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The Next Day Trailer

by Dan
Graphica / May 10, 2011

The Next Day, the innovative new work from Pop Sandbox, is now available in bookstores, and if you would like to see what all the fuss is about, here's the haunting trailer for the book: 

The Next Day Book Launch, May 3rd, Toronto

by Dan
Events + Graphica / April 19, 2011

The new book from Pop Sandbox, the award-winning company behind the controversial KENK: A Graphic Portrait, is a groundbreaking comic called The Next Day. 

Constructed from intimate interviews with four survivors of near-fatal suicide attempts, it is both poetic and profound meditation on life, the decision to end it, and what comes after...   

The book is launching on May 3rd, 2011 with a free discussion with the entire creative team behind the book — including indie-comics star John Porcellino —hosted by This Is Not A Reading Series. 

The hour-long discussion will be followed by a reception, and will also mark the opening of an exhibition of original artwork from The Next Day, as well as animations, soundscapes, projections and more from the upcoming interactive experience at the NFB Mediatheque in Toronto through late May.

BOOK LAUNCH & EXHIBITION OPENING
Co-Presented by: The National Film Board, TVO, TINARS, Hot Docs, TCAF, The Canadian Mental Health Association, Raincoast Books and The Toronto Animated Image Society: 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque
150 John St. (at Richmond St. W), Toronto
Doors open at 7:00; Event starts at 7:30
Admission is FREE
 

The Next Day will be available in Canadian bookstores and comic shops in early May. You can also catch the creative team at the Toronto Comics Art Festival May 7th and 8th at the Drawn & Quarterly store in Montreal May 10th. 

The Next Day was developed simultaneously as a separate interactive animated documentary online, in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in association with TVO as part of the NFB-TVO Calling Card Program.

John Porcellino in Montreal and Toronto

by Siobhan
Graphica / October 06, 2009

“Porcellino is a master at miniature poignance.” --Entertainment Weekly

If you're in Montreal or Toronto over the next couple of days, stop in to see John Porcellino!

John Porcellino is the creator of the King Cat Comics, which he started self-publishing back in 1989. His new book, MAP OF MY HEART, is a celebration of King Cat's 20th anniversary.

Tues. Oct. 6, 2009 at 7pm - Montreal, Quebec
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montreal, QC H2T 2K5, (514) 279-2221

Weds. Oct. 7, 2009 at 7pm - Toronto, Ontario
The Beguiling
601 Markham Street, Toronto, ON, M6G 2L7, (416) 533-9168

John Porcellino continues his tour in the US: for full listings see the Drawn & Quarterly events page.

Here's a short preview of MAP OF MY HEART (PDF).

Also check out the King Cat Comics website and become a fan on Facebook.