A giant bear knocks down skyscrapers using the CN tower. People run away and cars are scattered.
a mystical hand holding a pistol in a swirl pf pinks and blues
Front cover of ABC Monstrosity. The ABC letters are drawn to look like the illustration that will accompany them; the “A” looks like an apple, the “B” looks like a B-shaped banana, the “C” has a cow-hide pattern. The word “monstrosity” is spelled in letters with vibrant monster colours, little horns and teeth and tentacles. There is a whale sprouting green spikes, rainbow appendages and a purple unicorn head with an overlarge green eye. There are mysterious shapes poking in all around the frame.

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 love of all reading. He will have a wide selection of Renegade titles, free study guides, and recommended graphic novels to share with attendees. And, as it is Star Wars Day, expect a lot of references to a Galaxy far, far away. For more details click here.

Saskatoon Expo is this weekend, and amongst the celebrities will be The Saga of the Jack of Spades creator Chase Kantor, and When Big Bears Invade illustrator Nyco Rudolph. Click here for more details.

Join Jarret Hartnell, creator of hot off the press horror-western graphic novel Shout Kill Revel at  Shelf Life Books on Tuesday May 7th, starting at 7pm. Our publisher, Alexander Finbow, will be hosting Jarret as he shares his creative techniques and storytelling inspirations. Click here for all the event details.

‘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 the young woman Helmina is their messiah, that the darkness lurking within her will one day unleash an unimaginable horror upon the earth. 

As that day approaches, Helmina, after a lifetime of wrestling with her cosmic affliction, must do more than run and hide from the cultists, her own mind, and the world itself to put an end to the madness.’

Signed copies are also available now at Redd Skull Comics and Phoenix NW.

For more info on Shout Kill Revel, click here to visit the book’s page.

TCAF, the Toronto Comic and Arts Festival returns to the Toronto Reference Library on the weekend of May 11-12th  – Renegade will be there, showcasing new and award winning graphic novels (find us at table 147 on the ground floor). We’ll be debuting Shout Kill Revel, and Quid Pro Crow, the second book in the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Author & illustrator Bill Slavin will be joining us to sign copies on Saturday between 2pm and 4pm.

‘In Quid Pro Crow, Mordecai Crow continues to search for his long-lost family. With his young friend Podd, Crow follows the trail deep into dangerous Luddite territory. There, new allies offer hope for Crow’s quest, but that hope is accompanied by grave risks. Not only are their lives in constant danger from Luddite attacks and the deadly dystopian landscape they must traverse, but their friendship will be strained to its breaking point.

Will Crow and Podd be able to unlock the mysteries hidden in newly discovered old tech? What secrets lurk within the fabled Tesla Firewall? Does Flood Town harbour the answer to Mordecai Crow’s quest or a deadly trap? Who can they really trust amongst their new friends and allies?’

ABC Monstrosity & Alice at Naptime creator Shea Proulx will also be tabling at TCAF, find her at table 2047 on the second floor.

For all the TCAF info, click here.

The following weekend, Take Cover Books in Peterborough, Ontario will be hosting the launch of Quid Pro Crow, on Saturday from 7pm. Bill Slavin will be revealing secrets from his creative process as well as signing copies of this eagerly anticipated follow-up. For more details click here.