FBDM

Shangri-La : BD-concert immersif
2024-05-24 20:00 - 2024-05-25 20:00 (America/New_York) | Société des Arts et Spectacles (SAT), 1195 Boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, H2X 2S6, Canada
Présenté dans le cadre du 13e Festival BD de Montréal

Grâce à cette adaptation de la bande dessinée futuriste – de Mathieu Bablet, entrez dans la station orbitale où se sont réfugiés les derniers humains.

Avec des projections de la bande dessinée sur 4 murs et des musiciens incarnent des habitants de la station en prestation en direct, vous serez emporté·e par ce récit de science-fiction.

Dans un futur lointain de quelques centaines d’années, les hommes vivent dans une station spatiale loin de la Terre et régie par la multinationale Tianzhu Enterprises à qui est voué un véritable culte. En apparence, tout le monde semble se satisfaire de cette « société parfaite ». Dans ce contexte, les hommes veulent repousser leurs propres limites et devenir les égaux des dieux. C’est en mettant en place un programme visant à créer la vie à partir de rien sur Shangri-La, une des régions les plus hospitalières de Titan, qu’ils comptent bien réécrire la « Genèse » à leur façon.

Le récit dystopique parle d’enjeux de consumérisme, de racisme, de spécisme et de dérives scientifiques.
Une coproduction Collectif Or Normes et UmanimationPrix NUMIX international de la meilleure expérience culturelle in situ en juin 2022.
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Titre du spectacle : Shangri-La : le BD concert immersif
Titre de l’ouvrage : Shangri-LaAuteur : Mathieu BabletProducteur : Collectif Or NormesAdaptation et mise en scène : Christelle DerréCompositeur : Vincent GiraultNom des interprètes principaux : David Couturier, Bertrand Pequeriau, Anne Dussidour, Guillaume Henrion

Cartographier Montréal en bande-dessinée : conférence de Michel Hellman
2024-05-29 10:30 - 12:00 | Espace Montréal, CRIEM, 680 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, 8e étage, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2M7, Canada
Plongez dans l’univers de Michel Hellman, bédéiste et professeur praticien McConnell 2024-2025 du CRIEM, et découvrez son projet de bande dessinée: une cartographie sensible des quartiers de Montréal.
Ne manquez pas cette occasion unique de découvrir le travail d’un artiste engagé et de réfléchir à la place de la bande dessinée dans la compréhension de nos villes.

Au programme :• Découverte de la démarche artistique et méthodologique de Michel Hellman : comment crée-t-ilune cartographie sensible des quartiers montréalais ?• Exploration des thèmes abordés : identité des quartiers, gentrification, récits de vie… Michel Hellman nous invite à une réflexionsur ces sujets d’actualité.• Réflexion sur l’apport de la bande dessinée comme outil de recherche et de vulgarisation : un moyen unique de comprendreet de partager nos expériences urbaines.
Cette conférence s’adresse à tous ceux qui s’intéressent à :• La bande dessinée• Montréal et ses quartiers• La recherche-création• L’art comme outil de connaissance sociale et de participation

Cette conférence s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre le CRIEM et le Festival BD de Montréal (FBDM), qui aura lieu du 24 au 26 mai 2024. Ne manquez pas l’occasion de découvrir cet univers artistique foisonnant et de célébrer le pouvoir de la bande dessinée !

Inscription gratuite. Réservations avant le 24 mai à : assunta.fiorita@mcgill.ca

Café et muffin offerts

Le "printemps" de la bande dessinée Kébécoise
2024-05-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Bibliothèque nationale, 2275 rue Holt, Montréal, Québec, H2G 2M2, Canada
Série Mémoire de papier

De 1968 jusqu’à la fin des années 1970, de grands changements secouent la sphère culturelle québécoise. En bande dessinée, l’émergence de groupes d’artistes souvent éphémères – Chiendent, Made in Québec, Hydrocéphale illustré, BD, etc. – donne un nouvel élan au 9e art. En grande majorité issus du milieu étudiant, ces nouveaux talents créent des œuvres d’ici qui se distinguent progressivement des influences européennes et américaines, et posent les bases de la bande dessinée québécoise moderne.
Profitez de cette conférence pour devenir l’une des rares personnes à pouvoir admirer de première main ces ovnis de la culture québécoise, souvent tirés à peu d’exemplaires.

EN - Sig Burwash Launches Vera Bushwack in Montreal w/ Lee Lai
2024-06-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
In celebration of the release of Vera Bushwack, Sig Burwash is going on tour; catch them in Montreal, Toronto, Sydney, and Ingonish this June!
On June 12, they stop by La Petite Librairie Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal, and will be in conversation with Lee Lai at 7 pm.
La Petite Librairie Drawn and Quarterly is located at 176 Rue Bernard O, Montreal, QC H2T 2K2.
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Sig Burwash is a visual artist whose practice includes watercolour, collage, ceramics, animation, illustration, and comics. Their work is both imaginative and rooted in their lived experience, including cabin building, forest stewarding, motorcycling and crewing on fishing vessels. They have participated in residencies internationally and have been exhibited in Canada, the United States and Europe. Burwash attended the Centre for Cartoon Studies to work on their debut graphic novel ‘Vera Bushwack’. Originally from kEluwi’sst- Rossland, British Columbia, they now live in Unama’ki- Cape Breton Island.
Lee Lai is an Australian cartoonist living in Tio’tia:ke (known as Montreal, Quebec). She has made comics for The New Yorker, McSweeneys and The New York Times, and her graphic novel Stone Fruit was released in 2021 with Fantagraphics, Sarbacane, Coconino and other publishers.

EN - Crossover Comics Bookclub
2024-06-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Crossover Comics, 3560 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec, H4C 1P4, Canada
Join us on the third Sunday of the month at 3pm and discuss a lovingly curated selection of graphic novels with friendly readers. We’re kicking off the Summer trio with our first manga, multiple-Eisner-nom’d time-travel romance: Orange Complete Vol 1! Ride this turtle revival with us Sunday, June 16 at 3pm, in-store or online with Zoom (link will be shared in Discord and Bookclub Facebook Group a few days before the event).
See the schedule below, and for a limited time, get all three summer picks for the nice bundle price of $75+tax!

Lancement - Les Cools Ducks @ L'Atomic Café
2024-06-19 18:30 - 22:30 | Atomic Café, 3606 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, Québec, H1W 1R7, Canada
Venez célébrer la sortie du nouvel épisode des Cool Ducks, le mercredi 19 Juin à l’Atomic Café d’Hochelaga.
Les Cool Ducks c’est « comme les Tortues Ninja, avec des canards, pis qui se passe à Québec »: des aventures folles mettant en scène 4 frères canards anthropomorphes, entraînés à la tapoche de rue par la mystérieuse itinérante Maitresse Javotte.
Dans ce volume, les canard luttent contre la gentrification de leur quartier, à la suite de la démolition du Pierrot, leur casse croûte préféré.
Le précédent opus sera aussi disponible ce soir là!
Je vous attend autour d’un verre, d’une camomille ou d’un smoothie pour fêter cette sortie!
Je vous y attends avec hâte!
– Ken Mallar

Club de lecture FBDM | Vos trouvailles du 13e FBDM
2024-06-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Espace Lafontaine, 3933 Av. du Parc-La Fontaine, Montréal, Québec, H2L 0C7, Canada
Ça y est, le 13e FBDM est derrière nous, l’été est officiellement arrivé, et avec lui notre soif de lire n’en est que décuplée. Profitez du beau temps pour vous joindre à nous et nous faire découvrir les BD que vous avez dénichées au 13e Festival BD de Montréal.
Vous pouvez apporter une copie, ou deux (ou plus!) de ce qui a attiré votre œil durant notre célébration de la bande dessinée.
Rendez-vous le mercredi 26 juin au Parc Lafontaine à l’Espace Lafontaine (3933 Av. du Parc-La Fontaine).
Au plaisir de vous y voir !

[EN] Walter Scott launches The Wendy Award in conversation with Sruti Islam
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Join Drawn & Quarterly and Walter Scott to launch THE WENDY AWARD on July 11th at Espace Drawn & Quarterly (176 Rue Bernard O). Walter will be in conversation with Weird Era’s Sruti Islam.
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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:
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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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

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

[EN] 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

[EN] 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

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.

[EN] D+Q Young Otaku Manga Club: Modern Day Manga
2024-09-10 17:00 - 18:00 | 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.
WHEN: Tuesday September 10th, 5-6 pm
WHERE: Espace Drawn & Quarterly, 176 Rue Bernard O
BUY THE BOOKS: https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/…/LwX0A09wREIHysB…
https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/…/iZ…
Modern Day Manga These are mangas that are set in a contemporary Japanese world. They still border on fantasy with stories involving spies and talking pet cats.
Cat + Gamer written and illustrated by Wataru Nadatani. Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life upended when she takes in a stray cat in this adorable manga series! There are 8 books in the series.
Spy X Family written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows a spy who has to « build a family » to execute a mission, not realizing that his adopted daughter is a telepath, and the woman he agrees to marry is a skilled assassin. There are 13 books in the series and a show that can be streamed on Netflix.
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

[EN] Sophie Escabasse launches Taxi Ghost: 5 à 7
2024-09-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Join Librairie D+Q, Random House Graphic, and Sophie Escabasse to launch TAXI GHOST, the new graphic novel from the author of The Witches of Brooklyn. Stop by for drawing activities, snacks, and to have your books signed by the author!
WHEN: Wednesday September 11th, 5 à 7 pm
WHERE: Espace Drawn & Quarterly, 176 Bernard O
Preorder the book here: https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/…/wCIDqQu6pg9phUt…
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In this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel, a young girl’s first period brings an unexpected gift: the ability to see ghosts! As she meets these spectral visitors, she uncovers her family’s secret lineage of mediums, while learning about the power of compassion and community.
Adèle just wants to spend her winter break at the library, cozied up with her favorite books, and completely forgetting abut her friends who are all traveling to warmer climates. Unfortunately, life has other plans…not only does Adèle get her first period…but she learns she comes from a long line of mediums!
And if seeing ghosts wasn’t enough of a surprise, Adèle learns that not only can she interact with them, but apparently, they’ve been using her sister’s car to get around the city for years! When the ghosts won’t leave her alone Adèle starts to get to know about them and their problems. Maybe helping them out will be just what she needs for an exciting winter break!
From Sophie Escabasse, the author of the beloved Witches of Brooklyn, comes a brilliant graphic novel that explores growing up and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.
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Sophie Escabasse lives in Montreal with her husband and three children and their black cat, Terrence. Previously from Brooklyn, Sophie travels constantly and is thrilled to talk about her love of stories with school and bookstores. She has illustrated many books for middle-grade readers, including her bestselling graphic novel series Witches of Brooklyn. She has been a graphic novel lover for as long as she can remember, and she enjoys fun and expressive characters. Find her on instagra at @essoffi
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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

Lancement SUIVRA LE NÉANT
2024-09-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Le Suzanne, 20 avenue Duluth East, Montréal, Québec, H2W 1G6, Canada
Voici venu le temps de célébrer la sortie de SUIVRA LE NÉANT le tout nouveau livre de Mireille St-Pierre.
Ce 17 septembre, venez prendre un verre, manger, chercher une dédicace ou les trois au fort chaleureux Bar Suzanne.
On a très très hâte de vous y voir.

EN - Crossover Comic Book Club September
2024-09-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Crossover Comics, 3560 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec, H4C 1P4, Canada
EN – Crossover Comic Book Club: Do a Power Bomb!

Dédicace Barrack Zailaa Rima
2024-09-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Librairie Le Port de tête, 269 avenue Mont-Royal Est, Montréal, Québec, H2T 1P5, Canada
Barrack Zailaa Rima dédicacera ses bandes dessinées au Port de tête le 24 septembre prochain à 17h :
Beyrouth : la trilogie
Un conte visuel à travers les rues de Beyrouth et les souvenirs de l’auteur, hanté par son passé.
Dans le taxi
L’autrice libanaise propose une visite de sa ville natale, Tripoli, dans un taxi collectif sur les traces d’un rêve d’enfant resté inexpliqué. Ses nombreuses rencontres à bord du véhicule lui permettent d’explorer les thèmes de l’exil, du sentiment d’étrangeté, de la dimension de l’entre-deux, du père, de la mère, de l’amour, du sexe ou des tabous.

Lancement | MOMM de Catherin
2024-09-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Librairie La maison des feuilles, 1235 rue Bélanger, Montréal, Québec, H2S1H7, Canada
Venez célébrer avec nous la parution de MOMM de Catherin! Le lancement se tiendra en mode 5 à 7 à la librairie La maison des feuilles (1235 Rue Bélanger, Montréal). L’autrice aura préparé une playlist pour l’occasion (sur CD!) et se fera un plaisir de dédicacer votre exemplaire.
On s’y voit pour lever un verre (de jus, de vin ou de bière) à la santé de Catherin!

Graphic Novel Book Club: Ghost World
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Our September Graphic Novel Book Club pick is GHOST WORLD by Daniel Clowes! Join us to discuss this modern classic at the meeting hosted by D+Q’s Marketing Manager, Francine Yulo.
WHEN: Tuesday September 24, 2024
WHERE: Espace Drawn & Quarterly, 176 Rue Bernard O
Free and no reservation required.
Buy the book here: https://mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/ghostworld
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GHOST WORLD has become a cultural and generational touchstone, and continues to enthrall and inspire readers over a decade after its original release as a graphic novel. Originally serialized in the pages of the seminal comic book Eightball throughout the mid-1990s, this quasi-autobiographical story (the name of one of the protagonists is famously an anagram of the author’s name) follows the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, two best friends facing the prospect of growing up, and more importantly, apart. Daniel Clowes is one of the most respected cartoonists of his generation, and Ghost World is his magnum opus. Adapted into a major motion picture directed by Terry Zwigoff (director of the acclaimed documentary Crumb), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. This graphic novel is a must for any self-respecting comics fan’s library.
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Daniel Clowes is a Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz, and PEN America Literary Award Winner whose comics and graphic novels have been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. He is also an Academy Award nominated screenwriter (for Ghost World), and retrospectives of his work have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Oakland Museum, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.
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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.
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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 ♥️

Barrack Zailaa Rima launches Beirut in conversation with Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
2024-09-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2T 2K5, Canada
Join Invisible Publishing and Librairie D+Q to launch BEIRUT with author Barrack Zailaa Rima! The author will appear in conversation with Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, author of The Good Arabs and knot body.
Read more about and buy the book here: https://shorturl.at/J8alR
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BEIRUT is Barrack Zailaa Rima’s celebrated graphic novel trilogy, gathered together and available in English for the first time.
Beirut is an intimate and poetic look at a beloved city that is at once autobiographical, documentary, and fantastic in nature. In Rima’s hands, Beirut is a labyrinth of alleyways and stories, a theater teeming with revolts, and a cenotaph to buried memories. With Rima and her family serving as our guides, and through chance encounters with incongruous figures (a librarian, a garbage collector—or the city’s last storyteller), we discover a city that longs for its Golden Age even as it is transformed by neoliberal forces in the aftermath of the Civil War—an evolution whose future remains uncertain.
Dreamlike, tender, and ever-attentive to the beauty of the line, Beirut offers a glimpse into Lebanon’s past and present, which must be pieced together to form a whole. From the promise of the political activism of its youth in the 1950s and 1960s, to the grating difficulties of the 2015 garbage crisis and the struggle to accommodate and assimilate Palestinian refugees, this is a journey through a city, and an expedition into the idea of home, that only Rima could shepherd. No matter the detours.
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A graphic novelist and filmmaker, BARRACK ZAILAA RIMA was born in 1972 in Tripoli, Lebanon, and has lived in Brussels for more than thirty years. While she explored a wide variety of media and art forms in her early career, Barrack now devotes herself to comics.
A former member of the Beirut-based Samandal collective, she is the author of several graphic novels, editorial cartoons, and compelling works of comics journalismincluding Le conteur du Caire, Beyrouth, and Sociologia . Her latest graphic novel, Dans le taxi, published by Alifbata Editions, received the prestigious Mahmoud Kahil Award for the best graphic novel from the MENA region (Lebanon, 2022) and the Grenades Literary Prize (Belgium, 2022).
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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 ♥️
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.

EN - Wes Craig signing
2024-10-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Crossover Comics, 3560 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec, H4C 1P4, Canada
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for New Comic Day on October 2nd!! At 16h00, Montreal comics superstar Wes Craig will be in-store, signing your copies of Kaya, Deadly Class, and aaaallllll the covers he’s putting out lately for various Marvel, Image, & DC Comics!
It’ll be the release day for his connecting cover on DC All-In #1 as well, and it’s yours for FREE if you make a purchase of $10 or over (of Wes’s work or anything else!) so you can add it to the pile of things for Wes to sign.
