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Toronto Underground Cinema open for business

May 29, 2010 Doug Groves big trouble in little china, clue, Film, interview, theatre, torontoundergroundcinema1 Comment

Though the Toronto Underground Cinema officially launched its regular schedule last night, a couple of weeks back they held a free screening of “Clue” and “Big Trouble In Little China”. At that showing, we had a chance to talk with Charlie Lawton, Alex Woodside and Nigel Agnew about their plans for the literally underground theatre. This weekend’s line up includes Rumble In The Bronx, Runaways, A Prophet, Ghost Writer and one I’m definitely planning on seeing, Hard Core Logo. If you haven’t already seen the 1996 film from Canadian director…

Toronto Hand Eye Society Social Tonight

May 27, 2010 drsquid Brandon Boyer, event, Gaming, Hand Eye Society, independent, indie gaming, Mark Essen, PC games, PC gaming, Toronto1 Comment

The Toronto Hand Eye Society, a “not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto’s videogame communities”, is holding their third social of 2010, at Unit Bar, 1198 Queen West. In addition to having a presentation by Brandon Boyer, founder of Offworld, contributing editor of Boing Boing & newly appointed IGF Chairman, the Society just announced that indie game artist Mark Essen will also be attending: Mark Essen Hoffman aka MESSHOF, a bona fide indie videogame rockstar & educator, will be rocking Unit Bar this Thursday alongside Mr. Boyer….

TCAF 2010 Charles Vess Interview

May 27, 2010June 2, 2010 Doug Groves Charles Vess, Comics, interview, Show, Stardust, TCAF, TCAF 20101 Comment

Alex interviews legendary artist Charles Vess, best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman on works such as the Sandman comic series and “Stardust”. Charles talks with Alex about his latest book called “Instructions”.

A Brief History of the Modern Pixel, 8-bit Heroes, and more…

May 27, 2010May 27, 2010 drsquid Adam Atomic, Adam Saltsman, Amiga, Army of Trolls, art, Commodore 64, Dot.AY, Gaming, Gary J. Lucken, independent, indie, Jason Rohrer, Nintendo, Pixel, Pixel Art, SiD, Simon Cottee, Sleep is Death, Studio Joho, video3 Comments

Simon Cottee, animator of the pixel art cartoon Rule (created in Sleep is Death, see it after the jump) has put together this short documentary on pixel art, where he talks to SiD creator Jason Rohrer, chiptune musician Dot.AY, and Studio Joho, creators of the Dan the Man video (also after the jump) Ars Technica also recently posted a great pixel art article, 8-bit heroes: Ars explores the resurgence of pixel art. They talked to some of the field’s best artists and developers, such as Gary J. Lucken (Army of…

TCAF 2010 – Jim Munroe Interview

May 22, 2010June 2, 2010 Doug Groves interview, Jim Munroe, Show, Sword Of My Mouth, TCAF, TCAF 20101 Comment

Alex interviews Jim Munroe, writer of Sword Of My Mouth, the follow-up to Therefore Repent, a graphic novel about those left behind after the Rapture. You can also read the first 22 pages of Sword online for free here.

The People vs. George Lucas Interview

May 16, 2010May 16, 2010 Doug Groves Alexandre O. Phillipe, Documentary, George Lucas, Hot Docs, interview, Robert Muratore, Show, Star Wars, The People vs. George Lucas4 Comments

Alexandre O. Philippe and Robert Muratore, makers of the documentary “The People vs. George Lucas“, came by the studio while in town for the recent Hot Docs screenings. What was originally going to be a short interview turned into a wide ranging discussion on Star Wars fandom, the process of making the film and a whole lot more. You can also check out our review here.

Who needs privacy? Not Facebook and Google.

May 14, 2010July 30, 2014 Doug Groves cartoon, editorial comic, Eric Schmidt, facebook, google, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy, rgbcomic0 comment

Something’s gotta give…

Toronto Underground Cinema opening night event on May 14th

May 13, 2010May 13, 2010 drsquid Bloor Cinema, Cinema, event, Film, Toronto, Underground3 Comments

The Toronto Underground Cinema, formerly the Golden Classics Cinema, on 186 Spadina Ave, is having an opening night FREE double bill of Clue, and Big Trouble in Little China! This new cinema is run by former employees of the Bloor cinema, who left to open a theatre that focused more on ‘cult classics, seldom-seen treasures, popular favourites, and whatever else kicks cinematic ass.’ Opening night is Friday, May 14th, and will be celebrated with a double bill that highlights the Underground’s ethos: 7:00 — Clue (1985): Based on the Hasbro…

Legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta passes away at 82

May 10, 2010May 10, 2010 Doug Groves albums, artist, book covers, Comics, Death Dealer, Frank Frazetta, Molly Hatchet, painting, Tyrannasaurus Rex0 comment

According to Comic Book Resources, fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has passed away at the age of 82. Frazetta’s artwork has graced album covers (including three Molly Hatchet covers), comics, movie posters and book covers over a decades long career. His single most recognizable work is probably that of The Death Dealer, a grim dark figure perched on an equally foreboding horse, which was used for Molly Hatchet’s eponymous debut album. What I personally found appealing about Frazetta’s work is that he eschewed the conventional fantasy/science fiction wisdom of hyper-realism, ornate…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Day 2 Photos

May 10, 2010May 11, 2010 drsquid canada, Comics, event, festival, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto5 Comments

On Day 2 we returned to Toronto Comics Arts Festival to talk to some more of the very talented writers and artists in attendance. We managed to get interviews with some great webcomic artists, like Ryan North, creator of Dinosaur Comics, Emily Horne and Joey Comeau of a softer world, Brandon Bird, and David Malki of Wondermark. We also talked to Jim Munroe, of nomediakings, writer of the ‘post-Rapture graphic novel’ Sword of My Mouth. Lastly, in a bizarro finale to the show, Alex interviewed Evan Dorkin, creator of Hectic…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Day 1 Photos

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Comics, Emily Horne, event, Jamie McKelvie, Jim Munroe, Matthew Kumar, Miguel Sternberg, Ryan North, Scott Campbell, Shannon Gerard, Sonja Ahlers, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto1 Comment

Today was the first day of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and we were there with our cameras. Above is a slideshow of the crowds at the Toronto Reference Library, and two panels that we videoed, to be put up online in the next week… We went to the The Spirit of Indie: Where Comics Meet Video Games panel where creators Scott Campbell, Jamie McKelvie, Jim Munroe, and Miguel Sternberg were interviewed by games journalist Matthew Kumar. There were some great discussions about how indie games and comics are starting…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Kick-off Event – Daniel Clowes presents Wilson

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Comics, Dan Clowes, Daniel Clowes, event, pictures, Ramones, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto, Toronto Reference Library, Wilson1 Comment

We went to the Daniel Clowes presents Wilson event on Friday night, where Mark Medley, arts writer from the National Post, sat down with Daniel, and talked with him at length about his career, art, and Wilson (his new graphic novel). Some interesting info I learned was that he created art for an animated Ramones video, and there was the short-lived ‘OK’ Cola created by Coca Cola, that featured his artwork on the can. He also mentioned that while he still pencils, inks, and letters everything by hand, he now…