This week we were able to catch up and conduct a mini-interview with Canadian comics artist and cartoonist, Patrick Kyle. Kyle is exhibiting a number of works on paper within ‘A Clear Blazing Fire’, the group show currently being presented in the Magic Pony gallery space.
Fanzine is having its second festival this fall, located in the Marguerite Duras Public Library in Paris, France. Fanzines and self-published books of all kinds from around the world will be gathered for this three-week event. It’s organized by Papier Gaché, an independent publi
Magic Pony welcomes Michael Comeau on Thursday, August 9th for a book signing of his award-winning comic book series, Hellberta, and a mind-bending art exhibition. Hellberta is a satirical series that pits Canada’s greatest superhero, Wolverine, against Stephen Harper in a quest for r
My pick this week is the American Psycho newspaper-zine from Benjamin Marra. I was hearing about this artist left, right, and centre at this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival so it is no surprise that this book is so good! Rendering choice scenes from the film, Marra has a heav
“Creating Comics and Graphic Novels” is a combination of theory and practice designed for writers/illustrators who are developing comic book or graphic novel projects. The course will provide students with an introduction to the amazingly diverse world of comics and daily
My absolute favorite thing in the store right now is Adrian Tomine’s box set special edition of 32 Stories. I fell in love with his comics years ago but always wished I could get my hands on some of his original ‘zines. This boxed edition of 32 Stories is his complete mini
Featuring some of our favorite local artists, Wowee Zonk 4 is a new and ambitious experimental comic anthology that showcases some extremely unique approaches to narrative art and the comic format. Flipping through each page introduces a completely new and unique visual language that
On May 3rd, Magic Pony hosted the closing party of TIFF Nexus‘ Comics Vs. Games creative jam. The initiative celebrated the cooperation of game designers and comic artists to create 5 new games and explore new media art forms. The closing party was attended by game creators and
Toronto Comics and Arts Festival is an event that I most definitely look forward to each year. Thanks to the hard work from The Beguiling and all the participants and volunteers, it has united myself and many other fans with artists that we love and look up to. In the past years some
“My favourite product right now is the graphic novel we got in from Drawn & Quarterly: The Wrong Place by Brecht Evens. This Eisner-nominated comic is beautifully illustrated, and carries a strange and fragmented sense of magic-realism. The narrative revolves around of a dan
