In the June 2012 issue of Q&Q, Alison Lang examines two new art books that are inspired by the urban canvas of Toronto's ever-changing storefronts and back alleys. Like most cities, Toronto is in a ... Read More »
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Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has secured five out of six nominations for the 2012 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, with veteran D&Q artists Joe Ollman, Chester Brown, and Seth competing against popular ... Read More »
March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
(Illustration: Pascal Girard) An early summer rain pounds the Montreal sidewalks, but the Librairie Drawn & Quarterly bookstore, with its exposed brick walls and rustic wood shelves, is a cozy respite from the storm. Drawn ... Read More »
March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news
In the March 2012 issue of Q&Q, Kenton Smith explores how the revival of quality comics for kids has seen an uptick in sales at traditional children's houses. David Saylor, vice-president and creative director at ... Read More »
March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Guy Delisle's latest graphic novel, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, has been named best comic book of the year at the 39th Angoulême International Comics Festival. The Quebec-born artist was presented with the Fauve ... Read More »
Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly will soon have its hands full, thanks to a certain mischievous, pigtailed redhead. This September, D&Q's children's imprint, Enfant, will release Pippi Moves In, the first in a three-volume set ... Read More »
January 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton has won her first Harvey Award for her entertaining history webcomic Hark! A Vagrant. Beaton took home the prize for Best Online Comics Work, a category in which she was nominated ... Read More »
August 23, 2011 | Filed under: Awards
Chester Brown is making a big splash at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, which runs until Sunday. Today, Brown is performing his "acclaimed slideshow," reading from his controversial graphic novel Paying for ... Read More »
July 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Paying for It, Chester Brown's new graphic memoir about his experience patronizing prostitutes, published in May by Drawn & Quarterly, has received a fairly high-profile endorsement from The New York Times. None other than famed ... Read More »
July 4, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The seventh annual Doug Wright Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels, were handed out at a ceremony in Toronto on Saturday evening in conjunction with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. ... Read More »
May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
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