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The TradeWaiters 3: “One Hundred Demons” by Lynda Barry

In Episode 3 of the TradeWaiters, Jon, Jeff, Angela and Kathleen read One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry, an “autobifictionalography.” Kathleen calls Lynda Barry one of her “must-read cartoonists.” Maybe by the end you will want to spend some time with your own demons. Music by Sleuth Next episode will […]


Super-Why?

by Jonathon Dalton 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 […]


The Terrible Death of Finnegan Strappe

Jordyn Bochon, former Vancouverite and occasional Cloudscape contributor, has launched a fundraiser for her new project. The Terrible Death of Finnegan Strappe will be an ongoing comics series and Jordyn is raising the funds to print the first three issues. She says: “The Terrible Death of Finnegan Strappe is the […]


Intro to Graphic Memoir, Tuesday nights this fall!

Miriam Libicki is running a comics course this fall! You should all consider taking it. From Maus to Persepolis to Blankets, memoirs in graphic novel form are among the most powerful stories being told today. This course offers practical and wide-ranging techniques for translating your life experiences into sequential art. […]


21 Journeys is here! 2

It’s here! At long last, 21 Journeys is up for sale on this very site. Cloudscape’s fifth anthology takes the reader on journeys near and far. Whether you travel around the world or around the block, it’s the people you meet along the way and the things you learn about […]


High Tea with Colin Upton

Join Cloudscape member Colin Upton for the launch of his long-awaited graphic novel The Collected Diabetes Funnies and his latest minicomic, Two-Fisted Tales of Tea. Diabetes Funnies is the autobiographical journey of Colin discovering he has diabetes and learning to deal with the consequences. In my opinion, it’s some of […]