Sequential Art (comic books & graphic novels) is a compelling though often misunderstood medium. However, thanks to mainstream media, it is now beginning to gain acceptance as a valid form of entertainment for people of all ages. Join Beth Wagner, our own Jeff Ellis, and a panel of several other […]
From Illustrated Vancouver about Cloudscape: “Through some great comic poetic justice league, the Cloudscape Comics Society has in their own some small way, turned the Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists into a reality! (ps: Seth’s book, highly recommended!) Yes, the Vancouver cartoonists held a 24hour comic drawing marathon in […]
As some of you know, I’m putting together an anthology of Canadian superhero comics. The final section of the book is to be the “Number None Files,” the supposed files of Number None, a fictional division of the Canadian government that monitors superhumans. This section would include bios of various […]
A short time ago, representatives of 4Geeks Media stopped by Cloudscape HQ and chatted with some members:
Top Cow, the comic book company most famous for publishing Witchblade, has announced that it is engaged in a talent search for two new writers and two new artists to create comics for them within the Top Cow universe. They’ve just rebooted their universe with subtle changes, and they want […]
They’re looking for contributors to a graphic novel anthology; stories with a political spin that will explore how different kinds of people have fought for economic and social justice in the world. Full information is located at the Graphic History Collective site.
A mockumentary about Ron Vark, one of Canada’s most influential, most controversial, and most insane comic artists. Written by and starring members of Cloudscape. Warning: contains swearing
Here’s some Canadian heroes by the multi-talented Colin Upton: The Loon, scourge of the 1940s Montreal underworld and a fanatical Nazi-hunter. Canada’s most ruthless, most eccentric, and certainly most debonair crime-fighter. Here he is with his customized tank and two of his duck sidekicks. [nggallery id=74]
So I’m currently putting together the roster for the graphic novel anthology All-Canadian Comics, and have been sent a wide variety of heroes, all compelling and all very Canadian. Here’s a sample of the ones we have so far: [nggallery id=73] Johnny Canuck (by Bevan Thomas and Jeff Ellis): Canada’s […]
