This is serious : Canadian indie comics

Ollmann, Joe, 1966- (editor.). Traficante, Alana, (editor.). Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.), (host institution,, publisher.).

Summary: "THIS IS SERIOUS reveals the considerable contributions being made by artists from across the country to the greater field of global comics--of which Toronto, Montreal, and Hamilton are significant creative centres. Surveying the work of forty-seven contemporary Canadian artists, THIS IS SERIOUS showcases the energy of underground artistic production and indie publishing as expressed through a diverse range of artists. Co-edited by contemporary curator Alana Traficante and award-winning cartoonist Joe Ollmann. THIS IS SERIOUS presents the recent arc of production that has helped shaped the current state of graphic storytelling, here and now on home soil."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781897407301
ISBN: 1897407300
Physical Description: 143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario : Art Gallery of Hamilton ; Wolfville, Nova Scotia : Conundrum Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Artists include: Sami Alwani ; Ho Che Anderson ; Kate Beaton ; Marc Bell ; Blaine ; Simon Boss{acute}e ; David Boswell ; Chester Brown ; NIna Bunjevac ; Jessica Campbell ; Genevi{grave}eve Castr{acute}ee ; Marta Chudolinska ; David Collier ; Katherine Collins ; Michael Deforge ; Julie Delporte ; Aminder Dhaliwal ; Julie Doucet ; Pascal Girard ; Gord Hill ; Jesse Jacobs ; Patrick Kyle ; Ginette Lapalme ; Ness Lee ; Hartley Lin ; Graeme Mackay ; Billy Mavreas ; Carel Moiseiwitsch ; Sylvia Nickerson ; Diane Obomsawin ; Simon Orpana ; Meredith W. Park ; Cole Pauls ; Gord Pullar ; Michel Rabagliati ; R.A. Rosen ; Walter Scott ; Seth ; James Simpkins ; Fiona Smyth ; Jillian Tamaki ; Maurice Vellekoop ; Kat Verhoeven ; Eric Kostiuk Williams ; Connor Willumsen ; Jenn Woodall ; Doug Wright. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton from June 21, 2019 to January 5, 2020.
Formatted Contents Note:	Director's foreword / by Shelley Falconer -- A makeshift tradition: Canada's cartooning heritage / by Jeet Heer -- Welcome to THIS IS SERIOUS! / by Joe Ollmann -- This is serious: A cultural theory for comics / by Alana Traficante -- The works -- The future / by Peggy Burns -- Artists -- Contributors.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	Donation ; Marni Stanley ; 2023/09.