News for Saturday, December 30, 2023

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators from this week for Saturday, December 30, 2023:

Mississauga artist creates comics out of cardboard
Insauga.com reported that Luanga (Lue) Nuwame, a Mississauga-based comic book writer has released a colour version of his four-part series Paper Rock Scissors N’ Stuff Wars on Amazon. Nuwame talks about how he got into comics books along with his collaborations with other creators. Read more at https://www.insauga.com/unique-comic-book-series-launched-by-mississauga-cardboard-designer/

Jillian Tamaki talks about writing
Pen America spoke with 10 writers about writing and included a brief comment from Jillian Tamaki. As the co-author of Roaming, Jillian spoke about bringing forth characters’ relationships to their bodies. Read more at https://pen.org/10-writers-on-writing/

Seth talks to CBC Books about his latest graphic novel
CBC Books interviewed Seth about his current graphic novel Palookaville 24 on The Next Chapter podcast. Seth spoke about the making of the book and his thought process behind each section. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/seth-s-latest-volume-of-palookaville-grapples-with-fading-memories-1.7068031

Giant squid memorialized by Paul Tucker in CBC article
CBC News published an article about the St. John’s giant squid that ignited the world’s imagination almost 150 years ago. Artist Paul Tucker helped with the article by providing illustrations. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/giant-squid-photo

Edmonton creator on CBC Books list gets the spotlight
CBC News interviewed Christopher Twin, an Edmonton-based creator, about making the shortlist for best Canadian comics of 2023 by CBC Books. Christopher was asked about his graphic novel Bad Medicine including his inspiration and the reactions about the book so far. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-comic-cbc-books-1.7066812

Writers offered a new digital typewriter from Astrohaus
The Verge wrote that Astrohaus will offer the new Freewrite Alpha starting in mid-January at a cost of USD $349. The article mentions that the “Wi-Fi-enabled typewriter is free of distractions like web browsers and emails to help you focus on writing. After you’re finished, the gadget wirelessly syncs documents with software services like Google Drive and Dropbox so you can edit and share your documents.” Read more at https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/27/24016791/astrohaus-freewrite-alpha-digital-typewriter-e-ink

Learn to draw with Kathleen
On her Instagram feed, Kathleen Gros announced 2024 comics classes taking place January 17 to March 6. Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to attend the classes slated to occur at Place Des Arts. Read more at https://www.instagram.com/p/C0cP8XHP9Ox/?img_index=1

Kate Beaton’s Ducks tops Canadian books of 2023
CBC Books published an article listing the top 10 Canadian books of 2023 based on input from independent bookstores in which Kate Beaton’s Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands took the top spot. The article highlights Kate’s career in graphic novels as part of the review. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-top-10-canadian-books-of-2023-1.7069754

Chip Zdarsky responsible for majority of top selling comic books of 2023
Bleeding Cool reported that among the top ten best-selling comic books of 2023, Chip Zdarsky wrote six of them. Based on sales data from comic book stores in North America and the UK, Chip wrote Batman #131 to #136. Read more at https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-ten-best-selling-comics-in-comic-shops-of-2023/

And if you missed the three-part series about Canadian comic book creators discussing AI for comic book creation, check out the first part, the second part and the third part.

To end off the year in good fashion, remember to listen to the podcast interview with Sam Noir.