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Announced for D+Q's 2026 winter line-up: "All The Cameras In My Room"

Collection of short comics about surveillance, horror movies, non-profits, and k-pop

drawnandquarterly.com/books/all-th...
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NEW: No Arms In The Arts launches boycott of the Scotiabank Photo Award.

70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations.

boycottphotoaward.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
drew this flyer for an upcoming Beacon Cinema screening of Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker, a personal favourite, and big influence on my last book (Holy Lacrimony)
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Christmas Eve In Miller's Point slipcover artwork for the Blu-ray available for pre-order now:

vinegarsyndrome.com/products/chr...
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
illustration for some slipcase artwork for Vinegar Syndrome's upcoming Garbage Pail Kids Movie 4K release
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60.

But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.

www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Cat Eyed Boy tribute for Mantis zine
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
semi-regular "I have a Patreon" reminder:

I have a Patreon. in addition to exclusive comics, I've recently posted travel sketchbooks, process work, unseen/unused posters, and bootleg Peanuts collections. i also have regular round-ups of movies and comics on my mind

www.patreon.com/c/michaeldef...
October 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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The Ford government has proposed a series of changes that will effectively end rent control in Ontario. It's an "apocalypse for tenants," one advocate tells The Grind.

@emmapaling.bsky.social and @rdassaly.bsky.social report.
Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario
Tenant groups are ringing the alarm over changes that could dramatically increase the price of rent and drive people out of their homes. But the proposed legislation, endorsed by the landlord lobby…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Title card illustration for season 2, episode 1 of Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake - "The Hare And The Sprout"
October 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
early am running
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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⭕️ Report | Israel launches 20+ airstrikes across Gaza claiming Hamas breached ceasefire

Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 strikes across multiple areas of Gaza on Sunday, including regions far from the “yellow line” marking Israeli control, after the army claimed Hamas fighters emerged…
October 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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"To The World" is a comic zine by Jehad Abu Dayya and Esraa El-Banna, who wrote and drew the comic from their tents in Deir Al-Balah. Edited by Deena Mohamed, it tells the story of a fictional student named Farah, who shares her experience during the genocide in Gaza.
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Pile and Ren
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Corey
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
poster for Throat Coat Karaoke at Toronto's Danu Social House next weekend

Halloween edition. Throat Coat's "Radiohead tax" remains in place
October 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm very sad to say that this event has to be cancelled!

Yesterday, I was among 8 arrested at an action demanding:

- The safe return of Freedom Flotilla members currently being detained in Israeli prisons, including Mskwaasin Agnew

- A two way arms embargo

- Immediate sanctions on Israel
Buffalo! I'll be in town to read at @gutterpopcomics.bsky.social on October 10, alongside @philmcandrew.bsky.social, Gia Ligammari and Max Weiss
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The ceasefire has now been implemented.
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
if you wrote or drew a Greta Thunberg children's book between 2018-2022, you should bare minimum be required to have at least one burning Israeli flag on display between all the twee illustrations of vegetable gardens or w/e on your social media feed
October 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Pile and Ren
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others."

she was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy."

when you're definitely the good guys
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM