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Cave Grave, <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>Shawn Kuruneru<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/1.-Cave-Grave-219x300.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nCave Grave <\/em>is a Western noir story about three outlaws and a robbery that leads them down a terrifying path.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShawn Kuruneru<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>is an artist making paintings and self publishing comics. In 2022, Kuruneru was selected for the Koyama Provides grant. In 2020 his comic Elvis and Daisy<\/em> was awarded a mini grant from MICE. Kuruneru also collaborated on Box of Rain<\/em>, a collection of comic poems with Jennifer Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Insomnia Funnies<\/strong><\/em>, James Collier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.-insomnia-funnies-209x300.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nInsomnia Funnies <\/em>is a printed zine about sleeplessness and disorientation, made during a winter of very little sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James Collier<\/strong> <\/strong>is a Montr\u00e9al-based cartoonist and visual artist. He was raised in Hamilton, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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It’ll be alright<\/em><\/strong>, Ariane Cloutier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/3.-Itll-Be-Alright-221x300.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIt’ll be alright?<\/em> <\/em>(Apocalypse<\/em> in French) is a bittersweet story written in reaction to the events of March 2020. We follow the journey of a protagonist who transforms into a giant in order to try to survive the apocalypse. Done in 48 hours during the \u00ab48 heures de la fin du monde\u00bb challenge created by Jimmy Beaulieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAriane Cloutier<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>has been drawing characters filled with softness and anxiety ever since she completed her studies in Graphic Design at UQAM (2018). In between existential crises, she is working on her first long comic book \u2013 a project started during a residency with the publishing house Front Froid (2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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It’s a blur<\/em><\/strong>, \u00c9ric P\u00e9ladeau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/4.-Its-a-Blur-225x300.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nFrancis wakes up one morning with a blurry vision. But not everything is out of focus… just people. Everyone seems to be… scribbled, dotted, etched, or else. He’s obviously concerned and immediately tries to find out what is wrong with him. Is this all in his head or is he really suffering from some rare disease. The story allows us to reflect on our relationship to technology and the cost it has on our social interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9ric P\u00e9ladeau<\/strong> <\/strong>studied graphic design, cartooning and, more recently, comics. He has written and illustrated a large number of books for various publishers (La Bagnole, Quintin, Bayard, etc.). He is currently a contributor to the magazine Les Explorateurs<\/em> with his comic Hubert et le monde fantastique de Ko\u00fcr<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lost Virtue #0<\/em><\/strong>, Art or Die<\/h2>\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nCave Grave <\/em>is a Western noir story about three outlaws and a robbery that leads them down a terrifying path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shawn Kuruneru<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>is an artist making paintings and self publishing comics. In 2022, Kuruneru was selected for the Koyama Provides grant. In 2020 his comic Elvis and Daisy<\/em> was awarded a mini grant from MICE. Kuruneru also collaborated on Box of Rain<\/em>, a collection of comic poems with Jennifer Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Insomnia Funnies <\/em>is a printed zine about sleeplessness and disorientation, made during a winter of very little sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It’ll be alright?<\/em> <\/em>(Apocalypse<\/em> in French) is a bittersweet story written in reaction to the events of March 2020. We follow the journey of a protagonist who transforms into a giant in order to try to survive the apocalypse. Done in 48 hours during the \u00ab48 heures de la fin du monde\u00bb challenge created by Jimmy Beaulieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ariane Cloutier<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>has been drawing characters filled with softness and anxiety ever since she completed her studies in Graphic Design at UQAM (2018). In between existential crises, she is working on her first long comic book \u2013 a project started during a residency with the publishing house Front Froid (2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Francis wakes up one morning with a blurry vision. But not everything is out of focus… just people. Everyone seems to be… scribbled, dotted, etched, or else. He’s obviously concerned and immediately tries to find out what is wrong with him. Is this all in his head or is he really suffering from some rare disease. The story allows us to reflect on our relationship to technology and the cost it has on our social interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insomnia Funnies<\/strong><\/em>, James Collier<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
James Collier<\/strong> <\/strong>is a Montr\u00e9al-based cartoonist and visual artist. He was raised in Hamilton, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’ll be alright<\/em><\/strong>, Ariane Cloutier<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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It’s a blur<\/em><\/strong>, \u00c9ric P\u00e9ladeau<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\u00c9ric P\u00e9ladeau<\/strong> <\/strong>studied graphic design, cartooning and, more recently, comics. He has written and illustrated a large number of books for various publishers (La Bagnole, Quintin, Bayard, etc.). He is currently a contributor to the magazine Les Explorateurs<\/em> with his comic Hubert et le monde fantastique de Ko\u00fcr<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lost Virtue #0<\/em><\/strong>, Art or Die<\/h2>\n\n\n
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