On October 30th the Quad-Cities will be hopping with comic happenings. To celebrate their 12th Anniversary, The Dragon will be having their 2nd annual mini-con. The guest list for the in-store event is pretty great (it’s like a mini comic-con; see what I did there?). Who: Dale Keown, Richard Pace, Jeff Lemire, Ross Campbell, Ray… Read More Happenings: Guelph + Cambridge, Oct 30th
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com American Vampire #7 DC/Vertigo US$3.99 Colours by Dave McCaig. Preview at Vertigo: Graphic Content Bear Nuts Vol. 1: The Book Of Prozac Trade Paperback DMF Comics US$18.99 Written, Artwork, Colours, and Cover by… Read More October 6th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Betsy Gomez 510-644-4980 x 26 betsygomez@imagecomics.com A HEAD PUNTING KICK-OFF TO A HIT NEW IMAGE SERIES! Second Printing of SKULLKICKERS #1 blazes through inventory before release, Third Printing on its way Berkeley, CA – 4 October 2010 – After an early distribution-level sell out of the first printing of SKULLKICKERS #1,… Read More SkullKickers #1 to get a 3rd Printing
Jason has informed me that the full list of new releases for October 6, 2010 featuring the work of Canadian creators will be posted later today. However, I took a quick look at the shipping list and it looks like an all-star week for Canadian comics as both Richard Stark’s Parker – The Outfit by… Read More Darwyn Cooke’s The Outfit and Seth’s Palookaville 20 due in stores 10/6/10
The heads of HobbyStar Marketing, Inc. have informed me (and authorized me to share) that the attendance for Fan Expo Canada 2010 was 64,992 – representing a 9.7% increase over the 2009 numbers. The figure is derived from a straight addition of all passes sold – regardless of pass tier – Basic, Deluxe, Child, Premium… Read More Happenings: Fan Expo Canada – 2010 Attendance & ComiCON 2010-2011 Schedule
It seems Seth drew the July/August 2010 covers (I’ll admit I didn’t know that, my Walrus subscription started with September 2010), and they are quite lovely, very stylized and very Seth. The magazine interviews Seth about the minutiae of creation (type of pens and paper), it’s a snapshot at the process of creation by a… Read More Seth and the Walrus cover
The Vancouver Province has a little piece on Kaare Andrews, his movie and his comics career. In related news, his directorial debut for Anchor Bay – ALTITUDE – is set to be released to stores on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Meanwhile, his X-Men: Xenogenesis rolls along. Issue 3 of 5 was… Read More Kaare Andrews new film Altitude available in stores 10/26/10
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