Bonk'd Launch Event | Hamilton Artists Inc.

Three comic-style figures stand in front of Hamilton Artists Inc. Left to right depicts: Sunny Singh holding a butterfly, Joe Olleman looking forward, and Raul Palacios reading a comic. The background is overlaid with a comic book-like dotted texture, while the figures are in solid colours. Above them, the following text reads: A BONK’d Launch Event, July 31, 2025, 7-9 PM, 155 James St North.

Joe Ollmann, Raul Palacios, Sunny Singh

Jul 31, 2025 7 - 9pm / The Inc.

Join us on Thursday July 31st from 7-9pm for the launch of Bonk’d, a Hamilton Comics Anthology! Buy up a copy of the book, listen to contributing readers, and sip on a signature Bonk’d cocktail all in the courtyard at Hamilton Artists Inc. We’ve heard you might even have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the Bonk’d editorial team: Joe Ollmann, Raul Palacios, and Sunny Singh.

Bonk'd is a beautiful (100+ pages) comic book featuring a collection of short comics by 25 amazingly talented artists from and/or based in Hamilton (Ontario). The book is a tightly-packed, hard-punching piece of art that showcases Canadian talent. It balances a mix of well-established award winning-artists and highly promising emerging voices that will take over the comics world. This first volume of Bonk'd is a piece of history that you will love reading over and over!

Bonk'd was made possible thanks to the City of Hamilton's City Enrichment Fund.