Hi, I’m Matt. I’m an illustrator and a comic book artist and I live in Montreal, Canada.

Right now, I’m working on two graphic novels and illustrating a children’s book. I’m currently available for commercial work and commissions. You can contact me at matt AT comingupforair.net with any enquiries.

about ojingogo

Ojingogo is published by Drawn & Quarterly. You can buy a copy from them here.

Ojingogo has been honoured with two Eisner nominations, an Expozine Award and a Doug Wright Award for Canadian Cartooning.

Ojingogo has been translated and published into Swedish (by ordbilder) and French (by Petit Lezard).

Petit Lezard made an animated trailer for the book! Here it is:

Ojingogo de Matthew Forsythe
Uploaded by lezardnoir. - Independent web videos.

Praise for Ojingogo

2008 Book of the Year
-Quill & Quire

“Brilliant and Beautiful.”
-Montreal Mirror

“We need more of this!”
-Heidi MacDonald, The Beat / Publishers Weekly

“Beautifully produced, weird and wordless.”
-Kelly Link, Salon.com

“A mini wordless masterpiece.”­
-CBC.ca

“Matthew Forsythe’s Ojingogo may look simple but the possibilities are
delightful.”­
-The National Post

“[Ojingogo] is a totally unique and engaging book…Forsythe’s gorgeous pen
and ink artwork captures the nuances of his characters’ curiosity, fear,
determination and creativity. The designs of the creatures and landscapes
are tremendous. It’s just a really beautiful, well-paced, fun
comic.”
-Newsarama

“The black-and-white pencil drawings are fun and bizarre, the tone often
reminiscent of the … dream-logic of a Miyazaki film.”
-Quill & Quire

“Ojingogo is a simple journey full of whimsy and dark humor.”
-Monday Magazine

“A strange and startlingly original little book.”
-The Coast

“Forsythe’s creature designs can be fun… and his rugged inkwork lends them
a strong physical presence.”
-The Walrus