POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR – Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC. Sunday, June 13, 2009 VANCOUVER COMICON – Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, BC. Sunday, July 5, 2009 Please let us know if you have a comics-related show or event coming up so we can promote it on this blog. In the… Read More Upcoming Conventions in Canada – June 12-July 9
BC artist Camilla D’Errico will be illustrating the five issue mini-series the “Sky Pirates of Neo Terra” for Image Comics. The first issue debuts in late September. Here’s the advance solicitation for #1: SKY PIRATES OF NEO TERRA #1 (of 5) story JOSH WAGNER art & cover CAMILLA D’ERRICO SEPTEMBER 30 32 PAGES / FC… Read More Camilla D’Errico on “Sky Pirates of Neo Terra”
As part of our mission to raise awareness of Canadian comic book creators and their works, and as part of our 5th Anniversary festivities, we will be holding the awards on the weekend of September 26-27, 2009. While we are still finalizing the plans for the presentation of the awards and the display of the… Read More Joe Shuster Awards will be at Word on the Street on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009
“Canadian Whites” are the name given to a type of comic book produced by Canadian publishers during World War II when there was an embargo on all external publications – including the popular American comic books. The covers of the Canadian Whites were mostly full colour, but unlike American comic books the interiors were printed… Read More Canadian Golden Age Comics Online
London Free Press on-line editor Dan Brown will moderate the newly formed GNG (Graphic novel group) at London, Ontario comic book store L.A. Mood — first meeting is this Saturday, June 13, 2009.
As part of his Sunday Interview series, Tom Spurgeon has posted a long interview with Canadian cartoonist Seth at The Comics Reporter site.
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Amazing Spider-Man #597 Marvel US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry. Preview at Newsarama Angel: Blood And Trenches #4 IDW US$3.99 Written, Artwork and Cover by John Byrne. Preview at Comic Book Resources Captain Britain… Read More June 10th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
With only the first two issues released at this time, Boom Studios has announced that they are releasing the digest-sized trade paperback collection of the smash hit mini-series Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles: Family Matters drawn by artist Marcio Takara in July 2009. Here are the details: THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS TPB Written by Mark Waid Drawn… Read More Upcoming: The Incredibles – Family Matters trade paperback
Dark Horse Comics has announced that the collection of Dean Motter’s Mister X: The Condemned four issue mini-series will arrive in comic shops on November 20, 2009. Please note: The cover to the first issue of the mini-series has been nominated for the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cover Art by a Canadian Comic Book… Read More Upcoming: Mister X – The Condemned trade paperback
MONTREAL COMIC-CON – Place Bonaventure, 800 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest Sunday, June 7, 2009 Guests include: DAVE ROSS (Angel: After the Fall artist) Room 200-N Admission: $3.00 POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR – Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC. Sunday, June 13, 2009
On June 8th, popular writer Neil Gaiman will be doing a reading/signing in Toronto. The media seems to have picked up on a thread that Toronto comic shops are directly responsible for Gaiman’s Hogtown successes. Last time there was love for (former Silver Snail manager) Mark Askwith… and this time… From CTV (The Canadian Press)….… Read More Toronto visit by Neil Gaiman results in plugs for Toronto comic stores
Recently launched, the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is a learning environment where aspiring cartoonists can study with working professionals in the North American comic book, webcomics, animation and illustration fields. Workshops are eight weekly sessions of three hours each and attendance is limited to a maximum of 15 students to optimize individual learning. The TCW does… Read More Toronto Cartoonists Workshop
Generally, we try not to link to reviews here at the JSA blog, we try to keep you up-to-date on the news and goings-on in the Canadian comics community as best we can. If we did link to reviews, we’d just be page after page of links to comics reviews, often with multiple reviews of… Read More Comic Book Bin reviews Canadian comics and cartoons
IDW has posted a 20-page preview of the upcoming Darwyn Cooke adaptation of RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER on their website. On sale in July 144 pages ∙ US$24.99 Diamond order code number: MAY090880 AVAILABLE AT FINE COMIC BOOK RETAILERS
Last Friday, Comic Book Resources posted an interview that I (Kevin) did with CBR report Jeffrey Renaud. One of the many other jobs that I do (aside from the JSAs, my day job as a cancer researcher and the shows in the US I attend working for CGC) is coordinating the Canadian guests as well… Read More Talkin’ Fan Expo with Comic Book Resources.
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Astonishing Tales #5 Marvel US$3.99 Inks by Craig Yeung. Colours by Nathan Fairbairn. Atomic Robo And The Shadow From Beyond Time #2 Red 5 Comics US$3.50 Colours by Ronda Pattison. Black Panther #5… Read More June 3rd, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 