Peter DeCourcy of Comic Book Daily caught up with Kevin this afternoon to ask him some questions about this morning’s announcement that the 7th Annual Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony will be held in Calgary in June 2011. Will we be seeing a gradual attempt to move the Joe Shuster Awards around the country? Kevin Boyd:… Read More Interviews: Kevin Boyd on the decision to hold the ceremony in Calgary in 2011
7th Annual Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo November 1, 2010 — From coast to coast, Canada is home to many of the comic book industry’s top talents, and the JOE SHUSTER AWARDS are a way of recognizing and celebrating their… Read More JOE SHUSTER AWARDS GO WEST IN 2011
At the Long Beach Comic-Con yesterday, the controversial 2010 Lulu Awards were handed out. The Friends of Lulu organization was founded with the goals of promoting readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry, but there was some controversy this year when they announced male creator nominees… Read More 2010 Lulus Also Announced – 50% Canadian Winners
Jury member DUANE MURRAY presented the award for Outstanding cover: Being asked to look at a bunch of covers and choosing the most “outstanding” one is no easy feat. Getting together with a group of people to agree on that could is even harder, as seeing a cover and reacting to it is such a… Read More 2010 Outstanding Cover Art: The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke
The following statement was written by Robert Haines – coordinator of the Harry Kremer Award. The Beguiling is a multiple-year Kremer Award nominee, an Eisner-Award winning store that is often referred to as one of the best stores in North America. Really, they were competing against themselves last year. What did The Beguiling do in… Read More 2010 Harry Kremer Award Winning Store: The Beguiling
Canada’s Walk of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization that has chosen as their mission to engage Canadians in celebrating those who have excelled in music, sport, film, television, as well as the literary, visual, performing arts, science and innovation. At a gala ceremony each year the selected Canadians are immortalized on a star… Read More Canada’s Walk of Fame – Nominate Joe Shuster
Tonight, at a ceremony presided over by Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr, the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Awards were handed out to a packed room at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall. The results: Artist/Dessinateur * Stuart Immonen – Ultimate Spider-Man 130-133, New Avengers 55-60, Fantastic Four 569 (Marvel), The CBLDF Presents Liberty Comics… Read More The Joe Shuster Awards – 2010 Winners
This Saturday night, June 5th, 2010 – starting at 8pm (seating begins shortly after 7:30pm) at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall – 2 Sussex Avenue (South of Bloor Street at St. George and Sussex) it’s the presentation of the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards. The Joe Shuster Awards do… Read More Happenings: The Joe Shuster Awards – Sat. June 5th at 8pm
Thanks to the following publishers, companies and individuals for their assistance with getting review materials to the 2010 Juries: PUBLISHERS Boom! Studios Casterman Drawn & Quarterly Douglas & McIntyre Glénat Québec Image Comics New Reliable Press Oni Press La Pastèque STORES Allnewcomics.com The Beguiling (Toronto, ON) ABC Books (Toronto, ON) BMV (Toronto, ON) Chapters/Indigo Comic… Read More Special Thanks – Publishers, Stores and More
2010 NOMINATIONS: Part 1 (Artist, Cartoonist, Colourist, Cover Art, Webcomic, Writer) Part 2 (Publisher, Retailer, Comics for Kids) Part 3 (Self-Publisher, Hall of Fame) The 6th Annual Awards Ceremony starts at 8pm on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at the Innis Town Hall (University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue) with returning Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr.… Read More The 6th Annual Joe Shuster Awards
Sad news from Montreal as another Canadian store has closed, this time it’s Montreal’s Librarie Fichtre!, nominated last week for the Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer. Fichtre! had been in business 14 years. From Saturday’s Le Devoir En bref – La librairie Fichtre! ferme ses portes Une petite-grande institution vient de s’éteindre. La… Read More Montreal’s Librairie Fichtre! has closed – but for how long?
For Immediate Release NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 6th Annual Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards – Presentation Ceremony in June 2010 Toronto, Canada — March 17, 2010. From coast to coast, Canada is home to many of the comic book industry’s top talents, and the JOE SHUSTER AWARDS are a way of recognizing… Read More Nominations for the 2010 Joe Shuster Awards
TCW Upcoming Comics News and Events Part of the mandate of the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is to keep students informed and involved with comics events and happenings in and around the GTA. Please find below some upcoming items we recommend. First of all I want to thank everyone who came out to the Guy Davis… Read More Toronto Cartoonists Workshop March Update
When: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2010. Hours: 11AM – 5PM Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building Room 206 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada Guests: GUY DAVIS (B.P.R.D.) (see below) CAMERON STEWART (Batman & Robin) RAY FAWKES (The Apocalipstix) FRANCIS MANAPUL (Adventure Comics, The Flash) AGNES GARBOWSKA (You, Me & Zombie) MARCUS TO (Red Robin) RICHARD ZAJAC… Read More Happenings: Toronto ComiCON February 28th plus Guy Davis Exhibition Feb. 27th
With a huge amount of assistance from Patrick Marleau of L’Imaginaire in Ste-Foy/Quebec City and Laurent Boutin of Librairie Planète BD in Montreal, we now have our list of eligible creators who produced work in 2009. There will be some additional updates as we verify some information and receive feedback. I hope this encourages you… Read More French eligibility list is up
It’s going to be a busy year for Toronto, Ontario as the city is about to experience an unprecedented number of of comics related events over the course of the year… let’s look at the first half of 2010 and see what’s happening. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May) Throughout the year, the Beguiling sponsors… Read More Toronto – Winter/Spring 2010 Comic Events
Back in November at BookFest Windsor, David Finch was presented with his 2009 Joe Shuster Award plaque for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist. Thanks to Michael Poirier at Circle-Box Pictures for his assistance in making this happen.
The 5th ANNUAL JOE SHUSTER AWARDS were presented on September 26, 2009. CLICK HERE for the list of 2009 Joe Shuster Award winners…. including audio and video from the September 26th presentation ceremony! Or CLICK HERE for the full list of 2009 nominees. Eligible lists of 2009 releases for the 2010 Joe Shuster Awards are… Read More
With the holiday season quickly approaching and the current HERO INITIATIVE’s Wolverine 100 project auctions on eBay this month we have decided we would rather not go head-to-head with them and are rescheduling the online auctions of the Visions of an Icon: Wolverine art submissions until February 2010 (watch this site for the official start… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine online auction news
He’s been called the Howard Hughes of rock ‘n’ roll by Fortune Magazine and when you’ve been the promoter for U2, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” tour, SARSFEST and, of course, the Rolling Stones, it’s not surprising he’s earned that sort of reputation. With an unlikely start as a strip club owner in Ottawa Michael… Read More Canadian Promoter Caught in Spidey’s Web
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