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Epic Canadiana Excerpt #1

It’s less than a week into the “Epic Canadiana #2” Kickstarter and it has already reached almost 50% of its goal! Thank you to everyone who has already contributed and don’t forget to continue to spread the word about it! To help wet people’s interest about the book, I’ll be showing some sample pages. The first one is the first page of the frame narrative, written by myself (Bevan Thomas) and drawn by professional comic artist Craig Wilson.


The TradeWaiters 2: “This One Summer” By Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

In episode 2 of the TradeWaiters, we read This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Spoiler alert: we really liked it. Jonathon makes the claim that This One Summer is the Watchmen of comics. Read the book and then listen to us gush for half an hour. Next […]


ArtStarts looking for artists in the classroom

The Arts Integration Learning Lab is a series of 5 professional development workshops provided by ArtStarts for artists of all disciplines in the Greater Vancouver area who are interested in working with young people in schools or deepening their impact in this field. The cost for artists selected to participate in […]


BC Tourism Talks BC Comics

Cloudscape president Oliver McTavish-Wisden recently wrote an article showcasing comics in BC that was featured on the BC Tourism website: “Most visitors to BC come for the gorgeous natural scenery, renowned dining scene and local culture. But in addition to these iconic BC attractions, there are plenty of opportunities for […]


Epic Canadiana #2 Kickstarter Has Begun!

The Kickstarter fundraiser for Epic Canadiana #2, Cloudscape’s second anthology of Canadian superheroes, has begun! Epic Canadiana #2 features 17 stories (over 200 pages!) dedicated to exploring numerous flavours of superheroism within Canada. EPIC CANADIANA #2 is a black & white anthology featuring awesome comics written and drawn by creators from all […]


Jill Trent #2 Kickstarter

D. M. Higgins, the creator of the Superdames blog, has started a Kickstarter for Jill Trent, Science Sleuth #2, a second issue of his revival of Jill Trent, the classic scientist-heroine from the Golden Age of Comics. Higgins is one of the contributors to Cloudscape’s upcoming Epic Canadiana #2, and we […]


Comic Battle: World's Weirdest Superheroes

The battle for “If Our Pets Could Only Speak” is over and the winner is Sydney More! We only received one Comic Battle for the next one, “World’s Weirdest Superheroes,” so Kielamel Sibal wins by default! The rest of you need to step up your game for the next Comic […]


Events in September

Cloudscape is going to be involved in various events in September, so mark them off in your calendars and stay tuned for more info: Langara Comics Showcase, September 9. Langara College will be starting-up a Graphic Novel & Comics Certificate Program this autumn, which will include numerous Cloudscape members as instructors (including […]


So You Think You Can Draw Umbrella Girl

As many Cloudscape fans know, our unofficial mascot is Umbrella Girl, an energetic young Vancouverite who is (almost) always sporting an umbrella and who has appeared at least once in each of our anthologies. A while back, we did “So You Think You Can Draw Umbrella Girl,” in which people […]