Monthly Archives: January 2011

Free Comic Book Day in Canada – Saturday May 7, 2011

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The following is a listing of Brick & Mortar comic book retailers that are participating in Free Comic Book day. This listing is made up of stores provided by the official FCBD website: www.freecomicbookday.com using the STORE LOCATOR. There may be stores which are participating in the event but not listed on the website for a variety of reasons, but I’m going with the official list. Contact your local shop directly, if they are not listed here, to find out if they are participating. Select your province to see what shops near you have planned or expand to see the full list of participating shops across Canada:

Newfoundland * Nova Scotia * PEI * New Brunswick * Quebec * Ontario * Manitoba * Saskatchewan * Alberta * British Columbia * Territories

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Gene Day Award for work produced in 2010

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Gene Day

The five finalists for the Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing have been selected and will be announced alongside the rest of the Joe Shuster Award finalists.

This was a very strong year for work produced and I would like to profile some of these creators in the coming months.

In the meantime, the complete list of Gene Day submissions (alphabetically by title):
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NomCom Selections (Note: this is NOT the final nominees list)

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THE LIST OF 2011 NOMINEE FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 1, 2011.

Our Nominating Committees have been working since the fall, looking over the LONG lists of eligible creators and their comics that came out in 2010. Earlier in January, we received their selections for the categories of Artist, Cartoonist, Colourist, Cover Artist and Writer. You’ll find below the full list of creators nominated in each category – ultimately seven creators in each category were selected to make the final ballot (which will be released to the public in early February). Webcomics was selected by a different group, but their list of overall nominees is also included here.

Please note: it’s the unfortunate nature of competitions such as these awards that we must narrow down the selection field for the jury to a handful of creators. Not being selected for the final ballot does not by definition mean the creator’s work was not good or worthy. It is clear that members of the nomcom felt that all of the following creators produced Outstanding comics in 2010, however, only the creators selected by process-driven consensus advanced to the ballot.

The Participants - these individuals were selected based on their access to, and awareness of, comics published in 2010 and the Canadian comics scene.

ENGLISH
Jeff Brown
Ty Buttars
Peter DeCourcy
Kevin de Vlaming
Kelly Dowd
Jonathan Ellis
Stephen J. Hodges
Mike Jozic
Troy Wilson
Leonard S. Wong
Sarrah Young

FRENCH
Eric Bouchard
Laurent Boutin
Martin Dubé
David Kelly
Patrick Marleau

Everything was overseen by Robert Haines and Kevin Boyd

Here’s the overall list of who they selected for consideration.  LIST AFTER THE CUT:

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UDON to release Mega Man™ Gigamix manga series

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UDON ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IT’S MEGA MAN’S MOST EPIC ADVENTURE YET!

UDON to release Mega Man™ Gigamix manga series

Toronto, ON – January 27, 2011 –  This past year, Hitoshi Ariga’s classic Mega Man™ Megamix manga series was finally brought to English readers, much to the delight of Mega-fans who had been waiting to read the manga since its Japanese release over a ten years ago. Now, with another decade of experience under his belt, Ariga is back with the all-new Mega Man Gigamix, an epic 3-volume manga series set to become known as the greatest Mega Man story ever!

Gigamix Vol.1 sets the stage with an exciting outer space adventure, where Mega Man faces off against the Robot Masters of Mega Man® 3, as well as the gigantic Gamma robot!  The space setting of this tale acts as a prelude to Gigamix Vol.2 & 3, where all robots good and evil alike must join forces to defend the Earth from the ultra-powerful Stardroids! This two-part epic features every single Robot Master from the first eight Mega Man® games, plus fan favorites like Bass, Treble, Proto Man, Duo, Rush, Beat, Roll, Dr. Wily, Dr. Cossack, Dr. Light, and of course the blue bomber himself – Mega Man!

All together, Gigamix is over 600 pages of pulse pounding Mega Man action that no fan will want to miss out on! Mega Man Gigamix Vol.1 arrives in stores May 4, 2011.

Cover and interior art previews:

http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/udon/gigamix/

MEGA MAN GIGAMIX Vol.1(of 3)

$12.95, 224pp, B&W

ISBN: 978-1926778235

Related manga available now:
MEGA MAN MEGAMIX
-Vol.1 ISBN: 978-1897376164
-Vol.2 ISBN: 978-1897376690
-Vol.3 ISBN: 978-1926778006
MEGA MAN ZX
-Vol.1 ISBN: 978-1897376683
-Vol.2 ISBN: 978-1926778037

ABOUT UDON ENTERTAINMENT
(www.udonentertainment.com)
UDON Entertainment is a Canada-based publisher of original comic books, graphic novels, and art books. UDON’s best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises such as Street Fighter®, Darkstalkers®, Okami®, Resident Evil® and Mega Man®. The publisher’s ever-growing library also includes English editions of several Japanese manga titles, the anthology art book series APPLE, and the Manga for Kids line for children ages 7-12.

ABOUT CAPCOM
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices.  Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan.  More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site, www.capcom.com.

Capcom, the Capcom logo, Darkstalkers, Devil May Cry, Mega Man and Resident Evil are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd.  Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.   All other marks are the property of their respective owners.”

The Fantastic Heroes of Legend & Myth Come to Life at UDON

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UDON ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE FANTASTIC HEROES OF LEGEND AND MYTH COME TO LIFE!

UDON to release ‘Legendary Visions’ mythology art book

Toronto, ON – January 31, 2011 –  The heroes, villains, monsters, and gods of legend have captivated the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for millennia. Now, Chile’s premiere fantasy painter captures these larger than life figures in LEGENDARY VISIONS: THE ART OF GENZOMAN, a new art book from UDON Entertainment.

LEGENDARY VISIONS collects the breathtaking works of artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias, also known as Genzoman! Inside you’ll find spectacular renderings of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece, Egypt, South America, Scandinavia, Asia and more. Also included are fantastic interpretations of real life historical figures so amazing that they have become legendary themselves, such as Caribbean pirates, Japanese warriors, Middle Eastern royalty, and Egyptian pharaohs.

This 208-page full color volume will make an excellent addition to any mythology or art book aficionado’s collection! LEGENDARY VISIONS: THE ART OF GENZOMAN arrives in stores everywhere May 2011.

Cover and interior art previews:

http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/udon/legendary-visions-the-art-of-genzoman/

LEGENDARY VISIONS: THE ART OF GENZOMAN

$39.99, 208pp, Full Color

ISBN: 978-1-926778-21-1

ABOUT UDON ENTERTAINMENT
(www.udonentertainment.com)
UDON Entertainment is a Canada-based publisher of original comic books, graphic novels, and art books. UDON’s best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises such as Street Fighter®, Darkstalkers®, Okami®, Resident Evil® and Mega Man®. The publisher’s ever-growing library also includes English editions of several Japanese manga titles, the anthology art book series APPLE, and the Manga for Kids line for children ages 7-12.

Henry Cavill is Superman

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The one guy on CBC's The Tudors that Henry VIII didn't have killed has been cast as Superman/Clark Kent.

He starred in the Irish/Canadian television show the Tudors, and now British actor Henry Cavill will star as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s famous co-creation Superman/Clark Kent in the upcoming movie to be directed by Zack Snyder (that will probably be shot in Vancouver, British Columbia).

While I’m a little disappointed that they didn’t just graduate Tom Welling over from Smallville (which is also shot in BC and ends in a few months with Welling’s Clark Kent becoming Superman anyways), I think Cavill is a great choice and will do a fine job as the Man of Steel.

Canada Reads: Essex County week * Updated 1/28

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As you may or may not know, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County Trilogy is one of the five featured books in the Canada Reads battle to the death debate over which book is the best new Canadian work of the last decade, and ECT is the only graphic novel in the running. The winner will be selected in a couple of weeks.

Since Essex County is the book featured this week, there’s a lot of stuff going on:

- UPDATED! Podcast: Sara Quin defends Essex County
- NEW! Meet indie artist Sara Quin
- The Beguiling bookstore gives us the inside scoop on Essex County
- Live chat with author Jeff Lemire (today, Jan. 27 at 2pm)
- Jeff Lemire, Chris Oliveros, Matt Forsythe, & Sully in Montreal at the D+Q store (Jan 27 at 7pm in Montreal)
- Brian Francis visits Essex County
- Jeff Lemire gives us a tour of Essex County
- CBC Books – Canada Reads 2011 – Defending Essex County (Sara Quinn and Andrea Chiu

Expect to hear more about this and Jeff over the next couple of days, and I think it would be a fair guess to assume that you will see his name at least once in next week’s Joe Shuster Award Nominations.

I remember when we sat down with the JSA jury in the spring of 2008 to discuss the nominees for the category of Best Cartoonist, and I was overwhelmed by the love that the jury had for the first two volumes of the Trilogy – Tales from the Farm, and most particularly the second chapter – Ghost Stories. It is rare to see people discuss comics and graphic novels using the terms transcendent, heartfelt and highly emotional, especially in a situation as clinical as an awards jury discussion, but everyone who had read the books that year was clearly MOVED by Jeff’s stories. While other cartoonists were being identified as being more technically proficient that year, there was no one who embodied the term cartoonist more in spirit, passion and in practice than Jeff Lemire with those two chapters of this massive work, and he deserved (and received) the award.

Bravo Jeff! This is all well-deserved as Essex County is a tremendous work, and we hope you win the Canada Reads competition.

Clement Sauvé (1977-2011)

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Clement Sauvé, Rest in Peace

We regret to inform the community that Montreal artist Clement Sauvé passed away last evening after a heroic battle with cancer. He was only 33.

Sauvé began his comics career as Yanick Paquette’s assistant, but has subsequently worked for DC on projects such as JLA Secret Files, Stormwatch and the Human Defense Corps. He also worked on the series Voltron, GI Joe/Transformers and Infantry for Devil’s Due Publishing. He had also redesigned many characters for the G.I. Joe Renegades project.

On behalf of everyone here at the JSA, our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends.

http://clementsauve.deviantart.com/

http://www.clementsauve.com/about.htm

Update 2:15 PM Ty Templeton’s Tribute – Ty and Clement worked together on the Human Defense Corps for DC Comics.

At the San Diego Comic-Con.

UPDATE 11AM: In my day job I work as a cancer researcher, and I am always taken by surprise whenever someone like Clement is stricken with the disease at such a young age, although cancer is a tragedy at ANY age. I strongly urge people to consider making a donation in Clement’s name to the Canadian Cancer Society (or your country, state or local equivalent if you are not Canadian). http://www.cancer.ca/

This beautiful illustration is one of the last pieces Clement posted to his Deviant art blog.

 

If you would like to leave some words and thoughts about Clement, we would be honoured to know how Clement the person, or his work, impacted your life. Comments welcome.

Alpha Flight returns!

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The recent Marvel mini-event “Chaos War” has come to a conclusion and it seems that it was a good one for Alpha Flight “Classic” fans. The Chaos War: Alpha Flight one shot revived Canadian superheroes GUARDIAN, VINDICATOR, SHAMAN and MARRINA. They returned to join NORTHSTAR, AURORA, SASQUATCH & SNOWBIRD.

Unfortunately, at the end of the Chaos War #5 all of the formerly deceased heroes that showed up went back to their eternal reward with some exceptions: Greek demi-god and Avenger Hercules and the aforementioned Alpha Flight members.

Is it just me or is Sasquatch in need of some manscaping in this panel? From Chaos War #5

This sets the stage for an Alpha Flight revival using the classic characters created by John Byrne in the pages of the Uncanny X-Men and their own long-running series (also by Byrne, at least until issue #28).

My sources tell me that some AF news from Marvel is imminent, and rumour has it that a high profile Canadian artist is involved.

Meanwhile, diminutive hero and still dead AF member Puck is appearing in Wolverine in the “Wolverine goes to Hell” storyline.

The limited edition Alpha Flight variant cover for Avengers #4 asked a valid question that seems to have been answered with the return of most of these characters. What's next?

 

Joe Shuster Awards update 1/26

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We’re a little under a week from the big announcement and here’s where we stand:

ARTIST, CARTOONIST, COLOURIST, COVER ARTIST, WRITER – Nominees Selected

PUBLISHER – Nominees Selected

HARRY KREMER RETAILER – 10 finalist stores selected

GENE DAY SELF-PUBLISHER - in process, deadline for books to be received is Friday, Jan 28th

WEBCOMICS – Nominees Selected

HALL OF FAME – 2011 Inductees selected

COMICS 4 KIDS - Books Selected

Sadly, it looks like our plans for a unique GRAPHIC NOVEL award are not going to bear fruit. Logistics, selection issues and budget concerns are going to put this idea back on the shelf.

Dousing the flame…

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The Human Torch by Stuart Immonen from an issue of Ultimate Fantastic Four

It’s already been spoiled everywhere, so let’s raise a glass of water to the Fantastic Four’s Human Torch, whose flame was doused by Marvel in Fantastic Four #587, out this week. Killing characters is nothing new to superhero comics, and it’s a tradition most often used to trump up sales, and in this case it’s on a pretty well-written (by Jonathan Hickman) book. Odds are the “dead” character will return in little over a year when the new FF title reverts back to Fantastic Four for it’s 600th issue. I bet Dr. Doom will have something to do with it.

US Comics Industry happenings…

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So Wizard magazine is being cancelled, and the magazine’s staff has been fired. Not too shocking (the cancellation), it seemed lacking when they changed to a slightly larger format and the publishers slowly abandoned it. It must be tough coming up with Top 10 lists every month. People have been predicting this for a couple of years now…. too bad about the people being fired and not shifted to the also announced digital pop culture mag “Wizard World”.

Update (by Robert): In a turn of events I did not see coming, Wizard World is going to be a publicly traded company. I don’t know anything about ‘pink sheets’, but based on the comments section I think that’s just about right for Wizard. I wonder if the guys working the Wizard cons will get paid in stock?

Update (by Kevin): To be honest, I pretty much ignored that press release because it was a deflection of the major news of the day, the cancellation of the magazine. The press release doesn’t even mention it. Newsarama had to actually chase down a Wizard rep to get the confirmation statement that not only Wizard but also Toyfare magazine were cancelled.

DC and Archie dropped the comics code. Must not have been many people working at the code – one guy could read all of the Archie and DC releases coming out in a month. Now some poor schlub is out of a job. Wouldn’t that have been a great job? Free comics months before everyone else gets to read them, and you could screw with them if you didn’t like them. Awesome. I feel for that jobless guy. An afterthought decision at this point though, as the code was about as relevant as Leave it to Beaver. If the code wanted to be relevant they could have taken the initiative and adopted a more stylish symbol to make people aware they still existed, like the video game industry did.

Update (by Kevin): Here I am lamenting the loss of employment for one guy, and it turns out there may not have actually been anyone at the wheel of the comics code. Newsarama learned from Archie that they had stopped submitting books over a year ago, but continued to use the seal. Was this also the case with DC? Was it just a rubber stamp?

New Comics in Stores 1/26/2011

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SHIPPING 1/26/2011

Where possible I have tried to highlight those releases featuring the work of Canadian creators. If I’ve missed anything please email me at kevin@joeshusterawards.com

ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE

DARK HORSE COMICS
SEP100114 BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 07 $9.99

Conan: The Road of Kings #2 cover by Doug Wheatley

NOV100031 CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #2 $3.50
— Cover by DOUG WHEATLEY
NOV100034 KULL THE HATE WITCH #3 FABIO COBIACO CVR $3.50
NOV100033 KULL THE HATE WITCH #3 TOM FLEMING CVR $3.50

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1 25th Anniversary Variant cover by Doug Wheatley

NOV100016 STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #1 $3.50
— Dark Horse 25 variant cover by DOUG WHEATLEY
NOV100019 STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #2 $3.50
— Coloured by BRAD ANDERSON

DC COMICS

Action Comics #897 cover by David Finch

NOV100181 ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
— Cover by DAVID FINCH
NOV100266 AMERICAN VAMPIRE #11 (MR) $2.99
OCT100264 BATMAN VS THE UNDEAD TP $14.99
NOV100248 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #56 $2.99
NOV100222 DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN SOLE SURVIVOR #1 $7.99
NOV100167 DETECTIVE COMICS #873 $2.99
NOV100263 FABLES #101 (MR) $2.99
NOV100257 GOD OF WAR #6 (MR) $2.99
NOV100196 GREEN ARROW #8 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
OCT100327 JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 08 THE FULMINATE BLADE TP (MR) $14.99
NOV100200 JLA THE 99 #4 $2.99
NOV100160 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #18 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
NOV100203 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #47 $2.99
NOV100262 NEW YORK FIVE #1 (MR) $2.99
OCT100270 QUESTION PIPELINE TP $14.99
SEP100313 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 04 (MR) $24.99
OCT100330 SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED (MR) $19.99
NOV100277 SCALPED #45 (MR) $2.99
NOV100150 SHAZAM #1 $2.99
NOV100209 TEEN TITANS #91 $2.99
OCT100204 WONDER WOMAN #606 $2.99
NOV100261 WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #3 $2.99
NOV100221 ZATANNA #9 $2.99
DC COMICS/DC DIRECT
MAY100302 BLACKEST NIGHT SER 8 BALANCED CASE PI
MAY100306 BLACKEST NIGHT SER 8 BLACK LANTERN BLACK FLASH AF PI
MAY100307 BLACKEST NIGHT SER 8 INDIGO TRIBE ATOM AF PI
MAY100308 BLACKEST NIGHT SER 8 ORANGE LANTERN LEX LUTHOR AF PI
MAY100309 BLACKEST NIGHT SER 8 SINESTRO CORP SCARECROW PI
FEB100311 JLA TROPHY ROOM WONDER WOMAN TIARA BRACELETS LASSO $325.00

IDW PUBLISHING
NOV100325 ANGEL #41 $3.99
NOV100327 ANGEL ILLYRIA #3 $3.99

Angel: The John Byrne Collection HC by John Byrne

NOV100329 ANGEL THE JOHN BYRNE COLLECTION HC $24.99
— Written and drawn by JOHN BYRNE, some colours by RONDA PATTISON
NOV100351 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #162 $3.99
NOV100312 INFESTATION #1 $3.99
NOV100401 LAST UNICORN HC $24.99
NOV100399 OFF ROAD GN $17.99
DEC100358 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP VOL 01 $19.99
DEC100359 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP VOL 02 $19.99
DEC100360 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP VOL 03 $19.99
NOV100369 TRANSFORMERS PRIME #4 $3.99
NOV100323 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS 100 PENNY PRESS ED $1.00

IMAGE COMICS
DEC100529 BROKEN TRINITY READER SET $14.99
OCT100528 ARTIFACTS #5 CVR A KLEIN $3.99
OCT100529 ARTIFACTS #5 CVR B CHRISTOPHER $3.99

Artifacts #5 Cover C by Dale Keown

OCT100530 ARTIFACTS #5 CVR C KEOWN $3.99
— Cover by DALE KEOWN
SEP100528 ARTIFACTS TP VOL 01 $9.99

Cowboy Ninja Viking Vol.2 cover by Riley Rossmo

OCT100468 COWBOY NINJA VIKING TP VOL 02 $16.99
— Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
SEP100453 CRUSADES HC VOL 02 DEI (MR) $29.99
SEP100530 DARKNESS #89 (MR) $2.99
AUG100515 DARKNESS FOUR HORSEMEN #3 $3.99
NOV108255 ECHOES #1 CVR B 2ND PTG (MR) $2.99
NOV100511 ECHOES #2 (MR) $3.99
AUG100478 GUARDING THE GLOBE #3 $3.50

Proof: Endangered #2 cover by Riley Rossmo

NOV100468 PROOF ENDANGERED #2 $3.99
Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
NOV100470 SKULLKICKERS #5 $2.99
— Written by JIM ZUBKAVICH

Spawn #201 cover inks by Todd McFarlane (pencils by Greg Capullo)

JAN100417 SPAWN #201 $2.99
Written, inked and cover inks by TODD MCFARLANE
NOV100495 TWILIGHT GUARDIAN #1 $3.99
NOV100442 WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 $100.00
NOV100443 WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 S/N LTD ED $150.00
NOV100413 WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #4 (MR) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

Age of X: Alpha #1 cover by Chris Bachalo

NOV100514 AGE OF X ALPHA #1 $3.99
— Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
NOV108182 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #648 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
NOV108183 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #649 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
NOV108184 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
NOV100517 ASTONISHING THOR #2 $3.99
NOV100529 AVENGERS #9 $3.99
NOV100648 AVENGERS ACADEMY PREM HC PERMANENT RECORD $24.99
NOV100645 AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 01 $24.99
NOV100616 BLOCKBUSTERS OF MARVEL UNIVERSE $4.99
NOV100541 CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
NOV100575 CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE #1 $9.99
NOV100567 CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
NOV100571 CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2 $3.99
NOV100594 DEADPOOL #32 $2.99
NOV100595 DEADPOOL CORPS #10 $2.99
NOV108259 FANTASTIC FOUR #583 3RD PTG EPTING VAR (THREE) $2.99
NOV108260 FANTASTIC FOUR #584 2ND PTG EPTING VAR (THREE) $2.99
NOV108261 FANTASTIC FOUR #585 2ND PTG EPTING VAR $2.99
NOV108262 FANTASTIC FOUR #586 2ND PTG EPTING VAR $2.99
NOV100584 FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99
NOV100663 HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD TP GHOSTS $16.99

Hulk: The End TPB cover by Dale Keown

NOV100660 HULK END TP $16.99
— Featuring art and cover by DALE KEOWN
NOV100569 INCREDIBLE HULKS #621 $3.99
NOV100656 LOCKJAW & PET AVENGERS UNLEASHED TP GN $14.99
NOV100617 MAGNETO #1 $2.99
NOV100657 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN SPECTACULAR DIGEST TP $9.99
AUG100671 MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 07 $54.99
AUG100672 MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 07 DM VAR ED 151 $54.99
NOV100615 NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #6 $2.99
NOV100539 NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99
NOV100612 NEW MUTANTS #21 $2.99
— Art by LEONARD KIRK
NOV100519 ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #1 $3.99
NOV100579 PUNISHER IN BLOOD #3 $3.99
NOV100540 SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99
NOV100669 SIEGE NEW AVENGERS TP $24.99
NOV100576 SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.99
NOV100640 SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR HC $19.99
NOV100672 SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET VOL 04 JUGGERNAUT TP $14.99
NOV100666 TALES OF DRAGON GUARD TP (MR) $19.99
NOV100587 THUNDERBOLTS #152 $2.99
NOV100525 ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #6 $3.99
NOV100526 ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #2 $3.99
NOV100527 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #152 $2.99
NOV100613 UNCANNY X-FORCE #4 $3.99
NOV100614 UNCANNY X-MEN #532 $3.99
NOV100674 WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 07 $29.99

X-23 #5 cover by Kalman Andrasofszky

NOV100597 X-23 #5 $2.99
— Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

X-Men #7 variant cover by Chris Bachalo

NOV100603 X-MEN #7 $3.99
— Art and variant cover by CHRIS BACHALO

X-Men Forever 2 #16 cover by Tom Grummett

NOV100621 X-MEN FOREVER 2 #16 $3.99
— Cover by TOM GRUMMETT, colours by BRAD ANDERSON
NOV100607 X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3 $3.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
DEC100699 WIZARD MAGAZINE #235 $5.99

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE
NOV101032 AION GN VOL 02 (MR) $10.99
DEC100772 ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #1 PROJECT CON ED (MR) $3.99
NOV100726 ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #2 $3.99
APR100900 ART OF RED SONJA HC $29.99
OCT101014 BLECKY YUCKERELLA GN VOL 04 $$$$ YOU A-HOLE $11.99
NOV100861 BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #6 (MR) $3.99
APR100487 BROKEN TRINITY PANDORAS BOX #5 $3.99
AUG100983 CLOSE LAST DOOR GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.95
NOV101007 COMPLETE BAD COMPANY TP $19.99
NOV100758 CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #3 CHICAGO CON ED (MR) $5.99
DEC100776 CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #3 SLAM DUNK CVR (MR) $5.99
DEC100778 CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #4 LONG BEACH ED (MR) $5.99
NOV100757 CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #6 AUXILIARY ED (MR) $3.99
NOV101026 DEADMAN WONDERLAND GN VOL 04 (MR) $10.99
NOV100916 DF INVADERS NOW #4 LTD ED CVR $14.99
NOV101025 DOT HACK LINK GN VOL 03 $10.99
NOV100804 DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #6 $3.99
OCT100770 FRAGGLE ROCK VOL 2 #2 $3.95
NOV108299 FREAKSHOW CVR A #1 $3.95
NOV100708 FREAKSHOW CVR B #1 $3.95
NOV100798 FUTURAMA COMICS #53 $2.99
OCT101199 GFT INFERNO TP $15.99

Gkamourpuss #17 cover by Dave Sim

NOV100684 GLAMOURPUSS #17 $3.00
— Written, drawn and cover by DAVE SIM
NOV100886 GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE REMASTERED #7 $3.99
OCT101094 ICE HAVEN TP $16.00
SEP108196 ICONS DC & WILDSTORM ART OF JIM LEE NYCC EXCL HC (RES) PI
NOV100810 INCORRUPTIBLE #14 $3.99
— Art by MARCIO TAKARA
NOV100733 JUGHEAD #205 $2.99
AUG100935 KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #6 $3.99
AUG100931 KEVIN SMITH KATO #7 $3.99
OCT100768 KILLER HC VOL 03 MODUS VIVENDI (MR) $24.95
SEP101024 KING OF FLIES HC VOL 02 $18.99
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DC Comics by Canadians – April 2011

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All things considered, April seems like a quiet month. Action Comics reaches it’s 900th issue, Flashpoint kicks off in May, Fiona Staples’ issue of Jonah Hex comes out and for some reason Infinity, Inc. is getting the hardcover treatment.

THE FLASH #12
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:10 Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ
“The Road to Flashpoint” concludes as everything Barry Allen knows and cares about is lost. What is the Flashpoint? Find out in the upcoming FLASHPOINT #1!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale APRIL 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US, RATED T

Action Comics #900 cover by David Finch

ACTION COMICS #900
Written by PAUL CORNELL, RICHARD DONNER, DAVID GOYER, DAMON LINDELOF and more
Art by PETE WOODS, JESUS MERINO and more
Cover by DAVID FINCH
1:5 Variant cover A by ADAM HUGHES
1:5 Variant cover B by ALEX ROSS
Superman returns to ACTION COMICS just in time for the title’s historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 100 pages! Everything Paul Cornell and Pete Woods have been building to over the last year culminates here in the ultimate Superman vs. Lex Luthor battle! But that’s not all – this story will lay the grounds for an insanely epic story coming out this summer in the pages of ACTION!
Plus, an incredible roster of guest talent help us celebrate this landmark issue, including the screenwriter of The Dark Knight, David Goyer; famed Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner; the co-creator of Lost, Damon Lindelof; and the creative team behind the hit DC UNIVERSE ONLINE game!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale APRIL 27 • 96 pg, FC, $5.99 US, RATED T

 

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Retailer Roundup – January 2011

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Nova Scotia

It’s seems the Strangemobile went kaput earlier this month, the engine blew up. Calum tells us times are tough, he was ripped off for 3k by a contractor in 2010, and that he’s cutting costs rather than laying off staff. Pure speculation, but with the economy in Canada still not up and running (recent reports say that bounceback-wise we are in 6th place of the G7), a third store expansion to Dartmouth last year has resulted in a rise of fix costs such as rent, heat and hydro and staffing costs (salary, WSIB, CPP, EI & tax) have had an impact on the business. The good news is: the Bug is back.

PEI

The Comic Hunter is blogging like crazy in 2011, giving lots of opinions and reviews of comic series. Including telling us that about how much they hate Grant Morrison.

New Brunswick

New comic shop Enigma Comics and Games are must be doing okay, as they are now open Sunday.

Quebec

Publisher D+Q had some of the creators they publish appear. Lynda Barry was in town and gave a talk at the Ukrainian Federation. Dave Cooper went to the shop itself. Next week Jeff Lemire will appear and he will be interviewed by the CBC and discuss Essex County, published by TopShelf.

Ontario

Comic Connection in Hamilton is celebrating 25 years in business.

The Gauntlet in Orangeville are reducing their hours, closing on Mondays but open the other 6 days a week.

The comic market in Ottawa in flux? The Comic Cave is not a full service shop, but instead a model and gaming store that stocked comics. Yet things are so bad in their comics division that they are only selling pre-orders. Nothing to be stocked. That is a very defensive maneuver, but there has been a lot of speculation that comic shops will be under serious economic pressure through Q1 and Q2, 2011.

The Dragon hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Birthday Party to coincide with the release of Buffy Season #40 (the final issue) and Buffy Summers B-Day, natch. Vampire bite butter cookies!

Paradise Comics will be hosting Danielle Corsetto on Jan 19th and Shane Kirshenblatt on Jan 22nd.

Scott Thompson showed up at The Beguiling, signing his new comic The Hollow Planet.

Alberta

Comic-Kazi has begun pre-selling celebrity photo ops for the upcoming Calgary Comic Expo.

A new shop opened in Edmonton, aptly named The Comic Shop. Most interesting about this store: they sell only back issues. Back issue comics have been virtually abandoned in Ontario shops because the $ per sq/ft they provide is too low. The labour involved in gathering, bagging/boarding, pricing and replenishing back-issue comics, the staple of comic shops for 30 years, doesn’t justify their presence in modern business environment. It’s a great way to make your shop look like it is full of product though (or tired and out of date…). Anyway, I find this most interesting. I suppose a similar shop could open up in Toronto and do really well… but for the fact that there is a comic convention every other week here, and the retailers climb over each other to sell you back issues for nearly nothing, would likely mean that bin divers have a means to be sated.

Happy Harbor comics will be crushed by Godzilla. IDW offered a cute promotion in the recent Previews: order 500 copies of Godzilla #1 and you will get your store will put on the cover… being crushed by Godzilla. I liked the idea, but moving 500 copies of Godzilla? Well Happy Harbor is juming into the breach!

“Why are we pimping a Godzilla comic? See that picture and the big empty space under his foot. Happy Harbor is going to be there! Yep, a special limited edition cover variant of this issue will feature Godzilla stomping on your very own Happy Harbor! This variant will be limited to 500 copies and with more than 600 file customers, you better get your advance orders in fast!”

Happy Harbor have also been updating photos of their ongoing reno to the new shop. It looks like after expanding to 4 shops, then closing 2 of them, then moving the remaining 2, HH is renting a large space they can grow in to.

Check out the Harry Kremer Award hanging on the beam.

Business is good in Edmonton as Quantum Comics is now open 7 days a week, having cut the Monday-off day which is so common for US based comic shops.

Not comics: Thunderground in St. Albert is hosting a midnight Magic The Gathering event. It’s limited to 8 participants: “If you know how to play Magic and can play quickly (emphasis on “quickly“), then this event is just for you!” Crazy.

British Columbia

Grey Haven Hobbies celebrated it’s 17th Anniversary this month.