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Margot's Room by Emily Carroll

Vancouver cartoonists represent in Shuster Award noms

Vancouver cartoonists dominate the Webcomics Creators category read more

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Review – Manara Library Volume Two

The second volume of Dark Horse’s collection of work by the Italian master is sexy, educational, tragic and lewd. Bring on volume three! read more

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Fan Expo Day 2 – The Simpsons/Futurama panel

Vancouver writers and artists for The Simpsons and Futurama comics discuss the joys of drawing Bart, Lisa and Homer. read more

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Continuum's Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster and Jennifer Spence.

Vancouver Fan Expo day one—recap

Highlights from Vancouver’s first Fan Expo, by Ryan Ingram. read more

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Ed Brisson cracks open the Murder Book

Ryan Ingram interviews the Vancouver writer about his crime comics. read more

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Brandon Graham art from The Speaker

Vancouver’s Brandon Graham nominated for an Eisner Award

A complete list of nominees for the 2012 Eisner Awards.. read more

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Brandon Graham spins tale of catmasters in King City

‘If they stopped making Batman comics tomorrow there would still be more than any sane person would want to read in a lifetime,’ Brandon Graham tells Ryan Ingram. read more

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Art Spiegelman art from MetaMaus.
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Pure Pajamas – a collection of comics by Marc Bell

A new collection of strips from Canadian cartoonist, and creator of Shrimpy and Paul. read more

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Indie comics news digest: indie cartoonists going mainstream

Plus: BPRD after the fall of Hellboy, Little Island Comics and the last installment of the Mome series. read more

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Comic-Con preview – Camilla D’errico

The Vancouver artist/illustrator talks about her adventures with comics greats Bryan Talbot and Grant Morrison, Avril’s new look and how to survive this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. read more

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Comics round-up – Canada Day special

Jeff Lemire, Kate Beaton, Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto and more in our inaugural weekly comics column by Ryan Ingram. read more

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My Deadbeat Dad.

New comic My Deadbeat Dad from Simpsons writer Ian Boothby

A new comic from Vancouver’s Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto hits the stands. Plus: dead Spider-Man. read more

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Emily Carroll’s stylish illustrations

An interview with Emily Carroll, a Vancouver-based artist who recently won an award for Outstanding Web Comics Creator. read more

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NeMo Balkanski’s adults-only comics

Belgrade-born/Vancouver-based artist NeMo Balkanski launches his new collection of darkly satirical, adults-only comic strips. read more

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Panel from Paying For It by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011).

Chester Brown tonight in Vancouver

Canadian cartoonist on a book tour for his Paying For It graphic novel. read more

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Cover of Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly" graphic novel by Harvey Pekar

Two new graphic novel reviews

Reviews of the latest from Daniel Clowes and Harvey Pekar. read more

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Review – Essex County Collected (graphic novel)

Knocked out of Canada Reads, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County is still an essential Canadian book and a great graphic novel. read more

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Lynda Barry

The cartoonist, in town for the 2010 Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival. read more

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Comix Counterculture

Okay, so we’re a little late… read more

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RIP Harvey Pekar

American Splendor creator found dead in his Cleveland home… read more

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Dino Buzzati illustration from Poem Strip (1969).

Graphic novel review – Poem Strip by Dino Buzzati

A true curiosity – an illustrated Italian psychedelic poem from 1969. read more

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Love and Rockets illustration by Jamie Hernandez

Graphic novel reviews—Prison Pit, Love & Rockets

Plus The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book, West Coast Blues and more. read more

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The Art of Tony Millionaire

New book from Maakies creator. read more

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DC Comics’ original, underrated artist Bruno Premiani

Robert Dayton pays tribute to all-but-forgotten DC artist Bruno Premiani. read more

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Paul Hornschemeier interview – part 1

An interview with cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier, artist/writer of Mother Come Home. read more

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Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse panel by George Herriman

Ten great comic book romances

Romance in the comics! Including Krazy Kat, Popeye, Harvey Pekar and more… read more

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Art from Pascal Blanchet's Baloney