King Arthur (2004) review.

We know there are some X-Men fans out there so if you haven't read our X-Men: First Class review    Click Here to read the X-Men: First Class reivew. And please leave a comment.Please vote on the poll on the side bar if you haven't alread.We watched King Arthur for the first time yesterday and liked a lot so we decided to review it.JT/King...

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Nipper in Africa

Journalist Brad Mackay writes about his recent trip to Addis Ababa, where he gave this lucky boy a copy of Nipper.I like how the book wins out over the TV set (Brad, we know this is staged, but I'd still like to believe he really did turn his back on the TV).Doug Wright's wordless comics are especially relevant to kids anywhere in the world, although...

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X-Men: First Class Review.

X-Men: First Class is a reboot of the franchise that takes place in the 60s.Directed by: Matthew VaughnGenre: Action, Comic Book, Sci-FiRelease Date: June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03)Running Time: 132 minutesMMPA rating: PG-13The Good: Best of the X-Men movies, The action scene at the end is one of the best I have ever seen, Amazing special effects, Fourth...

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Thor Review.

If you have seen the movie please give it any score from 1 to 10.Disclaimer: Before we watched Thor he was not our number 1 favorite comic book character and this is not a "fan boy" rant. This one of our most critical review thus far.We watch Thor on Blu-Ray yesterday and of the movies we have seen on Blu-Ray it looked the best...

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Dan & Seth visited Montreal, and now we're all in a funk.

Was it really just a week ago that Dan and Seth visited Montreal. Sigh. Yes.Wait a minute. That's not Dan and Seth, that's Julia and Julien at the sound check.Oh there they are, backstage. Seth didn't find my "I only like living cartoonists" story funny. Dan did, though.A 350+ crowd assembles outside.Pascal and Rebecca arrive!Backstage, more mugging...

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Zombies Don't Sleep But....

but it looks like Brian Ralph's DAYBREAK is a sleeper hit. Not only did it make a showing on the New York Times Graphic Novel Bestseller list, he spoke to New York Magazine about what to do about the zombie apocalypse, it's received multiple high profile praise from the press. Let's begin:"We're discussing the zombie apocalypse so much these days...

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Kate Beaton at the IFOA this weekend!

DearTorontonians,Did youknow Kate Beaton would be in your fair city this weekend? You didn’t? Well,never fear, you can still buy tickets online for her IFOA talks, and if you hurry, you can hear her on CBC Radio's Q today at 10 am.On Saturday October 29th at 4 pm in the Brigantine Room, she’ll be in conversation with Patricia Marx (staff...

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Kate Beaton on CBC Q with Jian Ghomeshi Today!

Kate Beaton is on CBC Q with Jian Ghomeshi today at 10:30 AM EST, tune in! Audio should be available online, will po...

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Up Coming Movie Reviews Lists and More.

This is an update post about what is coming soon on this blog.Movie Reviews.ThorX-Men: First ClassKing Arthur (2004)Iron Man 2Green LanternLists.Top 50 Best Movies Ever. Comic Book Movies Worst to First.Questions?How do you think we can make our blog better?Do you have any movie review requests?Do you have any ideas for a "Top Movies List"?Do...

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Vote For Louis Riel in Canada Reads!

Here's your chance to make a difference! Vote for the first Canadian graphic novel to turn the medium on its head in Canada and become the country's frist graphic novel bestseller, as well invigorate the biographical comic genre around the world. Vote for the book that made people around the world understand just who is Canada's folk hero -- Louis...

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Lynda! Barry! Woot! Woot!

Lynda Barry is in the NY Times Magazine, plugged on the front of the website! Because we all need a little Lynda Barry magic right now. And Dan Kois Provides a "Lynda Barry Starter Kit" of what books you should read he...

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Interns are awesome -- Swedish edition! {slash food blog edition.}

Goodbye, Clara! It seems like only one month ago that you came into our lives and now you head back to New York to live in that house that is like some sort of grubby Brooklyn version of Midnight in Paris. Farewell. {All food prepared by D+Q employees in their immaculate kitchens. We were going to get wine to celebrate Lynda's NYT magazine profile...

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D+Q Employees of Yesteryear, PT 2

Former store employee Matt Shane (along with his BFF/soul sister Jim Holyoak) has an ongoing drawing installation up at the Musée d'Art Contemporain here in Montreal, up until early January. Matt left D+Q a few years ago to pursue an MFA at Concordia, and now, two years (?) later, he's in the Quebec Triennial! Congratulations!(Jim and Matt on a ch...

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LYNDA BARRY in the NY TIMES MAGAZINE! HUZZAH!

Just in time for Lynda's new book BLABBER BLABBER BLABBER which will be in stores next week, Dan Kois profiles Lynda for the New York Times Magazine this Sunday. Kois visits one of Lynda's creative workshops, interviews not only Lynda but her students. It's great piece into what makes someone as singular as Lynda tick; what she asks of students;...

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Daredevil Review.

If you have seen the movie please give it any score from 1 to 10.Thoughts: We watched Daredevil when it back in 2003 and we hated it so we decided to watch it again and we liked it. Daredevil is like Marvel's Batman but darker, has some powers, and doesn't have a problem killing people that deserve it.Directed by: Mark Steven JohnsonGenre: Action,...

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Where Are They Now. D+Q employees of yesteryear.

Former librairie D+Q director Rory Seydel, now part of Pat Jordache on the fashion pages of New York Magazine. (lower left)Former production staffer Claire Boucher, forever known in the office as "the intern who floated down the Mississippi on a boat called 'Like A Velvet Glove Cast in Iron'" now is better known as Grimes and interviewed he...

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Calling Paris Hilton, Jillian Tamaki has your number.

At the Hairp...

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Dear Jillian Tamaki,

I eagerly await the day you answer my email about doing a needlepoint cover for my Gilmore Girls/Joan of Arcadia (not "slash", come on, people!!) fan-fic novel. Until that time I will enjoy these wonderful Penguin Threads covers you've made. Sincerely, Tom Devl...

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Seth to get his actual award this week! All things Seth.

Seth shared with Time.com his five favorite things.The Toronto Star checked in the Guelph cartoonist to see how he's handling the fame from the Harbourfront Award he won, but the actual ceremony will be this Friday.Time Out New York states about The Great Northern Brotherhood: "Seth fills his nine-panel grids with charm and warmth; the tone, which...

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BANG! D+Q Lands Two Books on the NY Times Graphic Novel Bestseller list.

We have been so busy, we haven't had time to celebrate that on last weeks' New York Times Graphic Novel Bestseller List, we had two titles! Woot woot! Hark a Vagrant at #3 and The Death-Ray at #4. Congrats Kate and Dan! job well do...

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I went to Iowa for a Comics Conference, not a convention.

I went to the University of Iowa in early October for the Comics, Creativity and Culture Conference and had a great time.The conference was co-organized by Dr. Ana Merino, a friend of almost everyone in alternative comics, and a friend I hadn't seen in person in about 8 years. Here she is with one of her many fabulous dress coats. Ana with the sweetest...

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