Gerry Porter: Cautiously Pessimistic
BY NQ
Gerry Porter was a talented visual artist, designer, and humorist who made an indelible impact on the St. John’s arts scene. He died in 2016, and on Sunday December 1st, a…
POWER/GRID: Graphic Depictions of War
BY Andrew Loman
“I chose a grid-system rather than free-form because it was a history. To me there’s something very stable about the nine-panel grid and I wanted that feeling for it.” So said the St John’s cartoonist Wallace Ryan, explaining the page design he has chosen for The Narrow Way, a graphic memoir about his grandfather’s experiences as a soldier in World War 1.
A royal fete, and anticipated holiday
The May 24th weekend has marked the birthday of Queen Victoria since 1845 (technically it falls on the Monday between the 18th and 24th – this year the 22nd). Here…