So I’ve been sampling the new DC #1s, which I find amusing since I really had no interest in trying to check all of these books out. There’s been a lot of coverage at various websites about the books selling out, and how second and in some case third printings are on their way to… Read More A look at DCnU weeks 1 and 2
PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 9/14/2011 Every Wednesday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.
I’ll be packing up the car and heading east this weekend for the 2011 iteration of the MONTREAL COMIC-CON. Last year I worked at the event which saw unprecedented growth – with over 8000 attendees in 2010 this is an event to watch, especially with headliners Stan Lee, Adam West and Burt Ward. This year… Read More Happenings: Montreal Comic-Con this weekend September 17-18
The Ignatz Awards, named for the character in the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is a festival prize that recognizes outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The ballot is created by a panel of five cartoonists and is then voted on by the attendees at the SPX event which was held this… Read More DeForge and Beaton win Ignatz Awards
Yesterday, Anthony Falcone from Comic Book Daily – a vocal critic on the state of comic shops in Toronto – visited the new Little Island Comics store (formerly the home of Yesterday’s Heroes) and took some pictures: Little Island Comics Matt Demers did the same for the Torontoist and also did a little one on… Read More Comic Book Daily & The Torontoist visit Little Island Comics
Tomorrow at comics shops across North America and the UK DC Comics will be releasing ACTION COMICS #1 (Vol.2) starring a familiar, but not so familiar, character that they are calling Superman. Action Comics will detail his early years leading up to his current “five years later” incarnation that will appear in the similarly restarted… Read More Superman set to be overhauled in the DCnU starting with Action Comics #1 (Vol.2)
LUZ SEES THE LIGHT written and illustrated by Claudia Dávila Hardcover CAD $16.95 978-1-55453-581-1 Paperback CAD $8.95 978-1-55453-766-2 Change is in the air. Power outages are increasing, and gas prices are soaring. At first, 12-year-old Luz balks, hardly thrilled by the prospect of actually having to walk to the mall. But Luz doesn’t mope for… Read More Kids Can Press: Fall 2011 Releases
After missing a few weeks due to FanExpo, let’s try to get back on schedule. List was released Tuesday because of the Labour Day holiday. PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 9/7/2011 Every Wednesday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop. Please check with… Read More New Comics – In Stores September 7, 2011
Well, to start — I’m glad it’s over. As I’ve been catching up on sleep, fighting a cold and rewiring my brain back to being a clinical data coordinator, I can’t help but feel relief that Expo 2011 is done so I can enjoy the occasional weekend free of responsibility and fanboy entitlement like this… Read More FanExpo Canada wrap
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 