Meet the creators: Airdrie, Saskatoon, Calgary & Toronto

2024-05-03T21:50:51+00:00May 3rd, 2024|

Event season is in full swing and Renegade creators are meeting readers across the country. This Saturday, May 4th, author and publisher Alexander Finbow will be at Airdrie Pubic Library between 2pm and 4pm to talk about comics/graphic novels as vital resources in encouraging literacy skills and a [...]

It’s Shout Kill Revel time

2024-04-16T22:07:42+00:00April 16th, 2024|

It's here! Jarret Hartnell's Horror-Western 'Shout Kill Revel' is available now from book & comic book stores, our webstore and libraries. The Undrowned Order rules the land. Their horrific plans dance to the whims of ancient cosmic entities, fuelled by the fears forced upon every soul in sight. It is believed that [...]

February Update events and previews

2024-02-21T21:29:25+00:00February 21st, 2024|

Tonight, Feb 21st, if you're in Edmonton, make your way to Audreys Books at 7pm as Shea Proulx (ABC Monstrosity, Alberta Comics Home), Chris Twin (Bad Medicine) & Sylvia Moon (Alberta Comics Home) reveal details about our just announced second volume of the Alberta Comics Anthology, the theme this [...]

Book event at Type Books for Secrets of Jarrow

2023-11-03T22:09:34+00:00November 3rd, 2023|

Secrets of Jarrow event at Type Books Join award winning illustrator and author Bill Slavin at this wonderful new independent book store. Bill will be signing and sketching copies of 'Secrets of Jarrow' his new graphic novel. ‘Suspense, surprise and a stunning visual experience abound in this post-apocalyptic mystery [...]

Two award winners

2023-10-04T20:35:17+00:00October 4th, 2023|

The 2023 Alberta Book Publishing awards were announced at a star studded gala in Edmonton. We were there, and pleasantly surprised as two of our books took home awards. First up, King Warrior by Jay Bulckaert, Erika Nyyssonen & Lucas Green, won Graphic Novel of the Year! Congratulations to [...]

Talking with author & illustrator Bill Slavin about Secrets of Jarrow

2023-08-09T18:07:13+00:00August 9th, 2023|

Prairie Books Now ran a well written article on the graphic novel, including an interview with Bill Slavin by David Jón Fuller. The byline mentions the genre as 'Cli-Fi' which is the first time we'd heard the term, blending science fiction and climate change. I'm not sure who coined the term, maybe you [...]

VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Awards Announced

2023-07-21T19:42:18+00:00July 21st, 2023|

Happy Friday! Emily here, with some happy news. Every year, the Virginia Library Association's Graphic Novel Diversity Awards celebrate graphic novels that feature diversity in all its forms, including colour/race, ethnicity/nationality, disability whether mental or physical, feminism, ageism, religion, forced minority and LGBTQ2SIA+/sexual orientation. We are so pleased to [...]

Awards shortlist announced

2023-07-17T23:15:32+00:00July 17th, 2023|

The Alberta Book Publishing Award shortlists have been announced. We've several titles shortlisted (yay!) as detailed below. Graphic Novel of the Year   Alberta Comics Home Edited by Shea Proulx, Alexander Finbow, Emily Pomeroy ISBN 9781989754160 Price: $24.99 Available now   King Warrior by Jay Bulckaert, Erika Nyyssonen, Illustrator: [...]

Join Us (Virtually) for the 2021 BPAA Awards

2021-09-08T21:45:16+00:00September 8th, 2021|

The 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards are coming up! Keep an eye out for some Renegade titles on the shortlist, including ABC Monstrosity, Awkward Pause, Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures, and A Slug Story. The official awards ceremony will be aired live on the Book Publishers Association of Alberta's  [...]