Field Guides Display
This was our wall of comic art at the Field Guides show at the Round House, with some of our students standing in front of it. Thanks for everyone who participated in it!
Bevan
Cloud Shop: Composition with Vanessa Kelly
At this week’s Cloud Shop, learn composition with Vanessa Kelly. Study how to better compose panels, choose moments, manage transitions, and arrange your pages. This is the fundamental anatomy of the comics medium. This free workshop is Thursday 7:30-8:30 at Cloudscape HQ. To register, visit Composition with Vanessa Kelly.
Word Vancouver is this week!
It’s Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading, and on Sunday there will be numerous comic-related events in the Alma VanDusen Room of the Vancouver Public Library, including: Vancouver Comics History (2:40 PM): Cloudscape contributors Bevan Thomas, Colin Upton, and Jonathon Dalton will discuss the history of comics art in Vancouver, starting from local […]
This week’s Cloud Shop: Storytelling with Steve LeCouilliard
This Thursday, stop by Cloudscape HQ, 7:30-8:30, to tighten up your storytelling chops with veteran comicker and animation storyboarder Steve LeCouilliard. To register for this free class, go to Storytelling for Comics. For more details on future Comic Shop talks, visit Cloudscape Cloud Shops.
“Cayrels Ring” signing at 8th Dimension Comics
Cayrels Ring is a new science fiction comic by Shannon Lentz and with art by a wide variety of local comic creators. It follows many narratives, including that of Jamitch, a scientist trapped on a planet-sized supercomputer gone suicidal. Jamitch manages to escape the computer and goes searching for his unknown grandchild. […]
“Comics in Transit” featured on IVOH
An article on Comics in Transit, our big public art project, is featured on IVOH, and includes an interview with Comics in Transit creator and Cloudscape executive director Oliver McTavish-Wisden: Founded in 2015, Comics in Transit creates original, poster-sized comics for display in bus shelters and transit stops around Vancouver and […]
Cartoonist Kate Evans talks “Threads” on September 29th
For the only proper response to the refugee crisis now facing Europe (and the rest of the world) is action. In her latest graphic novel, Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, British-based cartoonist, artist, activist, and author Kate Evans faces the refugee crisis head on; reporting accounts of those marginalized and unwelcome in today’s […]
Field Guides Reception is tomorrow!
Just reminding everyone that the reception for Field Guides, this year’s exhibition of the Vancouver Field House Program, is tomorrow evening at the Roundhouse. Stop by to see what Cloudscape and all the other field houses have been doing.
Word Vancouver: September 19 – 24
September 19-24 is Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. Held at various venues throughout the city, this festival promotes books and authors with free exhibits, performances, and hands-on activities for a wide range of ages and interests. Along with numerous other creators and organizations, we at […]
D&D Bestiary Seeking Monsters
Shannon Campbell, creator of VanCAF and frequent contributor to Cloudscape Comics, is creating a bestiary for Dungeons & Dragons, and is seeking monster illustrations for it. Faerie Fire is a collection of monsters, characters, and rare items from the wild and untamed faerie realm. Artists can either pitch an original monster […]