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Jonesin'

Come check out Keith Jones' work at his upcoming art show at Fuse Gallery in New York City. Here's the info:"where are the macrobes?," artwork by Keith Jones runs September 20 through October 18, 2008, at Fuse Gallery, 93 2nd Ave (between 5th & 6th Sts, 2nd Ave stop on the F), NYC, NY. The opening reception, on Saturday September 20th, from 7 to...

Hey Seattle!

Don't forget this Sunday to go to Bumbershoot Festival to see Ivan Brunetti moderate a discussion with Adrian Tomine and Dan Clowes! It all goes down at 3:45 - 5:00 PM at the Leo K. Thea...

ojingogo-a-gogo

Check out our 211 blog for party pics of Matt's launch for Ojingogo, above is the awesome window display Matt d...

Genius! Sheer Genius!

Tom went and beat me to the punch about the news of Sammy's genius, and Spurge posted a long in-depth interview with the said genius, but I get to post two panels from Kramers Ergot 7! HA!From Adrian's story My Porno Doppelganger From Seth's story Thoreau MacDonald.Other D+Q artists include Gabrielle Bell,Martin Cendreda, Sammy "Genius" Harkham, Kevin...

Cult of Marlys

Pics from Lynda's one-woman-inspirational-book-tour at the St Louis Public Library last night: Gotta love the fans. Special shout-out to Star Clipper Comics. Squint and you can see Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch waiting their turns. Where do I begin? The shirt? The posterboard comic? Love it a...

Speaking of kids

Here's a photo of Julie Morstad (apple, stunned) and Chris Von Sombathy (coffee flask, smile) from last weekend's Comix and Stories show in "The Couv". Special thanks to our intern-on-the-road Andrew Wilmot for sending this ...

It would appear that Sammy Harkham is a genius

So says Paul Buhle. It's hard to argue with the evidence. Okay, so it's bit hyperbolic but it's a nice profile of one of our fave cartooning ki...

WaPo Covers Comics

And boy, does former-comic-newbie Bob Thompson do his homework and it shows. While most comics industry articles in mainstream publications are suspect, usually drafting curious conclusions on a limited amount of research written an hour before deadline, not only does the article interview Adrian Tomine, Francoise Mouly, Chip Kidd and others, there...

Good Bye in Stores Now.

It may be too early to make such a declaration, but it seems from various press reports that Tatsumi's third collection, Good-Bye, is striking a chord and is many people's favorite volume of the three. Popmatters weighs in with a review, as did the smartest critic in comics who said [Good Bye] is a stunning crystallization of positive elements from...

Life goes on

for our Eisner winners. Israel's oldest daily newspaper Haaretz, checks in with a profile of Best Graphic Novel (technically Best Graphic Album-New) winner, New York Times Magazine contributor, Exit Wounds and Jamilti author Rutu Modan. It is one of the most in-depth profiles of Rutu to date. It's a must-read. When asked about the Israeli/Palestinian...

Burma in stores this October!

Can you tell it is almost the Fall book season? Two industry watchers checked in this week with Guy Delisle's new book Burma. New York Magazine posts an excerpt online and the Daily Crosshatch posts a revi...

Berlin in stores this October!

After not hearing about Jason Lutes and Berlin for a long time, this is just a fair warning, D+Q blog readers, this is the first of many posts to come this season about Jason and the second collection of his long running comic book series, the new volume is titled Berlin; City of Smoke. The news today? The Wall Street Journal has a spotlight on Jason...

Seth interview in the Walrus

A week or so back, The Walrus (print and web iterations) featured a Seth sketchbook comic and brief essay about cartooning. Well, today the web only interview appears. There are some very interesting bits about time and memory and their specific relation to comics maki...

Waiting It Out

I caught up on some New Yorkers that arrived while I was on vacation last night, and came across this wonderful full-page illustration by Adrian in the 11-18th issue. It made me nostalgic for living in NYC, and being in awe that just a few inches of rain always managed to incapacitate one of the largest cities in the wor...

Feel the Lynda Love!

As previously mentioned, Lynda heads to St. Louis on Monday for a 7:00PM event at the Central branch of the St. Louis Public Library, the Dispatch feels the love twice in a profile and a review, as does the Riverfront Tim...

Matthew Forsythe: Cover Model

We launch our newest petit livre at 211 next Wednesday the 27th--Matthew Forsythe's Ojingogo-- and the Montreal Mirror not only profiles the local artist but gives the twice-Eisner-nominated and Expozine winner the cover. And how awesome is this cover? Writer Rupert Bottenberg describes the new book as: "extended fugue full of surreal creatures of...

Did someone slip them a Mickey Finn?

Yippee! Brad McKay of the Doug Wright Awards sent me his flickr photos of the evening and all the luminaries in attendance, and this photo of Seth and Jeet Heer gives me two more appropriate reasons to sing my Annie (best comic to movie adaptation, I repeat!) showtunes... So, Senator, So, Janitor, So long for a while, Remember, You're never fully...

Moomin moment for the day

That's right--pasta. And, yes, it's shaped like Moomin characte...

Events! Events! Events!

Attn. All St Louisans! Lynda! Barry! is in St. Louis on Monday, August 25th at 7 PM! Yes, that's right! She is at the Central branch of the St Louis Public Library and the signing is in coordination with Star Clipper! Best of both worlds!Attn. All Montrealers! Matt Forsythe is debuting his new petite livre with D+Q, Ojingogo, at the D+Q store 211...

My Favorite Day of the Week

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Beach Reading!

Just a reminder that the eighth chapter of Best Graphic Album Eisner Award-winning author Rutu's The Murder of a Terminal Patient is up at the New York Times Magazine and this week, Dima is starting to put together the clues that indicate foul play at the hospital. Reminder: Jamilti hits stores in Septemb...

Moomin moment for the day

Miss Eva Louise Goldfinger Scalzo presents her "life-size" Snufkin blow-up t...

Hello Showcase Book Five! Goodbye Jess!

Departing D&Q intern Jess shares a chuckle with a freshly arrived advance copy of The Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book Five. The fifth book in our Showcase series features stories by Anneli Furmark (Sweden), Amanda Vähämäki (Finland), and T. Edward Bak (United States), with an amazing cover courtesy of Vähämäki! Look for it in stores and on...

More from Gabrielle (future Oscar nominee, you heard it here first)

Gabrielle Bell continues her four-part interview with Brian Heater at The Daily Crosshatch. Does she talk about being a famous movie-within-a-movie director or her time on the road or her upcoming short story collection, Cecil and Jordan in New York: Stories by Gabrielle Be...

Hey Hobo Man, Hey Dapper Dan...

Your clothes may be Beau Brummelly, they stand out a mile -- But Brother,You're never fully dressed without a smile Or, a Pigskin Peter Derby designed by Seth. How do you get one of these you may ask?Well you can start by being one of (Umm, Err, English) Canada's most gifted artists, such as Milk Teeth's Julie Morstad who recently won the first ever...

Down the Stairs

Seth has a nice little piece in the latest issue of The Wal...

Lynda Barry in the Arctic!!

(photo courtesy of Candace Ross)I just returned to Montreal from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, where I was doing a program through the University of Manitoba. The program coordinator, Christine Hadekel, just happened to bring What It Is with her as reading material, so I got a photo of myself holding it on the tundra. Lynda Barry is taking over the wor...

RON REGE's cups!

Ron's blog features more of these delightful little gu...

Doug Wright, Chester Brown (and others!)

Art show in Toro...

Happy Birthday, Jamie Salomon!

Today was our beloved controller, Jamie Salomon's, birthday. In honour of his birthday, he decided to regale us with the annual telling of the infamous "Mike Diana story," which is what I believe he is doing here. All I know is that, when crossing the border, Mike Diana comics act as a coupon for strip searches. Actually, wait, unfortunately I know...

Doug Wright Awards

Come out to the 2008 Doug Wright Awards this Friday night in Toronto. D+Q nominees include Julie Doucet (365 Days), Joe Matt (Spent), Laurence Hyde (Southern Cross), Julie Morstad (Milk Teeth) and Chris Von Szombathy (Fire Away).Doug Wright AwardsAugust 8, 7:00 pm (doors @ 6:30)Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge StPS- Also, please note that the poster...

Vancouverites! Comix & Stories

Check out D+Q's own Chris Von Szombathy and Julie Morstad at the upcoming "Comix & Stories" event/convention at the Vancouver Art Gallery.August 24th11 am to 5 pmVancouver Art Gallery750 Hornby StYou can read more about it on this dawn-of-the-internet style website or on theInkstuds site. For those of you west coasters coming down off of the high...

Congratulations, Pascal Blanchet!

The Advertising and Design Club of Canada has chosen Pascal Blanchet's beautifully designed White Rapids to be included in their award show, DIRECTIONS 2008. The show takes place on November 12th, 2008, at the MacMillan Theatre in Toronto, with an after party at the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). This will definitely be worth checking out for any design-minded...

Gabrielle Bell on the allure of the internet

Check out part 2 of the Daily Cross Hatch's interview with Gabrielle Bell. Heck, check out part 1, for that matt...

Have you seen...

the amazing cover for Anders Nilsen's upcoming Big Questions ...

Lynda Barry was Comic-Con's most inspirational moment

According to MSNBC, Lynda's "one-woman panel presentation, based on her latest book, What It Is, was Comic-Con's single most inspirational moment... An exuberant, no-nonsense cheerleader for life's outcasts, she led her smallish room's capacity crowd in a sermon-like call to creativity without fear of failure, to engage in what she called "deep play"...

Adrian Tomine Strand Bag!!!!

Check out Adrian Tomine's awesome new tote bag for The Strand. Their website posits that it is perhaps the coolest bag they've ever done, which, considering how many hipsters I see with their bags in Montreal, is a pretty hefty stateme...

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