Over at Darwyn Cooke’s Blog (but not quite), Marsha Cooke gives a great report of the Aug. 6 signing at Strange Adventures in Halifax and after party with plenty of pictures.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
August 12th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #4 Cover by Karl Kerschl (Left) and Variant Cover by Niko Henrichon (Right)
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com
Adventure Comics #1 Cover by Francis Manapul
Adventure Comics #1
DC US$3.99
Artwork, Cover and Incentive Cover by Francis Manapul.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
Berserker #2
Image/Top Cow US$2.99
Colours by Dave McCaig. Cover by Dale Keown.
Preview at Comics Continuum
Berserker #2 Cover by Dale Keown
Cartoon Network Action Pack #40
DC/Johnny US$2.50
Cover by Jay Stephens.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep #2
BOOM Studios US$3.99
Colours by Blond.
Escape from Wonderland #1
Zenescope US$2.99
Colours by Blond.
GrimJack: The Manx Cat #1
IDW US$3.99
Colours by Lovern Kindzierski.
Cartoon Network Action Pack #40 Cover by Jay Stephens
Hero Comics: A Hero Initiative Benefit Book
IDW US$3.99
Story Written, Artwork and Colours by Kaare Andrews.
Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #4
Marvel US$2.99
Cover by Karl Kerschl. Variant Cover by Niko Henrichon.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
Marvel Comics #1 70th Anniversary Edition
Marvel US$4.99
Colours by Dave McCaig.
The Marvels Project #1 Variant Cover by Steve McNiven
The Marvels Project #1
Marvel US$3.99
Variant Cover by Steve McNiven.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
R.E.B.E.L.S. #7
DC US$2.99
Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Preview at Newsarama
R.E.B.E.L.S. #7 Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky
Red Robin #3
DC US$2.99
Cover by Francis Manapul.
Preview at DC Universe: The Source
Runaways: Pride And Joy Trade Paperback
Marvel US$14.99
Artwork and Cover by Adrian Alphona.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars #8 Cover by Scott Hepburn
Star Wars: The Clone Wars #8
Dark Horse US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Scott Hepburn. Cover Colours by Brad Anderson.
Preview at Dark Horse Comics
Street Fighter II Turbo #8
UDON Entertainment US$3.95
Written by Ken Siu-Chong and Jim Zubkavich. Artwork and Cover by Omar Dogan.
Preview at UDON Entertainment
Street Fighter II Turbo (Cover B) by Omar Dogan
Superman: Secret Files 2009 #1
DC US$4.99
Artwork by Francis Manapul. Colours by Blond.
Transformers: Tales Of The Fallen #1
IDW US$3.99
Cover by Alex Milne.
Red Robin #3 Cover by Francis Manapul
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 6 Hardcover
Marvel US$34.99
Colours by Blond.
The Unwritten #4
DC/Vertigo US$2.99
Colours by Chris Chuckry.
Adventure Comics #1 Incentive Variant Cover by Francis Manapul
Wednesday Comics #6
DC US$3.99
Written by Karl Kerschl & Brenden Fletcher. Artwork by Karl Kerschl. Colours by Dave McCaig.
X-Men Forever #5
Marvel US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Tom Grummett.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
X-Men Forever #5 Cover by Tom Grummett
Happenings: Canzine 2009 announced
Poster Art by Ethan Rilly
Canada’s Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture
Sunday, November 1, 2009
1pm – 7pm
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. West (Queen just East of Dufferin)
Toronto
$5 will get you in the door, with a free issue of Broken Pencil.
This event is easily one of the best comic events in the city of Toronto. You will find a whole bunch of indy comic/comix/zine creators and their DIY creations.
Canzine is amazingly well attended, a showcase for a segment of the comics community not serviced by the traditional comics machinery.
If you’re interested in the books considered for the Gene Day Award, and the creators eligible for that award, this is the event for you.
Creators: go here if you would like to book a table
To contact Canzine:
Email canzine@brokenpencil.com
Telephone 416-204-1700
Marcus To, new artist of DC’s Red Robin
Red Robin #6 Cover by Marcus To
Source: DC Universe: The Source
DC Universe: The Source has announced that Canadian Artist, Marcus To (known for his work with Aspen Comics on various mini-series related to Soulfire and Fathom), is the new regular artist on one of DC’s recently launched titles, Red Robin.
Starting in November with RED ROBIN #6, Marcus To (Aspen’s Soulfire) will step in as the new ongoing artist on RED ROBIN, taking over for Ramon Bachs, who steps over to launch AZRAEL with writer Fabian Nicieza. And, in lieu of me saying nice things about Marcus, I’ve cornered his editor, Michael Marts to give us the skinny on why Mr. To is the perfect choice to chronicle the continuing adventures of Tim Drake. Take it away, Marts:
“Marcus’s energetic and dynamic art style is the perfect match for Chris Yost’s fast-paced writing style. We’re extremely excited to have Marcus on board as a Bat-team regular.”
To see more of Marcus’ pencilled work on Red Robin, check out DC Universe: The Source.
Eaglesham’s Fantastic Four artwork to be shot directly from pencil.
Over at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers spoke to Joe Shuster award-winning artist Dale Eaglesham about his upcoming work on Marvel’s Fantastic Four, and has learned that Marvel will not be using an inker on the series – that colourist Paul Mounts will be working directly with Dale’s tight pencils.
“It was something I’ve wanted to do for years,” Eaglesham told Newsarama. “DC let me try it a couple of times with covers, and I really loved the control it gave me over the final look. It’s something I specifically asked for when I came to Marvel and they were totally open to it, which I thought was really great.”
Marvel has provided Newsarama with some pencils to finished page comparisons. The others can be seen by following the Newsarama link.
Happenings: Fan Expo Canada in Toronto ON, August 28-30, 2009
Aside from working on the Joe Shuster Awards, I am also the Canadian Guest Coordinator for the Comic Book Expo @ Fan Expo Canada, without a doubt the country’s largest comic book event. Now entering it’s 15th year of operation, the Fan Expo takes place on August 28-30th, 2009 in the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Comic Book Expo is the show’s oldest component, and is joined by the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear, the Gaming Expo, the Canadian National Anime Expo and the Sci-Fi Expo.
It also features the largest gathering of Canadian comic book creators guests, including: CHRIS BACHALO, Canadian resident STEVE MCNIVEN, DAVID FINCH, DARWYN COOKE, DALE EAGLESHAM, STUART IMMONEN, KATHRYN IMMONEN, YANICK PAQUETTE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, TOM GRUMMETT, DOUG SNEYD, KEI ACEDERA, ATTILA ADORJANY, SAM AGRO, JASON ARMSTRONG, ADRIAN ALPHONA, KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY, LAURIE B., JACK BRIGLIO, J. BONE, ANDY B., KENT BURLES, BOBBY CHIU, MICHAEL CHO, RICHARD COMELY, ROB COUGHLER, WES CRAIG, CHRIS CHUCKRY, PAT DAVIDSON, CLAUDIA DAVILA, WILLOW DAWSON, KELLY SUE DeCONNICK, VALENTINE DE LANDRO, ARTHUR DELA CRUZ, JASON EDMISTON, RAY FAWKES, AGNES GARBOWSKA, RICK GREEN, SCOTT HEPBURN, JANET HETHERINGTON, GREG HYLAND, RAFFAELLE IENCO, RON KASMAN, ERIC KIM, LEONARD KIRK, KARL KERSCHL, LOVERN KINDZIERSKI, SHANE KIRSHENBLATT, SERGE LAPOINTE, ALVIN LEE, LEO LEIBELMAN, KURT LEHNER, JEFF LEMIRE, STEVE MANALE, MARVIN MARIANO, BRIAN MCLACHLAN, ALEX MILNE, JASON PARK, NICK POSTIC, TERRY PALLOT, RAMÓN PÉREZ, GIBSON QUARTER, PETER REPOVSKI, PAUL RIVOCHE, HUGH ROCKWOOD, RILEY ROSSMO, DAVE ROSS, ALEXANDER SERRA, KEN STEACY, JAY STEPHENS, CAMERON STEWART, RONN SUTTON, MARCIO TAKARA, TY TEMPLETON, KELLY TINDALL, MARCUS TO, JIM SU, J. TORRES, ALINA URUSOV, ERIC VEDDER and HOWARD WONG.
The show also features a large artist alley full of additional creators. The Artist Alley list has yet to be announced at this time.
Happenings: The Chicago Comic-Con Aug. 6-9 – Canadian creators
This weekend (August 6-9) it’s Wizard Entertainment’s annual Chicago Comic-Con (which from 1998-2008 was called Wizard World Chicago) and a few Canadian creators are slated to make an appearance including:
Francis Manapul, Agnes Garbowska, Alvin Lee, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedara, Matthew Mohammed and Richard Zajac
There are also a number of Canadian actors slated to appear.
August 5th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Street Fighter IV #3 (Cover B) by Joe Ng
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com
Agents of Atlas #9
Marvel US$2.99
Cover Colours by Dave McCaig.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
Black Panther #7
Marvel US$2.99
70th Anniversary Frame Cover by Ken Lashley.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
Gwaii Trade Paperback
Arcana Comics US$14.95
Written by Sean O’Reilly.
House Of M: Masters Of Evil #1
Marvel US$3.99
Colours by Nathan Fairbairn.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
Jersey Gods #6
Image US$3.50
Artwork and Colours by Joe Infurnari.
Preview at act-i-vate
Kade: Rising Sun #4
Arcana Comics US$3.95
Written by Sean O’Reilly.
North 40 #2 Cover by Fiona Staples
North 40 #2
DC/Wildstorm US$2.99
Artwork, Colours and Cover by Fiona Staples.
Spider-Man And The Human Torch Hardcover
Marvel US$19.99
Artwork by Ty Templeton.
Spider-Man: Crime And Punisher Trade Paperback
Marvel US$14.99
Artwork by Chris Bachalo.
Star Wars: Dark Times – Blue Harvest #0
Dark Horse US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Doug Wheatley. Colours by Dave McCaig.
Preview at Dark Horse Comics
Street Fighter IV #3
UDON Entertainment US$3.95
Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Artwork and Cover by Joe Ng. Inks by Crystal Reid.
Preview at UDON Entertainment
Star Wars: Dark Times - Blue Harvest #0 Cover by Doug Wheatley
Superman: World Of New Krypton #6
DC US$2.99
Colours by Brad Anderson.
Preview at DC Universe: The Source
Ultimatum: Fantastic Four Requiem #1
Marvel US$3.99
Cover Colours by Dave McCaig.
Preview at Comic Book Resources
War Of Kings: Warriors #2
Marvel US$3.99
Artwork by Ramon Perez. Colours by Nathan Fairbairn.
Wednesday Comics #5
DC US$3.99
Written by Karl Kerschl & Brenden Fletcher. Artwork by Karl Kerschl. Colours by Dave McCaig.
William Shatner Presents The Tek War Chronicles #2
Bluewater Comics US$3.99
Written by William Shatner.
Black Panther #7 (70th Anniversary Frame Variant) by Ken Lashley
