ZAP THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY BIRD
MEDIUM:
FOLIO:
ZAP Electrical Safety Kit, A Resource Kit for Grades 1-6. Toronto: Ontario Hydro, Health and Safety Division, 1986. (A bilingual kit. The format is cartoon panels and posters.)
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ZANGY
ZANGY
The signature of a writer and adapter working for Anglo-American’s Canadian Hero comics.
ADAPTER:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content:
History:
Canadian Heroes, 1-6, Apr.1943: “The Northwest Mounted Police: The Case of Charcoal. Illus., George M. Rae: 11- 16.
WRITER:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content:
Career descriptions :
Canadian Heroes,1-6, Apr.1943: “Judge Goodwin Talks About Jobs.” Illus., Sid Barron: 17-20.
ZAMIC Rene
ZAMIC Rene
facebook.com/rene/Zamic. Accessed 4 March 2024.
“I love doing art for the consumer.”
He was part of a group of young Toronto graphic artists in the late 1980’s, which included Jamie Bennett, Blair Drawson, Jeff Jackson, Anita Kunz and Maurice Vellekoop, whose work had spread throughout both the North American and European markets. . “I was in New York at a symposium a couple of weeks ago and everyone was talking about what a hotbed of talent Toronto has become.” Said Kunz, “Art directors now seem to be on the look out for people from Toronto.”
He has sold his illustrations to publications in both the U.S. and Europe as well as Canada.
“His strongly graphic designs are vaguely nostalgic but also futuristic. His visual vocabulary is based loosely on how the 21st century was imagined back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He pares complex shapes down to bold graphic outlines that have a hint of cartoon.” [C. Hume]
He was interested in adapting his work to as many uses as possible. He has exhibited rugs and “designer” traffic signs as well as painting and drawings. “I want to explore the possibilities of applied art, I want to do plates and cups … from T-shirts you can do a whole line, pants, shoes, jackets, and so on. I’ve also done some chair design.”
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Cover dust jacket, front:
The Mind Gods. Writ., Marie Jakober. Macmillan Co. of Canada Ltd., 1976.
Cover dust jacket wrap around: The Wolf. Writ., Marie-Claire Blais. McClelland & Stewart, 1974.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content & Cover book front:
Peter Gzowski’s Spring Tonic. Ed., Peter Gzowski. Hurtig Publishers, 1979: Drawings. 1-7, 154.
Peter Gzowski’s Book About This Country In The Morning. Ed., Peter Gzowski. Hurtig Publishers, 1974: Drawings. 1, 8/9, 35, 48, 62, 78, 82/83, 104, 123, 124, 130, 159, 168/169, 200, 215, 221, 232. Cover design with David Shaw.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content essay:
The City Toronto Star Sunday Magazine 2 March 1980: “Hot Is Swell”. Writ., Unknown: 6.
Net Worth, February 2000: A special advertising feature: 63, 64,66, 68.
Radio Guide, 5-11, November 1985: “The Sound Of A Decade”. Writ., E. Varangu”: 7. Image repeated on Radio Guide, 7-3, March 1987:25.
Saturday Night, October 1995: “The 21st century belongs to Canada”. Writ., Andrew Coyne: 72-73, 75.
Saturday Night, 115-1, February 2000: “Net Worth, A Special Advertising Feature”. Writ., Gordon Powers: 63, 64, 66, 68.
Star Week, 19-26 1980: “We all lose if …”. Writ., Bob Blackburn: 49.
TV Guide, 5 May 1979: “You, Too, Can Be A TV Sex Expert!”. Writ., Harry Stein: 11.
TV Guide, 14 June 1997: “Down for the count”. Writ., David Kronke: 10.
Content program preview:
Radio Guide, 5-5, May 1985: “Saturday Afternoon at the Opera”. Writ., unidentified: 9.
SOURCE:
Article newspaper:
The Toronto Star, 20 Nov.1988: “Vital Designs.” Writ., Christopher Hume: G1.
GALLERY:
The Mind Gods. 1976: Front cover.
Star Week, 19-26 1980: 49.
Radio Guide, 5-11, November 1985: 7.
The Toronto Star, 20 Nov.1988: G1.
Net Worth, February 2000: 63.
ZAHURAK Michael
ZAHURAK Michael
ropellerartgallery.com/members/michael-zaharuk/
Born 1965 in Toronto.
After graduating from the Ontario College of art in 1991 he began freelancing illustrations and cartoons to such publications as Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail, The Mercury [Guelph], Now Magazine, Saturday Night, This Magazine, The Toronto Star, The Chicago Tribune, New York Magazine, Utne Reader, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.. From 1994, he has been syndicated by Union Art Service. He is also syndicated by Artizans Entertainment Inc., a global network.
He has worked as a Production Illustrator and Storyboard artist on live action and animated films. He teaches Illustrative Activism at the Ontario College of Art and Design University and storyboarding and illustration at George Brown College.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content cartoon editorial:
| Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Ken MacQueen. Macmillan of Canada, … | |
| 11, 1995. | 12, 1996. |
| Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Jay Stone Macmillan of Canada, … | ||||
| 13, 1997. | 14, 1998. | 15, 1999. | 16, 2000. | 17, 2001. |
| Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed. & Writ., Guy Badeaux . McArthur & Co. … | |
| 19, 2003. | 20, 2004. |
ILLUSTRATOR:
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content essay:
Report On Business, January 2000: “Breaking The Barrier”. Writ., Tony Martin: 89.
Saturday Night, 114-9, November 1999: “It’s a No Go”. Writ., Mordecai Richler: 47.
This Magazine, December 1993: “Multinational Mutiny”. Writ., Sarah Cox: 11, 12.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Portfoolio 11: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons, 1995: “Michael Zaharuk.”: 158.
Portfoolio 20: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. 2004: “Michael Zaharuk”: 159.
Internet:
propellerartgallery.com/members/michael-zaharuk/. Accessed 4 March 2024.
GALLERY:
This Magazine, December 1993: 11.
Portfoolio 15, 1999: 159.
Portfoolio 20, 2004: 159.
Saturday Night, 114-9, November 1999: 47.
YUMMY FUR
YOUNG Robert
YOUNG Robert Patterson
His work appeared in Bell Features periodicals and Educational Projects Canadian Heroes.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content:
Crafts:
| Canadian Heroes…. ‘Wood Carving For Junior Craftsmen.” Car., Bob (Robert Patterson?)Young: … Educational Projects, Black & white. | ||
| 4-6, January 1945: 46-47. | 5-1, February 1945: 38-39. | 5-3, June 1945: 34-35. |
Story funny animal:
Active Comics, 28, no date: “T.D. Bear.” The signature says Young: 34-36.
YOUNG COMMANDOS
THE YOUNG COMMANDOS
“The Young Commandos” was initially cartooned by Mel Crawford in Commandos Comics issue 1. He was followed by Don McKague for issue 2 and finally settled down to Al Cooper on issue 3. Cooper stayed with the serial till he enlisted in the R.C.A.F. and was stationed at Uplands in Ottawa. Jerry Lazare took over cartooning duties and probably remained with it till the serial ended.
‘The Young Commandos’ who were principally “Captain Reddy”, “Chuck (Porky) Gordon” and Sergeant Mike Dutton, operated in the European theatre combatting Germans. In issues 4 and 5 they rescued a British official and a Russian Officer from the Germans in Norway. In issues 12 and 14 they were in France and Germany. In issue 16 the serial line wandered away from “The Young Commandos” and instead told a story about two brothers in the R.A.F. in China.
In issue 17 we are back to “The Young Commandos” who change their theatre of operations from Europe to the Pacific. They have been honourably discharged but discover that a British intelligence officer, a former friend of “Captain Reddy” had been captured by the Japanese. “Captain Reddy” with “Dutton” and “Porky” arrange with the army to go and rescue him. This change of location supports the calculation that issue 17 was released June 1945 since the Germans surrendered in May 1945. Another new element is the introduction of civilians into the team. Two teenagers “Red” and “Prudy”, in order to get autographs from the “Captain Reddy” and company stow away on the aircraft taking “The Young Commandos” on their rescue mission. Was the introduction of civilians an attempt to move the serial away from its strictly war theme? This story arc was still unfinished in issue 18 and is said to have still been going in issue 20 under the title “Ruff and Reddy”.
In any case, the war in the Pacific ended August 1945 when Japan surrendered, and Commando Comics lost the last reason for its existence. It ended with issue 22 which is calculated to have appeared December 1945.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Bell Features & Publishing Co.
Content serial:
| Commando Comics … no date: “Young Commandos” Car., …: … | |||
| 4: Al Cooper: 51-56.
5: Al Cooper: 51-56. |
12: Jerry Lazare:12-17.
14: Jerry Lazare: 9-14. |
16: Jerry Lazare:10-15.
17: Jerry Lazare:10-15. |
18: Jerry Lazare:10-15. |
SOURCE:
Article book:
Canuck Comics. Ed., John Bell et al. Matrix Graphic Series, 1986.
WECA Comic Price Guide. Ed., Ivan Kocmarek et al. North End Books, 2018: 15-16.
Article newspaper:
Globe and Mail, 23 Oct.1982: “Whatever Happened to …?” Writ., Peter Harris. Fanfare 7.
GALLERY:
Commando Comics, 4: 51
Commando Comics, 4: 54
Commando Comics, 5: 53
Commando Comics, 17: 14
Commando Comics, 17: 15
Commando Comics, 18: 14
YOU TOO CAN BE
YOU TOO CAN BE AN ARTIST
MEDIUM:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content:
Feature text:
This feature appeared occasionally.
| Canadian Heroes…. “You Too Can Be An Artist.” No writer or illustrator identified: …. Educational Projects. Black & white. | ||
| 4-6, January 1945: 32-33. | 5-1, February 1945: 16-17. | 5-3, June 1945: 22-23
5-4, July 1945: 56-57. |
YGRECIK
YEUNG Craig
YEUNG Craig
WORK:
INKER:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:
Content serial Captain Canuck:
Captain Canuck, 6 Dec. 2015: “Aleph pt. 6: Brothers & Arms.” Writ., Kalman Andrasofszky. Pen., Leonard Kirk. Col., Irma Kniivila. Let., Ed Brisson..