Canadian comic book news for Apr. 25, 2026 True North Country Comics Podcast rounds up this week's Canadian comic book news The post Canadian comic book news for Apr. 25, 2026 appeared first on True North Country Comics. Canadian comic book news for Apr. 25, 2026

Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Lee Lai about 'Cannon' The post Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations appeared first on True North Country Comics. Lee Lai chats about ‘Cannon’ and award nominations

Canadian comic book news for Apr. 18, 2026 True North Country Comics Podcast rounds up the latest Canadian comic book news The post Canadian comic book news for Apr. 18, 2026 appeared first on True North Country Comics. Canadian comic book news for Apr. 18, 2026

Michael DeForge, April 28, 2026 at 7pm EDT The 452nd meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email [email protected] to register for this event. Free and open to the public The Comics of…

THIS SUNDAY! Toronto Comic Jam! April 26, 7:00 pm

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse Nominated for Peabody Award From The Daily Cartoonist: The 86th Peabody Award nominees have been announced. The Art Spiegelman documentary “Art Spiegelman Disaster Is My Muse” made the list of 20 films up for the award in the documentary category. Read more:

Tillie Walden tours Charity & Sylvia  From the Drawn & Quarterly newletter Join cartooning powerhouse and Eisner winner Tillie Walden as she tours her new book, Charity and Sylvia, this summer with stops in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York, Vermont, and Montréal! IN STORES JUNE 16 Read more:

Jillian Tamaki, Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7pm EDT The 450th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday,  April 13, 2026 at 7 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email [email protected] to register for this event. Free and open to the public. NOTE:…

"I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get." ~ Tracy Chapman Chapman by Nicholas Albrecht #Booksky

The Comics Journal Reviews Joe Ollmann’s The Woodchipper Tate McFadden reviews Joe Ollmann's new short story collection from Drawn & Quarterly for The Comics Journal. The stories in The Woodchipper are a mix of uproarious comedy, neurotic drama, and depression. Each story, with the exception of…

Doodles preparing for the cartoon quoted below.

THIS SUNDAY! Toronto Comic Jam! Mar 28 7:00 pm The next Toronto Comic Jam is Sunday March 28 at 7pm, in the back room of The Cameron House. Bring your art supplies to draw collaborative comics with friends while listening to groovy music! Bring your zines to share or sell at our Zine Table! Visit…

TOMORROW! Toronto Comic Jam First Jam of 2026! Feb 22 7:00 pm Sadly, January's jam was cancelled due to the snowstorm, which means the first and most fabulous jam of 2026 begins THIS month! Sunday February 22 at 7pm, in the back room of The Cameron House. Bring your art supplies to draw…

THIS SUNDAY! Toronto Comic Jam First Jam of 2026! Feb 22 7:00 pm Sadly, January's jam was cancelled due to the snoestorm, which means the first and most fabulous jam of 2026 begins THIS month! Sunday February 22 at 7pm, in the back room of The Cameron House. Bring your art supplies to draw…

Tonight’s Comic Jam is Canceled due to the big storm. Stay safe everyone! Snowday! Snowmageddon part 2 is comimg to town! Tonight's comic jam is canceled due to the big storm. Please stay home and stay safe! Will post the comic jam booklet online later today, and will be in print when we meet…

TOMORROW! Toronto Comic Jam First Jam of 2026! Sunday Jan 25, 7pm The first and most fabulous jam of 2026 begins this month! Sunday January 25 at 7pm, in the back room of The Cameron House. Bring your art supplies to draw collaborative comics with friends while listening to groovy music! Bring…

Toronto Comic Jam First Jam of 2026! Sunday Jan 25, 7pm The first and most fabulous jam of 2026 begins this month! Sunday January 25 at 7pm, in the back room of The Cameron House. Bring your art supplies to draw collaborative comics with friends while listening to groovy music! Bring your zines to…

CBC Books: Montreal cartoonist Pascal Girard’s latest comic book combines diary with fiction Read it here!

Cannon by Lee Lai Named In New York Times’ List of Best Graphic Novels of 2025 Read about it here:

TOMORROW: 29th Anniversary of the Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday November 30th 7pm! The 11th and oldest jam so far! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Nov 30th 7:00 pm for our 29th Anniversary! Bring your zines! Bring your comics to share! Come and join us 🙂 Sign up for reminders at lu.ma and…

THIS WEEKEND: 29th Anniversary of the Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday November 30th 7pm! The 11th and oldest jam so far! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Nov 30th 7:00 pm for our 29th Anniversary! Bring your zines! Bring your comics to share! Come and join us 🙂 Sign up for reminders at lu.ma…

THIS WEEKEND: Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday October 26 at 7pm! The tenth and scariest jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday Sept 28 7pm! Bring your zines! Your comics to share! Don't forget this Sunday is the Halloween edition of the Toronto Comic Jam at the Cameron House.…

NEXT WEEK: Toronto Comic Jam Sunday October 26, 7pm at The Cameron House The tenth and scariest jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday Oct 26 7pm! Bring your zines! Your comics to share! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. Sign up for reminders at lu.ma.

THIS MONTH: Toronto Comic Jam Sunday October 26 7pm at The Cameron House The tenth and scariest jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday Oct 28 7pm! Bring your zines! Your comics to share! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. Sign up for reminders at lu.ma.

DIY Comics School Drawing Meet-Up www.meetup.com/diy-comics-s...

All Toronto Public Library branches will soon be open seven days a week Some reallybgreat news! From Toronto Life (link here) The city’s network of 100 locations is the largest and most used public system on the planet By Lindsey King  | September 23, 202 Photo by the TPL Pulitzer-winning…

NEXT WEEK: Toronto Comic Jam: Sunday September 28 ! The ninth and likely most stupedous jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday Sept 28 7pm! Bring your zines! Your comics to share! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. Sign up for reminders at lu.ma.

Hey @jimmunroe.net and I are having a book launch at Lucky's Comics next week.

Proud to be representing @inkskratch.com and my graphic novel ZEROED OUT in a Vancouver co-launch with the delightful doodlin' diarist @jasonturner.bsky.social

A good time to revisit @juggaloreporter.bsky.social’s interview with @cashbrowns.bsky.social for @chicagoreader.com’s 2022 People Issue

hahaha oh shit this rules

Xtra reviews Lee Lai’s new book, Cannon Xtra gives a very thoughtful review of Lee Lai's new book published by Drawn And Quarterly, Cannon. Read it here:

Book Launch with Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at Lillian H. Smith Library, Tues Sept 16, 5pm Signing, 6pm Event Drawn and Quarterly presents Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at the Lillian H. Smith library, Tues Sept 16. Book signing at 5pm and event starts at 6pm. Instagram post here :

New York Comics & Picture Story Symposium Fall Schedule Ben Katchor's amazing cartoonist presentation series, New York Comics & Pictire Story Symposium, have released their fall schedule. Check it out here!

Rewind: Asylum Squad creator Sarafin Interview for the Toronto Comic Jam 20th Anniversary Appreciation post celebrating longtime comic jammer Sarafin, creator of "mad pride" manga series Asylum Squad. Sarafin graciously allowed us to interview her for the Toronto Comic Jam 20th Anniversary…

Toronto Comic Jam: Anguished August 31st, 2025! The eighth and likely most sweltering jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday Aug 31, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the deets. Sign up for reminders at lu.ma.

Tonight! Toronto Comic Jam: Generous July 27th, 2025! The seventh and likely biggest-hearted jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday July 27, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Bring your zines and mini-conics to sell and share at our zine table! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the…

Nature.com Examines Kate Beaton’s “Ducks” and the Intersection Between Enviral Degredation and Human Suffering Nature.com gives an in-depth, academic and entirely overwritten analysis of the often overlooked connection between degredation of the environment and human suffering. Yes it does. Worth…

CTV News: University of Winnipeg’s Dr. Candida Rifkind shares how graphic novels are changing the way we understand the refugee experience University of Winnipeg’s Dr. Candida Rifkind shares how graphic novels are changing the way we understand the refugee experience as well as other important…

CBC Books: 12 Canadian comics to read this summer CBC Books reveals it'a recommendations for Canadian comics to read this summer. Don't wait in suspense! Take a look for yourself!

True North Country Comics: Made in Canada – Creator Resources with Chris Ware from Micro-Vision Computers This is the OTHER Chris Ware, the owner of Micro-Vision Computers, from Nanaimo, BC. From True North Country Comics podcast series special edition, focusing on resources for Canadian comic…

Next Week! Toronto Comic Jam: Generous July 27th, 2025! The seventh and likely biggest-hearted jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday July 27, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Bring your zines and mini comics for our zine table, to sell and share! Visit torontocomicjam.org for all the…

Art Spiegelman to Receive Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award The National Cartoonists' Society is set to award Art Spiegelman with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. This is part of The Reuben Awards ceremony happening August 15 2025. From their website: In 1980, Spiegelman and…

Tegan O’Neil Reviews Michael Deforge’s Holy Lacrimony for The Comics Journal Tegan O'Neil Reviews Michael Deforge's Holy Lacrimony for The Comics Journal. From the article: It’s resonant. I read it about a week ago and in the time needed to gather my thoughts those thoughts matured alongside the…

This was an absolutely great book! An amazing story, Guy Delisle dug deeply into the challenges, triumphs & horrific moments of Muybridge’s life, I learned a ton, was captivated for all of it. My dad got it first recommended - I hadn’t heard of it. Def recommend! From @dandq.bsky.social great stuff!

I wrote this years ago and it still holds.

I will be doing 2 presentations about the craft of comics devices for the @cartoonist.coop Summer Camp program Session 1: JULY 20, 7 PM ET (US time zone) Session 2: JULY 27, 6 PM AEST (UK/Asia/Oceania) Join the Cooperative for access this and next weekend: cartoonist.coop/join

The Comics Journal: ‘I became much happier and healthier when I started telling stories’: A talk with Jeff Lemire Jason Bergman interviews Jeff Lemire for an extensive talk about comics and his life, upon the release of his newest book 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir. From the article: JASON BERGMAN:…

City of Craft Vendor Applications now open for Small Zine and Paper Crafts! The Toronto craft fair, City of Craft, will be back later this year (Dec 5-7), near the Theatre Centre (Queen/Dufferin - map). The 2025 Fair will once again include a Small Zine and Paper Goods market. Applications to be a…

True North Country Podcast: Creator Resources with Mark J. Jones, The Starving Artist Myth From the awesome and amazing True North Country Comics Podcast: Made in Canada – Creator Resources with Mark J. Jones about ‘The Starving Artist Myth’. Go listen to it RIGHT NOW! From their site: On this…