Much has been made of the changes in Diamond Comics minimum order levels and the effect this will have on the small press. Independent retailers (aka, your local comic book store) as well as small publishers and self-publishers in Canada have the potential to be harshly impacted. Here’s to supporting the efforts of these creators:… Read More The Bear Stories Vol. 2 drops at FanExpo
Fantagraphics publisher Kim Thompson, who recently released the lovely, and large, Prince Valiant Vol. 1: 1937-1938, by Hal Foster, has discovered a startling difference with one of the originally published pages: more violence! Unlike many archival projects which scan and digitally clean up the original newspaper pages themselves (I’m thinking of the stunningly gorgeous Winsor… Read More Behind the scenes: Hal Foster and Prince Valiant
Michael Angelos, the British Columbia based owner of Castle Rain Entertainment, reveals the evolution of a page. From the soon to be released graphic novel Jack the Lantern: War of the Soul: Pencil art by Mark Kidwell, inks by Kidwell and Tony Bledsoe, with Angelos as the writer. Jack the Lantern: War of the Soul,… Read More Jack the Lantern: step by step
In his cunning ongoing effort to take over the world, Brian Lee O’Malley reveals the some details of the recently announced Scott Pilgrim video game. “Video games have been a huge influence on the characters and world of Scott Pilgrim,” said Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the original graphic novels. “As a gamer myself, it… Read More Scott Pilgrim: The Video Game
A nice piece about Happy Harbor, our 2007 Retailer of the Year, in the Metro News today. In other exciting news, Heroclix are back! Just waiting on the official announcement that NECA is acquiring WizKids.
Man, it’s getting down to the wire here. By no means will this list be complete, but this is an idea whose time has come. Beyond giving out our yearly awards, CCBCAA’s mandate is to promote the work of Canadians in the industry, so here we go: Retailers must have their Diamond orders uploaded by… Read More Canadians in the July Previews
Congratulations to Ian Boothby (and his collaborators Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy), for the Eisner win last night. Their work on The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo) won The Eisner Award for Best Short Story. (It’s worth a second mention.) Lynda Barry’s What It Is won the Eisner for Best Reality-Based Work, which was… Read More I’ll take Ian Boothby for the win…
Comics Reporter and the D+Q blog announce a great coup: Drawn + Quarterly has acquired the publishing rights to Daniel Clowes’ next graphic novel, Wilson. D+Q, the three time winner of the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Publisher, has added another great talent to the publishing line-up D+Q provided a statement from its publisher and… Read More D+Q and Dan Clowes
Ethan Rilly has launched a new website for his comic Pope Hats. In 2008 Pope Hates won a Xeric Foundation Grant and was a finalist for a Wright. Pope Hats is being distributed through AdHouse Books, and will soon be available through Diamond — that will be the time to ask your local brick and… Read More Pope Hats and Ethan Rilly
Interrupting your ongoing SDCC coverage: Steve MacIsaac is interviewed in the August 2009 issue of of OUT magazine in a feature titled “Comic Book Queers”. Note: the interview is not available online, only in the print edition. MacIsaac self-publishes his comic Shirtlifter which was submitted for the 2009 Gene Day Award. Interested in self-published comics,… Read More Steve MacIsaac… and SDCC
Interrupting your ongoing SDCC coverage: Miriam Libicki participates in an interesting interview about Jewish identity and her excellent jobnik! Jobnik! is a self-published autobiographical comic examining the period when Libicki joined the Israeli Defense Forces. Submitted for the 2009 Gene Day Award (along with fierce ease) jobnik! is a book which Libicki examines “Jewish-American identity,… Read More Miriam Libicki… and SDCC
Udon Entertainment recently released theirDark Stalkers Tribute book, which reached #1 on Amazon Japan. The Limited Edition hardcover of the book will be available at Otakon, San Diego Comicon, Toronto Fan Expo or PAX. Congratulations to everyone at Udon Entertainment!
Quebec Superior Court and US Bankruptcy Court have approved the reorganization of Quebecor World and the company should emerge from bankruptcy in one month. More information available at ICv2. Meanwhile the stock ticker shows IQW trading at $0.025, way down from it’s 52 week high of $0.28. To think this stock was trading at over… Read More Quebecor to emerge from bankruptcy
This Sunday, May 31st, Robin Fisher and her Montreal based radio show Onomatopoeia is interviewing Shannon Gerard. You can listen via streaming through CJLO Concordia University. Shannon Gerard is well known for her fantastic comic/zine/readable-art-pieces, such Boobs & Dinks; Early Detection Kits. Shannon is the artist on Sword of My Mouth and is also working… Read More Why aren’t you listening?
L.A. Mood’s was my comic shop of choice when I lived in London, ON. Gord and Carol were always friendly, charming and interactive with the customer base. This successful family run business is in it’s 17th year. One thing that has impressed me about the London comic scene, which is quite competitive, is the fact… Read More Comic Retailers – L.A. Mood Comics & Games (London, ON)
A couple of my favourite female creators, Willow Dawson and Diana Tamblyn, will be doing a signing this weekend at L.A. Mood Comics and Games in London, ON. More information can be found at the L.A. Mood Comics and Gameswebsite. Robert
Jim Munroe is a smart, savvy, independent thinker and I’m always interested in seeing what he’ll do next. Well, Jim is out there trying new ideas in marketing and distributing his new comic: Sword of My Mouth. Sword of My Mouth is the follow up to ‘Therefore Repent’, a 2007 graphic novel written by Jim… Read More Format Wars: Distribution and Marketing in the Digital Era
Owner’s Names: Rob Sinnott and Kevin Hickey Manager’s Names: Same Number of Employees: 4 Years in Business: 20 years; 1.5 years under current ownership Physical Address: 104 – 499 Main St. South, Brampton, ON, L6Y 1N7 Telephone Number: (905) 451-3751 Website: http://www.sidekickcomics.ca Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stadiumcomics How did you choose your store name? Stadium Comics was the name… Read More Comic Retailers – Stadium Comics (Brampton, ON)
Lloyd & Gareth are the owners and the only employees, they love comics and want to truly provide their customers with excellent service. A past finalist for Retailer of the Year, Legends Comics & Books is a great comic shop located in Victoria, on the lovely Vancouver Island, a hotbed of comic culture. I think… Read More Comic Retailers – Legends Comics & Books (Victoria, BC)
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is creating a new graphic language which jars the familiar artwork of Canada’s First Nations by uniting classic Haida design with an Asian art influence: Manga. Michael has dubbed this work Haida Manga – part Haida, part Manga. Social and environmental issues play a large role in his works, and his new… Read More Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Interview
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 