Old Growth Press and the Canada Comics Open Library present Saul Freedman-Lawson and Wang Xulin!

May 19, 2021

We are so happy to share the following event! “On May 23rd at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada), join Old Growth Press for the launch of our 2021 titles: Naturally by Saul Freedman-Lawson and Displacement by Wang Xulin! Hosted by Old Growth Press, Rotem Diamant, and the Canada Comics Open Library, we are presenting a night of readings followed by a Q&A with our artists. Saul and Xulin will be reading from and discussing their new works, joined…

Mini Comics Readings TCAF event!

May 7, 2021

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There’s so many great comics debuting and virtual events at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this year, and we are so happy to be taking part! On May 14th at 5pm EST, Join artists Robert Liu-Trujillo, Duachaka Her, and Nina Slykhuis-Landry, for a live event of mini comics readings with the Canada Comics Open Library! Each artist will perform a selection from their comics and then there will be a Q&A with the audience. Stay tuned for more info about…

Event recording for Comics Out Loud #5

May 4, 2021

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On Friday April 23rd at 7pm EST, Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) hosted our 5th Comics Out Loud with Hello Boyfriend members Jade Armstrong, Keelin Gorlewski, Victor Martins, and Christine Wong! Artist bios: “Jade Armstrong is a cartoonist specializing in slice-of-life and humour. They like swimming, municipal politics, and long walks on the beach. Their middle-grade contemporary graphic novel, “Scout is Not A Band Kid” is set to release Spring 2022 from Random House Graphic.” Website: https://jelajade.com/ “Keelin is…

Submit to read your comic with Old Growth Press and the Canada Comics Open Library!

April 30, 2021

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Events, Presentations, Update

Submit to read your comic with Old Growth Press and the Canada Comics Open Library! Are you a LGBTQ2S+ and/or BIPOC comics creator with new or upcoming work? Old Growth Press will be launching two books on May 23rd and they’d love to have you read alongside them! This event will take place on the Canada Comics Open Library’s Zoom and will include live comics readings followed by a Q&A period. Each participant will have a suggested time limit of…

Hello Boyfriend Comics Out Loud #5 poster

Comics Out Loud with Hello Boyfriend!

April 16, 2021

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Comics Out Loud, Events, Presentations

We are so happy to announce the 5th Comics Out Loud!: On Friday April 23rd at 7pm EST, join Hello Boyfriend members Jade Armstrong, Keelin Gorlewski, Victor Martins, and Christine Wong for an evening of comics being read out loud and discussion about their work! Where?: Zoom— with info on how to join below! This event is free, with no need to register. The event will have live automatic captions. We will be recording the event to publish it on…

Event recording for Comics Out Loud #4!

April 11, 2021

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On Friday March 26th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) hosted our 4th Comics Out Loud with creators Kimiko Tobimatsu, Keet Geniza, and Nadia Shammas! Artist bios: Nadia Shammas (she/her) “is an Arab-American comics writer originally from Brooklyn, NY now living in Toronto, ON. She is best known for being the co-creator of SQUIRE, a Middle Eastern fantasy OGN set to be released by HarperCollins in 2022. She is also the writer of the upcoming MS.…

Event recording for Comics Out Loud #3

March 16, 2021

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For those who weren’t able to make it to our third Comics Out Loud event, the recording of last Friday’s event is now up on our YouTube with captions added: On Friday March 12, 7PM EST, Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) hosted our 3rd Comics Out Loud with artists Sven, Rachel Evangeline Chiong, Vincy Lim, and Rabeea Syed! Please note the content warnings before each reading. Artist bios: Sven (he/him) “is a cartoonist and illustrator, living and working in Toronto.…

Comics Out Loud with Kimiko Tobimatsu, Keet Geniza, and Nadia Shammas

March 15, 2021

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On March 26th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) join creators Kimiko Tobimatsu, Keet Geniza, and Nadia Shammas and for an evening of comics being read out loud and discussion about their work! Where?: Zoom, with info on how to join below. This event is free, with no need to register. We will be recording the event to publish it on our YouTube with captions as well. Artist bios: Nadia Shammas (she/her) “is an Arab-American comics writer originally…

Comics Out Loud with Vincy Lim, Rabeea Syed, Sven, and Rachel Evangeline Chiong

March 1, 2021

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We are so happy to share the next Comics Out Loud event: On March 12th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) join artists Sven, Rachel Evangeline Chiong, Vincy Lim, and Rabeea Syed for an evening of comics being read out loud and discussion about their work! Where?: Zoom, with info on how to join below! This event is free, with no need to register. We will be recording the event to publish it on our YouTube with captions…

First Annual Calendar Fundraiser and Art Auction LIVE!

November 5, 2020

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Our First Annual Calendar Fundraiser is now live! The calendar features 12-months of really beautiful full colour illustrations made by Canadian cartoonists. You can pick them up over here and learn more about our auction of original calendar art taking place TONIGHT at 7pm EST on Instagram: https://www.canadacomicsol.org/calendar-fundraiser-2021/ Calendars are $15 each, or an order of 2 or more for $10. This year, the calendar features original art created by the following artists: Joe Ollmann , Ho Che Anderson, Christopher Green…