This week Jam, Jeff, and JD read The Jellyfish by Boum. This BD fresh out of Montreal publisher Pow Pow follows Odette, a character whose vision is being increasingly obscured by a swarm of jellyfish. It’s a story with a lot of depth and heart, and some great cartooning. We’ll […]
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What a busy two months it has been for Cloudscape! Between running #summerofcomics, hosting garage sales, and running our regular meetings, we’ve been having a blast. Now, #summerofcomics ends on September 3rd at 11:59PM PST, so this is your reminder to read more comics and fill in your bingo sheets […]
We are having a second yard sale! Cloudscape will be having a garage sale on Aug 31st at 5955 Ross Street! Our time at the fieldhouse is drawing to a close, and we have plenty of furniture and art supplies that need new homes. The garage sale runs from 11am […]
For this week’s episode we read My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee, whose unique and thoughtful approach to cartooning gave us lots to talk about, from panel transitions to world-building to colouring. This is a unique book and a welcome addition to the YA graphic novel canon. Also […]
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Cloudscape’s time at the fieldhouse is drawing to a close, and we have accumulated plenty of art supplies (and some furniture!) that we need to pass on to a new home before we move locations. Come out on Saturday, July 13th, to 5955 Ross Street in Vancouver from 11am to […]
Join Jam, Jeff, and JD for another episode of the TradeWaiters. This time we read Roaming by Canadian paragons of cartooning Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. It’s a story of three young women visiting New York and discovering themselves, and in true Tamaki fashion, pushes the medium of comics to […]
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Happy Canada Day, one and all! The Cloudscape Comics Society is pleased to announce the Summer of Comics bingo challenge in 2024! The challenge? Read more comics! This event will run from July 1st to September 3rd. If you can fill in one or more rows of this bingo sheet, […]
Join us for a fun evening of chatting and diving into the world of comics with German illustrator and comics artist Tobi Dahmen, where he will present his latest graphic novel, Columbusstrasse: Eine Familiengeschichte 1935-1945 (2024). Based on old family letters discovered after his father’s death, this family saga from World War II […]
For today’s episode we look at the winners of the Cartoonist Co-op 2024 Mini-Comic Awards: Fancies by Alex Cara, Marrow A.K.A. Rodney’s Law by Sloane Hong, Crossed Signals by Narrenstrich, Bottom’s Up! by Barbara Benas, and The Bird Daughters by Madeline McGrane. We’ll talk about the unique magic of minicomics, […]
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Halfsoul: Zach’s Story Launches on Kickstarter! Many exciting things are happening with Cloudscape in May, from TCAF and VanCAF, to the launch of our newest graphic novel, Halfsoul: Zach, on Kickstarter! This young adult graphic novel comes to life with beautiful linework and dynamic panel layouts. Exploring mental health issues […]
