Once again the comic creators at Cloudscape are offering Cloudshops, various free workshops in which experienced comic creators teach aspiring cartoonists about the numerous aspects of the comics medium. Each Cloudshop is held at Cloudscape HQ (5955 Ross Street, Vancouver) from 7:30-9:00 on its respective day, and provides a combination […]
We are happy to report that two more member books have been added to the Cloudscape store: A Mad Tea Party by Jonathon Dalton A science fiction thriller in which Connie and Matilda Sakura, two perfectly ordinary genetically-engineered girls, struggle against numerous threats. Their parents fought a war in space against […]
It’s like Goofus without Gallant. For this episode we read Fante Bukowski by Noah Van Sciver, a short, indie graphic novel about a failed writer who is basically the worst. Check out the book and then listen in to find out what Jess, Jon, and Jeff thought about it. We’ve […]
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If you create your own comics and intend to sell them at conventions, there are a couple of Canadian comic conventions you may be interested in: Toronto Comics Art Festival. TCAF is the biggest indie comics convention in Canada. It is celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which […]
Review by Matthew Nielsen Hipira, written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by Shinji Kimura, is a charming children’s book about the adventures of a young vampire. Kimura’s artwork is vividly colourful, rich and finely painted. It is also stylised in a fantastic, crooked sort of way, somewhat reminiscent of The Nightmare […]
Join comic creator Tony Cliff to celebrate the release of his latest graphic novel, Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules. Come for the signed, sketched-in books, stay for the company. Time: August 10th, 7:00-10:00 PM Place: Pulp Fiction Books at Main and Broadway, Vancouver Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules is a bonafide […]
We at Cloudscape are having a summer sale at the Cloudscape store! For all of August, our anthologies and graphic novels are being sold at $5 less than their cover price! Now will be a perfect time to complete your Cloudsape collection and have some new summer reading, so stop […]
Jean Matthew reviews Sean Karemaker’s Feast of Fields in Broken Pencil #80: “Autobiographical comics have never looked quite like Sean Karemaker’s Feast of Fields. The comic features wide, hand-drawn and intensely detailed black-and-white illustrations. Karemaker shares stories from his childhood, his time at school, and his evolving relationship with his mother…. The […]
Review by Matthew Nielsen The Last Look Trilogy (X’ed Out, The Hive and Sugar Skull) by Charles Burns follows a series of events and thoughts in the life of a young and somewhat unconventional artist named Doug, including his memories, fears, and ambitions. It is a surreal story in which […]
Jeff Ellis is not only Cloudscape founder but also one of the main teachers at Langara College’s Graphic Novel program. This week he was profiled on the Langara College’s website: “Jeff has been drawing comics for as long as he can remember, but his interest intensified in high school, when […]
