Phantomarine is an ongoing webcomic by Claire K. Niebergall. It starts with a recently-deceased Princess Phaedra negotiating with a death god for her life. The death god is a shapeshifting being known as Cheth and can take on the form of any who have died in the sea. We also […]
Nothing delights me more than listening to cartoonists and storytellers talk about their process. Since the Kickstarter for Much the Miller’s Son: the Doomsday Book launched last week, I thought it would be fun to (virtually) sit down with its creator, Steve, and pick his brain about the book. For […]
Showa is a four volume series around 2000 pages long, written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. It doubles as a biography of the author and a history of Japan during the Showa period (1926–1989). Not only does it describe the various stages of Political turmoil, war, regrowth, and cultural developments […]
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that three Cloudscape titles have been nominated for Gene Day Awards. Congratulations to all our fabulous artists, writers, and editors who put so much hard work into our books. Our anthologies The Witching Hours and Life Finds a Way are nominated in the “Anthology Collections” […]
Halloween in September? You heard that right! Time has no meaning right now, so why shouldn’t we get to start Halloween two months early? On September 7th (formerly Labour Day), Cloudscape is running a super spooky Halloween spectacular, entirely online. We have a number of ghoulish events planned, and you’re welcome to join us! Unless you’re too […]
Cloudscape’s latest book Much the Miller’s Son: the Doomsday Book by Steve LeCouilliard is now on Kickstarter! It is the reign of the tyrannical King John. The Norman boot presses heavily on the necks of the Saxon people of Englande. Only one man dares to resist. Only one man dares […]
Have you ever wanted to create your own graphic novel but aren’t sure where to start? The Graphic Novel and Comix program at Langara may be exactly what you need. Taught by numerous acclaimed comics artists, including multiple Cloudscape members, the program is centered on learning traditional and digital storytelling […]
Happy Tuesday, everyone. If you weren’t aware, The Last Tide is now available for purchase, and as of 8:30 AM today, digital sales of the book have blown past 800 copies! This marks the strongest digital launch of a Cloudscape book ever! You can click here to learn more about […]
Local cartoonist David Lester was recently interviewed by the CBC about his graphic novel 1919, about the Winnipeg General Strike of that year. The Winnipeg General Strike was a pivotal event in Canadian history that isn’t well-known by the majority of Canadians. It was a consolidation of the labour movement […]
You might know that we’re a publisher, but did you know that we’re a charity too? As a charity we look to fund and support artist initiatives in our city! Last year we spent over $40,000 paying artists for their time and work. Here are a few places that money […]
