BELL John
Invaders from the North, 2006: Dust jacket.
Born in Montréal and raised in Halifax.
He co-compiled CDN SF&F: A Bibliography of Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, and co-edited Visions From The Edge: An Anthology of Atlantic Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy. In 1984, he edited The far Islands And Other Tales Of Fantasy. He was an associate editor of the Ottawa based poetry magazine ARC, and editor of the book Canuck Comics.
When an archivist in the manuscript division of the National Library of Canada he curated of the show Guardians of the North: The National Superhero In Canadian Comic Art in 1992.
WORK:
EDITOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Canuck Comics, Montréal: Matrix Graphic Series, 1986.
PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
Borealis, 1-1 Summer 1978. Northern Star Press
Borealis, 1-2, Spring 1979. Northern Star Press
WRITER:
BOOK TEXT:
Content history:
Invaders Of The North. Dundurn Press, 2006.
PERIODICAL TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content article:
Borealis, 1-2, Spring 1979: “James DeMille: Canadian Pilgrim Through Space and Time.” Illus., Larry Dickison: 7-9.
Content story graphic:
Orion, 1-2, 1982: “Captain Canduck: The Towering Imbrogio.” Illus., Owen Oulton: 49-53.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Canuck Comics. Ed., John Bell. Matrix Graphic Series,1986: “John Bell”: 152.
Article newspaper:
Toronto Star, 1 Feb.192: “The Great Canadian Superhero.” Writ., Henry Mietkiewicz: J1+.