Introducing Waylon Asp: Selected Artist for Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Heroes: Tribal Journey
We’re excited to welcome Waylon Asp as the selected artist for an upcoming Indigenous Comics Initiative, a community-driven project centered on the Homalco Nation’s annual canoe journey. Building on the success of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel 2024), this second project, which kicks off this month, will document and celebrate contemporary cultural practices, intergenerational knowledge, and storytelling through comics. Waylon will join returning artist Valen Onstine on the […]
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Heroes Tribal Journey Indigenous Comics Initiative Project
Special Call for Indigenous Cartoonists Project Title: Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Heroes: Tribal Journey Indigenous Comics Initiative Project Following the success of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel (2024)—a landmark project that brought Elders’ voices to new generations through comic art —TSL Enterprises Ltd, the Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) First Nation (HFN), Education without Borders, and the UBC Comics […]
Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: Translation, Digitization, and New Teaching Resources Underway
Work is well underway on the next phase of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel (2024), with a focus on translation, digitization, and the creation of flexible educational materials for classroom use. This new initiative, which is led by ongoing Project Lead Tchadas Leo in collaboration with Drs. Bonny Norton and Liam Doherty in UBC’s Department […]
The Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories Project Featured in chek+ News Interview
Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel, a collaboration with the Homalco First Nation, Education without Borders (EwB),and the UBC Comic Studies Cluster was recently featured on the chek+ platform in an episode of their Our Native Land series. You can watch the episode here! This graphic novel is the result of the UBC Comics Studies Cluster’s “Remember […]
Rain City Comic Con and Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories (2024) Featured on Global News
On May 24th, 2025, Vancouver’s newest comics event, Rain City Comic Con, was featured on Gobal News. Reporter Safeeya Pirani interviewed co-organizer John Anders of Soaring Penguin Press about supporting the local comics and cartooning community and Alina Pete (Cree), collaborator on the Comics Studies Cluster’s “Remember Comics” Project and artist in Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories […]
Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling Through Comics: The Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories Project
The UBC Comics Studies Cluster is excited to announce the completion of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel, a collaboration with the Homalco First Nation and Education without Borders (EwB).
News Media Spotlight on the CSC’s “Remember” Project
The “Remember” Comics Project is a collaboration between the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, Indigenous media personality and award-winning podcaster Tchadas Leo, and the nonprofit Education without Borders that combines the rich oral histories of the Homalco First Nation with the vibrant visuality of the comics medium.
The “Remember Comics” Project’s Site Visit to Bute Inlet with the Homalco First Nation
In November 2023, the UBC Comics Studies Cluster (CSC) and the non-profit Education without Borders (EwB) joined the Homalco First Nation on a site visit to Bute Inlet. The visit took place as part of the CSC’s “Remember” Comics project, a partnership that is led by Homalco media personality Tchadas Leo and cofounded by EwB.
Call for Artists: Remember Comics Project with the Homalco First Nation
We invite the application of Indigenous cartoonists from across Turtle Island, with preference given to Indigenous cartoonists from British Columbia, to submit applications for three positions.