Posts tagged canada
Read/Review: “Lost Dogs” by Jeff Lemire
The first Jeff Lemire comic I read was Essex County, his huge (and I mean huge) tribute to rural Canadian life. As a guy who grew up on the cusp of the community that Essex portrayed, I felt a little bit of attachment to it; in the long haul, it’s one of my favourite graphic novels to read start-to-finish,and I can definitely recommend it as essential Canadian lit.
Lemire’s style isn’t one I thought I’d end up liking, but now I have an appreciation for how much emotion he can pack into panels that are the opposite of sharp, clean lines. Below is my review for his earlier title, Lost Dogs, which I had a chance to pick up at TCAF 2012. Click the read more link to see it.
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Didn’t have a chance to post a picture before the New Year rang in, but I picked up one of Kate Beaton’s awesome shirts before the Christmas break. I’m trying to clean up my room, and failing at actually getting things done. So, in the meantime, a photo.
My friend Meryle as Power Girl for Free Comic Book Day! She looked quite dashing.
Kill Shakespeare to get screenwriting funding
Props to the gents from Kill Shakespeare on their new funding announcement: if all goes well, we should see some awesome swashbuckling action on the big screen in the near future.
The link goes to DorkShelf, where I originally posted the news. Much more details about the funding (and where it came from) over there.
“You want to know about voting. I’m here to tell you about voting.
Imagine you’re locked in a huge underground nightclub filled with sinners, whores, freaks and unnameable things that rape pit bulls for fun. And you ain’t allowed out until you all vote on what you’re going to do tonight.
YOU like to put your feet up and watch “Republican Party Reservation.”
THEY like to have sex with normal people using knives, guns and brand-new sexual organs that you did not know existed.
So you vote for television, and everyone else, as far as your eye can see, votes to fuck you with switchblades.
That’s voting.
You’re welcome.”
Warren Ellis sums up politics for me quite nicely.
Remember to vote on Monday, Canadians.
This is Matt Demers dot com
In this post I’m going to steal a concept from Warren Ellis and re-introduce myself to the people who might be reading this blog.
My name is Matt Demers. I’m a 21-year-old journalist from Toronto, Ontario. My Twitter handle is @MattDemers, and you can contact me via e-mail at Matt [at] MattDemers [dot] com.
I write about a number of fantastical things, including comics, Android and issues that [should] matter to nerds everywhere. I primarily write opinion columns because I find great enjoyment in doing so. I love making people think about the world that they live in.
You can find my work weekly on Nerd Girl Pinups, a project I became a part of before I moved to Toronto in 2008. They are a lovely group of ladies who’ve devoted themselves to showing that there’s more to being a nerd than putting on a pair of glasses and posing with a Game Boy.
I write three times weekly for Droid-Life.com, a blog about Android products. I do app reviews for them, which I find very fun. I’m a big fan of the platform, and enjoy my Motorola Atrix smartphone immensely.
I write many times a week for ComicVine.com (sadly, they don’t have a “find all posts by author” button). I write feature articles about concepts that many a comics nerd has contemplated in their quiet moments, and also do reviews weekly. Also, I cover breaking news and Canadian conventions.
I also write about music from time to time. This writing includes my favourite interview: one with Juno award-winner and all-around nice guy, Shadrach Kabango.
My work has also been featured on other sites, like DorkShelf.com, The National Post, PopShifter and Android and Me.
One day I hope to express my opinion for a living. I take the serious personally, and the personal seriously.
I am always looking to write about new things, or talk to new people. Never hesitate to throw me a message on Twitter or via comment; they will always be replied to.
Thank you for reading.
Awww yeah, Canadian Supreme Court. You rock those Santa outfits.
So let me propose a solution. How about this for next year’s Junos: Ten of the year’s biggest musicians present awards to ten Canadians like Craig who have devoted their lives to building a better society. Throw in some performances and there you go; the music industry still gets to showcase its stars and new talent, but instead of just promoting ourselves we’d be promoting values that are important to all of us. Plus we all know the notion of picking a “best” in music is fun, but doesn’t really make sense. (And I’m not just saying that because I lose most of the time).
Hey. You guys. You should listen to this podcast because I’m on it. I do the Not So Horrible Podcast with my friends Matt and Anand; we talk about tech and geeky stuff and the lovely land of the Internet.
Listens and feedback would be appreciated.
(Source: notsohorrible.com)
