Jason Turner (cartoonist)
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Jason Turner is a Canadian cartoonist
, born in Manitoba
and currently living in Vancouver
. He is most well known for the graphic novel True Loves, which he collaborated on with his wife, Manien Bothma. True Loves, originally serialized in weekly installments online at Serializer
, was published in 2006 by the Vancouver-based New Reliable Press
. A second volume of True Loves is currently being serialized at Serializer and will be published in 2009, also by New Reliable Press. Prior to True Loves, Turner self-published dozens of minicomics, the first being The Roadhouse Stickler. Turner started publishing comics online in 2000 to much acclaim, most notably from cartoonist and comics theorist Scott McCloud
, who lists Turner as one of his top twenty favorite cartoonists currently publishing work on the internet.
Turner is a member of the Crown Commission, a collective of Canadian cartoonists. He has contributed work to several anthology books, including Elf World, The Stick Figure Anthology, and several volumes of You Ain't No Dancer.
In 2007, True Loves was nominated for the Vancouver Public Library One Book, One Vancouver award.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, born in Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
and currently living in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. He is most well known for the graphic novel True Loves, which he collaborated on with his wife, Manien Bothma. True Loves, originally serialized in weekly installments online at Serializer
Serializer
serializer.net is a website featuring many free and subscription-based alternative comics created especially for the web. It was launched in October 2002 by Publisher Joey Manley, Editor Tom Hart, and approximately 20 professional cartoonists...
, was published in 2006 by the Vancouver-based New Reliable Press
New Reliable Press
New Reliable Press is a Canadian based comic book and graphic novel publishing company, owned and operated by Ed Brisson.New Reliable Press is probably best known for publishing the anthology series You Ain't No Dancer, which has contained the work of well known indie artists like Jeffrey Brown,...
. A second volume of True Loves is currently being serialized at Serializer and will be published in 2009, also by New Reliable Press. Prior to True Loves, Turner self-published dozens of minicomics, the first being The Roadhouse Stickler. Turner started publishing comics online in 2000 to much acclaim, most notably from cartoonist and comics theorist Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium...
, who lists Turner as one of his top twenty favorite cartoonists currently publishing work on the internet.
Turner is a member of the Crown Commission, a collective of Canadian cartoonists. He has contributed work to several anthology books, including Elf World, The Stick Figure Anthology, and several volumes of You Ain't No Dancer.
In 2007, True Loves was nominated for the Vancouver Public Library One Book, One Vancouver award.
External links
- The Jason Turner Project, Jason Turner's official website
- True Loves 2 on SerializerSerializerserializer.net is a website featuring many free and subscription-based alternative comics created especially for the web. It was launched in October 2002 by Publisher Joey Manley, Editor Tom Hart, and approximately 20 professional cartoonists...
- Jason Turner's Comics on Webcomics NationWebcomics NationWebcomics Nation is a webcomic hosting and automation service launched on July 29, 2005 by Joey Manley, publisher of the subscription webcomic site Modern Tales. It is a service designed for online cartoonists. Webcomics Nation is not a spinoff of Modern Tales like Graphic Smash, serializer, and...
- Jason Turner's Blog, at LiveJournalLiveJournalLiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
- New Reliable Press, publisher of True Loves
- Ink Studs radio interview, talking about True Loves with Jason Turner and Manien Bothma
- Globe & Mail Reviews True Loves
- Georgia Straight Reviews True Loves
- The Crown Commission