Congratulation to Jillian Tamaki on her second Governor General’s Literary Award
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/11/18: Who is the mystery woman now drawing Nancy?
Nancy, Cathy Guisewaite. a million other links and Taika Waititi’s message of hope.
TCAF announces two days of kids programming and 14 guests
The 2018 Toronto Comic Arts Festival continues to roll out the news, with the announcement that this year will have two full days of programing for young readers. The kids’ program is moving to the Forrest Hills Ballroom at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel, which features seating for 200, plus spaces for crafts and activities […]
PW kicks off Best Books season with five picks
As is tradition, Publishers Weekly has kicked off the end-of-year Best Books lists (which I contributed to as the PW Graphic Novels Review Editor). Five comics were selected for the 2017 list: Boundless, Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly) Sex Fantasy, Sophia Foster-Dimino (Koyama) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Nagata […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/11/17: The secret kinship of Kirby and Hernandez
§ This page of “unfinished” Jack Kirby art from Simon & Kirby’s Stuntman has been making the rounds and why not…it’s a master class in everything. Stripped of the heavy black inks we’re most familiar with in Kirby’s published art, the pure composition, action and grace comes to the fore. The page reminds me of […]
D&Q’s 40% off sale just solved all your summer reading problems
Summer is here, so they tell us, and soon you’ll be hitting the beach with a cute tankini, some suntan lotion and maybe a big graphic novel to dive into. Well Drawn & Quarterly just made that a lot easier with a 40% off online sale that runs until MOnday, May 29. (If you’re lucky […]
Celebrate National Library Week By Reading a Banned Book (or any book)!
Today, the American Library Association released its State of America’s Libraries Report, an annual report released during National Library Week. It’s not easy being a librarian, and it’s gotten even more difficult in the current Zeitgeist of fake news, polarization, and intolerance. Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since July of 2010. I’ve been reading […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 12/12/16: The ten best ten best lists
§ Nice Art: man, if there’s ONE holiday card from a cartoonists type you’d want to get it’s this collaboration between Michael DeForge and Jillian Tamaki. § British comics artist/colorist Pete Doherty is recovering from a torn aorta, and there is a crowdfunding effort underway to raise some money for him. However, he’s now facing at […]
Nice Art: Jillian Tamaki’s print for Gosh! Comic’s 30th Anniversary
Gosh! Comics is one of London’s premiere comics shops, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. And to mark the occasion they’re selling a print by Jillian Tamaki entitled “Nancy and Tonya,” which I think you’ll agree is stunning. The title seemingly refers to the great Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding figure skating scandal of the early 90s, […]
‘This One Summer’ removed from a Florida school and under investigation
Here we go again. A parent in Seminole County, Fla. found that her nine year old brought home This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki and thought it was way too adult for her kid and complained, and the local TV news has launched an investigation and discovered that shockingly, the book, which […]