Posted in Latest Site Updates on February 07, 2010 by Vec
Image courtesy of the Canada Aviation Museum, copyright 2009.
I did two projects for the Canada Aviation Museum’s 2009 holiday programming. The focus of this year’s holiday programming was Canadian naval aircraft; 2010 is the Canadian Navy’s centennial year. Of particular focus for some of the activities was WWII naval pilot Hampton Gray. He received the Victoria Cross for air attacks on Japan just before the end of WWII. Unfortunately, Gray was one of the last Canadians to die in the war when he was shot down after sinking a Japanese escort vessel.
In response to the focus on Gray, I developed a workshop that used Golden Age Comics to make WWII naval pilots relevant to today’s children. Although the dates of this era of comics history vary, Golden Age Comics were created during 1938 and 1945. These comics introduced superheroes and the serialized comic book that is so intimately connected with the superhero genre.
Posted in Latest Site Updates on December 29, 2009 by Vec
The Comic Book Project (CBP) is an alternative literacy program for kindergarden to grade twelve students. It teaches students reading, writing and art by having them make and publish their own comics. Beyond reinforcing literacy in a creative and fun way, the project engenders social awareness and character development among students, particularly when they write stories on their own experiences. The CBP was developed by Dr. Michael Bitz, the Executive Director of the Centre for Educational Pathways at Columbia University in New York City. His program has reached over 50 000 students across the United States.
Posted in Latest Site Updates on December 27, 2009 by Vec
Le Studio coopératif Premières Lignes (SPL) is a Québecois comic art/publishing collective in Gatineau, Québec. SPL’s main goals are to expand comic book readership among the general public, explore content and artistic forms atypical to comics and publicize French Canadian bandes dessinées. It publishes a number of emerging and established comic artists under 6 collections and is a unique operation in that few art collectives formed by comic artists exist in Canada.
At present, I function as an administrator on SPL’s Administrative Counsel and as a graphic designer for laying out its books. Come summer 2010, I will be commencing a 4 volume mini-book series on the last capital punishment hanging in Ontario. Another book on transsexuality is in development with one of the collection directors.
You can check out my profile on the SPL website.
