Cloudscape is a great organization to meet, connect, and collaborate with numerous fellow comic creators, and there’s similar organizations in many other places as well. For comic fans in the interior of BC, there’s the Okanagan Comic Arts Association. This organization is dedicated to “creation, community, and education” with regards to comics. […]
In this next excerpt for the Epic Canadiana Kickstarter, we have “Soldier Skye,” an adventurer from Canada’s colonial days who confronts Ogopogo in a story by Ian Thomas and Kris Sayer. You can see more of Kris Sayer’s work at Weald Comics.
Another excerpt from the Epic Canadiana Kickstarter, the cover for “Josephine the Moose-Rider,” an African-Canadian who is filled with the power of an aboriginal spirit. You can see more examples of their work in the Jill Trent, Science Sleuth comic series from Superdames.
Just reminding everyone that the theme of the next Comic Battle is “Evil Twins.” Deadline for all submissions is Wednesday evening, and send them to media@cloudscapecomics.com.
For the latest excerpt from the Epic Canadiana Kickstarter, here is the cover of “Sticks & Stones,” by John Ward and Edison Yan. A deaf aboriginal girl is forced to confront an ancient evil. You can see more of Edison’s work at his website.
Formline battles injustice on the West Coast, using her powers to animate Native formline drawings as her agents. Her story is written and drawn by Micah Iwaasa, who also is the cartoonist behind Comic Chunk, Cloudscape’s webcomic on creating comics. For more great Canadiana superheroes, visit the Epic Canadiana #2 Kickstarter.
It’s less than a week into the “Epic Canadiana #2” Kickstarter and it has already reached almost 50% of its goal! Thank you to everyone who has already contributed and don’t forget to continue to spread the word about it! To help wet people’s interest about the book, I’ll be showing some sample pages. The first one is the first page of the frame narrative, written by myself (Bevan Thomas) and drawn by professional comic artist Craig Wilson.
In episode 2 of the TradeWaiters, we read This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Spoiler alert: we really liked it. Jonathon makes the claim that This One Summer is the Watchmen of comics. Read the book and then listen to us gush for half an hour. Next […]
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The Arts Integration Learning Lab is a series of 5 professional development workshops provided by ArtStarts for artists of all disciplines in the Greater Vancouver area who are interested in working with young people in schools or deepening their impact in this field. The cost for artists selected to participate in […]
Cloudscape president Oliver McTavish-Wisden recently wrote an article showcasing comics in BC that was featured on the BC Tourism website: “Most visitors to BC come for the gorgeous natural scenery, renowned dining scene and local culture. But in addition to these iconic BC attractions, there are plenty of opportunities for […]
