The Graphic History Collective is announcing the launch of our third major comics project, tentatively titled, Direct Action Gets the Goods: A Graphic History of the Strike as Political Protest.
The Graphic History Collective was invited to give a keynote presentation at Mount Royal University, for the Mount Royal Historical Society’s Foothills Colloquium. Robin Folvik (labour researcher) and Sam Bradd (artist/graphic recorder), travelled to Calgary and presented a selection of the comics, which you’ll be able to read in full in our book next year. … Read More
This is a short post to announce that our comics anthology, Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working Class Struggle, have been officially submitted for publication. It is forthcoming with Between the Lines Press in Spring 2016 (likely May 1). We would like to thank all the contributors for their great work: Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, … Read More
May Day 2015 is now behind us, but it is never too early to start planning for May Day 2016 as we continue to build movements of working class struggle. To help, Between the Lines Press has extended its special offer until May 31st: You can now get FREE shipping and 40% off bulk orders … Read More
In your preparations for May Day 2015 – May 1st, International Workers’ Day – don’t forget to grab a few copies of the GHC’s first comic book, May Day A Graphic History of Protest (Between the Lines Press, 2012). You can order the comic book online here: https://btlbooks.com/book/may-day SPECIAL OFFER: You can now get FREE … Read More
The Graphic History Collective is pleased to announce that Part II of Kara Sievewright’s comic book for the Graphic History Project on Hobo, Wobbly, Mac-Pap Veteran, and Photographer, Bill Williamson, is now complete. Congrats, Kara! Part II, along with Part I, will be featured as a complete comic book in the forthcoming publication Drawn … Read More
We are pleased to announce the release of Project #12 of the Graphic History Project: “Working on the Water, Fighting for the Land: Indigenous Labour on Burrard Inlet” illustrated and written by Tania Willard (Secwepemc Nation) with co-authors Robin Folvik and Sean Carleton (Graphic History Collective). This new comic focuses on Indigenous labour and responses … Read More
In honour of Heritage Week 2015, we have pulled together a list of new comics created by the Graphic History Collective and our friends that focus on Canadian history. Although these comics do not match up fully with this year’s theme (Main Street: At the Heart of the Community) we do feel as though there … Read More
The Graphic History Collective is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle. The book is an anthology of comics on Canadian labour history produced for the Graphic History Project and will be published in 2016 with Between the Lines Press. The GHC, along with historian Paul Buhle, … Read More
Corbin, British Columbia, is largely a ghost town now. Located in the southeastern part of the province, close to the Alberta border, if you decided to make a trip to visit you might find an old graveyard, greying shacks, and maybe even a resident or two nestled in the mountains. However, you would likely find … Read More
