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[EN] Crossover Bookclub
2024-07-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Crossover Comics, 3560 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec, H4C 1P4, Canada
Crossover Comics Bookclub July: Tetris, the games people play

D+Q Young Otaku Manga Club: Medieval Magic
2024-07-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
The Summer edition of the Drawn and Quarterly Junior Manga Bookclub invites young people between 9 and 12 years old to read the suggested mangas and meet up to discuss the books. Whether you’ve read the first book in the series or all of them, you’re welcome to join us to discuss the world of these characters and share or learn more facts about every series. The club is hosted by Felix Mendritzki who is a 10 year old manga fan. He chose the books that he felt would spark the best conversations as well as introduce new books to seasoned manga lovers and newbies alike. It’s a very relaxed setting that will be led by the kids and what they want to discuss. It’s a great reason to pick up a book during the summer! This is a bilingual bookclub, with discussion happening in French or English, and kids are welcome to read either language version of the book.
Medieval Magic These lesser known mangas are all about magic in a fantasy world filled with sorcerers and elvens. They are filled with spells, journeys and challenges.
WHEN: Tuesday July 23rd, 5 pm
WHERE: Espace Drawn & Quarterly, 176 Rue Bernard O
Buy the books:
https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/…/bQTddj3R…
https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/…/iZ…
Witch Hat Atelier is written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama. The series follows a girl named Coco, who dreams of being a witch, but in her world only those born with magical abilities are able to become witches. However, after meeting a witch named Qifrey, Coco’s dream begins to come true. There are 11 books in the series and a 12th one will soon be released.
Frieren is written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It takes place in a fantasy world, the story follows Frieren, an elven mage, as she embarks on a journey to reach the resting place of souls in order to reunite with her former comrade Himmel, whose Hero Party once slew the Demon King. There are 13 books in the series.
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly would like to acknowledge that our events and bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. It has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years.
Espace Drawn & Quarterly Accessibility information:
– Our event space uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside, there are no additional steps.
– There is one non-gendered bathroom.
♥️ Please email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any accessibility needs we can accommodate (for example, saving you a seat if you have mobility needs) for you to be able to enjoy our events, worry-free, and feel free to contact us for any concerns you may have ♥️

[EN] Book Launch for WestWolf Book 1
2024-07-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Librairie Omnibus, 625 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H3B 1B7, Canada
Join Us for the book launch of Westwolf Book 1
Saturday, July 27 from 12-3
come on by and have a chat with the creative team and get your copy Westwolf

Graphic Novel Book Club: The Wendy Award
2024-07-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we meet on Tuesday July 30th at 7 pm at Espace Drawn & Quarterly (176 rue Bernard O) to discuss THE WENDY AWARD by Walter Scott! The book club will be hosted by Francine Yulo and is free and open to all. No registration is required.
Buy the book here: https://shorturl.at/8L3dZ
We Ship Canada-wide!
By purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support events like this one, independent publishing and retailing, our neighborhood, and authors both local and from around the world who depend on independent bookstores for their livelihood. Your support is appreciated.
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THE WENDY AWARD
Everybody’s favorite party girl Wendy is so back
When Wendy is nominated for the coveted National FoodHut Contemporary Art Prize alongside her friend Winona, all of her millennial dreams seem to be coming true. She lives a post-pandemic, polyamorous fine artist’s lifestyle in the big city and basks in the glory of national attention with the success of her popular comic strip, “Wanda.”
But not even achieving bona fide art star fame can hide the truth: a never-ending struggle with imposter syndrome. After she cracks in an online interview and gets dragged in the comments section, she heads straight to a local watering hole to drown her sorrows. Several lines of coke, too many drinks, and one all night rager with fans later, Wendy is ready to curse Gen Z and confront her addictions. All the while, she and Winona drift apart as a younger Indigenous artist wedges herself between them. Will Wendy’s commitment to change wind up short-lived?
The Wendy Award incisively skewers the art world with its corporate overlords, performative activism, generational wealth, and weaponized therapy speak. A showcase of Walter Scott’s deft wit and social commentary, The Wendy Award asks the hard questions, like Do they still give awards to men? Should we be grateful for the exposure? And what exactly is Big Auntie Energy?
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WALTER SCOTT is an interdisciplinary artist working in comics, drawing, video, performance, and sculpture. His graphic novel series Wendy chronicles the continuing misadventures of a young artist in a satirical imagining of the contemporary art world. Scott’s eponymous party girl has previously been featured in three graphic novels Wendy; Wendy’s Revenge and Wendy: Master of Art as well as in Canadian Art; Art in America; The New Yorker; The New York Times and MoMA Magazine. Scott has been nominated or longlisted for the Ignatz Awards, Canada Reads, the Believer Book Award, and the Doug Wright Award, and finally, the Sobey Art Award—considered to be the preeminent fine art award in Canada.
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Librairie Drawn & Quarterly recognizes that our bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. This has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. It is important to think about how each and every one of us has arrived here. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years and we urge you to seek out a story that is different from your own.
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Espace Drawn & Quarterly Accessibility information:
– Our event space uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside, there are no additional steps.
– There is one non-gendered bathroom.
– It is not a sober space, our events sometimes offer alcohol.
♥️ Please email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any accessibility needs we can accommodate (for example, saving you a seat if you have mobility needs) for you to be able to enjoy our events, worry-free, and feel free to contact us for any concerns you may have ♥️

VISIONS - Dédicace chez Planète BD!
2024-08-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Planète BD, 4077 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2W 2M7, Canada
Lancée dans le cadre du Festival BD de Montréal, la bande dessinée Visions n’avait pas encore eu son événement dédiée. C’est chose faite!
On vous invite donc à venir rencontrer Alexis Mandeville à la librairie Planète BD, le 8 août prochain de 17h à 19h, pour ce lancement en hypnorama!

Cassandra Calin | Saint-Denis (Montréal)
2024-08-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Renaud-Bray, Saint-Denis, 4380 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2J 2L1, Canada
À l’occasion de la sortie de sa bande dessinée jeunesse « La nouvelle », venez rencontrer Cassandra Calin lors d’une séance de signature en magasin.
QUAND : Samedi 10 août, 13 H 00
OÙ : Renaud-Bray, Saint-Denis, Montréal
Cassandra Calin, star d’Instagram et vedette de la bande dessinée en ligne sur le site Tapas, fait ses débuts avec cette bande dessinée drôle et bienveillante sur le changement et l’adaptation.
Lia et sa famille attendent d’embarquer à bord d’un vol pour Montréal. Ils vont traverser l’Atlantique, laissant derrière eux leur famille, leurs amis et la Roumanie, le seul foyer que Lia n’ait jamais connu. Mais le chagrin de Lia est éclipsé par l’inconfort de ses premières règles. Comme si les choses n’étaient pas assez difficiles! Aujourd’hui, Lia est propulsée dans un monde où tout est différent : sa maison, sa langue et même son corps. Face à tant de changements qui se produisent en même temps, Lia a du mal à faire ses devoirs et à communiquer avec ses camarades de classe, et ne sait pas du tout comment gérer ses règles douloureuses. Se sentira-t-elle un jour à nouveau elle-même?
Inspirée par l’expérience d’immigration de l’autrice, La nouvelle est une histoire comique et charmante sur le changement et l’acceptation.
« La nouvelle » disponible ici : https://bit.ly/3zCaFeX

Le 12 août, j'achète un livre québécois à la librairie Paulines / Médiaspaul
2024-08-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Librairie Paulines, 2653, Masson, Montréal, Québec, H1Y 1W3, Canada
Cette année, notre équipe vous attendra une fois de plus pour célébrer Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois, qui en sera à sa 11e édition. Nous aurons la grande joie de recevoir deux autrices pour des séances de signatures.
À 10 h 30, Annie Groovie présentera “MIlle et une pommes”, une nouvelle aventure de la série La vie rêvée de Léon et ses amis, publiée chez Presses Aventure.
À 13 h 30, notre libraire Mike C Vienneau animera une petite causerie avec Marie-Christine Chartier, qui viendra nous présenter son tout nouveau roman, “Le garçon d’encre”, publié aux Éditions Hurtubise. La discussion sera suivie d’une séance de signature.
Toute la journée, nos libraires seront là pour partager avec vous leurs coups de cœur, leurs classiques, leurs découvertes ou leurs incontournables de la littérature québécoise

[FR] Dédicaces - Sacha Lefebvre, Jean-François Laliberté, Mathieu Benoit
2024-08-12 14:00 - 18:00 | Planète BD, 4077 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2W 2M7, Canada
Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois! 💙
Pour l’occasion, rendez-vous à la Librairie Planète BD pour une séance de dédicaces en compagnie de créateurs québécois.
Les trois créateurs seront sur place afin de rencontrer leurs lecteurs et de dédicacer des exemplaires.
Sacha Lefebvre et Jean-François Laliberté ont créé ensemble la série U-MERLIN et le manga entièrement québécois Les Élus Eljun. De son côté, Mathieu Benoit a illustré la série L’école des superhéros, écrite par Carine Paquin, ainsi que Sire Dodoom, écrite par nul autre que Jean-François Laliberté.
Nous vous attendons à la librairie de 14h à la fermeture pour ces belles rencontres!

Séance de dédicaces avec Cassandra Calin
2024-08-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Librairie Monet, 2752, rue de Salaberry, Montréal, Québec, H3M 1L3, Canada
Dans le cadre de la journée Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois, la très populaire bédéiste Cassandra Calin sera sur place pour une séance de signature.
Vous aurez la chance d’échanger avec elle autour de sa récente BD, LA NOUVELLE, une histoire comique et charmante sur le changement et l’acceptation, inspirée par l’expérience d’immigration de l’autrice.
Public cible : 9 à 12 ans
Au plaisir de vous y voir !

Michel Rabagliati | St-Denis Montréal
2024-08-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Renaud-Bray, Saint-Denis, 4380 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2J 2L1, Canada
Afin de célébrer « Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois » venez rencontrer Michel Rabagliati pour une séance de signature en magasin! 💙⚜️
QUAND : Lundi 12 août à partir de 17h00
OÙ : Renaud-Bray, St-Denis, Montréal

Festival de la BD de Prévost - 12e édition
2024-08-17 08:00 - 2024-08-18 17:00 | Festival de la BD de Prévost, 1135, rue du Clos-Toumalin, Shawbridge, Québec, J0R1T0, Canada
La 12e édition du Festival de la BD de Prévost sera présentée les 17 et 18 août 2024, de 10 h à 16 h, à l’École du Champ-Fleuri.
Toutes les informations seront disponibles sous peu au https://fbdp.ca/

EN - Crossover Comic Book Club
2024-08-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Crossover Comics, 3560 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec, H4C 1P4, Canada
EN – Crossover Comic Book Club: Marvels

[EN] Benjamin Marra launches What We Mean by Yesterday Vol. 1
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Join Benjamin Marra, Librairie D+Q, and Fantagraphics to launch WHAT WE MEAN BY YESTERDAY VOL 1. The cartoonist will appear in conversation with D+Q Executive Editor Tom Devlin. A signing will follow the presentation.
WHEN: Tuesday August 20th at 7 pm
WHERE: Espace Drawn & Quarterly, 176 Bernard O
WHAT WE MEAN BY YESTERDAY
The story of a man driven to the edge — and beyond — by the world around him. But if he’s the good guy, then who is the bad guy?
Bruce Barnes is a schoolteacher having yet another shit day. His students are a disrespectful nightmare, gleefully relishing the misery they put him through. But today is even worse than usual, and after a particularly grim run-in with a student, he heads to the break room to bum a smoke of another member of the faculty. After lighting up, he’s told the cigarette is laced with amphetamines. From there, Bruce rides his “rage snake” from the classroom to the ends of the cosmos and back — fighting, fucking, shooting, racing, and tripping his way from one impulsive move to the next. Reminiscent of films like Falling Down and shows like Breaking Bad, What We Mean By Yesterday is a black comedy descent into madness, a revenge horror/fantasy that gives new meaning to the phrase “bad trip.”
What We Mean By Yesterday began as a daily comic strip, one page per day, posted on Marra’s Instagram (@benjamin_marra). Originally begun as an experiment in drawing faster and looser, it quickly became one of the more popular pandemic era webcomics, followed by over 20,000 readers daily.
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BENJAMIN MARRA is the author of several acclaimed graphic novels from Fantagraphics, including Terror Assaulter (O.M.W.O.T.), Night Business, and American Blood. He received a B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University; studied in Florence, Italy; and earned his M.F.A. degree in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He lives in Montreal.
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Espace Drawn & Quarterly Accessibility information:
– Our event space uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside, there are no additional steps.
– There is one non-gendered bathroom.
– It is not a sober space, our events sometimes offer alcohol.
♥️ Please email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any accessibility needs we can accommodate (for example, saving you a seat if you have mobility needs) for you to be able to enjoy our events, worry-free, and feel free to contact us for any concerns you may have ♥️
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Librairie Drawn & Quarterly would like to acknowledge that our events and bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. It has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years.
