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Road to Ganneious
This story, told through fact and fiction, is about the life and times of the ancestors of one Canadian family in their journey from deep in the mountains of Austria to the shores of Hay Bay on Lake Ontario.
read moreObituary Man!
Here is the cover for Philippe Girard's third Conundrum title, to be launched at TCAF 2013. Behold: Obituary Man! About a man who gains indescribable energy from reading the eulogy at the funerals of strangers. Another translation in the BDANG imprint.
read moreFree Beer!
People Around Here launch and Taddle Creek BBQ with special guest Nina Bunjevac
read moreFestival BD Montreal
This weekend drove up to Montreal for the first incarnation of the Festival BD Montreal. The above drawing by Michel Rabagliati shows off the glorious location in the middle of Parc la Fontaine. Read all about Michel’s new book The Song of Roland and his appearance at the Festival in the Montreal Gazette. Unfortunately it was raining which may have kept the crowds away. Friday reconnected with some of my authors, including Sherwin Tjia, Marc Tessier, who was in charge of the Editions Trip table, and Jimmy Beaulieu who acted as my tour...
read moreNew Rabagliati
For immediate release: Conundrum Press to publish Michel Rabagliati’s Paul au Parc in English as part of its BDANG imprint! Following on the heels of the release of The Song of Roland Conundrum Press is delighted to announce that they have acquired the English rights to the latest book by Montrealer Michel Rabagliati. The book will focus on the early years of Rabagliati’s famous Paul character, who has been called “The Tintin of Quebec.” This book follows Paul in a scout troupe during the time of the FLQ crisis. It takes a historical...
read moreAll Citizens
The heart of the All Citizens project was the store itself, a meeting place, shop, cultural centre, music venue and all things in between. It was the ultimate culmination of a DIY aesthetic forged onto a rural landscape.
read moreThe Blaring House
This collection of selected pen and graphite drawings range from the whimsical to the hyper-realistic, with some looking as though they were lifted from a turn-of-the-century catalogue.
read moreCollier in Saskatoon
Here is the comic which will run in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix advertising Dave’s upcoming event May 24 at the McNally Robinson bookstore in Saskatoon. Dave did his daily strip Saskatoon Sketches in that very same paper all those years ago…
read moreI guess I’m a Maritimer now
More post-TCAF reports coming in. This is the festival that just keeps on giving. This is a video report by Sea and be Seen covering the Maritime talent at TCAF. Mike Holmes, Kate Leth, Rebecca Kraatz, Brenda Hickey, Jordon Bochon, and more… Next year let’s...
read moreMore TCAF
I forgot to post this awesome shot. This was on the way home from the Doug Wright Awards (fabulous as usual), and after finding bookstores open after 11pm! This is Joe with his discounted books standing next to a container of Bong Water, which was stumbled across on Bloor. On my way to the airport the next day the tree it was beside was on fire! Oh the strange happenings of the big city. And then this sketch comes in from Dave Collier. A view from the Conundrum table. Catch Dave in Saskatoon later this month. Details to...
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