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Wallace Ryan
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Godfather of Newfoundland Comics
VOTE for the Underdog...
September 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
COMING in November from Heavy Sweater Comics is Wallace Ryan's graphic memoir, "December".

"December" follows the life of local comix artist Wallace Ryan as he enters a dark period. It was written in the months following his wife Linda's diagnosis of cancer.
September 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Check out our collection of comix by eight local comic artists, each telling a story about their neighbourhood. Available from Black Panel Press!!!
September 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
ARE YOU FED UP with the same old CITY HALL?
Well, I for one, care about this wonderful City and the fabulous people that fill it's streets with life and energy. THAT is why today, I filled nomination papers to run for an AT LARGE seat in the upcoming municipal election.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'll be a Featured Guest at the first ever St. John's Comic Arts Festival!!! AND I'll have a table there!!!
August 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
"EARTH"
Pen, Ink and Brush.
from "True Newfoundland & Labrador"
the Newfoundland Quarterly
2025

Part 2 of my comic suite called "Elements". True story about an archeologist pal of mine who was half detective.
August 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Check out my interview with theCBC about the evils of AI!!!
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
FROM PENCIL to FINISHED COVER!!!
This is the cover from last summer's Newfoundland Quarterly and is a piece I like to call "Luna of Enceladus". The model is the Amazing Luna and the colours are by Paul Tucker!!!

AI can't match this!!!
July 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
June 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"HALLIDAYS"
Page 1
Pen, Ink and Brush.
from "TOWN: St. John's in Comics"
To be released in 2025
June 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"WATER"
Pen, Ink and Brush.
from "True Newfoundland & Labrador"
the Newfoundland Quarterly
2025

Part 1 of my comic suite called "Elements" that will appear in the Newfoundland Quarterly this year!!!
June 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ART EXPLORED...have a look at my rough pencils for my comix piece "Life in the Key of Fred's" and a trio of rough sketches.

It was originally planned for my comix suite "Elements" but decided to use it for our comic book anthology "TOWN: St. John's in Comics"!!!
June 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you LIKE this...THEN you'll LOVE...
Thursday Comics #236

Available on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple, Amazon and many more podcast sites!!!

www.buzzsprout.com/725226/episo...
March 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"LIFE during the Renaissance""
Pen, Ink and Brush.
from "True Newfoundland & Labrador"
the Newfoundland Quarterly
2024

I was lucky enough as an artist to live through the Newfoundland Renaissance and to have met and even work with so many incredible artists!!! What a time to be alive!!!
February 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"SHERLOCK PLATYPUS"
The Detective's Detective #5
©2024 Wallace Ryan PLEASE SHARE if you like this one or the upcoming episodes...

Human Made Art No AI
We're TOO GOOD for AI
December 18, 2024 at 6:39 PM
"the Great Jell-o Caper"
Pen, Ink and Brush.
from "True Newfoundland & Labrador"
the Newfoundland Quarterly
2022

A story from when working at my grandfather's store as a kid.

Human Made Art/ No AI Used in it's Creation
December 11, 2024 at 1:18 AM
"SHERLOCK PLATYPUS"
The Detective's Detective #4

©2024 Wallace Ryan
PLEASE SHARE if you like this one or the upcoming episodes...
Human Made Art No AI
AI Scraping Prohibited
December 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
December 8, 2024 at 7:49 PM
"SHERLOCK PLATYPUS"
The Detective's Detective #3

©2024 Wallace Ryan PLEASE SHARE if you like this one or the upcoming episodes...

Human Made Art No AI
AI Scraping Prohibited
December 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
The 300th Episode of "In the Library of Graphic Literature" will drop Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 at 9am NST (7:30am EST)!!!!
December 4, 2024 at 2:53 AM
"SHERLOCK PLATYPUS" #2
The Detective's Detective

©2024 Wallace Ryan PLEASE SHARE if you like this one or the upcoming episodes...

Human Made Art No AI
No Human was harmed in the Making of this Art!
December 3, 2024 at 3:58 PM
"SHERLOCK PLATYPUS"
The Detective's Detective
Circa 1996 (Unpublished)

©2024 Wallace Ryan PLEASE SHARE if you like this one or the upcoming episodes...
No Human was harmed in the Making of this Art!
December 2, 2024 at 2:34 AM
"the Personal Topography of Rawlin's Cross"
Pen, Ink and Brush.
the Newfoundland Quarterly
2023

This is my neighbourhood.

Human Made Art/ No AI Used in it's Creation
November 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
FACEBOOK and IT'S AI BRAIN have gone INSANE!
It's blocked us from sharing the latest episode of "Thursday Comics"!!! So fight the Machine and ask your friends to listen in to comic's most obscure podcast!!!! And find to it on Spotify and other podcast sites!!!
November 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM
"Gerry Porter, Mr Science Fiction"
Pen, Ink and Brush.
the Newfoundland Quarterly
Summer 2024

A little love letter to Gerry Porter and Newfoundland's first comic, "Zeitgeist"!!!

Human Made Art/ No AI Used in it's Creation
November 27, 2024 at 12:07 AM