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Tonite: Punchbuggy Tour, Montreal  D+Q store, 7:30 pm Labels: events, Montreal, tours - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments -   - we honor OpenID -
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2010 Expozine GalaThe 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala Wednesday, March 31, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Le Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent (Mont-Royal metro). Free admission. Recognizing the best publications sold at 2009's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair in Montreal! The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles (listed at www.expozine.ca). Alexis O'Hara will be the MC for the evening. Also on tap are readings by some of the nominated authors before the awarding of prizes at 9:30. Capping the night off is a performance by the one and only Tony Ezzy. The 2009 edition of Expozine was the largest yet, with approximately 15 000 people visiting 300 different exhibitors over two days. The Expozine organizing team asked each exhibitor to submit a copy of their best new publication for consideration for the Expozine Alternative Press Awards in one of three categories in English and French: best book, best zine and best comic, with the winners chosen by an esteemed panel of judges drawn from the city's small press community. The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards are sponsored by the Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com) and Libraire Le Port de Tete, 262 Mont-Royal E., (514) 678-9566. Labels: awards, events, Expozine, Montreal, zines - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Monday, March 22, 2010 the Montreal Comic Jam  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! L'Escalier, 552, Ste-Catherine E. Montreal. Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Friday, February 26, 2010 Drink & Draw on Black on White with En MasseThe Montreal Drink and Draw blog has some nice photos along with press from Jason Botkin, the Montreal artist and co-founder (with Rupert Bottenberg) of En Masse, an ongoing collaborative black and white drawing project being featured at this year's Nuit Blanche Festival. Labels: events, gallery, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Thursday, February 25, 2010 Interview with Conundrum Press publisher Andy Brown  My latest torontoist.com inverview, this one with Conundrum Press publisher Andy Brown! Conundrum Press is a well established mid-size Canadian publisher based in Montreal, that has been making the transition from prose publishing to graphic novels. Lately focusing on translating Quebec artists for English Canada. Dave. conundrumpress.com Labels: Andy Brown, books.torontoist, comics, Conundrum Press, interviews, Montreal, publishing, Quebec - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Sunday, February 21, 2010 Montreal Comix Jam Feb 25  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 group - the ol' MMCJ yahoo group - BLOG View Larger Map Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Friday, February 19, 2010 gangLion Tour  GangLion is a comics anthology featuring young cartoonists based in Ontario. Some of them are pretty sharp and it is well worth checking out. They are launching a series of promotions for the latest issue. Press Release: Join gangLion comics in celebration of their fourth issue! Over the past year, gangLion has been cultivating a name in independent comics in Toronto. Works of tenderfoot comics' artists and writers are published in gangLion's semi-annual zine, offering artists the opportunity to share and hone skills in a supportive environment, and aim towards deadlines to celebrate their achievements. The very first issue was revealed in December of 2008, and now after much scratching and rumination, they are thrilled to announce the launch of Issue 4 - their finest compilation yet. To celebrate, gangLion will be roaming about Southern Ontario and Montreal for a tour of comics-based workshops and launch parties. Along with co-creator and publisher Georgia Webber will be several of gangLion's contributors, and a touring band just to mix things up: Whistlestop, a brand new three piece outfit from London, Ontario originally, but now residing in Toronto. To hear a preview of any of the bands listed below, just click on their name! TOUR INFORMATION Monday, March 1 Toronto, ON 9pm: The spree kicks off in Toronto with a celebration at THE BOAT in Kensington Market. The cast of gangLion will be joined by friends from the Toronto Comic Jam supplying sloppy and charming on-the-spot portraits for their patrons. $5 gets you in the door, a ticket for one free portrait, and a copy of Issue 4. Entertainment for the evening includes Whistlestop, LUMA, a side project of the up and coming band First Rate People; GHOST TREES, Toronto's best kept secret and her guitar; a stripped down version of Donlands and Mortimer, and Grandmother Willow, the ever-lovable Ben Ong of Bocce. Tuesday, March 2 Kingston, ON + Montreal, QC 2pm: Intro to Comics and Indie Publishing at Queen's University, Professor Janet Winton's 4th year Contemporary Arts class. 9pm: Launch Party MONTREAL! at Divan Orange (4234 boulevard Saint-Laurent) with Emperor Bulash, Whistlestop, and Elgin Skye. Doors at 9, music at 10. Admission: $5, first 30 people get a free zine! Wednesday, March 3 Montreal, QC 7pm: Behind the Scenes of a Comics Zine at Drawn & Quarterly Librarie, 211 Bernard Ouest. 7pm, PWYC. Zines on the scene. Thursday, March 4 Ottawa, ON 9pm: Launch Party OTTAWA! at Shanghai Ottawa, (651 Somerset Street West) with Emperor Bulash, Whistlestop, and Gabrielle Charron-Merritt. Admission: $7, first 30 people get a free zine! Wednesday, March 10 Oshawa, ON Broken Arts Zine Fair at McLaughlin Public Library, 65 Bagot St. 3pm - 9pm. See here for more information. Saturday, March 13 Waterloo, ON At The Starlight Room for Bocce's DISAMBIGUATION CD release party!!!! With performances by Bocce and Kite Hill. Doors at 8pm, entrance fee is $7 the first 50 people to arrive will receive a copy of the new issue for free! Links: gangLion facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=30670953818&ref=ts Toronto event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=293879392654&ref=ts Montreal event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=305042337434&ref=ts Flickr Account - view all past issues! Want more information? Contact Georgia Webber or Jennifer Carroll at publicity.ganglion@gmail.com or check us out at www.ganglioncomics.blogspot.com Labels: anthologies, comics with music, events, Montreal, Ontario, small press, tours - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - - we honor OpenID -
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Montreal | WRITE, DRINK & DRAW!Co:Sherwin Sullivan Tjia Around this time of year, when a lot of you like to stay in, we're inviting you out to have a drink and get some work done! You are invited to write, drink & draw to live music at the Casa! Cure your cabin fever and take part in this unique opportunity to be social and antisocial simultaneously. Bring your sketchbooks, comix, computers, pens, pencils, drawing tablets, crafts, crochet materials, collage cutouts and yarn! Be creative alone, or with others! Be coaxed into a creative groove by the trance-improv tunes of the band Pharmakon MTL, featuring Ian Ferrier, Moe Clark, and the absorbing guitar melodies of Kris Mah. Facebook event page Sunday, February 21st Casa Del Popolo's backroom 4873 St Laurent Blvd. (just south of St-Joseph, on the e. side) Doors at 8. Live music from 9 to midnight. $5 at the door. Labels: comic jams, events, Montreal, Quebec, social ink - Stumble It! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
Sunday, January 24, 2010 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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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:
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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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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!
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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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 1comments - - we honor OpenID -
Friday, May 08, 2009 Sequential Pulp in the pixels
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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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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! - Leave a comment!| 0comments - - we honor OpenID -
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