Jason Kieffer is giving a presentation on his most recent comic book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto. Cartoonist Dave Lapp will join Jason for an onstage interview about the book. ——- Jason Kieffer Presents His Latest Comic Book The Rabble of Downtown Toronto With Dave Lapp Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 — 8 PM The Central… Read More Happenings: Jason Kieffer discussion – Thursday, April 22
Store Questionnaire Owner’s Name: Nicholas Chan and Adam Pottier Manager’s Name: Nicholas Chan and Adam Pottier Number of Employees: 2: Kevin Merritt and Jake Collins Years in Business: 2 Physical Address and Phone Number: 348 Princess St, Kingston Ontario, K7L 1B4: 613 542 1200 Website: Www.4c8b.com Email: info@4c8b.com How did you choose your store name?… Read More Comic Retailers – 4-Colour, 8-Bit: Comics and Games (Kingston, ON)
Having the handy dandy resource of ‘Links to Retailers in Canada‘ over there on the right side of the page, I took a tour of the interweb to see what stores are advertising a special Free Comic Book Day event. Yes, I clicked every store link. Note to Retailers: if you would like to have… Read More Happenings: Free Comic Book Day, May 1, 2010
Store Questionnaire ComicReaders (Regina) Owner’s Name: Dana Tillusz (Greg Roch partner in Downtown Regina location) Manager’s Name: Dana Tillusz & Shane Hnetka (south location); Greg Roch (Downtown location). Number of Employees: Six employees between both stores. Years in Business: Sixteen years at our main location. First day of business was April 1, 1994. We started… Read More Comic Retailers – Comic Readers (Regina, SK)
Golden Age Collectables is a long time retail store in Vancouver, BC, and winner of the 2000 Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing award. Owner’s Name: Patrick T. Shaughnessy Manager’s Names: Mike Rea (Gaming); Misty Saubey (Manga); Nicholas Pollett (Toys); Hank Pattison (Graphic Novels) Number of Employees: 8 Years in Business: 36 years, since 1974 Physical… Read More Comic Retailers – Golden Age Collectables (Vancouver, BC)
Please note: Unfortunately we don’t have any pictures to run with the interview. Both Robert and Kevin had a chance to visit CBA earlier this month though, on different occasions. Owner’s Names – Steve Quinnell and Nick Catros Manager’s Name – Phil Scott Number of Employees – 3 Years on Business – 20 (as a… Read More Comic Retailers – Comic Book Addiction (Whitby, ON)
Les Prix Bédélys Last evening at a special ceremony held at the auditorium of la Grande Bibliothèque (475 boul. De Maisonneuve Est) in Montreal, Promo 9e art presented the 11th annual prix Bédélys, which honour the best in French language graphic novels/comics (bandes dessinées) published in 2009. Four juries composed of amateurs and professionals selected… Read More Les Prix Bédélys: Winners Announced – Paul 06 x 2, Rapport de Stage, Pico Bogue 03
The Comic Book Bin took some time to look at the 2010 Joe Shuster Award Nominees whose works were published in French. The full list of creator nominees whose work was published in French in 2009: Artist/Dessinateur * Marc Delafontaine – Les nombrils, tome 04: Duels de belles (Dupuis) * Djief Bergeron – Saint-Germain, Tome… Read More A Look at the 2010 French Nominees
This past weekend I was in Chicago for the first Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. A number of Canadian professionals attended – from David Finch (Brightest Day), Cameron Stewart (Sin Titulo), Ramon Perez (Kukuburi), Scott Hepburn (The Port), Leo Leibelman (Heavy Metal), Valentine DeLandro (X-Factor), Logan and Lisa Lubera (Hasbro), Craig Yeung (Runaways), Ryan Sohmer… Read More Back from the inaugural C2E2; Visions Round 3 news
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth Hardcover DC US$75.00 Artwork by Darwyn Cooke. The Adventures Of Digger And Friends Trade Paperback IDW US$11.99 Written by Jack Briglio. Air #20 DC US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry.… Read More April 21st, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Owner’s Name: Theo Kivol Manager’s Name: Theo Kivol Number of Employees: 2 Years in Business: 1 Physical Address: 139 2nd Ave North, Saskatoon, SK Telephone Number: 306-649-0370 Website: http://www.unrealcity.ca Email: theo@unrealcity.ca How did you choose your store name? Unreal City is taken from the T.S. Elliot poem The Waste Land. We thought it was a… Read More Comic Retailers – Unreal City (Saskatoon, SK)
“It is frankly shocking that he has returned to comics.” – Chris Butcher, Manager- The Beguiling & TCAF Director In a move that is surprising to many, and aggravating to even more – former Dreamwave and Dream Engine studio chief, artist Pat Lee will be returning to comics with a series entitled Widow Warriors, published… Read More The (unwelcome) return of Pat Lee to comics
Karl Kerschl has some exciting news today: I’m proud to officially announce Book One of The Abominable Charles Christopher, collecting Chapter One of the Eisner-nominated webcomic. Wrapped in an embossed, faux suede hardcover, this 144-page tome collects all of the comics from the first two years of the series, along with lots of additional illustrations… Read More The Abominable Charles Christopher goes to print!
Editor’s note: The Joe Shuster Awards are a supporter of brick and mortar retail comic outlets, creating the Harry Kremer Award to recognize the efforts of excellent comic retailers across the country. Our goal is to help customers find a local comic retailing business to support. Owner’s Names: Ryan Sohmer, Randy Waxman, Jeff Moss Manager’s… Read More Comic Retailers – The 4th Wall (Pointe-Claire, PQ)
Laurence Hyde: Southern Cross Exhibit Programming Exhibit Talk with Colin Upton Sunday, April 18 4:30-6pm free event Join Colin Upton in conversation with Sharon Kallis – Looking at Lawrence Hyde’s work, the Southern Cross. Colin and Sharon will discuss Hyde’s narrative wood engravings and the work in the context of the contemporary graphic novel. The… Read More Colin Upton gallery event
The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing are now accepting 2009 self-published works for consideration. Closing date for submissions: MONDAY MAY 10, 2010. The winner of the Gene Day Award will receive a Joe Shuster Award and a bursary of $500 cash, to assist the winner in the creation and printing of their next comic. The… Read More Gene Day Award – deadline for submission MONDAY MAY 10, 2010
DC Comics will be reviving the Atom this summer, according to editor Brian Cunningham, and I was more than a little surprised by who will be writing the series —- none other than Xeric, Wright and Shuster-Award winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, The Nobody, Essex County Trilogy): I always liked the Atom. Ray… Read More Jeff Lemire goes big with THE ATOM!
Toronto artist, Gibson Quarter has informed me that there are two comics that have been published in the United Kingdom earlier this year, that features works by him, and Canadian writer, Greg Dunford. For those that are interested, they can be ordered from the following links. – Futurequake #15 featuring a story written by Greg… Read More Canadian Creators’ works in the UK
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 #10 DC US$3.99 Colours by Blond. Variant Cover by Bernard Chang. Atomic Robo And The Revenge Of The Vampire Dimension #2 Red 5 Comics US$3.50 Colours by Ronda Pattison. Preview at… Read More April 14th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Round One of the 2010 Joe Shuster Award Fundraising Auctions will be ending tomorrow, Sunday, April 11. Ten very cool pieces of art, donated by very gracious artists from across Canada.
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