The Musée de l’ingéniosité J. Armand Bombardier is proud to announce the official launch of Gliding on Snow: One Man’s Dream, an original digital comic strip that traces the inspiring journey of Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor of the Ski-Doo^® snowmobile and a leading figure in Canadian innovation.

Through an immersive universe, this digital comic strip transports readers to early 20th-century Quebec and recounts the trials, tribulations and perseverance of a young inventor driven by a dream bigger than himself. This deeply human story, rooted in our collective memory but never told in this way before, is brought to life in this work.

The project was developed with the support of Digital Museums Canada, an investment program managed by the Canadian Museum of History, enabling the Museum to develop an accessible, innovative digital work that is consistent with its mission to promote Quebec’s heritage and ingenuity.

The creative agency Akufen was responsible for the interactive design, storytelling and development of the comic strip.

Premiered during Les Mordus de l’Hiver, a winter event organised by the Museum, the comic strip is now available free of charge to the general public in digital format. It is also intended as a practical educational tool for schools, particularly with regard to academic perseverance, Quebec and Canadian history and entrepreneurship.

Interview with Raphaël Bourgeois, Museum Co-Director, Collections and Exhibitions, about the digital comic, on Radio-Canada’s program Par ici l’info : Une BD sur Joseph-Armand Bombardier