SEQUENTIAL TV
a youtube playlist
spawn player
in new window
submit a youtube post
• Alberta
• B.C.
• Calgary
• Halifax
• Gatineau
• Moncton
• Montreal
• N.Brunswick
• Newfoundland
• Nova.S
• Ontario
• P.E.I.
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Saskatoon
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Victoria
• Winnipeg
• TCAF
• TCAF'09 Special Coverage
• Expozine
• Events
• Comic
Jams • New
Books • Launches
• Zines
• Festivals
• BD
• Conventions
• Awards
• Bestsellers
• Graphic
Novels • Manga
• Links
• Comics
Retailers • News
•
| Subscribe to Sequential |
| google group site |
POSTS BY TITLE
Tintin in Quebec
Upcoming: Dave Lapp's Children of the Atom
Transmission X on London UK radio
The C-List: Identity Thieves and Others
Upton uploading
Dat guy Kalman
Tonite: Seth in New York
The C-List: Bike Thieves and Others
Interview with Chris Butcher, TCAF Director
Small Press Networking and Promotion Opportunity
MONTHLY
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
January 2010
February 2010
Published
by
Spilt Ink
About
This Site
Authors
B.Munn
D.Howard
Publisher
M.Douglas
CanCon
Links Page
Global
Links Page
Linky
Posts Page
Interview with Kean Soo  [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 Labels: books.torontoist, interviews, Kean Soo, kid lit, kids comics, Ontario, profiles, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Toronto Comicon offers half tables for March 26-28  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. Labels: aperances, conventions, cosplay, events, events links, floppies, Ontario, paradise comicon, Toronto, wizard - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Inking is in the air, Gallery of instructors' art  Subject: COMIC BOOK INKING COURSE from the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop Labels: comics in school, drawing classes, gallery, how-to, let's get technical, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, November 23, 2009 Toronto : Last Jam of '09 the 24th of Nov  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 View Larger Map Labels: comic jams, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, November 21, 2009 Sunday: Toronto ComiconToronto 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. View Larger Map Labels: conventions, events, hobbystar, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, November 09, 2009 AN AFTERNOON IN PARADISE WITH LEONARD KIRK  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 Labels: comics retailers, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Super Party 10th post aniversery  Co: funky crazy man, Sean Ward.
Labels: Ontario, Toronto, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, October 31, 2009 Sunday Nov 1st Toronto - Canzine!  "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! Labels: Canzine, events, events links, festivals, Ontario, social ink, Toronto, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, October 21, 2009 A certain bent appeal likes a Quarter Life CrisisCo: 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." Labels: new books, Ontario, reviews, Toronto, wordonthestreet - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, September 28, 2009 TORONTO COMIC JAM SEPTEMBER 29th!  "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. Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Ontario, social ink, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments The Monthly Prince Edward County Comix Jam  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. Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Ontario, social ink, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, September 27, 2009 Your 2009 Joe Shuster Award Winners!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!! Labels: awards, can-con, events, halloffame, Ontario, shusters, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, September 18, 2009 This Weekend: The Dragon Grand Re-Opening, GuelphLocal 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 Labels: comics retailers, events, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Fan Expo 09 is this weekend!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! Labels: can-con, conventions, events, events links, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Schedule update for the New Ottawa Comix Jam  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.  Labels: comic jams, events, events links, Ontario, Ottawa, social ink - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Summer Reading: Drazen Kozjan  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. Labels: "summer reading 09", guest bloggers, Ontario, summer reading - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, July 16, 2009 Summer Reading: Seth  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. Labels: "summer reading 09", guest bloggers, Ontario, summer reading - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, July 15, 2009 New Sites - MONTREAL COMIC-CON & Sword of My Mouth Two new web sites to check out. The Montreal Comic Con has some new crew members and a new look, the site has been re-launched with information about the upcoming September show, it's in Beta mode so they are inviting feedback - check it out and let them know...  We just launched the brand new Montreal Comic-Con website - www.montrealcomiccon.com. Please feel free to send us your comments and/or suggestions about it. Any comments and/or suggestions regarding the event itself are also welcomed. Mini-site for Sword of My Mouth & How To Enjoy Research Publisher Author and DIY king Jim Munroe has set up a mini site for Sword of My Mouth, the sequel to Therefore Repent! and also has a little advice for one of my favorite things but not his, how to enjoy Research!
Labels: conventions, links, Montreal, new books, Ontario, publishing, Quebec, Toronto, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments The C-List: Canadian Comics in the SummertimeSome 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 Labels: British Columbia, C-List, comic jams, conventions, international, interviews, links, new books, Ontario, publishing, Quebec, social ink, Toronto, Vancouver, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, July 07, 2009 CBR - LEMIRE ON "ESSEX COUNTY" & NEW VERTIGO WORKJust 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. Labels: can-con, international, interviews, new books, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, May 29, 2009 This Sunday: Ottawa Comics Con  Ottawa Comics ConSunday, 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 Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Ottawa - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, May 18, 2009 More TCAF audio | the "Post-Kirby" panel on Inkstuds  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 Labels: events, festivals, Ontario, panels, pod casts, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, May 14, 2009 TCAF panels | Jamie Coville's MP3'sThanks 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 Labels: awards, events, festivals, Ontario, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Saturday, May 09, 2009 The C-List: TCAF EditionSequential'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! Labels: C-List, links, Ontario, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, May 08, 2009 Sequential Pulp in the pixels
Labels: comic strips, comics criticism, comics history, comics in libraries, interviews, Montreal, new books, Ontario, profiles, Quebec, Sequential Pulp, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments This Weekend: TCAF  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. Labels: awards, comics in libraries, conventions, events, graphic novels, Ontario, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tonite: Graphic Novels Exhibit Opening, Toronto  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. Labels: art show, events, graphic novels, international, Ontario, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday Night: Seth, Tomine, Tatsumi  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. Labels: events, graphic novels, international, manga, Ontario, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Tonite: Wowee Zonk Booklaunch, Toronto  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. Labels: anthologies, book launches, events, Ontario, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, May 04, 2009 Pope Hats / Laff Depot launch  Labels: awards, book launches, new books, Ontario, tcaf, TCAF09, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Publishing: Nightschool by Svetlana Chmakova  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. Labels: graphic novels, manga, Ontario, publishing - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, March 27, 2009 TCAF season | Sponsorships! - guerilla printing wants you!  Now this is going to be timely and handy for someone, new small run printer Guerilla Printing is giving away 5 $500 sponsorships in print and marketing materials with a deadline that syncs up for TCAF rather well: April 10 2009. TCAF is May 9/10. If you are chosen, you will get 500 Business Cards, 250 Postcards, 30 Posters, 50 Buttons, 100 Stickers, 1 Table Sign, 1 Banner & 2 T-Shirts (Black) - sounds like a con kit! Guerilla is co founded by Tyrone McCarthy, but they don't just do comics - they say they're looking for musicians, writers, self publishers, illustrators, graphic artists, fine artists, & etc along with us panologists. So, pass it on! To apply check their site for the Application PDF form. I think i'll be doing some business with these guys myself, always nice to do so with people you know when you can. Talking now about it. They use a digital output system, not sure if i've seen anything by them yet already but Tyrone's own books always looked sharp! Labels: events, Ontario, printing, publishing, sale, small press, tcaf - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, March 16, 2009 Doug Wright Awards announce 2009 finalists  Filmmaker Don McKellar to host 5th annual Canadian comics awards at the Art Gallery of OntarioToronto, ON — March 16, 2009 - Representing everything from the funny and the forthright to the traditional and the avant-garde, the finalists for the 2009 Doug Wright Awards (DWAs) were released earlier today in Toronto. Founded in 2004 to recognize the best English-language graphic novels and comics, The Doug Wright Awards have grown into one of Canada's premier cartooning events. This year's eclectic batch of 13 nominees range from first-person travelogues and heart-felt autobiography, to brainy historical comedy and post-modern gag cartoons. The 2009 finalists for Best Book are: Burma Chronicles Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly) Drop-in Dave Lapp (Conundrum Press) Paul Goes Fishing Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly) Skim Jillian & Mariko Tamaki (Groundwood Books) The 2009 finalists for Best Emerging Talent are: Kate Beaton (History Comics) Caitlin Black (Maids in the Mist) Jesse Jacobs (Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow) Jason Kieffer (Kieffer #2) Nick Maandag (Jack & Mandy) The finalists for the DWAs second annual Pigskin Peters' Award, which recognizes avant-garde comics and other non-traditional works, are: Hall of Best Knowledge Ray Fenwick (Fantagraphics) Ojingogo Matthew Forsythe (Drawn & Quarterly) All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood Tom Horacek (Drawn & Quarterly) Small Victories Jesse Jacobs (self-published) The DWAs are also pleased to announce that filmmaker Don McKellar will host this year's awards ceremony, which will be held at the Art Gallery of Ontario's (AGO) Jackman Hall. A Gemini- and Tony-award- winning actor, writer and director, McKellar is a long-time comics' fan and served as a jury member for the inaugural Wright Awards in 2005. The winners of the Best Emerging Talent and Best Book trophies will de decided by the 2009 DWA jury which includes; Bob Rae (the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and 21st premier of Ontario), Andrew Coyne (national editor for Maclean's and political panelist on CBC Television's The National), Martin Levin (books editor for The Globe and Mail and contributor to What I Meant to Say), cartoonist Joe Ollmann (author of the 2007 DWA Best Book This Will All End in Tears) and cartoonist Diana Tamblyn, the Ignatz-nominated author of several mini-comics including The Rosie Stories and There You Were. A featured event of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF), the 2009 Doug Wright Awards will take place on Sat. May 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm. The Doug Wright Awards Labels: awards, events, events links, Ontario, tcaf, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, March 12, 2009 A Self-Publishing Comics Primer on the NMK blog  Jim's posted an extensive how too article on the NMK blog, "A Self-Publishing Comics Primer" by Stef Lenk. A must read for any aspiring young publisher starting out doing local DIY stuff.BEFORE YOU START Labels: blogosphere, how-to, links, Ontario, tools of the trade, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Ottawa Universities Ban Cartoonist Posters  According to several news reports, The University of Ottawa and Carleton University have banned a poster created for Students Against Israeli Apartheid on the occasion of the fifth annual Israeli Apartheid Week. The poster, which features a drawing of a helicopter representing Israel firing a missile at a child representing Gaza, was created by cartoonist Carlos Latuff. The Brazil-based Latuff has gained a certain notoriety for controversial pro-Palestine and pro-Iraq cartoons and for his use of Nazi imagery. Besides cartooning for "mainstream" right-wing papers like the Toronto Star, Latuff is known for his "We Are All Palestinians" series, and also participated and won a prize in the Iranian "Holocaust cartoon contest". A spokesperson for Carleton University has called the poster "hurtful and discriminatory" and has threatened its distributors with expulsion, while making reference to free speech and human rights codes. The actions of the administrations have lead to several protests on or near both campuses. rabble.ca Canadian Jewish News Haaretz cbc Ottawa Sun Independent Jewish Voice Labels: censorship, international, Ontario, Ottawa, political cartooning - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, March 02, 2009 Scrape - a new venture for William Brian Maclean  Scrape - a Cervical Adventure is a 16-page story about a young couple and a broken condom. As RoosterTree ComicLit's 1st release, this microcomic is available exclusively through the RTCL website. $1.25 CAD - B+W with hand-coloured cover elements - http://www.roostertree.com/ Links > William Brian Maclean > RoosterTree ComicLit Labels: new books, Ontario, small press, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Jim Munro & Shannon Gerard present Sword of My Mouth #1  In a follow-up sequel to the acclaimed graphic novel Therefore Repent! writer Jim Munroe once again takes us into his world of post-Rapture America, where the immoral majority remains, and nothing quite makes sense.Join Ella, and her not-quite-right baby as they try to make a life in a very different Detroit, one where magic works and no one seems safe from unexplainable mutations, not even it seems the truly innocent. Sword of My Mouth #1 Pick up the first of this six-issue series and delve into this very strange-yet-fascinating take on the "End Times." And if you haven't seen it, be sure to ask you retailer for a copy of the original graphic novel Therefore Repent! available now! FREE DIGITAL COPY: If you want to preview the grafic novel Therefore Repent! it's now also available for download via the NMK site here. Labels: digital comics, downloads, free, new books, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, February 06, 2009 Neil Gaiman Talks 'Coraline' on Citytv in Toronto Labels: comics on tv, creator's rights, movies, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, February 05, 2009 Coville's Clubhouse  The Febuary edition of Collector Times has and interview by Jamie Coville with Doug Simpson, manager of Paradise Comics "about the state of the industry, including the changes recently announced by Diamond Distributors.""I understand that Diamond is having to deal with a harsh economic reality and I know they are doing what they have to do to survive. Our shop has a very dedicated group of buyers and we know what will sell for us and what will sit on the shelf. I realize that some retailers are happy that they will not have as much work but some real quality books will be lost. I'll just have to order directly from the publisher in those cases. " Labels: change, comics retailers, conventions, Diamond, interviews, news, Ontario, paradise comicon, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, January 07, 2009 Roy Carless, 1920-2009  Canada's Working Class Cartoonist by Bryan Munn Cartoonist and union activist Roy Carless died Friday, January 2, 2009, in Hamilton, Ontario. The cause of death is believed to be a heart attack. An assembly-line worker turned fierce proletarian political cartoonist, Carless was known for sticking up for the little guy and sticking it to politicians and bosses of every stripe and nationality. Born in Swansea, a village that is now part of the High Park region of Toronto, Carless began drawing cartoons while attending Runnymede Collegiate High School, publishing in the school newspaper. He quit school in Grade 10 and went to work in a General Electric plant, designing machinery and drawing for The Lamp Worker, GE's house organ. In 1948 he moved to Hamilton and began working on the assembly line for Westinghouse (later Camco). Cartoons he created lampooning his bosses and plant management eventually found their way into the newsletter of the Electrical Workers Union, and from there he began to moonlight as an editorial cartoonist, providing gags and illustrations to a variety of labour publications. His work eventually came to the attention of Duncan Macpherson, then the dean of Canadian political cartoonists and cartoonist for the Toronto Star, when Carless's wife Audrey secretly convinced Macpherson to look at some cartoons in 1966. Macpherson wrote Carless with advice and encouragement, eventually sponsoring his membership in the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists in 1971. While continuing to work in the factory and acting as Chief Steward for his union, representing over 1500 workers in contract negotiations, strikes, and in front of the Workmen's Compensation Board, Carless freelanced for over thirty union publications in Canada and the U.S., including Canadian Transport and Canadian Dimensions. He also did work for NDP publications, and magazines and newspapers published by steelworkers, fishermen, and electrical workers. Blacklisted as a communist, Carless was often hassled by the RCMP and once had trouble crossing the U.S.-Canada border. Nevertheless, over the years he earned many awards and commendations, as well as letters and requests from some of the famous subjects he caricatured, including Tommy Douglas, Lyndon Johnson, Rene Levesque, Pierre Trudeau, and many Ontario politicians. His work was regularly anthologized in Best Canadian Cartoons and the annual Portfoolio collection, in addition to inclusion in several international salons and competitions. A book collection was released in 2006, entitled The Carless Cartoon Collection: Not Bad for An Old Bastard. While he began his career drawing in the unadorned big-nose, gag cartoon style, Carless's style evolved considerably over the course of his life. On Macpherson's advice, he developed his gift for caricature, and the cartoons of his most prolific period show a strong sense of composition, use of light, and texture. Carless began signing his work "Roi" (French for king) in the late 1970s, shortly after he quit drinking. Involved in a car accident in 1987, Carless suffered head trauma and lost the use of an eye, eventually becoming unable to draw to his own satisfaction, and quit cartooning in 1990. In 2003 his wife convinced him to begin drawing again and he began publishing work in the Hamilton Spectator. Carless's public persona was that of a cigar-chomping, cowboy-hat-wearing raconteur, anti-authoritarian and champion of workers' rights. He was also a devoted family man, and a self-educated debater and activist, who also happened to be one of the most unique post-War political cartoonists to work in Canada. Roy Carless is survived his wife, Audrey Carless, his son Marc, and five grandchildren. There will be a memorial at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, 51 Stuart St., in Hamilton at 1 pm, January 17. ----- more: photo Hamilton Spectator Labels: obituaries, Ontario, political cartooning, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Sequential Reports: Chris Ware  Some blurry images from Chris Ware's appearance at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario this past Saturday. Ware presented his short film, done in collaboration with Ira Glass, about Tim Samuelson's efforts to save the buildings of Louis Sullivan in Chicago. Ware also presented a slideshow of his working methods and talked a bit about what he was attempting to do with his art and his use of buildings and architecture. Later, Ware was joined onstage by Seth and the two were interviewed by Jeet Heer while the event was filmed by the intrusive and distracting cameras of the NFB. Heer gamely tried to keep on the topic of architecture while the discussion ranged widely and the two cartoonists talked about their efforts to control story pacing and emotional response to their comics. Hi-lights include Ware's assertion that Charlie Brown was the first American comic strip character to evoke empathy (to cries of 'Walt and Skeezix' and 'Wimpy' from the other participants --and a muttered "What about Little Orphan Annie?" from your humble scribe). In a discussion of religion and the god-like role of cartoonists, Ware humourously compared the creation of "superhero comics for adults" to "writing pornography for children." The 150-seat lecture hall was about 1/2 full with a lively crowd (including at least one Mies van der Rohe defender) who braved the snow and cold to turn out for this afternoon event in a beautiful, if under-construction, downtown. Rumour has it that the day concluded with the two cartoonists, accompanied by Chester Brown, making a pilgrimage to Sullivan's Guaranty Building (now known as The Prudential Building) in Buffalo, NY. Bonus: Jeet Heer's blog features some actual clear photos from the event. Labels: events, graphic novels, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, November 28, 2008 Toronto ComiCon Fall Convention  Co: Facebook Join us Sunday Nov.30/08 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center (North Building) Labels: conventions, hobbystar, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Sequential Reports: Seth Opening  The North Star Talking Picture House The opening for Seth's latest gallery show, The North Star Talking Picture House, took place Sept. 19 at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, in conjunction with Render Gallery. The installation features a life-size, three-dimensional rendering of the movie theatre from Seth's tiny cardboard city Dominion (60 houses from the city are currently on display at the Render Gallery). Thanks to this exhibit, which runs until January 4, you can actually walk around and into one of Seth's drawings. Inside the cinema are seats and a screen. Viewers can watch a cycle of National Film Board of Canada documentaries selected by the artist. See the full series of photos from the opening here! Labels: art show, events, graphic novels, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, photos - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, November 21, 2008 Saturday: Seth and Chris Ware in Cambridge, ON  SETH & CHRIS WARE: RENDER @ WATERLOO ARCHITECTURE Saturday, November 22, 2008 1pm - 4pm with Jeet Heer RENDER is pleased to be able to present Seth in conversation with the American cartoonist and graphic novelist Chris Ware at the UW School of Architecture in Cambridge. Best known for his works Jimmy Corrigan and Building Stories, Ware is an irregular contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. Seth and Ware's conversation will be preceded by an audiovisual presentation prepared by Ware and This American Life radio host Ira Glass entitled "Lost Buildings" concerning the demolition of Chicago architect Louis Sullivan's buildings and one person's efforts to save them. This presentation is free and open to the public. UW School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South, Cambridge Saturday, November 22nd, 1:00-4:00pm Free Admission (limited seating) map Labels: events, graphic novels, international, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday: Lynn Johnston in North Bay  from the press release: Cartoonist Lynn Johnston will sign her latest book, Home, Sweat Home, at Gulliver's on Saturday, November 22, from 1-3 pm. Lynn has been drawing the Patterson Family's stories for over 25 years. The comic strip has been completed, and she is now retelling the earlier stories with new artwork. This is the last in the annual collections she has been publishing for many years. Lynn has won every major award on the continent for cartoonists, and was the first woman to win many of them. Join us on Saturday, November 22, to celebrate the laughs and memories her characters have given us over the last 25 years. 157 Main Street West, North Bay ON 1 (705) 474-7335 or Toll Free at 1-888-bay-book Labels: comic strips, events, Lynn Johnston, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, November 10, 2008 Sean Ward, man of a million hats, is getting back into the comics thing  Counter to the popular notion that you have to be a neurotic introvert to play with funny books, Sean Ward proves you can be a sparkling super geek with good taste in cloths.Makes me all fuzzy inside! Go Sean go! For a while the Media thing has been keeping him busy but seems he's been hearing the call of his markers! He's working on some new characters and stuff; check it out, and let a little enthusiasm rub off on you. Also he posted links to these cool videos. One is a short City tv interview, and the other is a short profile on Sean and how he does his 'thang'. Laugh if you will but the guy has parlayed all this into late night tv appearances, so..... Labels: comics on tv, Ontario, people, small press, Toronto, video, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, November 06, 2008 Comic Book Syndicate A Windsor Ontario based comics review cable show.  Labels: comics on tv, Ontario, reviews, video, windsor - Stumble It! - 0 comments Speakeasy Comic Book Show TONIGHT  Co:kevthemevSpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. Since 1996 it has grown from a get-together of a few friends to an event that now draws regular crowds of up to 300. SpeakEasy takes place 8 times a year, on the first Thursday of the month, at The Gladstone Hotel. About the SpeakEasy Comic Book Show Toronto is home to some of the best known comics artists in North America. We have an active and vibrant community putting out some of the highest quality comics to be found anywhere. The SpeakEasy Comics Show features an eclectic mix of Toronto’s talented comic book artists - from those who do newspaper strips and political cartoons, to underground comix and mainstream superhero comic books! The event promises to display an exciting cross-section of the comics community here in Toronto, as well as a glimpse into how good comics are made. As the old cliché goes, there really will be something for everyone. Details: Time & Space: Thursday November 6th, 8pm-Midnight The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen West - Second Floor Lobby Toronto, Ontario This Month's Featured Artists: John Lang Graeme Maitland Spent Pencil Studios Milé Murtanovski Chris Hatzopoulos & George Todorovski with DMF Comics Benita Hsueh Willow Dawson stef lenk Ian Daffern, Blowout Productions Charlene Chua Sarah Ennals Craig Marshall Bruce Outridge Productions David James Jesus: The Awkward Years, Chris Henderson, Matt Burke, and Deann Parker Tyrone McCarthy Visions of an Icon: Superman art display courtesy of the CCBCAA About the Visions of an Icon: Superman art display: This is a final showing of the Visions of an Icon: Superman artwork created by Canadian creators in 2008. Some pieces will be available for sale at the show, the remainder (including pieces by Dave Sim, Todd McFarlane, Tom Grummett) will be auctioned on eBay as fundraising for the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards. The artwork (42 pieces) has only been displayed to the public once before - at the Sequential Art Symposium back on June 14, 2008. CCBCAA membership will be on hand to discuss the Joe Shuster Awards and we will have prints and other related items available at the event for sale. Local artist and Visions contributor ALEXANDER PERKINS will be joining us in the Visions room. Pay What You Can ($4.00 Donation Suggested) For more information contact: David Brown email: david@blttogo.com telephone: 416.533.1374 http://www.SpeakEasyTO.com Labels: events, events links, exhibits, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, October 30, 2008 From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books; Lecture by Arie KaplanSteve M. Bergson sends this Toronto lecture suggestion over to Sequential, as 'it's not often a guy like Arie Kaplan visits Toronto'. Thanks, Steve! 8 PM | $10 Labels: lectures, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Toronto Comic Jam tonight at earlier time - 7:30 to 10pm  The Toronto Comic Jam will be starting tonight at the Cameron House at a new time, 7:30pm to 10pm. Paper provided, all welcome, 408 Queen St. West (at Spadina Ave). Labels: comic jams, Ontario, social ink, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Things going on in Toronto this weekend  Lynda Barry at IFOA in Toronto!: Lynda Barry presents What it is and is interviewed by Peter Birkemoe. @ Queens Quay West. CanzineOver 150 zines from across Canada on display and for sale! The heart of the event, indie publishers both in print and online come from across the country and the continent to show their wares! Canzine, the festival of zine culture and the independent arts, is Canada's largest zine fair and only festival of underground culture. The event features over 150 zines from across Canada, as well as all day underground film and video open screening, panel discussions, readings and more. Canzine is an annual one day event put on by broken pencil magazine. Be amazed at the creativity, ingenuity, and sheer weirdness! $5 includes a copy of Broken Pencil Magazine Sunday @ the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto [view map] 1 pm - 7 pm Labels: book launches, Canzine, cartoonists, comics on stage, events, events links, interviews, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Skim Nominated for Governor General's Award  GGs Find Place for Graphic Novel in KidLit Category, Snub ArtistToronto --For the first time, a graphic novel has been nominated for a Governor General's Award. The Canada Council for the Arts announced its 2008 shortlist for the Governor General's Literary Awards earlier today, and writer Mariko Tamaki was nominated for Skim, a graphic novel she produced with her artist cousin Jillian Tamaki, in the category Children's Literature --Text. After the Giller Prize, the GGs are the most lucrative literary award in Canada. Tamaki's nomination marks the first time a graphic novel has been nominated in any category. Tamaki stands to win $25,000 if her book is chosen as the winner on November 18 in Montreal. According to the GG news release, "Each winner will receive $25,000 and a specially-bound copy of the winning book. The publisher of each winning book will receive $3,000 to support promotional activities. Non-winning finalists will each receive $1,000 in recognition of their selection as finalists, bringing the total value of the Awards to approximately $450,000." Skim was initially published as a short comic by Kiss Machine in 2005 and won a special award from the Doug Wright Awards. An extended version was published this year by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press (distributed by HarperCollins Canada). The book has been enthusiastically and widely reviewed and has been a brisk seller on the graphic novel bestseller charts. The juror's notes for the GG nomination describe Skim as "an audacious and original graphic novel set in a girls' private school. Skim, a slightly lumpy Kimberly Cameron, stumbles around the edges of cliques, depression, sexuality, suicide, crushes and an achingly ambiguous love. The story is heart-breakingly fresh and, in the end, a small celebration of life." Tamaki's nomination is an indication of the increasing mainstream profile of graphic novels. It is also one of those happy occasions when an actual work of very high literary quality is chosen to represent the artform in the national spotlight. The nomination of the book in the "text" category, with no mention of the art by Jillian Tamaki, is an odd but understandable choice, given the lack of a graphic novel category, since the book succeeds more on the strength of its words and picture combination than on the contribution of any one creator. The nomination in the children's category also does not do much for the status of literary graphic novels as adult material, especially given Skim's darkly humourous subject matter and sophisticated comics storytelling. On her blog, Jillian Tamaki notes, "I can't help but feel a bit of disappointment in this. I simply don't believe you can separate the pictures and words in a GRAPHIC NOVEL. They do the same for Children's Books with the GGs, which I kind of think is strange, but hey, at least the authors get an acknowledgment in the Illustrator's section. (...) I think this is another illustration (snort) of the chasm the graphic novels sit in, between "Comics" and "Books". The book industry is set up for very defined genres and graphic novels can pose a strange conundrum." Labels: awards, graphic novels, news, Ontario, Quebec, skim, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Sunday, October 12, 2008 9th Rendez-vous international de la BD de Gatineau  From the 23rd to the 26th of October, the 9th Rendez-vous international de la BD de Gatineau will be held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization!Featuring three days of events and panels with 10 creators, Philippe Aymond, Johanna, Daniel Bosshart, Thierry Coppee, Delaf & Dubuc, Michel Falardeau, Sandra Breault, Salgood Sam and Craig A. Taillefer. The Program and other details are here. Labels: bd, can-con, conventions, events, events links, exhibits, festivals, Gatineau, Ontario, Quebec - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Tonite: Idler's Glossary Launch, Toronto  A new book by philosopher and public intellectual Mark Kingwell, ex-Hermenaut Joshua Glenn, and cartoonist Seth. Toronto Booklaunch: The Idler's Glossary Hosted by This Is Not A Reading Series Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Time: 7:30-10pm (Doors at 7) Location:1214 Queen Street West (The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom) From the press release: Can you admit that the desire to be idle has taken control of your life? Come to the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Society of the Indolent, where Mark Kingwell, Joshua Glenn and Seth will celebrate the release of The Idler's Glossary (Biblioasis) by outlining their "11 Step Program For Idlers" – A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Biblioasis, and EYE WEEKLY. Contacts: Joshua Glenn/Mark Kingwell/Seth: Daniel Wells at 519-968-2206 or biblioasis@gmail.com This Is Not A Reading Series: Chris Reed at 416-598-1447 ext 221 or tinars@pagesbook.ca Labels: book launches, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, September 21, 2008 Parental advisory : The Bear Stories Signing @ the Silver Snail  George Todorovski & Chris Hatzopoulos present The Bear StoriesGeorge and Chris will be appearing Friday, September 26th from 4 to 8:00pm. "For fans of Adult Swim, this comic is right up your alley. The Bear Stories is about a cute, rude, crude bear living in the city. He can say and do anything he wants because - well, he's a cute cartoon bear! But that doesn't mean that he doesn't get into trouble..." For more info, check out The Bear Stories official website. For Mature Audiences Only. www.thebearstories.com George and Chris will also be attending The Word on the Street inToronto. Sunday, September 28th, 11:00am-6:00pm Silver Snail 367 Queen St. W Toronto, Ont, M5V 2R4 (416)-593-0889 The Bear Stories Volume 1: Stupid Assholes 56 Pages in full color! Adult themes & course language! Irrelevant bonus story! Pinup by Christopher Shy! Labels: adults only, book launches, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, September 20, 2008 Saturday: Zine Fest & Graphic Novel Launch, GuelphKazoo! Zine Fair and Graphic Novel Launch Time: September 20, 2008 from 10am to 3pm Location: St. George's Square Street: intersection of Wyndham and Quebec streets, Guelph, ON. Contact Info: 519-400-1180 see also: Kazine (myspace) The Kazoo! zine fair is taking over downtown Guelph on September 20. Hal Niedzviecki is delivering a keynote talk on indie culture in Canada; tables will include Broken Pencil, Carousel, and a diverse range of local and regional initiatives. The zine fair is part of a larger festival, the Kazoo! festival, which will also showcase some of Canada's best independent musicians, as well as festivities for Car Free day, the launch of the Guelph Speaks! community anthology, and the inaugural performance of a unique multimedia project entitled Le Cyc, a projected narrative art sequence with musical accompaniment --billed as "An unusual project combining a bicycle-themed graphic novel presented in slide show form with a live band.." (@ Guelph Youth Music Center, 3:30 - 5:30, All Ages, $10).  Labels: book launches, comics with music, events, graphic novels, Ontario, zine fair, zines - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, September 18, 2008 Seth Gallery Shows, Kitchener  Graphic novelist Seth (It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken) has two gallery shows running concurrently in Kitchener, Ontario starting this Friday. Both shows revolve around his work-in-progress Clyde Fans graphic novel and are 3-dimensional renderings of the story's setting, the fictional Ontario city of Dominion. The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery hosts a life-size reproduction of Dominion's movie palace, described by Seth as "the NORTH STAR TALKING PICTURE HOUSE and it is a working movie theatre (showing films inside)." At the same time, the Render Gallery in Kitchener is displaying the entire miniature cardboard city of Dominion --"along with Alfred Holden's cardboard city of BEAVER", Seth notes. Seth's city has been considerably expanded since its last outing at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Map Opening: Render Gallery, 5PM, Friday Sept 19 KWAG, 7PM Friday Sept 19  Labels: art show, exhibits, graphic novels, Ontario - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, September 15, 2008 Toronto's Dragon Lady : Big September sale till the 28th!  Should have posted this sooner, but this way I get to use some nice shots I took...Dragon Lady's LABOUR DAY BACK ISSUE BLOW OUT! Dragon Lady Comics' new Big Kahuna, Joe Kilmartin is dedicated to making the store a one-stop comic and illustrated media shop. They are inaugurating some of the new changes at the store with a massive back stock/issue sale that began Labour Day 2008 - Go and see what they've got, and save some money while you do! Along with comics they have a substantial vintage magazine and collectible papers collection. And while it may make some of the hard core nerds cringe, the art geek in me drools over them as raw materiel for collage! :) Whatever it is that turn your crank though, be it glue and scissors, or the more conventional acid free back board and bag, or just the latest comic or grafic novel [not on sale but still cool], there's lots to check out. So, the details: It began Monday September 1st, and is running till the 28th. - ALL WALL COMICS (those fancy "high-end" comic books) at 20% off sticker price! - ALL BACK STOCK (back issue comics, nostalgia materials such as frame-able art prints and vintage advertisements, old nostalgia magazines, the works!) at 30% to 50% off of their marked prices! Bring your want-lists, your friend's want-lists and anybody else you know who likes the look of vintage memorabilia along with you and take advantage of our desperate need to make room for new stock! Web site Facebook page Labels: comicshoptalk, events, Ontario, sale, shop profiles, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Publishing: Von Allan's "Li'l Kids: road to god knows... adventures!"  Prolific blogger Von Allan, who has posted ceaselessly on his efforts to create and market his first graphic novel, "The Road to God Knows", has some exciting news: a companion volume to the book is finished and available in print. See the press release below: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (August 17, 2008) -- Comic books and graphic novels have, over the past twenty years, become a widely embraced medium in book publishing. Initially dismissed as children's entertainment, comics have now developed a maturity and range of vision that rivals other forms of art and literature. Graphic novels are read by people from all walks of life and have reached a level of critical acceptance that was unheard of decades ago. This resurgence has been led by a number of young artists who bring unique voices to the medium. Von Allan, an Ottawa-based artist and graphic novelist, joins this group with his recently published graphic novel "Li'l Kids: road to god knows ... adventures!" Labels: book launches, graphic novels, Ontario, Ottawa, profiles, publishing - Stumble It! - 0 comments Sunday, August 17, 2008 Andy & Ramon Take The Call Aug 24  Co: FacebookWhat do you get when you combine a dozen buckets of a acrylic paints, nine canvases, lots of coffee, a couple bottles of rye and a telephone theme... Stop by and find out. Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008 Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Insomnia Cafe 563 Bloor St. W. Toronto, ON View Map http://www.insomniacafe.com http://www.ramonperez.com http://www.andybelanger.com Labels: art show, can-con, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 14, 2008 Summer Reading: Danny Truong  Our next Summer Reading Survey comes from comics blogger Danny Truong. Please send us your own list. 1. Danny Truong / Pop Culture & Comic Book Fan (That's The Heavy!). 2. What is your latest project (ie, what are you hyping)? On September 13, 2008, I will be participating in a 5km charity walk for kidney research called Give the Gift of Life Walk. To help support my campaign to raise funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada, you can go to my personal fundraising page and click 'Sponsor Me'. 3. Please provide a list of books you have recently read or are planning to read. Current Non-Comic Relate Book: My Honda Owner's Manual - I am trying to figure out what other parts of my car require servicing when I bring in my car for an oil change. Recently Read Comic Books/Graphic Novels: NO DEAD TIME by Brian MacLachlan & Thomas Williams; PAUL GOES FISHING by Michel Rabagliati; WATER BABY by Ross Campbell; and THE NEW YORK FOUR by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly Currently Reading: THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1950-1952 v1 by the great Charles Schulz; and MAX FIND MYSTERY COLLECTED CASEBOOKS v1 & 2 by Liam O'Donnell & Michael Cho Looking forward to Reading: THEREFORE REPENT by Jim Munroe & Salgood Sam; The APOCALIPSTIX by Ray Fawkes & Cameron Stewart; and SHENZHEN by Guy Delisle. 4. Any upcoming events? Besides tons of comic book related events in Toronto, one of my friends is involved in the following upcoming charity events that is comic book genre related. Student Team SickKids & IMAX Present the Dark Knight at the Movies on August 11, 2008. The event will feature The Dark Knight playing on a 90 by 60 ft IMAX screen at the Scotiabank Theatre. The movie will begin at 10:15PM, but reception will occur at 9:00PM in the VIP Lounge. There will also be a silent auction beginning at 9pm. Labels: Ontario, summer reading, summer reading 08, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Summer Reading: Jamie Coville  Our next Summer Reading Survey comes from Jamie Coville. Please send us yours. 1. Name and occupation (contact info/website/publisher's website). Jamie Coville. Comics Columnist / Historian. CollectorTimes.com and TheComicBooks.com 2. What is your latest project (ie, what are you hyping)? Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon and San Diego Comic Con Coverage. Also a Mark Waid telephone interview about Boom! and his more recent written work. 3. Please provide a list of books you have recently read or are planning to read. They don't have to be comic books. (In fact, we would almost prefer they weren't.) Any number of books is fine. Please feel free to comment (ie, Why are you reading these books? What did you think?). Recently Read: Monster Vol. 15 - An Excellent Thriller. A must read along side Walking Dead. Clyde Fans Book 1 - A greatly executed book that makes a very mundane story interesting. I'll get Part 2. I Killed Adolf Hitler - Short and fun, the story had twists I didn't expect. Flash: Rogues - Part of a greater story. It was good, but not SO good that I'll actively seek out the rest. Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon and Land of the Dead - One of the better Wonder Woman stories I've read. Upcoming: The Punisher: River of Blood - Dixon and Joe Kubert on Punisher peaked my interest. Tales of the Bizarro World - Recently read the 1st Bizarro story,wanted to read more. Yen Press + Magazine - Mainly for Svetlana Chmakova's latest work, but I'm curious about the rest. Impulse: Reckless Youth - I liked the character, wanted to read more of him. Mrs. Tree Case Files Vol 2 & 3 - I read the 1st volume years ago and it stuck with me. Delighted to have found these books. Plus a handful of comics to review. Non Comics (but all comic related) The History of Romance Comics. Not a lot of detailed research has been done in this area, so I'm curious. The Golden Age of Comic Fandom Alter Ego #56 (Siegel interview and more) Alter Ego: The Best of the Legendary Comic Fanzine Following Cerebus #9 4. Please list any upcoming events/upcoming publications. Your next project? I'll have a Neal Adams interview up on CollectorTimes.com either next month or the issue after. Labels: Ontario, summer reading, summer reading 08, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, August 08, 2008 Wright Awards Winners  CO: Brad Mackay via facebook.The envelopes are opened, the drinks are drank, and the 2008 Doug Wright Awards are over for another year. For those of you who couldn't make in person (I'm talking to you CoCo!) here are the winners:  The 2008 DWA winner for Best Book is:The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam by Ann Marie Fleming (Riverhead Books) The 2008 DWA winner for Best Emerging Talent is: Essex County Vol. 1 Tales From The Farm & Vol. 2 Ghost Stories by Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf) The winner of the inaugural Pigskin Peters Award* is: Milk Teeth by Julie Morstad (Drawn and Quarterly) The trophies were handed out at the Toronto Reference Library, the historic main branch of the Toronto Public Library, in a 90-minute ceremony that featured Lynn Johnston. Johnston, the ceremony's guest of honour, was on hand to discuss her 32-year career and to be inducted in The Giants of the North, the Canadian Cartoonists' Hall of Fame. The medal was presented to her by Seth. (* The Pigskin Peters Annual Award for Nominally Narrative Cartooning – or PPAANNC - is intended to recognize progressive works by Canadian cartoonists that are more experimental in nature and/or lack a traditional narrative structure. It is named after a character in the classic Canadian comic strip Birdseye Center, by Jimmy Frise.) Labels: awards, events, graphic novels, Lynn Johnston, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tonite: The Doug Wright Awards  The 4th Annual Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning will honour the career of Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston, of For Better or For Worse fame. Friday, August 8, 7-9 p.m. Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St. Free admission Presented with Toronto Public Library, the event will feature: * A retrospective of Johnston's more than 30-year career * A moderated Q&A * A book signing The 2008 Wrights will also see announcement of the winners of: * The Best Book trophy * Best Emerging Talent trophy * The brand-new "Pigskin Peters" award The awards are decided by a jury made up of members of the country's arts and culture community, including: author Katrina Onstad, cartoonist Ho Che Anderson, book seller Marc Glassman, writer Mariko Tamaki and Power Plant curator Helena Rickett. Labels: awards, comic strips, comics in libraries, events, graphic novels, Lynn Johnston, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, August 07, 2008 Summer Reading: Simon MacDonald  Our next Summer Reading Survey respondent is Sequential reader Simon MacDonald. Please send us your own list. Here are my answers: 1) Simon Mac Donald, Software Engineer. 2) Nothing to hype as I'm not a writer, just an avid reader. 3) The last 5 books I've read are: The Execution Channel by Ken McLeod, Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips, A Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka, How to Read Superhero Comics and Why by Geoff Klock and Naruto Vol 8. I keep an update list of my books at http://www.shelfari.com/SimonMacDonald 4) The next big event I'm attending may be the Toronto Comic Con but I'm going to the Comic Geek Speak Super Show (http://www.comicpodcasting.com/cgsss/) for sure in September. Simon Mac Donald Blog: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmacdonald Shelfari: http://www.shelfari.com/SimonMacDonald Labels: Ontario, summer reading, summer reading 08, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Tonite: Apocalipstix Launch, TorontoFrom the Beguiling: APOCALIPSTIX Graphic Novel Launch Featuring Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 8PM Revival Bar, 783 College (at Shaw) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25642968337 FREE The Beguiling is proud to present the official Canadian launch party for the new graphic novel THE APOCALIPSTIX by Toronto’s own Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart! This rollicking adventure story is set after the end of the world, featuring the last band on earth! Join us to celebrate this book’s release with the book’s authors as well as great music, live bands, door prizes, and much more! The event is All Ages (with wristbands for older folks that might like to imbibe) and totally FREE! see here for more Labels: book launches, events, graphic novels, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Summer Reading: Kevin Boyd  Next up in the Sequential Summer Reading Survey is Toronto convention high lama Kevin Boyd. Please send us your own list. Kevin Boyd, Associate Director - Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association, Comic Book Event Coordinator - Hobbystar, Signature Series Director - Comics Guaranty, LLC (CGC). Upcoming: Comic Book Expo @ Fan Expo Canada - August 22-24, 2008 Upcoming sale of the Visions of an Icon: Superman original artwork Non-Comics currently reading: You did What? Mad Plans and Great Historical Disasters - Bill Fawcett and Brian Thomsen, editors Non-Comics recently read: Apocalypse 2012 by Lawrence E. Joseph Comments: 2012 is an interesting look at a series of coincidental convergences of environmental and cosmic disasters that experts predict may come to a head around the year 2012, which interestingly enough ties into the end of the Mayan calender (that many feel represents the end of the world). I think I'll hold off on buying property until 2013. Comics and related on my to read pile: The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba The Starman Omnibus Vol. 1 by James Robinson and Tony Harris Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders Vol. 1 Whatever comes out on Wednesday Comics and related recently read (July 16-Aug 2): Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell The Apocalipstix by Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart Captain Marvel: Secret Invasion by Brian Reed and Lee Weeks Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Road to the Altar by various Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! by Howard Chaykin Absolute Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank Astro City: The Dark Age by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson Coraline by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell Criminal: The Dead and the Dying by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Annihilation Conquest Vol. 2 by various Plus new single issues: Justice Society of America Annual 1, Superman/Batman 50, Wolverine 67, Ultimate Spider-Man 124, Invincible 51, Justice League of America 23, Brave and the Bold 15, Ultimate X-Men 96, New Avengers 43, Patsy Walker: Hellcat 1 and Glamourpuss 2 Comments: I highly recommend Bell's Ditko book, Flagg!, Superman and the Legion, Coraline and Criminal. Watchmen I re-read on the trip to and fro San Diego and always stands up. Apocalipstix was fun. Astro City, Annihilation and Captain Marvel collections were okay reads, while the Green Arrow/Black Canary trade was forgettable. As for the issues recently read, I'd recommend Invincible (big fan of this book), Wolverine, Glamourpuss. Ultimate Spider-Man and Justice Society of America were okay as well. Pass on the others. next project? Comic Book Expo @ Fan Expo Canada on August 22-24 Baltimore Comicon - late September for CGC Labels: Ontario, summer reading, summer reading 08, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, August 04, 2008 Summer Reading: Diana Tamblyn  First up in our Summer Reading Survey is cartoonist Diana Tamblyn: 1) Diana Tamblyn, cartoonist, web consultant, website - www.speedlines.com 2) My latest comic project is "From Earth to Babylon: The Story of Gerald Bull and the Supergun". This is a historical based work on the life of Canadian Gerald Bull - considered to be one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century. His work on artillery led him across the globe, from Canada to the Pentagon, Barbados, South Africa and Iraq - where he ultimately developed the "Supergun" for Saddam Hussein. He was unable to finish it off as he was assassinated in Brussels in 1990. 3) This will be a big reading list because I'm a voracious reader and I'm in the research phase of my project so have been reading a lot of related material: Unholy Babylon: The Secret History of Saddam's War; Golgo 13 - The Supergun - Tako Satto, Guns, Lies and Spies - Chris Cowley; Arms and the Man - William Lowther; Bull's Eye - James Adams; Fist of God - Frederick Forsythe; Three in the Back, Two in the Head - Jason Sherman. I went into this project knowing next to nothing about the middle east and as a lot of my story takes place there I'm really trying to educate myself about it. Reading all of these books has made me fairly discouraged about the state of the world as even though they all take place about 20 years ago now, all the themes are still very much in evidence today in terms of how the US deals with other countries, what subjects take priority on political agendas and all the back room dealing that goes on. Comics-wise, I've recently read the following (many of which I picked up at Mocca '08 in NYC): Freddie & Me - Mike Dawson, Street Angel - Jim Rugg and Brian Maruco, Emiko Superstar - Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston, Janes in Love - Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg, New York Four - Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly, Pride of Baghdad - Brian Vaughn and Niko Hendrichon. Also have re-read The Long Halloween - Tim Sale and Jeph Loeb, and The Killing Joke - Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Of all of these I was really impressed with Pride of Baghdad. Street Angel I loved because it was just sheer joy and fun on the page. It reminded me of why I like comics so much. To still read this month are a mixture of more books for research and some for fun - The Places in Between - Rory Stewart, Paris Kanonen and Project Harp - Gerald Bull and Charles Murphy, In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story - John Stockwell, The Apocalipstix - Cameron Stewart and Ray Fawkes, Strange and Stranger - Blake Bell, When you are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris, From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne. 4) Upcoming I will have a booth at Word on the Street on September 28th in Toronto. Then on October 23, I will be speaking at MIT to a graduate comparative media studies class along with Jeet Heer and Ho Che Anderson about comics. I am really excited about this and plan to have some artwork from my Bull project to show. That's it! D. (top image: portrait of Gerald Bull by Tamblyn) Labels: cartoonists, graphic novels, Ontario, summer reading, summer reading 08, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, July 28, 2008 Toronto Comic JamTorontonian cartoonists please take note of Dalton's message: Hello, The Toronto Comic Jam is this Tuesday, July 29th (TOMORROW!) from 9:00 on, in the back room of the Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W., Spadina & Queen. Sorry for the late notice. The paper is free, but the beer costs money. See you there! Skyshark and Run With The Kittens are performing up front I believe. Copies of the latest DTM anthology will be available. www.donttouchme.ca Thanks, -Dalton www.torontocomicjam.com - Stumble It! - 0 comments Coming Soon: Strip Stories / Wright Awards Gallery Show  Just in time for next week's Doug Wright Awards comes news of this great gallery show of work by a wonderful selection of some of the best comics creators in the country, including panels from Chester Brown's Louis Riel graphic novel (parts of which have been on display previously). Co-curated by Sean Craig, who has been working with the organizers of the Wright Awards over the past year, the show has its opening reception just two days before the actual awards are handed out (August 7 and 9, respectively) at the Katherine Mulherin gallery. See the Facebook page of the event here. The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning and BOARD OF DIRECTORS, a curatorial project at Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Arts Projects, are pleased to present an exhibition of original work by some of Canada's most recognized and promising cartoonists. Labels: art show, awards, events, graphic novels, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 2 comments Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Publishing: The Apocalipstix  Out today, The Apocalipstix by writer Ray Fawkes and artist Cameron Stewart. The first volume in a new series published by U.S. graphic novel publisher Oni Press, the book follows the adventures of an all-female rock band. THE APOCALIPSTIX, Vol. 1 $11.95 Pages: 144 ISBN: 978-1-932664-45-4 Diamond Code: MAY08 4059 website A 50-page preview is available here. See the book profile in the Toronto Star. Labels: comics with music, graphic novels, Ontario, publishing, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, July 21, 2008 More Photos: Paradise Con  Jamie Coville has extensively documented last weekend's Toronto convention. That's Sean Ward above. Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, photos, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, July 18, 2008 Today: Billy Mavreas Launch, Toronto  Billy Mavreas' Inside Outside Overlap Book Launch feat. Michael Comeau, Two Pack Fer Sure, DJ Marcus Boon Friday, July 18th, 8PM Keep Six Contemporary, 938 Bathurst (N. of Bloor) FREE http://www.timeless.org Booksigning and debate. Billy Mavreas and Michael Comeau will be expounding, expostulating and marking their metaphysical turf for the launch of Inside Outside Overlap: A Boy Priest and Lifeform the "Cat" Adventure. The new book will be celebrated in a comic-arts smack down at Keep Six Contemporary (938 Bathurst Street) as part of their two-week art show. Montreal underground legend, Billy Mavreas, pits his neo-pagan, sinister cartoons of cute bunny gods against the silk-screened, oil-mongering fundamentalist Hellbertan humans from Toronto's Punchclock hero, Michael Comeau. Musical guests: Two Pack Fer Sure, DJ Marcus Boon The show featuring Mavreas' and Comeau's silk screening, rock posters, illustrations, print and sound will run from July 18 to August 3, 2008. -- Labels: book launches, events, exhibits, graphic novels, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, July 17, 2008 Paradise Con Reports  The Paradise Comicon was held this past weekend in Toronto; by all accounts a smaller version of its former self. Here are some reports: The lads from the No Reason webcomic had fun. Ty Buttars has a full report with photos --it's a really cute post that includes the tale of his really young nephew getting artists to draw his favourite video game character. A nice report from "Cam" at the Comic Geek Speak forums. Publishing news: Cameron Stewart released his new artbook at the con. A double review: Paradise Comicon and Wall-E. The inevitable (do not try to escape!) Jason Truong massive report. An Agnes Garbrowska sketch. A short report from Dave Merrill that focuses on the contraction. Danny Truong brings the sketching news. Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Maximum Linkage  Some links to Canadian-related comics stories: Sandra Bell-Lundy's Between Friends strip profiled. The Globe has more on the bitstrips website where you can make your own comic strip. St. Catharines journalist is in the top 50 of some Stan Lee comic writing contest. BlotTO profiles "superstar" Sean Ward. Jeet Heer writes on the history of Batman's gaiety. What's with this "Graphica" thing? First, the Globe uses it for Nathalie Atkinson's quarterly comics review. Now, the Toronto Star uses it for its review of Blake Bell's new book on Steve Ditko. Labels: links, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, July 11, 2008 This Weekend: Paradise Comicon, TorontoA wonderful summer weekend. You could go to the rockabilly meetup in St. Catherines. Or you could go to the Polaris Science Fiction Convention in Toronto. Or, if you like comics even a little bit, you could go to the Paradise Comicon in Toronto. This is one of the two big comics shows of the summer in Toronto this year. This is the first year of the convention without Kevin Boyd who left the con to work with its rival, Hobbystar. Sequential publisher Salgood Sam will be on hand to enjoy the festivities. Other guests include U.S. cartoonist Herbe Trimpe, Joseph Michael Linsner, Frank Brunner, J. Torres, Francis Manapal, Cameron Stewart, and a host of other Canadian and U.S. artists and writers. July 12& 13, 2008 Holiday Inn on King Street Toronto, ON Minutes from the subway in the heart of Downtown Toronto! $15 single day pass Weekend Pass: $25 Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Thursday, July 10, 2008 Crystal Fractal Comics at Paradise ConIt's easy to get your press release or publishing news linked to at Sequential, Just email us and watch the magic happen! The book below is debuting at this coming weekend's Paradise Comics Convention in Toronto. CRYSTAL FRACTAL COMICS DEBUTS WITH PARADISE TORONTO COMICON PREVIEW EDITION OF "CRYSTAL FRACTAL UNIVERSE 0.0" Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, publishing, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, July 07, 2008 ...And We're Back  The Mighty Sequential roars back after a long Long Weekend (in addition to Canada Day, we took the U.S. July 4th weekend off for good measure) with a roundup of news and views from and about the great Northern Comics Scene Explosion, aka Canadian Comix Culture. Let's check in with our regular departments: Taking-a-Stand Dept: Herve St-Louis, intrepid and principled publisher of The Comic Book Bin, outlines his philosophy of publishing and journalistic integrity, including his refusal to engage in industry gossip, feud with other news sources, or blithely forward misleading press releases from Marvel and DC. Helping-Hand Dept: Herve St-Louis, intrepid and principled publisher of The Comic Book Bin, makes an appeal to his readers to create a Comic Book Bin entry on Wikipedia because it would be unethical for him to do it himself. St-Louis helpfully provides all the info a would-be Wiki-scholar needs to create such an entry. Zombie-Awards Dept: The Coast's Sue Carter Flinn catches Faith Erin Hicks' reaction to her recent Shuster win. I-Speak-Freely Dept: The Supreme Court of Canada has reversed recent trends clamping down on free speech in a recent decision. The conservative editor and blogger Andrew Coyne (Maclean's) covers the judges' statements on the issue of "fair comment". Flexi-Fingers Dept: Daniel Joseph of Laurier's Cord Weekly profiles Scott Ramsoomair, creator of the video game webcomic VGCATs. Detournement Dept: Policart Bruce MacKinnon has recently seen his editorial cartoon about Obama winning the presidency misappropriated by diverse groups. Sequential is reminded of a somewhat similar situation from a decade-or-so ago when a pair of satirical Robert Crumb strips were reprinted by racist groups in the U.S. Nudity Dept: Toronto cartoonist Steve Murray illustrates his trip to a nudist colony. (see top image) Gamma Flight Dept: As a rule, Sequential only links to an Alpha Flight-related story when there is absolutely nothing else to link to, but I'm feeling generous. Thus, this Georgia Straight article about the location of a scene in the recent Hulk movie. Lucky Ello Dept: D+Q visits the London, Ont. studio of cartoonist/fine artist Richard Thompson (EDIT: that's Peter Thompson --sorry. BM). Labels: links, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 3 comments Monday, June 30, 2008 Weltschmerz, R.I.P.  Weltschmerz, Gareth Lind's long-running weekly political comic strip, has come to an end. The final strip appeared Thursday, June 26. Citing a need to move on after almost 15 years of producing a weekly strip, cartoonist Lind ended the adventures of uber-liberal ranter Horst Weltschmerz on an open note, wrapping up a long-running sub-plot involving comatose terrorism suspect Raj but leaving the relationship crisis of the title character in permanent limbo. As he writes in the blog post accompanying the final strip, Lind is still planning future projects, perhaps with the same characters, but his loyalties remain with the serialized comic strip form, as opposed to the graphic novel or webcomics: "... it was hard for me to imagine the characters not living on. They may well, somehow, in some incarnation. But right now it feels like they've lived long enough with me. It's time for Horst -- and me -- to move on [...] But my cartooning ain't over. I've got plans. Whether I can find an economic model for them remains to be seen ..." The full text of the blog post is worth reading for anyone interested in webcomics economics and the shift away from print. Running since 1994 in a small number of Canadian alternative weeklies that at one time included Toronto's Eye Weekly as well as Pulse (Edmonton), Echo Weekly (Kitchener-Guelph area), View (Hamilton) and Pulse (St. Catharines/Niagara), the strip revolved around the neurotic political worldview of Horst Weltschmerz (a Woody Allen-Noam Chomsky type and Lind's chief mouthpiece) and his coterie of trend-embracing, buzzword-spouting friends, rivals, and mortal enemies. The strip was decidedly left-of-centre and often concerned with issues surrounding technology and the environment, with particular venom and satire reserved for Conservative Party politicians like PM Stephen Harper and the widely-hated former Ontario premier Mike Harris. In many ways, and to use another German loan-word, with its deer-in-the headlights fascination with neo-cons, the web, sex, and global warming, the strip perfectly captured the zeitgeist of millennial and post-Sept. 11 Canada. By way of example, the most recent storyline featured Horst cyber-stalking his ex-girlfriend, who left him for a lesbian lover who is secretly streaming their sex-life to pay-per-view fans online, while Horst's friend Cosmo has embraced veganism and the SUV-diet, a parody of the 100-mile diet that involves eating only the equivalent of the bio-fuel consumed by a typical SUV in one year, all while their friend Raj hovers on death's door after being abducted by CSIS. A restless, intelligent strip, Weltschmerz featured inventive design, tight linework, and an economy of presentation that was distinct, instantly accessible, and funny, despite its often dense wordplay and subject matter. A collection of strips featuring a linked continuity, Attack of the Same-Sex Sleeper Cells, was self-published by Lind and released in 2006. An interview with the Guelph-based Lind, who also runs a graphic design business, accompanied the final strip in select papers. Labels: comic strips, Edmonton, Ontario, political cartooning, webcomics - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, June 27, 2008 Lynn Johnston to be Inducted Into Giants of the North  Straight from the source: Lynn Johnston to headline the 2008 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning Labels: awards, comic strips, events, Lynn Johnston, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, June 23, 2008 Monday Gazette  A miscellany of comics-related links. 1. After-the-Rapture-all-graphic-novels-will-have-trailers Dept.: Sequential's own Salgood Sam has put together a trailer for Therefore Repent, the graphic novel he created with Jim Munroe. 2. Listen-Closely Dept: Jamie Coville has audio recordings of several panels from last week's Sequential Art Symposium/Joe Shuster Awards. 3. Comics-are-Art Dept: The KRAZY! exhibit in Vancouver slights video games in favour of comics, etc, according to this Globe review. 4. Real-World Dept: More on one of the saddest stories of the year has got to be this tale of the 9-year-old autistic comic book collector from Montreal, smothered-to-death by his teachers. 5. Publishing Dept: IDW has just released the first volume of the complete Orphan Annie strip, one of the high points of 20th-Century cartooning, with contributions from Mr. Comics History, Jeet Heer. 6. D+Q Dept: We missed Chris Oliveros in Toronto (but they often show those ideacity things on tv) but Marc Bell's blog is ongoing. 7. Finland Dept: A new collaborative anthology from Finnish and Quebecoise cartoonist, 10x makes its debut. (see top) Labels: British Columbia, links, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, June 21, 2008 DTM # 18 Launch party Tuesday June 24 in Toronto  Labels: book launches, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Today: Ditko Book Launch, TorontoToronto writer and blogger Blake Bell celebrates the release of his long-awaited Steve Ditko biography. Ditko is one of the top-twenty post-war creators of U.S. kids' comics (Spider-Man, Marvel monster and horror comics) who also has had a very interesting career as a creator of highly personal and idiosyncratic politico-philosophical comics. Bell has spent years researching his life and work. The World of Steve Ditko Book Launch, with author Blake Bell (includes a screening of the BBC documentary film about Ditko) In partnership with The Merrill Collection and the Beguiling Wednesday, June 18th 7PM-9PM Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. (at Spadina) FREE  Labels: book launches, comics history, Ontario, publishing, Toronto, trade, U.S. superhero franchises - Stumble It! - 0 comments Midweek Roundup
Labels: British Columbia, links, Ontario, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 1 comments Monday, June 16, 2008 Shuster Award Winners  The Shuster Awards were handed out on Saturday in Toronto. Here are the results: OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK WRITER - Cecil Castellucci for The P.L.A.I.N. Janes (DC/Minx) OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST - Dale Eaglesham for Justice Society of America #2-4, 6-7, 9-11 (DC Comics) OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CARTOONIST (WRITER/ARTIST) - Jeff Lemire for Essex County Vol. 1: Tales From The Farm, Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories (Top Shelf) OUTSTANDING COVER BY A CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST - Steve Skroce for Doc Frankenstein #6 (Burleyman) OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK COLOURIST - Dave McCaig for Nextwave, Agents of H.A.T.E. #12, New Avengers #27-35, Fallen Son – The Death of Captain America #1: Wolverine, Marvel Comics Presents #1-4, Wolverine #50, Avengers Classic #7 (Marvel Comics) DC Infinite Halloween Special #1 (DC Comics), The Other Side #4-5 (DC/Vertigo) Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jensen #1 (ONI Press) OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK &/OR GRAPHIC NOVEL PUBLISHER - Drawn & Quarterly OUTSTANDING CANADIAN WEBCOMICS CREATOR / CREATIVE TEAM - Ryan Sohmer and Lar De Souza for Least I Can Do and Looking for Group OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A CANADIAN RELATED TO COMIC BOOKS David Watkins for using comic books as a teaching tool CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR HALL OF FAME Stan Berneche John Byrne Pierre Fournier Edwin R. "Ted" McCall FAVOURITE CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR - ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS Faith Erin Hicks - Zombies Calling FAVOURITE CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR - FRENCH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS Philippe Girard aka phlppgrrd - Danger Public FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL (NON-CANADIAN) COMIC BOOK CREATOR Ed Brubaker - Captain America, Criminal, Immortal Iron Fist, Uncanny X-Men HARRY KREMER OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK RETAILER Big B Comics - Hamilton, Ontario Labels: awards, comics history, events, floppies, graphic novels, Ontario, Toronto, U.S. superhero franchises - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, June 14, 2008 Today: Shuster Awards  SEQUENTIAL ART SYMPOSIUM / VISIONS OF AN ICON / JOE SHUSTER AWARDS JUNE 14, 2008 Lillian H. Smith Library Auditorium, 239 College Street, Toronto see here for details Labels: awards, comics history, Ontario, Toronto, U.S. superhero franchises - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, June 13, 2008 Today: Book Expo CanadaToday and this Weekend in Toronto: Book Expo Canada Chris Butcher has the lowdown on several comics-specific panels. Book Expo is the annual trade show run by trade show giant (and Publishers Weekly owner) Reed. For the last few years, both the U.S. and Canada shows have a large comics/graphic novel showcase, with publishers and distributors showing their wares. Kind of like a comics con, except with authors and business people in suits and no costumes (except for the odd kids' book character like Dora the Explorer). June 12-16 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building Labels: comics retailers, events, graphic novels, Ontario, publishing, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday: Shuster Awards and SymposiumThis weekend is the annual Shuster Awards at the Lillian H. Smith Library in Toronto, preceded by a Comics Symposium and art show centered on Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. The event features comics-historian John Bell and a host of comics creators. SEQUENTIAL ART SYMPOSIUM / VISIONS OF AN ICON / JOE SHUSTER AWARDS Labels: awards, comics history, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Catching UpWow, four days between Sequential updates! For all our loyal readers who have been cramming our inboxes with queries of "What is going on in the world of Canadian comics?!?", we bring you the following news-y tidbits:
Labels: blogosphere, events links, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, June 06, 2008 This Weekend: Spain, Bernice Eisenstein in Toronto  Luminato Literary - Spain Rodriguez, Bernice Eisenstein, Anthony Lappe & Dan Goldman The Political Graphic Novel Sunday, June 8 7pm Al Green Theatre Miles Nadal JCC (750 Spadina Ave. @ Bloor) Moderated by Peter Birkemoe of the Beguiling bookstore, a discussion with some of the leading lights of autobio comics, including Underground Comix legend Spain Rodriguez, the Buffalo-bred Bolshie-biker, and Zap contributor! Ticket cost $10 www.luminato.com Ticketmaster - 416-872-1111 *10.00 tickets available at TO Tix in Yonge-Dundas Square and includes $2.50/ticket Ticketmaster outlet fees. Additional service charge and handling fees apply to internet and phone bookings. $10 tickets also available at the venue one hour before each performance. For more information on the programs and authors visit: www.luminato.com/literature Labels: events, graphic novels, Ontario, Toronto, undergrounds - Stumble It! - 0 comments Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Midweek News and Reviews 
Labels: awards, British Columbia, copyright, events, exhibits, graphic novels, Halifax, legal news, manga, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, May 26, 2008 Comics vs The Real WorldThis Sequential contributor has been only sporadically online over the past week or so, an example of the real world winning out over comics (although while offline om the so-called real world I did manage somehow to buy and sell comics, talk to cartoonists and comics critics, and even read some comics). Thus, some of the following news tidbits may be a bit stale (but guaranteed 100% nutritious for the brain matter).
Labels: comics retailers, graphic novels, Ontario, Quebec, real world, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, May 24, 2008 Toronto Comic Jam This Tuesday May 27th, 2008, 9 p.m. onwardsFrom coordinator Dalton Sharp:
Labels: comic jams, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments This Weekend: Anime North  Anime North May 23-25, 2008 Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Congress Center Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel (see here for a list of upcoming conventions) Labels: conventions, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Thursday, May 22, 2008 Tonite: Hanga to Manga, TorontoToronto Public Library will present From Hanga to Manga, an exhibition of woodblock prints (hanga), Japanese comics (manga) and rare illustrated books. Japan's rich literary tradition has grown alongside a complementary respect and appreciation for stories told largely or entirely in pictures. The exhibition features a wide variety of these materials from Toronto Public Library's Special Collections, supplemented by loans from the H. H. Mu Far Eastern Library at the Royal Ontario Museum and the Japan Foundation. The Lecture: The Man who made 'The Great Wave' Award-winning novelist Katherine Govier discusses her research into the little known life and mysterious works of woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. Thurs. May 22nd, 2008, 7 p.m. Beeton Auditorium Labels: comics in libraries, events, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Fan Expo Guest ListKevin Boyd reveals the big list of guests for the 2008 Hobbystar Comic Expo, one of the larger comics events in Canada, taking place August 22-24 in Toronto. The biggest name comics guest is probably comic book "painter" Alex Ross but there are many other well-known names for fans of U.S. superhero comics, including writers Matt Fraction and Peter David, artists Alex Maleev and J.Scott Campbell, and cartoonist Keith Giffen. Tons of Canadian talent as well, including Ty Templeton, Stuart Immonen, Kathryn Immonen, Karl Kerschl, Cameron Stewart, J. Torres, Michael Cho, Michael Cherkas and many more. See the above link for a full list. Award winning illustrator BRIAN BOLLAND Legendary illustrator MARK BAGLEY Artist, Trinity, Mighty Avengers & Ultimate Spider-Man ADAM HUGHES Cover Artist, Catwoman, upcoming All-Star Wonder Woman STEVE McNIVEN Artist, Amazing Spider-Man, Wolverine TIM SALE Captain America: White & Heroes artist J. SCOTT CAMPBELL Artist, Gen 13, Danger Girl, upcoming Spider-Man GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Cover Artist, Secret Invasion MATT FRACTION Writer, Invincible Iron Man, Punisher War Zone, Immortal Iron Fist, Casanova MARKO DJURDJEVIC Marvel cover artist PETER DAVID Writer, Stephen King’s Dark Tower, She-Hulk Special Guests KEITH GIFFEN Legendary writer/artist MIKE CHOI Uncanny X-Men and X-Force artist ALEX MALEEV Halo: The Uprising and Mighty Avengers artist KEVIN EASTMAN Creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Editor of Heavy Metal CLIFF CHIANG Green Arrow/Black Canary artist GEORGES JEANTY Buffy the Vampire Slayer artist C.B. CEBULSKI Avengers Fairy Tails writer STUART IMMONEN Ultimate Spider-Man artist KATHRYN IMMONEN Hellcat writer KARL KERSCHL Teen Titans:Year One artist LEONARD KIRK World War Hulk:Warbound artist ALVIN LEE Heroes For Hire artist FRANCIS MANAPUL The Legion of Super-Heroes artist CAMERON STEWART Apocalipstix artist TY TEMPLETON American Splendor J. TORRES Teen Titans Go! writer Studios MIRAGE STUDIOS UDON STUDIOS BRIGHT ANVIL STUDIOS DMF COMICS IMAGINISM STUDIO Special Appearances By ATILLA ADORJANY SAM AGRO KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY JASON ARMSTRONG NEELAM ARORA ANDY BELANGER JACK BRIGLIO SCOTT CHANTLER MICHAEL CHERKAS MICHAEL CHO ROB COUGHLER CLAUDIA DAVILA VALENTINE DE LANDRO ARTHUR DELA CRUZ MICHAEL DOONEY RAY FAWKES AGNES GARBOWSKA DREW GERACI SCOTT HEPBURN JANET HETHERINGTON RAFF IENCO JOHN KALISZ LEO LEIBELMAN JEFF LEMIRE LOGAN LUBERA VATCHE MAVLIAN BRIAN McLACHLAN STEVE MURPHY JOSEPH O'BRIEN RAMON PEREZ NICK POSTIC PETER REPOVSKI DAVE ROSS ALEXANDER SERRA STEPHEN SILVER RONN SUTTON ERIC TALBOT MARCUS TO MARC WOLFE HOWARD WONG CHRIS YAMBAR RICHARD ZAJAC Labels: conventions, events, hobbystar, Ontario, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Serge Chapleau Wins National Newspaper Award  Cartoonist Serge Chapleau of Montreal's La Presse has won his sixth National Newspaper Award for editorial cartooning. The awards, given annually by the Canadian Newspaper Association, were handed out May 9 in Toronto. The awards are considered to be the premier journalism awards in the country and the NNA for editorial cartooning is the big policart prize, period. Chapleau has been nominated nine times and has won in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003. This year, he beat out fellow nominees Patrick Corrigan (Toronto Star) and John B. Larter (Brandon Sun/freelance). full press release Labels: awards, Ontario, political cartooning, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Monday, May 12, 2008 Cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon Investigated by Cops, Human Rights Commish  Bruce MacKinnon, editorial cartoonist of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, is at the centre of a new controversy being investigated by police and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Tribunal. A MacKinnon cartoon that appeared April 18, depicting Cheryfa MacAulay Jamal, the wife of Qayyum Abdul Jamal, one of the so-called "Toronto 17" --men arrested in 2006 on the grounds that they were members of a terrorist cell-- has been accused by the Halifax-based Centre for Islamic Development, represented by Will King and Zia Khan, of inciting hatred. The cartoon depicts Cheryfa MacAulay Jamal with a a sign declaring "I want millions" --a reference to her reported intent to sue the federal government after charges against her husband were stayed. The cartoon also depicts Jamal as saying "I can put it towards my husband's next training camp" --a reference to the alleged terrorist activities of the Toronto 17. MacKinnon recently won the Atlantic Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. ---- CanWest cbc Labels: censorship, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ontario, political cartooning, Toronto - Stumble It! - 0 comments Saturday, May 10, 2008 Billy Mavreas is Launching his Graphic Novel INSIDE OUTSIDE OVERLAP  Found on Facebook I'll be signing copies of my new comic book, INSIDE OUTSIDE OVERLAP published by Timeless Books, Toronto. Come by, say hi, have a drink, buy a book, stay and drink even more.
---- Vancouver Launch - June 7, 7:00 pm Lucky's 3972 Main Street. ph: 604-875-9858. Toronto Launch - June 25th, 7:30 pm Part of the The Beguiling monthly series http://drawrings.blogspot.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mavreas Labels: book launches, British Columbia, can-con, events, events links, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver - Stumble It! - 0 comments Friday, May 09, 2008 This Weekend: Graphic Novel Conference, Toronto  The New Narrative? An academic conference devoted comics and the graphic novel, presented at the University of Toronto, May 10-11. Hilights include a talk by Seth on being a cartoonist in Canada, relative to the other visual arts, and a paper by the controversial Jeet Heer on Orphan Annie and Dickens. Saturday 10 May 9:00 - 9:30 Registration (ongoing through to noon) Contact: Andrew Lesk andrew.lesk@utoronto.ca 416-841-8985 Panel 1A Auto/biography UC 140 9:30 - 10:45 Chair: Tanis MacDonald (Wilfrid Laurier) Ian MacRae (Toronto): The Progress of Love: Queering the Canon and the Odyssey of Identity in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home Edward Hornick (Journalist - New Orleans): Evan Dorkin's Nervous Breakdown and the Hidden Comic Indies Panel 1B Superheroes & Super ... Annie? UC 179 9:30 - 10:45 Chair: Jean-Paul Gabilliet (Universite de Bordeaux) Felan Parker (Carleton): Batman Begins, Superman Returns: Reintroducing the Franchise Superhero Jeet Heer (Toronto): Little Orphan Oliver Twist: The Dickensian Inheritance in Mid-20th Century Comics Megan Kelley (Calgary): Earnest Heroes and Outrageous Villains: The Dynamics of Camp in Superman films Panel 2A Ideologies and Ethics UC 140 11 - 12:15 Chair: Doug Stetar (Malaspina) Doug Stetar (Malaspina): Of Rags and Riches: The Complex Ideologies of Wealth, Class and Consumption in Classic Richie Rich Comics Doug Mann (Western): To Compromise or Not to Compromise, that is the Question: Watchmen as Ethical and Political Dialogue J. Andrew Deman (Waterloo): Jimmy Corrigan vs. Superman: Deconstruction, Disillusion, and Social Collapse Panel 2B Cities UC 179 11 - 12:15 Chair: Amir Hussain (Loyola Marymount, L.A.) kevin mcpherson eckhoff (Calgary): Dat Ain't as Funny as it Looks, See? Reconsidering the Realism of Richard F. Outcault's Hogan's Alley Michel Hardy-Vallee (McGill): Escape from the City of Words: Finding a Better Literary Haven for Comix Paul Atkinson (Monash - Aus.): The Graphic Novel as Metafiction Lunch break Panel 3A Un/real UC 140 1:30 - 2:45 Chair: David Huxley (Manchester Metropolitan) Steven Shaviro (Wayne State): You Will Never Own a Jetpack: Warren Ellis' Science Fiction Comics Michael Freethy (Carleton):Rotoshop, Scramble Suits and Substance D: A Scanner Darkly and the Crisis of Hyperreality Lamia Kosovic (European G.S.): Cyberpunk K-inema: Re-imag(in)ing of the Posthuman Panel 3B O Canada UC 179 1:30 - 2:45 Chair: Joan Ormrod (Manchester Metropolitan) Jean-Paul Gabilliet (Universite de Bordeaux): Comics in the Cambridge History of Canadian Literature: Is Sequential Art the Future of the Canadian Literary Canon? Kevin Ziegler (Waterloo): The Making of Riel Comic Literature: The Re-circulation of Brown's Louis Riel Tanis MacDonald (Wilfrid Laurier): The way I've drawn the scene: History and Historiography in Chester Brown's Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography Panel 4A Social Panic UC 140 3 - 4:15 Chair: Paul Atkinson (Monash - Aus.) Nicholas Holm (McMaster): Beneath Consideration: Reassessing Wertham and the Role of Taste in the Decline of the Comic Book Clint Burnham (Simon Fraser): Ho Che Anderson's King trilogy: Comics, Social History, and the Zizekian Ethical Act David Huxley (Manchester Metropolitan): Moral panics, censorship and the cultural status of comics in Britain Panel 4B Modernism UC 179 3 - 4:15 Chair: Jeet Heer (Toronto) Joan Ormrod (Manchester Metropolitan): A Heap of Broken Images: Countersong and Readership in T S Eliot and Martin Rowson's The Waste Land David N. Wright (Douglas): "'kontinue kuriousity to its illogical klimax': Krazy Kat, E. E. Cummings and the Grammar of Modernism" Glenn Willmott (Queen's): Catwoman's Pedigree Seth speaks! (keynote address) UC 140 5 - 6 Reception Croft House @ UC 6 - 8:30 Sunday 11 May Panel 1A Across the Ocean(s) UC 140 10 - 11:15 Chair: Nicholas Holm (McMaster) Gokul Gopalakrishnan (Hyderabad): G Aravindan's Small Men and the Big World: Re-Defining the "Comic" in the Strip Josh Chong (Waterloo): Impregnation of the Cyborg: Problematic Reproduction in Japanese Manga Pierre Chermartin (Montreal): From the multiple-room set to the split scene: quarrels, disputes and altercations in turn-of-the century European comics. Panel 1B Victorians UC179 10 - 11:15 Chair: Andrea Schwenke Wyile (Acadia) Andrea Day (New Brunswick): Playing With the Pen and Pencil Sketches of Thackeray's singular performance: Illustrations of Dolls, Performativity, and Narrative Technique in Vanity Fair Christine Yao (Dalhousie): Queen Victoria, Captive Despot: The Dissemination of Image and Power in Alan Moore's From Hell Jason Frank (Youngstown): Even More Blood in the Gutters: Taking Apart Rick Geary's Narration of Jack the Ripper Lunch break Panel 2A Methods and Stylings UC 140 12:30 - 1: 45 Chair: Gokul Gopalakrishnan (Hyderabad) Edward Bader (Lethbridge/Grand Prairie): Comics Carnet: Graphic Novelist as Global Nomad Peter Coppin (Toronto) and Stephen Hockema (Toronto): Research Methods to Understand Comics and the Human Mind Andrea Schwenke Wyile (Acadia): Which Umbrella: Comix or Picturebooks? Panel 2B Bodies, Pathologies, Illness UC 179 12:30 - 1:45 Chair: Tim Bavlnka (Independent journalist) Allison Crawford (Toronto): Framing the Body-Embodying the Frame: Graphic Novels and the Representation of Illness Marni Stanley (Malaspina): The Art of Embodiment in Graphic Autopathography Panel 3A Endings 1 UC 140 2 - 3:15 Chair: Stephen Hockema (Toronto) Kalervo Sinervo (Simon Fraser): Grains of Sand: Renaissance Intertextuality in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman Aaron Kashtan (Florida): Jeepers Jacobs in the Network of Lines That Intersect: The Deconstruction of the Clear Line in Kevin Huizenga Tim Bavlnka (Independent journalist): The Superhero Significance: The Role of the Contemporary Superhero in Literature Panel 3B Endings 2 UC 179 2 - 3:15 Chair: Andrew Lesk (Toronto) Anthony Enns (Dalhousie): Media, Memory, and the Metropolis in Jason Lutes’ Berlin: City of Stones Amir Hussain (Loyola Marymount, L.A.): Representing Muslim lives: pedagogy and the comics journalism of Joe Sacco Roundtable So, what's new? UC 140 3:30 - 4:30 Jeff Parker, Luca Somigli, Tim Bavlnka Closing words: Andrew Lesk 4:30 Labels: Alberta, Calgary, comics scholarship, events, graphic novels, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto - Stumble It! - 1 comments Archive by Region Alberta - British Columbia - Calgary - Gatineau - Halifax - Moncton - Montreal - New Brunswick - Newfoundland - Nova Scotia - Ontario - PEI - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon - Toronto - Vancouver - Victoria - Winnipeg - Archive by Month January 2006 - February 2006 - March 2006 - April 2006 - May 2006 - June 2006 - July 2006 - August 2006 - September 2006 - October 2006 - November 2006 - December 2006 - January 2007 - February 2007 - March 2007 - April 2007 - May 2007 - June 2007 - July 2007 - August 2007 - September 2007 - October 2007 - November 2007 - December 2007 - January 2008 - February 2008 - March 2008 - April 2008 - May 2008 - June 2008 - July 2008 - August 2008 - September 2008 - October 2008 - November 2008 - December 2008 - January 2009 - February 2009 - March 2009 - April 2009 - May 2009 - June 2009 - July 2009 - August 2009 - September 2009 - October 2009 - November 2009 - December 2009 - January 2010 - February 2010 - |
