Comics
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Interview with Jeff Lemire
[Originally published April 20 2010 through books.torontoist.com. I am posting it here on Dec 21 2022 but backdating the post to the original publication date. This was at the beginning of Jeff’s career, after having his first graphic novel, Essex County, published. He has since become very influential as both a prolific writer and an…
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An Interview with Nina Bunjevac
[This interview with Nina Bunjevac was originally conducted on March 28 2010 and published on (now defunct) books.toronotoist.com. I’m posting it today (Dec 21 2022) and backdating the post to match the original interview date. At the time Nina had published many short stories, and was working as a teacher at Maxx the Mutt College of Animation,…
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Kate Beaton: A New Canadian Hero
This new wave of Canadian patriotism has bred a new hero – behold, the great Kate Beaton! Canadian Cartoonist! http://www.harkavagrant.com/
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An Interview with Andy Brown, Conundrum Press
[Originally published Feb 23 2010 for books.torontoist.com. I’ve posted this on my blog Dec 21 2022 and backdated the post to match the date of publication. Andy Brown is the publisher of the iconic Conundrum Press. From their website: Conundrum Press is located in Mi’kma’ki/Nova Scotia, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.…
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Interview with Brad Mackay, Doug Wright Awards Co-Founder
[Interview originally published 2010 for books.torontoist.com, republished here Oct 2019] By Dave Howard Published: February 17, 2010 Brad Mackay is a freelance journalist who, along with Canadian cartoonist Seth, is the co-founder of the Doug Wright Awards, which recognize and celebrate English-language comics and graphic novels in Canada. I spoke to Mr. Mackay earlier this week about the origins of the awards,…
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Interview with Jeet Heer
[Originally Published Feb 10 2010 at books.torontoist.com. Posting this Jan 18 2023 but backdating the post to the original publish date. Note links may now be broken.] Jeet Heer is an academic and freelance journalist who has contributed significantly to the understanding and appreciation of comics in both scholarly and mainstream circles. His ideas on…
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Interview with Chris Butcher, founding TCAF Director
[Original Publication Date: February 3, 2010, Publication: books.toronotoist.com] Chris Butcher is the manager and book buyer for the internationally acclaimed Toronto bookstore The Beguiling. Working in the book industry at a bookstore rather than exclusively at a comics shop, Butcher has had the opportunity to see a great deal of change in the way graphic…
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Toronto Comic Jam at offthemap gallery
Cleaning out my computer, I came across these photos and the video below of the comic jam we had at offthemap gallery in downtown Toronto, waay back in Feb of 2004. Peter Kambasis generously took the video and the photos, and so many thanks to him. Check out www.torontocomicjam.com and www.offthemapgallery.com, too.
Dave Howard 