Chris Belhumeur of Regina writes: I write in response to the April 26 cartoon depicting Louis Riel. Skip to Content. SpellTower, Flipart, Crosswords and more.

Now, with the publication of his graphic novel, “Louis Riel,” he not only has a hit, but also the accolades of the industry. ... and I started thinking about cartoons at a certain point.

LOUIS RIEL: A Comic-Strip Biography Chester Brown, . . Drawn and Quarterly, $24.95 (272pp) ... telling his story in a cartoon realism style reminiscent of Little Orphan Annie.

We hanged Louis Riel on Nov. 16, 1885. It was 125 years ago, ... and a T-shirt cartoon of Riel with a noose around his neck all generated front-page press. Why?

Titled Louis Riel, ... one that more firmly places the reader in Brown's cartoon setting. The idea for the Riel biography, Brown says, came after he had created a six-page strip, ...

Louis Riel is wry at times, but the comical flatness serves a function in emphasizing Riel's difficulty in mounting an effective protest while positioned hundreds of railroad- and telegraph-free ...

Louis Riel Statue at the Manitoba Legislative Building. The man who was once hanged by the government now stands as a statue in front of a government building.

Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography is yet another landmark work by Chester Brown, an artist considered to be one of the greatest cartoonists living today. This is not hyperbole: each of his major ...

Louis Riel In 1857, a young boy named Louis Riel left his home on the prairies bound for Montreal. The bright 13-year-old was chosen by a local bishop, Alexandre-Antonin Taché, ...

“Louis Riel,” as told by Chester Brown becomes a deeply personal, utterly compelling page-turner in the guise of a 19th-century history book. Being a smart comix artist, ...