Is there something special about your local comic shop? Do they deserve recognition for the wonderful in-store experience they provide? Do they go above and beyond, with a bright, well laid out, positive shopping experience? Perhaps some of the community outreach they did in 2008 deserves special attention. Well, you can help them achieve that… Read More Reminder – Retailer Award Nominations
If you notice on the sidebar to the right, there is a “Links to Canadian Creators” page. This list is still a work-in-progress, and will continue to be. I’ve only posted the first half of the list I have, and will hopefully post the rest of them in the near future. That being said, if… Read More Links to Canadian Creators Page is Live
Source: Comic Book Resources Todd McFarlane (Spawn, Amazing Spider-Man, Images Comics Co-Founder) and Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible, Image Comics Partner) team up for the upcoming series, HAUNT. The series is expected to be released in the Summer of 2009, and will be published by Image Comics. Canadian-born creator, Todd McFarlane, will be illustrating… Read More HAUNT by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman (Teaser Image)
Beguiling manager Chris Butcher presents his thoughts on the Diamond threshold changes on his blog. Chris rightly pointed out in an earlier posting that under the new thresholds, the first Scott Pilgrim volume would probably not have met the requirements. Thankfully it did, and Scott Pilgrim has gone on to be a successful graphic novel… Read More The Beguiling’s Chris Butcher discusses the new Diamond thresholds
The Canadian Press TORONTO — BookExpo Canada, an annual publishing trade event, has been cancelled by Reed Exhibitions Canada, according to an industry website. The move follows defection of many of the country’s largest publishers and a growing number of independent houses, according to an online report by Publishers’ Weekly, which is owned by Reed.… Read More Not Happenings: Reed cancels Book Expo Canada
This upcoming weekend (February 6-8) it’s the New York Comic Con, the second largest comic book show in North America after San Diego Comic Con International. Lots of Canadian creators in attendance, such as: David Finch, Darwyn Cooke, Bryan Lee O’Malley, Bernard Chang, J. Torres, Leonard Kirk, Ray Fawkes, Yanick Paquette, Serge LaPointe, Cameron Stewart,… Read More Happenings: The New York Comic Con
Today we published the eligible list of creators who had work printed in French language publications. (See the pages section on the right). Thank you to our BD Coordinator Francis Hervieux for compiling the list! Francis is also coordinating the French Language Nominating Committee. Yesterday the Webcomics Coordinator published his list of eligible webcomics from… Read More Site updates & General Progress: February 2009
Our next creator interview is with the 2008 Fan Favourite Canadian Creator – English Language publications — Faith Erin Hicks. What part of a Canada are you from/where do you live now? I was born in Vancouver BC, moved to just outside of Toronto when I was five, and migrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia after… Read More Faith Erin Hicks interview
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 #0 – DC US$1.00 Back-Up Story containing artwork by Francis Manapul. The Age Of The Sentry #5 – Marvel US$2.99 Inks by Terry Pallot. Preview @ Comic Book Resources. Astonishing Tales… Read More February 4th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Presented today is the initial release of Webcomics for our 2009 Eligibility list. To qualify the creator must have produced webcomic work in 2008. Please note: a webcomic is often a collaborative medium, the Joe Shuster Awards apply only to Canadians working in comics. In the case of two Canadians working together, both… Read More 2008 The Eligible Creators List (Webcomics) for the 2009 Awards
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