My TCAF weekend started last night with a free screening of the new documentary, Lost Heroes. The film seeks to bring to light the forgotten history of Canadian superheroes from the Golden Age and beyond. Outside of Canada, the names Alpha Flight and Captain Canuck might ring bells, but Nelvana, Johnny Canuck, Northern Guard, The…
Fail Better: Organizing Your Space!
I am not a naturally organized person. I didn’t come out of the womb with a organizer in one hand and a smartphone in the other. But between my day job, school, and running, WWAC, I’ve had to get organized. More or less. Now I’m the kind of person who leaves irate notes to coworkers,…
Buffalo Minotaurs! Or Buffalotaurs? Minoffalo?
Manifest Destiny Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts, Owen Gieni, and Pat Brousseau Image Comics Until reading this, I never gave Lewis and Clark much thought. There was that IMAX movie about their expedition a few years ago but it seemed like the whole thing was pretty dry. Just two guys walking slowly across the country with a…
BookCon Gives Itself a New, Inclusive Look With Diverse Line Up
As we’ve reported in the past, BookCon experienced controversy the last few weeks due to its lack of diversity in its guest list, as well as with a kids lit panel that featured an all white male line up. Well, we have good news: BookCon has finally diversified! It only took a lot of angry tweets,…
