The Rabble of Downtown Toronto - Jason Kieffer

Did I meantion that I am a wizard?

2011-03-18T22:51:00.004-04:00

Nick Maandag, Ethan Rilly and I are splitting a table all weekend at Wizard World! Hope to see you there, fellow wizards!

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Torontoist Heroes & Villains

2010-12-14T20:15:00.007-05:00

Well, today I learned that the torontoist listed me as one of their villains of Toronto for 2010. I am listed under the sub-category of "pests."

Let me start by saying that it is truly an honour to be included in a distraction such as this. And for all you haters out there, this is your time to shine. Cast your vote for me here December 27th – 30th and make me Toronto's supervillain of the year!

Oh yeah... remember the people I wrote about?...

For a thoughtful, well written comment about The Rabble, check out Max's response to the torontoist on Sequential.

Over and out!

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Canzine!

2010-10-21T20:05:00.002-04:00

If anyone wants to harass me, I'll be at Canzine this weekend. I'm going to be sharing a table with Nick Maandag and Ethan Rilly. Nick just released a new comic book called Streakers, which is awesome. So be sure to stop by at some point to pick that up. See ya there!

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Rabble On!

2010-09-19T18:42:00.004-04:00

I'm going to be attending Word On The Street this weekend. You can find me at the Taddle Creek table, selling and signing books, alongside editor Conan Tobias and cartoonist Dave Lapp. See you there, friends.

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Spacing

2010-07-12T10:16:00.003-04:00

The summer issue of Spacing just came out and there's an article in there about The Rabble and me by Ryan Bigge. It's a great piece and I like how it fits in with the theme of the issue. If you haven't seen the magazine yet, you can read the write-up on Ryan's blog.

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NB, Here I Come!

2010-07-05T11:38:00.007-04:00

Friend, and ally, Taddle Creek, recently invited me to do a reading in Saint John, NB. I have agreed to attend -- I mean, what else am I doing? The event is part of The Taddle Creek Travelling Series of Happenings. I'm looking forward to it! See you there, Saint Johners!

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Excerpts

2010-07-04T17:44:00.004-04:00

Just in case you missed them, pages from The Rabble appeared in a two recent publications. Broken Pencil ran a few pages along with a little statement from me. And Sequential was kind enough to include a profile in their latest magazine, Sequential Pulp 2. Check 'em out!

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Fact Check

2010-06-22T17:37:00.027-04:00

Last week, I received a letter from cartoonist Chester Brown regarding Joe Fiorito's most recent column on The Rabble, "Life on Toronto's streets is no cartoon." Here it is:

Below, you'll find the print version of Mr. Brown's letter and the online version of the text can be read here.

I'd also like to correct two errors the Star made, but failed to point out.

The first is that the photo caption from the letters page above reads, "Artist Jason Kieffer and his work." I am not a graffiti artist.

The other is that Fiorito got the location of my talk wrong. The event took place at the Central on Markham, not the Victory on Markham. For Fiorito's error, see below:

If you'd like to read an interesting, well-written account of my talk, you should check out James Harrison's write-up in Plaid Magazine. For other reviews and discussions of my work, check out this page.

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MONDO

2010-05-07T13:27:00.004-04:00

MONDOmagazine ran a write-up last week about my talk.

And here's questionnaire I filled out about TCAF for the The Post.

Clowes tonight! TCAF tomorrow! Awww yasss!

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Eye & Plaid

2010-04-27T17:17:00.006-04:00

Last Thursday, Eye Weekly ran a interview with me about The Rabble.

And today, there's a fresh new write-up about my talk last week on Plaid. It's really great article, that I think sums up how the night went down well. Read it!

Thanks to everyone who came out to my talk, by the way!

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Inside Toronto

2010-04-21T19:12:00.003-04:00

Inside Toronto ran a story about The Rabble yesterday. I'm really happy with it -- it covers some new ground. The story should be appearing in print as well in next week's City Centre Mirror.

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Rabble Talk

2010-04-13T15:34:00.002-04:00

Next week, I'm going to be giving a talk about The Rabble. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Here are the details:

Jason Kieffer Presents His Latest Comic Book
The Rabble of Downtown Toronto
With Dave Lapp
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 — 8pm
The Central (603 Markham St.)

Also -- you can check out the poster for the event here.

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The Annex Gleaner

2010-04-13T14:41:00.003-04:00

I've been meaning to post Katie Lamb's article about The Rabble from the Winter 2010 edition of The Annex Gleaner. I don't think there's an online version, but you can download a copy of it here.

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Strange Adventures

2010-03-10T18:40:00.004-05:00

You can now pick up The Rabble in Halifax at Strange Adventures (5262 Sackville St).

Also -- there's a cool review of my book on Things I Like.

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Toronto Star Hit Piece

2010-03-04T16:51:00.002-05:00

The Star published a piece about The Rabble last Monday. I felt that it was a pretty unfair and uninformed write-up.

I sent a letter to Joe Fiorito, his editor and "letters to the editor," but as far as I know, it wasn't printed or posted anywhere. So, here it is:

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Dear Mr. Fiorito,

I read your piece about my book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto, today. I have two concerns about your article.

The first is that you wrote about myself and my work without contacting me. I'm a fairly easy guy to get in touch with and I would've been more than happy to talk with you about this project. I would think that someone writing for a newspaper would want to consider as many sides of the story as possible before forming an opinion about it.

My other issue is that you stated that I have not responded to requests to meet with members of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre. I have not been contacted by anyone from that institution, or anyone else for that matter, to meet and talk about my work. I am completely open to discussing the book with people who request it.

It seems like gross negligence on your part to not only exclude my point of view in your piece, but also to make a false claim about my actions.

Sincerely,

Jason Kieffer

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National Post

2010-02-24T21:27:00.002-05:00

The Post ran a little Q&A with me on The Rabble this past Monday. Check it out!

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The Comics Reporter

2010-01-26T00:47:00.000-05:00

Tom Spurgeon posted a review of The Rabble on his blog yesterday. I like it -- it's a good write-up.

Awww yasss!

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D&Q Books

2010-01-25T14:13:00.005-05:00

If you live in Montreal, you can now pick up The Rabble at the Drawn and Quarterly Bookstore (211 Rue Bernard Ouest).

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Do you live in Guelph?

2010-01-23T21:01:00.003-05:00

The Rabble is available at two locations in Guelph!

Chat Noir (32A Wilson St.)
The Bookshelf (41 Quebec St.)

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Correction

2010-01-21T10:45:00.003-05:00

This appeared in the Star yesterday:

A Jan. 19 image accompanying an article about Jason Kieffer's new comic book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto, incorrectly identified the cartoon as "Crazy Hand Lady."

In fact, the drawing was "Rage Man."

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Toronto Star & Torontoist

2010-01-20T16:25:00.007-05:00

The Star ran an article about The Rabble yesterday. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. It's well written, positive and has generated a lot of positive feedback.

Today, Toronoist posted an interview with me conducted by Mr. Dave Howard. Dave's going to be profiling cartoonists regularly for the site, which is exciting.

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Stock it up...

2010-01-14T18:15:00.011-05:00

I ran around town yesterday and stocked up a few stores with my comic. You can now find The Rabble at the following locations:

Silver Snail (367 Queen St. W)
This Ain't The Rosedale Library (86 Nassau Ave.)
Suspect Video (605 Markham St.)
Book City — Annex (501 Bloor St. W)
Book City — Trinity Bellwoods (716 Queen St. W)
Type Books (883 Queen St. W)

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The Rabble on BlogTO

2010-01-12T15:56:00.013-05:00

BlogTO posted an article about The Rabble yesterday. Tim decided to go with a Zanta focus, which is great.

By the way, if you haven't seen it yet, I did a short strip about Zanta for the December 2009 issue of Taddle Creek.

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The Rabble Available at the Beguiling

2010-01-01T17:41:00.010-05:00

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