Daily Archives: 01/31/2011

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.