• Okay, maybe just one. Go read the latest Luz: Girl of the Knowing strip by Claudia Davila. The strip has been picked up by Briarpatch magazine!

• Although I can't seem to find the article online, a report in this Saturday's Globe suggested that the graphic novel Skim was the subject of international publishing rights bidding at the recent London Book Fair.

• Jeet Heer writes about one of George Herriman's final Krazy Kat strips, on the subject of race and passing.

• The latest review of Jeff Lemire's Ghost Stories graphic novel.

• An amazing collection of comic-strip-inspired antique toys owned by a Toronto collector.

• A report from a sci-fi convention in St. John, Nfld.

• Prostateman comic wins award.

• From last week: The Toronto Star has more details about the man found dead in the former Etobicoke comic store.

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• In anticipation of the concluding chapter of Y: The Last Man, Pia Guerra, who provides the beautiful artwork for that series, takes webreaders on a tour of the Dr. Who memorabilia-laden studio she shares with writer Ian Boothby. She is also interviewed by Newsarama's Zack Smith.

• Oshawa's Adam Prosser pens the first review of Dave Sim's Glamourpuss I've seen. Elsewhere, Sim himself took to the Comics Journal messageboard to field questions and promote his new comic book series. As Sim has taken pains to reiterate, he is using a computer located at LOOKIN' FOR HEROES here at 93 Ontario St. S. in Kitchener (one block away from the defunct Now and Then Books.

• Canadian cartoonist Takeshi Miyazawa (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane) is interviewed about working as a mangaka in Japan and the differences between North American and Japanese comics editing.

• Magazine writer, editor and publisher John Macfarlane retired last week. Over the years, Macfarlane helmed such Canadian institutions as Toronto Life, Saturday Night, and Weekend magazine (home of cartoonist Doug Wright in the 1970s). The National Post's Katherine Govier has a few anecdotes.

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• Jeet Heer provides a nice chrestomathy (yeah, I had to look it up) of John Updike's utterances on comics.

• The Shuster Awards are calling for submissions from Canadian creators in order to "compile the list of eligible creators and their works published in 2007 for the 2008 Joe Shuster Awards, which will be presented in mid-2008 at a time and location to be announced." Details at Kevin Boyd's blog.
  

• Madeline Ashby provides a Canadian academic's take on anime fansubs and the lag time between the publication of popular manga like Bleach and Death Note and their eventual translation for tv.

• I really liked this review of a classic Archie comic story

• Tv chef James Barber was also a cartoonist

• Herve St-Louis has been doing a bang-up job of covering the upcoming introduction of U.S.-style copyright law to Canada. Most recently, he tried to get some answers from Industry Minister Jim Prentice about why the Harper government seems to be bowing to pressure from the U.S. government, Hollywood, Microsoft, and the U.S. music industry. Check out the links at the bottom of St-Louis' article for more background, or read this column at rabble.ca for an overview and steps Canadian citizens can take to avoid getting sued by Warner Bros now that the fair use laws (in Canada, we call it "fair dealing") are in danger.

• Robin Bougie hooks you up with the best banned porn comics, courtesy of the Canadian government.

• This Canadian Press article explains how a propaganda comic about the Afghan legal system, created in part by Canadians, is being distributed in Kandahar province.

Labels: awards, blogosphere, censorship, copyright, floppies, links, manga, Newfoundland

Monster Island Three is a collection i (billy mavreas) edited. it's chock full of comics and drawings and essays revolving around the theme of comics and monsters and fandom and ......

here's some styley info :

This book straddles the line between comic anthology and art book but also contains
essays to give historical context to the art. Rick Trembles provides a tribute in comic form to movie director Ray Harryhausen. Mavreas contributes a feature on
Inuit artist Alootook Ipellie. There is Joe Ollmann's comic on the history of his drawing implements and Andy Brown's essay on the significance of the publishing history of one of Jack Kirby's final comic series. Bernie Mireault provides a comic about a horrific poker game while Patrick Burger writes about German pulps from the 1930s which were set in Africa. Of course the book also includes
many monster drawings including those by Fiona Smyth. Other contributors include: John Mavreas, Carlos Santos, Jesse Bochner, Tessa Fenger, Jennifer MacIntyre, Shawn Jefferies, Guy Boutin, Helene Brosseau, Leyla Majeri, Rupert Bottenberg, Howard Chackowicz, Sean McCarthy, and Shawn Cheng.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
casa del popolo, good people

st-laurent, Montreal

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Dave acquired Albert's collection of old photographs and other items about seven years ago when his uncle moved into a senior citizens' home. There would have been no room at the home to store the many boxes, so Dave decided to bring them to his house in St. John's for safekeeping until a decision was made about what to do with it.

However, Dave is now in the process of downsizing and will not have room for the collection, so decided the local heritage society was the best place for Albert's visual history of Grand Falls-Windsor.

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About 50 people turned out at St. John's Arts and Culture Centre to view about 80 cartoons created by Tobin, who is considered one of the best political cartoonists in the country and whose work has appeared in The Telegram for the past 20 years.

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Hi y'all,

Just a note to remind you that tomorrow's the big day. Come
any time you want at Fichtre ! between 1pm and 6pm (436, de Bienville, Montréal) for signing, and then, after 6pm, we meet at "Les pas sages", 951, Rachel east (corner of Mentana), Montreal, for an evening of classy thirst quenching.

Hope I'll see most of you there!

Also, you have a 40% discount on the book if you buy it directly from Les 400 coups : 400coups@qc.aira.com .

So...
Great! That's it!

Thanks !

Jimmy MG

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Be in the know, get in the loop with Images Festival's Education Programs!


2006 IMAGES FESTIVAL'S INSTALLATION GUIDE AND HANDBOOK
Ready for download, this map and handbook will allow you to explore installation work and new media projects in Toronto's gallery district at your own pace. A brief summary of the concepts in installation art, pre-visit activities and questions to provoke discussion while visiting the installations are included in this free handbook. Visit www.imagesfestival.com to download your copy.

A GUIDED WALKING TOUR TO THE 2006 IMAGES FESTIVAL'S INSTALLATION PROJECTS:
Saturday, April 15, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join Toronto artist, curator writer and IF tour guide Sally McKay for a free guided walking tour of the installation and new media projects exhibited in this year's Images Off Screen.

INSTALLATION AUDIOWALKS:
CD-Roms and downloadable mp3's will be available for keen installation art viewers who wish to explore Images Off Screen works at their own pace. Artists discuss their work, motivations and process in this invaluable resource for new and seasoned installation art fans. Cost for CD-Roms is $1; downloadable mp3's (available at www.imagesfestival.com) are FREE.

YOUTH SCREENINGS:
The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the Toronto Animated Image Society and The Images Festival present a series of youth oriented screenings that serve as a good introduction to experimental film and video for students in grades 10 through 12. All screenings will be presented from April 18-20, @ 2:45pm at National Film Board of Canada's John Street location. Screening Cost: $2.00 per youth with pre-booked group; educators accompanying a group are free. Check the Images website for program details!

ADULT WORKSHOPS:
Sunday, April 16 - 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Trinity Square Video (376-401 Richmond Street West)
Internationally exhibited artist and TSV Artist-in-Residence, Michael Campbell, will discuss the challenges and opportunities for expanding video beyond the single-projection. Space is limited to 10 students. Admission: $25 Trinity Square Video members / $30 non-members Check out www.trinitysquarevideo.com for more details or email aubrey@trinitysquarevideo.com to reserve a space.

Tuesday, April 18 & Thursday, April 20 - 6-10 PM
L.I.F.T - The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (171 East Liberty Street, Suite 301)
Internationally renowned experimental filmmaker Nicky Hamlyn will teach this two-day evening workshop which will include a full Bolex camera introduction, hands-on instruction and group discussion of works created in the course. Admission: $70 for members / $85 for non-members. Workshop fee includes materials. Check out lift.on.ca for more details or email workshops@lift.on.ca to reserve a space.

THE WITNESSED CITY: A PRODUCTION RESIDENCY AT CHARLES STREET VIDEO
Screening time: Thursday, April 13, 8:00 PM
Images Festival and Charles Street Video present Nobuo Kubota and Annette Mangaard's Sounds Kubata Sounds a 10 minute experimental collaboration that chronicles the history of free form sound art in Toronto from the 1960's through to present day. This history is told through the eyes, sounds and memories of Nobuo Kubota who has been, and continues to be, an active member of the sound-art community.

*Nobuo Kubota will also be performing live immediately preceding Susie Ibarra and Lori Freedman in concert Tuesday, April 18, 9pm at The Gladstone Hotel. Tix are $20. Buy your tickets for the Ibarra/Freedman performance online at www.imagesfestival.com

FREE ARTIST TALKS:
For audiences interested in more thorough dialogue about contemporary media art, Images is hosting a series of afternoon discussions with many of the key artists represented at the festival. Of special interest is Images' new "Talk to the Pie" speakers series, an unbeatable combination of totally profound cultural discourse and FREE PIE (while it lasts). All discussion events are free to attend and open for audience questions and comments.

Friday, April 14 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm @ A Space (401 Richmond Street West, Suite 110)
Dutch artist and cultural analyst Mieke Bal in discussion with Canadian film/video artist Mike Hoolboom, creator of Images' Opening Night feature Fascination. Moderated by Lisa Steele

Monday, April 17 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm @ Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, 1214 Queen Street West
Artists Tony Cokes, Steve Reinke, Deirdre Logue and moderator Daniel Cockburn discuss pop music, memory and the body.

Wednesday, April 19 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm @ Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, 1214 Queen Street West
Artists Laiwan, John Oswald and moderator Chris Gehman discuss varied uses of music and sound.

Thursday, April 20 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm @ Camera Bar, 1028 Queen Street West
Artists Vincent Grenier, John Price and moderator Jeremy Rigsby discuss their recent film works.

Thursday, April 20 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm @ Goethe-Institut, 163 King Street West
Guest curator Marc Glöde (Berlin) and Toronto cultural critic, writer and curator John Bentley Mays discuss the historical influence of visual media on architecture and urban planning.
Also...
Saturday, April 15 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm @ Camera Bar, 1028 Queen Street West
Canadian filmmaker Clive Holden (of Trains of Winnipeg fame) introduces and presents a "virtual tour" of his new online multimedia project, Utopia Suite.

Sunday, April 16 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm @ York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queens Quay West
"Timeless" Artist Talk - Guest curator Peter Ride (UK) conducts a walkthrough of the "Timeless" group exhibition, with artists Chris Welsby (Canada), Rebecca Cummins (USA) Jane Prophet (UK), Susan Collins (UK) and Suky Best (UK).

Saturday, April 22 - 2:00pm @ Le Laboratoire d'art, 55 Mill Street, Cannery Building #58, Studio 317
Perte de Signal Artist Talk & DVD Launch. Please note that this launch and artist talk will be taking place in French. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez contacter BRAVO-Sud au
416.861.1853 / bravosud@yahoo.com.

IMAGES ABOUT TOWN:
2006 Images Festival At The Toronto Public Library (789 Yonge St.)
Friday, May 5 - 7:00 PM
The Images Festival presents the 2006 Festival award winners during a special free "Best of Fest" public screening at the Yonge and Bloor Toronto Reference Library's newly renovated Main Stage. FREE!


The Images Festival is made possible thanks to our gracious funders: The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, Telefilm Canada and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.

IMAGES FESTIVAL - April 13-22, 2006
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 448
Toronto. Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada
T 416.971.8405
F 416.971.7412
www.imagesfestival.com

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Artists flock to Vancouver, but T.O. pays the big bucks
JAMES ADAMS
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Artists in Toronto have the highest average incomes in Canada while Vancouver has the highest number of professional artists as a percentage of its total work force, according to a survey to be released today that analyzes the status of painters, TV producers, writers, musicians and actors, among others, in the country's largest cities.

Using data from the 2001 census for 92 municipalities with populations of 50,000 (such as Caledon, Ont.; Medicine Hat, Alta.) and up, Hill Strategies Research of Hamilton found that Toronto artists on average earned $34,100 a year. That's almost $11,000 more than the national average for artists and almost $15,000 more that what artists in St. John's get -- but 11 per cent less than the average earnings for Toronto's total labour force. Moreover, dancers in Toronto were found to earn on average less than $20,000 a year...

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Toca Loca
@The Music Gallery - Friday, March 24, 2006, 8pm
They will never wear three-piece seventeen-button
suits with matching ascots, and will never fill tour
buses full of eager artistic consumers from Buffalo or
Detroit, but Toca Loca continues to defy gravity and
the musical elite as they bring you their latest,
ONE-TIME ONLY project.

A partial list of things you may never get a chance to
experience again:

Frederic "the Mozart to Steve Reich's Salieri"
Rzewski - Coming Together
Vinko (those who don't know his music are a little
less complete) Globokar - Toucher
Rick "Darmstadt Prodigy" Burkhardt - Great Hymn of
Thanksgiving
"Lyrical Pitbull" Wakefield Brewster
Dan Yashinsky, ace storyteller, reads Star Child
Melanie Manos does Off With Her Head - Marie
Antoinette Presents the Cyberfeminist Manifesto and
AKA (Also Known As)
Receive a free, limited-edition, brand new comic from
Diana Tamblyn.
The Toca Loca Postal Outreach Program.

With Aiyun Huang (percussion), Wallace Halladay
(saxophone), Gregory Oh (piano), "Friendly" Rich
Marsella (fankicks), Quinsin Nachoff (saxophone),
Darren Sigesmund (trombone), Elissa Lee (violin),
Sebastian Krunnies (viola), Andrew Staniland (electric
guitar) and Dallas Bergen (baton).

The Music Gallery is located at 197 John St, north of
Queen. TTC to Osgoode Station. www.musicgallery.org.
(416) 204-1080. Tickets are $20 reg, $15 arts wkr,
$10 stu.

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