Friday, March 26, 2010  
This Magazine's Great Canadian Literary Hunt | Now with comics

:: Posted by max @ 3/26/2010 11:16:00 PM
Received this a few days ago, sounds interesting. Might take a stab at it myself if i can think of a story.

We're exceptionally excited to announce the launch of this year's annual This Magazine tradition, the Great Canadian Literary Hunt. Now in its 14th year, we're on the trail again of Canada's best undiscovered poetry, short fiction and -- drumroll! -- graphic narrative. That's right, we've added a third category to the contest, a visual category especially for short illustrated stories, like graphic novels but way shorter. So that's kind of a big deal.

Aside from the fact that it's 50 percent bigger and beautiful-er than it was before, it's the same Lit Hunt you know and love. We're asking for Canada's new and emerging literary talents to enter their work into the contest for the chance to be published in the November-December 2010 issue of the magazine, and a shot at a $750 cash prize for first place. This is one of the oldest and most established such literary contests in Canada, and we think the new graphic narrative category is, in fact, one-of-a-kind in Canada (is that true? We think it is, but if you know better, please let us know).

The deadline for entries this year is July 2, 2010. Full details for entering the contest -- including an all-new electronic entry option -- as well as updates, frequently asked questions, and the judges' bios (when we've finalized the judging committee), will all be kept in one place on the contest page. Keep checking there for updates, and happy hunting!

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Tonite: Punchbuggy Tour, Montreal

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/26/2010 04:39:00 AM

D+Q store, 7:30 pm

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   Thursday, March 25, 2010  
Today: Gary Panter in Toronto

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/25/2010 04:29:00 AM

Greatest Living Cartoonist contestant and Most Expensive Comic Book competitor Gary Panter is giving a multi-media talk at OCAD in Toronto tonight.

6:30 pm
OCAD Auditorium
100 McCaul St.
Toronto, Ontario
416-977-6000 x 462
www.garypanter.com
Free

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   Wednesday, March 24, 2010  
The Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala

:: Posted by max @ 3/24/2010 11:32:00 PM
Wednesday, March 31, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m., Le Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent (Mont-Royal metro). Free admission.

Recognizing the best publications sold at 2009's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair in Montreal! The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles (listed at www.expozine.ca).

Alexis O'Hara (www.alexisohara.com) will be the MC for the evening. Also on tap are readings by some of the nominated authors before the awarding of prizes at 9:30. Capping the night off is a performance by the one and only Tony Ezzy (www.tonyezzy.com).


The 2009 edition of Expozine was the largest yet, with approximately 15 000 people visiting 300 different exhibitors over two days. The Expozine organizing team asked each exhibitor to submit a copy of their best new publication for consideration for the Expozine Alternative Press Awards in one of three categories in English and French: best book, best zine and best comic, with the winners chosen by an esteemed panel of judges drawn from the city's small press community.

The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards are sponsored by the Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com) and Libraire Le Port de Tete, 262 Mont-Royal E., (514) 678-9566.

www.expozine.ca

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This Weekend: Wizardworld Toronto Comicon

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/24/2010 04:45:00 PM

The first edition of the Wizardworld Toronto Comicon takes place this weekend at the Direct Energy Centre, March 26-28.

The show is the replacement for the old Paradise Comicon, which was purchased by Wizard last year.

There are over 200 dealers, 50 comics creators, and several "celebrity" guests from the world of (mostly U.S.) television and film entertainment who will be signing autographs, posing for pictures, and answering questions.

LOCATION
Direct Energy Centre
Exhibition Place
100 Princes' Blvd

HOURS
Friday - 12pm - 8pm
Saturday - 10am - 7pm
Sunday - 10am - 5pm

There's no press kit online and it's too late for me to register as media, so I guess I won't be going. I look forward to your reports, though.

Lots to do at the show, including the Kick Ass-Panel, booze, and more. Silver Snail is sponsoring a costume prize, U.S. writer Gail Simone is there, etc.

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2010 Expozine Gala

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/24/2010 12:05:00 AM
The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards Gala

Wednesday, March 31, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Le Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent (Mont-Royal metro). Free admission.

Recognizing the best publications sold at 2009's Expozine small press, comic and zine fair in Montreal! The gala is a rare chance for you to meet and mingle with the most talented up-and-comers of the local publishing scene, as well as purchase copies of the 36 short-listed titles (listed at www.expozine.ca).

Alexis O'Hara will be the MC for the evening. Also on tap are readings by some of the nominated authors before the awarding of prizes at 9:30. Capping the night off is a performance by the one and only Tony Ezzy.

The 2009 edition of Expozine was the largest yet, with approximately 15 000 people visiting 300 different exhibitors over two days. The Expozine organizing team asked each exhibitor to submit a copy of their best new publication for consideration for the Expozine Alternative Press Awards in one of three categories in English and French: best book, best zine and best comic, with the winners chosen by an esteemed panel of judges drawn from the city's small press community.

The 2009 Expozine Alternative Press Awards are sponsored by the Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com) and Libraire Le Port de Tete, 262 Mont-Royal E., (514) 678-9566.

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   Monday, March 22, 2010  
The C-List: Darkness and Light in Halifax

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/22/2010 10:18:00 AM
Item: Halifax North Memorial Public Library presents "Darkness & Light: Graphic Novel Camp". This day-long camp will introduce local and international graphic novel artists to participants. 10:30 a.m.: Mike Holmes; 1 p.m.: panel with Kate Beaton, Rebecca Kraatz and Faith Erin Hicks; 2:45 p.m.: Kyle Baker. March 27.

Item: George Elliot Clarke reviews HC Anderson's King and a weird new GN translat4d from the Italian, Dino Buzzati's Poem Strip.

Item: Jeet Heer imagines Conrad Black as Tubby from Little Lulu.

Item: New Brunswick man was a nerd, now vindicated by writing a short article about the history of manga for his local paper.

Item: OCAD prof comments on U.S. manga obscenity case.

Item: Toronto Animecon links 1 2 3

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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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   Sunday, March 21, 2010  
Congratulations to Robert & Jenn

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/21/2010 02:36:00 PM
Congratulations to Robert Haines, Associate Director of the Joe Shuster Awards, and Jenn Stewart, owner of The Dragon comic shop and coordinator of the Shuster's Comics for Kids Award, who were married Saturday, March 20!



(the google image search I did for relevant images kicked up things like this and this initially --not exactly representations of marital bliss, so I had to get creative)

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   Friday, March 19, 2010  
Sunday: Vancouver Comicon

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/19/2010 06:24:00 PM

Vancouver Comicon

For comic-book lovers of all ages, featuring vendor tables and special guests. - Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St. - March 21, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. - $4/adult, under 14/free, 604-322-6412.

Special Guests:

Douglas Wheatley (Star Wars: Dark Times)
Steve Rolston (Ghost Projekt, Emiko Superstar, Queen and Country)
Ken Boesem (The Village)
Robin Bougie (Cinema Sewer)
Kelly Everaert (Jungle Tales, Trilogy of Terror)
Miriam Libicki (Jobnik!)
Mike Myhre (Space Jet)
Andrew Salmon (Sherlock Holmes, Secret Agent X)
Robin Thompson (Champions of Hell, Hemp Island)
Wai Khan Au
Chloe Chan
Beth Wagner
New Reliable Press
Sketchrospective
Monster Attack Team Canada

Dealer Tables: $50/centre; $60/wall

Hourly door prizes!

Admission: $4.00
Kids under 14: Free

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Saturday: Cameron Stewart in Halifax

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/19/2010 03:44:00 AM
Cartoonist Cameron Stewart (Seaguy, Batman and Robin, Sin Titulo) will be signing books at Strange Adventures in Halifax, Saturday March 20, 2-5 pm, according to the Living Between Wednesdays blog.

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This weekend: Toronto Anime Convention

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/19/2010 12:17:00 AM
Hobbystar Toronto Animecon
March 20-21, 2010
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building)
255 Front Street. West

Animecon Hours
Saturday : 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday : 11:00am - 5:00pm

$15 Flat rate all access pass; good for Saturday, Sunday or both days.

Admission only available at the door during the show hours

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   Wednesday, March 17, 2010  
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS

:: Posted by max @ 3/17/2010 08:26:00 PM

6th Annual JOE SHUSTER AWARDS have released their nominations, there's a lot of them so i'm going to post the list here and let you follow this link for more details on their home blog.  

A few details though: In January and February of this year, nominees were selected from master lists of eligible works originally published in English and/or French during the 2009 calendar year. Canadian citizens living at home or abroad, as well as permanent residents were eligible for consideration. Now that the lists of nominees have been finalized, nominated creators will have their work reviewed by juries, who will decide the winners.
Winners will be announced at a public ceremony in Toronto on the evening of Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall, with master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr
NOMINEES for Work Published in 2009
Artist/Dessinateur
Cartoonist/Createur
Colourist/Dessinateur Couleur
[don't have time to add links for all of these right now, will fill in later, but there's this thing called google though....]
Brad Anderson
Chris Chuckry
Maryse Dubuc
Nathan Fairbairn
Lovern Kindzierski
Francois Lapierre
Dave McCaig 
Ronda Pattison 
Writer/Ecrivain
Kelley Armstrong
Ian Boothby
Herve Bouchard
Maryse Dubuc
Kathryn Immonen
Dean Motter
Ty Templeton
* J. Torres 
Cover/Couverture
Kaare Andrews
Paul Bordeleau
Darwyn Cooke
Darwyn Cooke
Marc Delafontaine
Dale Eaglesham
Dale Keown 
Igor Kordey 
Webcomics/Bandes Dessinees Web
Attila Adorjany - Metaphysical Neuroma
Kate Beaton - Hark! A Vagrant
Andy Belanger - Bottle of Awesome and Raising Hell
Rene Engstrom Anders Loves Maria
Karl Kerschl -The Abominable Charles Christopher
Gisele Lagace and David Lumsdon - Eerie Cuties and Ménage à 3
Tara Tallan - Galaxion
Steve Wolfhard - Cat Rackham

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   Tuesday, March 16, 2010  
Daniel Clowes Presents: WILSON, official TCAF 2010 Kick-Off Event

:: Posted by max @ 3/16/2010 02:44:00 AM
Daniel Clowes

presents

WILSON


Friday, May 7th, 2010 @ 7PM
The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
Free Tickets via: http://danclowes.eventbrite.com/
Facebook Event page

Presented by Toronto Public Library, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and Drawn & Quarterly

Daniel Clowes will kick off the 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival in style with the presentation of his new graphic novel WILSON, published by premiere Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly. WILSON is hotly anticipated by graphic novel fans worldwide and Clowes’ appearance at TCAF will make this one of the most eagerly anticipated comics events of the year. Clowes will present on WILSON, and be interviewed on stage.

Copies of WILSON as well as much of Clowes' back-catalogue will be available for purchase on site. A signing by Clowes will follow the event. For more information please visit http://www.torontocomics.com.

Event begins at 7pm sharp. Doors open at 6pm. No admission after 7:30pm.

Strict limit of 2 tickets per registrant enforced. Photo ID will be required to pick up tickets at the door.

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   Saturday, March 13, 2010  
April Schedule: Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/13/2010 02:51:00 AM
TORONTO CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP is pleased to announce our line up of new classes for April 2010. They will be:

- Ty Templeton’s Comic Book Bootcamp Level One

- Kidding Around: Writing Comics for Younger Readers with Sam Agro

- Professional Layout and Story Telling for Comics and Graphic Novels with Ty Templeton


Comic Book Bootcamp Level I
is finally back. It covers indepth both the pictorial and writing aspects of comic book creation. The response to this course is amazing and it has been constantly full over the past four years in its various incarnations. The September 2009 edition was sold out very quickly following Fan Expo and had a waiting list. Apply now to avoid disappointment.


Writing Comics for Younger Readers
teaches the fundamentals of what is becoming a hot market in the book field. With critical and economic successes like BONE, AMULET and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID driving industry and consumer interest it is sure to be a growth area for some time. Sign up for this in depth study of the fundamentals of writing comics and animation for kids from 5 to 15 taught by Sam Agro. Sam has written for TVO’s Polka Dot Shorts, the animated segments of Elliot Moose is on the Loose and many, many scripts for DC’s Looney Tunes and Block Party comics.


Professional Layout and Story Telling
is a course I have been asked about for a long time. Many aspiring comic artists are interested in studying with Ty Templeton, but would rather not have to go through the writing lessons that are a part of the Bootcamp. If you are a student who specifically wants to focus on the art side of making comics, then this is the course for you. It compresses the art lessons taught in the Comic Book Bootcamp Level I and Level II into one course. This class will be quite intensive and students should expect to be bombarded with information in each session. Due to Ty's schedule I'm not sure when this will be offered again, so please take advantage of the opportunity now.

For FULL information on these workshops please go to our site at: http://www.cartoonistsworkshop.com

Thank you for your interest in and support for the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop. If you have any questions please address them to me at info@cartoonistsworkshop.com or by calling 647-502-7605.

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

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


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

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

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

The Doug Wright Awards finalists for Best Book are:

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

The Doug Wright Awards finalists for Best Emerging Talent are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


For more information, please contact:

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   Friday, March 05, 2010  
Weekend Reading

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/05/2010 09:28:00 AM

I linked to one of these already, bt you should really check out Robert Pincombe's Olympic wind-down blog posts. Through Robert's comedic genius, various members of Alpha Flight talk about the Vancouver Olympics and then go on to discuss classic comic book Olympic moments. No Puck yet, but we can dream...

Slam-Poet Superhero

Sasquatch

Northstar
Snowbird

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   Monday, March 01, 2010  
Toronto Winter Comicon Wrap-Up

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/01/2010 06:38:00 AM

Some quick links from this past weekends Hobbystar Comicon in T.O. Everyone seems to have cut it short to watch the Gold Medal hockey game:

Jason Truong's shortest con ever.

Milo from Digital Konent says it was "packed!"


Ty from Doing the Batusi blog liveblogs the whole shebang. (That's his photo up top)


He also blogged the Guy Davis event Friday.

Eric Orchard experienced things here and here.

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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  
The C-List: Canadian Comix Quick Links

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/25/2010 05:38:00 AM


Item: I seriously recommend this wonderful history of George Henderson, aka "Captain George," the father of comic book fandom in Canada. Publisher of Capt. George's Whizzbang and Memory Lane Publications, Henderson was also a pulp writer and bookstore owner who spearheaded the nostalgia boom of the 1960s and 70s. He was also an early publisher of Canadian underground and alternative comics and was part of the first wave of classic comic strip and comic book reprinters. One of the greatest Canadians who ever lived!

Item: The latest TCAF press release makes mention of the webcomics salon taking place in the penthouse of the event site Toronto Reference Library, featuring Transmission X, Kate Beaton, Ryan North, Joey Comeau and Emily Horne. Plus foreigners like Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content), Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie), Andrew Hussie (MSPaint Adventures), David Malki (Wondermark), Jonathan Rosenberg (Goats), Rene Engstrom (Anders Loves Maria).

Item: Tom Spurgeon will be attending TCAF!!!!!

Item: The National Post has words to say about Jason Kieffer's Rabble of Downtown Toronto.

Item: Manitoba cartoonist Sandy Debreuil and his brother Robin are at the centre of a burgeoning video game empire.

Item: London cartoonist and ex-druggie draws comic book pamphlet about fighting addiction.

Item: At the Shuster Award blog Kevin Boyd profiles Colin Upton, Nick Postic, and Terry Pallot, as part of the Visions of an Icon: Wolverine series of drawings.

Item: Dean of Canadian comics critics Jeet Heer has some thoughts on Jack Kirby, Nixon, and the nature of evil. As well, some jottings from his notebook. (I'd pay to read an anthology of "Jottings from Jeet!" )

Item: Jeet points us to the work of another critic, the University of Regina's Dr. Sylvain Rheault. Here's a google translated version of Rheault's history of Quebec comics.

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   Tuesday, February 23, 2010  
Toronto ComiCon Winter Convention

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

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

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

TORONTO COMICON - FEBRUARY 28, 2010 - EXHIBITOR LIST

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Toronto Comic Jam runs this Tuesday February 23th,9 p.m. till Midnight

:: Posted by Dave Howard @ 2/22/2010 02:44:00 PM
Some great comic jam activities happeing in Toronto this week with the Toronto Comic Jam courtesy the very talented Dalton Sharp

First of all the Toronto Comic Jam will be happening this Tuesday, Feb 23, 9pm at The Cameron House as usual.

COLLAGE/COMIC JAM - For a change of pace they're experimenting with an afternoon jam! Saturday, February 27th, 1-4 p.m. at the Wychwood Community Gallery, 601 Christie Ave. (use the Wychwood Ave. entrance) Wychwood Barns, Community Gallery. A short walk from St. Clair West Subway Station. There'll be a lot of cutting and pasting. Free! -supplies provided -snacks and drinks available -bring your travel mug
-Click Here For Poster-

GANGLION LAUNCH PARTY - GangLion comics collective launches issue 4 of their anthology with a party in Kensington Market, Monday, March 1st at The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Dave Lapp, J.B., and Dalton Sharp will be drawing 'sloppy' portraits from 9-11. Anyone else who is interested in joining in and drawing ugly portraits email Dalton at thetorontocomicjam@gmail.com.
Doors at 9. Show at 10. Portraits from 9 - 11.
ADMISSION: $5!!!Gets you one free copy of gangLion and one free portrait!

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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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   Saturday, February 20, 2010  
MONCTON'S MONKEYTOWN COMIX JAM: FEB 22

:: Posted by max @ 2/20/2010 10:29:00 PM

What is the Monkeytown Comix Jam?
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 posted to our blog, and headed for possible publication in a Jam book!

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...

The Laundromat Espresso Bar
382B rue St-George
Moncton, NB


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

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

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

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

Back for year 2, Con-G is

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

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

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

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gangLion Tour

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

GangLion is a comics anthology featuring young cartoonists based in Ontario. Some of them are pretty sharp and it is well worth checking out. They are launching a series of promotions for the latest issue.

Press Release:

Join gangLion comics in celebration of their fourth issue!

Over the past year, gangLion has been cultivating a name in independent comics in Toronto. Works of tenderfoot comics' artists and writers are published in gangLion's semi-annual zine, offering artists the opportunity to share and hone skills in a supportive environment, and aim towards deadlines to celebrate their achievements. The very first issue was revealed in December of 2008, and now after much scratching and rumination, they are thrilled to announce the launch of Issue 4 - their finest compilation yet.

To celebrate, gangLion will be roaming about Southern Ontario and Montreal for a tour of comics-based workshops and launch parties. Along with co-creator and publisher Georgia Webber will be several of gangLion's contributors, and a touring band just to mix things up: Whistlestop, a brand new three piece outfit from London, Ontario originally, but now residing in Toronto.

To hear a preview of any of the bands listed below, just click on their name!

TOUR INFORMATION

Monday, March 1 Toronto, ON

9pm: The spree kicks off in Toronto with a celebration at THE BOAT in Kensington Market. The cast of gangLion will be joined by friends from the Toronto Comic Jam supplying sloppy and charming on-the-spot portraits for their patrons. $5 gets you in the door, a ticket for one free portrait, and a copy of Issue 4. Entertainment for the evening includes Whistlestop, LUMA, a side project of the up and coming band First Rate People; GHOST TREES, Toronto's best kept secret and her guitar; a stripped down version of Donlands and Mortimer, and Grandmother Willow, the ever-lovable Ben Ong of Bocce.


Tuesday, March 2 Kingston, ON + Montreal, QC

2pm: Intro to Comics and Indie Publishing at Queen's University, Professor Janet Winton's 4th year Contemporary Arts class.

9pm: Launch Party MONTREAL! at Divan Orange (4234 boulevard Saint-Laurent) with Emperor Bulash, Whistlestop, and Elgin Skye. Doors at 9, music at 10. Admission: $5, first 30 people get a free zine!


Wednesday, March 3 Montreal, QC

7pm: Behind the Scenes of a Comics Zine at Drawn & Quarterly Librarie, 211 Bernard Ouest. 7pm, PWYC. Zines on the scene.


Thursday, March 4 Ottawa, ON

9pm: Launch Party OTTAWA! at Shanghai Ottawa, (651 Somerset Street West) with Emperor Bulash, Whistlestop, and Gabrielle Charron-Merritt. Admission: $7, first 30 people get a free zine!



Wednesday, March 10 Oshawa, ON

Broken Arts Zine Fair at McLaughlin Public Library, 65 Bagot St. 3pm - 9pm. See here for more information.



Saturday, March 13 Waterloo, ON

At The Starlight Room for Bocce's DISAMBIGUATION CD release party!!!! With performances by Bocce and Kite Hill. Doors at 8pm, entrance fee is $7 the first 50 people to arrive will receive a copy of the new issue for free!


Links:

gangLion facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=30670953818&ref=ts

Toronto event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=293879392654&ref=ts

Montreal event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=305042337434&ref=ts

Flickr Account - view all past issues!

Want more information? Contact Georgia Webber or Jennifer Carroll at publicity.ganglion@gmail.com or check us out at www.ganglioncomics.blogspot.com

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   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 16, 2010  
Vancouver Comic Jam

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/16/2010 03:13:00 AM
When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010. 8pm until midnight(ish).
Where: The Wallflower – 2420 Main St, Vancouver (Right next door to Rx Comics – map )
Who: Anyone who is of legal drinking age is invited.
How Much: No admission fee. Bring your own pencils/pens. Paper is provided.

The restaurant provides their regular menu to order from and alcohol galore: beer, wine, highballs and shots.

Don't forget to tip your waiter or waitress well!

If you're drawing with markers that bleed through paper, be sure to either bring a drawing surface or place extra sheets of paper under the paper you're drawing on.

Crosspost as you see fit.

See you there!

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

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

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

Saturday, 11-3

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

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TCAF: Call for Submissions, "New Narrative" Academic Conference

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/12/2010 02:20:00 AM
Once again, Andrew Lesk is organizing an academic conference on comics to coincide with the Toronto Comics Art Festival:


3rd annual New Narrative Conference:
Narrative arts and visual media
An Interdisciplinary Conference
University of Toronto -- May 6-7, 2010

Keynote Speaker: Jeff Lemire (Tales of Essex County)

In keeping with the spirit of sequels, we are again soliciting papers on a wide range of graphic novels, comic art, and related visual media. Comics, whether in the form of novelistic illustrations, newspaper serials, animated films, film adaptations, graphic novels, or sequential art narratives, have been with us since the rise of literature itself, yet until recently such media have never been considered "serious"-or at least, serious enough to be considered novels that might be on university syllabi. But are illustrated novels and live action films really about the pictures and not the narrative? How can the history of the form be reconciled with consumer culture and the ill-defined categories of "high" and "low" culture?

Papers which examine and interpret these narratives in interdisciplinary forms are most welcome. Essays on novelistic illustrations, newspaper serials, animated films, film adaptations, graphic novels, or sequential art narratives may consider the following (incomplete) list: graphic novels and auto/biography -- illustrated and multi-media works -- web design and on-line comix -- film adaptations of comics -- series; engravings and caricatures -- the Comics Code Authority -- the "invention" of manga -- geopolitics/war and the graphic novel -- bande desinee & European comix - early comics & comic history -- illustrations in (literary) novels -- woodcut and "silent" artists.

Proposals should be 400-500 words and must clearly indicate significance, the line of argument, principal texts considered, and relation to existing scholarship (or originality).

One email copy of the proposal, and a 50 word bio note must be included, as an attachment in MS Word.

This conference will take place just before the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 8 & 9. (See TorontoComics.com)

Jeff Parker, Assistant Professor, and/or Dr. Andrew Lesk
Department of English, University of Toronto
E-mail: andrew[dot]lesk[at]utoronto[dot]ca
See also http://andrewlesk.com/conferences.html

DEADLINE for proposals: MARCH 31, 2010
(responses by April 08, 2010)

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   Tuesday, January 26, 2010  
Toronto Comic Jam at the Cameron House

:: Posted by Dave Howard @ 1/26/2010 07:02:00 AM
Toronto Comic Jam Co-ordinator Dalton Sharp sends out this message


The Comic Jam is tomorrow night
[that's tonight, folks!], Tuesday, January 26th, 9 o'clock till 12ish, Cameron House, backroom, 408 Queen St. W., Queen-Spadina. Bring your own pens, paper provided.
See you there!
Dalton

P.S.: - Rob Westall has revamped his website at
oddnogginz.com

- Cartoonist
Rutz and myself are having an afternoon comic jam/collage/ art thing on February 27th from 1-4, at the Wychwood Barns. We will be selling zines, so if you want to bring me some of your zines to sell, I can shill them for you. Email me if you need more details. There's no alcohol :( so this is a great event for people looking for a comic jam with a daytime vibe. I'll email more updates in February.

- There's 3 cartooning workshops starting this February taught by some of Toronto's best comics professionals!
http://cartoonistsworkshop.wordpress.com/workshops/

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

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

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

wizardworld universe. 

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

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

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

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   Monday, January 18, 2010  
Comic Art Auction for Haiti

:: Posted by Bryan @ 1/18/2010 11:58:00 PM

Received this info from Hachette's Paule Bolduc but I think the place to go for more info, besides the artists themselves, is the FBDFQ site.

Want to own an original piece of comic book art and do something selfless? Here's your chance to do both at once!

The idea is simple, to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, several comics artists will auction off an original page and the proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

Here's How:

1. Visit the blogs of the participating artists listed below.
2. Place an email bid.
3. Check in regularly to make sure you are the high bidder.

The starting price of each page is $100 CND. You have until Saturday, January 23 at noon to make your bid. At the end of the bidding period, the high bidder wins the page. In return, the artists agrees to remit the full amount to the Canadian Red Cross.



Vous aimeriez posseder une planche originale de BD et poser un geste altruiste? Voici l'occasion de faire d'une pierre deux coups !

L'idee est simple, pour donner un coup de pouce aux sinistres d'Haoti, des auteurs de BD ont tous mis en vente une planche originale de BD dans un encan dont les profits seront verses integralement à la Croix-Rouge canadienne.

Vous etes interesse e participer? Voici comment faire :
1) Visitez le blog des auteurs participants (voir la liste un peu plus bas).
2) Miser sur les planches originales par courriel.
3) Surveillez regulierement pour être certain d'avoir la plus haute enchere.

Le prix de depart des planches est fixe a 100$ cnd, soit a peu pres 68 euros. Vous avez jusqu'a samedi le 23 janvier a midi pour faire votre offre. A la fin du delai indique, la personne qui aura mise le plus gros montant sera celle a qui la planche sera adjugee.

En contrepartie, les auteurs s'engage a verser la totalite du montant de la vente a la Croix-Rouge canadienne des la reception des paiement.

Comme le temps presse et que les besoins sont urgents, vous avez jusqu'a samedi le 23 janvier a midi (heure de Quebec) pour faire votre offre. Passe ce delai aucune offre ne sera acceptee.


Voici le lien vers le blog des autres participants:

Philippe Girard
http://philippegirard.blogspot.com

Djief Bergeron
http://www.djief.com

François Miville-Deschenes
http://miville-deschenes.com/blogfrancois

Mikael
http://www.mikaelbd.com

Francis Desharnais
http://www.francisd.com

Jacques Lamontagne
http://lamontagne.over-blog.net

Denis Rodier
http://rodierstudio.com/fran/introfr.html

Paul Bordeleau
http://troglos.blogspot.com/

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   Thursday, January 14, 2010  
This Weekend: Vancouver Comix Jam

:: Posted by Bryan @ 1/14/2010 12:44:00 AM
Ed Brisson writes:

When: Saturday, January 16th, 2010. 8pm until midnight(ish).
Where: The Wallflower - 2420 Main St, Vancouver (Right next door to Rx Comics - map )
Who: Anyone who is of legal drinking age is invited.
How Much: No admission fee. Bring your own pencils/pens. Paper is provided.

The restaurant provides their regular menu to order from and alcohol galore: beer, wine, highballs and shots.

Don't forget to tip your waiter or waitress well!

If you’re drawing with markers that bleed through paper, be sure to either bring a drawing surface or place extra sheets of paper under the paper you’re drawing on.

Crosspost as you see fit.

See you there!

Ed

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   Thursday, December 17, 2009  
The C-List: New and Old Canadian Comics

:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/17/2009 06:45:00 AM

Some pre-Xmas Cheer.

Item: I actually risked the mall the other day and was delighted to find this giant dvd box set of the seminal Canadian cartoon show Rocket Robin Hood. It just came out and is priced between $20 and $30. Chapters, too.

Item: Jason Kieffer writes to let us know about his new book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto, a guide to the characters of the big city, with helpful notes and a map. The squarebound book is only available at the Beguiling and through Kieffer himself [email]. Price: $10.

Item: Writer Rob Pincombe celebrates the life of Adrian Dingle, creator of 1940s Canadian superheroes Nelvana and The Penguin.

Item: Dinner with the policart and comics historian Aislin.

Item: Neal Gaiman in Winnipeg.

Item: Former math professor and owner of London, Ont.'s first comic book store, Eddie Smet, has donated his 10,000 item comic book collection to Western.

Item: Cartoonist Guy Delisle is home for the holidays and will be appearing at the D&Q store in Montreal today (December 17). Animated Conversation, Thursday, 7 p.m. Guy will discusses his graphic novels, which are based on experiences in China, North Korea and Myanmar, and his latest trip to Israel. 211 Bernard St. W., free!

Item: The comics phenom of 2010 might just be Scott Pilgrim and the movie based on the book series.


Item:
The Shuster Awards would like you to help out with their 2010 nominating process.

Item: The Toronto Observer covers the Gladstone Small Press festival, including graphic novel creator Mike Leone and his "Freelance Blues."

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   Friday, December 11, 2009  
This Weekend: Toronto AnimeCon

:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/11/2009 11:51:00 AM

Hobbystar's Toronto AnimeCon takes place this Sunday, December 13.

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   Thursday, December 10, 2009  
Happy 5th Anniversay Vancouver Comix Jam!

:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/10/2009 07:32:00 AM
New Reliable Press publisher and cartoonist Ed Brisson writes:

This December, the Vancouver Comic Jam turns 5 years old!

When: Saturday, December 12th, 2009. 8pm until midnight(ish).
Where: The Wallflower – 2420 Main St, Vancouver (Right next door to Rx Comics – map )
Who: Anyone who is of legal drinking age is invited.
How Much: No admission fee. Bring your own pencils/pens. Paper is provided.

The restaurant provides their regular menu to order from and alcohol galore: beer, wine, highballs and shots.

Don’t forget to tip your waiter or waitress well!

If you’re drawing with markers that bleed through paper, be sure to either bring a drawing surface or place extra sheets of paper under the paper you’re drawing on.

Crosspost as you see fit.

See you there!
Ed

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   Tuesday, December 08, 2009  
Indy Comic Book Week: December 30th

:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/08/2009 11:19:00 AM


A few cartoonist acitivists have invented a new even to fill the gap in comic book stores during the last week of December:

Indy Comic Book Week is not only an event, but also a call to action.

Diamond Comic Distributors announced they will not ship any new comics for the last week of December. This company is the primary distributor of comic books in North America. What some would call a sad week without our favorite mainstream titles, we are calling an opportunity. This vacancy allows independent and small press comic book creators to claim this week as their own.

We challenge writers and artists to self publish new material for this week, and offer it to their local stores. We ask for retailers to take this as an opportunity to showcase local independent talent on the new release shelves. We encourage fans to break from their buying habits and try something new.

Raise your fist and proudly declare that comic books are more than an industry, more than a handful of corporations – it is a creative outlet for independent-minded artists and storytellers. This last week of 2009 belongs to you. Power to the people. Right on.

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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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   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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Toronto : Last Jam of '09 the 24th of Nov

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

www.torontocomicjam.com


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   Saturday, November 21, 2009  
Sunday: Toronto Comicon

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

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Room 206

$5

or Free to Fan Expo Canada VIP pass holders.

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

Plus lots of comics.

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   Friday, November 20, 2009  
Sunday: Ottawa Comic Show

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/20/2009 12:56:00 AM
Ottawa Civic Centre Card + Comic Show "The Big One"
Sunday November 22, 2009
Aberdeen Pavilion / "Cattle Castle"
Contact:
Mike Quevillon
In Ottawa (613) 823-1837
E-mail: mrq@rogers.com

a unique setting --the Ottawa Senators won their last Stanley Cup in 1927 in this very same building

lots of comics and cards and even a maybe a few NHLers

Plus, the charming Brad Mackay will be signing copies of The Collected Doug Wright at the show.

Hours:10am-4pm

Admission: FREE

"Over 110 Dealer Tables Featuring:
comics, sports cards, coins, vinyl and other collectibles

This show is Ottawa’s biggest and is only held twice a year and is a can’t miss event for any collector as a lot of these dealers will be making their only Ottawa appearance. The accent of the show is to have varied amount of collectibles to satisfy any collector and we are always trying to bring in new dealers to keep the show fresh!!"

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   Thursday, November 19, 2009  
Shaman Sayz: Alpha Flight Rulz, Omega Flight Droolz!

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/19/2009 12:59:00 AM

I know I promised to post links to Alpha Flight news only when totally desperate for news about genuine Canadian comics, but these photos of people dressed up like the Disney/Marvel-owned Alpha Flight characters are so totally awesome I just had to share them. See the full Alpha Flight photo shoot here.

And don't be afraid to send Sequential your own photos of cosplayers dressed up like Captain Canuck or Nelvana of the Northern Lights.

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