Monthly Archives: March 2009

April 1st, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators

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If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com

Angel: Blood And Trenches #2 - IDW US$3.99
Written, Artwork, and Covers by John Byrne. Preview at Comics Continuum.

Astonishing Tales #3 – Marvel US$3.99
Artwork and Colours by Fiona Staples. Inks by Craig Yeung. Colours by Nathan Fairbairn.

Avengers: Hawkeye Hardcover – Marvel US$24.99
Contains Artwork and Direct Market Cover by John Byrne.

Avengers/Invaders #9 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Steve Sadowski. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Black Panther #3 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Ken Lashley. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Cable #13 - Marvel US$2.99
Cover by Kaare Andrews. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #2 - Marvel US$2.99
Cover Colours by Dave McCaig. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Deadpool Classic Vol. 2 Trade Paperback – Marvel US$29.99
Contains Artwork by Bernard Chang.

Dr Doom And The Masters Of Evil #3 – Marvel US$2.99
Inks by Terry Pallot. Cover by Karl Kerschl. Cover Colours by Brad Anderson. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Franklin Richards: April Fools – Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Brad Anderson. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Glamourpuss #6 – Aardvark-Vanaheim US$3.00
Written, Artwork, and Cover by Dave Sim. Published by Aardvark-Vanaheim.

Jersey Gods #3 - Image US$3.50
Back-up Story Artwork by Joe Infurnari.

Jonah Hex Vol. 6: Bullets Don’t Lie Trade Paperback – DC US$14.99
Contains Artwork and Cover by Darwyn Cooke.

Justice Society Of America Vol. 2: Thy Kingdom Come Part 1 Trade Paperback – DC US$14.99
Contains Artwork by Dale Eaglesham.

Kade: Rising Sun #2 - Arcana US$3.95
Co-Written by Sean O’Reilly. Published by Arcana Studio.

Killer Of Demons #2 – Image US$3.99
Colours by Ronda Pattison. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Looney Tunes #173 - DC/Johnny US$2.50
Story Written by Sam Agro.

Marvel: Your Universe #3 – Marvel US$5.99
Cover by David Finch.

Mirror’s Edge #6 - DC/Wildstorm US$3.99
Colours by Jim Charalampidis. Cover by Niko Henrichon.

Seaguy: The Slaves Of Mickey Eye #1 - DC/Vertigo US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Cameron Stewart.

Star Trek: Crew #2 - IDW US$3.99
Written, Artwork, and Covers by John Byrne. Preview at Comics Continuum.

Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #4 - IDW US$3.99
Artwork by James Raiz. Preview at Comics Continuum.

The Witching Hour Trade Paperback (New Printing) – DC/Vertigo US$19.99
Artwork and Cover by Chris Bachalo.

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz #3 (2nd Printing) - Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Jean-Francois Beaulieu.

Wolverine Omnibus Vol. 1 Hardcover – Marvel US$99.99
Direct Market Cover by Steve McNiven.

J. Torres interviewed at The Pulse

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #5 Cover. Issue written by J. Torres

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #5 Cover. Issue written by J. Torres

Source: The Pulse

Earlier this week, Jennifer M. Contino of The Pulse, conducted an interview with 2006 Joe Shuster Award Winner, J. Torres. The interview also reveals that J. Torres will re-team with J. Bone for an upcoming issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold (the two are the team behind, Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures).

One of the best new superhero animated series to hit in a while is Batman: Brave and the Bold. Just as fun as those cartoon team-ups with a silver age feel is the comic book version of the series. J. Torres is the new writer of Batman and pals adventures. He couldn’t wait to get his hand on these characters and his mind was spinning from the get-go with who to team the Dark Knight Detective with. He was also happy to be able to reunite with his past collaborator J. Bone for an upcoming issue. In just his first few pairings, Torres is teaming Batman with Captain Marvel, the Doom Patrol, Kid Eternity and a whole lot more!

Joe Infurnari interviewed by Mark Waid @ CBR

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Jersey Gods #3 Back-Up Story Artwork by Joe Infurnari

Jersey Gods #3 Back-Up Story Artwork by Joe Infurnari

Source: Comic Book Resources

Hamilton, Ontario-born, Joe Infurnari will be providing the artwork for the “Tales from the Great War” back-up story, written by Mark Waid, starting with issue #3 of Jersey Gods (which will see release on Wednesday April 1st, 2009, published by Image Comics).

Mark Waid conducts an interviews with Joe Infurnari, over at Comic Book Resources.

I may not be well known, but I can’t say that the comics industry hasn’t embraced my work. I’ve been honored with winning the 2005 Oni Press Talent Search, an Eisner nomination for “The Process,” an invitation to join the prestigious online collective, Act-i-vate (www.act-i-vate.com) and much more. One thing I’m really excited about is my recent Marvel short story for the recently announced “Uncanny X-Men First Class!”

Comics Festival! 2009 Line-Up

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comics-festival-2009-line-upSource: Comics212

Chris Butcher has announced the full line-up for Comics Festival! 2009 This book is released every two years (to coincide with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival) on Free Comic Book Day. FCBD takes place this year on Saturday May 2nd, 2009. TCAF takes place the following weekend on May 9th and 10th, 2009.

That’s right! It’s the official line-up for COMICS FESTIVAL 2009! Featuring a ton of great Canadian cartoonists doing all kinds of great kid-oriented new stories! Bug your retailer, make sure he or she has ordered lots and lots! It’s AWESOME!

Featuring:

Sardine in Outer Space, by Emmanuel Guibert!
Jellaby, by Kean Soo! (2 stories!)

Blackbeard, by Kate Beaton!
Three Thieves, by Scott Chantler!
Jelly vs. Peanut Butter, by CTON!
Ella & Squid, by Willow Dawson!
Ojingogo, by Matthew Forsythe!
Possessions, by Ray Fawkes!
To Do List, by Faith Erin Hicks!
Battle Academy, by Eric Kim!
Evil Bacon, by Dave Lapp!
Angora Napkin, by Troy Little!
Pegasus and the Monumonsters, by Steve Charles Manale!
Princess Planet, by Brian McLachlan!
Barbarian For Hire, by John Martz and Zach Worton!
Dinosaur Comics, by Ryan North!
Rosco’s Big Day, by Steve Rolston!
The Go-Friends, by Ben Shannon!
Galaxion, by Tara Tallan!
Monster Cops, by Chip Zdarsky!
Uh-Oh the Crow vs. Breakfast, by Jim Zubkavich!

Look for it on Free Comic Book Day!

- Chris

Kathryn Immonen named new Runaways writer

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Source: G4TV.com and Newsarama.

Marvel revealed through the “Fresh Ink“ segment of G4TV’s Attack of the Show, that the new Runaways creative team will be Kathryn Immonen (Patsy Walker: Hellcat) as writer, Sara Pichelli (NYX: No Way Home) as the artist, and David Lafuente (upcoming Ultimate Comics Spider-Man artist) will provide the covers.

For the full segment and an exclusive first look at the artwork and cover, just click on the links above.

Local artist brings colour to comic books: Winnipeg’s Chris Chuckry

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Courtesy of the Winnipeg Sun, here’s a link to video clip featuring Winnipeg colourist Chris Chuckry.

UPDATED: A follow-up article Artist’s pride: Spider-Man with Obama was published in the March 25 Winnipeg Sun. Writer Paul Turenne reports:

Chuckry has been colouring comic books for nearly 20 years, but ranks the Obama cover among his crowning achievements, which also include other “hush hush” projects like comics related to Star Wars Episodes I and III.

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Nominating Update

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The English Nominating Committee has finalized their selections for the following categories: Artist, Cartoonist, Colourist and Writer. The French Nominating Committee will be submitting their selections early this week to round off the ballot.

The Executive Committee is currently finalizing the Publisher, Webcomics and Cover Art nominees.

The Press Release with the finalized ballot for these seven categories will be released on Thursday, April 2, 2009.

Comics for Kids Award nominees and Hall of Fame Inductees will be announced later in April. The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers will be accepting entries up until May 18, 2009 and the Harry Kremer Award for Retailers will be accepting nominations until the end of May 2009.

LES FINALISTES DES BÉDÉIS CAUSA

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dessin_bdEn préparation du 22e Festival de la bande dessinée francophone de Québec (FBDFQ), qui aura lieu du 15 au 19 avril 2009, les organisateurs de l’événement ont dévoilé les finalistes de ses prix Bédéis Causa 2009. Cherchant à récompenser ce qui se fait de mieux en matière de bande dessinée, ces prix sont remis depuis les débuts de l’événement, en 1988. Repensées il y a quelques années, les catégories des Bédéis Causa font maintenant une grande place aux auteurs québécois et démontrent la vitalité du 9e art créé ici.

La cérémonie de remise de prix aura lieu à l’Observatoire de la Capitale, le 17 avril prochain à 17h30, et sera présentée sous la présidence d’honneur de Claude Meunier. Bien connu dans le paysage humoristique québécois, l’auteur profitera également de la soirée pour lancer sa première bande dessinée, La bande à Ti-Paul, publiée chez Glénat Québec.

LES FINALISTES

Prix Réal-Fillion

Auteur québécois, scénariste ou dessinateur, s’étant le plus illustré avec son premier album professionnel

Maryse Chouinard, pour Soeur mon âme (Monet Éditeur)
Francis Desharnais, pour Burquette (Éditions les 400 coups)
Yvon Roy, pour Agaguk (Éditions Adonis)

Grand prix de la Ville de Québec

Meilleur album de langue française publié au Québec

Burquette, de Francis Desharnais (Éditions les 400 coups)
Les Ravins, de Philippe Girard (Mécanique générale)
Voyage en zone d’exploitation, de Louis Rémillard (Éditions les 400 coups)

Prix Albéric-Bourgeois

Meilleur album de langue française publié à l’étranger par un auteur Québécois, dessinateur ou scénariste.

Les Nombrils t. 3 : Les liens de l’amitié, de Delaf et Dubuc (Dupuis)
Les Druides t. 4 : La ronde des géants, de Jacques Lamontagne (Soleil Producitons)
L’ordre des dragons t. 1 : La lance, Denis Rodier (Soleil Productions)

Prix Maurice-Petitdidier

Coup de coeur du jury pour album francophone publié à l’étranger

Spirou, Journal d’un ingénu, d’Émile Bravo (Dupuis)
Tout seul, de Chabouté (Vents d’Ouest)
Le combat ordinaire, t. 4 : Planter des clous, de Manu Larcenet

Lors de la cérémonie, l’organisation du FBDFQ remettra également le Prix Albert-Chartier, décerné en hommage à un individu ou organisme ayant marqué le monde de la bande dessinée francophone au Québec.

Le jury responsable de la sélection des finalistes était composé de journalistes et de professionnels du livre : Pierre Blais, journaliste à Canal Vox et Radio-Canada, Marc de Roussan, journaliste à CINQ-FM, Marco Duchesne, de la Librairie Pantoute, David Kelly, de Renaud-Bray, et Patrick Marleau, de L’imaginaire. Rappelons que la présente édition des Bédéis Causa porte sur les albums publiés entre février 2008 et février 2009.

Ken Steacy: Modern Myths & Icons art show in Victoria, BC until March 28

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From the The martlett: The University of Victoria’s Independant Newspaper:

What: Modern Myths and Icons: The Comic Art of Ken Steacy

Where: Winchester Galleries, 2260 Oak Bay Road, Victoria BC

When: now until March 28

In his 35-year career as a comic book illustrator/author, Ken Steacy never thought he would have his work displayed in a fancy art gallery. But from March 8 to 28, Victoria’s Winchester Galleries will do just that, hosting “Modern Myths and Icons: The Comic Art of Ken Steacy.”

The exhibit is a retrospective look at Steacy’s career and the role of the artist in the comic book industry. Over the years, Steacy has illustrated prolific pop culture icons like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Astro Boy, X-Men and Batman in his signature style — vibrant colours, dramatic lines and incredibly expressive, almost cartoon-like faces. His work always conveys the sense of action and fun that comics were made for.

Event information page can be found HERE.

Not Happenings: Paradise Toronto Con postponed until 2010

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Announced publicly today on the Paradise Toronto Comicon website:

3/23/2009

Sorry it has taken so long to send you information on the 2009 Paradise Toronto Comicon. As some of you remember the only available date was the July 4th weekend. After some discussions with a number of you, it has been decided that putting a show on that weekend would not be wise. Reasons for this are summer vacations, camp and cottage season as well as a lack of interest from American dealers and possible attendees.

I have been in discussions with the Hyatt Regency (formerly the Holiday Inn) and the only other date they could offer was our Thanksgiving weekend. The dates we had been looking towards have been late October and November.

Unfortunately it looks like we are going to have postpone our show for this year. We will definitely be working towards doing a show in 2010. With all the upheaval of shows in the next few years (Wizard moving and canceling shows, and Reed Expositions expanding into Chicago and moving their New York dates) we will be working on moving into an open timeslot. Hopefully we will be making our 2010 announcement in early January of 2010.

Thanks to everyone for their support and patience and we look forward to being back in 2010 stronger then ever.

Please feel free to contact us with any question

March 25th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators

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If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com

Cartoon Network Block Party #55 – DC/Johnny US$2.50
Story Written by Sam Agro.

Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles: Family Matters #1 – BOOM Studios US$2.99
Artwork by Marcio Takara. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Futurama Comics #42 – Bongo Comics US$2.99
Artwork by James Lloyd.

Guardians Of The Galaxy #12 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Wes Craig. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Ms. Marvel #37 – Marvel US$2.99
Inks by Serge Lapointe. Cover Colours by Chris Chuckry. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

New Avengers #51 – Marvel US$3.99
Artwork and Variant Cover by Chris Bachalo. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Proof #18 – Image US$3.50
Story Written by Kelly Tindall. Artwork and Colours by Riley Rossmo. Colours by Dave Casey. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Resistance #4 – DC/Wildstorm US$3.99
Artwork by Ramon Perez.

Runaways #8 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Takeshi Miyazawa. Inks by Craig Yeung. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Secret History Of The Authority Jack Hawksmoor Trade Paperback – DC/Wildstorm US$19.99
Artwork and Colours by Fiona Staples.

Spawn #190 – Image US$2.95
Co-Written, Inks and Cover Inks by Todd McFarlane.

Star Trek: Mission’s End #1 – IDW US$3.99
Written by Ty Templeton. Artwork by Steve Molnar. Preview at Comics Continuum.

Star Wars: Legacy #34 – Dark Horse US$2.99
Colours by Brad Anderson. Preview at Dark Horse Comics.

Street Fighter II Turbo #5 – Udon US$3.95 Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Variant Cover by Joe Ng. Preview at the Udon Entertainment Blog.

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Movie Prequel – Alliance #4 – IDW US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Alex Milne. Preview at Comics Continuum.

Unknown Soldier #6 – DC/Vertigo US$2.99
Cover by Igor Kordey.

Wonder Woman #30 – DC US$2.99
Colours by Brad Anderson. Preview at Myspace Comics.

X-Force/Cable: Messiah War – Marvel US$3.99
Cover by Kaare Andrews. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

X-Infernus #4 – Marvel US$3.99
Covers by David Finch and Travis Charest. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

X-Men: Kingbreaker #4 – Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Nathan Fairbairn. Preview at Comic Book Resources.

Upcoming Conventions: March 20 – April 19, 2009

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Toronto AnimeCON (Toronto, ON) – March 21-22, 2009

Victoria’s Ultimate Toy & Hobby Fair (Victoria, BC) – March 22, 2009

Edmonton Collectible Toy & Comic Show (Edmonton, AB) – March 29, 2009

Pop Culture Collectibles Fair (Victoria BC) – April 11, 2009

Festival de la bande dessinée francophone de Québec (FBDFQ) (Montreal, QC) – April 15-19, 2009

Toronto ComiCON – 5th Annual Fan Appreciation Event (Toronto, ON) – April 18-19, 2009

Canadian guests include: Francis Manapul, Kalman Andrasofszky, Ty Templeton, Valentine De Landro, Paul Rivoche, Jeff Lemire, Marcio Takara, Dave Ross, Ramon Perez, Michael Cho, Andy B., Jason Armstrong, Sam Agro, Willow Dawson, Ray Fawkes, Agnes Garbowska, Kent Burles, Kurt Lehner, Shane Kirshenblatt, Richard Zajac, Attila Adorjany, Jon Bryans, Howard Wong, Nick Postic. Also features American guests: Steve Epting, Bill Sienkiewicz, Doug Mahnke, Alex Maleev, Todd Nauck, Chris Sprouse, Joe Benitez, Sal Abbinanti and Richard Isanove.

Canadian comic book character Dan Cooper may have inspired hijacker “D.B. Cooper”

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dan_cooper_pocket_1A National Post article by Randy Boswell reports that the FBI have revealed that the name and escape method of infamous airline hijacker D.B. Cooper may have been inspired by French Canadian comic hero Dan Cooper of the Royal Canadian Air Force:

An FBI agent probing one of the bureau’s most famous cold cases — the 1971 disappearance of hijacker-parachutist “D.B. Cooper” somewhere over the U.S. Pacific Northwest — has announced a bizarre development in the investigation: a new theory that the mystery man’s name and escape method were inspired by a French comic book’s Canadian hero.

Prompted by Internet chatter about the case, which continues to fascinate legions of amateur sleuths nearly 40 years after Cooper parachuted from a hijacked passenger jet with $200,000 in ransom money, Seattle-based FBI agent Larry Carr laid out the possible Canadian connection this week on the bureau’s website.

Pointing to the 1960s-era French-language comic book character Dan Cooper — a Royal Canadian Air Force test pilot who battles enemies on Earth and in space — Mr. Carr says the mystery hijacker may have adopted the superhero’s name and been inspired by a particular cover showing the Canuck pilot on a parachute jump.

The parachuting issue was “published near the date of the hijacking,” the FBI notes, adding that the hijacker — while popularly known as “D.B. Cooper” because of a news reporter’s error after the crime took place — actually identified himself as “Dan Cooper” when he first boarded the plane at the airport in Portland, Ore.

The rest of the article can be read by clicking the link above.

cooperDan Cooper by Belgian Cartoonist Albert Weinberg (1922-) appeared originally in the weekly TINTIN Magasin. The Cooper strip started in 1954 and the stories have been collected into over 40 Dan Cooper graphic novels by various publishers including Editions du Lombard, Editions Fleurus, Editions Novedi (distributed by Hachette), Dargaud, Editions Loup, and is currently published by Editions Hibou in Europe.

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