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Conundrum Press - Canada "Based in Nova Scotia, Andy Brown's Conundrum Press has quietly become a major force in alt-comics publishing." -- The Comics Journal Sorry about that.
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Conundrum Press was founded in 1996 in Montreal to publish under-represented writing and art. Since moving to Nova Scotia a few years ago we have focused on publishing exclusively graphic novels, zine collections, and art books. Conundrum Press is run by Andy Brown. Libraries and bookstores can order through Litdistco. Sales representation is handled by The Literary Press Group. More information c

an be found on our website. To buy a book published by Conundrum Press you have a number of options. It depends on who you are. Individuals can either walk into their local indepedent bookstore or comic shop and find the book. Or you can order through Paypal using our website. Expect one to two weeks for delivery. European orders should expect more like 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Check out this great review for Marianne Boucher's SURVIVAL OF THE GOODEST, the next title from our YA imprint, EMANATA!...
30/07/2024

Check out this great review for Marianne Boucher's SURVIVAL OF THE GOODEST, the next title from our YA imprint, EMANATA!

"Boucher’s dynamic, original illustration style contains sharp angles that convey energy. The compelling story, illustrated in grayscale art, embraces a message of living harmoniously with all creatures."
— Kirkus

Full review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/marianne-boucher/survival-of-the-goodest/

Launching October 2024, you can preorder SURVIVAL OF THE GOODEST at your fave comic shop, local bookstore or from the Conundrum Press online shop 📚 ✨

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Patrick Allaby initially created THE WATER LOVER as a hand-drawn slideshow that he's been performing live since 2017. TH...
25/07/2024

Patrick Allaby initially created THE WATER LOVER as a hand-drawn slideshow that he's been performing live since 2017. THE WATER LOVER was later adapted to be published as a print comic with Conundrum Press May 2021.

Because this piece from Allaby explores his influences and the art that inspired him to approach comics from a performance perspective, we love to share and reshare it. Test the boundaries of comics! Get hyped to push beyond expectations! Be inspired!

"We’ll Do It Live: Patrick Allaby on Performing Comics" was published by SOLRAD, December 2021. Patrick Allaby has published MARTIN PETERS and THE WATER LOVER with Conundrum Press.

Full article here💧: https://solrad.co/well-do-it-live-patrick-allaby-on-performing-comics

DID YOU KNOW 👁️ 🔍 The Conundrum Press shop does free shipping on orders over $50 ✨ Get caught up on those titles you've ...
23/07/2024

DID YOU KNOW 👁️ 🔍

The Conundrum Press shop does free shipping on orders over $50 ✨

Get caught up on those titles you've been meaning to read and save BIG 📫 💌

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Today we wrap up Sneak Peeks with Geneviève Bigué, but if you're just catching up now, head back through our posts and c...
19/07/2024

Today we wrap up Sneak Peeks with Geneviève Bigué, but if you're just catching up now, head back through our posts and check out behind-the-scenes commentary for WHEN THE LAKE BURNS!

🌲🔥 🌊

From Bigué:
"I had a very hard time finding the end of my story. I think I have 5 or 6 versions of it, all different. Would it be a good ending? A bad one? Bittersweet? The one I ended up with is kind of abrupt, and I'm happy with it. A lot of books would probably have added an epilogue, but I think it would have been less memorable this way."

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River. Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true. Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

About the Author:
Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).

Grab your copy of WHEN THE LAKE BURNS at your favourite comic shop, local bookstore or online via the Conundrum Press shop!

https://conundrumpress.com/product/when-the-lake-burns/

Had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated from French...
18/07/2024

Had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated from French by Luke Langille?

Try a sample as we share sneak peeks with behind-the-scenes commentary from Bigué all week 🌲🔥 🌊

From Bigué:
"When The Lake Burns has a very limited colour-palette, which I loved working with. The biggest challenge was to find a way to do different ambiances: how to use the colours so it feels like a rainy day? So we know it's nighttime? To feel the heat of the flames at the lake? The solution was always different. Omit one colour completely, work only with darker shades, add casting shadows... I'll admit that the solution wasn't always easy, but I had a lot of fun finding it."

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River. Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true. Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

About the Author:
Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).

Grab your copy of WHEN THE LAKE BURNS at your favourite comic shop, local bookstore or online via the Conundrum Press shop!

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated fr...
17/07/2024

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated from French by Luke Langille?

Try a sample as we share sneak peeks with behind-the-scenes commentary from Bigué all week 🌲🔥 🌊

From Bigué:
“To find if the legend is true, the kids talk about what kind of objects would be ideal to put in the fire so it becomes gold. But they also need objects that they wouldn't mind parting with if the legend isn't true. In his backpack, Theo has a lot of things. Old figurines, fake trophies, his dad's old iPod... The same one I had when I was a teen, that now collects dust at home.”

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River. Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true.

Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

About the Author:
Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).

WHEN THE LAKE BURNS is available wherever comics are sold! 📚

We really do promise we aren't wishing away this hot & hazy summer (honest!) but we're also VERY excited to announce Con...
16/07/2024

We really do promise we aren't wishing away this hot & hazy summer (honest!) but we're also VERY excited to announce Conundrum's 2024 Fall lineup 📚 ✨

With such a heavy spring focus on full-length (and in a couple of cases, supersized) graphic novels, we’re excited to announce a fall lineup of quick reads.

Our full-length graphic novel this fall will be our fourth Emanata title, SURVIVAL OF THE GOODEST by Marianne Boucher, and our other titles are five brand-new Conundrum 25 pocketbooks:

• COUSIN BEAR COMES TO VISIT by Halie Finney
• ON THE BORDER by Brandon Hicks
• WE SEE STARS ONLY AT NIGHT by Cole Pauls,
• WANDERER OF THE WASTES by Tyler Landry and
• IT REALLY IS from Cole Degenstein

Head to your favourite comic shop, local bookstore or the Conundrum Press webstore to get your preorders!

https://conundrumpress.com/announcing-our-fall-2024-lineup/

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated fr...
16/07/2024

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated from French by Luke Langille?

Try a sample as we share sneak peeks with behind-the-scenes commentary from Bigué all week 🌲 🔥 🌊

From Bigué:
"Even in fiction, we find real-life events that contribute to making the story more real, more personal. Sometimes, it's an universal experience that everyone can relate to. Sometimes, it's very specific. Here, Len and Theo talk about the time they rolled their skateboard from the rooftop into the swimming pool. I had to think of something dangerous they did that would "lessen" the danger of going to a lake on fire. I have three older brothers, so... Let's say that I had a lot of real-life experience to choose from."

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River. Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true.

Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

About the Author:
Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).

WHEN THE LAKE BURNS is available wherever comics are sold! 📚

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated fr...
15/07/2024

Have you had a chance to check out Conundrum's latest YA title, WHEN THE LAKE BURNS by Geneviève Bigué and translated from French by Luke Langille?

Try a sample as we share sneak peeks with behind-the-scenes commentary from Bigué all week!

From Bigué:
"Back in 2020, I went exploring the villages around my hometown with my parents to find visual inspiration to create the village of Corbeau River. We were walking on the 1st street in the village of Barraute, when we arrived at a corner where the road met a railroad. "I always loved that corner, I think it would be beautiful in your book" said my mom. And she was right."

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River. Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true.

Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

About the Author:
Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).

We're headed into the depths of summer now and wanted to give you a heads up (before you unplug completely-- go you!) Co...
11/07/2024

We're headed into the depths of summer now and wanted to give you a heads up (before you unplug completely-- go you!) Conundrum Press is looking ahead to the incredible Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival (DCAF) happening Sunday August 11 from 10am-5pm at the Alderney Landing Ferry Terminal.

For true and for real! A whole comic festival inside a working ferry terminal!

• Admission is ⭐FREE⭐
• DCAF is an ✨ALL AGES✨ event
• Celebrate public transit and show HRM why it's important by RIDING THAT FERRY ⛴️ ☀️ 🏙️

We'll have Conundrum Press artists Veronica Post, Tyler Landry, Brandon Hicks and Lorenz Peter in town to chat comics and sign your books ⚡📚

More event info here: https://conundrumpress.com/dartmouth-comic-arts-festival-dcaf/

Looking to stay hip to Conundrum Press happenings? Taking some time away from socials?We support you and your decision! ...
10/07/2024

Looking to stay hip to Conundrum Press happenings? Taking some time away from socials?
We support you and your decision!

Say in the loop by signing up for our almost-monthly newsletter-- we're not going to hammer you with emails just to stay on a monthly schedule. (Nobody wants that!)

So if you'd like to know where we'll be and what comics we're launching, sign up here 💌
https://stats.sender.net/forms/elXjje/view

We're not trying to wish away our summer but we're also really looking forward to this year's Sappyfest Zine & Craft Fai...
09/07/2024

We're not trying to wish away our summer but we're also really looking forward to this year's Sappyfest Zine & Craft Fair, happening Saturday August 3, from 11am-4pm 🏖️ 🌼 🌭 📚

Come scoop those Conundrum titles you've been eyeing and chat with artists Tyler Landry and Lorenz Peter while they sign you books!

More event details here 🌸: https://conundrumpress.com/sappyfest-craft-zine-fair/

Alex Trnka reviews Geneviève Bigué's WHEN THE LAKE BURNS (translated from French by Luke Langille) for mRb! "Balancing f...
05/07/2024

Alex Trnka reviews Geneviève Bigué's WHEN THE LAKE BURNS (translated from French by Luke Langille) for mRb!

"Balancing fantasy and wonder with anxiety and hardship, Bigué creates a moving portrait of the time when the fearlessness of adolescence is confronted with the heartbreak and struggle of growing up."

Full review 🌊 🔥: https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/when-the-lake-burns-genevieve-bigue/

Only a couple days left for our SUMMER READING SALE!!! 🏖️20% off sitewide!!!Sale runs to the end of June!!!Use code SUMM...
28/06/2024

Only a couple days left for our SUMMER READING SALE!!! 🏖️

20% off sitewide!!!

Sale runs to the end of June!!!

Use code SUMMERREADING at checkout!!!

www.conundrumpress.com 🎯

Check out our Under the Surface Q&A with WHEN THE LAKE BURNS' Geneviève Bigué! 🌊 🌲 🔥 Full Q&A here 🎯 : https://conundrum...
26/06/2024

Check out our Under the Surface Q&A with WHEN THE LAKE BURNS' Geneviève Bigué! 🌊 🌲 🔥

Full Q&A here 🎯 : https://conundrumpress.com/under-the-surface-with-genevieve-bigue/

About WHEN THE LAKE BURNS:
A very rare natural phenomenon is causing quite a stir in Corbeau River, Lake Kijikone has caught fire and grown into a veritable inferno. When the disaster occurs, an old local legend re-emerges, and a group of local teens decide to find out if the stories are true.

Deep in the woods, one of the teens shares a secret so shocking that the group splits up—and the real nightmare begins.

20% off sitewide for the Conundrum Press SUMMER READING SALE! 🏖️ Sale runs to the end of June-- just a few more days!Use...
24/06/2024

20% off sitewide for the Conundrum Press SUMMER READING SALE! 🏖️

Sale runs to the end of June-- just a few more days!

Use code SUMMERREADING at checkout!

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The Conundrum Press Summer Reading Sale is HERE and that means you can get any comic for 20% off from our webshop for th...
17/06/2024

The Conundrum Press Summer Reading Sale is HERE and that means you can get any comic for 20% off from our webshop for the rest of JUNE 📚

And with those summer heatwaves predicted, we're planning on spending a lot of time on cold floors reading through heaps of comics ☀️ ⛱️

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Park benches hiding under big trees, quiet sidewalk café tables, lazy and hazy afternoons-- they all go best with a good...
13/06/2024

Park benches hiding under big trees, quiet sidewalk café tables, lazy and hazy afternoons-- they all go best with a good comic, and we've got you covered 📚

Head to the Conundrum Press online shop and take 20% off all comics for the month of June by using coupon code SUMMERREADING at checkout 🏖

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The temp is rising and the green fields are greening so that means it's a great time to read our Under the Surface Q&A w...
10/06/2024

The temp is rising and the green fields are greening so that means it's a great time to read our Under the Surface Q&A with Dave Lapp!

Read the full Q&A here: https://conundrumpress.com/under-the-surface-with-dave-lapp/

About THE FIELD 🌾
Dave’s on the verge of summer vacation and change is on the horizon. Developers have begun digging up a field on the edges of Dave’s universally familiar small town, presenting endless nooks and crannies for Dave and his fearless friend Edward to explore.

Over the course of the summer, while the town’s adults remain focused on their fractured marriages and neighbourly resentments, the children are allowed to run wild in the field, collecting caterpillars and tadpoles, catching field mice (which they smuggle home), and nursing a curious fascination with Dave’s mother’s matches and their potential for disaster.

As the summer meanders on, Edward brings a new friend into the circle. But Jack’s got a mean streak that’s strong enough to flip Dave’s world–and his place in it—upside down.

Things are getting a bit wonky on the ol' interwebs, eh? We're feeling it too. We thought this might be a good time to r...
06/06/2024

Things are getting a bit wonky on the ol' interwebs, eh? We're feeling it too.

We thought this might be a good time to remind folks about Conundrum's newsletter!

Once a month we'll send you what's cookin' at Conundrum Press headquarters! Interviews, sneak peeks and announcements will all be included so you have more options when it comes to keeping up with our indie comics adventures.

Sign up here 💌: https://stats.sender.net/forms/elXjje/view

And that's a wrap on May's mega fest madness! Three comic festivals in one month, coast to coast!A hundred thousand than...
28/05/2024

And that's a wrap on May's mega fest madness! Three comic festivals in one month, coast to coast!

A hundred thousand thankyous to everyone involved in making TCAF, VANCAF & MCAF such incredible events for the comics and zines community. Another hundred thousand thankyous to the artists who traipsed across the country with us, talking on panels, facilitating workshops, launching books, meeting their fans and signing books until their hands hurt. Last but absolutely not least, a hundred thousand thankyous to the folks who come out and rejoice in Canada's comics scene with us.

We couldn't do this without you!

Time to catch up on some ZZZs so we can be ready to rock for the summer festival circuit 😪 💤 📚 💘

⭐ 🥳 📚 ⚡ TONIGHT! Double book launch extravaganza!Get ready for the ~combined~ launch of JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU by Shea Pr...
23/05/2024

⭐ 🥳 📚 ⚡
TONIGHT! Double book launch extravaganza!

Get ready for the ~combined~ launch of JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU by Shea Proulx and CHERYL by Jillian Fleck at Shelf Life Books, TONIGHT, Thursday May 23 @ 7pm!

CHERYL is about “a late-blooming le***an hell bent on reaching enlightenment, even if it kills her”, and JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU is a conceptual exploration of observation and acceptance through the comic form. WITH THEIR POWERS COMBINED MAYBE THEY JUST MIGHT FIND THE ZEN OF COMIC CREATION!!!

⚡ Q&A to follow ⚡

More launch details here: https://shelflifebooks.ca/events-2/ =77503548;instance=20240523190000?popup=1

In anticipation of this powerful double launch we’re sharing •Sneak Peeks• from both artists, so today we’re going behind-the-scenes of JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU with Shea Proulx:

"Ipop:
Trying to get back into the rhythm of swimming lessons after Covid was a trick, but lessons at Trico didn’t fill up as fast as the ones at city pools so it’s been our go-to for a few years. It just also happened to have a slide that was really fun to draw until just recently. The slide failed its routine safety inspection last year and boom, now it’s gone. This book is a tribute to its eternal beauty!

We have a really big, beautifully maintained fishtank. My husband has had fish since he was a teen and they often live way longer than anyone would expect because they’re so well taken care of. That said, even a great fish owner loses fish often. They have short lives, which end in all kinds of interesting weird ways. We didn’t traumatize our own kids by speaking thoughtlessly, this time. I just used google to find out why our fishes eye fell out, and you know, thought it was kind of funny. What symptoms CAN’T be attributable to stress? I used to teach swimming and I was not prepared for some of the weird stuff I had to deal with, at all." - Proulx

🎉 💘 ⚡ TONIGHT! Double book launch extravaganza!Get ready for the ~combined~ launch of JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU by Shea Prou...
23/05/2024

🎉 💘 ⚡
TONIGHT! Double book launch extravaganza!

Get ready for the ~combined~ launch of JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU by Shea Proulx and CHERYL by Jillian Fleck at Shelf Life Books, TONIGHT, Thursday May 23 @ 7pm!

CHERYL is about “a late-blooming le***an hell bent on reaching enlightenment, even if it kills her”, and JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU is a conceptual exploration of observation and acceptance through the comic form. WITH THEIR POWERS COMBINED MAYBE THEY JUST MIGHT FIND THE ZEN OF COMIC CREATION!!!

⚡ Q&A to follow ⚡

More launch details here: https://shelflifebooks.ca/events-2/ =77503548;instance=20240523190000?popup=1

In anticipation of this powerful double launch we’re sharing •Sneak Peeks• from both artists, so today we’re going behind-the-scenes of CHERYL with Jillian Fleck:

“I got really obsessed with unclogging drains. There was something deeply satisfying about snaking them, pulling the globs of hair out, the weird sounds and earthy smells. I was considering going back to school to be a plumber but decided not to because honestly I don't think I could deal with the guff of being AFAB in a trade. In Cheryl the entire narrative about the town's water being poisoned and everyone getting sick was built around that interest. Then an entire pandemic happened and I was re-reading my final draft of Cheryl thinking "Did I predict Covid? Did I CAUSE it???" The whole thing felt too on the nose. Then, because of the pandemic, actually bringing this book to print went way longer than expected so now it probably looks like I wrote this narrative in response to the pandemic instead. GROSS. Thankfully the cosmetic differences are all there, glad I didn't choose Covid symptoms and went for puking black bile instead.” - Fleck

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