Our first-ever comic as what would become Petroglyph Studios! Published online in 2015 and printed shortly after as an educational poster, "DOGS: A Webcomic History of the North" was initially modeled on the Canadian Heritage minute videos: short, snappy, and smug! But the subject matter lent itself to something more grim and somber, so we removed the Heritage Minute framing. The point stands: the ugliest aspects of colonialism and state violence are just as much a part of the fabric of Canadian society than the feel-good historical moments. As we say, history can be more than self-congratulatory vignettes; it can help us be accountable.
