Jay Stephens
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It’s a 72 hr. Art Sale! Jay Stephens’ original artwork at 20% off! Last chance for U.S. friends… on Aug. 19, the U.S. begins collecting a new 50% tariff on artwork imported from Canada. Orders placed during the sale will ship Aug. 6 to beat the deadline and save you the markup. blackeye.ca/art
FIGGY UPDATE! After several delays beyond our control, the books are finally printed. There are things to sign and a lot of sorting and packing to do, but Gold Key assures me they ship in about 3 weeks. Thank you for your patience while we struggled to make FIGGY FURTHERMORE more than a figment!
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS Library Edition Vol. 1 is out now! Collecting issues 1-12 in a gruesomely gorgeous package, including a slew of my humble contributions and collaborations. So honoured to be part of this.
Hey guys, guess what? I get to be part of this Riverdale birthday bash! Read more @aiptcomics.com …
AIPT@aiptcomics.com · 2w ago🎉 Riverdale turns 85 this December! ARCHIE #4 is an oversized anniversary spectacular featuring Ben H. Winters, @fabiomoon.bsky.social, @kellysue.bsky.social, Leonardo Romero, @ryannorth.ca, Derek Charm, and more! 📚🎂 @oni-press.bsky.social @archiecomics.bsky.social Full exclusive details:
Today is the birthday of cartoonist Warren Kremer (June 26, 1921-July 24, 2003), most known for his several decades of work at Harvey Comics, where he cocreated Richie Rich & created Hot Stuff, the Little Devil.
Anyone else watch the Secret Saturdays when you were kids? Where Lies the Engulfer is an all-time favorite episode of any tv series for me I loved its show-don't-tell buildup to the reveal of the "cursed" lake, it's one of the reasons I like analyzing things in media so closely
Final day to preorder your copy of THE LAND OF NOD ultimate edition - go.blackeye.ca/nod @blackeyebooks Anyone else out there remember hand-cutting rubylith for CMYK seps? (Third image)
Final hrs for THE LAND OF NOD ultimate collection! Only chance to get signed stuff, postcard sets, temporary tattoos, etc. Dear friends and Guelph locals: you will soon ask if you can get a copy from me. Crowdfunded books = ltd editions printed tight to preorders! JUST SO YOU KNOW go.blackeye.ca/nod
We did it! Stretch goal for THE LAND OF NOD temporary tattoos reached! 200 backers with 2 days left to go and 2 pieces of original art remaining! Rodrigo here can hardly believe it. Don’t miss out, it’s all over soon… go.blackeye.ca/nod @blackeyebooks.bsky.social
THE LAND OF NOD ultimate collection ends SOON! We print tight to the crowdfunded preorders because we can’t warehouse overstock, so, you snooze ya lose! Old stuff in colour for those who’ve never partaken, and rarities and outtakes that have NEVER seen print! Read more here: go.blackeye.ca/nod
Happy TCAF weekend! Not able to join you this year, but don’t feel bad… I’ve been to enough fun comic events to last a lifetime (see below). I know you’re picking up great new books there, but don’t forget THE LAND OF NOD crowdfunder ends in a few days! go.blackeye.ca/nod youtu.be/-5yIAEAln4s
Toronto Comic Jam (1995)
YouTube video by Jay Stephens
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Heartbreaking. One of our very best. 💔
French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies of 'sadness' at 56
French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her entourage said Thursday. She was 56.
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Final week to back THE LAND OF NOD ultimate edition! go.blackeye.ca/nod 21 more preorders and we reach our free temporary tattoo stretch goal!
Billy over here revisiting the 90s ‘young Turks’ crew I came on up with…
Billy Hynes Comics Enabler & Victim@billyhynes.bsky.social · 2mo agoPart of the 90s Indie scene was the cross pollination, you’d learn about other from letters pages or pin ups. Jay Stephens was always great to see on his own or inking Allred. (His first book Land of Nod is being reissued (crowdfundr.com/landofnod?re...) 3/x
Did you know you can preorder a copy of THE LAND OF NOD 260 page Ultimate Edition? Did you know it collects all my first sustained works from the whiney nineties, some of it for the first time, ever? Did you know it’s crowdfunding now for a limited time go.blackeye.ca/nod ? Yeah? Cool.
Plus ça change... how many artists still feel this way well past their 20s?
All but four pages of original Jay Stephens Land of Nod art are gone! We're halfway through our campaign, so now's the time to snap up your very own piece of 1990s Canadian indie comics history. go.blackeye.ca/nod
Another cool thing about THE LAND OF NOD ultimate edition is that it matches up perfectly with the other Black Eye Books editions (JETCAT & FRIENDS, DEJECTS, DWELLINGS), creating a thematic ‘Jay Stephens Library’. Here is a photo in gritty anaglyph 3D to show you how REAL THIS IS go.blackeye.ca/nod
We've all been there, Dave! (psst... you can get a whole bunch of 90s-era indie Canadian comics goodness with the new Land of Nod collection, currently taking preorders over at go.blackeye.ca/nod)
HALF WAY OVER! Have you snagged your copy of The Land Of Nod ultimate edition, yet? Crowdfunding for a LIMITED TIME ONLY from go.blackeye.ca/nod … free temporary tattoo for folks at 200 backers.
Real photo of real Nod tattoo sent to me from a fan c. 1993. If YOU’d like to capture that indie grunge vibe, our first stretch goal for The Land of Nod (at 200 backers) will gift every physical copy of the book with a classic 1990s ‘Nod’ design as a temporary tattoo! go.blackeye.ca/nod
The complete SINISTER HORDE tales in full colour have been collected in THE LAND OF NOD ultimate edition … crowdfunding now! Not seen in print for 34 years. Why? WHO? Find out go.blackeye.ca/nod
It's our first stretch goal for The Land of Nod! At 200 backers, every physical copy of the book will include this classic 1990s 'Nod' design as a temporary tattoo! If you haven't gotten on board yet, now's the time. If you've already backed, share this post! go.blackeye.ca/nod
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