Joan Steacy's Studio and Blog

Welcome to my blog! I want to share what I've been up to lately. The image above, which is the wraparound cover for Scrappy Jack a book I wrote and illustrated. It's a biography of my dad, who had plenty of stories to tell and he lived to be 100 years old. The original version called "So, That's That!"was given to him on his 100th birthday many years ago. That's me and my brother, dad, and two sisters in the junkyard where I grew up. The best playground any kid could ask for!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011


I finally found a job I was good at, though spelling was still a big challenge for me.
I was so glad we didn't have to write papers for Eric's class, which opened up a whole new world of learning. I considered myself so fortunate to have him as a teacher - I was all ears!
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About me.

I'm a visual storyteller who loves to draw and read books that make me think and wonder about our world, and the people in it. I grew up in southern Ontario, and in 1987 we packed up our two boys and moved from Toronto to Victoria, BC. My artistic career started at an early age, when I learned how to hold a pencil crayon. I have since graduating from Sheridan College, The Ontario College of Art & Design, and the University of Victoria. I taught at Camosun College from 2011-2019 in the Comics and Graphic Novels Program that I co-created with my husband Ken Steacy a comic book legend! He taught me everything I needed to know about how to make comics...

Contact: joansteacy@shaw.ca

Instagram: @joansteacy


Favourite Books and Movies

  • Alien ( the first movie)
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy
  • The Gutenberg Galaxy by Marshall McLuhan
  • The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
  • The Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain

Scrappy Jack

Scrappy Jack

Scrappy Jack is an illustrated biography of my dad, based on stories he told me over the years, that I did for his 100th birthday.

Sample pages here.

Buy Scrappy Jack

  • Munro's Books
  • Bolen Books

Reviews and Interviews of Scrappy Jack

  • Gareth Gaudin on Instagram

A Boy Named Tommy Douglas

A Boy Named Tommy Douglas

A Boy Named Tommy Douglas is an illustrated biography of Tommy Douglas, a man named "The Greatest Canadian of All Time" in a national CBC television vote. Written by Beryl Young, illustrated by me!

Also available in French.

CLICK ON THE COVER ABOVE for samples from the book!

Reviews and Interviews of A Boy Named Tommy Douglas

  • Marylou Driedger
  • Canadian Review of Materials
  • Midtown Press

Buy A Boy Named Tommy Douglas

  • McNally Robinson
  • Bolen Books
  • Munro's Books

AURORA BOREALICE

AURORA BOREALICE

Aurora Borealice is a biographic memoir that chronicles my quest to find a voice in a rapidly changing technological world. It begins in the early 70’s, when I met a number of people who dramatically shaped my life: Ken Steacy, a crazy comic book artist, Eric McLuhan, an inspiring professor at art college, and media guru Marshall McLuhan...

Conundrum Press has picked up Aurora Borealice for distribution starting from the spring of 2019.

CLICK ON THE COVER above for samples from the book!

Reviews and interviews of Aurora Borealice

  • Zooming the Pandemic - Comic Book Edition
  • Speech Bubble Podcast
  • CBC Books
  • London Free Press
  • Prism Magazine
  • Comics Beat
  • The Comics Journal
  • Sequential

Buy Aurora Borealice

  • Conundrum Press

Wings on my Wheels

Wings on my Wheels

Wings on my Wheels tells the story of Donna Pistell, and the fund she set up at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada, to open doors for other students living with disabilities. Illustrated by me!

CLICK ON THE COVER ABOVE for samples from the book!

Buy Wings on my Wheels

  • Amazon

New graphic novel. Gingerbread Man

New graphic novel. Gingerbread Man
I've been working on this story for awhile and hope to have it finished soon.

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