08 November 2017
No, I Can’t Draw
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Stop telling me I can draw. I’ve always been that person who insists that “anyone can sing” if they learn correctly. But, after my latest exercise in attempting to draw, …
21 September 2017
Gabe Hudson’s Gork
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Perhaps young adult fiction is not my thing. Perhaps I am a little too old, a little too far removed from high school. Whatever the reason, this book, full of …
25 July 2017
SDCC ’17 Panel: The Engine of New at DC
Click Here to read all of our coverage from 2017 San Diego Comic-Con This year, DC Comics is attempting one of the hardest games in comics: inventing new heroes. This …
23 July 2017
SDCC ’17 On the Floor: Comics Makers & Sellers
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Click Here to read all of our coverage from 2017 San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con at its heart is about one thing: Comics. More and more, TV and film …
23 July 2017
SDCC ’17 On the Floor: Books & Podcasts
By Kelly Bedard // Books
San Diego Comic-Con is known for so much more than comics. As we toured the crowded, expansive floor, we came across tons of great booths dedicated to books and other …
14 July 2017
Batman/Elmer Fudd: The Crossover You Didn’t Know You Needed
Batman/Elmer Fudd #1 by Tom King, illustrated by Lee Weeks, coloured by Lovern Kindzierski…
12 July 2017
Tetris: the Games People Play by Box Brown
Tetris for me will always be the first game I can remember an adult playing. As a kid, one of my earliest friends’ mom loved Tetris; I was astounded that …
30 June 2017
Matthew Loux’s Time Museum
If you’re looking for an all-ages comic that combines humour, heart, history, and adventure, then look no further: The Time Museum is an absolute delight from start to finish, and …
11 June 2017
TCAF 2017 Roundup
Once a year, the Toronto Reference Library transforms into comics nirvana – and despite my love of graphic novels and comics, I’d never been. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is …
27 April 2017
Batman Watches the Watchmen?
*This article contains full spoilers for recent DC Comics – most notably Batman #21 and the recent Superman arc* On paper, what I’m about to pitch is going sound like …
08 November 2016
The Book Club Chronicles: The Lake House
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
The Book Club met to discuss The Lake House by Kate Morton. Our feelings as a group can be summed up by Patty’s comment, “I wanted to stay home from …
05 September 2016
Jane Two, a pre-Hollywood non-memoir
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Sean Patrick Flanery wrote a novel. Do you know who Sean Patrick Flanery is? Around the turn of the century, he was tied for first place as my favourite Sean …
30 August 2016
The Book Club Chronicles: Introduction
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Five women with a shared love of reading fiction came together just over a year ago. Our purpose: to enjoy the camaraderie of discussing books, to encourage the exploration of …
15 June 2016
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
By Beth McNeil // Books
Two half sisters, an ocean and a world away, give birth to two completely different dynasties. Homegoing follows these families through interwoven tales of love, heartbreak, classism, racism and the …
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