#Alan Vigneault

[offsidenewsco]

The New York Rangers traded their last two captains and a third now sits on the chopping block. Why?

Read the second installment of our #NYR breakdown here.

[ahb-writes]

Comics Review: 'Talli: Daughter of the Moon' #1

Talli: Daughter of the Moon #1 by Sourya, Francois Vigneault

action

adventure

fantasy

medieval fantasy

mythology

summoner

swords and sorcery

violence

My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

The last of anything ancient and feared often begets the first of something new and revered.

They say the summoners, daughters of deities long past, were all hunted and slain. They say the beasts they commanded, and the remnant forests within which they communed, have gone astray. And they say the few remaining believers of these summoners and their ancestral deities, they say these disciples of a dying religion are naught but heretics whom the ruling authorities possess every right to stab, to bleed, and to hang.

TALLI: DAUGHTER OF THE MOON v1 is a tightly-wound fantasy graphic novel packed with rusty swords, ornery archers, underground sects of forbidden faiths, doting fathers, greedy innkeepers, and one irascible princess who may be the key to unlocking a war between fabled beasts (chimeras) and human folk — the second in written memory.

Lady Talli is the last known summoner: In her blood rests the mythic ability to call forth giant, destructive creatures, among other cool skills. Too bad she's still a teenager and has no idea how to control her power. She's yet to truly come of age, but circumstances being what they are, she must flee her home, seek safety among strangers, and pledge to protect herself against an array of forthcoming danger.

But it's not all bad. Things could be worse. The obsessive Lord Ulric and his troops have swarmed the countryside, hunting for the girl. And Lord Ulric's top soldier, Captain Nina of the Special Brigade, is an ace tracker and is the best in the land with a bow and arrow.

In just one volume, TALLI v1 offers a splendid mix of sword fighting, castle intrigue, and fantastical lore. Lady Talli isn't particularly well-informed about her bloodline, but kind and curious strangers fill in the gaps for her (and the reader). Can she trust the annoying old merchant, Pavel, who seems to know more about rare jewels and ancient artifacts than a street vendor probably should? Can Talli trust the sleepy-eyed young man, Lélo, who calls Pavel his grandfather, despite Lélo's peculiar habit for sleeping during the day and never when the sun goes down? Talli is blessed/cursed as a summoner, but what's the deal with Lélo?

The tale of Lady Talli has only just begun, but readers already know the young woman must contest with a history she does not know, a future others dread may come to pass, and a present she claims, fearlessly, she will meet head-on.

The book's author, Sourya, has produced a delicious meld of consequential compositional aesthetics from European comics, on one hand, and humor and narrative design elements from Japanese comics on the other. Of the former, the comic book's environmental design includes roving and wide-angle views of old brick bridges, pastoral panoramas of castles among fields, as well as strong overhead and aerial shots of fight scenes in the middle of a rainstorm. Of the latter, readers encounter lush, Ghibli-styled food spreads, inimitable character expressions marking fear or surprise, as well as kinetic action sequences that gleefully marry purposeful panel arrangement with minimal dialogue. The level of detail afforded the book's stone streets, dirt roads, sunset skies, tiled roofs, tufted hills, dark alleyways, and more speak of an artist who loves their work.

TALLI v1 artfully balances humor, adventure, and the wicked uncertainties of ancient magecraft. The comic's emphasis on Talli as an ambitious young woman with a flawed sense of bravery is an exquisite model for future narrative surprises. Talli flees her home because her life is threatened, but in doing so, she sees wildflowers for the first time and must learn to speak with other classes of people to negotiate fair fares. The young woman amazes as often as she frustrates, as expected of the last daughter of the moon.

❯ ❯ Comics Reviews || ahb writes on Good Reads

[liesofasilvertongue]

Excuse me while I walk myself tf out—

[msunderestimated]

(msunderestimated)

In this really long episode Laura & Kate talk: who's doesn't want to punch your face Logan Couture, I am Alan Vigneault I don't KNOW things, NHL's delayed boycott brings us lots of rage and a bit of hope, who’s going to win each series, our fav movies and what useless stuff we've been buying online.

[brokenfrontier]

Covers Album: François Vigneault - Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Jaime Hernandez and Alan Davis, Kerascoët and A.C. Farley

Covers Album: François Vigneault – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Jaime Hernandez and Alan Davis, Kerascoët and A.C. Farley

It’s time for another mini-series of our ‘Covers Album’ feature where we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers… but with a small twist. One must be chosen for aesthetic reasons, one for inspirational reasons and one for pure nostalgia! Today’s guest is François Vigneault, the American-born cartoonist who lives in Montréal, Québec. A timely…

[atlanticcanada]

Soggy sword in the stone? Fredericton's production of Camelot moves inside

The show must go on -- even if Camelot can't take place in front of a majestic backdrop like Christ Church in New Brunswick's capital city.

Fredericton's forecast has meant recasting the location for the first show Thursday night following days of rain.

"We knew this was going to be an issue with anything outside there's always the contingency of the weather," said Nikki Vigneault, Red Panda's Productions artistic director.

"We're very fortunate that we're able to do the shows … in the hall of Christ Church Cathedral as our rain location, of course we don't get the beautiful cathedral back drop but that's okay," she said.

Red Panda Productions are bringing Alan Jay Lerner's 1960 musical to life and for the performers it's nice to be back in front of an audience.

"It's strange, definitely, so much of our lives have been so separated and so distant to have the ability to have people here and to get to communicate a story with people in front of us is going to be really special," said Luke Noftall, who is playing the role of Sir Lancelot.

For one of the leads in this show, stepping on stage in front of an audience is a pretty new experience.

"It's terrifying, I'm not an actor so I don't have a lot of experience to draw from but it's always invigorating," said William Bonfiglio who is playing King Arthur in the production.

Red Panda Productions are hoping the weather will allow them to take the show back outside in front of the dramatic cathedral background for their shows on the weekend.

"This is our inaugural season, we decided we were going to start making theatre during the pandemic so that was a major factor in doing it outside," Vigneault said.

"So that we could make it as accessible for everybody as possible."

Red Panda Productions will also have plans to produce Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap next week outside of Christ Church.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/3zwvaV3

[randomlyrandoms]

Celebrity Deaths 2017

JANUARY Francine York - Jan. 6 (Movie Actress) Om Puri - Jan. 6 (Movie Actor) Mario Soares - Jan. 7 (Politician) Roy Innis - Jan. 8 (Civil Rights Leader) Tony Rosato - Jan. 10 (Voice Actor) Buddy Greco - Jan. 10 (Jazz Singer) William Peter Blatty - Jan. 12 (Novelist) Graham Taylor - Jan. 12 (Soccer Coach) Lord Snowdon - Jan. 13 (Royalty) Richard Gautier - Jan. 13 (Movie Actor) Yama Buddha - Jan. 14 (Rapper) Jimmy Snuka - Jan. 15 (Wrestler) Roberta Peters - Jan. 18 (Opera Singer) *Miguel Ferrer - Jan. 19 (Movie Actor) Andy Marte - Jan. 22 (Baseball Player) Gorden Kaye - Jan. 23 (TV Actor) Marvell Thomas - Jan. 23 (Keyboardist) Bimba Bosé - Jan. 23 (Model) Lee O'Denat - Jan. 23 (Entrepreneur) Butch Trucks - Jan. 24 (Drummer) **Mary Tyler Moore - Jan. 25 (TV Actress) Mike Connors - Jan. 26 (TV Actor) Barbara Hale - Jan. 26 (TV Actress) **John Hurt - Jan. 27 (Movie Actor) Emmanuelle Riva - Jan. 27 (Movie Actress) Robert Ellis Miller - Jan. 27 (Film Director)   Geoff Nicholls - Jan. 28 (Musician) Richard Portman - Jan. 28 (Sound Engineer) Bobby Freeman - Jan. 28 (Soul Singer) Rob Stewart - Jan. 31 (Director) Frank Pellegrino - Jan. 31 (Actor) John Wetton - Jan. 31 (Rock Singer)

FEBRUARY Ken Morrison - Feb.1 (Entrepreneur) Alec McOwen - Feb. 6 (Movie Actor) Irwin Corey - Feb. 6 (Stand-Up Comic) Christine Dolce Feb. 6 (Reality Star) Richard Hatch - Feb. 7 (Reality Star) Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - Feb. 8 (TV Show Host) Mike Ilitch - Feb. 10 (Entrepreneur) Fab Melo - Feb 11 (Basketball Player) Al Jarreau - Feb. 12 (Jazz Singer) Seijun Suzuki - Feb. 13 (Director) Trish Doan - Feb. 13 (Bassist) E-Dubble - Feb. 13 (Youtube Star) Stuart Mclean - Feb. 15 (Radio Host)   George Steele - Feb. 16 (Wrestler) Warren Frost - Feb. 17 (TV Actor) Nicole Bass - Feb. 17 (Wrestler) Clyde Stubblefield - Feb. 18 (Drummer) Richard Schickel - Feb. 18 (Historian) Daniel Vickerman - Feb. 18 (Rugby Player) Ivan Koloff - Feb. 18 (Wrestler) Larry Coryell - Feb. 19 (Guitarist) Brian Vigneault - Feb. 19 (Twitch Star) Alan Colmes - Feb. 23 (TV Show Host) **Bill Paxton - Feb. 25 (Movie Actor) Neil Fingleton - Feb. 25 (TV Actor) Judge Joseph Wapner - Feb. 26 (TV Show Host/Former Judge) Trinity Faith Moran - Feb. 28 (Musical.ly Star)

MARCH Paula Fox - March 1  (Memoirist) Tommy Page - March 3 (Pop Singer) Misha Mengelberg - March 3 (Pianist) Robert Osborne - March 6 (Actor) Joni Sledge - March 10 (Pop Singer) James Cotton - March 16 (Blues Singer) Chuck Berry - March 18 (Rock Singer) Miloslav Vlk - March 18 (Religous Leader) Bernie Wrightson - March 18 (Illustrator) Jimmy Breslin - March 19 (Journalist) David Rockefeller - March 20 (Entrepreneur) Chuck Barris - March 21 (TV Show Host) Martin McGuinness - March 21 (Politician) Lola Albright - March 23 (Movie Actress) Dave Steele - March 25 (Race Car Driver) Clay Adler - March 26 (Reality Star) Darlene Cates - March 26 (Movie Actress) Enn Vetemaa - March 28 (Novelist) Donald Harvey - March 30 (Criminal)

APRIL Lonnie Brooks - April 1 (Singer) *Don Rickles - April 6 (Comedian) Tim Pigott-Smith - April 7 (TV Actor) Ben Speer - April 7 (Gospel Singer) Linda Hopkins - April 10 (Stage Actress) Peter Hansen - April 10 (TV Actor) Dorothy Mengering - April 11 (David Letterman's Mother) John Warren Geils Jr. - April 11 (Guitarist) **Charlie Murphy - April 12 (Comedian) Dan Rooney - April 13 (Politcian) Martin Elias Diaz - April 14 (World Music Singer) Allan Holdsworth - April 15 (Guitarist) Emma Morano - April 15 (Supercentenarian) **Cuba Gooding Sr. - April 20 (R&B Singer) Magdalena Abakanowicz - April 21 (Sculptor) **Erin Moran - April 22 (TV Actress) Gustavo Rojo - April 22 (Movie Actor) Michael Mantenuto - April 24 (Actor) Jonathan Demme - April 26 (Director) Vinod Khanna - April 27 (Movie Actor) BTY YoungN - April 29 (Rapper) Jean Stein - April 30 (Author) Ueli Steck - April 30 (Mountain Climber)

MAY Bruce Hampton - May 1 (Musician) Harriet Shelley - May 7 (Family Member/George Shelley's Sister) Curt Lowens - May 8 (Actor) Robert Miles - May 9 (Music Producer) **Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin - May 9 (Reality Star) Michael Parks - May 10 (TV Actor) Mauno Koivisto - May 12 (Politician) Powers Boothe - May 14 (TV Actor) Jean Fritz - May 14 (Children's Author) Brad Grey - May 14 (Entrepreneur) London Dior - May 15 (Rapper) Chris Cornell - May 17 (Rock Singer) Lisa Spoonauer - May 20 (Movie Actress) Dina Merrill - May 22 (Movie Actress) Nicky Hayden - May 22 (Motorcycle Racer) Roger Moore - May 23 (Movie Actor) Cortez Kennedy - May 23 (Football Player) Jared Martin - May 24 (Soap Opera Actor) Denis Johnson - May 25 (Poet) Jim Bunning - May 26 (Baseball Player) Gregg Allman - May 27 (Rock Singer) Frank Deford - May 28 (Novelist) Robert Michael Morris - May 30 (TV Actor) Michael Nance - May 30 (Reality Star)

JUNE Peter Sallis - June 2 (Voice Actor) Roger Smith - June 4 (TV Actor) Cheick Tiote - June 5 (Soccer Player) Glenne Headly - June 8 (Movie Actress) Norro Wilson - June 8 (Singer) *Adam West - June 9 (TV Actor) Julia Perez - June 10 (Movie Actress) Brandon Rogers - June 11 (Pop Singer) Bill Dana - June 15 (Comedian) Robin Twist - June 20 (Harry Style's Step-Father) Michael Nyqvist - June 27 (Movie Actor)

JULY Stevie Ryan - July 1 (TV Actress) Ji-Tu Cumbuka - July 4 (Movie Actor) Joan Lee - July 6 (Family Member/Stan Lee's Wife) Nelsan Ellis - July 8 (TV Actor) Elsa Martinelli - July 8 (Movie Actress) George A. Romero - July 16 (Director) Harvey Atkin - July 17 (Movie Actor) **Chester Bennington - July 20 (Rock Singer) **John Heard - July 21 (Movie Actor) Abby Nicole - July 23 (Singer) Michael Johnson - July 25 (Singer) June Foray - July 26 (Voice Actress) Leonard Landy - July 26 (Actor) Sam Shepard - July 27 (Playwright) D.L. Menard - July 27 (Singer) Marty Sklar - July 27 (Walt Disney Co. Imagineer) Jeanne Moreau - July 31 (Movie Actress) Chuck Loeb - July 31 (Guitarist)

AUGUST Daniel Licht - Aug. 2 (Musician) **Robert Hardy - Aug. 3 (Movie Actor) Ty Hardin - Aug. 3 (TV Actor) Yung Mazi - Aug. 6 (Rapper) Barbara Cook - Aug. 8 (Movie Actress) Yisrael Kristal - Aug. 11 (Supercentenarian) Joseph Bologna - Aug. 13 (TV Actor) Frank Broyles - Aug. 14 (Football Coach) Tom Hawkins - Aug. 16 (Basketball Player) Dick Gregory - Aug. 19 (Comedian) Jerry Lewis - Aug. 20 (Movie Actor) Jay Thomas - Aug. 24 (TV Actor) Rich Piana - Aug. 25 (Bodybuilder) Louise Hay - Aug. 30 (Self-Help Author)

SEPTEMBER Elizabeth Kemp - Sept. 1 (TV Actress) Amos Abplanalp - Sept. 7 (Evie Clair's Father) Troy Gentry - Sept. 8 (Country Singer) Blake Heron - Sept. 8 (Movie Actor) Bobby Heenan - Sept. 17 (TV Show Host) Liliane Bettencourt - Sept. 21 (Entrepreneur) Charles Bradley - Sept. 23 (Soul Singer) Elizabeth Dawn - Sept. 25 (Soap Opera Actress) **Hugh Hefner - Sept. 27 (Entrepreneur)

OCTOBER Tom Petty - Oct. 2 (Rock Singer) Ralphie May - Oct. 6 (Comedian) YA Tittle - Oct. 9 (Football Player) Sean Hughes - Oct. 16 (Comedian) Robert Guillaume - Oct. 24 (TV Actor)

NOVEMBER Hannah Stone - Nov.1 (Younow Star) John Hillerman - Nov. 9 (TV Actor) Lil Peep - Nov. 15 (Rapper) Ann Wedgeworth - Nov. 16 (TV Actress) Charles Manson - Nov. 19 (Criminal) David Cassidy - Nov. 21 (TV Actor) Rodney Bewes - Nov. 21 (TV Actor) Rance Howard - Nov. 25 (TV Actor)

DECEMBER Kevin Robinson - Dec. 9 (BMX Rider)

[smashpages]

Zdarsky, Carroll and more take home 2019 Shuster Awards

The winners of the 15th annual Joe Shuster Awards were announced this weekend, which included Chip Zdarsky, Emily Carroll, Karl Kerschl and more.

Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canada’s national award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. Named in honor of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, the awards recognize the best of the Canadian comics world; nominees must be either Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Canada. The winners were chosen by a jury.

Congratulations to this year’s winners, whose names are in bold below:

ARTIST

Dylan Burnett – Cosmic Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics), Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 2018 Annual (BOOM! Studios), Reactor (Vault Comics)

Emily Carroll – Speak: The Graphic Novel (Farrar, Straus And Giroux)

Marc Delafontaine – Les Nombrils 08: Ex, Drague Et Rock’n’roll! (Dupuis)

Mike Feehan – Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (Dc Comics)

Karl Kershl – Isola (Image Comics)

Sacha Lefebvre – U-merlin (éditions Michel Quintin)

Yanick Paquette – Action Comics, Wonder Woman Earth One Book Two (DC Comics)

Denis Rodier – Arale (Dargaud)

WRITER

Maryse Dubuc, Marc Delafontaine – Les Nombrils 08 Ex, Drague Et Rock’n’roll! (Dupuis)

Meredith Finch – Xena: Warrior Princess (Dynamite Entertainment), Rose (Image Comics)

Jean-francois Laliberte – U-merlin (éditions Michel Quintin)

Jeff Lemire – Black Hammer: Age Of Doom, Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, Doctor Star & The Kingdom Of Lost Tomorrows, Quantum Age (Dark Horse), The Terrifics (DC Comics), Descender, Gideon Falls, Hit-Girl (Image Comics), The Sentry (Marvel Comics), Bloodshot: Salvation (Valiant)

Tristan Roulot – Arale (Dargaud)

Chip Zdarsky – Marvel 2-In-One, Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel Comics), The Wicked + The Divine: The Funnies (Image Comics)

Jim Zub – Dungeons & Dragons: Evil At Baldur’s Gate (IDW), Wayward (Image Comics), Avengers, The Champions, Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor, Infinity Countdown: Champions (Marvel Comics), Rick & Morty Vs. Dungeons & Dragons (Oni Press)

CARTOONIST

Ho Che Anderson – Godhead (Fantagraphics)

Emily Carroll – Beneath The Dead Oak Tree (Shortbox)

Svetlana Chmakova – Crush (Yen Press)

Johnnie Christmas – Firebug (Image Comics)

Francis Desharnais – Le Petite Russie (éditions Pow Pow)

Michel Falardeau – L’esprit Du Camp T.2 (Studio Lounak)

Faith Erin Hicks – The Divided Earth: Nameless City Vol. 3 (First Second)

Jeff Lemire – Royal City (Image Comics)

Mikael – Giant T.2 (Dargaud)

Gene Day Award FOR SELF-PUBLISHED COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

Beaver Damn 2 – A. Shay Hahn

Christie Pits – Jamie Michaels, Doug Fedrau

Happily Ever After – Ricky Lima, Nicolas Londeix, Andrew Thomas

Hockey Apocalypse Season 4: Cult Of Hockey – Jeff Martin

Les Animaux Se Revoltant (Ringo Starr Aussi) – Val-bleu

The Complete Squid-gee Octology – Keenan Poloncsak

GENE DAY AWARD FOR INDEPENDENT PRESS ANTHOLOGY COLLECTIONS 

Cauldron 1 (Shane Heron)

Gothic Tales Of Haunted Love (Bedside Press)

Jewish Comics Anthology Vol. 2 (Ah Comics)

Swan Song (Cloudscape Comics Collective)

Toronto Comics: Osgoode As Gold (To Comix Press)

Wayward Sisters (To Comix Press)

The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids)

Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths – Graham Annable (First Second)

Crafty Cat and the Great Butterfly Battle – Charise Mericle Harper (First Second)

The Nameless City: The Divided Earth – Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)

Crush – Svetlana Chmakova (Yen Press)

13e Avenue – Genevieve Pettersen et Francois Vigneault (La Pasteque)

Aventurosaure tome 1 – Julien Pare-Sorel (Presses Aventure)

TM MAPLE AWARD (FOR ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE THE CREATIVE)

Jennifer Haines. A leading Canadian comic retailer for over 20 years, Jenn Haines has been an active and vocal supporter of the comics industry and the role comics and comic shops have in their communities. She established the Comics in the Classroom initiative to help educators use comics and graphic novels in their classrooms to improve student literacy.

Harry Kremer Award (Retailers)

Alpha Comics (Calgary, AB)

Cape and Cowl Comics (Lower Sackville, NS)

Comic Book Addiction (Whitby, ON)

Comic Hunter (Moncton, NC)

Curious Comics (Victoria, BC)

Cyber City Comics (North York, ON)

Variant Edition (Edmonton, AB)

HARRY KREMER AWARD (Special Bonus)

Eisner Award-Winning Guelph, ON retailer The Dragon celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 2018. In 2019 they are being given an honorary Harry Kremer Award for their Contributions to the Canadian comic retail landscape and beyond.

As an awards sponsor and booster, they have self-omitted themselves previously from consideration for the Kremer Award, but unbeknownst to them, the Awards Executive felt that in light of their special anniversary year as well as the JSA’s 15th, and in lieu of Jenn being honored with the TM Maple Award and the awards being presented in Guelph that all of these factors added up to it being the right time for the Dragon to officially be included to the short list of Canada’s top comic retailers. Congratulations Jenn!

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame

Al Hewetson (1946-2004) (active from 1970-1999)

Alan Hewetson was a Scottish-Canadian writer and editor of American horror-comics magazines, best known for his work with the 1970s publisher Skywald Publications, where he created what he termed the magazines’ “Horror-Mood” sensibility. He went on to become a publisher of city magazines in Canada.

Gerhard (1959-) (active 1984-present)

Gerhard is the professional name of a Canadian artist known for the elaborately detailed background illustrations in the comics series Cerebus the Aardvark.

Dale Keown (1962-) (active 1986-present)

Dale Keown is a Canadian comic book artist, known for his runs on The Incredible Hulk and his creator-owned book, Pitt.

Ken Lashley (1967-) (active 1988-present)

Ken Lashley��is a prolific artist and editor, credited as a colorist, penciller, cover colorist, inker, finisher, cover, and variant cover artist, has worked across the comic book industry with DC (The Flash, Cyborg, Suicide Squad, Superwoman, Batwing, Superboy) and Marvel (Excalibur, X-Men, Rising Stars, Black Panther, Spider-Man).

[franco-canadiens]

Le concert du 20 novembre de Damien Robitaille et Mehdi Cayenne est le seul concert grand public de la tournée pancanadienne automnale Coup de coeur à passer par Toronto, grâce à son partenaire local, le Centre francophone.

Mais le 30 novembre, Coup de coeur présente également aux élèves de nos écoles françaises un atelier-spectacle qui leur fera découvrir quelques grands auteurs‐compositeurs qui ont marqué l’histoire de notre chanson: La Bolduc, Félix Leclerc, Gilles Vigneault, Claude Léveillée, Lionel Daunais, Alan Mills et Joseph Beaulieu.

Tam Ti Delam, sous la direction de Paul Campagne avec les chanteuses Geneviève Toupin et Annick Brémault et les musiciens Bill Gossage, Aleksi Campagne et Jean‐François De Bellefeuille, sera offert dans l’auditorium des écoles siamoises St-Frère-André et Toronto Ouest, dans le quartier Landsdowne et College.

Cette iniative, qui veut transmettre la richesse de la chanson canadienne-française aux enfants de 5 à 9 ans, comprend aussi la création d’un carrefour numérique, le site web tamtidelam.com, qui propose du matériel d’accompagnement aux parents et aux enseignants en préparation du spectacle.

Continuer