Comic Picks of 2023!
The end of the year is a time of reflection, and the same holds true for comic creators. We at the Cloudscape board have come up with a list of comics that stood out to us this year!
Thank you to the Mirhady Family Fund, and Vancouver Foundation
Cloudscape recently got some grant funding from the Vancouver Foundation who manage the Mirhady family fund. You can learn more about the fund here. Below is our public thanks We would like to sincerely thank you and the Mirhady Family Fund for the help your grant has offered us here […]
Thank you!
Hello all!What a wild ride this campaign has been. We all took some much needed downtime last night and this morning, but we wanted to make sure to thank all you wonderful backers and supporters who helped us achieve our goal! Also, a big shout out to Pirataba and the […]
Phobos and Deimos interview
Jeff from Cloudscape sits down with J Dalton to talk about Phobos and Deimos, his scifi graphic novel that’s on Kickstarter for a few more days. Listen to JD talk about dystopia vs reality, AI, and casting characters for the future. And then check out the Kickstarter while it still […]
The TradeWaiters 100: “Reinventing Comics” by Scott McCloud
It’s episode 100! Special guest Kathleen Gros rejoins the TradeWaiters to help us celebrate our anniversary, and we read Scott McCloud’s Reinventing Comics. This book made bold predictions of what the future of comics could be. More than twenty years later, we revisit Scott’s ideas to see where they’ve been […]
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September Events for Cloudscape
The days are getting cooler and Cloudscape is gearing up for several exciting events happening this month! Car Free Day – September 9th – Find us at Car Free Day on Commercial Drive! We will have books for sale and a station for doing Comic Jams. Stop by and say […]
The TradeWaiters 99: “Dragman” by Steven Appleby
For this episode our intrepid TradeWaiters read Dragman by Steven Appleby. This hefty graphic novel cloaks a story about gender identity, predatory capitalism, and being true to yourself in a brightly-coloured superhero costume and sends it out to patrol the streets of London. Join us and listen in as we […]
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Phobos and Deimos Kickstarter is LIVE!
Cloudscape is excited to announce our newest project: Phobos and Deimos! Maida Kilwa is a teenage refugee from Mars, who is faced with the difficult process of adapting to her new life on Earth. From high school life to a dystopian government, Maida is torn between the promise of safety […]
Submissions Reopened
Cloudscape is thrilled to announce that we are reopening submissions! After a long time on hiatus we are hoping to begin taking in on new projects soon. We would love to take on some new works for our 2024 catalogue. Cloudscape primarily publishes using funds from grants, and as such […]
The TradeWaiters 98: “Witch Hat Atelier” Vol. 1 & 2 by Kamome Shirahama
Today the Tradewaiters got lost in a fantasy manga with the first two volumes of Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama. We’ll break down what’s great about this comic, a few things that are maybe not as great, but mostly have a good time reading a book about kids who […]
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