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Here’s my chat with Paul Gilligan about his new YA graphic novel ‘Boy vs Shark’ from Penguin Random House, and more.

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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Paul Gilligan writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café, which has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. Weaned on Mad magazine, super-hero comics and “Bloom County,” Paul attended Sheridan College for animation and illustration and took comedy writing at the Film Institute in Ottawa. He joined The Ottawa Citizen newspaper as its on-staff illustrator, where he won awards in both illustration and design, and also found work in advertising, editorial cartooning, storyboarding, comic books and animation, and finally set up shop in downtown Toronto as a freelancer, where his roster of illustration clients included Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Disney, and Wired. He’s the author-illustrator of the graphic novel series Pluto Rocket and the chapter book series King of the Mole People. He’s developed a number of animated TV series with places like Sony Animation, The Cartoon Network, YTV, and The CW, and has contributed cartoons to MAD Magazine, Harvard, and Reader’s Digest. His newest graphic novel is Boy vs. Shark.

The story of Boy vs Shark goes like this: “In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn’t have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David. And then Jaws comes to town. Suddenly everyone is obsessing over this movie about a shark ripping people to pieces. And if you haven’t seen it, not only are you missing out, you’re also kind of a wimp. Needless to say, Jaws leaves young Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and David as well as the distance between where he stands and the world’s expectations of a boy’s ‘manliness’. And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?”

You can discover more about Paul Gilligan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paul_gilligan/

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Here’s my report from Word on the Street Toronto 2024.

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Word on the Street is a celebration of Toronto’s books and magazines. At this year’s Toronto event, attendees spent the weekend meandering through the vibrant marketplace, finding books, magazines, and more. Many Indigenous and Canadian authors exhibited across multiple stages of all-ages programming, including a dedicated kids stage. The festival programming included writers’ workshops that go beyond the craft on four stages around the Queen’s Park area of Toronto. At one point, I even heard a typewriter.

For this event, as in the past, Canadian comic book creators and illustrators were amidst the many exhibitors. This report focuses on those creators including:

Keith Grachow – Keith Grachow is a comic book author-illustrator, graphic designer, and instructor who teaches workshops on illustration. Keith has written for SCI by AH Comics, co-written a story in Cauldron, authored his own comics (Yost the Golem, Bounty Hunter Kai) and co-created many comic books and anthology stories (Strange Case with Mark Bertolini for Scout Comics, Checkmate Blues with Robert Iveniuk and Toronto Comix Anthology 3-Snow Blind with Howard Wong ) and children’s books with his mother Amy (Up-In-The-Sky series). He has also worked in animation, as a digital ink-and-paint artist for the Disney movies ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and ‘Princess and the Frog’, and designed toy packages for products like Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon and the Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Currently, Keith is co-authoring and illustrating the graphic novel, Summer on The Swing, with his mother Amy Grachow; the semi-autobiographical comic tells the story of her upbringing in a bungalow colony in upstate New York in the 1960s. Discover more about Keith Grachow online at kgrachow.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/keith_grachow/

Steven Andrews – Steven Andrews is the publisher of the newest TO Comix offering entitled The City We Chose featuring a variety of comic book creators telling a variety of compelling stories about the great city of Toronto. Discover more at TOComix.com

Danny Gorny – Danny Gorny is a freelance writer and editor living in Toronto. He completed his degree in medieval literature in 2014, and he’s written comics at the RAID Studio. His projects include Coffee House of Doom,  Sleepwalkers and the comic book series Cygnus Imperium. Danny has just launched the Kickerstarter project for the season finale of the series with Cygnus Imperium #4. Discover more about Danny Gorny at https://www.instagram.com/dannygorny/

Alicia Isaacs – Alicia Isaacs is a storytelling sensation, skillfully crafting tales that resonate with readers worldwide. Her narratives create a lasting impact, captivating the imagination of readers and leaving a positive impression globally. Her current book is Using Greatness Within. Discover more about Alicia at AliciaIsaacs.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alicia_author

Julian Bynoe – Born in 1968 London, England, Julian Bynoe moved to Canada with his family at a very young age (which is why he has no British accent, but can mimic one with deft accuracy!) and lived in between Toronto and Calgary during his formative years. Cartooning since 1983 and a graduate of the Alberta College of Art & Design, he resides and works in Toronto as an artist, cartoonist and freelance arts/entertainment blogger. Discover more about Julian at https://eboutique-snowleopardarts-ent-ca.myshopify.com/

Karina Hussein – Karina Hussein is the founder of Sights Seen Publishing. She’s also the author of Kiara’s Toronto Adventure – a tribute to Toronto, celebrating the city’s vast history, diverse culture, and the spirt of exploration. The story is important to Karina as it’s a contribution to the representation of visual minorities in children’s literature, as she didn’t have the privilege of encountering characters who looked like her growing up. Discover more about Karina at https://www.sightsseenpublishing.ca/

Michelle Wang – Based in Toronto, Ontario, Michelle Wang is the author of an award-winning series of picture books about a fun-loving family discovering the beauty of the changing seasons: It Must Be Autumn (winner of the 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Award and the Southern California Book Festival Award), It Must Be Winter (2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards finalist), It Must Be Spring (2023 Educators Choice Awards finalist), and It Must Be Summer (available December 2023). Her newest book is called Oma’s Bag, illustrated by Sam Nunez, is a described as a “tender and touching book to help children navigate an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in their family and learn how to fully embrace their loved ones in new and unexpected ways”. Discover more about Michelle Wang online at https://itmustbebooks.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itmustbebooks/

Susanne Arens – Susanne Arens is the co-producer, illustrator and graphics design expert at Critter Adventure Tales. Susanne and Crystal Peak Design have received numerous local, regional, National and International awards for her graphic design and marketing work. Susanne participated in and volunteered as the Chair of the Multi-Media and Graphics Department at the Pikes Peak State College for 12 years and has taught as an Adjunct Instructor for the past 11 years. She also volunteers as a judge for the Space Foundation International Student Art Contest and is the Executive Director of the Pikes Peak Studio Tour which supports and promotes local artists through our annual Pikes Peak Tour Studio event. Discover more at https://critteradventuretales.com/

Samantha Solis – Samantha Solis is a licensed mental health counselor who owns a private practice. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology from the University of San Diego and went on to complete her graduate studies in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. Samantha currently resides on the U.S. West Coast with her husband and two young children. Her children inspired her to write a book that teaches kids about boundaries. Given Samantha’s background in psychology, she decided to write about boundaries at an age-appropriate level for young kids to understand. Her latest book Tonio and Tina Learn Boundaries is available from Tellwell. Discover more about Samantha at https://samanthasolisauthor.com/.

Rick Lima – Ricky Lima is a writer and educator from Brampton, Ontario. He enjoys writing interesting stories and helping people. Ricky is known for his previous work that includes happily ever aftr, Black Hole Hunters Club, Huma-Am, The Millennium Bomb, Kickboxer – The Unauthorized Adaptation, Cauldron Magazine and Soda Pop Pirates. He’s exhibited, panelled and attended many conventions and festivals promoting his work including the recent Small Press Expo. Ricky’s new graphic novel Undergrowth features colorist Yuliia Shevtsova and illustrator Daniele Aquilani. Discover more about Ricky Lima online at https://limepressonline.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/king.k.rule/

Discover more about Word on the Street at https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/annual-festival/

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Here’s my chat with Matt Ringel about his continuing sci-fi comic book series Alice on Kickstarter and more.

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Matt Ringle is from the Ottawa, Ontario region. In his off time, Matt plays D&D and co-hosts a podcast called Nerdium.  His ongoing series Fallen blends the genres of mystery, thriller and fantasy by creating a thrilling mythological detective story set in the vibrant, synth-pop filled era of the 1980’s in the loud, crowded streets of New York City. As the writer, Matt’s newest project is a sci-fi comic book miniseries called Alice supported by artist Marika Cresta known for Marvel’s Doctor Aphra and Captain Carter, colorist Fahriza Kamaputra known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plus work for IDW, DC and Image Comics, and letterer Toben Racicot known for Beastlands, The Wild Cosmos, Thorn Squadron, Menagerie, Rumble Kings and Crown & Anchor. Matt’s

The award-nominated comic book series, Alice, is a cyberpunk adventure described as “quantum leap gone wrong!” In this next issue, readers can continue to follow Alice down the rabbit hole is a thrilling fight for survival in a dystopian world! Alice #2 is now available on Kickstarter.

Discover more about Matt on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/badbeavercomics/

Check out the new Alice #2 on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badbeavercomics/alice-1-2-the-cyberpunk-adventure-returns

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Here’s my chat with Jay Flores-Holz about his work at Cartoon Coach, his plans for the future and more.

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Jay Flores-Holz is a Toronto based Disney approved artist. Jay’s achievements include the Sheridan College Animation Production program, television animation, comic books as well as Creative Manager at Joe Books, Publishing. At Joe Books Jay had the immense honour of working along side Disney Publishing with many international artists on such monthly titles as Disney Princess, Frozen, Pirates of the Caribbean, Darkwing Duck, Gravity Falls, Star vs the Forces of Evil, Shrek, Harvey Kids and more. Jay has also had the great privilege of collaborating on franchises such as Star Wars, Pixar, Dreamworks, Disney Jr., Disney XD and more through Joe Books’ Cinestory line. According to Jay, his greatest accomplishment as an artist thus far is being the Creative Director and Founder of Cartoon Coach.

Cartoon Coach is a year round discipline for anyone who wishes to learn to draw for cartoons, comics and animation. At Cartoon Coach, art fundamentals and foundations are routed in shape, perspective and daily life to address an infinite number of design challenges with fun, creative and useful solutions. With this approach, students can jump right in and enroll at anytime and feel confident that in a few short sessions they will fall into step with the rest of their class.

You can discover more about Jay and Cartoon Coach online at CartoonCoach.ca and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cartooncoach/

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Here’s my chat with Lovern Kindzierski about his new graphic novel Cradle’s End from Renegade Arts Entertainment and more.

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Lovern Kindzierski is a writer, colorist and illustrator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has been nominated as best colorist for the Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, and Schuster Awards. As a writer, he has worked on titles including Spiderman, Wolverine, and The Victorian. His writing on Tarzan garnered him a Harvey Award Best Writer nomination. Lovern is also recognized for his graphic novels, Underworld and Necromantic. He is best-known for his ongoing series of fantasy books based around the character Shame published by Renegade Arts Entertainment. Book six in the Eisner-nominated fantasy series is Cradle’s End and is illustrated by John Bolton, lettered by Annie Parkhouse and edited by Alexander Finbow.

The story of Cradle’s End goes like this: “Hope and Merritt fight their way deeper into Cradle to heal the wound that could allow  the demons of hell to spew their terror into the world. Shame, trapped and broken into pieces, puts her plans to recover her powers and free herself and her sorcerous allies into action. Will Hope and Merritt stop Shame in time or will the queen of the darkest powers vanquish them all?”

You can discover more about Lovern on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lovernkindz/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lovern.kindzierski

You can hear Lovern talk about his previous graphic novel Hell’s Flaw here.

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Here’s my chat with Ron Kasman about his new graphic novel The Cosmic Con from At Bay Press and more.

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Ron Kasman is a comics creator based in Toronto, Ontario. He was one of the four coordinators of Cosmicon, Canada’s first major comic convention. He created William Lyon Mackenzie, the first graphic novel of Canadian history, honoured by the mayor of Toronto, displayed in a major gallery, published in two editions, reviewed by the Toronto Star and distributed by the Lieutenant Governor. He edited Peter Hsu’s Quadrant. He hand lettered comics for publishers DC, Image and Eclipse. He also wrote and drew for Image. His educational comic strip Bruce Barnaby won an award for Educational Journalism. He penciled, inked and lettered Captain Canuck and inked pages featuring Fleur-de-Lys; both characters are on Canadian postage stamps. Parts of his comic collection have been displayed in the Royal Ontario Museum. Ron has been nominated for the Shuster Award as Canada’s Best Cartoonist. His latest graphic novel, that was named one of the 23 Canadian comic books to check out this fall by CBC Books, is called The Cosmic Con.

The story of The Cosmic Con goes like this: “Toronto, 1968. Herbie Weingarten, a teenager in his last year of high school, finds that his uncle Jeffrey, a holocaust survivor, has been taken in by a new religious movement called, “Exalted Consciousness”. The young man tries to extricate his uncle from the group even while his uncle tries to pull him into it. Visit Toronto’s downtown core when Yorkville was a hippy haven, Rochdale College was a centre of the illicit drug trade and bands had names like Intercontinental Ballistic Grapefruit. Watch as personalities are broken down and moulded in the pursuit of power and money by the mysterious Baron Gerhard Von Albrecht. Take a walk along “cult row” from Davenport and Avenue Road through to Yorkville, as pernicious gurus create ugly alternatives within the Age of Aquarius.”

Discover more about Ron Kasman on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ron.kasman/ and on Tumblr at https://ronkasman.tumblr.com/

Learn more about The Cosmic Con on At Bay press https://atbaypress.com/books/detail/the-cosmic-con

Check out a previous conversation with Ron here.

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Here’s my chat with Ricky Lima about his new graphic novel Undergrowth and more.

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Ricky Lima is a writer and educator from Brampton, Ontario. He enjoys writing interesting stories and helping people. Ricky is known for his previous work that includes happily ever aftr, Black Hole Hunters Club, Huma-Am, The Millennium Bomb, Kickboxer – The Unauthorized Adaptation, Cauldron Magazine and Soda Pop Pirates. He’s exhibited, panelled and attended many conventions and festivals promoting his work including the recent Small Press Expo. Ricky’s new graphic novel Undergrowth features colorist Yuliia Shevtsova and illustrator Daniele Aquilani.

The story of Undergrowth goes like this: “The world is being ravaged by four terrifying robotic monsters. One fateful night, four friends venture out to watch a meteor shower and come face-to-face with doom…only to find that their story is just beginning. Returned to life by a mysterious natural power, these young adults are chosen to bear the only weapons that might turn the tide against the invaders: ancient, towering forest entities which they can pilot from within! They’re enormously powerful… but when you’re struggling with the trauma of your own death, is that really the best time to become a living weapon of mass destruction?”

Discover more about Ricky Lima online at https://limepressonline.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/king.k.rule/

Check out a previous conversation with Ricky Lima for the showcase of happily ever aftr

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Here’s a report from The Guelph Comics Jam 2024 held recently in Guelph, Ontario.

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The Dragon Comic Book store in Guelph, Ontario recently hosted The Guelph Comics Jam 2024. Led by store owner Jenn Haines, the event included comic book and graphic novel creators alongside makers of arts, crafts and games. Comic creator folk included:

Matt Bors – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mattbors/

Tate Brombal – online at https://bio.site/tatebrombal and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tatebrombal/

Dylan Burnett – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dylrburnett/

Nelson Caetano – online at https://junctioncomics.square.site/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nelsoncaetano_/

Nick Craine – online at https://www.nickcraine.com/

Ray Fawkes – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fawkes.ray/

Darwin Haines – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dragonguelph/

Fell Hound – online at https://www.fellhoundart.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fell.hound/

“Fearless” Fred Kennedy – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fearless_fred/

David Knight – on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DavidJohnathanKnight/

Chris Sanagan and Jason Lapidus – Chris is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chrissanagan/ and Jason is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonlapidusart/ and their website is https://groupof7comics.ca/

Chip Mosher – on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chipmosher/

Eddie Mumford and Jonathan Kociuba  – Eddie is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mumfordandspice/ and Jonathan is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/j.s.kaye/ and their website is https://www.groteskcomics.com/

Ryan North – online at https://supervillainbook.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/qwantz/

Wolf and Dave Praetorious – online at https://www.redeyedraws.com/shop/kaiju-panic-book-1/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/redeyedraws/

Caleb Rollingson – online at https://fenylalanine.wordpress.com/

Michael Schwartz – online at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/armored-1-5-full-mini-series-by-schwartz-and-hernandez and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mikeschwartzwrites/

Jenn St-Onge – online at https://www.jennstonge.ca/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/princess_jem4/

Emilia Strilchuk – online at https://www.emiliastrilchuk.com/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theartofemilia/

J. Torres – online at https://www.jtorrescomics.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jtorrescomics/

Jenn graduated from the University of Guelph with one goal: to create the kind of comics and games store she would want to shop in, and Guelph was the city in which she wanted to do it. Thus began her dedication to providing a safe, welcoming space for all customers, especially families. Now, 26 years later, The Dragon has received numerous awards, including the coveted Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award, recognizing this dedication to retail excellence and community.

Discover more about The Dragon in Guelph at https://dragonguelph.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dragonguelph/

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Here’s my chat with Clive Smith about his new graphic novel The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice and more.

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While he needs no introduction to any fan of TV and movie animation, Clive Smith is a pioneer in animated entertainment. He began his career in the UK before moving to Toronto and co-founding Nelvana in the early 70s. Clive’s many credits include the movies, ‘Rock & Rule’, ‘The Devil & Daniel Mouse’, ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ and ‘Pippi Longstocking’. His numerous television specials and series credits include the animated ‘Beetlejuice’, ‘Cosmic Christmas’, ‘Star Wars: Ewoks’ and ‘Droids’ (Lucasfilm), ‘Inspector Gadget’, ‘Family Dog’ (for Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton), ‘Babar’ and ‘The Adventures of Tintin’. Since departing Nelvana, Clive has primarily been an executive producer for other artists. His debut graphic novel, The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice, marks Clive’s return to the creative driver’s seat, where he belongs. His collaborators on this graphic novel include Millena Shang, J. Torres, Fred Kennedy, Chuck Gammage, Linda Redlack, Hyein Lee, Nelson Wu, Michele Assarasakorn, Irma Kniivila, Ian Herring and Jennifer Lum.

The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice is described “a dark drama, telling the story of Stretch, a brilliant young man with a rare disorder that causes him to see the world as a cartoon. The condition gradually intensifies as he becomes more determined to understand it and find a cure before he becomes enveloped in his own vision.”

You can discover more about Clive Smith on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/clivealivo/

Discover more about The Rather Unusual Adventures of Ice Cream Girl and Mr. Licorice online at https://icecreamgirlcomic.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/icecreamgirl_comicbook

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Here’s my chat with Mark Bertolini about his comic book series Breakneck crowdfunded through Zoop and a lot more.

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Mark is a Toronto-based comic book writer with numerous published works to his name, such as Bastard’s Waltz, Bigfoot Frankenstein, and Feeder, from publishers such as Darby Pop, Action Lab, and Sumerian, with additional work for Scout and New Friday comics. His latest effort is a reprint and additional issue of the comic book series Breakneck that features art by James Boulton.

The critically acclaimed indie series Breakneck is being reprinted with the first four issues along with the never-before-seen fifth issue in a hardcover volume. In this series, readers are invited to enter the world of Breakneck to follow the exploits of the world’s crappiest supervillain, Ethan Shade, as he goes on the run from every superhero in the world! Does Ethan stand a chance, or will he buckle under the pressure? 

You can discover more about Mark online at https://www.facebook.com/mark.bertolini.35 and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/markbertolini/

And discover the Breakneck campaign on Zoop at https://zoop.gg/c/breakneck

Check out a previous interview with Mark Bertolini here.

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