Remembrance Day panel, a comic painted on wood by comic artist Colin Upton, created in 2010.

In honour of I Love Transit week, this week’s posts will be transit related!

Tea Pirates of False Creek, by legendary lowbrow comic artist Colin Upton, 2009. From the 6th Annual Lowbrow on the High Seas Pirates show, September 2009 at the Tart Gallery.

Once again, a reminder Colin will be appearing in the panel below at the Emily Carr University event Emily Con, a one-of-a-kind comic book convention this Saturday, July 16, 2011 from 11:00am - 4:00pm. This one day event is free and open to the public. Details of Colin’s panel below:

Make Your Own Damn Comic! 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Panel by Ed Brisson, Kevin Leeson, Todd Ireland, Colin Upton, independent comic book publishers

Colin’s BC Fact File - Vancouver, Victoria, and the Interior; a comic from 1993 by Colin Upton.

A reminder Colin will be appearing at Lucky’s Comics this Saturday, July 9, from 4pm - 6pm to launch his graphic novel The Collected Diabetes Funnies, and to premiere his new mini-comic series Two-Fisted Tales of Tea #1.

Take note Colin will also be appearing in the panel below at the Emily Carr University event Emily Con, a one-of-a-kind comic book convention next Saturday, July 16, 2011 from 11:00am - 4:00pm. This one day event is free and open to the public. Details of Colin’s panel below:

Make Your Own Damn Comic! 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Panel by Ed Brisson, Kevin Leeson, Todd Ireland, Colin Upton, independent comic book publishers

Drippytown Comics #4, original acrylic painting from the cover art by legendary lowbrow comic artist Colin Upton, created in 2005. Colin is having a show High Tea at Lucky’s Comics July 9, making an appearance from 4pm - 6pm. From the Straight:

Cartoonist, writer, and miniaturist Colin Upton presents his graphic novel The Collected Diabetes Funnies. Also includes the premiere of the new mini-comic series Two-Fisted Tales of Tea #1.