Sad news from Montreal as another Canadian store has closed, this time it’s Montreal’s Librarie Fichtre!, nominated last week for the Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer. Fichtre! had been in business 14 years. From Saturday’s Le Devoir En bref – La librairie Fichtre! ferme ses portes Une petite-grande institution vient de s’éteindre. La… Read More Montreal’s Librairie Fichtre! has closed – but for how long?
The newest issue of Broken Pencil showed up on my doorstep (a result of the subscription special offered at Canzine 2009) and there is some comic related notes in the issue: Jason Turner’s regular comic column regular appearing comics: Geofriends, I already know how my life will go, and the very cool, Mr. Monitor a… Read More Comics in Broken Pencil #47
JEFF LEMIRE’S SWEET TOOTH Book Launch Party Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 7:30pm @ The Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. [map] FREE TO ATTEND Jeff Lemire will be signing and sketching in advance copies of Sweet Tooth Vol.1: Out Of The Deep Woods, available for sale on-site, one week before its official in-store… Read More Happenings: Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth book launch, May 5, 2010
The insatiable Mark Medley does even more interviews with attendees: Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, Miriam Libicki, Jim Rugg, Troy Little, Willow Dawson, Zack Giallongo, Spike, Evan Munday, Jason Turner, Rob Jackson, Aaron Costain, Lizz Lunney, Jason Loo, Noel Tuazon, Jordan Bursach, Jamie Q, Tugboat Press and Le Studio coopératif Premières Lignes.
These additional pieces were contributed by some American artists to assist with our fundraising efforts: ED HANNIGAN has been a writer, artist, and editor of comic books for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. His most notable writing credits include work on The Defenders during the late 1970s and early 1980s. As the artist on… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine art by Non-Canadians
Before we get lost in TCAF I just want to get out the reminder to Montreal area comic fans that Oscar and Alex are holding another MONTREAL COMIC-CON this weekend on Sunday May 9th! Hours: 11-5 Location: Place Bonaventure, room 200-N, 800, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H5A 1K6 Admission: $5, Children under… Read More Happenings: Montreal Comic-Con May 9, 2010
Just like last year, The National Post ramps up it’s coverage of TCAF. Mark Medley does a whole whack of interviews with attendees: Matt Kindt, Cecil Castellucci, Ryan North, Box Brown, Gary Groth, José Villarrubia, Philippe Girard, Abby Denson, Ed Brisson, Tim Fish, Matthew Loux, Audra Furuichi, John Martz, Britt Wilson, Dave Lapp, Brian Hoang,… Read More TCAF stuff
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 #630 Marvel US$2.99 Artwork and Cover by Chris Bachalo. Preview at Newsarama The Anthology Project: Volume One The Anthology Project US$24.99 Stories Written and Artwork by Joy Ang, Sam Bradley, Christine… Read More May 5th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Going coast-to-coast and starting on the Atlantic side: The Lair, in Corner Brook, NF, enjoyed their first FCBD. Strange Adventures once again rented an indoor space to hold FCBD, just to avoid any pesky weather issues (it did rain in Toronto). Darwyn Cooke was on hand, doing his ever generous thing. Darwyn is one of… Read More So What Happened on FCBD?
Cerebus Fangirl Margaret Liss provides an update on Ponent Moon’s hardcover translation of Dave Sim’s High Society —- ALTA SOCIEDAD.
George Todorovski provides the story/script/pencils/art/colour for the Bear Stories with his collaborator fellow writer and artist Chris Hatzopoulos. The Bear Stories is an online comic which is also collected and published by DMF Comics. Here’s the synopsis for the first collected edition: For fans of Adult Swim, this comic is right up your alley. The… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by George Todorovski
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