NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS

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

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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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April Schedule: Toronto Cartoonists Workshop

:: Posted by Bryan @ 3/13/2010 02:51:00 AM

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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)

Never Learn Anything From History by Kate Beaton

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 Ciccoritti; cartoonist Chester Brown; Walrus 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:

brad@wrightawards.ca

mackbrad@gmail.com

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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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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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Drink & Draw on Black on White with En Masse

:: Posted by max @ 2/26/2010 02:49:00 PM

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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Montreal | WRITE, DRINK & DRAW!

:: Posted by max @ 2/17/2010 01:23:00 PM

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Vancouver Comic Jam

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/16/2010 03:13:00 AM

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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

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Toronto Comic Jam at the Cameron House

:: Posted by Dave Howard @ 1/26/2010 07:02:00 AM

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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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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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This Weekend: Vancouver Comix Jam

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

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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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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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Happy 5th Anniversay Vancouver Comix Jam!

:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/10/2009 07:32:00 AM

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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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Jack Ruttan at the Montreal Comic Con

:: Posted by max @ 12/07/2009 07:30:00 PM

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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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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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Sunday: Ottawa Comic Show

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/20/2009 12:56:00 AM

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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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This Sunday: Vancouver Comicon

:: Posted by Bryan @ 11/13/2009 01:23:00 PM

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

11amt o 5pm

Heritage Hall,

3102 Main Street,

Vancouver, BC

Admission: $4.00

Kids under 14: Free

Special Guests:

• James Stokoe (Wonton Soup, Comic Book Tattoo)
• Kelly Everaert (Jungle Tales, Trilogy of Terror)
• James Lloyd (Other Stuff)
• Matthew Ocasio (The Matter)
• Andrew Salmon (Sherlock Holmes, Secret Agent X)
• Robin Thompson (Champions of Hell, Hemp Island)
• Marley Zarcone (Popgun)
• Mary Karaplis
• Carrie McKay
• Beth Wagner
• Critical Hit Comics

Dealer Tables: $40/centre; $50/wall

For more information, please call 604-322-6412

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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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Lest We Forget

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

Remembering those who fought and those who died.

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AN AFTERNOON IN PARADISE WITH LEONARD KIRK

:: Posted by max @ 11/09/2009 06:00:00 AM

Co: a facebook event!

Paradise Comics celebrates the latest work of Leonard Kirk !

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

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

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Sunday Nov 1st Toronto - Canzine!

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

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

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

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

The Toronto Comic Jam Room: All day long sequential art.

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

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

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Coming Soon: Ottawa Comics Show

:: Posted by Bryan @ 10/28/2009 12:59:00 AM

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theMMCJ: Revolutionary October Comic Jam

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

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