Publisher Description

FRANÇAIS/ Avec 6 explorations audacieuses de la perte par le biais d'extrêmes visuels et de couleurs avant-gardes, joignez-nous dans ces GRANDES aventures vers l'intérieur qui nous donnent PopTerra Collection, les quêtes et questions de famille, magie, mystère, maitrise et un sincère voeux d'aller jusqu'au bout des choses pour trouver son destin et son devoir. Comment loin iront nos braves jeunes hommes qui ne veulent qu'être bons, sains, et vrais envers une lumière interne qui vacille, mais ne s'éteint plus jamais - ce sont tous de braves âmes, de véritables héros en chair, en os, en esprit. ...Mirror Comics Studios est très fier de présenter PopTerra {Culture pour notre planète Terre} de Dominic Bercier J.F. Martel Kristopher Waddell Bernard Aimé Poulin, Ph.D. (Hon.) Nicholas Bercier Nathan Caro Fréchette Bilingual Ottawa Bilingue Mirror Comics Studios, Ottawa, Canada.
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Author Biography

Dominic Bercier (il/lui) est artiste franco-ontarien-canadien de formation classique, un illustrateur, designer, bédéiste auteur et éditeur. Il est aussi auteur-compositeur-interprète. Chez Mirror Comics Studios, à Ottawa, il est le principal créateur, propriétaire et fondateur depuis le 6 juin, 2015. Il pratique la bande dessinée depuis plus de 30 ans. Il est associé du Ontario College of Art & Design, avec un bach en illustration, qu'il s'est mérité tout en dessinant avec de grandes vedettes les éléments d'arrière plans de comics pour Image Comics, Dark Horse, Top Cow et d'autres. Bercier est bipolaire et ne se gêne pas de partager avec autrui l'histoire de son passage au delà des troubles de santé mentale pour accéder à une sorte de vraie magie. C'est cette histoire qu'il raconte dans La Collection PopTera et dans l'épopée SIGNAL Saga, ainsi que dans l'essai e Hope Book, qui porte sur les empathes secrets, les BD indépendantes, les livres de toutes sortes, la musique, l'animation et l'art. Candidat pour plusieurs prix nationaux, Dominic a pour mission d'améliorer notre monde avec la créativité, l'art et la culture. Il est l'auteur de plusieurs comics, graphic novels et bandes dessinées et ce, depuis 1990. Basé à Ottawa, au Canada, Mirror Comics Studios, est un réseau de création, d'édition et de distribution, entre autres, de comics, de bandes dessinées, de graphic novels, de musique, et d'essais. Misant sur l'innovation, la sensibilisation, le dessin et l'image, de même que sur les produits et systèmes novateurs, l'entreprise est amie des amateurs de la pop, de l'art, vde la culture ainsi que des empathes de partout. Jean-François Martel is a writer on art, culture, religion, and philosophy.His essays have appeared in online journals such as Canadian Notes & Queries, Reality Sandwich, The Finch, and Metapsychosis, as well as in print anthologies from Penguin-Tarcher, North Atlantic Books, and Intellect Books. He is the author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, published in 2015 by Evolver Editions. Ediciones Atalanta released a Spanish translation of the work in 2017. His long-form essay, "Reality is Analog: Philosophizing with Stranger Things," is available in e-book format from Untimely Books.With Prof. Phil Ford of Indiana University Bloomington, J.F. co-hosts the Weird Studies podcast, a series of conversations on the intersections of philosophy, the arts, and the weird.

Review

"[The Bird Caller] is told with very few words, which leaves the reader to draw the rest of its meaning from the beautiful artwork. Bercier gives the reader a peek at a monochromatic, post-apocalyptic world with as much suggestion as concrete drawing. I especially enjoyed the foreshadowing of the first sixteen pages, and the hints at broader themes throughout the art. / In the end, I appreciated that the authors left interpretation open to the reader to find their own meaning in a story about the end of the world."
- THEREFORE I GEEK"It is rare that changes come to the comic medium. Digital comics were a huge change, but even then, the main elements-serial artwork with sparse explanation in dialogue or narration-remained the same. Dominic and Nicholas Bercier are adding a third element to Ghost King, however. This book is meant to be read with a soundtrack. Needless to say, this piqued my interest, and I was not disappointed."
- THEREFORE I GEEK
"Within the Mission Arizona story, there is a sense of Dark Tower otherworldlyness, A dash of Bradbury's Something Wicked... and perhaps a little Carnivale or Dracula. All in all, it is a tale that stands on its own and by the end of the first issue, I certainly want more."
- OTTAWA HORROR.

Review Quote

"[The Bird Caller] is told with very few words, which leaves the reader to draw the rest of its meaning from the beautiful artwork. Bercier gives the reader a peek at a monochromatic, post-apocalyptic world with as much suggestion as concrete drawing. I especially enjoyed the foreshadowing of the first sixteen pages, and the hints at broader themes throughout the art. / In the end, I appreciated that the authors left interpretation open to the reader to find their own meaning in a story about the end of the world." - THEREFORE I GEEK "It is rare that changes come to the comic medium. Digital comics were a huge change, but even then, the main elements-serial artwork with sparse explanation in dialogue or narration-remained the same. Dominic and Nicholas Bercier are adding a third element to Ghost King, however. This book is meant to be read with a soundtrack. Needless to say, this piqued my interest, and I was not disappointed." - THEREFORE I GEEK "Within the Mission Arizona story, there is a sense of Dark Tower otherworldlyness, A dash of Bradbury's Something Wicked... and perhaps a little Carnivale or Dracula. All in all, it is a tale that stands on its own and by the end of the first issue, I certainly want more." - OTTAWA HORROR.

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