Jonathon Dalton


The TradeWaiters 4: “Broken Telephone” written by Ryan Estrada

In episode four, Jonathon, Jeff, Kathleen and Angela read Broken Telephone, an e-book written by Ryan Estrada and drawn by him and a “lineup of accomplices.” Each chapter follows the hero of one story who will inevitably become the villain of the next. In this episode, Angela uses the word […]


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 […]


Cloudscape at Langara Continuing Studies Open House

Today Langara College is having an open house for its continuing studies programs, including the upcoming Graphic Novel & Comix program, spearheaded by various Cloudscape members. Along with various other programs being showcased, the open house will feature cloudscape founders Jeff Ellis and Jonathon Dalton, and various other local comic […]


The TradeWaiters 2: “This One Summer” By Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

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 […]


The TradeWaiters 1: “Seconds” by Bryan Lee O’Malley

This is it! The first official episode of the new book club podcast from Jonathon Dalton, Jeff Ellis, Angela Melick, and Kathleen Gros: the “TradeWaiters.” We are all busy people and don’t have a lot of time to chase down comics as they’re released. We wait for the trades. But […]


The TradeWaiters: Episode Zero

It’s the TradeWaiters! The podcast that’s like a book club, but for comics. In Episode Zero, you can listen to Jonathon Dalton, Kathleen Gros, Angela Melick, and Jeff Ellis as we discuss how the series is going to proceed and what we plan to accomplish with it. In typical TradeWaiter […]


Comics Classes Starting Next Week!

Now that summer is finally here, Cloudscape members are preparing to teach their comics classes. If you know of someone who’d be interested, there’s still still to register, though do it quick as the first ones are starting week! For example, Jonathon Dalton is returning with the popular Manga! Kids […]


Upcoming Cloudscape Comic Classes

Cloudscape members will be teaching a lot of exciting comic classes coming up this summer. Here is a sampling of them. The Manga Summer Camp is run by board member Jonathon Dalton, while Mara Coman will be teaching the rest. July 6-10, Nikkei Cultural Center Manga Summer Camp July 6-10, Bonsor […]


Kickstarter for "New World" anthology from Iron Circus

Iron Circus is currently in the middle of the Kickstarter for its latest comics anthology: New World — a 360-page black-and-white collection of fantasy and sci-fi comics about culture clash, what happens when civilizations meet. This anthology features stories by a wide variety of cartoonists, including prominent Cloudscape members Jonathon Dalton and […]