Camilla D’Errico (Sky Pirates of Neo Terra), Colin Upton (Buddha on the Road), Angela Melick (Wasted Talent), and Steve Rolston (Ghost Projekt).
What do these comic book artists have in common? (Other than that they are all based in Vancouver, BC)
They represent just a handful of the fantastically diverse talents who have contributed to Cloudscape Comics over the years.
Cloudscape is a Vancouver-based comic collective that has published four comic anthologies since their inception in 2008. For more about who they are and what they do, I would direct your attention to this post I wrote profiling the group.
This past year, the folks behind Cloudscape Comics decided to try their luck in the wonderful world of internet crowdsourcing.
February 9, 2011 – 6:30 am
Hey guys, you know what’s sweet? Formspring. As more comic artists and writers embrace its Q & A approach to direct interactions with fans, it virtually eliminates any work associated with my role as an interviewer/blogger. Those comic artists and writers use it as a method to answer relevant, compelling, or as the case often is, utterly ridiculous questions posed to them directly by their fans. Here are some comic-related Formspring accounts that you might find worth a perusal.
By Kevin
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Posted in Comic News and Interviews
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Also tagged Der-shing Helmer, Formspring, Fred Van Lente, Jeph Jacques, Jonathan Hickman, Kathryn Immonen, Marvel, Questionable Content, Saved by the Bell, Stuart Immonen, The Meek, Tom Breevort, Wasted Talent, Zack Morris
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January 5, 2011 – 6:30 am
In keeping with tradition, we’re ringing in the new year by looking at some of the stuff that’s impacted our little corner of the interweb over the past twelve months. This includes some of the news bits the Fabler Blog has reported on, some of the changes and landmarks the main site has experienced, and of course, a Coles Notes list of the interviewees we’ve featured on the site throughout 2010.
By Kevin
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Posted in Comic News and Interviews
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Also tagged 2010 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, 2010 Year in Review, Aaron Leighton, Adam Bourret, Arthur Dela Cruz, Ben Steeves, Cloudscape Comics, Colleen macIsaac, Damian Willcox, danielle keller, Derek McCulloch, Doug Wright Awards, Eric Kim, Eric Vedder, Ethan Rilly, Evan Munday, Gibson Twist, James Turner, Jason Bradshaw, Jason Loo, Jenny Romanchuk, Jim Zubkavich, Joe Shuster Awards, Jonathon Dalton, Kelly Tindall, Marta Chudolinska, Marvel, Mattew Dunn, Mike Jasper, Nick Thornborrow, Niki Smith, Noel Tuazon, rhian engel, Robin Thompson, Ryan Sohmer, Salgood Sam, Sarah Leavitt, Scott Chantler, scott ferguson, The Fabler, The Fabler Blog, Ty Templeton, zuda comics
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The past couple of weeks, the Fabler Blog featured interviews with Vancouver-based webcomickers Jonathon Dalton (www.jonathondalton.com) and Angela Melick (www.wastedtalent.ca).
In addition to their close proximity to Canada’s Western Coastline, they share something else in common; founding membership in a comic book collective by the name of Cloudscape Comics.
I was fortunate enough to recently connect with a few individuals involved with the group. My goal was to learn a little about what they do, what they stand for, and how local comic creators can benefit from collaborating through a collective like their own.
By Kevin
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Posted in Canadian Comics
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Also tagged Anthology, Cloudscape Comics, Colin Upton, Colleen macIsaac, Comic Anthology, Comic Artists, Comic Collective, Exploded View, Jeff Ellis, Jonathon Dalton, Jordyn Bochon, Minicomics, Profile, Vancouver, Webcomics
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In 2005, an engineering school student named Angela Melick decided to put a collection of funny little comics she had sketched on looseleaf up onto the internet.
Melick had been drawing comics in one form or another for almost as long as she could remember, and she felt that pursuing an education in engineering shouldn’t be a reason to suppress her interest in that form of art.
It was lucky for us that Angela made the decision to find an outlet on the internet – that simple website collecting her quirky, autobiographical sketches on looseleaf became Wasted Talent, a hugely popular and extremely funny weekly webcomic that’s still updating, 5 years later.