PM. As usual, bring your artist gear and good humor! Le Montreal Comix Jam se tiendra au Bar des Pins, 3714 Parc Avenue, Jeudi prochain, le 26 juin à 20hres. Comme d'habitude amenez votre attirail du dessinateur et votre bonne humeur! À la Prochaine! See You there! Jane Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, May 24, 2008 Montreal Comic Jam May 29thFrom Jane Tremblay - event host
Site link Photo by Jack Ruttan Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Beer and Comics ContestA new contest has been announced in conjunction with the Montreal beer festival, Mondial de la Biere. The 15th anniversary of this huge festival, taking place May 28-June 1, will incorporate the "Bieres et bandes dessinee" contest, which is shaping up to be the most lucrative comics-related prize in Canada, according to this press release:
Labels: awards, contest, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Tonite: Billy Mavreas Booklaunch, MontrealJust a reminder. See here for details. INSIDE OUTSIDE OVERLAP 7:00pm - 11:00pm Casa Del Popolo 4873 St-Laurent Montreal Labels: book launches, events, graphic novels, Montreal, publishing, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, May 10, 2008 Billy Mavreas is Launching his Graphic Novel INSIDE OUTSIDE OVERLAP  Found on Facebook I'll be signing copies of my new comic book, INSIDE OUTSIDE OVERLAP published by Timeless Books, Toronto. Come by, say hi, have a drink, buy a book, stay and drink even more.
---- Vancouver Launch - June 7, 7:00 pm Lucky's 3972 Main Street. ph: 604-875-9858. Toronto Launch - June 25th, 7:30 pm Part of the The Beguiling monthly series http://drawrings.blogspot.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mavreas Labels: book launches, British Columbia, can-con, events, events links, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Anke Feuchtenberger a Montreal ANKE FEUCHTENBERGER Exhibition of original drawings / Exposition de dessins originaux April 30 - July 4 , 2008 30 avril - 4 juillet 2008
Free admission / Entree libre
GOETHE-INSTITUT MONTREAL 418, rue Sherbrooke Est
Labels: events, events links, exhibits, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, April 12, 2008 Prix Bedelys 2008  The winners of the 2008 Prix Pedelys were announced at a ceremony held April 8 in Montreal. Prix Bedelys Quebec best Quebec bd, with a $1000 prize Danger public by Leif Tande and PhlppGrrd (La Pasteque) Prix Bedelys d'Or best French-language comic, chosen by Quebec librarians Ryad-sur-Seine by Frederik Peeters and Pierre Dragon (Gallimard) Prix Bedelys Jeunesse - Ville de Montreal best book for readers 7-12 years old, selected by kids Les P'tits diables, vol 6: Soeur a Vendre by Olivier Dutto (Soleil)    photos photos Labels: awards, bd, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, March 13, 2008 Expozine Gala, 2008  The winners of the 2008 Prix Expozine were announced at a ceremony in Montreal on Monday night. The prize is given to publications featured at Expozine, the annual small-press fair. ENGLISH WINNERS COMIC: Oola Dug by Malcom Sutherland BOOK: Extraction! edited by Frederic Dubois, Marc Tessier and David Widgington, Cumulus Press ZINE: The Bedrooms of the Nation by Michelle Sterling FRENCH WINNERS COMIC: Comment le dictionnaire fut-il invente by Zviane & Charles Menard, Grafigne.com Editions BOOK: Kaspar by OBOM ZINE: Victor by Adrien Sanchez Valero For full details, including information on the judges, links, and the judges' comments, see the Expozine website. Labels: awards, bd, events, Montreal, Quebec, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Winners: Prix Expozine 2008  After a little google-aided detective work, it appears that Zvianne won the prize for best French-language comic for Des etoiles dans les oreilles - une bande dessinee sur le compositeur quebecois Claude Vivier. No word yet on the other winners. Labels: awards, events, Montreal - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, March 10, 2008 Tonite: Expozine Awards Gala Announcing the third annual Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala! Monday March 10, 2008, 9 p.m., free admission, Mainline Theatre, 3997 St-Laurent, Montreal. Featuring entertainment by the Dan D Lyons, Simon Paquet and the evening’s MC, Jean Giscagne. 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 (three in English and three in French), recognizing the best book, comic and zine sold at Expozine. Musical comedy troupe the Dan D Lyons and monologuist Simon Paquet will entertain with a bilingual show, and genial host Jean Giscagne will once again present the awards with flair. The winners were chosen by an esteemed panel of judges out of the hundreds of publications submitted at Expozine in November. 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 short-listed titles. The short list of nominated publications will be revealed here shortly before the gala. This event is sponsored by the Mainline Theatre, Libraire Drawn and Quarterly (211 Bernard O.) and libraire Port de Tête (262 Mont-Royal O.). Labels: awards, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, February 28, 2008 Tonite: Montreal Comix JamThursday, February 28, 8 details here Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, February 25, 2008 MONTREAL COMIC JAM FEB 28  Bonjour a Tous! The next Comix Jam will be held at Bar des Pins, 3714 Park, this coming Thursday, February 28 at 8 PM. As usual, bring your artist gear and good humor! Le Comix Jam se tiendra au Bar des Pins, 3714 rue du Parc Jeudi prochain, le 28 fevrier a 20hres. Comme d'habitude amenez votre attirail du dessinateur et votre bonne humeur! A la Prochaine! See You there! Jane Face Book Group Yahoo news group Blog Photos of the last Jam by Jack Ruttan. Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Time for another Geek OUT!  from the geekmontreal.com site: The Geek OUT! is a regular series of get-togethers where you can play board games, roleplaying games, have snacks, talk about comic books, do arts and crafts, watch sci-fi movies, have more snacks and then sugar crash! On Saturday Feb 23rd, we're having a Geek OUT! Time 2pm - 9pm. Location: MUCS Dining Coop, 2000 Northcliffe, suite 218 (corner De Maisoneuve, near Vendome metro) - Roleplaying gamez: one-off scenario of Blood on the Deck (aargh!) using the Call of Cthullu Dark Ages system We're also going to have some projections (The Hulk, Logan's Run and others) and yummy foodies (juice!, pudding, probably some soup.) How does it work? We provide some games, the place to play'em and foodies. You come along with any other games you want to play. There's no set price to attend - it's is a by-donation-type-thing. Labels: events, exhibits, Montreal - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Tonite: Paul Goes Fishing Launch, Montreal  The launch party for Michel Rabagliati's new book, Paul Goes Fishing, will be held at the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore, 211 Bernard W, beginning at 7PM. D+Q blog Labels: bd, book launches, events, graphic novels, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, February 04, 2008 Framed: a comic book making workshop with Rich Baldwin | Feb 8th  Found on Facebook, presented by Communiversity-FASA-Emily Rose Friday, February 8 6:00pm - 8:15pm Location: 1515 RUE STE-CATHERINE O - Concordia's Engineering & Visual Arts Bilding) corner of Mackay & Ste-Catherine - 6.735 [room number?] Contact Info: RSVP Mandatory! 514 848 2424 5057 trancemissions@gmail.com Whether called graphic novels, comic books, bandes dessinees or sequential art, comics aren't just for kids any more. We will explore the artistic variety and potential inherent in comics - starting with an overview of comics, moving on to making them ourselves. Pencils, paper and some ink and dip pens will be available for use, but you are heartily encouraged to bring other artistic materials and / or laptops if you wish to explore comic-making in more varied forms. Come equipped with a comic book idea and you'll be ready to jump right in. Labels: comic jams, comics in school, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, January 31, 2008 Tonite: Montreal Comix Jamdetails here Bar des Pins, 3714 Park. Thursday, January 31 at 8 PM Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, January 29, 2008 New Location for the montreal comic jamBonjour a Tous! Eh oui, suite a la fermeture de l'Utopik et de la fin de ses memorables soirees de pouesie, a la demande generale, le Comix Jam se tiendra au Bar des Pins, 3714 rue du Parc Jeudi prochain, le 31 Janvier a 20hres. Comme d'habitude amenez votre attirail du dessinateur et votre bonne humeur! Yup! Following the closing of Cafe Utopik and the end of their memorable poetry nights, by general request, the next Comix Jam will be held at Bar des Pins, 3714 Park, this coming Thursday, January 31 at 8 PM. As usual, bring your artist gear and good humor! A la Prochaine! See Ya there! http://comixjam.blogspot.com/ Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Ciné-Salon/Movie Night + Art Jam @ Centre St-Ambroise, Sunday, Jan. 27,  Co: Rupert Bottenberg On Sunday, Jan. 27, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., the new Centre St-Ambroise space in St-Henri (directions below) hosts a dual-purpose soirée. Downstairs, in the Griffon Room, we'll be screening DVDs of a wide assortment of odd and entertaining material-short films, TV shows, cartoons, possibly a feature film or two, video oddities and local content. If you're a local filmmaker or video artist with material you'd like to screen, please email Rupert at rupert.bottenberg@gmail.com to discuss. Upstairs in the Maxwell Haus gallery/studio, there will be an art jam (paper and clipboards provided), an opportunity for comic artists, illustrators, animators and other visual artists to collaborate on improve drawings and get to know one another. Everyone, pros and amateurs alike, are welcome to participate! Cheap, good beer available of course (quality McAusland product!). The Centre St-Ambroise is at 5080 St-Ambroise, between St-Remi and Chemin de la Côte St-Paul. You can get there by taking a short ride on the 78 bus from Lionel-Groulx metro, the 37 bus from either Vendôme or De l'Église metro, or the 36 bus. Should be a good one, hope to see you all there! - RUP Labels: art show, bd, comic jams, Montreal - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, December 08, 2007 Tonite: Therefore Repent Book Launch  Therefore Repent! launches this Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore (211 Bernard W.) in Montreal Meet the artist and the writer! Buy books! Hang out! "The art is extraordinarily fluid and the storyline ingenious and sharply intelligent." — Jeff VanderMeer, Realms of Fantasy Book details Labels: book launches, graphic novels, Montreal, publishing, Quebec, Sequential - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, December 07, 2007 Tonite: Julie Doucet Book Launch!  From the Drawn and Quarterly press release:
Labels: book launches, graphic novels, Montreal, publishing, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, December 06, 2007 Forgive us our sins - Therefore Repent! Montreal launch in the Montreal Mirror  Co:montrealmirror.com Local illustrator Salgood Sam and author Jim Munroe create a post-Rapture work in Therefore Repent! by VINCENT TINGUELY When prolific indie author, quick and dirty filmmaker and DIY organizer Jim Munroe got a grant to create Therefore Repent!, a full-length "post-Rapture" graphic novel, Montreal-based, long-time Munroe fan and sometime collaborator Salgood Sam jumped at the chance to render it. "I'd read an early Munroe novella at a zine fair when I was 19 or 20 and I really liked it," says Sam. "I've been following his stuff ever since. When you really identify with a writer's vision, they've tapped the voice you hear inside yourself, they're appealing to you on that level." Sam spent more than a year meticulously bringing Munroe's ideas to life, drawing on skills honed in both the indie comics realm and through years of grunt work for the likes of Marvel. "Jim's a good writer to collaborate with because he was into gearing it into what I was into doing," Sam says. "I didn't have to do any contortions to visualize the script as I was reading it." Munroe agrees. "He's perfect, because he can do the hipsters and the hellspawn," says Munroe. "He can do urban settings very well and true to life, but also fascinating fantastical things." Therefore Repent! begins with the arrival of the fascinating and fantastical Raven and Mummy in a near-future Chicago. Munroe, who's based in Toronto, set the story in an American city because, as he quips, "They go together like peanut butter and jelly, America and the Rapture." 144,000 Christians have floated up to heaven, Jesus has joined George W. in the White House, and heavily armed angels from on high are descending to do the Lord's dirty work on Earth. Things would seem quite hopeless for the rest of us godless (i.e. not fundamentalist) sorts, except that magic is afoot...everything from Eastern cosmic insights to transubstantiation actually works. Soon enough, a grassroots magical insurgency starts to form. "I was inspired by this idea that the most powerful people in America purport to literally believe in Christians floating into the air, into heaven, which is what George W. Bush says he believes in," says Munroe. "That's pretty mind blowing, that in their own mythology they'd have something that wild-especially when the conservatives have problems with Harry Potter." After a more ambiguous approach to the idea of evil in An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil, Munroe decided to go for a dark fantasy scenario in which, if miracles, angels and such were to be given free play, then other forms of magic would be just as valid. "Well, if people are going to float into the air, how about less top-down magical manifestations?" Munroe says. "Religion is very top-down, it's God or who God specifically anoints. But if there is magic from on high, then it is going to emerge from below as well, if people are willing to explore it and not kowtow to the powers that be. I like the idea of it being nascent in all of us, but only if we embrace it-individual power, rather than waiting for other people to anoint us. The whole DIY, coming from the grassroots thing." Therefore Repent! launches this Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore (211 Bernard W.) Links http://www.salgoodsam.com http://nomediakings.org Buy the book on NMK D&Q store/publisher site Labels: book launches, Montreal, new books, news, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, November 16, 2007 This Weekend: Montreal Book Fest  The 30th annual Salon du livre de Montreal continues with a bevy of cartoonists and comics publishers on hand for signings and book launches. Michel Viau has all sorts of schedules and lists over at the BD Quebec site. Official Website Labels: bd, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Midweek Links: Giant Montreal Bookfest  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... Labels: bd, blogosphere, events, graphic novels, Montreal, profiles, publishing, Quebec, reviews, slm - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, October 25, 2007 Nov:1st - DRINK & DRAW @ Main Hall in Montreal | "I don't want to hear no 'I can't draw'".  Co:Billy Mavreas So there. You drink, you draw, the more you drink, the sillier your drawings get, and the more fun you have. There are gonna be people who can draw and people who can't draw. People who can drink and people who can't drink. And if you get bored with drawing (which you shouldn't because drunk drawing is FUN~) then you can just go look at other people's funny doodles -we usually maskin-tape them to the wall. Seriously, when was the last time you sat and drew, eh? FR Bon ben c'est simple, tu bois et tu dessines. Plus tu bois, plus tu dessines des niaiseries et plus c'est drôle. Il va y avoir des gens qui savent dessiner et des gens qui ne savent pas dessiner. Des gens qui savent boire et des gens qui ne savent pas boire. Et si vous vous tannez de dessiner vous pouvez vous promener et regarder les barbos des gens qui dessinent encore... on a l'habitude de les maskin-taper au mur. Mais sérieusement, quand est-ce que vous vous êtes assis pour dessiner la dernière fois? Hein, hein? Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 9:00pm to 2:00am 5390 St-Laurent Montréal, Qc drinkanddraw@gmail.com Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, October 24, 2007 More D+Q Store Goodness  Brad Mackay returns from Montreal with some pics of the D+Q Store opening. The store looks very nice, with a mix of classic comics collectibles and original books and art from some of the best living cartoonists. Labels: comics retailers, comicshoptalk, events, exhibits, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, October 21, 2007 Montreal Comix JamCo:http://comixjam.blogspot.com/ Bonjour a tous! Don't forget the coming Comix jam will be at our new usual place of Cafe l'Utopik, 552 Ste-Catherine West, near Berri-UQAM metro, Next Thursday, October 25, 8PM. It will be a good time to tell each other scary and comix stories. Till next Thursday! Labels: comic jams, Montreal, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, October 16, 2007 D+Q store Grand Opening on Friday  Co:the D&Q blogIn conjunction with the launch of Pascal Blanchet's White Rapids, Drawn and Quarterly hosts the grand  opening of their new store front operation in Montreal this Friday, 7 PM. Pascal will be presenting and signing White Rapids. See the entry from Oct. 1st for his awesome poster... To mark the occasion the D&Q crew have wrangled posters out of two D+Q artists - the one of the left here is Julie Doucet's.  That's about it for info on the shop for now, but there are photos of, taken by local aspiring photographer Alison Naimark. On White Rapids, by Pascal Blanchet
Labels: book launches, c, comics retailers, comicshoptalk, events, graphic novels, Montreal, new books, publishing, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments BLAST OFF to the Misanthropia Launch | Oct 18th MTL  Co:Daniel ZabbalMisanthropia Chapter One: is the opening act of a bizarre and entertaining story that takes place in the past, in the future and in the subconscious. It follows Paul Saint-Claire, a ne’er-do-well who finds himself stranded on a tropical island. Dumbfounded with amnesia, he enlists the aid of a mysterious woman to help reassemble his shattered memories. His journey draws him back through his horrifying jobs, and tenacious revenge fantasies. This book is the first in a three part trilogy, as planed now the first is 48pgs. $8.95. the next will be 96, and the finally 128. The festivities are to start at 9:30/10pm not sharp. 5311 Ave du Parc, unit 310, Montreal, Qc. Check out Danny's site here for a bit more... The book at Lulu.com Labels: book launches, Montreal, new books, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, October 15, 2007 Billy Mavreas' Monster Island Three & Nog A Dod in Tom Spurgeon's BasketTom tries to get on top of the Review pile with a big catchup and thanks post - Conundrum [mtl] got two hits from their recent line up of Graphic lit. Labels: anthologies, can-con, links, Montreal, publishing, reviews, small press, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, October 09, 2007 WHEN JOURNALISM AND COMICS COLLIDE | EXTRACTION! : Comix Reportage  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 Labels: anthologies, bd, can-con, cartoon reportage, comics writers, Expozine, Montreal, new books, news, Quebec, small press - Stumble It! - 0 comments Archive by Region Alberta - British Columbia - Calgary - Gatineau - Halifax - Moncton - Montreal - New Brunswick - Newfoundland - Nova Scotia - Ontario - PEI - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon - Toronto - Vancouver - Victoria - Winnipeg - Archive by Month January 2006 - February 2006 - March 2006 - April 2006 - May 2006 - June 2006 - July 2006 - August 2006 - September 2006 - October 2006 - November 2006 - December 2006 - January 2007 - February 2007 - March 2007 - April 2007 - May 2007 - June 2007 - July 2007 - August 2007 - September 2007 - October 2007 - November 2007 - December 2007 - January 2008 - February 2008 - March 2008 - April 2008 - May 2008 - June 2008 - July 2008 - August 2008 - September 2008 - October 2008 - November 2008 - December 2008 - January 2009 - February 2009 - March 2009 - April 2009 - May 2009 - June 2009 - July 2009 - August 2009 - September 2009 - October 2009 - November 2009 - December 2009 - January 2010 - February 2010 - |
