drew this flyer for an upcoming Beacon Cinema screening of Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker, a personal favourite, and big influence on my last book (Holy Lacrimony)

Christmas Eve In Miller's Point slipcover artwork for the Blu-ray available for pre-order now: vinegarsyndrome.com/products/chr...

illustration for some slipcase artwork for Vinegar Syndrome's upcoming Garbage Pail Kids Movie 4K release

After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60. But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports. www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...

Cat Eyed Boy tribute for Mantis zine

semi-regular "I have a Patreon" reminder: I have a Patreon. in addition to exclusive comics, I've recently posted travel sketchbooks, process work, unseen/unused posters, and bootleg Peanuts collections. i also have regular round-ups of movies and comics on my mind www.patreon.com/c/michaeldef...

The Ford government has proposed a series of changes that will effectively end rent control in Ontario. It's an "apocalypse for tenants," one advocate tells The Grind. @emmapaling.bsky.social and @rdassaly.bsky.social report.

Title card illustration for season 2, episode 1 of Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake - "The Hare And The Sprout"

early am running

⭕️ Report | Israel launches 20+ airstrikes across Gaza claiming Hamas breached ceasefire Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 strikes across multiple areas of Gaza on Sunday, including regions far from the “yellow line” marking Israeli control, after the army claimed Hamas fighters emerged…

"To The World" is a comic zine by Jehad Abu Dayya and Esraa El-Banna, who wrote and drew the comic from their tents in Deir Al-Balah. Edited by Deena Mohamed, it tells the story of a fictional student named Farah, who shares her experience during the genocide in Gaza.

Pile and Ren

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Corey

poster for Throat Coat Karaoke at Toronto's Danu Social House next weekend Halloween edition. Throat Coat's "Radiohead tax" remains in place

I'm very sad to say that this event has to be cancelled! Yesterday, I was among 8 arrested at an action demanding: - The safe return of Freedom Flotilla members currently being detained in Israeli prisons, including Mskwaasin Agnew - A two way arms embargo - Immediate sanctions on Israel

The ceasefire has now been implemented.

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters. We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster) #EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

if you wrote or drew a Greta Thunberg children's book between 2018-2022, you should bare minimum be required to have at least one burning Israeli flag on display between all the twee illustrations of vegetable gardens or w/e on your social media feed

Pile and Ren

“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others." she was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy." when you're definitely the good guys

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Isra. Isra is a journalist in Gaza who has worked for 14 years with a lot of international experience (she is fluent in Spanish). She was also working on a PhD. She lost her father, home, work and university. She’s trying to help her family ❤️

lawn sign design for Scarborough Loves Palestine/Scarborough For Palestine neighbourhood group

Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract. The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.

got a media inquiry from the ben mulroney show

new comic available to Patreon subscribers www.patreon.com/c/michaeldef...

last from the HK Cinema Classics series: poster for the Chinese Ghost Story trilogy screenings at Fox Theatre and Bytowne Cinema!

poster for the Black Gold screening of Zeinabu irene Davis' Compensation in Toronto

tour poster for Big Thief - available for purchase at their upcoming shows, I believe

poster for screenings of The Killer playing at Bytowne and the Fox Theatre in Ottawa and Toronto

Horror movies for you 2025 letterboxd.com/mdfmdf/list/...

this one hurts - a few of my favourite events were at Bluestockings, and one the places in NYC i'd make sure to always hit on trips

Buffalo! I'll be in town to read at @gutterpopcomics.bsky.social on October 10, alongside @philmcandrew.bsky.social, Gia Ligammari and Max Weiss

the title card to "Bite of Love," featuring the likeness of George Lam as a vampire

Olivia Chow is saying "parks are for families" to defend carrying out a mass eviction of an encampment cbc.ca/news/canada/... Notable how this supposedly "progressive" mayor has abandoned all pretense and is now openly embracing reactionary, anti-poor rhetoric

Hundreds of indie musicians and labels join the cultural boycott of Israel, pull their music from streaming: BADBADNOTGOOD, Elisapie, Grizzly Bear, Japanese Breakfast, MJ Lenderman, King Krule, Erika de Casier, Oklou, Nourished by Time, Yaeji ... ra.co/news/83615

oh yes, i drew an illustration for this book of essays by Jacob Geller!

poster for a Black Gold screening of Zeinabu irene Davis' Compensation here in Toronto, a very beautiful movie

hahaha oh shit this rules

The 5th protester from the 2023 Gillers has *finally* had her charges dropped. The Gillers directly lobbied police to charge those protesters, and the production team behind the CBC broadcast helped police carry out the arrests. Enjoy the longlist celebrations canlitresponds.ca/boycott-giller

poster for karaoke. that i host in toronto ontario

this is soft, dude. this is really, really soft. a few years back, Frank Tieri threatened another critic and myself with violence, directly, at a comic-con over Batman opinions. That dude kept his job. He slid into my DMs with a fake apology. C. Kirk called for extermination. A joke didn't kill him.

congrats to Barry Avrich for the biggest film of his career. all it took was being a major TIFF donor, a Zionist lobby full of his billionaire friends, a street movement of violent psychopaths, and a bit of gumption, and he managed to put out a movie that no one will remember in 2 weeks

guy maddin? lmk when its girl chillin

maybe i should have waited 24 hours before publishing a piece about political assassination

Two Comics That Aren't About Political Assassination -- for Patreon subscribers, went a bit long writing about the popular freeluigi_kr webcomic and Imai Arata's Flash Point, a satirical manga about Shinzo Abe's killing: www.patreon.com/posts/two-co...

UPDATE — *Another* boat on the Sumud Flotilla has been hit in a suspected drone attack, according to organizers. Comes after one of its boats, the Family, was attacked yesterday in Tunisian waters. The flotilla is seeking to break the Israeli siege of Gaza and aid Palestinians.