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Collier Goes Viral!
So it looks as if Dave Collier has been a part of a viral video! Watch the Canada vs. USA tug of war. Dave is the soldier shouting himself hoarse, cheering on the Canadian. Guess who wins? By the way this is a good segue into the fact that Collier’s Popular Press is available and recently nominated for an Expozine Award. Will it soon go viral too? You can help. If you live in Toronto come by the Conundrum table at TCAF May 5-6 and get a special freebie mini of drawings from his army manoevers with purchase of the book. Also check out the...
read moreaMAZEing!
As if finishing the greatest book on Earth was not enough, in comes this maze from Britt Wilson. Maybe this beard is a metaphor for the process of making the book? Can you find your way to freedom?
read moreReshelving Initiative
Last week I drove an hour through a snowstorm to the big city (Hfax) to attend the Eyelevel Gallery Reshelving Initiative 5. This is a must attend event every year as it is a showing of zines and artist books from all over the world in an attempt to restock the awesome bookstore hosted by the gallery. Conundrum had a bunch of books in the show as can be seen in the pix below. Also got to hang with Claire Seringhaus who is working on drawings for her new book, The Blaring House, due out this summer. Just in time for Sappyfest. Fingers crossed....
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National Post love
One of our esteemed national newspapers is sure friendly to Dave Collier. This week in The Afterword David Berry reviews Collier’s Popular Press. Of course included in the book is the 24 Simcoe St. strip Collier did for the Post, but to their credit they did a full page excerpt of comics from all the newspapers featured in the book. You would actually need to buy the paper to find that though. Imagine buying a newspaper! Here is some of what Berry has to say: “His later works, in particular Simcoe, are testaments to the often...
read moreWhat’s Chester Reading?
This is the Friday foto off the Sequential site. Chester Brown, Sean Rogers, and Chris Randle. But take a look at what they are reading. Why, it’s not one, not two, but three Conundrum Press titles! I’d love to be the fly on that wall… ...
read moreBritt Wilson’s Greatest Book on Earth!
“I was drawn to Britt Wilson’s work immediately. The liveliness, the effortless polish, the humour—there was so much appeal, I ate it up...” — Kate Beaton
read moreTo debut at TCAF
Here are four new titles which will debut at TCAF May 5-6 in Toronto. Michel Rabagliati is a featured guest of the festival. Heartless will be available as a preview, the publication date is not until September but a box will magically appear from the printer May 4. Dave Lapp will be there with his own table launching People Around Here, and we are thrilled to announce the new book by the local Toronto artist Britt Wilson! Also signing their books will be Temple Bates, David Collier, Shannon Gerard, and Sherwin Tjia. Now check out these...
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