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Art Dir, indie game maker, comic artist.
ojibwe, irish abomination from coast salish territory
I need to read comics or I die

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Save the date! Join us Saturday, December 5th at the wonderful @peoplescoopbooks on Commercial Drive to celebrate the release of Sage and the Snowshoe Express! @mkchibs @kidscanpress @westwoodcreativeartists

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Four more spine-tingling tales from award-winning author Joel A. Sutherland are brought to life in chilling graphic novellas. 👻📚

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A few more magical moments from the Gala last month. We'll be posting a more complete gallery next week!

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We made an urban fantasy graphic novel about our favorite places Vancouver and I’m not gonna shut up about it.

#hiddengems #yvr #comics

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You may have forgotten what happened back in 2020 but the city didn’t.

Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Kitsilano... they all remember. Things haven’t been the same ever since.

I know you feel it too.

#yvr #comics #hiddengems

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I had a blast teaching everyone how to make beaded hoop earrings in the @britanniaartgallery
I Cant wait for my next workshop in October where Ill be teaching how to make beaded ghost earrings!
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#beadwork #vancouver #indigenousart

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So honoured that @carla.joseph.35 and I won the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize at the 2026 BC and Yukon Book Prizes today!!!!! Congratulations to all the winners and everyone on the shortlist. You are all such incredible authors, illustrators, and publishing teams 🥹❤️it was so good to put faces to so many names today! I love that Larry Grant and I are matching + I got to meet my close cousin @_j.oan25

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The CBC Kids Reads 2026 longlist is live and we are thrilled to share that IF YOU WERE HERE is included on the list 🎉

This year, #CBCKidsReads is highlighting 15 Canadian picture books that inspire joy. ❤️

Thank you! @cbcbooks @cbckidsca

“Radiant images and a spacious narrative provide adults with an uplifting space to discuss heavy emotions with young ones... A glowing window into grieving that makes room for sorrow and joy to coexist.” @kirkus_reviews

”Lovely descriptive language….will lead to discussions about loss and how spending time in nature can be healing. A gentle book dealing with grief, told through the lens of the natural world.” @sljournal

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✨🎨 Illustration magic! 🖌️✨

Watch as Maya McKibbin (@mkchibs) illustrates the new English/Anishinaabemowin picture book MAKADE ASIN / BLACK STONE! 📖

With dreamy comics-inspired illustrations, young readers will escape in the adventure of a young boy embarking on a vision quest to find the black stone! 🧭

🔗 MAKADE ASIN / BLACK STONE is out now where books are sold! Shop at the link in our bio.

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🎨✨ ART & SOCIAL ✨🎨
Our bi-monthly creative hangout. It’s a relaxed evening to colour, create, and connect.
✨ This session MONDAY JULY 20 features @mkchibs
Meet the artist:

Maya McKibbin is a Two-Spirited multidisciplinary illustrator and comic artist living on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations. They are Irish-settler, Ojibwe with roots in White Earth Nation and diaspora from Zacatecas in Mexico. They grew up in ch’atlich and later in England. Their work explores the themes of queerness, indigenous identity and magical realism.
Maya Art Directed INKWO: For When The Starving Return which was released last year and celebrated at Sundance Film Festival having received many awards. They have six publications in kids lit picure books including Little Shoes by award winning writer David A. Robertson and numerous anthology contributions including comics for YA in Haunted Canada published by Scholastic Canada.

We’ll be colouring illustrations pulled from their collections. Swipe for a preview.

Bring your own art or craft projects if you like! We’ll have some supplies ready (crayons, pens, paint, and more), but your favourite tools are always welcome.
📍108 E Broadway, in the back alley.
🕕 6–9 PM (drop in anytime)
👯 Come with friends or come solo - zero pressure
🥤 BYO drinks
Come unwind, get a little messy, meet lovely people, and start the year by letting your creativity roam free.
Hosted by @le_z_boy 🌹

Accessibility:
Please note that there are two steps at the studic entrance. Unfortunately , the washrooms are located downstairs and accessible only via a set of 10 stairs. We recognize this limits access for some community members. Send us a DM if you need any accommodations.

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Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

Here are some fresh recommendations from my personal collection:

The Lost Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas @yahgulanaas, collecting comics from as early as 1981! This is a must have if you are a “Canadian Underground” collector

Oh, I’m So Good by Whess Harman @ndn_bebop. Whess quietly released this in February & I want 100 more issues already. I love learning about people’s connections to films with the life experiences they had. Especially when it involves watching movies on the Rez with your cousins!

Little Shoes by David A Robertson @davidrobertsonwriter and Maya McKibbin @mkchibs. This one came out last year but it’s just as powerful of a read as it was the first time, reading it a year later! I have loved David’s writing for so long so when he collaborated with my good friend Maya, I got a little teary eyed. I love both these humans. I’m so proud to call them friends and it’s incredible to watch your friends collaborate on something together

REZ METAL by Ashkan Soltani Stone and Natalie A Zappia. I recently got this book from @reasonstolivebooks, I haven’t finished it yet but I’m loving all the insight I’m getting about a metal community thousands of miles away!

A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides by Marika Swan @marikaswanart. This is the catalogue book for their @bbyartgallery exhibition, it’s gorgeous! If you missed seeing the show in person this is a great substitute

30x30 by @conundrumpress which includes:
We Were Younger Once by Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet @kiona_wynne
Cousin Bear Comes to Visit by Halie Finney @halies.sketchbook
We See Stars Only At Night by me, Cole Pauls

We Were Younger Once and Cousin Bear Comes to Visit were my two favorite stories in all the Conundrum 25 collection, so I feel incredibly proud to have my comic share the same spine as those stories!

And if you don’t feel like reading today, go watch @endlesscookie_movie on Crave!!!! It was my favorite movie of 2025 and I’m not just saying that because @kunysack threw a Dakwäkãda Warriors reference in the back. It’s a genius film that every Canadian should watch

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tcaf was a 8 bar instrumental break 🤩

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