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Topic spans: 1920 - 2006
The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History
From the wholesome wartime heroics of Johnny Canuck to the exploits of a three-foot-tall aardvark named Cerebus, Canadian comics are anything but dull. Though comics got their start south of the border, Canada has become home to an eclectic roster of cartoon talent from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated strips of Lynn Johnston, to the world-renowned comic art of Seth and the multi-media phenomenon of Todd Mcfarlane's Spawn. The CBC Digital Archives takes an in-depth look at the history of our homegrown comic strips, comic books and graphic novels.
24 television clips
15 radio clips
Surveying the comic craze
Broadcast Date: June 23, 1979
A look at the rising value of vintage comics as Toronto's Dragon Lady Comics store opens its doors for the first time in 1979.Surveying the comic craze
Medium: Television
Program: CBLT News
Broadcast Date: June 23, 1979
Reporter: Bob Fisher
Duration: 2:53
Last updated:
March 19, 2007
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Oct. 3, 1988
Canadian director Ron Mann discusses his 1988 documentary about comic books.
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On Aug. 9, 1948, a handsome young group of artists and intellectuals gathered at a Montreal bookstore to launch an anti-religious and anti-establishment manifesto. Le Refus global (Total Refusal) was signed by...
Surveying the comic craze.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: March 19, 2007.
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