Intro

I'm Crazy is an auto-biographical graphic novel, dealing with, among other things: histories, secrets, obsessive compulsive disorder, drugs, gay romance, hallucinations and insanity. It's all true provided you're willing to be a little flexible. Updates M/W/F.

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The book is only 10.00 CDN (plus shipping), and available through safe, cosy PayPal. It can now be shipped anywhere in the world.

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Press

Articles, Interviews

A very nice mention from Say It With Pie.

My interview with MONDOmagazine.

An upbeat, if somehwat embarrassing interview with NOW Magazine.

Me being the featured cartoonist at Sequential Tart.

Interviewed by Kevin de Vlaming over at The Fabler.

And by Dave Howard at The Torontoist.

Reviews

Encouraging approval from The Comic Book Bin.

An how bout that Gay Comics List?

Two reviews from Sequential Tart, here, and here.

Named a "Kickass Find at Canzine" by Steel Bananas.

Also some nice words from Comix Talk and guttergeek.

Finally a very in depth review from Metapsychology.

Awards

For June 2009, I won the prestigious Xeric Grant for comic book self publishing.

I won "Best Comic" at Expozine 2009.

And I'm nominated for "Best Emerging Talent" at the 2010 Doug Wright Awards.

Items, Controversies

So this story starts with me seeking the aid of Harmony Printing, a local Toronto printer, to print my book. I've never been so surprised by a professional letter, coming to me from Harmony:

Unfortunately due to the content I am going to have to respectfully decline. The reason is we have a lot of long standing clients who are religious organizations. They are in our facilities all of the time and cannot risk having this content out in the open during production. Please understand that this is not a slight against your artwork or the message that you are trying to convey to your audience.
I wish you all the best and I hope you can understand our position.

And just so we hear both sides of the sordid story, here's my response ..

The only thing I understand is that you're discriminating against me for my sexuality. You're also attempting to mask your discrimination by hiding behind your "religious" clientele. This is your company's decision, not theirs.

I hope you enjoyed my website and will check back for updates. The content of your letter will be appearing on it very soon, as a warning to any other potential clients.

The story didn't quite end there, it became a topic on Say it With Pie.

And a topic on Hardcore Nerdity.

The story proved interesting enough to merit an editorial from The Torontoist.

And that story caught the attention of award winning gay blog Towleroad, Canadian publishing magazine The Quill & Quire and big-time comics sites Comic Book Resources.

Crazy eh?