{"id":1342,"date":"2022-05-26T00:29:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T00:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2022-06-14T04:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T04:32:18","slug":"snubdomizer-mtl-launch-signing-of-new-book-the-weakly-dispatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/?p=1342","title":{"rendered":"SNUBDOMIZER: MTL launch\/signing of new book \u201cThe Weakly Dispatch\u201d!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“THE BEST COMICS ARTIST IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA ON THE TOPIC OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.\u201d -ROBERT CRUMB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Weakly Dispatch series came into being pre-plague 2020 after friends kept nagging me to go back to autobio, so I kicked it off by celebrating charges being dropped on a garbage infraction & hoped to continue with more lighthearted fare. No such luck! Episode 2 was written the day before Quebec announced its first Covid case. Then came lockdown & Covid hijacked the strip since that’s all that was on my cooped-up mind 24\/7 just like everyone else. But it isn’t just about the pandumbic! It’s also about (self)cancel-culture, beating off, gentrification, social upheaval, Spam™ (the luncheon meat), cartoonist eulogies, \u201cpinkwashing,\u201d crappy landlords, arrested development, dystopian speculative sci-fi, noisy neighbours, cockroaches, \u201cKarens,\u201d stunted musicians, gated communities, teeth grinding, & of course vaccines. After several of which, by late-2021, exasperated & inoculated, I swore I’d never draw another instalment until Covid was outta the picture. As we all know, the plague’s still very much with us as of this date, so that spelled the end of its run. At least for now, that is. 144 full colour pages from Conundrum Press<\/a>! Includes a foldout map & a very unusual intro by one of the most influential cartoonists in the world; Robert Crumb! Sample panels below! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Montreal launch\/signing in booth B23 @ MCAF (Montreal Comics Arts Festival)<\/a> on St-Denis between Gilford & Roy, May 27, 5-7pm, May 28, 2-3pm, & May 29, 3-4pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Montreal signing at the Drawn & Quarterly<\/a> store June 14 at 3 PM (211 Bernard Ouest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Toronto launch\/signing at the Conundrum Press table @ TCAF<\/a> (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) June 18 from 4 to 5 PM & June 19 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cHighly entertaining reading\u201d -ROBERT CRUMB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cPandemic didn’t hamper my year-round biking, in fact I was more than happy to dodge all that human condensation, public transpo or not!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cLockdown got me fantasizing an alternate reality not only where I interacted with people again, but where I actually ran a successful biz!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cUS Capitol insurrection had me pondering the ivory tower elitism of pre-internet DIY zine culture versus the democratization of FB cat vidz!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cMy 2021 PPE summer vacay consisted of sneaking into the nearest gated community for some peace & quiet & skeeving out the locals!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cOccupational hazards of cheap rent include rescuing children from abusive drunks hollering at the fam in the wee hours!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cWhen I sent him this pic of me for shits & giggles he INSISTED I use it as the back cover! Your wish is my command, Crumbski!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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