Wow! So nice to see both Alberta Comics Love and Alberta Comics Home on the bestseller lists this week!

Big congratulations to @jarrethartnell.bsky.social Book Illustration of the Year winner for Shout Kill Revel #comics #art #books #horror

Shout Kill Revel wins the Speculative Fiction award! @jarrethartnell.bsky.social is the sci fi horror fantasy western graphic novel you're looking for. #Booksky

whoop! @jarrethartnell.bsky.social 's Shout Kill Revel wins best graphic novel!

A great story with stunning illustrations

Edmonton Expo attendees! Check out this fabulous comic creator

This weekend is Edmonton Expo! Come see me at table A804 where you can find my comics and so much more! I also made merch to celebrate the launch of @renegadeartsent.bsky.social Alberta Comics: LOVE so be sure to check them out. I’d be happy to chat about my little contribution! #yegartist

The year's of illustrating work that @jarrethartnell.bsky.social put into Shout Kill Revel is being recognised!

Both books are winners in our eyes

Next week are the Alberta Publishing Awards. A chance to celebrate last year's best books from Alberta based publishing houses. Titles from @richardvancamp.bsky.social & @christophershy.bsky.social - @jarrethartnell.bsky.social and from Bill Slavin are up for Best Graphic Novel. All are winners!

What a wonderful celebration of love & comics! A big thank you to @shelflifebooks.bsky.social the creators, friends & readers who joined us. Find out more about this positive comics anthology here: bit.ly/ACALove #Booksky #booklaunch #creators

Up for 5 awards!

Who will win???

Hey gang - would really appreciate a repost of this, please and thank you!

CBC BOOKS selected 2 of our graphic novels in their Recommended Fall Comic Books list. Alberta Comics Love, & Resilient. See the list here bit.ly/41N3EDe There's a couple mistakes, Love was edited by Alexander, Shea, Hartley & Emily. Love cover designed by @katsimmers.bsky.social

QUID PRO CROW is the first book on the Graphic Novel of the Year shortlist. In a tale full of mystery and adventure, the beautifully crafted illustrations immerse the reader deeper into the world of the protagonist, Mordecai Crow. @renegadeartsent.bsky.social #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Calgary readers! Join us this Thursday 7pm at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social to celebrate positive love and comics. Alberta Comics Love is our new anthology featuring 50 short comic stories about love in all its unique, quirky & diverse dimensions can bring us. #yyc #booklaunch

the mental health all-stars

Work by my fellow presenters on the eve, Chris Doucher, Sam Lucy Haslam and Hollis Parrot. Chris Doucher's comic is illustrated by Jackson Gee.

Thurs, Sept 11th, 7pm - @shelflifebooks is hosting the long awaited launch of Alberta Comics: Love This is the 2nd volume of the anthology I help edit, and I have a spicy comic in it too!

The final title on the Book Design shortlist is @renegadeartsent.bsky.social’s SHOUT KILL REVEL by @jarrethartnell.bsky.social. Lightning paced and ingenious, this graphic novel offers stunning visuals and nail-bitting twists. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

I had the privilege of adding a lil contribution to this @renegadeartsent.bsky.social anthology that's coming out in Sept, and the launch event is happening at Shelf Life in DT Calgary (1302 4th St SW) ... get in! #albertacomics #calgaryreads #edmontonreads #yyccomics #yegcomics #yycevents

We peeked some dreamy and breezy reading spots where Canadian authors love to read. Patios, library corners, balconies aplenty! Plus: a look at some of the books keeping them company. alllitup.ca/hot-days-cool-spots-where-and-what-authors-read-this-summer

'...a feast for the eyes. Brooding and murky, almost photographic images create a cinematographic environment that sinks the reader into the nightmare.' A great review of Wheetago War Roth by @richardvancamp.bsky.social & @christophershy.bsky.social #booksky

Only a few hours left to get your own copy of the Wheetago War limited edition hardcover via Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale... Also available in softcover from you favourite book & comic store.

Oh look! It's our Assistant Publisher writing about life at our Small Press Comic Book Publisher

It is a beautiful cover, a great showcase for the delights waiting within its pages. #Booksky #comics

That'll be this gorgeous cover from @jarrethartnell.bsky.social !

Only 4 days left to back the Wheetago War Roth limited edition hardcover campaign. @richardvancamp.bsky.social & @christophershy.bsky.social 's Indigenous horror masterpiece looks so good in beautiful hardcover. Have a look at the other cool rewards here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

Friends, this Saturday I will tabling at YYC FanFair Pt 2 on Centre St N in #YYC. I'll have Chap 9 of The Cold Fire comic on hand ... ⚔️ If you were priced out of Calgary Expo, it's a great lil summer show organized by Steve Hodges. Info at yycfanfair.com ... Get in! #yyccomics #yycevents #yycweekend

7 days left in our Kickstarter. Check out our cool rewards! Wheetago War Roth - Deluxe Hardcover Graphic Novel www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

10 days left to to add some cool and unique rewards from the Wheetago War graphic novel series @kickstarter.com #Booksky💙📚

This is a good reminder to a graphic novel to your collection that is not only an exciting, emotional adventure tale, but also a historically accurate examination of how the USA government and military industry figured out warfare for commercial gain #Booksky💙📚

'It's hard to build awareness with new readers. Social media is a nightmare of unseen posts and spam advertising. A campaign is a catalyst for building word of mouth which hopefully turns into orders at stores, library requests etc.' Find out more here: lnkd.in/gWWSDs9h

Did you know that The Last Band on Earth by @elainemwill.bsky.social was one of the top 10 most borrowed ebooks from Albertan libraries in July? Now you do! #Booksky💙📚

I’m honoured to share that Mantle #1 is now available at @thebeguiling.bsky.social — truly one of the world’s greatest comics shops with a diversity of material you won’t find anywhere else… … now including our indie adventure. (We’re on the right when you enter, with the zines. 👍🏻)

Could the Mordecai Crow trilogy repeat its predecessor's award success?

Would you like the limited edition hardcover of Wheetago War Roth by Richard Van Camp @richardvancamp.bsky.social & Christopher Shy @christophershy.bsky.social ? Perhaps you'd like Christopher to draw you as a character into Wheetago War book 2? Now you can: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

Who will win???

Add a little Alberta to your bookshelf by reading books published in Alberta AND set in Alberta. These are just a few of our recommendations! #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge #ReadAlberta #ABbooks @newestpress.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social

Next up on the Speculative Fiction shortlist is SHOUT KILL REVEL published by @renegadeartsent.bsky.social. This graphic novel offers readers a genre-bending narrative and a complex protagonist to root for. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Next up on the Speculative Fiction shortlist is WHEETAGO WAR ROTH. A visually stunning graphic novel that follows a man’s struggle to retain his humanity after being bitten by a Wheetago. @renegadeartsent.bsky.social #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Thank you to Renegade Arts Entertainment (@renegadeartsent.bsky.social) for supporting Alberta Books for Schools. Look for their ad in the next version of the catalogue, coming this September. Renegade Arts Entertainment is Alberta’s premier publisher of graphic novels, with books for every age.

The BPAA is experiencing a big anniversary this year and so are these amazing Alberta-published titles! Competing in the #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge? We have some great recommendations for you! @aupress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social

The next four titles we are highlighting are from the Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction shortlist. Published by Tyche Books, @edgesf.bsky.social, and @renegadeartsent.bsky.social, these books feature supernatural and fantastical elements. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

This Wednesday! #yycevents #yycarts

every time I take too much off the top.

Today 7pm at Shelf Life Books, Calgary, join Stefano Jun aka @kangsanee.bsky.social and @alexanderfinbow.bsky.social to talk about Straight Outta Busan, life as a Korean immigrant growing up in Alberta, & how his heritage influences his comic creation. #booksky💙📚 #authorevents #yyc