Monthly Archives: May 2009

Upcoming Conventions in Canada: May 15-June 11, 2009

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Vancouver Comicon

Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

May 24, 2009

Special Guests:

  • Douglas Wheatley (Star Wars: Dark Times)
  • Steve Rolston (Emiko Superstar, The Escapists, Degrassi: Extra Credit)
  • Dave McCaig (Star Wars: Dark Times, Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk)
  • Joseph Gilland (animator; author of Elemental Magic)
  • Jesse Davidge (Mathemagick and Mystiphysics)
  • Kelly Everaert (Jungle Tales, Trilogy of Terror)
  • Mike Myhre (Space Jet Comics)
  • Andrew Salmon (Secret Agent X)
  • Robin Thompson (Champions of Hell, Hemp Island)
  • Laura Eveleigh
  • Mary Karaplis
  • Donald King
  • Carrie McKAy
  • Critical Hit Comics
  • New Reliable Press
  • Capilano University IDEA students

Dealer Tables: $50/centre; $60/wall
Admission: $4.00
Kids under 14: Free

For more information about this show, please email lswong@uniserve.com or call 604-322-6412

Ottawa Comic-Con

Ottawa Civic Centre 1015 Bank Street

May 31, 2009

Montreal Comic-Con

Place Bonaventure, 800 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest

June 7, 2009

Storm Hawks are coming!

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May 07, 2009  (Toronto, Canada) – (The Storm Hawks are coming to a comic store near you! Starting this summer DMF Comics and Beach Creative Studios will be launching the first issue in a line of Storm Hawks full color graphic novels.

The series will kick off with a Special Edition Comic Book premiering at Vancouver Anime Evolution in June, and will make the rounds at comic and anime conventions across North America through out the summer.

Comic Book stores will then get the chance to order the Storm Hawks Special Edition #1 in July. Shipping date will be in September.

“We are very excited about working with Nerd Corps, who has made a name for themselves in cartoon animation in a very short time.” says Jason Park, publisher of DMF Comics.

“We want to give fans the best comic book experience with Storm Hawks as well as reach new fans who haven’t seen the show.”

Storm Hawks has been seen in Canada through YTV and in the US through Cartoon Network. It first aired in 2007 and is currently in it’s second season.

The Special Edition Comic Book will feature three Storm Hawks stories and an all star gallery of pin-ups from some of the best talent in the animation and comic book industry. Featuring Mike Kunkel (Hero Bear and the Kid), Sean ‘Cheeks’ Galloway (Spectacular Spider Man), Marcio Takara (The Incredibles), Sanford Greene (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man), Marcus To (Fathom), Randy Green (X-Men), Jim Su (Crozonia), J. Antonio (Super Fuzz), Craig Yeung (X-Factor), Marvin Mariano (The Flash), Rob Ruffolo (Transformers), Lamin Martin, Marvin Law and more!

Daring to be Different with Joe Infurnari

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infGraphic NY’s Christopher Irving talks to artist Joe Infurnari

Hailing from Canada, Infurnari came to New York after Grad School to pursue a career in the fine arts. With a painting background, Infurnari fell into comics in 2004 through a friend, and a character that merged two genres: cavemen and robots.

“I’d been living in Brooklyn for a few years, struggling as an artist and trying to do my own paintings,” Joe remembers. “A good friend of mine, Jason, had this character Caveman Robot, and this L.A. production company, Epiphany Pictures, had bought the option on the idea. We thought of ways to generate content and one of the first things we did was assemble a comic book anthology to take to San Diego. He asked me to do a short story, so I did one, and that was my first comics foray.

TCAF 2009 has come and gone.

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As usual, the CCBCAA Executive attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and loved it.

Many thanks to:

- Chris Butcher, our Festival contact, for getting us a table at the Festival

- the four artists that signed and sketched at our booth: Agnes Garbowska, Marcio Takara, Alina Urusov and Kelly Tindall.

- the many people that bought prints at the show. Please note: we are nearly sold out of the 2009 Dave Sim Wolverine print. If you couldn’t attend and want one please shoot me an email at kevin@joeshusterawards.com

- the artists who submitted their contributions to the Visions 2009 Wolverine art show. As some of you may know, the deadline has now been extended to Monday, September 14, 2009 as the date of the awards presentation is now the weekend of September 26-27.

- those who submitted an entry for the Gene Day Award.

Also:

Congratulations must go out to the Wright Awards winners Mariko and Jillian Tamaki (Skim), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant webcomics) and Matthew Forsythe (collected Ojingogo webcomics). I also hear that a special award was given out to Drawn & Quarterly, who are celebrating their 20th year of operation this year.

Unfortunately, no one from the CCBCAA was able to attend this year’s DWA ceremony.

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TCAF is a special event, and it was a busy one for everyone – exhibitors and attendees! We enjoy this event as much as the many myriad comic book conventions and events that our members attend.

While there is a tendency by some in the media (and some event organizers) to slag one type of event format over the other, we here at the CCBCAA think that there is room for a variety of formats — from festivals to conventions to art shows to award shows, lectures and exhibits. We support every one of them! Anything that respects creators, and connects people with comics keeps the art form going and is worthy of support.

Kevin Boyd
Co-Executive Director,
Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association

May 13th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators

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Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1, cover by Karl Kerschl

Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1, cover by Karl Kerschl

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

All-New Savage She-Hulk #2 – Marvel US$3.99
Inks by Terry Pallot. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Black Panther #4 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Ken Lashley. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Cable Vol. 2: Back To Earth Hardcover – Marvel US$19.99
Artwork by Michel Lacombe and Ken Lashley.

Captain Britain And MI 13 #13 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Leonard Kirk. Inks by Craig Yeung. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Elephantmen #19 – Image US$3.50
Artwork, Colours and Flip-Cover by Marian Churchland. Preview at Comic Book Resources

GeNEXT United #1 – Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Jim Charalampidis. Preview at Comic Book Resources

G.I. Joe: Cobra #3 – IDW US$3.99
Colours by Lovern Kindzierski.

Legion Of Super-Heroes: Enemy Manifest Hardcover – DC US$24.99
Artwork and Cover by Francis Manapul.

Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 – Marvel US$2.99
Cover by Karl Kerschl. Variant Cover by Niko Henrichon. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #11 – Marvel $2.99
Cover by Tom Grummett. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad Trade Paperback – Marvel US$19.99
Colours by Nathan Fairbairn.

Marvel: Your Universe #4 – Marvel US$5.99
Cover by David Finch.

The Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #70 – Marvel US$3.99
Artwork by Michel Lacombe. Preview at Comic Book Resources

R.E.B.E.L.S. #4 – DC US$2.99
Artwork by Claude St. Aubin. Preview at DC Universe: The Source

Secret Wars II: Omnibus Hardcover – Marvel US$99.99
Written, Artwork and Cover by John Byrne.

Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak the Night Stalker #2 – Moonstone US$3.99
Cover by Vatche Mavlian.

Star Trek: Mission’s End #3 – IDW US$3.99
Written by Ty Templeton. Artwork by Stephen Molnar.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars #6 – Dark Horse US$2.99
Artwork by Scott Hepburn. Preview at Dark Horse Comics

Street Fighter II Turbo #6 – UDON Entertainment US$3.95
Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Artwork by Eric Vedder. Preview at UDON Entertainment

Super Friends #15 – DC/Johnny US$2.50
Artwork and Cover by J. Bone.

Superman: New Krypton Vol. 1 Hardcover – DC US$24.99
Colours by Brad Anderson.

Ultimate Spider-Man #132 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Stuart Immonen. Preview at Comic Book Resources

Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #4 2nd Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Colours by Dave McCaig.

The Unwritten #1 – DC/Vertigo US$1.00
Colours by Chris Chuckry.

Wolverine #66 4th Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven.

Wolverine #67 3rd Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven.

Wolverine #68 3rd Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven.

Wolverine #69 2nd Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven.

Wolverine #70 4th Printing – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven.

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz #6 – Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Jean-Francois Beaulieu. Preview at Comic Book Resources

X-Factor #43 – Marvel US$2.99
Artwork by Valentine De Landro. Inks by Pat Davidson. Cover Colours by Nathan Fairbairn. Preview at Comic Book Resources

X-Factor Vol. 3: Secret Invasion Trade Paperback – Marvel US$19.99
Artwork by Valentine De Landro. Inks by Craig Yeung.

X-Men: Manifest Destiny Hardcover – Marvel US$29.99
Artwork by Takeshi Miyazawa. Colours by Nathan Fairbairn.

Super Friends #15, Cover by J. Bone

Super Friends #15, Cover by J. Bone

Newsarama: Looking back at the JSA

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Over at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers interviews Geoff Johns about his run on JSA/Justice Society of America and his collaborators on those comics, including Canadian artists Steve Sadowski, Leonard Kirk, and particularly Dale Eaglesham.

NRAMA: How was it to finish up with Dale Eaglesham after such a long run of artists on this book?

Geoff Johns: Dale was great. I worked with some brilliant collaborators. Steve Sadowski, who was the first artist. Leonard Kirk. Don Kramer, and then Dale. And each for about two years. And Rags Morales worked on some issues too. There’s so much going on with the JSA, with so many characters, it’s really a hard book to tackle artistically.

Most recently with Dale, he captured, for me, a real humor and humanity. There was a real humanity in what Dale did with these characters and the body language. They would come alive. He’s perfect at acting. He knows how to make all the characters act. So you see those great shots of Starman leaning into Mr. Terrific, or how stiff Citizen Steel is because he’s uncomfortable all the time, or Damage, who’s a little bit crunched down and defensive, like he’s about to take a shot at you. Everyone had a real distinctive way about them, so I knew I could deliver a script asking for character focused moments and character focused issues. JSA #26 is full of those, and you see what an artist like Dale can accomplish. Dale’s the absolute perfect and only guy for the relaunched Justice Society of America book.

Happenings: Fan Expo Canada’s Comic Book Guests Announced

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DC_The_New_Frontier_800x600-727443Early this morning, HobbyStar released the guest list for their 2009 Comic Book Expo – one of the several shows within a show that comprise the massive FAN EXPO CANADA event on August 28-30, 2009.

As Canada’s biggest comic event with over 50,000 fans estimated to attend in 2009, the Comic Book Expo features a number of prominent Canadian creators - including featured guests DARWYN COOKE, STUART IMMONEN, KATHRYN IMMONEN, DALE EAGLESHAM, resident STEVE MCNIVEN, DAVID FINCH, YANICK PAQUETTE, FRANCIS MANAPUL and a Special Appearance by legendary Playboy cartoonist DOUG SNEYD.

The remainder of the guest list is a veritable “Hinterland Who’s Who” of Canada’s comic greats – including JEFF LEMIRE, DAVE ROSS, TY TEMPLETON, LEONARD KIRK, PAUL RIVOCHE, UDON, WES CRAIG, J. TORRES, MARCIA TAKARA, JASON ARMSTRONG, ALINA URUSOV, VALENTINE DE LANDRO, WILLOW DAWSON, ALVIN LEE, MARCUS TO, KEN STEACY and dozens more Canadian comic book creators, with many more to be added over the course of the summer as schedules are checked and appearances are confirmed. As the Canadian Comic Book Guest Liaison I will be making sure that Canada’s best and brightest are well-looked after.

Of course, there are also some American and international comic guests coming this year including: JOE QUESADA, MIKE DEODATO JR.,ETHAN VAN SCIVER, IVAN REIS, TERRY DODSON, OLIVIER COIPEL, MATT FRACTION, MARKO DJURDJEVIC, LEN WEIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, ALEX MALEEV and C.B. CEBULSKI.

To view the list of creators and studios will be appearing at the 2009 Comic Book Expo – CLICK HERE AND TAKE A LOOK!

JSA Booth Signings at TCAF: Artist profile Kelly Tindall

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The last creator in our booth signing spotlight this week is KELLY TINDALL, who will be signing on both Saturday and Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

Kelly Tindall is a Canadian illustrator, raised in Saskatchewan and obsessed with drawing since the age of two. As he states in his biography “I threw on a parka and graduated from college, and now I work freelance on both editorial and comic book assignments, such as Proof from Image Comics. I spend my free time exploring Montréal and falling in love with my  wife.”

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We’re moving to September!

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jsa-yr-4-revised-logo-soloYes, it’s official — the CCBCAA will be moving the presentation of the Joe Shuster Awards from the already announced June 27th to the weekend of SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2009.

There are a couple of reasons behind the move which we will be detailing in the near future, but needless to say there are some big plans afoot for the 5th ANNUAL JOE SHUSTER AWARDS which make this move necessary!

Watch this site for more details as they become available! But for now deadlines for the GENE DAY, HARRY KREMER & VISIONS show will all be extended! This will also allow the 2009 JURY more time to review the nominated works.

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Globe & Mail: A Comic Book Hero for Grown-Ups

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The Globe & Mail profiles Drawn & Quarterly, who will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this weekend at TCAF. The article features comments from Chris Oliveiros, Seth and Chester Brown. D+Q has been selected as the Joe Shuster Award’s Outstanding Canadian Publisher three years in a row (2006, 2007 & 2008) and has been nominated again in 2009. dq-logo

JSA booth signings at TCAF: Artist profile Alina Urusov

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Signing on both days (from 1-5 on Saturday and 1:30-5 on Sunday) at the Joe Shuster Awards booth is rising star Alina Urusov.

ALINA URUSOV began her career in animation, most notably working on designs for the TV series Boondocks. After doing work for Wonderlost (Image Comics), she contributed to the Marvel Holiday Special. Her latest work for Marvel, which she has both drawn and colored, can be found in Young Avengers Presents and X-Force #11. She has also contributed covers to NYX: No Way Home.

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