The TradeWaiters are back from another (probably pandemic-related) hiatus. For this episode, Jam, Jeff, and JD read Meal by Blue Delliquanti with Soleil Ho. Have you ever eaten a bug? Like, on purpose? Would you like to? Meal is more than just a great case for entomophagy (i.e. bug eating), […]
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From the Vancouver-based cartoonist who brought us 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike comes a new book about one of my personal favourite figures in history: Benjamin Lay. If you know anything about the Quakers you may have heard that they were early advocates for the abolishmment […]
UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Cloudscape is looking for artists to illustrate a fantasy graphic novel! The book will be in the vein of medieval fantasy. Pencillers/inkers should be comfortable with drawing people, castles, horses, swords, vegetation, period dress, etc. Colourists should be comfortable with real-world lighting conditions (sunshine, firelight, […]
Cloudscape will have two zoom rooms as part of TCAF 2021.To attend either event please head over to this zoom call at 5PM PST! Want to Learn about Running an Independent Publisher? On Saturday May 8th @ 5-7 PST come hang out with our Executive Director Jeff Ellis and Editor […]
Selecting My Story for Through the Labyrinths of the Mind by Bevan Thomas After I put together the general plan of Through the Labyrinths of the Mind, I had to figure out what my own story would be. I knew many people would be contributing memoirs, so I wanted to do something […]
Have you ever been curious about how a comic is made? How about I walk you through it! Here’s some process work from my comic Fuzzy Black Mass for Cloudscape Comics’ most recent graphic novel anthology Through the Labyrinths of the Mind. These are the thumbnails I submitted to Bevan […]
The kickstarter for our latest anthology, Through the Labyrinths of the Mind, is now LIVE! Through the Labyrinths of the Mind explores mental health through stories of struggle, insight, and triumph. This anthology was edited by Bevan Thomas and Hannah Lou Myers and features a cover by Nina Matsumoto. The […]
Something new is coming to kickstarter on April 15th. Cloudscape’s latest anthology Through the Labyrinths of the Mind is a collection of comics that seek to honour and explore stories of mental health. Featuring 11 stories from 13 British Columbia-based creators, this collection covers topics like anxiety, OCD, and so […]
This week, or maybe six weeks ago, we read the Slaughterhouse-Five graphic novel adaptation by Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North, and Albert Monteys. This may be the perfect book to read during a pandemic when time seems unstuck. But never mind the sales-pitch, because if you listen to this episode you’ve […]
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It’s been too long since we last read a book by Mariko Tamaki, so join Jeff, Jam, and JD for Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell. It’s a high school drama about the multiple endings of a romance, as well as friendship, queerness, […]
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