Daily Archives: 10/31/2011

Happenings: Toronto draws Tintin at the Steamwhistle Gallery this November

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Opening Party
Wednesday November 2nd, 7pm-11pm
@ Steamwhistle Gallery, 255 Bremner Boulevard (Near Rogers Centre)
Free to attend

Gallery Closing & Silent Auction
Featuring the book launch for “The Adventures of Herge” with artist Stanislas in attendance
Sunday November 27th, 7pm-11pm
@ Steamwhistle Gallery, 255 Bremner Boulevard (Near Rogers Centre)
Free to attend

Check out the event website for previews of some of the artwork on display

Press release

The Beguiling Books & Art and Steamwhistle Brewery are teaming to produce one of the most interesting art shows of the fall, TORONTO DRAWS TINTIN. Featuring the work of dozens of comics artists and illustrators from Toronto, and the rest of Canada. Join us for the opening night of this exciting show on November 2nd, and celebrate the legacy of one of comics’ greatest creations!

See the world of Tintin through the eyes of some of Canada’s greatest cartooning talents, including Chester Brown, Michael DeForge, Joe Ollmann, Zach Worton, and Faith Erin Hicks. More information and art previews can be found at http://torontodrawstintin

Many artists will be in attendance — EVERYONE IS WELCOME! This is an all-ages event.

TORONTO DRAWS TINTIN will hang at the Steamwhistle Brewery’s gallery space, for the month of November and close out with a jam-packed celebration of comics, illustration, and art on Sunday November 27th! All art on display will be auctioned off in support of The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund at that time, and a graphic novel biography of Tintin’s creator Herge will be launched with the French author, Stanislas, in attendance! Come to both events!

This event is sponsored by The Beguiling Books & Art and Steamwhistle Brewery.

2012 Categories update:

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Earlier this month we asked for feedback on our categories as we determine which will make up the list for the 2012 Awards. Based on your feedback and our internal debates this is the list as it stands:

2012 Categories:

* Outstanding Artist/Artist Team (no change)

* Outstanding Cartoonist (no change)

* Outstanding Cover Artist (no change)

* Outstanding Webcomics Creator/Creative Team (no change)

Note: after a lot of discussion and debate, the team has decided that we will leave webcomics as a unique category again. A line of distinction is being drawn between digital comics (online versions of concurrent with print edition comics or online previews of digital comics) which will not be eligible for the category. This remains for comics content created exclusively for the internet (later print editions are irrelevant and are considered reprints in the print categories), and one of the nominating and judging criteria will be usage of the online delivery system itself in the storytelling and presentation of these comics.

* Outstanding Writer (no change)

* Comics for Kids Award – Beginner Reader Level
* Comics for Kids Award – Intermediate Reader Level

Note: if there are enough books of each criteria to justify having two categories, the Comics for Kids Award will be split into two categories — Beginner, for younger readers, and Intermediate, for older children. For example, Binky the Space Cat might be considered a Beginner book, while Three Thieves: Tower of Treasure might be considered an intermediate level entry. The hope is to provide more information and recommendations to parents, teachers, librarians and of, course, young readers!

* Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing (no change)

* Harry Kremer Award for Comic Book Retailing (no change)

* Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame (1-2) (no change)

There is one additional category currently being reviewed by our group and is at the proposal stage.

* TENTATIVE: Outstanding Original Graphic Novel by Canadian Creator / Creative Team

The members feel that it should be specifically for original (i.e. new) graphic novels published in French or English during the previous calendar year. Unfortunately new collections of serialized comics that are later collected that same year are not going to be eligible for this award (if it happens). We are still VERY concerned about this being duplication of efforts as many of these books may be recognized in the Cartoonist, Writer and Artist categories. As it stands, we would like to follow the lead of Comics for Kids and have a similar nomination and judging process for this potential new category.

Unfortunately we’ll be placing two categories “on hiatus” for 2012: Outstanding Publisher and Outstanding Colourist.

Les Nombrils: Un couple d’enfer – in stores this November + Release Party 11/8

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Delaf and Dubuc are back! This November sees the release of the nextbook in the Les Nombrils series (translated as The Bellybuttons) and Editions Dupuis, Renaud-Bray, ERPI-DLM and the creative team – writer and Joe Shuster Award winner Maryse Dubuc and artist Marc Delafontaine are having a release party on Tuesday, November 8 at 5PM:

Librairie Renaud-Bray
4380, rue Saint-Denis, Montréal (Québec) H2J 2L1

Les Nombrils: Un couple d’enfer

  • Genre : Humour
  • Format : 22 cm X 30 cm Hardcover
  • Price : $17.95
  • ISBN-10: 280015022X
  • ISBN-13: 978-2800150222

Description (in French):

Marre d’être gentille et de se faire avoir par tout le monde ! Karine a pris une grande décision : elle allait CHANGER. Et d’abord de look : le pantalon rose et les barrettes dans les cheveux font place au look gothique et au noir hyper classe. Ensuite de caractère : Karine décide d’apprendre à dire non. Il y aura évidemment des rechutes mais elle peut compter sur Albin, son nouveau petit ami, pour l’aider à tenir ses bonnes résolutions et à prendre confiance en elle. A l’école, tout le monde trouve la nouvelle Karine sexy et sûre d’elle, beaucoup mieux que l’ancienne. Tout le monde sauf trois personnes : Dan, son ex, qui ne reconnaît par la fille qu’il a aimée ; Jenny et Vicky, ses deux meilleures amies qui craignent, à raison, de voir leur esclave et faire-valoir favori se détacher d’elles. Jenny, Vicky et Dan vont donc enquêter sur Albin, persuadé qu’il n’est pas un petit ami recommandable pour Karine et qu’il cache des secrets inavouables. Leurs découvertes vont leur glacer le sang ! Mais qui ment, qui prétend être ce qu’il n’est pas et qui veut vraiment le bien de Karine ? La réponse vous attend (peut-être) au bout de cet épisode haletant rempli de coups de théâtre.

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Also, a new Hardcover volume collecting the first four books of the series is also going to be available this winter – here’s the cover: