We have so many things on the go here at Cloudscape. For example, here are some photos of Cloudscape artists interviewing refugees for a special comics project. We can’t say anything more about it at the moment, but keep your eyes peeled….
Last weekend Cloudscape had a shipping party for our latest anthology, “Bones of the Coast.” Thanks for all the members who volunteered their time to help organize and box the books to be shipped off.
Review by Matthew Nielsen Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (writer/artist) and Braden Lamb (colorist) centers around Cat (Catrina), a preteen, moving with her family from sunny southern California to gloomier, rainier northern California. The move is due to Cat’s younger sister, Maya, having been born with cystic fibrosis; the climate is […]
Review by Matthew Nielsen The Finnish characters the Moomins have been featured in numerous comics, novels, animated shows, and even theatrical performances. However, the book we’ll be looking at today is from the original newspaper comics by the Swedish-speaking Finlander Tove Jansson. Moomins are creatures that somewhat resemble hippopotamuses, and […]
You may have noticed that Vancouver has been receiving a startling amount of snow in the last few days, causing numerous accidents and transit problems. This is especially a problem at night. Because of that, Cloudscape has cancelled today’s meeting. We don’t want you stranded in Vancouver East tonight! There […]
Review by Matthew Nielsen Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! by Art Spiegelman is a big book. It’s about 36x26cm (roughly 10×14 inches), so when you open it, it’s going to be twice the width. However, the book’s comics make full use of the pages. This book […]
Deadline for all Swan Song submissions is this Wednesday: February 1st! If you want to be part of our music-themed anthology, then have your script submitted by then. Check Swan Song Call for Submissions for more information.
Review by Matthew Nielsen From Hell, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Eddie Campbell, is one of the longest single-volume graphic novels I’ve read. With an average of 8-9 panels across 520 or so of those pages, the book features roughly 4400 illustrations, all meticulously researched with technical detail […]
For more of Micah Iwaasa’s webcomic on creating comics, visit the Comic Chunk Archives.
Only a couple of weeks until “Writing for Graphic Novels & Comix” starts at Langara, but there are still seats available. They are taught by Bevan Thomas, who has written and edited on numerous Cloudscape anthologies, most prominently the Gene Day-award-winning Epic Canadiana series. If you are interested in polishing off your […]
