comics
Amazon is great, but there’s something about selecting your next beach read from a real bookstore. Actually, there are a few things: the atmosphere, the quirky staff, the people-watching, the sections you otherwise wouldn’t browse (polar regions travel, anyone?) and the smell and feel of real-life page-turners. Here, our favourite … Read More
The great news about this week’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival is that its organizers think about comics as a literary and artistic medium; not as an excuse to wear homemade costumes. The result is a weeklong festival that attracts everyone from hipsters to artists to — get this — women. … Read More
If you’ve ever witnessed the medieval warriors on the mountain, you know this town is serious about fantasy. That, combined with the French tradition of treating comics like high art, means that Montreal is one very comic-friendly city. Whether your tastes run to spandex-clad superheroes or moody black-and-white musings on … Read More
