BLACK EYE PRODUCTIONS Location: 388 Kribbs Street, Cambridge, Ontario (1993-1995). 5135 Parc Avenue, Suite 5, Montréal, (1996-?).
Founder/Owner: Michel Vrána.
Contributors: Nick Craine, Dylan Horrocks and Jason Stephens
Founded by Michel Vrana in 1992/3 at the time of the demise of Tragedy Strikes Press. Black Eye Productions was located in Cambridge from 1992 then relocated to Montréal between February and August 1995. The name Black Eye Productions was used in anticipation that the company would be involved in other media.
It picked up SIN Comics and Pickle from the Tragedy Strikes list of titles and published periodicals and books into 1997. In that year Michel changed its name to Black Eye Books. Jar of Fools (1997) using the Black Eye Books name. In 1998. Michel transformed it into a design company and exclusive design consultant for Drawn & Quarterly. Jar of Fools – A Picture Book was published by Drawn & Quarterly Books in 2003.
PRODUCT: All published by Black Eye Productions unless otherwise noted.
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content adaption & Cover book front & back colour:
Dance Me Outside: The Illustrated Screenplay. Adapt., Nick Crane September 1994. This novella was adapted from the screenplay of the film Dance Me Outside, Writ., Bruce McDonald, Don McKellar, John Frizell, directed by Bruce McDonald. It was based on a collection of short stories by W.P. Kinsella also titled Dance Me Outside, Oberon Press, 1977.
BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:
Content strips & Cover book wraparound colour:
Oddville: The Complete Strips. Car., Jason Stephens. Art Ick Productions, July 1996. Distributed by Black Eye Productions.
Content story black & white & Cover front & back colour:
The Land Of Nod Treasury. Car., Jason Stephens. November 1994. A collection from Sin Comics.
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:
Content story black & white & Cover colour:
| Atomic City Tales, …. Car., Jason Stephens. Ed., Michael Vrana. | ||
| 1, Summer 1994. | 2, Autumn 1994. | 3, Spring 1995. |
Atomic City Special, 1, Summer 1995. “Night of the Monkey”. Car., Jay Stephens.
| Pickle …: Car., Dylan Horrocks. | |||
| 1, See Tragedy Strikes Press. | 2, October 1993.
3, January 1994 |
4, April 1994.
5, October 1994. |
6, February 1995.
7, August 1995. |
| SIN Comics,… Car., Jason Stephens. Ed., Michael Vrana. | ||
| 1, Winter 1993 | 2, Spring 1994. | Replaced by Atomic City Tales. |
| The Land of Nod, …. Car., Jason Stephens. Ed., Michael Vrana. Size smaller than regular sized magazine (15cmX23cm) | |
| 1, March 1996. | 2, July 1996. |
POSTER IN PERIODICAL:
Atomic City Tales Presents Big Bang and the Manic Gang. Signed Sin. Ltd edition. No date. Blackeye Productions.
SOURCE:
Internet:
“Black Eye Productions.” Wikipedia the free encyclopedia, 30 May 2017. Accessed 5 February 2018.