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Rotem Anna Diamant came to my attention with her minicomic Cute Nose. Art examples posted online were strikingly unlike anything that might come immediately to mind. Perhaps the panels resembled animation cels of foregrounded figures going about their motions, but printed small and absent painted backgrounds, the sort of stories they’d be telling were left a mystery.
As a librarian, I am lucky to be surrounded by comics. I grew up reading Archie and the weekend comics in the Winnipeg Free Press, spending many afternoons drawing the characters and making paper dolls of them. In my late teens, reading the work of creators such as Julie Doucet, Adrian Tomine, Geneviève Castrée, Lynda Barry, and Gabrielle Bell helped me through difficult times.
This month, we are highlighting and celebrating Indigenous stories through our June library display, which will be up for National Indigenous History Month. We have also included resources below on Indigenous comics, including resources spotlighting Indigenous Creators, Indigenous-owned comics publishers as well as other Canadian publishers that focus on publishing Indigenous creators’ work.
Black Comics Publishers In celebration of Black History Month (and for any time!) we are featuring a list of black-owned comics publishing companies, including independent publishers. 😍 And an update: We now have all comics publishers searchable in our online catalogue (there are over 200!).
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