As of September 2010 the TCW has a permanent space at 486 College Street (near Bathurst St.) NEW SATURDAY KIDS COURSES FOR FALL 2010 11 Sep 2010 – 30 Oct 2010 (no class on 09 Oct 2010) Cartooning and Illustration Are you interested in comics, cartoons, graphic novels or do you just like to draw?… Read More Toronto Cartoonist’s Workshop has a new home, launches Saturday Kids Courses in Fall 2010
Spotlight on Stuart and Kathryn Immonen (48:11, 44.1mb) This panel was moderated by John Siuntres of WordBalloon.com. It starts off with Stuart being asked about his earliest work and then receiving an Inkpot Award. From there it goes through both Stuart and Kathryn’s career in comics, when they worked together and apart. They talk about… Read More SDCCI: Spotlight on Kathryn and Stuart Immonen
Thanks to Jamie Coville for recording this. For Jamie’s San Diego pictures: http://picasaweb.google.ca/comichistory/2010SanDiego http://picasaweb.google.ca/comichistory/2010EisnerAwards Jamie also recorded 12 panels and the Eisner Awards ceremony. Direct link to audio can be found here: http://www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#2010SanDiego Of interest to this blog is: http://www.TheComicbooks.com/Audio/10-07-22-SD-SiegelandShuster.mp3 Comic Arts Conference: New Fun About Siegel and Shuster (1:20:09, 73.3mb) Moderated by Comic Book… Read More SDCCI: New Fun About Siegel and Shuster Panel Audio
Available this week is The Artist Himself: A Rand Holmes Retrospective, written and compiled by Patrick Rosenkranz. Published by Fantagraphics. This work reflects on the spanning career of Hall of Fame inductee Rand Holmes. (Learn more about Rand Holmes in the Joe Shuster Awards Hall of Fame.) Thanks to Portland, OR native Patrick and US… Read More Releases: Rand Holmes Retrospective
Bryan at Sequential put something up this morning that sums up the outsiders perspective on news coming out of SDCC, which pretty much sums things up for me as well – I was at the event every day from Wednesday to Sunday and aside from some guy getting stabbed in Hall H there was very… Read More San Diego thoughts…
Robert, Allison, Tyrone and I are all gradually arriving home again after an eventful week in a surprisingly mild (temperature-wise) San Diego. We decided not to run updates from the show floor, so instead we will be catching up this week on all of the announcements and our thoughts on the biggest comics related event… Read More Back home!
Action Comics #890 (2nd Printing) DC US$3.99 Colours by Brad Anderson. Cover by David Finch. Action Comics #891 DC US$3.99 Colours by Brad Anderson. Cover by David Finch. Preview at DC Universe: The Source American Vampire #5 DC/Vertigo US$3.99 Colours by Dave McCaig. Artifacts #1 Image/Top Cow US$3.99 Variant Cover by Dale Keown. Aspen Splash… Read More July 28th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Last night, the 2010 Eisner Awards took place in San Diego, California. Here are the Winning Canadian Creators: Best Humor Publication – Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni) Best Digital Comic – Sin Titulo, by Cameron Stewart – http://www.sintitulocomic.com Best Anthology – Popgun vol. 3, edited by… Read More Eisner Awards – Winning Canadian Creators
*** UPDATE: While full details are to be announced this week at San Diego Comic Con, Newsarama released more information on the project yesterday. *** Lucas Siegel writes: The project is ambitious for Stewart and Kerschl outside of the new city, era, and characters. The very way they’re constructing the comic book is unique to… Read More Kerschl and Stewart to create comic book based on videogame Assassin’s Creed *Updated*
‘Fearless’ Fred can be heard on 102.1 the Edge, Monday-Friday from 2pm-7pm (Toronto Radio Station, 102.1 FM). When you’re not listening to him on the radio during those days, and between that time, you can read some of the comics he has written, at BigSexyComics.com. – Helos is written by ‘Fearless’ Fred Kennedy, with artwork… Read More ‘Fearless’ Fred’s Big Sexy Comics *Updated*
The nominees for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, presented annually to a store that represents the following retailing principles: Support of a wide variety of innovative material: Providing opportunities for creators’ material to reach buyers; stocking a diverse inventory. Knowledge: Working to stay informed on retailing as well as on the… Read More Eisner Spirit of Retailing short list announced – 2 Canadian stores nominated
Age Of Heroes #3 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork by Ty Templeton. Colours by Jean-Francois Beaulieu. Cover by Yanick Paquette. Cover Inks by Michel Lacombe. Cover Colours by Nathan Fairbairn. Preview at Comic Book Resources Air #23 DC/Vertigo US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry. American Vampire #2 (2nd Printing) DC/Vertigo US$3.99 Colours by Dave McCaig. Brightest Day #6… Read More July 21st, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
The big release for this week, is, of course SCOTT PILGRIM VOL.6: SCOTT PILGRIM’S FINEST HOUR by Bryan Lee O’Malley: Debuting this week in San Diego at the Drawn & Quarterly booth is the 88 page hardcover PALOOKAVILLE #20 by Seth. It isn’t scheduled for release until later in September. Another big release is Scott… Read More Some upcoming releases by Canadian cartoonists
Happening this weekend at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North in Richmond Hill is an event which is not a Comic Con but might be of some interest to you: Polaris 24 (formerly known as Toronto Trek). On the Saturday evening in the Grand York Ballroom of the hotel is the presentation of the Constellation Awards… Read More Happenings: Polaris 24 – July 16-18
Joseph Nathan Day (b.2/7/1958-d.7/12/2010) passed away yesterday at the age of 52. Joe was the brother of the late Gene Day (1951-1982 – Hall of Fame inductee and namesake for the Gene Day Award for Outstanding Canadian Self-Publishing) and the brother of artists Dan and David Day. Our thoughts and prayers go to the Day… Read More Our condolences…
DC Comics announced this morning that DC exclusive artist David Finch will be doing more than just covers for the company as Finch will be the writer/artist on a new ongoing Batman series that will launch in November 2010 entitled BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT. The month before (October), Finch will provide the artwork for a… Read More David Finch launches Batman: The Dark Knight in November
Robert will respond on his own if he wants to. Mr. Falcone responds: Kevin notes that he doesn’t advocate stopping to shop at a store altogether, but that customers should work with retailers to keep business going. No. I am sorry but you are wrong Kevin. It is not the customer’s duty to mention that… Read More Don’t Support Your Local Comic Shop article JSA criticisms: Falcone disagrees – I respond
Looks like the nominating falls a little more in line this year with the critically honoured and nominated works from other annual awards, including the JSA’s. While not as well known or as prestigious as the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (which will be presented on July 23rd), the Harvey Kurtzmann Awards have been around… Read More Harvey Award nominees announced
11:00-12:00 Marvel: The Women of Marvel— One of the most talked-about panels from last year is back! Forget Storm and She-Hulk; meet the real Ms. Marvels of the comic world! Join women from every discipline in the creative process at Marvel to hear what it’s like working as a woman in comics today and how… Read More SDCCI: Sunday programming featuring Canadians
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 