Friday, March 12, 2010  
6th annual Doug Wright Awards awards @ TCAF!

:: Posted by max @ 3/12/2010 07:10:00 AM
George Sprott, 
and Aboriginal manga 
lead nominations 
for the 2010.


March 12, 2010 Toronto -- Running the gamut from the acclaimed to the unconventional, the 15 finalists for this year's Doug Wright Awards were announced today in Toronto.

Hand-picked by an esteemed panel of comics experts, the 2010 finalists represent the finest, most thought-provoking work produced by Canada's vibrant comics community.   

The shortlist contains works that explore diverse subjects, from the legendary life of Kasper Hauser and the fictional life (and death) of a fading TV host, and spans a range of formats, from wordless lino-cuts graphic novels to "manga" inspired by Western Canadian Haida mythology.

The Doug Wright Awards finalists for Best Book are:

Back + Forth by Marta Chudolinska (The Porcupine's Quill)
George Sprott: (1894-1975) by Seth (Drawn and Quarterly)
Hot Potatoe by Marc Bell (Drawn and Quarterly)
Kaspar by Diane Obomsawin (Drawn and Quarterly)
Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Douglas and McIntyre)

The Doug Wright Awards finalists for Best Emerging Talent are:

Adam Bourret I'm Crazy
Michael DeForge Lose #1 (Koyama Press), Cold Heat Special #7 (Picturebox)
Pascal Girard Nicolas (Drawn and Quarterly)
John Martz It's Snowing Outside. We Should Go For a Walk.
Sully The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)

The finalists for the 2010 Pigskin Peters Award (for unconventional, "nominally-narrative" comics) are:

Bebete 
Simon Bosse (L'Oie de Cravan)
Dirty Dishes by Amy Lockhart (Drawn and Quarterly)
Hot Potatoe by Marc Bell (Drawn and Quarterly)
The Collected Doug Wright Volume One by Doug Wright (Drawn and Quarterly)

Founded in 2004 (in a dimly lit Toronto bar) to celebrate the finest in English-language comics and graphic novels, The Doug Wright Awards have since evolved into one of North America's foremost comics awards and one of its most anticipated events.

Wright Awards finalists defy easy categorization, and include past and present masters of the form and off-the-beaten-path newcomers alike, all vying for one of the most unique and coveted trophies in comics.

This year's nominees were chosen by a five-member panel who chose from works released in the 2009 calendar year. The panel included: comics historian and author Jeet Heer; filmmaker Jerry Ciccoritticartoonist Chester BrownWalrus comics blogger Sean Rogers, and; writer and Sequential.ca publisher Bryan Munn.

The winners are chosen by a jury that includes cartoonists, writers, actors, directors, musicians and, on occasion, politicians.

A featured event of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF), the 2010 Doug Wright Awards ceremony will take place on Sat. May 8, at 7 pm at the Toronto Reference Library's new Bram & Bluma Appel Salon.  


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   Sunday, March 07, 2010  
Double-Barreled Comic Release | Sword of My Mouth

:: Posted by max @ 3/07/2010 02:07:00 PM
Jim writes that he's off to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to give a talk there about the community organizing he's been doing, as a bit of a vacation after getting his latest graphic novel, Sword of My Mouth to the printer. The sequel to Therefore Repent, [which i drew for full disclosure] drawn by Shannon Gerard, you can read all but the last chapter online ici if you're a subscriber. The final act will be on hand, in print as a single volume, at TCAF 2010! I look forward to giving it a final read myself!

I've never seen either of them holding a gun before, looks like they enjoy it! ;)

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   Wednesday, March 03, 2010  
Christopher Butcher Liveblogging The Feb 2010 Previews

:: Posted by max @ 3/03/2010 04:47:00 AM
Christopher Butcher's blow by blow walk through of previews are a new pleasure for me, some interesting highlights: IDW get's one of Christopher's picks for book-of-the-month, SWORD OF MY MOUTH, the new graphic novel from Jim Munroe and Shanon Gerard. KILL SHAKESPEARE's writer puts in some over time to make sure he mentioned their new book with Andy is coming out, and much more fun. Read the whole blog here - Part 1 & Part 2.

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   Saturday, February 27, 2010  
The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop April programs

:: Posted by max @ 2/27/2010 02:25:00 PM
Click on the image to go to the text/blog post on their site.

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   Tuesday, February 23, 2010  
Toronto ComiCon Winter Convention

:: Posted by max @ 2/23/2010 03:12:00 PM
Join us for the Toronto ComiCON !!!!!
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre 11:00am - to 5:00pm.
$5 Admission.

Special Guests:
GUY DAVIS (B.P.R.D.) courtesy of http://www.artoriginals.ca
CAMERON STEWART (Batman & Robin)
RAY FAWKES (The Apocalipstix)
FRANCIS MANAPUL (Adventure Comics, The Flash)
AGNES GARBOWSKA (You, Me & Zombie)
MARCUS TO (Red Robin)
RICHARD ZAJAC (Adventure Comics)
KELLY TINDALL (Proof)
ERIC VEDDER (Darkstalkers)
JOE VRIENS (Darkstalkers)
and
TY TEMPLETON - courtesy of Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

Artists Alley/Other Exhibitors
Gavin McCarthy
DMF Comics
J.E. Lozano
Heroes of the World
Max the Mutt Animation School
Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

TORONTO COMICON - FEBRUARY 28, 2010 - EXHIBITOR LIST

Dealers:
A&C Games
All New Comics
Canstar Toys
Comic Book Addiction
Comic Age Entertainment
Conspiracy Comics
DragonStar
HaganLand
Harley Yee Rare Comics
Heavy Mental designs
Labyrinth
Mad Men Comics
Major Comics
Manish Mistry
Milo Accessories
Myths, Legends & Heroes
Pendragon
Red Nails/ Blue Ribbon
Shockwave Comic Books
Unknown Worlds
Wyldstar


For table information please contact tiziano@hobbystar.com and/or kevin@hobbystar.com

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   Monday, February 22, 2010  
Of Mystery and Macabre: a Guy Davis exhibition @ the Gladstone

:: Posted by max @ 2/22/2010 03:26:00 PM
2009 Eisner award winning artist collaborates with Hellboy creator, makes rare Toronto appearance courtesy of artoriginals. Selected works spanning Davis entire career including Sandman Mystery Theatre, B.P.R.D. and The Marquis will be featured in the exhibition along with an interactive and insightful workshop for patrons. You can check out a gallery of the art here online.

A two part event @ the Gladstone. SAT, FEB 27, 2010 - 1:00 PM to 11:30 PM
VENUE: 2ND FLOOR

Constructive Storytelling:
$105 per person (limited to 15 persons)
The 180 Minute Master Class,
1 to 4 pm

Of Mystery and the Macabre 
COVER: FREE
Reception, 7:30 to 11:30 pm

Of interest as well - for background on the venue, a Toronto landmark, watch Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel @ hotdocslibrary.ca

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   Friday, February 19, 2010  
This Weekend: Con-G Anime Event, Guelph

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/19/2010 11:46:00 AM

The Guelph anime convention, Con-G (both a short form for "Convention Guelph" and a pun on the Japanese word "kanji" which means pictograms, I think --although "congee" is a rice porridge popular in many Asian cultures) takes place this weekend.

Guests include webcomicker Lar deSouza, Doctor Holocaust, the 404s improv troupe, Savage Bandito, Solar Tempest, Stillvisions, Featherweight, and Hypersapiens.

Back for year 2, Con-G is

"being held at the Best Western Royal Brock Hotel & Conference Centre (same location, the hotel changed names shortly after Con-G 2009) on February 20 and 21.

What's special about our convention? Guelph is an awesome location! We're currently the only convention west of Toronto [In Ontario], making us more convenient for people in London, Hamilton and the Tri-City area. The Best Western is located across from the university and near the centre of Guelph. It is easily accessed by bus or car. Finally, the convention takes place in February, at a time when there are few other anime conventions.

For those that don't know, an anime convention is a place where anime enthusiasts come to share their love for anime and have a great time! There will be anime, themed games, dancing, vendors, discussions and much more. It's a great opportunity to meet people interested in the same things you are and discuss your favourite shows. Don't be intimidated! We welcome the young, the old, the casual anime enthusiast and the most hardcore fans. There's something for everyone."

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gangLion Tour

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/19/2010 06:36:00 AM

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

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   Friday, February 12, 2010  
This Saturday: Jeff Lemire in London, ON

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/12/2010 09:41:00 AM

Jeff Lemire will be signing and sketching at L.A. Mood Comics in London this weekend.

Saturday, 11-3

350 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
mailbox@lamoodcomics.com
519-432-3987 or 1-888-621-7018
www.lamoodcomics.com

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   Thursday, January 28, 2010  
Interview with Kean Soo

:: Posted by Dave Howard @ 1/28/2010 10:35:00 PM
[by Dave Howard]

Kean Soo was very generous as I tortured him through two interviews - the first one I realized after I'd hung up the phone that the tape had run out very early on.

 We stayed up late the following evening to get the second one done - thanks so much for your patience Kean. Read the results here on books@torontoist

Keaner dot net 

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   Wednesday, January 20, 2010  
Toronto Comicon offers half tables for March 26-28

:: Posted by max @ 1/20/2010 06:35:00 PM
M is for comics.

May is
TCAF 
and March marks
the return 
of Paradise Toronto Comicon,
now part of the 

wizardworld universe. 

Got this from Peter Dixon, wasn't aware there was a fuss over the pricing but good news for exhibitors in any case, they are offering an accessible price for half tables. Don't know if i can make it but we'll see. If all goes well it would be good to be there.

Hello everyone and Happy New Year. I hope your holidays were enjoyable.
Things are coming along well for our show coming up in March. I have received allot of feedback from many of you concerned with the higher prices compared to our shows in the past. Because of this we have a few options to offer. First we are lowering the price to $210 CDN plus GST. We are also offering four foot tables at $129 CDN plus GST. Hopefully this will allow everybody to be able to participate this year if they want to.
http://www.wizardworld.com/home-toronto.html

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thanks
Peter Dixon
Paradise Comics
416 487-9807

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   Tuesday, January 19, 2010  
Inking is in the air, Gallery of instructors' art

:: Posted by max @ 1/19/2010 07:35:00 PM

Cameron just posted his two over the shoulder youtube inking sessions, and today this came in...

Subject: COMIC BOOK INKING COURSE from the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

Hi:
I have just posted a gallery of select examples of instructor artwork for the “Comic Book Inking: 4 Perspectives” course. It features a range of images by J. Bone, Ramon Perez, Ty Templeton & Pat Davidson. Take a moment to experience for yourself the diversity of style and technique that will be the focus of this rare learning opportunity.

“Comic Book Inking: 4 Perspectives” is a course developed for inkers who want to expand the mark making vocabulary of an existing style, or pencillers who wish to break into finishing their own work. It will include both lecture and demonstration components with each of the artists.

To secure one of the remaining spots in this course contact Walter Dickinson at:
647-502-7605
or
info@cartoonistsworkshop.com
Please don't delay in signing up for this workshop. I don't know when this will be offered again due to the schedules of the contributing instructors.

Cheers.

Walter Dickinson
Coordinator
Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

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   Monday, November 23, 2009  
Toronto : Last Jam of '09 the 24th of Nov

:: Posted by max @ 11/23/2009 11:54:00 AM
It's the Toronto Comic Jam! Come and draw, drink and talk B.S. about the comic you plan to start in 2010. The last Jam is this Tuesday, November 24th, 9 p.m onwards, Cameron House, 408 Queen W., Spadina-Queen. B.Y.O.pens, paper provided.

www.torontocomicjam.com


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   Saturday, November 21, 2009  
Sunday: Toronto Comicon

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/21/2009 06:06:00 AM
Toronto Comicon
November 22, 2009: 11-5

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Room 206

$5

or Free to Fan Expo Canada VIP pass holders.

Guests: Tom Raney, Francis Manapul, Marcus To, Agnes Garbowski, Leonard Kirk, Marcio Takara, Kent Burles, Ty Templeton +

Plus lots of comics.

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   Monday, November 09, 2009  
AN AFTERNOON IN PARADISE WITH LEONARD KIRK

:: Posted by max @ 11/09/2009 06:00:00 AM
Co: a facebook event!

Paradise Comics celebrates the latest work of Leonard Kirk !

"From the dust of UTOPIA comes DARK X-MEN! Never one to say “die”, Norman Osborn is keeping what’s left of HIS X-Men alive. MYSTIQUE! DARK BEAST! WEAPON OMEGA! MIMIC! They are the public face of mutants in an Osborn world. And what a face they are! But what does Nate Grey, A.K.A. X-MAN, have to do with it? The critically acclaimed team of PAUL CORNELL (BLACK WIDOW, TV’s Dr. Who) and Leonard Kirk (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13) take on the world of X!"

Saturday, November 14, 2009
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Paradise Comics
3278 Yonge street
Toronto, ON
4164879807
paradisecomics@wiznet.ca

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   Tuesday, November 03, 2009  
Super Party 10th post aniversery

:: Posted by max @ 11/03/2009 02:54:00 PM

Co: funky crazy man, Sean Ward.

Hey everybody!

Even though there's tons of other stuff to look at at seanwardsuperparty.com including two full graphic novels for you to read, today is a big milestone for me. It's the tenth update since the end of the last story, so the tenth addition to the collection made just for the website.

Here is a quick and handy recap of what's happened in the Super Party so far!
AT HOME WITH BENNY BUNNY AND BERNADETTE - domestic bliss and talk of moustaches
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 1960s - the sixties were all about the three B's
THE CANADIAN SPECIAL - meet The Go-Go Girls, the Queen's enemies
BENNY BUNNY AND BIGFOOT KICKIN' IT - Bigfoot's return appearance. Now he's got a surprise for Benny Bunny
BANQUO BURGER in THE GRAND OPENING - your favorite advertising mascot meets his greatest nemesis: The Sumo Pirate
THE STORY OF THE BENNY BUNNY BUTTER BAND - When Benny goes electric, the passport office goes crazy
BIGFOOT'S BIRTHDAY - guest starring Kanye West
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF BENNY BUNNY - see how the star prepares in the lead-up to show time
AN UNTOLD STORY OF THE BEATLES IN NEW YORK - the never-before-heard secret night after their historic Shea Stadium concert
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH - Shakepeare's classic tragedy, Super Party style. With Benny Bunny, Bubb Rubb, and Tony Montana

Be sure to let me know which is your favorite!

And don't forget that there's all kinds of bloggedy goodness bubbling all the time at seanward.net
-Sean

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   Saturday, October 31, 2009  
Sunday Nov 1st Toronto - Canzine!

:: Posted by max @ 10/31/2009 03:56:00 PM

"Canada's Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture"

The heart of the event, indie publishers both in print and online come from across the country and the continent will fill the old Gladstone Hotel to it's gills, to show off their wares. We are cautioned to be amazed at the creativity, ingenuity, and sheer weirdness of it all.

There is a huge line up of stuff this year, sorry i'll be missing it. Check here for the many events held along side the main floor, in various rooms about the old hotel: Hotel Room Installations; 1:00-7:00pm; Canada's brightest and weirdest will be creating one day unique environments to explore in five of the Gladstone Hotel's Rooms. There's The City of Craft General Store, ARTCADE 2009, The Lost Window: Toronto Mannequin Window Displays 1930-1950 [provocative found-photo exhibit], Spelunkin' fer Culkin [3Dzine installation by Wowee Zonk], and....

The Toronto Comic Jam Room: All day long sequential art.
On the last Tuesday of every month the Toronto Comic Jam meets at the Cameron House to collaboratively create comics. But on November 1st it will be coming out of the back room and setting up shop in one of Canzine's art rooms where it will invite passers-by to stop in and draw a panel or two. Past Toronto Comic Jam books will be for sale. Links- regular Jam home page, and the Facebook event page.

The slide show is anything tagged Canzine from the flickr stream, if you go have a great show!

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   Wednesday, October 21, 2009  
A certain bent appeal likes a Quarter Life Crisis

:: Posted by max @ 10/21/2009 12:35:00 AM
Co: Google alerts: book review of Evan Munday's Quarter Life Crisis
"Toronto has what I would call a fairly respectable comics scene - from the ongoing popularity of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to the existence of several fine comics stores (including my fave, The Beguiling) and the noticeable increase in comics-related booths and programming at Word on the Street this year."

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   Monday, September 28, 2009  
TORONTO COMIC JAM SEPTEMBER 29th!

:: Posted by max @ 9/28/2009 11:50:00 PM
"Autumn is finally here, let's draw!"

What is a comic jam?? One artist draws the first panel, and then another artist draws the next panel, and then a different artist draws the next panel.... and keeps going until the page is finished.

At the end of the night, we put the pages together and publish it in our own jam book available at the next monthly jam session.

Everyone is invited to participate (but only 19+; the Cameron House is a bar).

So bring some drawing utensils (we provide paper), and some friends, and come join us.

www.torontocomicjam.com
Facebook group
Cameron House
408 Queen St. West
1 block west of Spadina.

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The Monthly Prince Edward County Comix Jam

:: Posted by max @ 9/28/2009 11:36:00 PM
The Monthly Prince Edward County Comix Jam is held on the LAST Wednesday of every month at THE ACOUSTIC GRILL, 172 Main St., Picton (behind Buddha Dog). 8pm. Next one is Wednesday, September 30, 2009!

Websites
online editions of their jam zine
Facebook group
Myspace
Location:
172 Main St.

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   Sunday, September 27, 2009  
Your 2009 Joe Shuster Award Winners!

:: Posted by max @ 9/27/2009 05:16:00 AM
Cool, so i just got in after the after party, drinks after, and late night apple pie. I attended and shot video of this year's Joe Shuster Awards, they were great - not sure about past ones - this my first - but i think it's safe to say they really put on a show. Great multimedia and presentation. Downlight, few winners were there in person to receive their awards. Highlight: Cameron Stewart's acceptance speech for Sin Titulo! ;) Video to come later after some editing, but for now, care of event organizer Kevin Andrew Boyd, i give you your 2009 Joe Shuster Award Winners!

Artist/Dessinateur

* David Finch - Ultimatum #1-2 (Marvel Comics)

Cartoonist/Createur

* Dave Sim - Glamourpuss #1-4, Judenhaas (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Colourist/Dessinateur Couleur

* Francois Lapierre - "Gedeon et la bete du lac" Contes et legendes du Quebec (Glenat Quebec), Magasin general 4 (Casterman)

Writer/Ecrivain

* Mariko Tamaki - Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx), Skim (Groundwood Books)

Cover/Couverture

* Niko Henrichon - Hostile Tome 1 (Dupuis)

Webcomics/Bandes Dessinees Web

* Cameron Stewart - Sin Titulo

Publisher/editeur

* Les 400 Coups/Mecanique Generale

Comics for Kids / Bandes Dessinees pour Enfants

* Kean Soo, Jellaby Book 1 (Hyperion)

Gene Day Award for Canadian Self-Publishers / Le Prix Gene Day pour editeurs Direct Canadian de Bandes Dessinees

* Jesse Jacobs for Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow.

The Harry Kremer Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer /Le Prix Harry Kremer pour Detaillant Exceptionnel Canadien de Bandes Dessinees

* Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, British Columbia)

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame / Temple de la renommee Createur Canadien de Bandes Dessinees

* George Menendez Rae (1906-1992)
* Real Godbout (1951-)
* Ken Steacy (1955-)
* Diana Schutz (1955-)

Congratulations to all of the winners and the nominees!!

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   Friday, September 18, 2009  
This Weekend: The Dragon Grand Re-Opening, Guelph

:: Posted by Bryan @ 9/18/2009 01:22:00 AM
Local News Dept.

My own local comic book shop has recently relocated from its old street-front location to a new spot inside a downtown mall. Congratulations to the Dragon from sequentila on the move and the 11th anniversary. Here's the lowdown on the star-studded re-opening they are having this Saturday:

We're busily putting together a great event to celebrate not only our grand opening, but also our 11th anniversary! On the 19th, from 11-4, we will have Stuart Immonen (Ultimate Spiderman, Nextwave, Ultimate Fantastic Four), Kathryn Immonen (Patsy Walker Hellcat, Runaways), Lar DeSouza (Least I Could Do, Looking for Group), Scott Chantler (Northwest Passage, Hawaiian Dick), Dale Keown (Pitt, Hulk), Jay Stephens (Owl Magazine, Secret Saturdays), and Nick Postic (Secret Invasion Home Invasion, Impaler)!
Stuart will even be sketching for the Hero Initiative with the following requirements: A minimum $25 donation, head sketches only, and only in a bound sketchbook or TPB/HC book.
Please note: Stuart and Kathryn Immonen will only be appearing from 11:30-3:00!
There's a big Magic tournament on the 20th!

And of course, our 11th anniversary SALE will run all three days! Stay tuned for more info!


Saturday, Sept. 19
11am-4pm
The Dragon
Old Quebec Street Mall
55 Wyndham Street North, Unit T12
Guelph, Ontario

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   Tuesday, August 25, 2009  
Fan Expo 09 is this weekend!

:: Posted by max @ 8/25/2009 10:00:00 AM
Hard core Nerd alert! Canada's largest Comic, Anime, Horror, Sci-Fi, and Gaming festival is happening in Toronto this weekend!

Fan Expo Canada is huge, with attendance well over 40000+ to be expected. Wish i was free to have a look around myself this year.

The event is made up of 5 separate conventions merged into one Monster show. Comic Book Expo, SFX, Festival of Fear, CNAnime Anime Expo, & GX Gaming Expo 2009. And the schedule is jammed pack. Man, this is one of those event's that melts your brain. And if that's not enough, we've got off site Parties and sale's too!

So far i've been facebooked about the Silver Snail's annual MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE & Nerd Girl's Official Fan Expo Party!

So crack out the most comfortable shoes you own, your best Cosplay outfit, your shopping lists, energy bars, water and booster drinks, and plan nothing for the day after. Happy Conventionning!

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   Wednesday, August 19, 2009  
Schedule update for the New Ottawa Comix Jam

:: Posted by max @ 8/19/2009 03:42:00 PM

Starting August 26th, the Jam will be occuring on the last Wednesday of the month at its home at the Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset St. W., Ottawa, ON).

The Ottawa Jam runs from 7:00pm to 10:00pm (ish) - artwork is scanned and posted on a regular basis to the FB Group and the official web site here. (http://comixjam.tripod.com/)

Come out and draw!

Cheers,
Suzanne - Host.


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   Tuesday, August 04, 2009  
Summer Reading: Drazen Kozjan

:: Posted by max @ 8/04/2009 08:59:00 AM
Our next Summer Reading List is courtesy of Illustrator Drazen Kozjan. Please send us your list.

JULIA GILLIAN AND THE QUEST FOR JOY, the second in a children's middle grade series by Alison McGhee that I illustrate was released this spring.

JULIA GILLIAN AND THE DREAM OF THE DOG, DON"T CALL ME PRUNEFACE! by Janet Reed Ahearn and HOW SYLVESTER CAN PESTER by Robert Kinerk are upcoming books I'm illustrating.

Two early pages of my sporadic strip THE HAPPY UNDERTAKER will appear in issue 24 of the art, fiction and poetry magazine CAROUSEL this September.

I try and squeeze in some reading whenever I can around drawing, so here is a list of
various books that I've finished, am reading, or hope to get to to this summer (or year).

This summer I've read Yoshihiro Tatsumi's A DRIFTING LIFE. Graphic memoir about his experiences of growing up obsessed with Manga and his early road to becoming a Manga artist In post war Japan.

A personal and historical work I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend from this is "grandfather of Japanese alternative comics".

Since Tatsumi worshipped Osamu Tezuka , I've re-read some of my favourite books from Tezuka's PHOENIX series ( which I think is incredible), and look forward to the authorized
biography THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA coming out soon.

I've read Seth's GEORGE SPROTT which I thought was terrific. Everything about this book I enjoyed, the large format, feel of the cover and paper , art and stories.
I've gone back and re-read a number of the episodes. A beautiful book.

The collected HERBIE book two (working my way to 3) by RIchard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney which of course, is great. Love that Ogden Whitney.

I'm looking forward to, but have not cracked open yet, David Mazzucchelli's ASTERIOS POLYP but I did go back and read his adaption of Paul Auster's CITY OF GLASS with Paul Karasik which is brilliant.

Looking forward to reading STITCHES by David Small.

THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES volume 2 by Milton Caniff. I like the pictures more than the words but man what pictures!

I buy a lot of older children's / young reader books and there is always stacks of them around,
a couple I'm hoping to read are ,

ALVIN STEADFAST ON VERNACULAR ISLAND by Frank Jacobs.

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS by John Bellairs.

Reading letters and other writings of LIONEL FEININGER , one time sunday strip artist, teacher at the Bauhaus and modernist painter. An easy book to put down and pick up at any time.

I'm making my way through Robert Musil's THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES, a dense, big, two volume translation that probably isn't that well suited to reading it the way I have been able to in small segments, but I'm digging it.

I finished a biography of Thomas Edison, THE WIZARD OF MENLO PARK by Randall E. Stross. I still listen to vinyl records and this man put the first groove down. I liked it.

GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, LIFE, TIME and ART, a biography on the 19th century book illustrator and printmaker by Robert L. Patten.

Various art books including TAKE COMFORT-THE CAREER OF CHARLES COMFORT, the Canadian painter.


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   Thursday, July 16, 2009  
Summer Reading: Seth

:: Posted by Bryan @ 7/16/2009 08:47:00 AM

Our sixth Summer Reading Survey comes courtesy of the cartoonist Seth, whose recent George Sprott graphic novel has made several of these lists.

I never really know what I am going to read in the summer --there are always several stacks of books piled around the house. However here are some good possibilities:

1. A Progressive Traditionalist: John M. Lyle, Architect by Glenn McArthur. A stunning new book from Coach House press about this important Canadian architect. I have long admired his buildings in Toronto.

2. The Cossacks by L. Tolstoy.

3. Doom Patrol volumes 4 and 5. Just finished these both. Doom Patrol is so strangely melancholy and vacant for such a pop-y and silly comic book series. I had hoped the final issue would be a little more over the top in it's grimness (considering what happens in that issue) but it let me down.

4. Abstract Painting in Canada by Roald Nasgaard. I'm only a chapter or two into the book but I am enjoying it. I have heard of almost no one! A lot of the painting in these early chapters is kind of crummy--all the more reason to love it for it's quintessentially Canadian second rateness! Seriously though, I think this is a very interesting and long overdue book.

5. Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy by Al Purdy. Nobody reads a whole big poetry book all at once. I skim into this book about once or twice a month. Some of these poems have seriously made me reconsider how I write comics (though you'd never know it from what I write).

6. Art and Illusion by E. H. Gombrich. James Sturm turned me on to this book a few years ago. Maybe I will finish it this year!
Literally every page has a new idea on it that makes you look differently at art.



7. Pale Fire (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Vladimir Nabokov It's near the top of the pile. I really should read it. Everyone says it's great.

8. The Seeds of Time by John Wyndham. I bought a cheap paperback of this the other day and have read one story in it. It was a story set on mars and Gosh, did it ever feel like the Martian Chronicles. I checked the copyright date and it was written in 1949. Bradbury's book came out in 1950. Were they writing these stories at the same moment? Something in the air?

9. The Terror and Other Stories: Vol. 3 of The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)
. I recently read a short story by Machen called THE GREAT RETURN. It so impressed me I immediately bought this 3 volume set of his stories. I just began this volume and....I don't know. The first story is not exactly impressing me. It feels kind of like Lord Dunsuny (who I cannot stand--terrible purple writing). I will carry on though. The first story might just be a stinker.

10. Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler

Just finished this a couple of weeks ago and it was such a great book. Funny, smart, and genuinely moving. I finished the book while eating dinner in a fancy french restaurant alone in New York. I had had a couple of glasses of wine and was kind of tipsy but still--my eyes were glistening with emotion when I read that last page. A simply terrific book. I hope they don't fuck it up as a movie.

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   Wednesday, July 15, 2009  
New Sites - MONTREAL COMIC-CON & Sword of My Mouth

:: Posted by max @ 7/15/2009 08:16:00 PM
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.

See you in September!

Oscar, Elizabeth and Alex :)
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!
We've just launched the mini-site for Sword of My Mouth, making the first two issues (and commentary from me and Shannon) available for subscribers and people who've pre-ordered the graphic novel. It's the first third (48 pages) of the book so far, and we'll be adding a chapter every other month until we launch the complete graphic novel edition at next year's Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

One of the things we did differently with this book was research, and so I'll take this opportunity to write a bit about that...

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The C-List: Canadian Comics in the Summertime

:: Posted by Bryan @ 7/15/2009 04:00:00 AM
Some quick links.

Item: Dinosaur Comics' Ryan North talks internet woes with the Globe and Mail.

Item: Ed Brisson notes that there will be no Vancouver Comics Jam in July.

Item: Walrus comics blogger Sean Rogers talks about David Mazzucchelli.

Item: Robert Fulford writes about Harvey Kurtzman and Mad for the Post.

Item: Seth tells us why George Sprott will be one of Amazon's best books of 2009.

Item: The Wizard Toronto comic convention has a new logo.

Item: Iranian-Canadian policart Nik Kowsar talks to the Washington Post about his experiences on the wrong side of the law in Iran.

Item: In case you missed yesterday's Summer Reading entry, the big (old) news is that Les 400 Coups has started a new imprint for genre comics/bd, entitled Rotor.

Item: Montreal weekly The Hour reviewed Adrian Tomine's 32 Stories and Shortcomings published by D&Q

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   Tuesday, July 07, 2009  
CBR - LEMIRE ON "ESSEX COUNTY" & NEW VERTIGO WORK

:: Posted by max @ 7/07/2009 08:07:00 PM
Just came across this, new post on CBR,
looks like a nice interview with Jeff Lemire
about his newest books!

"Jeff Lemire has a feel for small towns. His "Essex County" trilogy of graphic novels, a multigenerational saga exploring the relationships between and within families in a small farming community, has won awards from the American Library Association, taken the Joe Shuster Award honoring Canadian cartoonists, and has been nominated for an Ignatz, a Harvey, and two Eisner Awards.

In August, Top Shelf will release "The Complete Essex County" in both hardcover and trade paperback, while DC/Vertigo will publish in July Lemire's first post-"Essex County" project, "The Nobody," an original graphic novel inspired by H.G. Wells's "Invisible Man." A new ongoing series, "Sweet Tooth," will follow in September from Vertigo...>> "

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   Friday, May 29, 2009  
This Sunday: Ottawa Comics Con

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/29/2009 10:52:00 AM
Ottawa Comics Con
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario - Canada
Ottawa Civic Centre
1015 Bank St.

Hours:10am-4pm
Admission: FREE

Over 100 Dealers at "Ottawa'a biggest show"
Contact:Mike Quevillon
In Ottawa (613) 823-1837
E-mail: mrq@rogers.com

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   Monday, May 18, 2009  
More TCAF audio | the "Post-Kirby" panel on Inkstuds

:: Posted by max @ 5/18/2009 02:50:00 PM
Dustin Harbin mentioned this in one of his event reports, now we can listen for ourselves...

"The idea that Frank and I had going into this, is to look at comics in the context of a literary tradition and to create an understanding of how comics of a continuum of influences." - Robin McConnell

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   Thursday, May 14, 2009  
TCAF panels | Jamie Coville's MP3's

:: Posted by max @ 5/14/2009 10:39:00 PM
Thanks to Jamie Coville the following recordings from this years Toronto Comic Arts Festival are now available Here. Scanned them and the sound very compressed, mess with your levels a bit and it's fine, very clear.

The Secret History of Manga in North America! (46mb, 50:20) [mp3]
Jason Thompson a long time editor, writer, historian of various Manga related books takes us through Manga's journey in the North American market. He goes through the magazines, comic books, publishers, people and events that have shaped the industry. The panel is both educational and funny as Jason tells some behind the scenes anecdotes that have happened over the years.

International Perspectives on Manga (46.7mb, 51:01) [mp3]
Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim), Becky Cloonan (East Coast Rising, Demo) Eric Ko (UDON), Antoine Dode (Armelle et Mon Oncle) and Jason Thompson (Manga: the Complete Guide) talk about their experiences with Manga. The panel is hosted by About.com Manga guide (and cartoonist) Deb Aoki. [who also took a lot of great photos!]

Scott McCloud Panel. (69.4mb, 75:51) [mp3]
Scott McCloud talks about comics, comics, comics and does so very enthusiastically. The panel is hosted by Mark Askwith. The audience also asks questions as well. Note: Scott occasionally uses foul language, but very politely.

Craig Yoe and Secret Identity: the Fetish Drawings of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster. (35.7mb, 39:03) [mp3]
Craig Yoe talks about his new controversial book about a previously unknown period in Joe Shusters life where he began drawing dirty comics. The characters bare a very close resemblance to Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and others. Yoe also talks about Frederic Wertham's involvement in the situation and reveals some information regarding correspondence between himself and Shuster's sister. The panel is hosted by Douglas Wolk.

5th Annual Doug Wright Awards. (116mb, 127:38) [mp3]
The awards this year were hosted by Actor, Writer and Director Don McKellar. Also seen cruising the awards and geeking out a little bit it looked like. Among the presenters are Stuart McLean, Andrew Coyne, Jeet Heer, Adrian Tomine and a video from Bob Rae [member of this years awards jury].
The ceremony was as follows:

Burlington City Councilor announces the new Doug Wright Drive.

Pigskin Peters Hat/Award: Matt Forsythe for Ojingogo.
Best Emerging Talent: Kate Beaton for History Comics.

A talk between Brad Mackay, Seth and Chris Oliveros about the new Doug Wright Collection.

A surprise award to Chris Oliveros for 20 year anniversary of Drawn and Quarterly.

A surprise gift from the Doug Wright Family to Seth, Brad Mackay and Chris Oliveros for their work on the Doug Wright Collection.

Giants of the North, Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Frise.

Best Book: Jillian & Mariko Tamaki for Skim.

Will Libraries Save Graphic Novels? (50.6mb, 55:21) [mp3]
Lisa Heggum (Librarian, Toronto Public Library), Diana Malizewski (Teacher, Toronto District School Board), Scott Robins (Blogger Book Comics for Kids/SLJ), Kent Allin (Teacher, Hastings and Price Edward District School Board), Jim Ottavini (Comic Writer, Editor and Publisher of G.T.Labs) & Douglas Davey (Librarian, Halton Hills Public Library) talk about Graphic Novels in libraries and schools. The panel is hosted by Jason Azzopardi, the Beguiling's Library Services Coordinator.

Comics, Newspapers and the Internet. (68.6, 75:00) [mp3]
Rich Stevens (Diesel Sweeties), Brendan Buford (Comics Editor for King Features Syndicate), John Martz (Chair of the Canadian Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society and co-creator of Drawn.ca), Stuart Immonen (Artist Ultimate Spider-Man, and webcomic artist) & Scott McCloud (cartoonist, Understanding Comics series, Zot) talk about the webcomics, newspaper print comics, and the Internet. Hosted by the very funny Chip Zdarsky/Steve Murray (cartoonist for National Post and Prison Funnies). Note: Scott McCloud occasionally swears! :)

Co: Jamie Coville
http://www.TheGraphicNovels.com
http://www.CollectorTimes.com


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   Saturday, May 09, 2009  
The C-List: TCAF Edition

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/09/2009 12:01:00 PM
Sequential's regular list of links relating to comics in Canada. This time out, a very TCAF-heavy post in honour of the Festival currently running in Toronto. I know this seems kind of Toronto-centric, but keep in mind the festival is full of people and publishers (New Reliable, Conundrum) from other provinces and from around the world. Plus, there are a ton of non-artists attending the festival, including Deb Aoki, Bart Beaty, Jeet Heer, Dan Nadel, Douglas Wolk, and Bill Kartalopoulos. For a full list of events, go to TCAF Programming.

Item: At the same time as the regular festival signings and artist/publisher tables, there is an academic conference going on at TCAF, taking place in a series of rooms in the Reference Library ("Another New Narrative"). Organized by U of T's Andrew Lesk, the schedule was unavailable at press time.

Item: One of the few emails Sequential received from individual artists appearing at the festival was from Miriam Libicki. Sunday afternoon from 4:30-5:00, in learning centre 2 at the Reference Library: "Miriam Libicki brings her innovative comics reading/slideshow to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! Join the acclaimed autobiographical cartoonist as she dramatically reads from her Israeli Army memoirs, as well as her provocative drawn essays Towards a Hot Jew, Ceasefire, and Jewish Memoir Goes Pow! Zap! Oy! In between, Miriam will discuss her influences, what led her to choose comics as a format, why she started the jobnik! series, her self-publishing experience and how her work has been received thus far (in Israel and elsewhere)."

Item: May is Ontario Graphic Novel Month, according to Whazamo, a website run by Open Book Toronto and the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario. The site features video and features about Ontario comics and Owl Magazine's C-Ton is the cartoonist in residence.

Item: Chris Butcher, TCAF director and Beguiling spokesperson, is interviewed at Comic News Insider about the festival.

Item: It's worth noting that, at the same time the Wright Awards are happening at the AGO (7 PM Saturday), there is an event called "Comics Are Totally Gay" at Fire On The East Side Bar & Restaurant, 6 Gloucester Street, 4 blocks south of Toronto Reference Library.

Item: Speaking of which, don't forget the Wright Awards, Saturday at 7pm at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Item: And speaking of speaking of, don't forget to pick up a copy of the print edition of Sequential while at TCAF.

Item: Bart Beaty previews the major European talents who will be at TCAF. Beaty will be talking about Eurocomics and interviewing several artists all weekend.

Item: Those National Post profiles of TCAF guests just keep on coming.

Item: More than anything, this edition of TCAF is really a celebration of Drawn and Quarterly's 20th Anniversary. They have a big slate of beautifully impressive major books out for Spring, and the festival programming is chock-a-block of D+Q artists. The Globe and Mail's Kenton Smith does a good job of summing up the history and impact of D+Q over the last 20 years, with a few choice interviews.

Item: Speaking of D+Q, comics historian John Adcock reviews the Collected Doug Wright.

Item: Comic critic superstar Paul Gravett reviews Seth's George Sprott graphic novel, as does Rob Clough.

Item: And the Globe's James Adams profiles the man himself. There is also some Seth video.

Item: I've seen Jordyn Bochon's "The Day After V-Day" in print form but now you can read it online. It's quite pretty and even funny.

Item: Miriam Libicki tries to get at the heart of what makes a Mary Sue character.

Item: The Shuster Awards are having some signings at their booth at TCAF and Dave Sim has done a print for them. Kevin Boyd profiles Kelly Tindall here.

And that's that. Have a good weekend!

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   Friday, May 08, 2009  
Sequential Pulp in the pixels

:: Posted by max @ 5/08/2009 06:00:00 PM
get the big one for the best art!
Large | Medium | Small


was available in the Pulp at TCAF '09

Comics
- page 1 -
Fiona Smyth
www.fionasmyth.com

- page 2 -
Robot Johnny
www.robotjohnny.com

- page 6 -
Mahendra Singh
justtheplaceforasnark.blogspot.com

- page 10 -
Willow Dawson
www.willowdawson.com

- page 11 -
Danny Zabbal
dannyzabbal.com

& Sean Ward
www.seanward.net

- page 14 -
Salgood Sam
www.salgoodsam.com

Articles
- page 2 -
A Million Mouths to Read: The Jesse Jacobs Interview
By Bryan Munn
sequential.spiltink.org

- page 4 -
The Wright Stuff
By Brad Mackay
bradmackay.com
- page 5 -
Jimmy Frise (1891-1948)
By Bryan Munn
sequential.spiltink.org

- page 6 -
The end of a love story in three parts
By Robin Fisher
www.cartoongal.com

- page 8 -
Web Comic Reviews & Panels and Pixels of the North.
By Jamie Coville
www.thecomicbooks.com

- page 10 -
10 Ways to Get Your Writing Out There
By Jim Munroe
nomediakings.org

- page 12 -
Mr. Trembles: Artist, Exhibitionist, Enigma
By Robin Fisher
www.cartoongal.com

- page 14 -
Two-Way Street: Quebec Graphic Novels Struggle for Acceptance in France
By Bryan Munn
sequential.spiltink.org

- page 20 -
You are about to become a Master of Time.
By Robert Pincombe
www.comicanuck.com

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This Weekend: TCAF

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/08/2009 06:00:00 AM


The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival

Saturday and Sunday at the Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St., Toronto
Free Admission

Come visit with hundreds of cartoonists, writers, and comic book artists as they show their comics, sell comics, and talk about comics!

The show also features the debut of our new magazine, Sequential print edition. Come get a free copy!

As well, the 2009 Doug Wright Awards will be handed out Saturday night across town at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) at 7pm. Admission is free. Come see who will win the trophies for best graphic novel and best young artist. As well, come see who wins the weirdest trophy in comics, a derby hat named for Canadian comic strip character Pigskin Peters and awarded to the best experimental or avant-garde comic. The event also features the launch of the new book, The Collected Doug Wright.

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Tonite: Graphic Novels Exhibit Opening, Toronto

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/08/2009 02:55:00 AM

Graphic Novels: The Creation of Art and Narrative.
Gallery Showing at Harbourfront Centre
Friday May 8th - Sunday June 21st.
Opening Reception Friday May 8th, 6pm-10pm
York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
FREE

Featuring: Canada: Jeff Lemire, Kagan McLeod, Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki, Doug Wright (by Seth). Anke Feuchtenberger (Germany), Emmanuel Guibert (France), Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Japan), Adrian Tomine (USA).

Graphic Novels: The Creation of Art and Narrative. Harbourfront Centre will play host to a unique series of installations by top cartoonists from Canada and around the world as they attend the fourth Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 9-10 --includes original artworks and process materials, as well as tools, sculpture, and photography.

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Friday Night: Seth, Tomine, Tatsumi

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/08/2009 12:01:00 AM

Authors at Harbourfront Centre: Seth, Adrian Tomine, and Yoshihiro Tatsumi
In association with The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Friday, May 8 at 7:30 pm
Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Tickets $8.00, available at harbourfrontcentre.com

Authors at Harbourfront Centre helps jump start the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival with an evening of world-renowned graphic artists/novelists: Seth, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, and Adrian Tomine. Seth (George Sprott: (1894-1975)) and Tomine (Shortcomings) debut their latest graphic novels, followed by a discussion between Tomine and Tatsumi about Tatsumi's latest work, A Drifting Life. All three authors appear courtesy of Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal).

This event, presented in partnership with The Beguiling, will also feature a corresponding visual art exhibition Graphic Novels: The Creation of Art and Narrative, located in Harbourfront Centre's York Quay Centre.

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   Wednesday, May 06, 2009  
Tonite: Wowee Zonk Booklaunch, Toronto

:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/06/2009 06:00:00 AM

WOWEE ZONK 2 BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
Wednesday May 6th, 6pm-10pm
Keep 6 Contemporary, 938 Bathurst St, Toronto
Free
An anthology featuring work from 8 Toronto cartoonists. The launch is a gallery show with new work from Patrick Kyle, Chris Kuzma, and Ginette Lapalme.

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   Monday, May 04, 2009  
Pope Hats / Laff Depot launch

:: Posted by max @ 5/04/2009 10:01:00 PM

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   Wednesday, April 15, 2009  
Publishing: Nightschool by Svetlana Chmakova

:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/15/2009 11:00:00 AM

NIGHTSCHOOL Volume 1
by Svetlana Chmakova
Yen Press
ISBN: 978-0-7595-2859-8
$10.99 ($11.99)
192 pages

The first volume of bestselling Canadian manga creator Svetlana Chmakova's new series, Nightschool, is now available from Hachette's Yen Press. Originally serialized monthly in Yen+ magazine, Nightschool is Chmakova's follow-up to Dramacon, which was published by Tokyopop and is a regular on Sequential's Top 30 list.

Subtitled "The Weirn Books", Nightschool tells the story of a young witch who leaves the security of her home-schooled life for a school full of werewolves, vampires, and other witches. The book is intended for teen readers.

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