BPL Online Comic Con

Celebrate and support our vibrant community of makers. Browse the virtual market by looking through our list of vendors. Click on the links to shop online. Quote 'BPLCON20' at checkout, in their comments box or when contacting the Maker for shout-outs, savings* and fun! 

*Vendors offering Comic Con discounts are noted.

• Alchemist and Druid Formulations - Alchemist & Druid Formulations is a two-woman creative team from Ontario, making comics, illustration and prose. We like to dabble in different genres, including fantasy, horror, romance, and biology education; themes we enjoy include historical and/or Canadian settings, twists on classic mythology, and LGBT+ casts. We collaborate heavily on all aspects of our projects, from idea generation to the final product.
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• Qarradune Books: Perspective Book Series - The Perspective series, by Barrie authors Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell, follows Megan Wynters and Irys Godeleva on a fantasy adventure as told from each woman’s point of view. Megan is a Canadian without any idea as to how she arrived on the world of Qarradune. Irys was born on Qarradune, but her sheltered life has kept her from ever seeing any of it.  In the first three novels of the series, "Love at First Plight", "Second Wind", and "Third Time's a Charmer", these young women discover hidden strengths within themselves as they face warring nations, capture, and enslavement. Seeking to discover the truths hidden in this world's ancient past and complicated present, they meet the heroic Knights of Freyss and the magically enhanced Warriors of Kavylak and find that good and evil are not as obvious as they seem. **Special coupon code BPL2020 to save 20% off the complete series so far (ebook set download).**
• RAVEFIRELL - Offering prints, charms, stickers and enamel pins. Meet-ups and drop-offs of items, email RAVEFIRELL@HOTMAIL.COM to schedule. 
• True Creations - At True creations every item is handmade by me! All fabric and yarn are sourced from Canadian manufacturers and distributers and that means more money is staying in Canada to support our community. Find everything from crochet play food, dice bags, hats and scarves, scrunchies, fabric face masks and more.
• XII: of Magic & Muses - Kristen Kiomall-Evans is an artist and animator currently working out of Barrie, Ontario. She works as a full time developer for virtual simulations and e-learning. In her off time, she focuses on publishing her own comics: XII: Of Magic and Muses. A story about magical girls taking out militarized conspiracies at xiicomic.com, as well as three anthologies – Threads, Threads: A Gallery of Rogues, Threads: Haunted as a member of the Spiderforest Comic Collective.
• Zodiac Awakening - Zodiac Awakening is a YA Fantasy Novel that is planned to be a 23 book series. Currently with Three books of Zodiac Awakening and three books of Elements of Wakan (Prequel to Zodiac Awakening). 
• Naomi Hopper - Doodle Bugs are small characters drawn in the kawaii and chibi style. For those who are unfamiliar with these terms, kawaii (Japanese for cute) is an art style of characters that have giant eyes, made in rounded shapes, and simplistic features are hallmarks of one of the cutest forms of art. Chibi (Japanese slang for short) is a more detailed style of kawaii art. Some drawings done are original characters, while others are characters from movies and TV shows. These characters have been placed on bookmarks, postcards, pillows, posters, stickers, bags and more.

Add some bang, pop or pow to your reading this September and join our Comic Con Reading Challenge. Read comics, graphic novels or other books and earn badges and become a Super Sonic Reader!

Register today! Using the Beanstack Tracker App  

1. Download the BEANSTACK TRACKER APP  on Play Store or app store 

2. Touch Find Your School or Library. Type in “Barrie Public Library.” Select Sign up! 

3. Add you email, name and password 

4. Create your Username 

5. Select Add a Reader for additional family members.  

6. Select Challenges at the bottom of the screen and register. 

7. Select the + to log your reading or log a day.