tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279221592024-07-02T02:24:15.276-04:00Canadian Cartoonist & Humorous Illustrator: Mike Cope. Stoney Creek, Ontario.Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-23435516714633951722015-06-02T12:01:00.002-04:002015-06-02T12:01:50.187-04:00

To help celebrate both Hamilton Arts Week and 100In1Day Hamilton, I'll be facilitating some special "Cartooning for Kids - Dip Pens & Ink" workshops at FOUR (4) different Hamilton Public Library branches...

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-77427912116537109762015-03-11T10:26:00.000-04:002015-03-11T10:26:29.738-04:00

Here's a copy of my Cartooning for Kids workshops with the Hamilton Public Library for next week's March Break 2015! As always, these cartooning sessions are FREE and open to children (Ages 7+), but you must register in advance because sessions fill-up. We can usually accommodate 20 or more participants, depending on the facility, but you must,

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-57544063781879166642014-07-01T00:01:00.000-04:002014-07-08T11:15:07.189-04:00

Here's a copy of my Cartooning for Kids workshops with the Hamilton Public Library for this year's TD Summer Reading Club. As always, these cartooning sessions are FREE and open to children (Ages 7+), but you must register in advance because sessions fill-up. We can usually accommodate 20 or more participants, depending on the facility, but you must, must, must visit or call the library in

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-43765073573658229872013-07-01T13:00:00.000-04:002013-07-17T13:04:06.145-04:00

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-67320654867127640572013-04-05T13:24:00.000-04:002013-04-05T13:47:31.036-04:00

I'm honoured to be participating in Free Comic Book Day celebrations on Satuday, May 4 at Grimsby Public Library.  Should be a wonderful time for all with everything from free comic books, to free cartooning workshops for kids, to prizes for wearing your favourite comic costume! The day's events will be taking place in the shared lobby between the library and the Grimsby Public Art Gallery,

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Time to share some more of my notes and reflections from Autodesk SketchBook Pro's FEBTOR 2013. My introduction and presentation notes from Pixar story artist, Alex Woo, are available in Part 1. FEBTOR 2013: C.B. Cebulski (Marvel/Disney) C.B. CEBULSKI Senior Vice President Marvel/Disney “a.k.a. Talent Scout” C.B. Cebulski was an encore presenter from last year's

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-88487886961592784872013-02-22T15:59:00.000-05:002013-03-04T14:06:02.313-05:00

A few weeks ago, I received an email invitation from Chris Cheung, Product Line Manager for SketchBook Pro by Autodesk.  He was planning a sequel to the ‘SketchBook Toronto’ event that took place in March 2012 at Autodesk’s Toronto office.  Chris called this year’s event “FEBTOR 2013.” Now, I’ve previously attended events hosted by other software companies, but they’ve been little more

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-15143638672589337662012-10-24T11:24:00.001-04:002012-10-24T11:29:47.359-04:00

Poster: NCS Canada Chapter's MORE Cartoonists in the House! This Friday, members of our Canadian Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) will be visiting the Ronald McDonald House Hamilton Family Room at McMaster Children's Hospital (part of Hamilton Health Sciences) to draw for the young patients and their families. We have a great group of cartoonists from Niagara to Toronto that

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-3634500540821844762012-10-16T14:52:00.000-04:002012-10-16T15:11:37.596-04:00

Wow! It's been waaaay too long since my last blog posting. The good news is that silence usually means I'm busy.  The downside is that I sometimes miss the opportunity to share timely news. So, before I let the silence linger any longer... I recently had a wonderful time at the second Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Personally, I just love the idea of a festival whose ultimate goal is

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-4632761797622770432012-08-09T11:18:00.000-04:002012-08-09T11:18:07.212-04:00

This is the fun and creative result of a cartoon animation workshop that I ran for 25 kids (ages 7+) at ArcelorMittal Dofasco's Camp Steel-Away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. We started the 2-hour session with a brief introduction to cartooning and animation, studying a few samples and discussing the technical aspects of how the campers would be bringing their own drawings to life. We then

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-84411701716665663002012-07-16T10:41:00.000-04:002012-07-20T09:24:15.566-04:00

Cartooning for Kids Workshops at the Hamilton Public Library. Hey kids and parents! The following is an updated list of Hamilton Public Library branches that I'll be visiting throughout July and August for our summer cartooning workshops. These sessions are for children ages 7 and up (unless noted otherwise), and are always a ton of fun for everyone who participates. Best part of all,

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-89013158434446054222012-07-12T15:00:00.000-04:002012-07-16T09:36:59.679-04:00

Mike Cope cartooning at MJM Productions (Hamilton, Ontario). Had lots of fun yesterday working with the fantastic folks at MJM Productions in Hamilton (Ontario) for one of their client video projects.  During the filming, one of their producers recorded a few time-lapse videos of me cartooning via their iPhone (see screenshot).I can't share any other details until their client has given

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-19873145461670825502012-06-21T11:17:00.002-04:002012-06-21T13:15:55.021-04:00

A not so long time ago, I created this "Star Wars" parody animation for M7 Global Partners (M7GP) in association with my client, Ray Cruz, from E-Bytes Inc.  M7GP is a group of 7 different IT service firms who have teamed together, and the animation highlights one of their recent client case studies about South Shore Medical Center (SSMC) in Boston, MA. The animation

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-64130112904111068932012-04-04T20:16:00.006-04:002012-04-04T21:07:04.718-04:00

Above is my most recent gag cartoon to be published by Reader's Digest Canada Magazine. You can find it in the As Kids See It humour department of the April 2012 issue -- both in print AND digitally via the cool iPad app! Special thanks to the wonderful RD Canada editors.Of course, I have to extend an even specialer thanks (yes, special-er!) to my 4-year-old daughter for helping to inspire the

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-89420017504413915072012-02-28T11:00:00.000-05:002012-02-28T11:02:48.355-05:00

This week, our Canadian chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) will be corralling around the submissions pictured above to judge and select the winner of the 2011 NCS Divisional Award for Newspaper Panel Cartoons.As you can see, we have our work cut out for us.Still, I think it's tremendously encouraging to see so many entries because each one represents a professional cartoonist

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-89235974728928228802012-02-14T11:28:00.013-05:002012-02-14T12:39:13.813-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day!In honour of this special day, I dedicate my above gag cartoon to everyone who has ever had their heart broken (most especially all my fellow artists and dreamers out there).Currently, my "Unsolicited Valentine" cartoon can be found in the As Kids See It humour department of the February 2012 issue of Reader's Digest Canada Magazine. The really cool part is that you can not

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-84541786629521270952012-02-01T18:09:00.012-05:002012-02-01T20:02:47.897-05:00

The February 2012 issue of The Canadian Reader is now available to subscribing schools across Canada.For this month's WebVoyagers comic, I had plenty of fun illustrating an action-packed sled dog adventure. Students will follow Sasha (a german shepherd) as he travels through the family's magical laptop and joins the real-life Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race!Teachers can find related

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-32508270898276308102012-01-22T14:25:00.017-05:002012-01-23T08:56:55.419-05:00

This past Friday, fellow members of the Canadian Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) and I visited the Ronald McDonald Family Room at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a truly fun, inspiring, and rewarding experience for all of us.Planning for this event began in early November. Shortly after I accepted the acting role of Chair for our chapter, newest

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-23641075717893029202012-01-11T12:32:00.014-05:002012-01-12T09:46:54.001-05:00

Here's something I'm looking very forward to participating in ..."Cartoonists in the House!" (Poster design by Mike Cope).Back in the Fall, I was nominated to take on the acting role of Chair for our Canadian Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS). It's not a title that comes with any fancy dip pens or ink, but a voluntary role that I was honoured to accept ... Honestly, I'd only been

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-43937887369112463412012-01-10T11:17:00.010-05:002012-01-11T12:32:02.860-05:00

From the National Cartoonists Society's official website http://reuben.org ...The National Cartoonists Society is starting it’s annual call for entries for consideration for their NCS Divisional Awards recognizing excellence in professional cartooning. As always, you DO NOT have to be a member of the NCS to have your work considered for a divisional award… all that is required is that the work be

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-75886754349457790512012-01-06T12:29:00.015-05:002012-01-06T14:13:17.292-05:00

Happy Belated New Year!Needless to say, I've been a poor social networker lately. Between my regular cartooning work, freelance projects, and a growing family ... Well, here are some highlights from the last-quarter of 2011 that I failed to mention at the time ...October:The gag cartoon above was published in the October 2011 issue of Reader's Digest Canada Magazine. It's one of my personal

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-83778153212121118752011-09-16T14:14:00.010-04:002011-09-16T15:14:52.705-04:00

How's yer pearly whites? If you're like me, and have a sweet tooth (or two!), you're probably salivating over this cover photo from the Sep/Oct 2011 issue of YES Mag #84: The Science Magazine for Adventurous Minds.The issue is overflowing like a sack of Halloween candies with all sorts of articles and goodies on "The Science of Junk Food." If you're not a subscriber, I sugar-highly recommend

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-16325642123038453492011-09-12T11:10:00.008-04:002011-09-12T20:24:56.701-04:00

The September 2011 issues of the education trade magazines Professionally Speaking/Pour parler profession are now arriving in mailboxes to members of The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).For this issue, I peer into my cartoon crystal ball and reflect on the educational ripple effects that computer-assisted instruction via SMART Boards, iPads, and other rapidly evolving e-learning tools may have

Mike Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570644598281076975noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27922159.post-58472617653301326012011-09-07T10:59:00.000-04:002011-09-07T11:10:08.569-04:00

It's a brand new school year, and that means a brand new year of educational comic adventures across Canada with WebVoyagers, published in The Canadian Reader by LesPlan Educational Services Ltd. This is my fourth year illustrating WebVoyagers (formerly NetTrekkers), and I'm very happy with how the comic has evolved since 2008.  Each story is written by award-winning Canadian

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The September 2011 issue of Reader's Digest Canada Magazine is now available at bookstores and newsstands. This month, one of my gag cartoons is published in the As Kids See It department on Page 89. Special thanks to the editors at Reader's Digest Canada!Here's a sneak peak ... Gag Cartoon: "Daredevil" in RD Canada Magazine (September 2011). I've titled this particular gag cartoon "Daredevil"

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