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Conundrum Starts Kids Imprint Emanata

salgood — Tue, 11 May 2021 06:56:18 -0400

Conundrum Starts Kids Imprint Emanata

by BK Munn

Halifax-based comics publisher Conundrum Press has added a young adult graphic novel imprint to its efforts, to be called Emanata. The new line, “focusing on work created by comic artists living in Canada and striving for social equity,” will be run by writer Sarah Sawler, currently the Marketing Manager at Conundrum. Emanata is now soliciting submission “from agents representing…

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Friday Flashback: Ting Interview, 1963

salgood — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:08:55 -0500

Friday Flashback: Ting Interview, 1963

Merle Tingley Profile in Editor & Publisher: Giant of the North Talks Worm’s Eye View Down South

by BK Munn

Not many Canadian cartoonists were being profiled in U.S. magazines back during the Kennedy administration. In fact, I can think of only one: the editorial cartoonist for The London Free Press, Merle Tingley, who signed his work “Ting.” Return with us now to those thrilling days of…

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Canadian Comic Kickstarters for December 2020

salgood — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:12:55 -0500

December Canadian Comic Kickstarters. A quick rundown of the latest Canadian comics on Kickstarter to consider supporting. Buy local and get some books sent to you in the new year.

Treat yourself to a surprise in the new year by backing a Canadian comic book Kickstarter. Some fresh new books to consider covering life, horror and history. Directly supporting fresh talent through Kickstarter is a great way to give new creators a chance to prove themselves and build their portfolio so they can be ready for larger opportunities. Or a great way to support some well established…

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Pandemic Forces Major Reorganization of Canadian Magazine Distribution Industry

salgood — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 07:34:32 -0500

Pandemic Forces Major Reorganization of Canadian Magazine Distribution Industry

Metro Distribution Goes Bankrupt, Sells Assets to TNG
by BK Munn

It’s an under-reported story, and one that only tangentially impacts the world of Canadian small press comics, but worth noting here the two largest magazine distributors in this country have essentially merged after one of them went bankrupt this past Spring during the first COVID-19 Shutdown. Back in March, magazine and…

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Sequential Magazine Awards Nominations Now Open

salgood — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:40:38 -0500

Sequential Magazine Awards 2020 Nominations Now Open. Nominate a a Canadian indie comic creator!

While this year was a hard one on everyone, yet indie comic creators still persevered and used their lockdown time wisely to create more amazing comics for us to enjoy. So now in its fourth year, Sequential Magazine is once again presenting its Sequential Magazine Awards. The goal of these awards are to recognize the excellent work being done by Canadian comics creators that isn’t published by…

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Learn about the origins of Sequential Magazine in Wednesday Night Reviews' Interview with Brendan

salgood — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:06:13 -0500

Konrad of Wednesday Night Reviews sat down with Sequential Magazine Editor in Chief Brendan Montgomery to discuss the origins of the magazine, what its about and a teaser for future plans.

Konrad of Wednesday Night Reviews sat down with Sequential Magazine Editor in Chief Brendan Montgomery to discuss the origins of the magazine, what its about and a teaser for future plans. We discuss getting into comics, making the magazine, and the upcoming 80th anniversary of Canadian Comics.

This hour long in depth interview is in 3 parts on his YouTube channel. You can find Konrad online…

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Society for the Promotion of Canadian Comics forms to celebrate 80th Anniversary of Canadian Comics in 2021

salgood — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:01:41 -0500

Society for the Promotion of Canadian Comics forms to celebrate 80th Anniversary of Canadian Comics in 2021

Sequential Blog and Sequential Magazine are pleased to be founding partners of the Society for the Promotion of Canadian Comics and their celebration of the 80th anniversary of the first comic book published in Canada. See their blog post below for their announcement.

Check out their projects at canadiancomics.org

And sign up for their email newsletter to stay informed on all their…

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Fresh Canadian Comics on Kickstarter

salgood — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:22:58 -0500

Fresh Canadian Comics on Kickstarter

Crowdfunding has been a growing trend among independent Canadian creators as the best way to secure funding for a print run and promote a new creation before release. The COVID-19 pandemic has eliminated comic book conventions as a means for creators to sell their books so it seems like even more are turning to Kickstarter and similar sites to fund their comics. We’ve covered some campaigns…

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Studio Comix Press Celebrates 3rd Year Anniversary of Retail Store

salgood — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:45:28 -0500

Studio Comix Press Celebrates 3rd Year Anniversary of Retail Store

In Kitchener Ontario there is a one of a kind comic book store in all of Canada. Studio Comix Press is a singular location which both publishes, prints and sells comics and other print materials. It’s a one stop shop for creators to print their comics, business cards, and other convention materials. But at the same time it is a rare location in Canada to find a huge selection of self-published…

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The Prime Minister of Canada Turns Comics Critic, Sort Of

salgood — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:49:34 -0500

The Prime Minister of Canada Turns Comics Critic, Sort Of

by BK Munn

It’s not very often that the Prime Minister of Canada talks about a cartoon magazine, even obliquely about one from another country, in a press conference, so I thought I should mention it here on Sequential for posterity. Last week PM Justin Trudeau made several statements about the recent wave of terrorist attacks in France, attacks that began with the beheading of school teacher…

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Friday Flashback: The Forgotten Prog-Rock Panels of "Plateau" by Robert Connolly & Nik Poliwko

salgood — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:55:33 -0400

Friday Flashback: The Forgotten Prog-Rock Panels of “Plateau” by Robert Connolly & Nik Poliwko

by BK Munn

The 1970s was a time of high weirdness by any measure, and nowhere is the exquisite fromagerie that was that most memorable of decades more evident than in the unique places where the world of music intersected with the world of comic art. Gaze in wonder on this telluric artifact recently unearthed in a collection of vinyl records: Plateauby Canadian rocker Robert Connolly is a…

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Dwellings: New Ongoing Series from Jay Stephens

salgood — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:07:25 -0400

Dwellings: New Ongoing Series from Jay Stephens

by BK Munn

The revived Black Eye Books has launched Jay Stephens’ first ongoing comic book series in over twenty years. Dwellings is a series of self-contained horror stories “blending retro cuteness with classic small town horror,” in Stephens’ patented style. According to the publisher, Dwellings“will feature one complete and self-contained story each issue. The first issue features a…

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A preview of the Ho Che Anderson interview for Sequential Magazine and The Sequential Podcast!

salgood — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:05:21 -0400

A preview of the Ho Che Anderson interview for Sequential Magazine and The Sequential Podcast!

By Max Douglas aka Salgood Sam

Sam Noir and I have been recording great interviews with Canadian Comics folks for a new series, The Sequential Podcast! We’ve got 7 in the can and plan to do one more, for a first 8 episode season to run over two months this fall.

One of the last we recorded was with Ho Che Anderson, we…

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Sequential Magazine Issue 7 Now available for Download and Print pre-order

salgood — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:02:34 -0400

Sequential Magazine Issue 7 Now available for Download and Print copies for pre-order at https://gum.co/seqm07

Download Now On Gumroad
Sequential Magazine: Your source for discovering and getting to know Canadian Independent Comic Book creators!

After some Coronavirus delay we are back with issue 7 Featuring Ho Che Anderson! Now available for download on our gumroad store gumroad.com/seqmagazine We’ve dedicated this issue to black creators to support the racial equality movement.

Inside This…

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Commander Rao Review: A chaotic dystopian adventure

salgood — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:06:31 -0400

Commander Rao Review: A chaotic dystopian adventure

Commander Rao Review: A chaotic dystopian adventure
Bonus content courtesy of Sequential Magazine! Issue 7 coming Wednesday Sept 30th. Catch up on previous issues at gumroad.com/seqmagazine
By: Riley Hamilton
Action comics pose an interesting challenge for creators. How to balance out the action, which is often a big selling point of the book, with an engaging story that serves as more…

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New Canadian Comics Kickstarters

salgood — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:37:28 -0400

A quick Round-up of new Canadian comics seeking backing on #Kickstarter for you to consider. #canadiancomics

With some extra time during quarantine it seems creators were hard at work finishing off their books as many are hitting crowd funding sites now to get them to print potentially in time for the holidays. So here’s a round up of some projects worthy of your attention.
Cauldron Magazine
The top indie grind-house/horror/sci-fi/supernatural comics magazine for mature readers returns! The Joe…

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RAID Studio Opens Gallery with Debut Show

salgood — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:37:45 -0400

RAID Studio Opens Gallery with Debut Show

The RAID Studio in Toronto is an award winning artist collective which brings together artists and writers to foster creativity and collaborate on projects. Formed in 2002 this group has helped to grow the career of Toronto based comic book creators including Chip Zdarsky, Francis Manapul, Andy Belanger and Kalman Andrasofsky.

After moving to a location in the Parkdale neighbourhood 2018,…

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2020 Joe Shuster Awards Nominees

salgood — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:56:10 -0400

2020 Joe Shuster Awards Nominees

by BK Munn

The nominations for this year’s Joe Shuster Awards are out. This is the 16th year for the awards and this round recognizes work done in 2019. The winners will be announced online in late October. Of special note this year is the splitting of the Gene Day Award into individual and anthology categories, and the awarding of the T.M. Maple Award, which usually goes to a fan or…

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Seth's Clyde Fans Nominated for Giller Prize

salgood — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:23:58 -0400

Seth’s Clyde Fans Nominated for Giller Prize

by BK Munn

The Giller Prize longlist was announced earlier today and Clyde Fans, the graphic novel by the cartoonist Seth, was among the 14 books nominated. It is the first time a graphic novel has been nominated for the literary prize, which awards $100,000 to one author annually.

The list, chosen by a small jury from 118 books, including several graphic novels, was announced live online…

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House Fire Leaves Vancaf Director Temporarily Homeless

salgood — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:02:39 -0400

House Fire Leaves Vancaf Director Temporarily Homeless

by BK Munn

Inkstuds podcast host, Vancaf director and comics critic Robin McConnell can use some financial help. He’s had a fire at his house and is currently living in a hotel. There’s a paypal link at the end of this twitter threadabout what happened and he’s going to be selling comics and things to make ends meet. Basically, there was an electrical fire at his home and the fire department…

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