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Monday, March 28, 2016

So it’s out there. The long awaited Superman/Batman movie has arrived and it’s a glorious mess. Audiences love it, critics hate it and we get a Wonder Woman who’s done right and steals the show. And in the middle of it all, there’s Ben Affleck, who despite the outcry after his casting as the Dark Knight, does a very apt job in a very tricky role, anchoring the movie.

Queer Comics

12:49 PM Canada, Comics, Toronto No comments

With wedding proposals, first kisses, lesbian heroines, trans characters coming out and Marvel and DC Comics being accused of having a gay agenda, queer characters seem to be everywhere in comics these days. But that’s nothing new for the world of comics at large. A new anthology shines the spotlight on some super non-hetero creators and stories.

TCAF 2013

5:12 PM Canada, Comics, Toronto No comments

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival celebrates 10 years as the cool comics convention for creators. And it's still free!

Mônica and Superman

4:16 PM Comics No comments

Brazil produces a variety of quality graphic novels, and nurtures plenty of artistic talent to export. However, visual literature has limited outlets in the country for vying against the big two who dominate the comics market in Brazil: Maurício de Souza and DC/Marvel Comics.

Wonder Woman and the New Gods

6:17 PM Comics No comments

Writer Brian Azzarello’s brings Wonder Woman back to her roots, and not as a bondage enthusiast. Plus, Olympus gets a brand new look!

Owney's First Colored Pages

7:32 PM Comics, Kickstarter, Owney No comments

The production of "The Secret Around-the-World Adventures of Owney the Postal Dog" is in full swing. And we have the first colored pages to share with you!

Graphic Toronto

2:41 PM Canada, Comics, Toronto No comments

They say truth is stranger than fiction, and you need look no further than to some of the intriguing real-life characters walking around Toronto every day for evidence of this. Some of these characters have even become the protagonists of their own graphic novels.

Two Sagas of Cosmic Dimensions

5:03 PM Animation, Canada, Comics, Kickstarter No comments

It’s the season for sagas! Fantasy meets sci-fi in a new collection from Brian K. Vaughan and in an animated Kickstarter campaign from Québécois illustrator Michel Gagné.

True Patriot vs. Sandy, Canadian superheroes on a mission

7:11 PM Canada, Comics No comments

It started as a collection of stories about Canadian superheroes written and drawn by Canadian comic book creators. Now True Patriot takes on a truly heroic task – raising money for Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief.

In Flex Mentallo and Batman Inc., Grant Morrison Takes Us on a Wild Ride

8:53 AM Comics No comments

Grant Morrison has built a career of deeply examining the world of comics and spinning complex, often psychedelic, stories chock-full of "big ideas" and clever concepts. In Batman Inc. and Flex Mentallo he explores some of those ideas and has a lot of fun in the process.