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Well, the Namesake kickstarter has just reached 9500$. DFDSVFDHGDHTRYWEWRWR.
I don't even...
Honestly, people, I know this is a kickstarter, so people do get stuff for it... But I can't help but to feel really, really grateful for the money.
We'll have the books ready for TCAF for sure!
Behold one of the pages of the extra comic included in the book. I took my time to ink these. And it shows.
Speaking of cons, they released the exhibitor list for TCAF. So, as usual, i'm freaking out a little because there's a whole bunch of people who are basically gods in there. But there's a couple of friends too, which is awesome. Rosemary, i'm so hugging you again. I already can't wait for May.
Angoulème just finished. For those of you who don't know, Agoulème is the biggest French-comic festival in the world (it's pretty much international now, but it happens in France and honours French or translated to French books). I was happy to see that Kaoru Mori had won a prize for her gorgeous manga "Bride Stories" (a must-read). Please note that manga almost never gets prizes for Angoulème. Because manga is considered pretty "meh" by several of the judges. The winner for best album of the year is "The Jerusalem Chronicles" by Guy Delisle (which is going to get translated in English for TCAF, if people are interested). This is also an odd choice for Angoulème. It's the type of book that doesn't usually win album of the year. It's still pretty good. Just surprising. The author is a Quebecois, sorta. He moved to France like 30 years ago. Because he was a comic artist and an animator and Quebec basically had little to offer. Now that he won this very prestigious award, the local newspapers like to remind everyone that he's Quebecois. I kinda hate how the art world in Quebec works. Basically, people crush and discourage you until you make it big here or somewhere else, and then suddenly, your name is attached to the national pride. There's been a lot of Quebec comic artists in the news lately, people who published in Europe or the USA, being praised and adored because they are Quebec-flavored (maple-syrup?) big shots now. And it bothers me because almost all these artists have nothing but horror stories to say about our very close-minded and limited art world of our province. There's this big joke we often say that Quebec artists are loved everywhere but at home. Especially if you do something that isn't a biography/journal type of book.
I guess i'm just venting a bit. I never tried to participate in the Quebec art scene myself (being rather fluent in English, I decided to work in that language almost immediately). But I still have a bit of French-Canadian pride. And so it kinda bothers me that artists who do want to promote their Quebecois identity are kinda shot down until they up and leave and become successful. The current ideological and political climate seems to promote mediocrity ("vivre pour le petit pain" - french for "living for our daily bread and nothing more"). I sometimes wonder if this mood to be average and fit the mould is a left over from our time as a conquered province. Or maybe it's just easy. Who knows.
Over and out.
- Isa
I don't even...
Honestly, people, I know this is a kickstarter, so people do get stuff for it... But I can't help but to feel really, really grateful for the money.
We'll have the books ready for TCAF for sure!
Behold one of the pages of the extra comic included in the book. I took my time to ink these. And it shows.
Speaking of cons, they released the exhibitor list for TCAF. So, as usual, i'm freaking out a little because there's a whole bunch of people who are basically gods in there. But there's a couple of friends too, which is awesome. Rosemary, i'm so hugging you again. I already can't wait for May.
Angoulème just finished. For those of you who don't know, Agoulème is the biggest French-comic festival in the world (it's pretty much international now, but it happens in France and honours French or translated to French books). I was happy to see that Kaoru Mori had won a prize for her gorgeous manga "Bride Stories" (a must-read). Please note that manga almost never gets prizes for Angoulème. Because manga is considered pretty "meh" by several of the judges. The winner for best album of the year is "The Jerusalem Chronicles" by Guy Delisle (which is going to get translated in English for TCAF, if people are interested). This is also an odd choice for Angoulème. It's the type of book that doesn't usually win album of the year. It's still pretty good. Just surprising. The author is a Quebecois, sorta. He moved to France like 30 years ago. Because he was a comic artist and an animator and Quebec basically had little to offer. Now that he won this very prestigious award, the local newspapers like to remind everyone that he's Quebecois. I kinda hate how the art world in Quebec works. Basically, people crush and discourage you until you make it big here or somewhere else, and then suddenly, your name is attached to the national pride. There's been a lot of Quebec comic artists in the news lately, people who published in Europe or the USA, being praised and adored because they are Quebec-flavored (maple-syrup?) big shots now. And it bothers me because almost all these artists have nothing but horror stories to say about our very close-minded and limited art world of our province. There's this big joke we often say that Quebec artists are loved everywhere but at home. Especially if you do something that isn't a biography/journal type of book.
I guess i'm just venting a bit. I never tried to participate in the Quebec art scene myself (being rather fluent in English, I decided to work in that language almost immediately). But I still have a bit of French-Canadian pride. And so it kinda bothers me that artists who do want to promote their Quebecois identity are kinda shot down until they up and leave and become successful. The current ideological and political climate seems to promote mediocrity ("vivre pour le petit pain" - french for "living for our daily bread and nothing more"). I sometimes wonder if this mood to be average and fit the mould is a left over from our time as a conquered province. Or maybe it's just easy. Who knows.
Over and out.
- Isa
