Articles by Guy Leshinski

Chris Ware

The Humblest Cartoonist on Earth

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Last October, CNN.com ran an interview with cartoonist Chris Ware. "[He] is so soft-spoken," the reporter noted, "that a tape recorder inch...

Billy Mavreas

At Home In Monastiraki

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Billy Mavreas is sitting behind the counter of his antique shop in the north end of Montreal's St. Laurent Blvd., inking a poster for a loc...

David Collier's Fictional Facts

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

There are countless stories swirling around David Collier's head. Spend an hour talking to the 38-year-old cartoonist and you'll find yours...

Paul of Montreal

Cartoonist Michel Rabagliati Preserves Montreal's Vanishing Past

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

A foot-long poodle is licking your shins. You are in the foyer of Michel Rabagliati's suburban home — a tan, well-kept, sensible abode. "St...

King of Dreams

Ho Che Anderson Explores the Myth of Martin Luther King

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

"I wasn't really worried whether or not I could pull it off," says 33 year old Ho Che Anderson. "I put pressure on myself, but I don't bow...

In the Dark

The Macabre Vision of Thomas Ott

PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

"Since I was a boy, I've had black thoughts," says says Swiss cartoonist Thomas Ott, speaking slowly on the phone from Zurich. "In my work,...

Henriette Valium

Parody's Pope

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

In Montreal, he is called the Pope of Comics. "He's the master," says Hlne B., a local cartoonist and shopkeeper at Fichtre, the city's pre...