Comic Chunk #94: Black n’ White Knockdown 1/5
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Writing for Comics classes at Langara
Only a couple of weeks until “Writing for Graphic Novels & Comix” starts at Langara, but there are still seats available. They are taught by Bevan Thomas, who has written and edited on numerous Cloudscape anthologies, most prominently the Gene Day-award-winning Epic Canadiana series. If you are interested in polishing off your […]
Cloudscape’s AGM this Wednesday!
Just reminding everyone that the Cloudscape annual general meeting is this Wednesday! If you want to vote on new board members, discuss 2017 comic projects, and play a part in shaping our organization over the next year, then make sure to stop by.
Mom’s Cancer
Review by Matthew Nielsen Mom’s Cancer by Brian Fies is a very moving story of a mother in her sixties being diagnosed with cancer and how her three children do their best to help her. It is an autobiography told by Brian, the eldest of the mother’s children. Events start […]
The TradeWaiters 28: “Bone” Volumes 1 & 2 by Jeff Smith
Today we read Bone: Out from Boneville and Bone: The Great Cow Race, the first two volumes of the acclaimed series by Jeff Smith. Join us and find out what we thought about these books that revolutionized graphic novels as we know them. Find out where Jeff Smith’s inspiration came […]
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Heart of Darkness
Review by Matthew Nielsen Based on the Joseph Conrad novella of the same name, the graphic novel Heart of Darkness (adapted by David Zane Mairowitz and illustrated by Catherine Anyango) is about a man’s journey up the Congo River during the late 19th-century Belgian colonial period. The protagonist, Marlow, works for […]
Remember, deadline for “Swan Song” submissions is February 1
Remember, everyone, that the deadline to submit to Cloudscape’s music-themed anthology, Swan Song, has been extended to February 1. So if you have a great idea for a comic that involves music in some way, then we encourage you to send it to us. For full information, check out Call for […]
SDP Announces Call for Submissions for All-Trans Comics Anthology
Stacked Deck Press has announced a call of submissions for We’s Still Here, an anthology of comics by transgender cartoonists, edited by Tara Avery (co-editor of Alphabet with Jon Macy) and Jeanne Thornton (co-publisher of Instar Books). “Our goal is to present work 100% conceived and executed by trans artists, showcasing the breadth […]
Cloudscape AGM January 18
Cloudscape’s annual general meeting will start at 7:30 on January 18. That’s when we go over what the organization has done and will do, we vote on any changes in board membership, take questions and suggestions from our members, and plan our projects for the next year. There will be […]
Comics in the Clouds starts January 13
Just a reminder to everyone that Cloudscape’s free comics class, Comics in the Clouds, is starting January 13. You can sign-up for it at City of Vancouver – Comics in the Clouds. Spread the word to anyone you think would be interested.