Monday, March 22, 2010  
Bedeis Causa Nominees

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/22/2010 08:09:00 AM

FBDFQ ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2010 PRIX BEDEIS CAUSA

In advance of the 23rd FESTIVAL DE LA BANDE DESSINEE FRANCOPHONE DE QUEBEC, which will be held in Quebec City, April 7-11, 2010, the organizers have announced the finalists for the Priz Bedeis Causa 2010.

The ceremony for the awards will be held at the Observatoire de la Capitale, April 9 next at 17:00, will be an opportunity to meet several players in the community and reflect the current vitality of the 9th art in Quebec.

The Finalists:

Prix Real Fillion
Quebec author, writer or artist, debut album
-Jean-Sebastien Berube, Radisson t. 1 - Son of Iroquois (Glenat Quebec)
-Pascal Colpron, Mon petit nombril (La Pasteque)
-Sebastien Rivest, Malaise (Mecanique generale/Les 400 coups)

Grand Prix de la Ville de Quebec
Best album released in French in Quebec
-PAUL en QUEBEC, Michel Rabagliati (La Pasteque)
-TUER VELASQUEZ, Philippe Girard (Glenat Quebec)
-JIMMY et le BIGFOOT, Pascal Girard (La Pasteque)

Prix Alberic Bourgeois
Best French-language album published abroad by a Quebec author, illustrator or
scriptwriter
-SAINT-GERMAIN T. 1 - THE COUNT OF LIGHTS, Jean-Francois Bergeron and Thierry Gloris (Glenat)
-LES NOMBRILS T. 4 – DUEL DE BELLES, Delaf et Dubuc (Dupuis)
-MAGASIN GeNeRAL, T. 5 – MONTREAL, Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp (Casterman)


Prix Maurice Petitdidier
Pick of the jury for Francophone Album published abroad
-DIEU EN PERSONNE, Marc-Antoine Mathieu (Delcourt)
-BLAST, Manu Larcenet (Dargaud)
-PINOCCHIO, Winschluss (Les requins marteaux)

During the ceremony, the organization will also present FBDFQ Prix Albert-Chartier,
Award to honor an individual or organization that has made a mark on the world of francophone comics in Quebec.

The panel responsible for selecting the finalists was composed of journalists and
booksellers: Pierre Blais (journalist on Canal Vox and Radio-Canada), Nicolas Houle (Le Soleil newspaper), Marco Duchesne (Librairie Pantoute), David Kelly (Renaud-Bray), and Patrick Marleau (L'imaginaire). This edition of the awards focuses on albums released between February 2009 and February 2010.

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the Montreal Comic Jam

:: Posted by max @ 3/22/2010 01:10:00 AM
First one of the spring, been a while since I've gone but they still have fun!
An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking.

Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally.

Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend!


L'Escalier, 552, Ste-Catherine E. Montreal.

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   Thursday, March 11, 2010  
carte blanche is looking for comics

:: Posted by max @ 3/11/2010 02:16:00 AM

Bi-annual Carte Blanche - The Literary review of the Quebec Writers' Federation - recently added sequential art to their roster, as graphic fiction. I'm going to be doing a turn as guest editor for the next issue, so part of the job is getting the word out. :)

So we are currently urgently seeking submissions for the Spring edition, the due date this coming 15th, monday! And take note american cousin, overseas readers and all canucks, Carte Blanche is open to submissions from anywhere! That's right, an open opportunity to get you're work in a recognized Literary review.

Submission page is here with details.

Currently from the fall edition, they are featuring
a really well done short by Dustin Harbin [dharbin],
part of a series of strips i've seen from him
called Fun with Autobiography.

Obviously on such short notice the call is open to existing content.

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   Friday, February 26, 2010  
Drink & Draw on Black on White with En Masse

:: Posted by max @ 2/26/2010 02:49:00 PM
The Montreal Drink and Draw blog has some nice photos along with press from Jason Botkin, the Montreal artist and co-founder (with Rupert Bottenberg) of En Masse, an ongoing collaborative black and white drawing project being featured at this year's Nuit Blanche Festival.

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   Thursday, February 25, 2010  
Interview with Conundrum Press publisher Andy Brown

:: Posted by Dave Howard @ 2/25/2010 10:36:00 AM
My latest torontoist.com inverview,
this one with Conundrum Press publisher Andy Brown!


Conundrum Press is a well established mid-size Canadian publisher based in Montreal, that has been making the transition from prose publishing to graphic novels. Lately focusing on translating Quebec artists for English Canada.

Dave.

conundrumpress.com

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   Sunday, February 21, 2010  
Montreal Comix Jam Feb 25

:: Posted by max @ 2/21/2010 04:53:00 PM
An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking.

Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally.

Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend!

Facebook group - the ol' MMCJ yahoo group - BLOG


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   Wednesday, February 17, 2010  
Montreal | WRITE, DRINK & DRAW!

:: Posted by max @ 2/17/2010 01:23:00 PM
Co:Sherwin Sullivan Tjia

Around this time of year, when a lot of you like to stay in, we're inviting you out to have a drink and get some work done!

You are invited to write, drink & draw to live music at the Casa!

Cure your cabin fever and take part in this unique opportunity to be social and antisocial simultaneously.

Bring your sketchbooks, comix, computers, pens, pencils, drawing tablets, crafts, crochet materials, collage cutouts and yarn! Be creative alone, or with others!

Be coaxed into a creative groove by the trance-improv tunes of the band Pharmakon MTL, featuring Ian Ferrier, Moe Clark, and the absorbing guitar melodies of Kris Mah.

Facebook event page
Sunday, February 21st
Casa Del Popolo's backroom
4873 St Laurent Blvd.
(just south of St-Joseph, on the e. side)
Doors at 8. Live music from 9 to midnight.
$5 at the door.

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   Tuesday, February 09, 2010  
Angouleme Prize Follow-up: Paul a Quebec

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/09/2010 11:19:00 AM
As we reported last week, Michel Rabagliati's Paul a Quebec graphic novel, published by La Pasteque, won the popular vote for favourite book at the Angouleme festival in France. There has been some grumbling and controversy about the prize since then. Although the book has sold 15,000 copies in Quebec since its publication in early 2009, it has not been widely available in France, begging the question of how it garnered so many internet votes for a French prize and leading to speculations about ballot stuffing.

Readers will remember that the internet voting determined 5 finalists, from which the winner was selected by a jury. The other four books were Blast T.1 (de Manu Larcenet, Dargaud), Siegfried T.2 (d'Alex Alice, Dargaud), Il etait une fois en France T.3 (de Fabien Nury et Sylvain Vallee, Glenat) and Billy Brouillard T.1 (de Guillaume Bianco, Soleil). As juror Mael Rannou explains on the du9 blog (google trans), many of the jury hadn't read all of the books until the weekend the prize was given and they decided on Paul not just because it was a great book but because they were happy to showcase an deserving international work from a smaller publisher. The book is scheduled for a wider French release next month.

(via Rich Johnston and Dirk Deppey)

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Tintin in Quebec

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/09/2010 02:10:00 AM

The National Post saw fit to run this article about the Quebecois verion of Herge's Coke en Stock on its front page Saturday. It's not exactly an earth-shaking front-page style story, but hey, it was the weekend. The lowdown? The book was supposed to be the first "regional" translation of the Tintin adventures for Quebec. Even though French-speaking people in Quebec have been reading Tintin in the original Franco-Belgian for decades, the new version included a title change and the addition of Quebec slang or "juoual", and even though the book is a nominal bestseller in the province, with 10,000 copies sold to date, the critical response has ranged from indifference to outrage.

If your French is up to it, you might want to read this Le Devoir article from 2008 which touches on the same points but also includes a Michel Rabagliati quote. There is a discussion and specific criticisms of the language of the book at the tintologists site. I also enjoyed this post by Eric Bouchard on the Monet bookstore's blog, which mentions the use of joual and Tintin in the comics of Valium and of Luc Giard. One of the major criticisms is that the characters in the book don't sound like themselves. No longer individuals (ie, swearing sailor, polite boy reporter, spoiled Arab brat), they all talk like working class French-Canadians.

Herge published Coke en Stock in 1958 the English translation, in print since the 70s, is known as "The Red Sea Sharks" --the original title being a play on words that referred, I think, sharks, as well as to the Coke used as fuel on boats and also a codeword used by the slavetraders in the book. ("Colocs" translates as "Roommates" as far as I can tell. A little help?) I expect people are generally baffled more than angered, but what do I know.

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   Monday, February 01, 2010  
Paul a Quebec wins Prix du Public Fnac-SNCF at Angouleme

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/01/2010 12:06:00 AM


Michel Rabagliati's latest graphic novel, Paul a Quebec, the sixth in his Paul series, has won an audience favourite prize at the giant Angouleme comics festival in France. This is the first time a Canadian book has won one of the many Angouleme prizes, handed out over the course of the week-long festival.

The book won the complicated-sounding "Prix du Public FNAC-SNCF" (sponsored by a book site and the French national railway). Following a public vote that took place over the past two months online, a large selection of French and international titles was winnowed down and a jury selected a winner from among five finalists early Sunday morning. The winning book is scheduled for a big promotion via the FNAC stores. Basically a fan-favourite or popularity award, the Prix du Public for Paul a Quebec puts an interesting spin on our perceptions of the place of the Quebec graphic novel in France. As I wrote in the print edition of Sequential almost a year ago, in France "Quebec comics often struggle to gain acceptance on their own terms and Quebec publishers have had a hard time finding a foothold in the larger European market." This sort of looks like a foothold to me.

The book is published by La Pasteque, who note on their blog that the Angouleme prize is a "consecration" that goes along way towards establishing the Paul books as classics.

(The Angouleme site offers a guide to the book here.)

Official announcement of prizes.

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   Sunday, January 24, 2010  
January Jam de Janvier

:: Posted by max @ 1/24/2010 02:21:00 PM
Bonjour a Tous!
Hello to all!

The first Montreal Comix Jam of 2010 will be this Thursday, January 28! 8 PM at L’Escalier, 552 Sainte-Catherine East, Metro Berri-Uqam. As always, bring your gear and a happy mood!

See you there!


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   Saturday, January 16, 2010  
Excursion sous la terre

:: Posted by max @ 1/16/2010 01:16:00 PM


A collective of Montreal art comix creators, printers and friends are putting on an exhibit of work. Show will include pieces from Arthur Desmarteaux, Julie Doucet, Pascaline Knight, Le dernier cri, Jacynthe Loranger, Allison Moore, Dominique Petrin, Jesse Purcell, Seripop, Caroline Sury, Valerie Sury, Henriette Valium. More info on this site.

For information:
Caroline Cloutier
ccloutier@arprim.org

ARPRIM
Coalition for the promotion of art printed
372 Sainte-Catherine Ouest, espace 426, Montreal
514 525-2621
info@arprim.org
www.arprim.org

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   Monday, December 07, 2009  
Jack Ruttan at the Montreal Comic Con

:: Posted by max @ 12/07/2009 07:30:00 PM
The Montreal Comic Con had it's December one day event this past Sunday. 

Despite plans to attend i missed it, but local writer and cartoonist Jack Ruttan [utopiamoment.ca] was there and has uploaded another impressive set of interviews and photos. We've collected the video into a playlist you wan watch bellow, along with the slide show of photos bellow that. Read Jack's musings about it on his site here.

"Didn't I just do one of these in September? And then there was Expozine last month. So, many of these artist seemed like old friends. It was fun brandishing around my little Lumix DMC-FS3 and talking to artists. Sound was a little off (and some interviews are in French), but I think things are audible if you turn up the volume."

In the playlist appears Convention organizers Oscar and Elizabeth. Eric Theriault, Isabelle Stephen, Michel Lacombe, Sid Vane and Gloria, Patrick Langlois, Troma, Jimmy Suzan, Fred Mahieu, Steph Dumais, Noumier Tawilah, Jipi McCloud, And Janardan.





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   Tuesday, November 24, 2009  
Harvey Graphic Novel Wins GG

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/24/2009 01:38:00 AM

Harvey, a graphic novel by writer Herve Bouchard and artist Janice Nadeau, has won two awards in the children's literature category of the Governor General's Awards. Published by Quebec publisher La Pasteque, the book won in both the writer and illustrator categories for French-language children's literature.

As noted during the announcement of the awards on November 17, this is the first time one book has won in both categories of children's literature (text and illustration). The double win is also notable in light of last year's controversy over the lack of nomination for cartoonist Jillian Tamaki for her work on the English-language graphic novel Skim, for which writer Mariko Tamaki was nominated.

Each award is valued at $25,000 and each winner receives a specially-bound copy of the winning book created by Montreal bookbinder Lise Dubois. The publisher receives $3,000 per winning book as well. This is the third career GG win for artist Nadeau.

Harvey is described at the Awards website as a book that "makes us feel the confusion and helplessness of a little boy faced with the death of his father. [Herve Bouchard's] surprising and extremely sensitive writing is deeply moving. Through a series of poetically powerful metaphors, he allows us the freedom to explore the multiple layers of his story."

Janice Nadeau's drawings depict "the sadness of spring and the melancholy of loss. The subtle drawings dance with the text and give rhythm to the reading. Herve Bouchard's Quebec comes alive under the brush strokes of the illustrator."

GG Press release

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   Monday, November 23, 2009  
Montreal Comix Jam

:: Posted by max @ 11/23/2009 06:01:00 PM

Bonjour a Tous / Hello to all!

The next Montreal Comix Jam will be Thursday, November 26, 8 PM at L'Escalier, 552, Sainte-Catherine East, second floor over the magazine shop, across the street from the Metro Berri-Uqam. As always, bring your pens pencils and imaginations.


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   Thursday, November 12, 2009  
EXPOZINE 2009

:: Posted by max @ 11/12/2009 06:30:00 AM

EXPOZINE,
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 - 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Laurier Métro).

Free admission.

OPENING PARTY, Friday November 13
at Sky Blue Door, 5403b Saint-Laurent (side door) 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., free admission
With Pharmakon MTL, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Simon Paquet and guests.

ABOUT EXPOZINE

This incredible event brings together nearly 300 creators of all kinds of publications and printed matter – from books to zines to posters and graphic novels – in both English and French. In the past eight years, Expozine has become one of North America's largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. And for the first time, this year’s edition will feature a program of readings and discussions each afternoon.

At Expozine, you’ll discover a universe of publications and printed works that is hard to find anywhere, much less all in the same room! It’s your opportunity to meet hundreds of young and emerging authors, publishers and artists, and see what the winners of last year’s Expozine Alternative Press Awards are up to.

READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS AT EXPOZINE:

English readings and discussion (coordinated by Sara Spike and Jenny Lee Craig of the Greasy Goose Salon):

Saturday, 3 p.m., Discussion: Printed Matter or Printed Doesn't Matter?
With panelists Peggy Burns, Aaron Costain, Anna Leventhal and Jim Munroe. Moderated by Jeff Miller (Ghost Pine fanzine)

Sunday 2 p.m., readings by : Nadia Moss, Alisha Piercy and Laura Boo

Lectures en français à Expozine ( organisé par Les Éditions Rodrigol ) :
Samedi 14h : Catherine Cormier-Larose, François Guerrette et invités mystères.

Discussion en français à Expozine, dimanche 15h :
Problématique de la petite édition / diffusion
Animation par Greg Sadetsky (La Conspiration Dépressionniste) + conférenciers surprenants


That's November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Metro). [street view links]


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You can’t miss it! www.expozine.ca
expozine@archivemontreal.org

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   Monday, November 09, 2009  
Bruno Laporte, 1964-2009

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/09/2009 12:16:00 AM

Montreal Cartoonist was BD Ambassador

The cartoonist Bruno Laporte died Sunday, October 25, in a Montreal paragliding accident.

Laporte was best known as the artist behind the "Rupert K." series of humourous albums.

Beginning in 1988, Laporte began placing his comics work in a variety of Quebec publications. Laporte's Rupert K, his anti-authoritarian boy character, equal parts Adrian Mole and Bart Simpson, first appeared in the pages of the University of Montreal's student paper. With his writer brother Gilles Laporte, he produced three Rupert K albums between 1997 and 2001. A fourth was finished and awaiting publication at the time of his death.

Laporte was an unceasing booster of Quebec bande dessinee and was also, through Rupert, one of the first Quebec cartoonists to make a foray into the European market, appearing at France's Angouleme festival in 2000.

A funeral was held October 30th and a memorial website has been established at brunolaporte.net.


400 coups/Publisher's website

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   Thursday, November 05, 2009  
James Kochalka's Little Paintings @ Monastiraki Nov 6

:: Posted by max @ 11/05/2009 01:17:00 PM
Galerie Monastiraki is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by international comic artist James Kochalka. More here.

Little Paintings
November 6 - December 4, 2009
Vernissage and live music performance :
Friday November 6, 2009
7-10 pm

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Sully on Inkstuds

:: Posted by max @ 11/05/2009 04:07:00 AM
Sherwin Tjia aka Sully, one of my favorite people, is the latest interview subject of Robin McConnell on Vancouver's Inkstuds. Great interview, just finished listening myself.

The guys talk about his latest book Hipless boy with conundrum press, the slow dance nights and strip spelling b's, some good writing and proses talk, monastiraki, and language dynamics in love. Also, really nice selection of music played throughout selected by Sully I think. Good one.

Also the inkstuds mix tapes continue to rock.

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   Thursday, October 29, 2009  
Seth reading at the D&Q shop November 3rd

:: Posted by max @ 10/29/2009 11:25:00 PM
Under a cover sporting a Salgood Sam illustration, the Montreal Mirror has a short piece announcing an up coming reading at the D&Q shop with Seth...

A LIFE IN PICTURES:
From George Sprott
by STACEY DEWOLFE

"Cartooning is not drawing," explains Canadian graphic novelist Seth in a recent Q&A with The Walrus, "it's representational, but... the action of cartooning [is] intricately woven with the process of how the memory works." That the artist's work has long been informed by a love affair with the past will come as no surprise to his many fans, especially those familiar with the artist's wire glasses and Bogart-esque attire.

Those new to the graphic novel may have inadvertently seen Seth's work, as his cartoons have graced the cover of The New Yorker, and his newest book, the picture novella George Sprott, was recently serialized in the New York Times Magazine.

The poster for the slide show and book signing, entitled Brief Stories About Cartooning-which takes place at Drawn & Quarterly (211 Bernard W.) this Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.-makes reference to the greatest names in the history of the medium: Spiegelman, Crumb and Ware, to name just a few. But look at the fine print, and the wit which characterizes the artist's work becomes clear; "Note: none of the cartoonists listed above may be discussed in any way-subjects vary."


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   Monday, October 26, 2009  
theMMCJ: Revolutionary October Comic Jam

:: Posted by max @ 10/26/2009 08:45:00 PM

Co: Jane Tremblay

Bonjour/Hello Comrades!

Veuillez prendre note que le prochain Comix Jam aura lieu ce jeudi 29 octobre, 20 heures au cafe L'Escalier (pres de la bouche de metro Berri donnant sur Ste-Catherine comme a l'accoutume. Amenez, votre attirail vos amis et votre repertoire de chansons marxistes ;)!

Pleace take note that the next Comix Jam will be held this coming Thursday, October 29, 8 PM at L'Escalier (Near the Berri Metro on St-Catherine) As usual. Bring your drawing gear, friends and your favorite Marxist songs ;)! [that last part is a gage i think]

Jane - La Guide Supreme de la Revolution Caviar de la Republique Boulimique.
(qui ne sera pas la car elle doit travailler pour le Proletariat et les Opprimes de la Terre.)

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   Tuesday, October 20, 2009  
Lancement de Veena et les spectres du temps avec Eric Theriault

:: Posted by max @ 10/20/2009 11:43:00 AM

Co: Eric Theriault

"Hello friends!

It is my pleasure to invite you to the launch of my new book Friday, October 23 at librairie Planete BD. I am glad to see this new Veena comic finished, a compilation of 3 older stories and a new novel, all in full-color and for the first time in French! The book is published by les editions 400 Coups in the Rotor collection, edited by Michel Viau.

Ca me fait plaisir de vous inviter au lancement de mon nouveau livre, ce vendredi 23 octobre a la librairie Planete BD. Je suis bien content de voir termine ce nouveau livre de Veena et les Spectres du Temps qui est une compilation de 3 histoires classiques et une nouvelle inedite, tout en couleur et pour la premiere fois, en francais. Le livre est edite par les editions 400 Coups dans la collection Rotor, dirigee par Michel Viau, cartonne a toute epreuve avec une belle couverture à vernis selectif!"


Eric's home page
Facebook event page

Friday, 23 October 2009
17:30 - 21:00
Planète BD
3883 St-Denis
Montreal, QC
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   Thursday, October 08, 2009  
This Weekend: Giant Comics Rendezvous in Quebec

:: Posted by Bryan @ 10/08/2009 01:37:00 AM

10th Rendez-vous international de la bande dessinee de Gatineau

This weekend is the big RVIBDG in Gatineau, Quebec, featuring a select cross-section of international comics. This is a big festival, part of a book fest called the "Salon du livre de l'Outaouais" and involves the mayor and a whole swathe of culture-crats.

This year, the line-up includes LOUSTAL and Lewis TRONDHEIM (France), Christophe BERTSCHY (Switzerland), Christian DURIEUX (Belgium), Lynn JOHNSTON and Ronn SUTTON (English-Canada). Quebec guests include Francis DESHARNAIS (Burquette), Jean-Philippe MORIN (Archibald le cannibale, L'Astronaute and Docteur Big Love), Gabriel MORRISSETTE (Northguard, Daisy Dreamer, Egide, etc.), Daniel SHELTON (BEN), Nicolas BOUCHER, alias Nicoco B. (DAIMON, les memoires de Nick Butch), and Myriam ROY (Nouvelle Ere) --these last two graduates in Comics from the Ecole multidisciplinaire de l'image (Universite du Quebec en Outaouais), one of the only degree-granting schools of comic art in Canada. As well, some 15 writers and artists will be joining our guests on the festival site, including Jean-Sebastien Berube, Serge Brouillet, Alain Champagne, Philippe Daveze, Tristan Demers, Cyril Doisneau, Tom Fowler, Caroline Frechette, Normand Gregoire, Jocelyn Jalette, Michel Rabagliati, Paul Roux, Craig A. Taillefer, and Stanley Wany.

Lots of exhibitors and signings, too.

Thanksgiving weekend,
October 9 to 12,
Theatre Foyer,
Canadian Museum of Civilization,
Gatineau, Quebec
(free admission)

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   Wednesday, October 07, 2009  
New Books: Tuer Velasquez by Philippe Girard

:: Posted by Bryan @ 10/07/2009 11:04:00 AM

Tuer Velasquez

by Philippe Girard
Glenat Quebec

ISBN # 72923621173
$19.95

A childhood memoir by the author of "The Ravine".

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   Monday, September 28, 2009  
The Hipless Boy by Sully launches in Montreal September 29

:: Posted by max @ 9/28/2009 11:59:00 PM
"My book!
I'm launching my book!
I spent years making this thing!
The cover is orange like a popsicle!
The back cover looks like a tequila sunrise!
Hope to see you there."

Say for a second you're just a normal person. You live in a hipster neighbourhood but you’re not a hipster. You’re hipless. This the premise behind this collection of interlinked stories done in a graphic novel format that originally found life as a weekly column in the McGill Daily. The protagonist here tries to live his life like an open heart, and a curious cat, meeting and mingling with a collection of Montreal oddballs. He finds love, loses love, learns to like cross-dressing, and finds something else. Along for the ride are his best friends Minerva and Owen. She is a semi-bisexual private-school dropout, he is an art-school fabulist who constantly conjures up new ways to court controversy.


Samples
Publishers Site

Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore
211 Bernard O.
Montreal, QC

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   Friday, September 18, 2009  
Montreal Comic Con - new guests.

:: Posted by max @ 9/18/2009 11:19:00 PM
Co: Eric Gibeau of the Montreal Comic Con.

Subject: NOUVEL INVTE! / NEW GUEST! + Q & A Sunday / Dimanche

EIDOS-MONTREAL (jeux vidéo / video games)

Richard Serrao (Silent Scream, Memento Mori graphic novels)

Collectif de cinéma indépendant montréalais / Montreal independent cinema collective (Productions A. Normale, Sv Bell, Christophe Blood'n'bones)

Bizzzart Design Studio Concept (tattoos, costumes)

Noumier Tawilah (Independent artist)

Astrobase 5 Editions (Les Editions)

Toy Company Montreal Chiptune Events

Jimmy Suzan (Tricomb Dynasty: Nirvana Interrupted)

There will also be Q & A sessions Sunday afternoon (check schedule Saturday at the con! or http://www.montrealcomiccon.com for more details).

Il y aura aussi des sessions "Q & A" le dimanche apres-midi (voir l'horaire samedi a la convention! ou http://www.montrealcomiccon.com pour plus de details)

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Montreal Comix Jam September 24

:: Posted by max @ 9/18/2009 10:15:00 PM
Hello to all/Bonjour a Tous!

The September Comix Jam
will be this coming Thursday,
September 24, 8 PM
at L'Escalier at 552,
Sainte-Catherine East
,

Metro Berri-Uqam.

As always, amenez votre attirail
d'artiste et votre bonne humeur!
bring your gear and a happy mood!

Jane

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   Wednesday, September 16, 2009  
Montreal Comic Con this weekend!

:: Posted by max @ 9/16/2009 08:58:00 PM
Hi everyone,The Montreal Comic-Con will be held on Sept. 19th and 20th
@ Place Bonaventure.

photo by orbital-vancouver

I'll be attending the event this year as a guest [Salgood Sam], look forward to seeing some friends. Here's the information I've been sent so far...

Lou Ferrigno (Hulk), the Honky Toonk Man (WWE legend), Brad Swaile (Light Yagami in Death Note), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett in Star Wars) are among our guests.

A huge lineup of Comic artists will be present, including Mike Allred, Darwyn Cooke, Dale Eaglesham, Herb Trimpe, Serge Lapointe, Salgood Sam and Jimmy Beaulieu.
Costume contest
There will be a costume contest during the Montreal Comic-Con. Costumes can be anything related to the event - superheroes, science-fiction, manga, etc. Join the fun!

Rules
* There will be 2 winners every day, i.e. 2 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
* Prizes consist of $25 spending cash at the show.
* On Saturday, the first winner will be declared at 2:30 pm and the second one at 5:30 pm.
* On Sunday, the first winner will be declared at 1:00 pm and the second one at 4:00 pm.
* From the 4 winners, one will be declared champion and receive $200 spending cash at the show.

ED: There are to be panels but I've not seen a schedule for that yet or floor plans for the show.

The admission is 10$ for 1 day or 15$ for the whole weekend (kids under 5: free; half price for kids from 6 to 10 years old).

The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 19th, from 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Sept. 20th, from 10 am to 5 pm

We hope to see you there!

The Montreal Comic-Con team

* * *
Montreal Comic-Con
514 568-8680 / 514 638-1099
info@montrealcomiccon.com
www.montrealcomiccon.com
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook!


Place Bonaventure
800, De La Gauchetière Street, West
Montreal (Quebec) H5A 1K6

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New Books: Little Lush

:: Posted by Bryan @ 9/16/2009 11:28:00 AM


by Jacinthe Leclerc (words)
and Eva Rollin (pictures)

Glenat Quebec

The adventures of an alcoholic career woman in the big city.

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   Thursday, August 20, 2009  
Poor Traits - Vernissage Friday Aug 22 @ 6pm

:: Posted by max @ 8/20/2009 08:42:00 PM

Caro Caron wrote: "prochaine expo de groupe/next group show,vernissage samedi!!!"

1649 Amherst(un peu en-haut de maisonneuve..merci Florent!)

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   Thursday, August 06, 2009  
Anticipation 09 starts today

:: Posted by max @ 8/06/2009 02:44:00 PM

The 2009 Worldcon is being held in Montreal this week, from August 6th to 10th.

They have some cool sounding stuff programed, read more about it all here. Guests of Honour are Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg, David Hartwell, Taral Wayne, Tom Doherty and Master of Ceremonies, Julie Czerneda. 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Paul Krugman will also be in attendance, as will be Melissa Auf der Maur, presenting her new project, "Out of Our Minds" [a multimedia concept album featuring a CD, a fantasy film, and a comic].

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   Monday, July 27, 2009  
The Monthly Montreal Comic Jam

:: Posted by max @ 7/27/2009 01:00:00 PM
Once a month, nearly every month! Tous les mois, ou presque!

An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes.

Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend!

This month: Start Time: Thursday, July 30 at 7:30pm
L'Escalier
552, Ste-Catherine E
Montreal, QC

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   Sunday, July 19, 2009  
Rick Trembles' Motion Picture Purgatory Vol. Two

:: Posted by max @ 7/19/2009 06:40:00 PM
Devices Tonight
@Montreal's Fantasia Film
Festival!

Rick will be out in full zombie makeup doing his thing on the stage tonight, with his band the American Devices, billing with Futensil & Yamantaka Sonic Titan July 19 @ Bar Le Saphir (3699 boul. St-Laurent).

He's also produced this 3 minute ' TV ad' for the show staring Nikki Godless as an interrogator; warning, not 'safe for the office' in most places probably. ;)

If you dig this you for sure will find the show impressive.

He'll also be playing with Nomeansno & Grand Trine, Suono per il Popolo Music Festival, Friday, June 26th @ La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St-Laurent)


Learn more about the awesome Fantasia fest here,
Pre-order Motion Picture Purgatory
Volume Two from FAB Press HERE.

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

:: Posted by max @ 7/15/2009 08:16:00 PM
Two new web sites to check out.

The Montreal Comic Con has some new crew members and a new look, the site has been re-launched with information about the upcoming September show, it's in Beta mode so they are inviting feedback - check it out and let them know...

We just launched the brand new Montreal Comic-Con website - www.montrealcomiccon.com. Please feel free to send us your comments and/or suggestions about it. Any comments and/or suggestions regarding the event itself are also welcomed.

See you in September!

Oscar, Elizabeth and Alex :)
Mini-site for Sword of My Mouth & How To Enjoy Research

Publisher Author and DIY king Jim Munroe has set up a mini site for Sword of My Mouth, the sequel to Therefore Repent! and also has a little advice for one of my favorite things but not his, how to enjoy Research!
We've just launched the mini-site for Sword of My Mouth, making the first two issues (and commentary from me and Shannon) available for subscribers and people who've pre-ordered the graphic novel. It's the first third (48 pages) of the book so far, and we'll be adding a chapter every other month until we launch the complete graphic novel edition at next year's Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

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

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The C-List: Canadian Comics in the Summertime

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   Tuesday, July 14, 2009  
Summer Reading: Eric Theriault

:: Posted by Bryan @ 7/14/2009 03:42:00 PM

Our fifth Summer Reading List comes from cartoonist Eric Theriault. Eric has some interesting news about a new Quebec comics imprint. Please send us your list.

Hi guys,

I won't have too much time to read a lot this summer or travel or anything because I have a lot of work and a deadline with my own book.

400 Coups, one of the big Quebec publishers of art books, kid books and art/autobio comics thru the label Mecanique Generale, have started a new label to complete the diverse genres of bande-dessinee that they want to publish. It's Rotor and it's dedicated to "genre" comics: sci-fi, fantasy, detective, adventures, etc ... Rotor: can you see the relationship with Mecanique? It's a Garage thing !

So, they asked me if I wanted to do a "complete Veena", an edition that would compile everything from my character Veena. So, it will be called Veena et les spectres du temps and will cover Veena # 1-2-3-4, plus illustrations plus a brand new story ( actually, I think my work fit exactly in between the two labels because it's not strictly genre either...)

The fun thing is that I may be known for this character but many have never read it because they don't read English. So, a hard cover book, all in color and in french will be an introduction to Veena for many, 18 years after I first published the first mini-comic here in Montreal. So, I'm glad!

But I still have to finish re-lettering and coloring 70 pages!

I also have a 5 pages proposal for an American comic that I'm doing with a Montreal writer. It's a weird mix of humour and action. The closest thing in my mind would be Howard the Duck, or anything written by the late Steve Gerber...

And I'm also still doing one page a month of Stats, a humour thing in every issue of Safarir, the Quebec answer to Mad magazine. Kurt Beaulieu is my writer.

So, reading? I'll try to go thru the pile of unread comics where there is still a lot of Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine, Acme Novelty, American Splendor and anthologies like Typhon...

And I'm also looking forward to reading Genesis by Robert Crumb!

Ciao !
Eric Theriault
http://mistertheriault.blogspot.com/

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   Tuesday, July 07, 2009  
Summer Reading: Daniel Ha

:: Posted by Bryan @ 7/07/2009 08:00:00 AM


Our third summer reading list come from Daniel Ha, illustrator/cartoonist, part-time dentist, and a member of the AIIQ (Association des Illustrateurs et Illustratrice du Quebec).
http://www.dvhstudios.com/
dvhstudios@gmail.com

Sequential: What is your latest project?

At the moment, I am working on 2 webcomics: "Casanovice" and "1 Page Stand." Casanovice is a comedic strip about the differences between guys and girls and about their relationships. I like to think of it as an anti-Sex and the City because it's from the male point-of-view but also because the guys in the strips are in their 20s and more of the gamer/slacker type than the late 30s and professional women of the hit show. 1 Page Stand is a 1 page comic about my observations and sometimes the place where I experiment or try to find something that expresses the truth about our lives (I said try).

What books you have recently read or are planning to read?

Recently finished:

Kampung Boy by Lat
Path of the Assassin vol2 by Koike and Kojima
Chroniques Birmanes by Delisle
Les petits riens de Lewis Trondheim vol 1-2
Pink by Okazaki
Boule de Neige by various

Planning to reread:

The Arrival by Tan
and a collection by Chaboute

Planning to read:

a Paul Auster book I saw at the library yet haven't borrowed yet, all the books I can borrow about Vietnam (research purposes) and all the BDs I can borrow to limit the money I spend on comics. I also plan on finishing Path of the Assassin, 9 volumes of Swamp Thing and Berlin by Lutes.

Any upcoming events/upcoming publications? What is your next project?

I have a table reserved at Otakuthon to promote/sell my work (1st time). Then I'm going to be working on a proposal for Front Froid and after that something to show at this year's expozine. I will also be continuing my research about Vietnam (for a comic about vietnamese-canadians) and updating my site's comics section with new strips or some short stories.

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   Sunday, June 28, 2009  
An argument for Blood

:: Posted by max @ 6/28/2009 09:59:00 PM
Ok, so the headline is a bit hyperbolic, but it amused me.

This is pretty cool, Matt sent this to me while I was in NY an moronically i failed to post it then, dope. Sorry 'bout that.

This features some interesting pencil art, no inking and a lot of texture by Mike Shoyket. [link?]

Working on promoting Captain Blood, a novel adaptation I wrote for SLG, we were faced with the now-familiar quandry of how to encourage individual retailers to order the book rather than hoping to see it on shelves. Rather than get into the whole issue here, I refer you to the comic below -- rewritten and relettered pages from the original Captain Blood #1 -- that illustrate the whole situation in brilliant 1700s action!
Art by Mike Shoyket, lettering by David Hedgecock.

For my tardiness I claim exhaustion and a mild travelers high. Looked good right off but i only just read it all the way through now. Spoiler/Warning, "Big Publisher Beach" not cast in such a kind light here, I take it as satire myself but if you disagree perhapses you will mention this at your local comic shop and ask them what they think after showing them?

Enjoy!




And, there's a trailer too of course... :)

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   Wednesday, June 24, 2009  
New Directors Announced and Creditors of Quebecor approve printing giant's reorganization plan

:: Posted by max @ 6/24/2009 11:04:00 AM
By Jim Milliot -- Publishers Weekly, 6/23/2009 5:44:00 AM
Creditors of Quebecor in both the U.S. and Canada have approved the printing giant's reorganization plan, clearing the way for the company to emerge from bankruptcy in mid-July. The company reported that 86% of creditors in the U.S. approved the plan while 96% of Canadian creditors supported the plan. A joint confirmation hearing on the U.S. plan and the Canadian plan is scheduled for June 30 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Barring any last minute issues, Quebecor anticipates consummating both plans next month. More on PW site here --->

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   Tuesday, June 23, 2009  
Montreal Comic Jam

:: Posted by max @ 6/23/2009 06:00:00 PM
Once a month, nearly every month! Tous les mois, ou presque!

An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking.

Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally.

Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et libErer vos Energies crEatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend!

Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 7:30pm
L'Escalier
552, Ste-Catherine E
Montreal, QC

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   Saturday, June 20, 2009  
Hugues Labiano @ chez Planete BD

:: Posted by max @ 6/20/2009 03:04:00 AM
Singing with Hugues Labiano
Saturday, July 4, 2009

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Planete BD
3883 St-Denis
Montreal, QC

Facebook event page
and found a clip about the work too...


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   Tuesday, May 26, 2009  
Monthly Montreal Comics Jam May 28

:: Posted by max @ 5/26/2009 02:41:00 AM
The next Monthly Montreal Comic Jam, they don't say much but it'll be at L'Escalier (former L'Utopik) 552, Sainte-Catherine East, Metro Berri-Uqam this Thursday, May 28 at 7.30 PM.

Someone needs to tell them they need to work on the press/announcements some - oh, guess i just did. Have a fun time guys!

Facebook group
Not updated in a while web site
poke poke ;)

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   Friday, May 08, 2009  
Sequential Pulp in the pixels

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


was available in the Pulp at TCAF '09

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

- page 2 -
Robot Johnny
www.robotjohnny.com

- page 6 -
Mahendra Singh
justtheplaceforasnark.blogspot.com

- page 10 -
Willow Dawson
www.willowdawson.com

- page 11 -
Danny Zabbal
dannyzabbal.com

& Sean Ward
www.seanward.net

- page 14 -
Salgood Sam
www.salgoodsam.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   Monday, April 20, 2009  
Prix Bedeis Causa Winners

:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/20/2009 10:39:00 PM


The winners of the 2009 Prix Bedeis Causa, one of the two major awards given to French-language comics in Quebec, were announced on April 17 as part of the annual Festival de la BD Francophone de Quebec in Quebec City. The long-running humour magazine Croc was awarded the historic Albert Chartier prize. The prizes, recognizing popular and critically-praised comics and creators, are as follows:

PRIX REAL FILLION - Francis Desharnais, for Burquette (Editions les 400 coups)

GRAND PRIX LA VILLE QUEBEC - Burquette, by Francis Desharnais (Editions les 400 coups)

PRIX ALBERIC BOURGEOIS - Les Nombrils Vol. 3: Les liens l'amitie, by Delaf and Dubuc (Dupuis)

PRIX MAURICE PETITDIDIER - Tout seul, by Chaboute (Vents d'Ouest)

PRIX ALBERT CHARTIER - Magazine Croc, 1979-1995

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Read the full awards coverage at ActuaBD.

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   Friday, April 10, 2009  
Montreal D&D Comics Jam!

:: Posted by max @ 4/10/2009 05:00:00 AM
Co facebook and the D&D Montreal blog

For the next D&D we decided to resurrect the Comics Jam! [Ed:they are not dead, but they have not happen at Casa Del Popolo in about 4 or so years]
What is a "Comics Jam"? It’s a collaborative drawing party, and YOU are invited.

HOW: Bring a nice piece of paper, divide it up into segments, and start drawing (painting, colouring…). When you have filled one square you pass it to someone else and they fill the next square and pass it on. There are no rules, styles vary, stories unfold, people fall in love, wars break out, the world is knocked off it’s axis, Days of Our Lives is still on television, shit is fun.

WHERE: Casa del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent
WHEN: Wednesday, April 15 7 p.m.
WHY: Because.

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   Thursday, April 09, 2009  
Publishing: Secret Identities by Nicolas Mahler

:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/09/2009 02:59:00 AM

Secret Identities
by Nicolas Mahler
La Pasteque
ISBN 978-2-922585-77-3 ISBN 978-2-922585-77-3
96 pages
$ 24.95

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   Friday, April 03, 2009  
Onomatopoeia BEM

:: Posted by max @ 4/03/2009 05:00:00 AM
This week on The Onomatopoeia Show!

The long awaited interview with indie creator Bernie Mireault. I'm betting good monet Robin and Bernie geeked out big time, they will be talking about POTA, Gaimen, Grendel, Allred and a guy named The Jam. Bernie's got a very distinctive way of telling stories that i was blown away as a kid by myself when i saw his work in Grendel years ago.

Check out his stuff at his site and tune in this Sunday online.
The Onomatopoeia Show - Sundays from 3-4pm (eastern time) www.cartoongal.com or www.cjlo.com

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   Friday, March 27, 2009  
expo BAGARRE | Du 6 au 17 avril 2009

:: Posted by max @ 3/27/2009 10:15:00 PM

I was unable to do anything for this myself sadly, but I was on the mailing list Jimmy Beaulieu sent out to rope this together, voyeuristic watching it via mailings, it seems to have come together very well, little excited to see this!
"...yesterday was a day of pure magic, because I've received a tremendous quantity of great pages for the expo (an astonishing total of 282 !!!) - Again, THANK YOU, I'm utterly moved by your dynamic & generous work. Jimmy (kiss to girls, handshake to guys)"
Jimmy whom i've worked with, is a pretty discerning fellow, so this is a very good sign, make sure to make time for this one if you can.

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   Tuesday, March 24, 2009  
Social Ink | Montreal & Moncton Comic Jams upcoming

:: Posted by max @ 3/24/2009 11:15:00 PM

An evening of good-humoured drawing, conversation and, incidentally, a wee bit of drinking. Bring your artistic weapons of choice, be it wits or brushes. Both, ideally.

Venez dessiner, discuter, prendre un verre et liberer vos energies creatrices en notre compagnie. Aiguisez-bien vos crayons et votre esprit, on vous attend!

Thursday, March 26, 2
8:00pm - 12:00am

@ the Cock 'n' Bull
1944 Ste-Catherine West
Montreal, QC

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A collaborative gathering of cartoonists & doodlers passing around comix pages. Everyone contributes a panel of words, drawings or both until the page is full! Pages are then posted on the blog and eventually destined to be published in a Jam book!

C'est le Monkeytown Comix Jam: Monday/lundi, March 30 mars at the Laundromat (corner St.-George and Cameron.)

Les jams commencent vers 19h/ Jams start around 7pm.

Jams are kid-friendly (accompanied by legal guardians) from 7pm to about 9pm. After that, we kind of become a bad influence what with the potty mouth and the questionable taste and stuff...

Les mineurs sont bienvenus (lorsque leurs gardiens legaux les accompagnent) jusqu'a 21h.

Catch toi there!

March 30, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Laundromat Espresso Bar
382B rue St-George
Moncton, NB

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   Monday, March 23, 2009  
Bedeis Causa Awards Nominees Announced

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/23/2009 01:00:00 AM

One of two major French-language Quebec comics awards (3 if we count the Expozine prize), the Bedeis Causa will be handed out as part of the 22nd Festival de la bande dessinee francophone de Quebec (FBDFQ). The ceremony will be held at l'Observatoire de la Capitale on April 17. You can see the awards discussed at this thread at the BDQ site.


The Nominees:

Prix Real-Fillion
Best first album

- Maryse Chouinard, Soeur mon ame (Monet Editeur)
- Francis Desharnais, Burquette (Editions les 400 coups)
- Yvon Roy, Agaguk (Editions Adonis)

Grand prix de la Ville de Quebec
Best French-language album published in Quebec

- Burquette, by Francis Desharnais (Editions les 400 coups)
- Les Ravins, by Philippe Girard (Mecanique generale)
- Voyage en zone d'exploitation, by Louis Remillard (Editions les 400 coups)

Prix Alberic-Bourgeois
Best French-language foreign album by someone from Quebec

- Les Nombrils 3 : Les liens de l'amitie, by Delaf et Dubuc (Dupuis)
- Les Druides 4 : La ronde des geants, by Jacques Lamontagne (Soleil Producitons)
- L'ordre des dragons 1 : La lance, by Denis Rodier (Soleil Productions)


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French-language foreign album)

- Spirou, Journal d'un ingenu, by Emile Bravo (Dupuis)
- Tout seul, by Chaboute (Vents d'Ouest)
- Le combat ordinaire, volume 4: Planter des clous, by Manu Larcenet

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