Upcoming Events

Please note bc of the ongoing pandemic, the physical Jam will not take place.

The Ottawa Comic Jam's next online meeting will occur:
Wednesday June 24th, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Via Discord

Theme: TBA
Contact: Sue
suebrainpower (at) gmail (dot) com
613. 501. 6862 / 613. 836. 7821
Also check out the Facebook group 'Ottawa Comic Jam' for event listings.

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Other Events

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The Ottawa Small Press Book Fair
Jack Purcell Community Centre
320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa ON K2P 2J5
Room 203
June 27, 2020
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Admission FREE
Tables for exhibitors $25 full, $12.50 1/2


Ottawa Comic Con
Ottawa
Sept 2020

Jam Policy

Please note: This is a friendly, open group of comic enthusiasts. Hurtful or disrespectful comments during a jam, or purposefully creating insensitive or hateful artwork will not be tolerated. You will be asked to leave if you are disruptive or disrespectful to fellow jammers.

Wednesday 26 June 2019

Tonight's Jam moved to July 3rd

A scary weather system is heading our way; including 100 km/h winds and possibility of a tornado! The Jam is being moved to next Wed July 3rd, just to be on the safe side. Please be careful my friends <3



April 24 2019 April O'Neill/ Mutant Animals UPDATED

Frost Giant by
S.Marsden (c) 92
April seems like quite awhile ago. Remember all the cold? The snow? The crying out for spring to get into gear and free us from winter's clutches?

Well, that's what was in our heads when the Jam group started drawing mutant animals at the Shanghai on the 24th of the 'cruelest month'.

Thanks to: Suzanne Marsden, Clayton Jacobs, Ifer Jean, Andrew Stutt, Gérard Bélec, James Rule, Liz Walsh, Jason Priebe, Dwight Williams and Piper Anderson for joining in and drawing together to make some wonderful, strange and nutty art.

Thanks to the Shanghai and Mabe for taking great care of us and making sure we were comfortable, well-fed and watered. The space continues to be a wonderful, creative inspiration for artists and writers, no matter what their chosen discipline. Yay!

Now on to the art :-)
Sue.

















Ten Whole Years!



The Ottawa Comic Jam's Ten Year Anniversary poster by
Suzanne Marsden, featuring 'Lady Death Pouch' created
by PEI comic jammer Zen Rankin!

Well it's been TEN WHOLE YEARS since the Ottawa Comic Jam relaunched in May 2019 at the beautiful, creative hub known as the Shanghai Restaurant. Like most of planned jam things, last month's jam got bumped bc of surgery in the family and the continued drama of my Mom's kitty Boz who is healing from a fractured pelvis and a bad back wound.

The old Tripod site can still be reached using the 'retro' link
to enjoy artwork from the Dim and Distant past <3

BUT! This month, surgeries have been healed up, Boz is walking, doing small jumps and almost ran the other day. His back looks great (we are using Manuka honey under his dressings).

Looking fwd to tonight's jam where we explore Good vs Evil and eat some cake for our 10th anniv. Thanks everyone for your years of support, laughter, creativity and interest in doing cooperative art-making in the Nation's Capital. Thanks also to the Kwan family for all their support and enthusiasm over the years and for providing a safe and accepting space for all people to come together to share their ideas and art.

Special thanks to Brain Power Studio, Newmarket ON, who helped fund the Jam in its infancy wayy back in 2009. DragonHead Studio, which hosts the Annual 24 Hour Comic Day challenge in Kanata ON, (the 1st Sat of October) continues to financially aid the Ottawa Comic Jam Group, for which we are eternally thankful.

Cheers! And keep on DRAWING!
love
Suzanne.


The original jam poster I designed wayy back in April 2009!