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2020 Olympics Canada Roster

Athletics

Trevor Hofbauer (Guelph, Ontario)

Evan Dunfee (Richmond, British Columbia)

Bismark Boateng (Toronto, Ontario)

Andre De Grasse (Markham, Ontario)

Gavin Smellie (Toronto, Ontario)

Aaron Brown (Toronto, Ontario)

Brendon Rodney (Brampton, Ontario)

Marco Arop (Edmonton, Alberta)

Brandon McBride (Windsor, Ontario)

Mohammed Ahmed (St. Catherines, Ontario)

Lucas Bruchet (Surrey, British Columbia)

Justyn Knight (Toronto, Ontario)

John Gay (Kelowna, British Columbia)

Matthew Hughes (Oshawa, Ontario)

Jerome Blake (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Cameron Levins (Campbell River, British Columbia)

Ben Preisner (Milton, Ontario)

Mathieu Bilodeau (Quebec City, Quebec)

Django Lovett (Langley, British Columbia)

Michael Mason (New Westminster, British Columbia)

Tim Nedow (Brockville, Ontario)

Pierce LePage (Toronto, Ontario)

Damian Warner (London, Ontario)

Dayna Pidhoresky (Windsor, Ontario)

Khamica Bingham (Brampton, Ontario)

Crystal Emmanuel (Toronto, Ontario)

Kyra Constantine (Brampton, Ontario)

Natassha McDonald (Mississauga, Ontario)

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (Lakeshore, Ontario)

Lindsey Butterworth (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Madeleine Kelly (Pembroke, Ontario)

Gabriela Stafford (Toronto, Ontario)

Natalia Hawthorn (Bracebridge, Ontario)

Lucia Stafford (Toronto, Ontario)

Andrea Seccafien (Guelph, Ontario)

Julie-Anne Staehli (Lucknow, Ontario)

Noelle Montcalm (Windsor, Ontario)

Sage Watson (Medicine Hat, Alberta)

Alycia Butterworth (Parksville, British Columbia)

Geneviève Lalonde (Moncton, New Brunswick)

Regan Yee (South Hazleton, British Columbia)

Alicia Brown (Ottawa, Ontario)

Madeline Price (San Francisco, California)

Malindi Elmore (Kelowna, British Columbia)

Tasha Wodak (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Christabel Nettey (Brampton, Ontario)

Anicka Newell (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Alysha Newman (London, Ontario)

Brittany Crew (Mississauga, Ontario)

Sarah Mitton (Brooklyn, Nova Scotia)

Liz Gleadle (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Camryn Rogers (Richmond, British Columbia)

Jillian Weir (Sunnyvale, California)

Georgia Ellenwood (Langley, British Columbia)

Canoeing

Cam Smedley-Audet (Ottawa, Ontario)

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, Ontario)

Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)

Roland Varga (Aurora, Ontario)

Mark De Jonge (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, Ontario)

Simon McTavish (Oakville, Ontario)

Vincent Jourdenais (Chambly, Quebec)

Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, British Columbia)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Quebec City, Quebec)

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, Ontario)

Haley Daniels (Calgary, Alberta)

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Quebec)

Laurie Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, Quebec)

Andréanne Langlois (Quebec City, Quebec)

Michelle Russell (Fall River, Nova Scotia)

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, Ontario)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, Ontario)

Cycling

Nick Wammes (London, Ontario)

Hugo Houle (Nicolet, Quebec)

Michael Woods (Toronto, Ontario)

Hugo Barrette (Santa Monica, California)

Vincent De Haître (Ottawa, Ontario)

Michael Foley (Montreal, Quebec)

Derek Gee (Ottawa, Ontario)

Jay Lamoureux (Victoria, British Columbia)

Guillaume Boivin (Montreal, Quebec)

Peter Disera (Kitchener, Ontario)

James Palmer (North Vancouver, British Columbia)

Karol-Ann Canuel (Amos, Quebec)

Leah Kirchmann (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Lauriane Genest (Montreal, Quebec)

Kelsey Mitchell (Sherwood Park, Alberta)

Allison Beveridge (Calgary, Alberta)

Ariane Bonhomme (Gatineau, Quebec)

Jasmin Duehring (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Annie Foreman-Mackey (Kingston, Ontario)

Georgia Simmerling (Calgary, Alberta)

Alison Jackson (Vermilion, Alberta)

Catharine Pendrel (Fredericton, New Brunswick)

Haley Smith (Markham, Ontario)

Drew Mechielsen (Surrey, British Columbia)

Fencing

Shaul Gordon (Montreal, Quebec)

Marc-Antoine Blais-Bélanger (Montreal, Quebec)

Alex Cai (Montreal, Quebec)

Eli Schenkel (Richmond, British Columbia)

Maximilien Van Haaster (Montreal, Quebec)

Blake Broszus (Ottawa, Ontario)

Gabriella Page (Montreal, Quebec)

Jessica Guo (Toronto, Ontario)

Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton, Ontario)

Kelleigh Ryan (Ottawa, Ontario)

Alanna Goldie (Calgary, Alberta)

Sailing

Evan DePaul (Hamilton, Ontario)

William Jones (Hamilton, Ontario)

Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario)

Oliver Bone (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Jacob Saunders (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Mariah Millen (Toronto, Ontario)

Ali Ten Hove (Kingston, Ontario)

Nikola Girke (Grande Prairie, Alberta)

Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario)

Climbing

Sean McColl (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Alannah Yip (North Vancouver, British Columbia)

Swimming

Markus Thormeyer (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Brent Hayden (Mission, British Columbia)

Joshua Liendo-Edwards (Markham, Ontario)

Yuri Kisil (Toronto, Ontario)

Cole Pratt (Calgary, Alberta)

Gabe Mastromatteo (Kenora, Ontario)

Finlay Knox (Toronto, Ontario)

Ruslan Gaziev (Toronto, Ontario)

Hau-Li Fan (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Javier Acevedo (Toronto, Ontario)

Hannah MacNeil (London, Ontario)

Ky Masse (Toronto, Ontario)

Penny Oleksiak (Toronto, Ontario)

Sydney Pickrem (Clearwater, Florida)

Taylor Ruck (Scottsdale, Arizona)

Kayla Sanchez (Toronto, Ontario)

Summer McIntosh (Toronto, Ontario)

Katrina Bellio (Mississauga, Ontario)

Kierra Smith (Kelowna, British Columbia)

Kelsey Wog (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Katerine Savard (Pont-Rouge, Quebec)

Bailey Andison (Smiths Falls, Ontario)

Tess Cieplucha (Oakville, Ontario)

Rebecca Smith (Red Deer, Alberta)

Mary-Sophie Harvey (Laval, Quebec)

Kate Sanderson (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Claudia Holzner (Montreal, Quebec)

Jacqueline Simoneau (Montreal, Quebec)

Emily Armstrong (Toronto, Ontario)

Rosalie Boissonneault (Drummondville, Quebec)

Andrée-Anne Côté (Quebec City, Quebec)

Camille Fiola-Dion (Rimouski, Quebec)

Audrey Joly (Saint-Eustache, Quebec)

Halle Pratt (Edmonton, Alberta)

Table Tennis

Jeremy Hazin (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

Mo Zhang (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Eugene Wang (Aurora, Ontario)

Taekwondo

Skylar Park (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Yvette Yong (Toronto, Ontario)

Wrestling

Amar Dhesi (Surrey, British Columbia)

Jordan Steen (Ottawa, Ontario)

Danielle Lappage (Olds, Alberta)

Erica Wiebe (Stittsville, Ontario)

Archery

Crispin Duenas (Toronto, Ontario)

Stephanie Barrett (Newmarket, Ontario)

Badminton

Brian Yáng (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

Jason Ho-Shue (Markham, Ontario)

Nyl Yakura (Toronto, Ontario)

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (Toronto, Ontario)

Michelle Man-Shan (Markham, Ontario)

Rachel Honderich (Toronto, Ontario)

Kristen Tsai (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Josephine Wu (Edmonton, Alberta)

Basketball

Shaina Pellington (Pickering, Ontario)

Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ontario)

Bridget Carleton (Chatham, Ontario)

Folade Raincock-Ekunwe (Vernon, British Columbia)

Kim Gaucher (Mission, British Columbia)

Miranda Ayim (London, Ontario)

Natalie Achonwa (Hamilton, Ontario)

Shay Colley (Brampton, Ontario)

Kayla Alexander (Milton, Ontario)

Laeticia Amihere (Mississauga, Ontario)

Nirra Fields (Lachine, Quebec)

Aaliyah Edwards (Toronto, Ontario)

Boxing

Wyatt Sanford (Kennetcook, Nova Scotia)

Mandy Bujold (Kitchener, Ontario)

Caroline Veyre (Montreal, Quebec)

Myriam Da Silva (Chambly, Quebec)

Tammara Thibeault (Saint-Georges, Quebec)

Diving

Cédric Fofana (Montreal, Quebec)

Rylan Wiens (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

Nathan Zsombor-Murray (Montreal, Quebec)

Vincent Riendeau (Montreal, Quebec)

Jennifer Abel (Montreal, Quebec)

Pamela Ware (Longueuil, Quebec)

Meaghan Benfeito-Correia (Montreal, Quebec)

Celina Toth (Victoria, British Columbia)

Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu (Saint-Constant, Quebec)

Caeli McKay (Calgary, Alberta)

Equestrian

Chris Von Martels (Wellington, Florida)

Mario Deslausriers (Venise-En-Québec, Quebec)

Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (New Glasgow, Nova Scotia)

Lindsay Kellock (New York, New York)

Colleen Loach (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

Jessica Phoenix (Uxbridge Township, Ontario)

Field Hockey

Floris Van Son (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Brandon Pereira (Surrey, British Columbia)

Scott Tupper (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Gabriel Ho-Garcia (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Oliver Scholfield (Toronto, Ontario)

Keegan Pereira (Toronto, Ontario)

Brendan Guraliuk (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Gordon Johnston (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Brenden Bissett (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Jamie Wallace (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Mark Pearson (Vancouver, British Columbia)

John Boothroyd (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Matthew Sarmento (Vancouver, British Columbia)

John Smythe (Vancouver, British Columbia)

James Kirkpatrick (Victoria, British Columbia)

Sukhi Panesar (Surrey, British Columbia)

Taylor Curran (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Antoni Kindler (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Soccer

Stephanie Labbé (Edmonton, Alberta)

Allysha Chapman (Oshawa, Ontario)

Kadeisha Buchanan (Brampton, Ontario)

Shelina Zadorsky (London, Ontario)

Deanne Rose (New Tecumseth, Ontario)

Julia Grosso (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Jayde Riviere (Pickering, Ontario)

Adriana Leon (King Township, Ontario)

Ashley Lawrence (Toronto, Ontario)

Desiree Scott (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Christine Sinclair (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Évelyne Viens (L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec)

Vanessa Gilles (Châteauguay, Quebec)

Nichelle Prince (Ajax, Ontario)

Janine Beckie (Douglas County, Colorado)

Jessie Fleming (London, Ontario)

Kailen Sheridan (Pickering, Ontario)

Jordyn Huitema (Chilliwack, British Columbia)

Sophie Schmidt (Abbotsford, British Columbia)

Gabrielle Carle (Quebec City, Quebec)

Erin McLeod (Calgary, Alberta)

Golf

Corey Conners (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)

Mackenzie Hughes (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Brooke Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ontario)

Alena Sharp (Phoenix, Arizona)

Gymnastics

René Cournoyer (Repentigny, Quebec)

Ellie Black (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Brooklyn Moors (Cambridge, Ontario)

Shallon Olsen (Surrey, British Columbia)

Ava Stewart (Bowmanville, Ontario)

Rosie MacLennan (King Township, Ontario)

Samantha Smith (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Judo

Arthur Margelidon (Montreal, Quebec)

Tony Valois-Fortier (Quebec City, Quebec)

Shady El Nahas (Toronto, Ontario)

Ecaterina Guică (La Prairie, Quebec)

Jessica Klimkait (Whitby, Ontario)

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (Montreal, Quebec)

Karate

Daniel Gaysinsky (Caledon, Ontario)

Rowing

Trevor Jones (Selwyn Township, Ontario)

Patrick Keane (Victoria, British Columbia)

Maxwell Lattimer (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Kai Langerfeld (North Vancouver, British Columbia)

Conlin McCabe (Brockville, Ontario)

Jakub Buczek (Kitchener, Ontario)

Luke Gadsdon (Hamilton, Ontario)

Gavin Stone (Brampton, Ontario)

Will Crothers (Kingston, Ontario)

Carling Zeeman (Hamilton, Ontario)

Jessica Sevick (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Gabrielle Smith (Markham, Ontario)

Jill Moffatt (Clarington, Ontario)

Jennifer Casson (Kingston, Ontario)

Caileigh Filmer (Saanich, British Columbia)

Hillary Janssens (Victoria, British Columbia)

Stephanie Grauer (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Nicole Hare (Calgary, Alberta)

Jennifer Martins (Toronto, Ontario)

Kristina Walker (Coquitlam, British Columbia)

Susanne Grainger (London, Ontario)

Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski (Montreal, Quebec)

Madison Mailey (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Sydney Paine (Toronto, Ontario)

Andrea Proske (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Lisa Roman (Surrey, British Columbia)

Christine Roper (Victoria, British Columbia)

Avalon Wasteneys (Victoria, British Columbia)

Kristen Kit (St. Catherines, Ontario)

Rugby

Phil Berna (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Connor Braid (Oak Bay, British Columbia)

Andrew Coe (Brampton, Ontario)

Justin Douglas (Matsqui, British Columbia)

Mike Fuailefau (Victoria, British Columbia)

Lucas Hammond (Victoria, British Columbia)

Nathan Hirayama (Richmond, British Columbia)

Harry Jones (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Patrick Kay (Duncan, British Columbia)

Matt Mullins (Belleville, Ontario)

Theo Sauder (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Jake Thiel (Victoria, British Columbia)

Conor Trainor (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Elissa Alaire (Trois-Rivières, Quebec)

Olivia Apps (Victoria, British Columbia)

Brittany Benn (Napanee, Ontario)

Pam Buisa (Victoria, British Columbia)

Bianca Farella (Westmount, Quebec)

Julia Greenshields (Sarnia, Ontario)

Ghislaine Landry (Toronto, Ontario)

Kaili Lukan (Barrie, Ontario)

Kayla Moleschi (Williams Lake, British Columbia)

Breanne Nicholas (Chatham, Ontario)

Karen Paquin (Quebec City, Quebec)

Keyara Wardley (Calgary, Alberta)

Charity Williams (Toronto, Ontario)

Shooting

Lynda Kiejko (North Dundas, Ontario)

Skateboarding

Andy Anderson (White Rock, British Columbia)

Matt Berger (Kamloops, British Columbia)

Micky Papa (Van Nuys, California)

Annie Guglia (Montreal, Quebec)

Softball

Danielle Lawrie-Locke (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Sara Groenewegen (White Rock, British Columbia)

Jenna Caira (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

Lauren Bay-Regula (Trail, British Columbia)

Natalie Wideman (Mississauga, Ontario)

Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, Ontario)

Kelsey Harshman (Tucson, Arizona)

Jo Lye (Toronto, Ontario)

Jennifer Salling (Burnaby, British Columbia)

Janet Leung (Mississauga, Ontario)

Emma Entzminger (Victoria, British Columbia)

Erika Polidori (Brantford, Ontario)

Victoria Hayward (Winter Park, Florida)

Jenny Gilbert (Denton, Texas)

Larissa Franklin (Maple Ridge, British Columbia)

Tennis

Félix Auger-Aliassime (Monte Carlo, Monaco)

Leylah Fernandez (Boynton Beach, Florida)

Gaby Dabrowski (Ottawa, Ontario)

Sharon Fichman (Toronto, Ontario)

Triathlon

Tyler Mislawchuk (Oak Bluff, Manitoba)

Matthew Sharpe (Campbell River, British Columbia)

Alex Lepage (Montreal, Quebec)

Joanna Brown (Ottawa, Ontario)

Amélie Kretz (Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec)

Volleyball

T.J. Sanders (London, Ontario)

John Perrin (Creston, British Columbia)

Steven Marshall (Abbotsford, British Columbia)

Nick Hoag (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

Stephen Maar (Aurora, Ontario)

Jay Blankenau (Edmonton, Alberta)

Ryan Sclater (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)

Lucas Van Berkel (Edmonton, Alberta)

Sharone Vernon-Evans (Toronto, Ontario)

Graham Vigrass (Calgary, Alberta)

Blair Bann (Edmonton, Alberta)

Arthur Szwarc (Toronto, Ontario)

Heather Bansley (London, Ontario)

Brandie Johnson-Wilkerson (Toronto, Ontario)

Melissa Humaña-Paredes (Toronto, Ontario)

Sarah Pavan (Kitchener, Ontario)

Water Polo

Claire Wright (Lindsay, Ontario)

Clara Vulpisi (Montreal, Quebec)

Kelly McKee (Calgary, Alberta)

Axelle Crevier (Montreal, Quebec)

Emma Wright (Trail, British Columbia)

Monika Eggens (Maple Ridge, British Columbia)

Gurpreet Sohi (Delta, British Columbia)

Joëlle Békhazi (Hamilton, Ontario)

Elyse Lemay-Lavoie (Montreal, Quebec)

Hayley McKelvey (Delta, British Columbia)

Kyra Christmas (High River, Alberta)

Kindred Paul (Spruce Grove, Alberta)

Shae La Roche (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Weightlifting

Boady Santavy (Sarnia, Ontario)

Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (Saint-Bruno-De-Montarville, Quebec)

Tali Darsigny (Sainte-Hyacinthe, Quebec)

Maude Charron (Sainte-Luce, Quebec)

Kristel Ngarlem (Montreal, Quebec)

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Adam Hughes joins growing Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 guest list

Adam Hughes joins growing Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 guest list

Portsmouth Comic Con – International Festival of Comics has announced multiple Eisner, Harvey and Inkpot award-winning and New York Times best-selling author, Adam Hughes, to its increasingly impressive Artists Alley line-up for 2020 sponsored by Catawiki.

The largest event of its kind in the South of England is set to return to Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May with…

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Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. You can check out the other parts of the survey here.

Katie Schenkel, writer

2019 Projects: 100 Light Years of Solitude, some unannounced projects

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The phoenix-like transformation of Nancy as a voice for our time

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? DC Ink/Zoom totally making bank

  Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator, writer

2019 Projects: Voltron: The Ultimate Visual History from Insight Editions; Batman and Popeye projects; a full slate of exhibitions at the Cartoon Art Museum

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? More women, LGBTQ, and creators of color published major works and won major comic industry awards this year than we’d seen in some entire decades prior to the 2010s. The comics landscape is changing before our eyes, and that’s a great thing.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Gina Gagliano’s lineup at Random House Graphic will bring even more young readers into comics. That and Raina Telgemeier’s how-to book Share Your Smile are going to lay the foundation for the biggest story in comics in 2024.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? It’s not an election year, so if I can go a week without any major political news or upheavals, that would be great.

Who inspired you in 2018? Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man’s co-creators couldn’t have taken more divergent paths if they’d tried, but each seemed to be more than content with his lot in life. There are lessons to be learned from both.

Alison Wilgus, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: I just turned in the second and final volume of my graphic novel series, Chronin, which I’ve been working on since 2007. BOTH volumes will debut from Tor in 2019, which is absolutely wild — Volume 1 in February and Volume 2 in September. I’ll also be continuing to put out the Graphic Novel TK podcast with my friend and co-producer, Gina Gagliano!

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Gina Gagliano starting her new graphic novel imprint at PRH. And I’m not just saying this because Gina’s a friend — Random House Graphic was announced in the Spring, and it’s already transforming the landscape of kids’ graphic novel publishing from where I sit. If you’re a cartoonist who wants the resources and reach of a major print publisher, you can count your options on one hand. We hardly ever get major new players like this, and I can’t wait to see how everything shakes out over the next couple of years.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? God who knows.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I feel no guilt for my pleasures anymore, we all gotta cling to what joy we can on this bitch of an earth. Who inspired you in 2018? My editor, Diana Pho. As I’ve taken on more editorial work of my own this past year, as well as interviewing a ton of industry professionals for GNTK, I have a much better understanding of JUST HOW INSANELY GOOD AT HER JOB SHE IS, as well as being an exceptionally generous and kind member of the larger community.

Rob Clough, Critic

2019 Projects: Continuing to write for The Comics Journal, Comics MNT, Publisher’s Weekly, Your Chicken Enemy, WowCool.com, and whoever else will have me. My own High-Low blog just hit its tenth anniversary, and I plan to keep at that as well as write for my patrons at my Patreon. This is the year I also hope to work on my first couple of books. I will also continue my position as co- programmer of SPX.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The continuing, massive culture shift in terms of who is making comics and for whom. There are more women, more people of color, and more queer folk than ever in comics, and that number is growing exponentially. Trans creators in particular made a huge impact in 2018. The blowback from the usual quarters was as predictable as it was irrelevant.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The continued struggle to solve the distribution problem for small-press cartoonists is the big one. There is an explosion of new cartoonists thanks to greater access to comics education, but creating a sustainable market for them all is going to be a real challenge. The festival circuit should be seen as a supplement and marketing tool, not a solution.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Going to an NXT show in Durham.

Who inspired you in 2018? All of the other members of #defendthe11, but especially Whit Taylor.

Vita Ayala, writer

2019 Projects: Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X and more Livewire! Also some unannounced things, so stay tuned…

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Too many amazing stories I am looking forward to reading to choose!

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Danny Lore, Matt Rosenberg, Che Grayson, Regine Sawyer.

Madeleine Holly-Rosing,  Writer

2019 Projects: The new Boston Metaphysical Society one-shot, The Spirit of Rebellion (below) and more novels!

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Marvel original line of digital comics

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The growth of independent titles.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Reading more.

Ted Rall, Cartoonist and writer

2019 Projects: THE STRINGER, a graphic novel where “Wag the Dog” meets “Breaking Bad”, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. WHAT’S LEFT: THE FIGHT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY by Ted Rall, about the clash between progressives and corporate liberals. A paperback reissue of THE YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. And an as yet untitled novel.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching American democracy continue to implode. Who inspired you in 2018? Social media, negatively. The stupidity level finally rose to the level where it became impossible to care what trolls might think. This forced me to think for myself and rely on my own instincts.

Raina Telgemeier, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: Share Your Smile, a how-to comics guide for young creators, comes out April 30th. And my next full-length graphic novel, Guts, will be out on September 17th! It’s a prequel to Smile and Sisters. I’m pretty excited about it.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? When Stan Lee passed away, the rest of the world, all the regular people I know, were talking about it. His influence went so far beyond the industry.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? I can tell you something I’m looking forward to! Jen Wang’s new graphic novel, STARGAZING. I got to read an advance copy, and I’m so glad it’ll be out in the world next year.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I have four events lined up in Texas next year, so I’m looking forward to tacos. All of the tacos.

Who inspired you in 2018? Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo is one of the bravest graphic memoirs ever written. It allows kids who suffer from family addiction in silence to feel seen. I’m so proud of and inspired by Jarrett!

David Macho, Jack of all trades

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The batwedding

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Publishers drop Diamond, change distribution, avoid impending death! 😛

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? War of the Realms

Todd Allen, Talking Head

2019 Projects:

A little more supernatural detective work:

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Taken as a whole, the various launch and relaunch attempts… and there were plenty.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? How the 2018 launches/relaunches play out and the next wave. It sure feels like it’s taking more and more effort to tread water and this will have a trickle down effect one way or the other. I just hope a Barnes & Noble contraction doesn’t factor into that.

Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Producer, Writer, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: www.jewishcartoon.com/passover

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Pretty much every Mark Waid and Chris Samnee collaboration. Their batting average is off the charts.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Please God, not Bruce Wayne’s penis.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Catching up on all the Marvel movies while house-sitting for a friend with a huge TV.

Atom! Freeman, Sales and Marketing Maven

2019 Projects: Building Prana: Direct Market Solutions. Creating more resources for retailers and publishers. Building ComicHub into a resource for all in comics.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018 There were SO MANY! Seriously, do you remember a weirder year in the comics industry or was it just me? Valiant, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW… everyone has been affected by this weirdo year.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? TKO, maybe? ComicHub? Prana? I’m optimistic that 2019 becomes the year of decentralizing power that grows the industry for everyone.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching TKO and the publishers who follow suit break the distribution model and build the entire industry in the process.

Who inspired you in 2018? Dinesh Shamdasani. Forced out of the company he’s devoted his life to and even though he has more money than I will ever see, he is seeing the movies he set out to make through to the end and gathering speed to go after the next thing.

      The Beat's Annual Creator Survey Part 2: What will 2019 hold for comics? Creators give thei guesses. Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what's coming.

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Dairy Researcher Spotlight - Dr. Todd Duffield

Why is dairy research important to you? Why are you passionate about this field of study?  

I have worked with the dairy industry since my graduation from the Ontario Veterinary College’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program 31 years ago. Dairy research is important to me because I want to help dairy producers improve health, welfare and production. I’m passionate about this field because I enjoy helping dairy producers succeed.

What is the main focus of your research? I am focused on two main research themes: metabolic diseases and dairy cow welfare.

Metabolic disorders disrupt normal metabolism in the cow, the process of converting food to energy and include conditions such as ketosis, which typically occurs in the weeks after calving.

I have a ketosis project that is exploring risk factors for ketosis at both the herd and the cow level including potential genetic factors. I have two projects on studying cull cows: one investigating the potential benefits related to feed and transitioning cows out of milking prior to sale. I also have a Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT) project that is composed of three parts:  a survey, focus groups, and the development and implementation of cull cow training workshops.

Why is this research important? What are the benefits of this work? Metabolic disease such as ketosis is common and economically important. Ensuring optimal dairy welfare is important to the cow, the producer and the public who purchases dairy products.

Some of the benefits of the ketosis research will be to use the risk factor findings to help reduce the incidence of ketosis and improve health and performance. The cull cow work will provide training for producers on cull cow management and potentially offer a value added approach to culling that could improve dairy cow welfare

Who are your current funders for this research? Our work is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance (Tier 1 for ketosis and for the cull cow feeding project, KTT for the survey/focus group/workshops), and the Dairy Farmers of Ontario for the cull cow feeding project.  Also, we appreciate the in-kind contributions by Lactanet and by Elanco Animal health for access to data.

Who are some of your current collaborators? Rita Couto Serrenho at the Ontario Veterinary College and Jim Squires and Flavio Schenkel at the Ontario Agricultural College are involved in the ketosis work. Derek Haley, David Kelton, Lena Levison at the Ontario Veterinary College, Cynthia Miltenburg and James Byrne, OMAFRA, Katie Wood, Ontario Agricultural College, and Steven Roche, ACER Consulting, are collaborating on aspects of the cull cow projects 

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Moonlighters by Katie Schenkel

After being bitten by a strange girl, Renee has been changing... So she recruits the Moonlighters to solve her werewolf problem. But she finds out 1) They help monsters, not hunt them and 2) The Moonlighters are a team of werewolves themselves! 

Just read the first four issues and this is a very cute supernatural read!

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El libro que ilustré el año pasado está disponible en librerías finalmente. Bueno, al menos se puede ordenar en línea. ⁠ Este es uno de los libros que más me he divertido ilustrando. Me encantó la historia y me identifiqué mucho con Daisy. Me encantó trabajar con Katie Schenkel y espero poder ilustrar uno de sus guiones en el futuro. ⁠Si les interesa comprarlo los links están mi biografía. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #comics #childrensbooks #illustration #librosinfantiles #unicorns #unicornios #wolf

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Episode 277

Comics Reviews:

Batman: Black and White 1 by James Tynion IV, Tradd Moore, J.H. Williams III, Emam Rios, Paul Dini, Andy Kubert, G. Willow Wilson, Greg Smallwood, 

Dark Nights: Death Metal - The Last Stories of the DC Universe by Scott Snyder, Gail Simone, Jeff Lemire, Mark Waid, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Cecil Castellucci, Christopher Sebela, Mariko Tamaki, Rafael Albuquerque, Daniel Sampere, Mirka Andolfo, Travis Moore, Meghan Hetrick, Christopher Mooneyham, Francis Manapul, Andrew Dalhouse, Adrian Lucas, Ivan Plascencia, Tamra Bonvillain, Marissa Louise, Enrica Eren Angiolini

DC's Very Merry Multiverse by Sholly Fisch, John Layman, Derek Fridolfs, Ivan Cohen, Tom Sniegoski, Tom King, Paul Scheer, David F. Walker, Brittany Holzherr, Nick Giovanetti, Jay Baruchel, Dustin Nguyen, Scott Koblish, Eleonora Carlini, Todd Nauck, Steve Lieber, Dominike Stanton, Vanesa Del Rey, Gustavo Duarte, Dani, Justin Mason, Ulises Arreola, Bryan Valenza, John Kalusz, Marcelo Maiolo, Bryan Valenza, Tamra Bonvillain, Marissa Louise, Chris O'Halloran, Hi-Fi

Superman: Endless Winter Special by Ron Marz, Andy Lanning, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Hi-Fi

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Flashpoint by Bryan Hitch, Scott Hanna, Andrew Currie, Jeremiah Skipper, Alex Sinclair

Arkhamaniacs by Art Baltazar, Franco

Heroes At Home by Zeb Wells, Gurihiru

King in Black: Namor 1 by Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey, Jonas Scharf

S.W.O.R.D. 1 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia

Home Sick Pilots 1 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard

Postal: Night Shift by Levi Fleming, Stephanie Phillips, Cecilia Lo Valvo, Jesse Elliot

Comic Book History of Animation 1 by Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey

Locke and Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone 0

Vampirella: The Dark Powers by Dan Abnett, Paul Davidson, Ula Mos, Sebastian Cheng

Red Sonja: The Price of Blood by Luke Lieberman, Walter Geovani, Ula Mos

Piecemeal by Cullen Bunn, Szymon Kudranski

What If We Were... by Axelle Lenoir

Byte-Sized 1 by Cullen Bunn, Nelson Blake II, Snakebite Cortez

Clockwork Girl by Sean O'Reilly, Kevin Hanna, Grant Bond

100 Light Years... of Solitude by Katie Schenkel, Jodie Troutman

Additional Reviews: Alien X-Mas, Mank, Eurovision: Story of Fire Saga, The Prom, Mandalorian

News: Liefeld and Deadpool's 30th Anniversary, new Charles Soule and Joe Henderson comics from Image, GoT prequel casting, delays on Black Widow, Cates/Morrison Atomahawk origin, Marvel delays, Discovery confusion

Trailers: Recipe For a Seduction, Batwoman, Wandavision, Loki, Falcon and Winter Soldier, What If?

Comics Countdown:

Crossover 2 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe, John Hill

Scarenthood 2 by Nick Roche, Chris O'Halloran

Usagi Yojimbo 15 by Stan Sakai

Sweet Tooth: The Return 2 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia

Seven Secrets 5 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo

Avengers 39 by Jason Aaron, Dale Keown, Scott Hanna, Jason Keith

American Vampire 1976 3 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig

S.W.O.R.D. 1 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia

Guardians of the Galaxy 9 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee

Superman: Endless Winter Special by Ron Marz, Andy Lanning, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Hi-Fi

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A Year in Review 2017

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A Year in Review 2017

Hi everyone,

So it’s the end of the year. I have been looking back over the year to make my goals for next year. Last year I posted my goals on Patreon for the highest backer level. It’s a level that no one ever backed at. I don’t know if the price was too high or just general lack of interest. But I liked writing those posts so as long as I have time, I think I’ll start posted some edited versions of them free on my site each month. Before I started doing that I thought I’d post a public behind the scenes wrap up.

2017 was rough and exhausting. That’s true for a lot of people.

I tried to stick to my professional and personal goals anyway. I also tried a few experiments to see how things would work out.

Last year, I had a few business/income related goals. I wanted to focus on building my Patreon, my newsletter, and my store. I wanted to get rid of ads and do less cons. Ads are ugly and hard to track down bad ones. Cons I want to do less of because they are exhausting to me. I don’t think I’ve ever got creative burn out but I definitely get hussle/promo burn out. It’s been taking me longer and longer to recover from cons. So anywhere that I can get money which isn’t from cons if great.

A lot of my site redesign was to push those things.

My newletter is I think the most successful of those goals. I got a good few hundred folks signing up from my website and a bunch of folks signing up after my kickstarter. Next year I’m gonna try to focus on making it better. I few people asked for highlights from the blog here as well as promo. But I’m still taking suggestions if anyone wants to leave them in the comic. Right now it’s just promo but if I don’t have promo that month I end up not knowing what to write.

The shop getting pushed more, I think it did better than last year but I haven’t crunched the numbers yet.

Patreon didn’t go very well this year. I wanted to get more patrons there to mostly get rid of ads. I ended up making less money on patreon than before. I used to charge weekly and thought switching to monthly would help get more people on board, but I never ended up attracting enough people to make up for the difference. I tired a few different things like business posts like this one, sketch requests, and streams. At first I was posting my early comics in a big PDF but then was told more frequent posts get peoples attention more. I also tried to post more art on there. None of those really enticed people to jump on. I don’t know if people just don’t like my stuff. If I’m just not cut out for promoting a long term thing rather just doing a focused push for one big project. Either way I’m feeling pretty discouraged and after last weeks debacle with the fee change is leaving me kinda sour on Patreon. In 2018 I’m gonna try to focus on other stuff that might pay off more.

I was looking for more work from publishers and companies in 2017 too. Or more working smarter not harder with companies. That didn’t pay off in 2017 but it get me some cool stuff lined up for 2018.

But for now it looks like I’m gonna still be hitting up 10 or more cons a year.

On the somewhat creative goal and somewhat personal, I spent a lot of of this year making sure I kept up with my comic reading. It can be easy to not keep up with reading new comics and know what is out there when you are busy trying to make comics. I buy most of my comics at conventions but I got an ipad pro to be a portable digital drawing tool so I’ve been reading a lot of manga on that. But here’s some high stuff I really enjoyed and will probably write about on my blog over the coarse of next year. I read them this year but they didn’t all come out this year. The webcomics I’m just gonna link cause they are free to read but I usually just read the print collections when it comes to webcomics. So when I say I read them this year I mean the print collection.

Wilde Life by Pascalle Lepas 

Agents of the Realm by Mildred Louis

The Meek by Der-shing Helmer

Feywinds by Nicole Chartrand

Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu

O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti

A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima which is about a guy trying to get forgiveness from the deaf girl he bullied in elementary school. It’s very intense and grips with complicated questions about who gets forgiven and who decides who gets that forgiveness.

Monstress by Marijorie liu and  Sana Takeda. It’s a fantasy epic that is set in a matriarchal setting where magical humanoid creatures and sorceresses are at war. The main character is trying to learn more about an elder god type thing that has taken over her arm. It’s gorgeous and complicated and female focused. This might be my favorite comic right now.

Fun Family by Ben Frisch. I picked this up because I went to college which Ben. Fun Family is a fictional behind the scenes of Family Circus. It kinda odd but I liked it because it explores how a simple wholesome comic like Family Circus can be comforting when your home life is falling apart.

Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. I don’t got to tell you all what Dragon Ball is about. But I read it for the first time and really liked it. I had only seen the anime before this. It was interesting to see the source material. I thought it was a lot of fun.

Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaki. Most anime fans know about this one too but again I read it this year. For you none anime fans alien parasites take over human hosts and replace their heads. The main character gets his hand taken over instead and he has to work with the parasite to hide from both humans and parasites. It’s an interesting mix of body horror and exploring morality.

My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi. It’s about a superhero school in world where more people have superpowers and being a superhero is partly being a celebrity and partly a government job.

Space Battle Lunch Time by Natalie Riess. It’s about a cooking reality tv show in space. I was a lot of fun and very cute. It does a good job of having multiple rounds of cooking contests without getting repetitive. The main character is super charming.

Moonlighters by Katie Schenkel and Cal Moray. An all ages comic about werewolves doing magical odd jobs on their college campus.

Soupy Leave Home by Cecil Castellucci and Jose Pimenta. I picked this up because I introduced Cecil and Jose to each other. Their book is really good. It’s about a girl who disguises herself as a boy so she can run away to ride the rails as a hobo during the great depression. It’s bitter sweet and does an excellent job showing the relationship build between Soupy and her mentor on the rails.

I also liked Castoffs by MK Reed, Brain Smith, and Molly Ostertag and Letters for Lucardo by Noora Heikkilä but those both are only at volume 1 and I feel like the stuff that I’ll really want to talk about will probably happen in volume 2. My reading list is organized shortest to longest and so some have been on there for awhile. For 2018 far it’s:

As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gilman

Not Drunk Enough by Tess Stone

The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary, Kyle Baker, and Andrew C. Robinson

Vattu vol 2 by Evan Dahm

The Last Halloween by Abby Howard

East of West year 2 by Jonathan Hichman and Nick Dragotta

Drive by Dave Kellet

The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal by EK Weaver

I Am Hero by Shinsuke Sato

If you all got recommendations I’m open to em. I think it’s important to read comic if you want to improve. So while I am gearing up for my next big project I wanted to make sure knew what was out there. I have been writing about them on Patreon but I’m gonna start posting them publicly. Writing about the stuff I like is just to help me articulate what I’m looking for in stories and be more deliberate in the future. I’m intentionally not reading Marvel and DC though. So if you suggest stuff from them I’ll probably pass.

And then here are more general personal goals and experiments.

I got really unhealthy while working on Misfits of Avalon because juggling two comics isn’t super smart when when has a hard deadline. There were a few months while working on it where I basically drank ALL THE REDBULL to finish on time. I also gained 20 lbs while working on it. So a lot of 2017 was me trying to undo the damage caused by overworking.

I don’t pay a lot of attention to my weight and mostly noticed because I got faced with the choice of lose weight or buy new clothes. Excising takes more work but is cheaper. So I started biking 3 times a week and used the biking version of couch to 5k to improve. I mostly stuck with it because MK Reed was my biking buddy. We fell off a few times when con season got hectic. Then because of con season I tried to think of something that is easier to do while away. So in October after all my cons were done I gave jogging a try. I wanted to die and my throat was closing up. I couldn’t finish even half of what couch to 5k tells you to do the first day. I thought maybe I’d improve. But after no improvement for a month I went to the doctor. Turns out my lungs are all fucked up and I just didn’t know it because that was how I always breathed. Doctor gave me an inhaler which helped with running so now I can completely the first day of the program, but my none running breathing is still not as good as it should be. So I just got a different inhaler that is supposed to help with that. Otherwise I might have some expensive medical tests coming up. So fingers crossed that everything is fine.

I also tried to do some push ups at the beginning of the year. I started by doing them off my counter and then moved lower to the arm rest of my couch. But I was apparently doing them wrong so I never successfully got to doing push ups off the floor. Building muscle strength might be something I need more help with than cardio.

And while running sucks honestly the hardest thing to do was fix how bad my caffeine addiction got. I mentioned above that I drank a lot of Redbull when Misfit of Avalon deadlines got tight. Well, when I went to C2E2 last year, the time it took me to wake up, go to the airport, fly to Chicago, and get to where I was staying gave me a withdrawal headache. So less than 24 hours. I still had 2-3 months of work to do on Misfits but I made a self note that this is a problem I needed to deal with once finished. So I turned in my pages that June. Then I quit caffeine cold turkey because I’m very bad at cutting back on things. It was a miserable two weeks. But by the time SDCC rolled around I could get through a con day with only one cup (as opposed to like 6 cups).

So for health stuff in 2018, I’m gonna try to keep up the jogging and biking. Figure out what is up with my lungs. And try to get help on the upper body strength that I am lacking.

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Week 10 (Part 1)

Neutering of queer characters in film and TV is sadly still an ongoing issues. In this meaning of the word, for a character to be neutered means that the intimacy of their personal relationships isn't depicted, and that lack of depiction can be very serious. The intimacy I'm talking about doesn't necessarily have to be explicit sex, it really just depends on the form of media we are talking about. For instance I'm going to start this off talking about cartoons aimed at children. Of course, there can't be explicit sex scenes in this, but there can still be shows that are neutered and shows that are not.

For my first example I'm going to talk about Avatar: The legend of Korra, specifically the ending. Korra was a really good show, that depicted a strong woman of color, learning and growing and coming into her own. For a bit of context I will explain that Korra dated her friend Mako for a while and they are shown kissing multiple times.

Sometime after Korra and Mako break up, Asami also dated Mako and again they are shown kissing multiple times.

Over the course of a few seasons Korra and Asami grow very close to each other. Asami is the only one Korra writes to for a period of a few years. Their rivalry turns into a deep friendship and at the very end of the series they are shown gazing into each others eyes and walking into the distance together whilst holding hands.

Which is most likely a direct reference the the prequels ending with Aang and Katara.

The creators of the show later confirmed that Korra and Asami ended the series as a couple, which you can read here on tumbler here.

However due to the restricts placed by the network they could not show an actual kiss scene, or really anything more clear then what is shown. Even today, almost five years later, Korra is renowned for its inclusiveness, yet still this ending leaves many of us feeling it was inadequate. I think Katie Schenkel in her article “On That Legend of Korra Ending Scene & The Desire For Explicit Representation” says it best:

And many other fans seem to agree with this sentiment, going so far as to create their own fanworks to fill in the gap:

Here is a search result showing there are over four thousand stories on Archive of Our Own alone that feature Korra and Asami as a couple:

So clearly we can see that Korra and Asami's relationship has been neutered. Multiple straight couples are seen kissing through out the series, and yet they couldn't spend fifteen extra seconds to do the same for their queer characters.

Part 2, Part 3

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What comics critics/reviewers should one follow? I'd love to read people, especially on Marvel and non-Image indies, but I have no idea who to look at. The only opinions on comics I ever see often are from angry fans on Facebook comments, and I'm not very trusting of these types for quality.

I wanted to answer this properly, so I’ve jumped on my laptop so I can link to everyone’s Twitter.

Here’s a big list, not comprehensive, but a good chunk of my favorites. I’ve listed more than just comic book reviewers too, because a lot of my faves talk about movies, TV, books, etc that have ties to comics and superheroes. Most of them are my friends, or at least people I know a little bit, but some of them are just people whose work I’m a fan of. I’ve listed everyone alphabetically too so there’s no particular order aside from that.

Zainab Akhtar

El Anderson

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

DJ BenHaMeen

Benito Cereno

Preeti Chhibber

Albert Ching

Jon Erik Christianson

Elle Collins

Meg Downey

Jay Edidin

Charlotte Finn

Emily Gaudette

Charlotte Geater

Nick Hanover

Christian Hoffer

Gavin Jasper

Juliet Kahn

Kelly Kanayama

Al Kennedy

Rosie Knight

Carly Lane

Emma Lawson

James Leask

Elana Levin

Chase Magnett

David Mann

Justin Martin

J.A. Micheline

Graham McMillan

Victoria McNally

Steve Morris

Claire Napier

Susana Polo

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Megan Purdy

Paul O’Brien

Ardo Omer

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Kat Overland

Abraham Riesman

Caitlin Rosberg

Oliver Sava

Katie Schenkel

Kieran Shiach (me!)

Chris Sims

Colin Spacetwinks

Alex Spencer

Ray Sonne

Mark Stack

Dylan Todd

Andrew Wheeler

Matt D. Wilson

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Listen to Katie Schenkel Talk Moonlighters and Supernatural Odd-Jobs on Demand

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On demand: iTunes ¦ Sound Cloud ¦ Stitcher ¦ BlogTalkRadio ¦ High-achieving college student Renee gets bitten by a werewolf, and things take a turn for the weird. She ends up with the Moonlighters: Monster Helpers for hire! Made up of Meg (Were-Huskie), Sue (Were-Akita), and Felipe (Were-Corgi), they have to take supernatural odd-jobs to pay for textbooks, ramen, and *gulp* rent! (Please hire…

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The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey Part 2: What will be the biggest story of 2019?

Share this: Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. You can check out the other parts of the survey here.

Katie Schenkel, writer 2019 Projects: 100 Light Years of Solitude, some unannounced projects What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The phoenix-like transformation of Nancy as a voice for our time What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? DC Ink/Zoom totally making bank

Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator, writer 2019 Projects: Voltron: The Ultimate Visual History from Insight Editions; Batman and Popeye projects; a full slate of exhibitions at the Cartoon Art Museum What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? More women, LGBTQ, and creators of color published major works and won major comic industry awards this year than we’d seen in some entire decades prior to the 2010s. The comics landscape is changing before our eyes, and that’s a great thing. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Gina Gagliano’s lineup at Random House Graphic will bring even more young readers into comics. That and Raina Telgemeier’s how-to book Share Your Smile are going to lay the foundation for the biggest story in comics in 2024. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? It’s not an election year, so if I can go a week without any major political news or upheavals, that would be great. Who inspired you in 2018? Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man’s co-creators couldn’t have taken more divergent paths if they’d tried, but each seemed to be more than content with his lot in life. There are lessons to be learned from both.

Alison Wilgus, Cartoonist 2019 Projects: I just turned in the second and final volume of my graphic novel series, Chronin, which I’ve been working on since 2007. BOTH volumes will debut from Tor in 2019, which is absolutely wild — Volume 1 in February and Volume 2 in September. I’ll also be continuing to put out the Graphic Novel TK podcast with my friend and co-producer, Gina Gagliano! What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Gina Gagliano starting her new graphic novel imprint at PRH. And I’m not just saying this because Gina’s a friend — Random House Graphic was announced in the Spring, and it’s already transforming the landscape of kids’ graphic novel publishing from where I sit. If you’re a cartoonist who wants the resources and reach of a major print publisher, you can count your options on one hand. We hardly ever get major new players like this, and I can’t wait to see how everything shakes out over the next couple of years.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? God who knows. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I feel no guilt for my pleasures anymore, we all gotta cling to what joy we can on this bitch of an earth. Who inspired you in 2018? My editor, Diana Pho. As I’ve taken on more editorial work of my own this past year, as well as interviewing a ton of industry professionals for GNTK, I have a much better understanding of JUST HOW INSANELY GOOD AT HER JOB SHE IS, as well as being an exceptionally generous and kind member of the larger community.

Rob Clough, Critic 2019 Projects: Continuing to write for The Comics Journal, Comics MNT, Publisher’s Weekly, Your Chicken Enemy, WowCool.com, and whoever else will have me. My own High-Low blog just hit its tenth anniversary, and I plan to keep at that as well as write for my patrons at my Patreon. This is the year I also hope to work on my first couple of books. I will also continue my position as co- programmer of SPX. What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The continuing, massive culture shift in terms of who is making comics and for whom. There are more women, more people of color, and more queer folk than ever in comics, and that number is growing exponentially. Trans creators in particular made a huge impact in 2018. The blowback from the usual quarters was as predictable as it was irrelevant. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The continued struggle to solve the distribution problem for small-press cartoonists is the big one. There is an explosion of new cartoonists thanks to greater access to comics education, but creating a sustainable market for them all is going to be a real challenge. The festival circuit should be seen as a supplement and marketing tool, not a solution. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Going to an NXT show in Durham. Who inspired you in 2018? All of the other members of #defendthe11, but especially Whit Taylor.

Vita Ayala, writer 2019 Projects: Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X and more Livewire! Also some unannounced things, so stay tuned… What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Too many amazing stories I am looking forward to reading to choose! What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Danny Lore, Matt Rosenberg, Che Grayson, Regine Sawyer.

Madeleine Holly-Rosing,  Writer 2019 Projects: The new Boston Metaphysical Society one-shot, The Spirit of Rebellion (below) and more novels! What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Marvel original line of digital comics What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The growth of independent titles. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Reading more. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Ted Rall, Cartoonist and writer 2019 Projects: THE STRINGER, a graphic novel where “Wag the Dog” meets “Breaking Bad”, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. WHAT’S LEFT: THE FIGHT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY by Ted Rall, about the clash between progressives and corporate liberals. A paperback reissue of THE YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. And an as yet untitled novel. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching American democracy continue to implode. Who inspired you in 2018? Social media, negatively. The stupidity level finally rose to the level where it became impossible to care what trolls might think. This forced me to think for myself and rely on my own instincts.

Raina Telgemeier, Cartoonist 2019 Projects: Share Your Smile, a how-to comics guide for young creators, comes out April 30th. And my next full-length graphic novel, Guts, will be out on September 17th! It’s a prequel to Smile and Sisters. I’m pretty excited about it. What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? When Stan Lee passed away, the rest of the world, all the regular people I know, were talking about it. His influence went so far beyond the industry. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? I can tell you something I’m looking forward to! Jen Wang’s new graphic novel, STARGAZING. I got to read an advance copy, and I’m so glad it’ll be out in the world next year. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I have four events lined up in Texas next year, so I’m looking forward to tacos. All of the tacos. Who inspired you in 2018? Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo is one of the bravest graphic memoirs ever written. It allows kids who suffer from family addiction in silence to feel seen. I’m so proud of and inspired by Jarrett!

David Macho, Jack of all trades What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The batwedding What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Publishers drop Diamond, change distribution, avoid impending death! :P What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? War of the Realms

Todd Allen, Talking Head 2019 Projects: A little more supernatural detective work: What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Taken as a whole, the various launch and relaunch attempts… and there were plenty. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? How the 2018 launches/relaunches play out and the next wave. It sure feels like it’s taking more and more effort to tread water and this will have a trickle down effect one way or the other. I just hope a Barnes & Noble contraction doesn’t factor into that.

Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Producer, Writer, Cartoonist 2019 Projects: www.jewishcartoon.com/passover What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Pretty much every Mark Waid and Chris Samnee collaboration. Their batting average is off the charts. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Please God, not Bruce Wayne’s penis. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Catching up on all the Marvel movies while house-sitting for a friend with a huge TV.

Atom! Freeman, Sales and Marketing Maven 2019 Projects: Building Prana: Direct Market Solutions. Creating more resources for retailers and publishers. Building ComicHub into a resource for all in comics. What was the biggest story in comics in 2018 There were SO MANY! Seriously, do you remember a weirder year in the comics industry or was it just me? Valiant, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW… everyone has been affected by this weirdo year. What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? TKO, maybe? ComicHub? Prana? I’m optimistic that 2019 becomes the year of decentralizing power that grows the industry for everyone. What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching TKO and the publishers who follow suit break the distribution model and build the entire industry in the process. Who inspired you in 2018? Dinesh Shamdasani. Forced out of the company he’s devoted his life to and even though he has more money than I will ever see, he is seeing the movies he set out to make through to the end and gathering speed to go after the next thing.

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle. Share this: Related Read the full article

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Seems like just yesterday that I was dusting the blog machine off to say farewell to one of my favorite long-running comics (and other stuff) blogs, Dave Ex Machina, and remarking how a lot of the bloggers from those old days left for bigger outlets. In reality, it was just over a year ago, and that post is still on the front page, if that gives you any indication about where I'm at with comics blogging. One of those bigger outlets was Comics Alliance, where you could find Chris Sims, David Brothers, and David Wolkin, some of the comics blogging voices I most enjoyed following. Through CA, I discovered Chris Haley and Curt Franklin, I enjoyed thoughtful pieces by Matt Wilson and Ziah Grace and Kate Leth and Caleb Goellner and Andy Khouri and Joe Hughes and J. Caleb Mozzocco and David Uzumeri and Jennifer de Guzman and Dylan Todd and James Leask and Betty Felon and Luke Brown and Janelle Asselin and Andrew Wheeler and Katie Schenkel and Kieran Shiach and Elle Collins and pal Charlotte Finn and goddamn legend Laura Hudson and probably a dozen others I'm forgetting. It's the only comics website I have linked in my browser toolbar, and I still click it like four times a day without thinking about it. Comics Alliance was different in a familiar way. The main page of Comics Alliance never read the way that the main pages of Newsarama or CBR do. It felt like a blog, with regular long-form posts on interesting and important subjects, alongside long-running features by creative bloggers with distinctive voices. Where other comics news outlets were shuttering blogs and shifting hard into news content, Comics Alliance went the other way, even covering news with biting commentary. It was this incredible Voltron of the things and people I loved about old-school comics blogging all in one place. More than that, Comics Alliance cared. It cared about the people making comics, it cared about the people going to conventions and comic shops, it cared about the people reading comics, it cared about what stories mean, who characters are, why representation matters, and it made you care about those things too. CA drew a lot of flak from the worst parts of the Internet for being unrepentant social justice warriors and wading into politics. I spent some time on the old Wayback Machine to get the image up above, wanting to get back to the earliest page of Comics Alliance as I knew it. I didn't succeed, but along the way I saw articles about superheroes and sexuality, articles about the culture of comic shops, and articles about Chip Zdarsky. That makes for a pretty consistent eight years of blogging. The people who made up Comics Alliance aren't gone, and many of the ones I mentioned have transferred to other projects already. It's a damn shame that talented, good-hearted people lost a source of income, and it's a damn shame that comics media lost a major source of thoughtful, socially-minded commentary. There are other outlets with similar worldviews, but nothing quite fills the niche that Comics Alliance filled. I'm going to miss that, but it's the little things I'll miss the most. I'll miss David Uzumeri's Morrison annotations, even if it's been awhile since he did them. I'll miss Chris Sims's "Hedging Your Bets" and "Ask Chris," which I looked forward to every week. I'll miss Elle Collins's "Cast Party," which was always fun and thoughtful. I'll miss Collins and Katie Schenkel's "Together Breakfast" Steven Universe recaps, which I always went to right after catching an episode. I'll miss Charlotte Finn's "Lost in Transition," which didn't get a chance for enough entries. I'll miss Kieran Shiach's "This Magazine Kills Fascists," which was so important for the current political climate. I'll miss all the articles I was holding out on—the TV show recaps for series I haven't caught up on, like Riverdale and Supergirl, Charlotte's Transmetropolitan series and Sims's old Transformers series, which I haven't managed to read yet. I hope some of these series manage to continue in one place or another. I don't know how to end this. I've realized recently that I'm not good with things ending. I've been reading the same comics and books, watching the same TV shows, playing with the same toys, since I was a kid. Those were the constants throughout my life. I moved around a lot as a kid, and I realized recently that the things that ended for me most commonly were friendships. I don't know if that's why I can't finish things or get hit so hard by things ending. But the end of Comics Alliance feels kind of like that. Like I've lost a friend.