Daily Archives: 10/31/2010

Scott Chantler: Two Generals news.

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Last night we went to the J.A. McIntosh Armoury in Cambridge, Ontario (the headquarters of the former Highland Light Infantry of Canada) for the release party for Scott Chantler’s new book TWO GENERALS, published by McClelland & Stewart. The book is impressive in design and the Armoury setting gave the release an historical context which has me eager to start reading the book later today. Two Generals is available from McClelland & Stewart NOW, and is on the shipping list for Wednesday, November 3rd.

To celebrate the release of Two Generals, Scott has begun posting research-related content over at the book’s own site, Two-Generals.com.

In other Scott Chantler news, Scott is currently featured on the cover of the current (November) issue of Canadian literary magazine Quill & Quire. The issue also includes a nice two-page profile of Scott. He’s also put up a great post on the cover creation process over at ScottChantler.com

2010 Lulus Also Announced – 50% Canadian Winners

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At the Long Beach Comic-Con yesterday, the controversial 2010 Lulu Awards were handed out. The Friends of Lulu organization was founded with the goals of promoting readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry, but there was some controversy this year when they announced male creator nominees (including Ottawa’s Von Allen) in many of the categories.

Half of the winners this year were Canadian (Beaton, Immonen, O’Malley)… and yes, even though Ramona Flowers was an American, Bryan Lee O’Malley isn’t — so we’re taking that as a win. Here’s the full list:

Leah Adezio Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work: Diana Nock, The Intrepid Girlbot

Best Female Character: Ramona Flowers, from Scott Pilgrim (Oni Press) by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Kim Yale Award for Most Talented Newcomer: Kathryn Immonen writer of The Runaways (Marvel Comics)

Lulu of the Year: Kate Beaton

Woman of Distinction Award: Lauren Sankovitch, editor  (Marvel Comics)

Female Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Alison Bechdel

Congratulations to the winners, and we are glad to see that the organization is moving forward with an interim committee.