THE WALRUS PRESENTS …
A cartoon serial created by writer Jason Sherman and illustrator David Parkins. It appeared on the back page of Walrus magazine from approximately the beginning of 2009 to December 2012.
GALLERY:
Walrus, January/February 2012: 76.
WALLACE Ian
Born in 1950 in Niagara Falls Ontario.
He attended the Ontario College of Art from which he graduated in 1974 with an associateship and scholarship for a year of post-graduate studies.
He has won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award. He has been nominated for the Hans Christian Anderson Award.
WORK,
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:
Content song & Cover dust jacket front:
Canadian Railroad Trilogy. Writ., Gordon Lightfoot. Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2010.
WRITER & ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:
Content Story:
Hansel and Gretel. Groundwood Books/ Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 1994.
WALKER John Henry
Born in 1831 in Ireland he immigrated with his family to Montréal in 1842. On January 1, 1849 he published the first edition of Punch in Canada, the nation’s first humour publication. He was only eighteen years old when he went into business as the magazine’s publisher and illustrator.
Walker drew a full page cartoon for each biweekly issue. He usually took his ideas from Canadian politics and his treatment was lively and imaginative. The subject of many of his cartoons was the popular movement to annex Canada to the United States, a movement he strenuously opposed. Brother Jonathon represented the United States in most of his cartoons but in October 1849 he drew a group of Canadian politicians as a group of naughty children attempting to pawn the British flag to a pawn-shop keeper entitled Uncle Sam. This was one of the first appearances of this figure in a Canadian cartoon following its debut in an 1834 cartoon in the United States.
Walker drew cartoons for many publications of the time including The Dart, The Jester, Diogenes, and Grinchuckle, both of which he published, The Canadian Illustrated News and l’Opinion Publique. Rather than signing his cartoons he drew a small walking figure.
He was a landscape artist and portrait painter and a master designer and engraver, designing many book and magazines. He died in Montréal in 1899.
SOURCE:
Article book:
The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland and Stewart Ltd.,1979: 40- 41, 43, 253.
WALKER George A.
This visual artist is probably our best example of the fuzzy boundary between our defined categories of fine art and cartooning. In Walker’s wordless biographies one can see an approach similar to Doug Wright’s cartoon strip “Doug Wright’s Family”. At the same time in Walker’s work one can see a technical sophistication in a field usually associated with fine art – the woodblock engraving print.
George Walker is an award winning wood engraver, book artist teacher, author, illustrator and publisher. (223). He trained as a letterpress printer in high school, in 1983 graduated from the Ontario College of Art, received a Bed from Brock University in 1996, attended Ryerson and York Universities and received an MA in Communication & Culture. Since 1985, He has been an associate professor at Ontario College of Art and Design. In the same year he founded with his wife Michelle Columbia Street Press. He is Graphic Novel Acquisitions Editor for publisher Porcupine’s Quill and Creative Director at Firefly Books. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 2002. He is associated with the Loving Society of Letterpress & the Binders of Infinite Love, and the Canadian Book Binders and Book Artists Guild.
He has produced wood engraved illustrations for graphic writer Neil Gaiman’s A Winter’s Tale, Making a Chair, plays: Murder Mysteries and Snow Glass Apples, and poem “The Rhyme Maiden”.
In 1995, 1997, 2002 and 2005 he won Best original Print Awards at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit. In 2008, he won a Bonze Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards for Images from the Neocerebellium. In 2015, he won 1st Prize from the Alcuin Society Book Design Awards for Leonard Cohen Songbook. Copies of his illustrated Adventure In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass are on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London England.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content biography:
The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson. Porcupine’s Quill, 2012.
BOOK TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
“Other Men’s Business. Nestlings Press, 2017: Cautionary Tales For Children.” Writ., Hilaire Belloc:11, 13.
SOURCE:
Article book:
The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson. Porcupine’s Quill, 2012: “About the Artist.”: 223.
Internet:
“George Walker (printmaker).” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. N.p.5 Dec. 2015. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
WALKER Ernie
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Lucky Comics, 2-2, Feb./Mar. 1943: “Peter & Peggy: The Haunted Castle.”
Rocket Comics, 5-4, May/June 1945: “The Hand.”
WALKEM George Anthony
Born 1834 in Ireland he emigrated to Montréal where he studied law at McGill University and was admitted to the bar. He moved to B.C. in 1862 and with artist James Robson produced some cartoons for the Colonist [Victoria] in 1872. He became Premier in 1874 and was instrumental in getting B.C. to join Confederation. He died 1906.
SOURCE:
Article book:
The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 253.
WALEY James
He studied at Sheridan College but left before graduating in order to found Orb Productions to publish Orb Magazine a pioneering effort that launched the careers of several artists but which itself did not survive.
He organized a studio Controlled Chaos to market his projects like “Bludd The Ultimate Barbarian”, “Sympathy for the Devil” which appeared in Heavy Metal Magazine.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Orb Productions. Colour cover. Black & white content.
Content serial:
Orb Magazine, 1-1, 1974: “Kadavar: The Astounding Origin Of Kadaver”: 9-22.
Orb Magazine, 2, July 1974: “Kadavar: Salvation.” Let. Matt Rust. 51-58.
WRITER:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
The Comic Eye, Ed., Mark Innes. Blind Bat Press, December 2007: “Feast Or Famine”. Illus., Steve LeBlanc: 149-156.
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:
Content essay text:
Ali-Baba, 1-1, 1992: “The Sands of Time.”
Content serial:
Ali-Baba, 1-1, 1992: …. “Ali Baba: Prologue.” Pen., Steve LeBlanc. In., Let., Ron Kasman:1-8. “Ali Baba: Dark Goddess Rising.” Pen., S. LeBlanc. In., Let., R. Kasman. 26-38.
Ali-Baba, 1-2, 1993: “Ali Baba: Aladdin Rules!” Pen. S. LeBlanc. In., Terry Pallot. Let., R. Kasman: 1-24.
Orb Magazine 1-4, Nov./Dec. 1975: “Kadavar: Child Slayer – World Saver?” Illus., Art Cooper. Let., Michael Cherkas: 38-43.
Power Comics, 1-4, Nov.1977: “Northern Light: Conquermind” Illus., James Craig. Let., Bill Payne: 3-30.
Content story:
Charlton Bullseye, 9, Sept. 1982: “Bludd The Ultimate Barbarian.” (Illus., pages 2-8, 1976, Gene Day.) Pen., V. Marchesano, In., Gene Day. Co.l, Wendy Fiore. Let., Bill Payne & P. Iro. Story began in 1976 possibly for Orb then redone in 1981?)
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Vortex, 1-5, September 1983: “Exile On Earth”. Illus., Paul McCusker: 27-32. Vortex Comics Inc. Black & White.
CO-WRITER:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:
Content serial:
Ali-Baba, 1-1, 1992: “Ali Baba: Warriors Beyond the Veil.” Co-writ., Dave Darrigo. Pen., Steve Leblanc. In. & Let., Ron Kasman: 18- 25
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content serial:
Orb, 1-4, Nov./Dec.1975: “Northern Light: The Origin of Northern Light Part 1: To You …Déjà vu.” Co-writ., G. Henderson. Illus., Jim Craig. Let., M. Cherkas: 46 – 55.
Orb Magazine 1-5, Jan./Feb. 1976: “Kadaver: …my will be done.” Writ., Assist by M. Rust.) Illus., Jim Craig. Layout, A. Cooper.) Let., Michael Cherkas: 46-56. “Northern Light: The Origin of Northern Light Part 2: Dénouement.” Co-writ., G. Henderson. Illus., Jim Craig. Let., M. Cherkas. 35 – 44.
Orb, 1-6, Mar./Apr. 1976: “Dark Ninja: Dawn of Darkness.” Co-writ.’ John Sech. Pen., Vince Marchesano. In., G. Day. Let., Bill Payne. 42-48.
CO-ADAPTOR:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content song:
Heavy Metal, III-4, Aug. 1979: “Sympathy for the Devil.” Lyrics, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Co-adapter, Gene Day. Pen., Gene Day. In. & Let., Bill Payne. Col., Martin Springett. 81-88.
WALES Johnny
Born and raised in Toronto. He has studied welding, sculpting, stained glass, and furniture making. In Japan he studied Bunya puppetry. He has toured with Japan’s world renowned Kodo Dumming Ensemble as a lighting director and hosted an afternoon show on Japanese TV. He has also built his own cedar and canvas canoe. His influences range from Ralph Steadman to Winslow Homer.
He lives with his wife in Japan (circa 1998 – 2004)
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Content story & Cover book and dust jacket, front & back:
Coyote’s New Suit. Writ. Thomas King. KPk/Key Porter Books Ltd., 2004.
Coyote Sings to the Moon. Writ. Thomas King. KPk/Key Porter Books Ltd., 1998.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Coyote’s New Suit. KPk/Key Porter Books Ltd., 2004: “Dust Jacket.”
Coyote Sings to the Moon. KPk/Key Porter Books Ltd., 1998: “Dust Jacket.”
Article newspaper:
Toronto Star, 2 Nov.1996: “The big picture.” Writ., Kathy Muldoon: H1.
WAKEFIELD Jeff & Carol
Jeff and Carol were the creators of “The Bumblegummers”. Jeff was a founder of GLP Features.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Potlatch presents The 1980 Comics Annual. Ed., Ian Carr. Potlatch Publications, 1979: “Bubblegummers in the Cat’s Night Out.” 121.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story graphic:
“Canadian Children’s Annual, 1981. Ed., Robert F. Neilson. Art Dir., Mary Tach. Potlatch Publications, 1980: “Bubblegummers a day in the life … [Amy]”: 116.
NEWSPAPER:
Content strip:
The Express {Meaford], 30 May 1979: “The Comics”:14.
The Money Stretcher, 16 May 1979: “The Comics.” B6.
SOURCE:
Article newspaper:
The Express {Meaford], 30 May 1979: “Young, old enjoy workshop.” 14.