Changing the Way We Look at Comics

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

View Transcript

A group of comic-book enthusiasts in Toronto is hoping to change the way people perceive the art form. The Canada Comics Open Library, which boasts a collection of more than 700 books, opened last month. Its founders, as Ontario Hubs field reporter Jeyan Jeganathan explains, see comics as a medium rather than a narrowly defined genre - and the CCOL's diverse collection reflects that.

Episode:

Cancon in the Digital Age; A Wild Horse Looks Back

Aired:

May 02, 2019

Show Comments

The Agenda Videos

18:15

Gino Vannelli: A Wild Horse Looks Back

May 02, 2019
31:06

CanCon in the Era of Digital Behemoths

May 02, 2019
26:33

Moon Rising: 50 Years After Apollo 11

Jul 22, 2019
2:26

Ontario Hubs: Sudbury's Apollo Legacy

Jul 19, 2019
24:06

The 50th Anniversary of 'One Giant Leap'

Jul 19, 2019
26:15

Memories of My Brother

Jul 18, 2019
21:37

What Bombardier's Layoffs Cost Thunder Bay

Jul 17, 2019
26:18

Barry Callaghan: A World on the Page

Jul 16, 2019
26:31

Barry Callaghan: Fiction's Lens on the World

Jul 15, 2019
5:14

Ontario Hubs: Northern Roadside Attractions

Jul 12, 2019
21:19

Love in a State of War and Hatred

Jul 12, 2019
26:17

A Fresh Perspective for Physics

Jul 11, 2019

Documentaries

Ep. 3 - Nathalea and Thomas
Employable Me
July 22, 2019 - 50:00
Thomas, who has Down syndrome, and Nathalea, who is legally blind, remain positive they can achieve financial independence doing something they love.
Big Wind
July 22, 2019 - 57:48
Conflict over the development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario pits neighbour against neighbour.
Ep 3 - First Contact
First Contact
July 22, 2019 - 45:00
Heading south to Calgary, the group hits the front lines to experience life on the streets, and then go north, to an Edmonton prison to learn about life on the inside
Ep. 2 - Toronto
The Life-Sized City
July 22, 2019 - 52:00
Mikael Colville-Andersen lands in Toronto to meet the urban heroes working to make Canada's largest city more livable.
Earth: A New Wild - Water
National Geographic
July 22, 2019 - 43:55
Conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan explores humankind's relationship with our most important resource: water.
The Art of the Possible
July 21, 2019 - 57:53
Filmed in 1978, "The Art of the Possible" follows Ontario Premier Bill Davis in a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at political decision-making.
Love, Marilyn
July 21, 2019 - 1:47:34
Fifty years after her death, two boxes of Marilyn Monroe's diaries, poems and letters were discovered.
Ep. 4 - Bras d'Or
Striking Balance
July 21, 2019 - 50:43
On the Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, oyster farming was seen as a sustainable alternative to working in coal and steel.
Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets - Episode 3
National Geographic
July 21, 2019 - 44:00
Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 made headlines across the world sparking a global frenzy for Ancient Egypt.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Moon Rising: 50 Years After Apollo 11
July 22, 2019 - 26:33
Nam Kiwanuka talks to science fiction writers about the Apollo 11 anniversary and plans for U.S. astronauts to revisit the moon.
Ontario Hubs: Sudbury's Apollo Legacy
July 19, 2019 - 2:26
TVO's northeastern reporter Claude Sharma discusses the connection between Sudbury and NASA.
The 50th Anniversary of 'One Giant Leap'
July 19, 2019 - 24:06
The Agenda discusses the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Memories of My Brother
July 18, 2019 - 26:15
Harold R. Johnson talks to Nam Kiwanuka about his memoir, "Clifford."
What Bombardier's Layoffs Cost Thunder Bay
July 17, 2019 - 21:37
The Agenda examines the cuts to Bombardier's Thunder Bay production plant and the effects of job losses on the city and region.
Barry Callaghan: A World on the Page
July 16, 2019 - 26:18
Veteran Canadian writer Barry Callaghan joins Nam Kiwanuka for a conversation about "All the Lonely People," his latest collection of short fiction.
Barry Callaghan: Fiction's Lens on the World
July 15, 2019 - 26:31
Veteran Canadian writer Barry Callaghan joins Nam Kiwanuka for a conversation about "All the Lonely People," his latest collection of short fiction.
Ontario Hubs: Northern Roadside Attractions
July 12, 2019 - 5:14
Ontario Hubs reporter Jon Thompson discusses quirky monuments along the road in northern Ontario communities.
Love in a State of War and Hatred
July 12, 2019 - 21:19
Anthony De Sa discusses his book, "Children of the Moon."

Current Affairs

TVO.org daily: Monday, July 22

The sun, the moon, and how a young architect put his life’s blood into an Ontario landmark.
That’s no moon: Before these NASA astronauts went to space, they went to Sudbury

In the 1970s, the agency sent astronauts to northeastern Ontario to prepare for their trips to the moon — and helped drive the region’s scientific aspirations.
How to save Lake Erie’s disappearing shorelines

New research suggests that the rate of erosion will spike in the next 60 years, putting wildlife, property, and people at risk — and experts say we need to act now.
State of emergency, Part 3: Ontario’s ERs are a problem. Solving it will cost us

ANALYSIS: The province’s emergency rooms are overburdened and understaffed. So how can we relieve the pressure — now and in the future?
“I was starting to bleed from top to bottom”: The agony and the ecstasy of Raymond Moriyama

Fifty years ago, the Ontario Science Centre opened in Toronto. TVO.org speaks with the architect about his hands-on approach, the stress of the job, and how to keep buildings alive.
The violence and racism of Peace Day, 1919

It was supposed to be a celebration of peace. World War I had just officially ended, and Canada declared a national holiday. Then things turned ugly.
State of emergency, Part 2: Why Ontario badly needs more ER nurses

ANALYSIS: Hospital administrators see them as expendable. But nurses provide care and bring order to chaos — and our hospitals don’t have enough of them.
Excerpt: Harold R. Johnson’s ‘Clifford: A Memoir, a Fiction, a Fantasy, a Thought Experiment’

Shifting between memoir and fantasy, childhood stories and adult grief, the Saskatchewan author tells the story of his older brother, whose life was cut short by a drunk driver.
TVO.org daily: Wednesday, July 17

Bombardier on the brink, a more livable Toronto, and the greatest Canadian athlete you’ve never heard of