Drawn and Quarterly

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Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by publisher Chris Oliveros, and based in Montréal, Québec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s.

It is currently the most successful and prominent comics publisher in Canada - publishing celebrated talents such as Chester Brown, Robert Crumb (more recently), Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Joe Matt, Joe Sacco and Seth. Although its catalog is considerably smaller than that of its American equivalent Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly enjoys a solid reputation in the comics community [1] and its anthologies have won a number of Harvey Awards [2].

[edit] Titles published

Atlas by Dylan Horrocks
Babel by David B.
Berlin by Jason Lutes
Curses by Kevin Huizenga
Dirty Plotte by Julie Doucet
Drawn & Quarterly (anthology)
Fabulous Babes (anthology, 1995)
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography by Chester Brown
Nowhere by Debbie Dreschsler
Optic Nerve by Adrian Tomine
Or Else by Kevin Huizenga
Palookaville by Seth
Peepshow by Joe Matt
Road to America by Baru
Sof'Boy by Archer Prewitt
Surviving Saskatoon by David Collier
Underwater by Chester Brown
Vellevision: A Cocktail of Comics and Pictures by Maurice Vellekoop
Yummy Fur by Chester Brown

[edit] Showcase

Each year, Drawn and Quarterly publishes a collected Showcase magazine which offers great visibility to little known authors. The magazine is 96 pages and presents only 3 authors each issue.

2003 : Kevin Huizenga, Nicolas Robel
2004 : Jeffrey Brown, Pentti Otsamo, Erik De Graaf
2005 : Genevieve Elverum, Sammy Harkham, Matt Broersma
2006 : Dan Zettwoch, Gabrielle Bell, Martin Cendreda