About Cloudscape The Cloudscape Comics Society is a community of comic creators in Vancouver, BC who together publish and distribute quality graphic novel anthologies, as well as host comic workshops and other related events. Here enterprising comic artists come together to network, develop their ideas, and help each other perfect their craft. Everyone is welcome to the weekly evening meet-ups on Wednesdays, starting at 7:30 PM in the back room of the Grind and Gallery Coffee Bar.
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By bevan, on November 1st, 2011 
After completing its ghost story collection, Gurukitty Studios is putting together a new anthology. This one, entitled “Once Upon a Time,” will have folk and fairy tales as its central theme:
“We are all familiar with the mainstream typical stories such as Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the other popular classics…. We want you to dig into lesser known or culturally relevant folk stories from various cultures from all over the world. We want folk stories from many different countries all in one book so people can see how different cultures influence the different types of storytelling. You can tell a classic if you like, but you’d better tell it in a mind-blowing way no one would ever predict or it’s not getting in this book.”
Currently there is a call for submissions. Each story must match the fairy tale theme and be 5-20 pages long. The deadline for submissions is March 30, 2012.
For more information, consult the detailed call for submissions at Gurukutty: Once Upon a Time.
By Jeff, on October 30th, 2011 Just a Reminder that Canzine West is coming up in November!
By Jonathon, on October 14th, 2011
If you spend as much time on the internet as I do, you’ve probably seen a lot of frustration lately on the subject of superheroes, particularly regarding DC Comics’ recent relaunch. Even when I was a regular superhero reader DC was never my thing, so I’ll leave it to others to respond to the New 52. But lately, a lot of the blogs I’ve been reading end with a question: “Why read superheroes at all? Why is this a genre that anyone should care about, or feel the least bit invested in?”
I understand that sentiment. I’ve bought maybe one mainstream superhero comic book in the last eight years, and gave up on my last subscription about ten years ago. The constant cycle of relaunches and restarts, of which the New 52 is only the latest in an industry tradition, had a lot to do with my decision. In the past eight years, I haven’t run out of fantastic NON-superhero comics to read. But all the same, I have to say that throwing superheroes out altogether is the wrong response to the DC fallout. Superheroes aren’t the problem. Superheroes could be so good if only they were done right.
Rather than heap negativity on an industry already eager to eat itself alive, I want to do the opposite. I want to give you my personal recipe for how to make good superhero stories. I want to tell you why superheroes are great, why I first fell in love with superheroes, not just with the comics medium, way back in 1991, and maybe why it’s the smelly bath water that needs to be thrown out, not the baby who spawned it.
Continue reading Super-Why?
By bevan, on October 12th, 2011
 Money Wings Paper Wings is a podcast filled with advice on how to make and sell various forms of creator-owned visual storytelling, including comics, picture books, and animation.
Led by Disney character designer Chris Oatley and IDW comics creator Lora Innes, Paper Wings investigates such topics as:
-How to craft beautiful and engaging visual stories.
-How to get attention from big studios & publishers with an independent project.
-How to grow an audience through technology and social media.
-How to run a small, creative business legally and profitably.
-How to make the most of your limited time and energy.
Paper Wings Podcast updates at 12:01 am pacific time every Monday.
By Jeff, on October 11th, 2011 WHEN: October 15th, 2011 from 8pm until midnight-ish
WHERE: The Wallflower Modern Diner, 2404 Main St, Vancouver
WHO CAN COME?: Anyone who is of legal drinking age is invited.
HOW MUCH?: No admission fee. There is a $5 minimum purchase per person required by The Wallflower. They provide their full menu to order from and alcohol galore: beer, wine, highballs and shots.
Don’t forget to tip your waiter or waitress well!
Bring your own pencils/pens. Paper is provided. 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.
Be sure to join the Vancouver Comic Jam group on Facebook for all the latest news!
By bevan, on September 27th, 2011 COME MAKE ZINES: FREE DROP-IN ZINE WORKSHOP!
 - Pinch
Drawing, collage and writing with experienced zine-maker Anne Emberline of Pinch as part of a workshop at Project Space as part of Culture Days.
Participants can create their own zine and/or create layouts for a collaborative zine that will be distributed at Canzine West.
Hosted by OCW Magazine and Broken Pencil and sponsored in part by the Magazine Association of BC. See Facebook for more information.
Time: Saturday, October 1 · 3:00pm – 5:00pm
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