2012 Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist / Dessinateur Couvertures Exceptionnel de Bandes Dessinées 2012

Kalman Andrasofszky X-23 5-19 X-Men: Earth’s Mutant Heroes 1 (Marvel Comics) Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero 6-10 (Boom!) Kaare Andrews Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis 5 Ultimate Comics Hawkeye 1-4 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 156, 1-5 Ultimate Comics X-Men 1-5 Ultimate Comics Ultimates 1-5 (Marvel Comics) Fred Jourdain Le Dragon Bleu / The Blue Dragon (Éditions Alto/Ex Machina/House of… Read More 2012 Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist / Dessinateur Couvertures Exceptionnel de Bandes Dessinées 2012

05/09/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

The 2012 Outstanding Writer Nominees / Les Nominés pour Écrivain Exceptionnel 2012

Anthony Del Col & Connor McCreery Kill Shakespeare 9-12 (IDW) Francis Desharnais Motel Galactic (Pow Pow) Maryse Dubuc & Marc Delafontaine Les Nombrils T.5: Un couple d’enfer (Dupuis) Kathryn Immonen Avengers: Origins – Thor 1 Captain America and the First Thirteen 1 Wolverine and Jubilee 1-4 “Queen, King, Off-Suit“/X-Men: To Serve and Protect 4 (Marvel… Read More The 2012 Outstanding Writer Nominees / Les Nominés pour Écrivain Exceptionnel 2012

05/09/201209/05/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

The 2012 Outstanding Cartoonist Nominees / Les Nominés pour Créateur Exceptionnel 2012

Chester Brown Paying For It: A Comic Strip Memoir About Being A John (Drawn+Quarterly) Darwyn Cooke “The Seventh“/Parker: The Martini Edition “Betty Saves the Day“/Rocketeer Adventures 2 (IDW) Guy Delisle Chroniques de Jerusalem (Delcourt) Ray Fawkes One Soul Possessions Book Two (Oni Press) Francois Lapierre Chroniques Sauvages (Glenat Quebec) Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth 17-25 (DC… Read More The 2012 Outstanding Cartoonist Nominees / Les Nominés pour Créateur Exceptionnel 2012

05/09/201205/09/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

The 2012 Joe Shuster Awards / Les Prix Joe Shuster 2012

The 8th Annual Awards will be presented at the MONTREAL COMICCON Palais des congrès de Montréal / Montreal Convention Centre 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5 SAT. SEPT. 15th @ 7:30 PM in Room/Salon 511AB Press release / Communiqué de presse Full list of 2012 Nominees / La liste complète des nominés 2012 Pre-Nomination… Read More The 2012 Joe Shuster Awards / Les Prix Joe Shuster 2012

05/08/201209/16/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

The 2012 Dragon Award Nominees – Comics for Kids / Les Nominés pour le 2012 Prix Dragon – Bandes Dessinées pour Enfants

The Dragon Award for Comics for Kids recognizes the works which capture the attention and fascination of young readers, and help to create a passion for life-long reading. Works considered for this award are comic books and graphic novels by Canadian creators that are targetted at readers 14 and under. Nominees were selected from the… Read More The 2012 Dragon Award Nominees – Comics for Kids / Les Nominés pour le 2012 Prix Dragon – Bandes Dessinées pour Enfants

05/08/201205/08/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

Happenings: Vancouver Comic Con – May 13, 2012.

Vancouver Comicon Sunday, May 13, 2012 11am to 5pm Special Guests: Joe Keatinge (Glory, Hell Yeah) Moritat (All Star Western, The Spirit, Elephantman) Ed Brisson (Murder Book, Acts of Violence) Jason Copland (Murder Book, Kill All Monsters!) Derek DeLand (Copyright Infringers, Swell TM) Kim Glennie (Girls’ Room, Emily & Zola) Matthew Ocasio (The Matter) Freeman… Read More Happenings: Vancouver Comic Con – May 13, 2012.

05/07/201205/07/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

The 2012 Gene Day Self-Publisher Award Nominees / Les Nominés pour le 2012 Gene Day Prix des auto-éditeur

The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing honours Canadian comic book creators who self-published their work during the previous calendar year. The award includes a bursary of $500 which is provided by The Dragon, as award sponsor. Le Prix de Gene Day pour l’auto-édition honneurs canadiens créateurs de bandes dessinées qui auto-publiés de leur travail pendant… Read More The 2012 Gene Day Self-Publisher Award Nominees / Les Nominés pour le 2012 Gene Day Prix des auto-éditeur

05/07/201205/27/2012 Kevin A. Boyd4 Comments

Doug Wright Award finalists 2012

Best Book: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (Drawn and Quarterly) Doug Wright Spotlight Award (a.k.a. “The Nipper”) which recognizes talent deserving of wider recognition, are: Pigskin Peters Award, which recognizes the best in avant-garde or experimental comics: Hellberta by Michael Comeau (Koyama Press) The 2012 winners were decided by a jury that included: visual… Read More Doug Wright Award finalists 2012

05/06/201205/06/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

Comics in Canada’s busiest 5 weeks ever continues this weekend with FCBD and TCAF……

Three weekends ago it was the FBDFQ (Festival de la bande dessinée francophone de Québec) in Quebec City and the Kazoo Festival in Guelph, then there was the exceeding all expectations inaugural Fan Expo Vancouver two weekends past, and then the record-breaking and locked down Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo last weekend —– and this… Read More Comics in Canada’s busiest 5 weeks ever continues this weekend with FCBD and TCAF……

05/04/201205/04/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

Reminder! Doug Wright Awards presentation tomorrow night in Toronto.

What: The 2012 Doug Wright Awards Where: Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario When: Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) Admission: FREE! The Poster: Poster Design for the Awards was done by previous Doug Wright Award winner Michael DeForge. Copies of the poster will be available… Read More Reminder! Doug Wright Awards presentation tomorrow night in Toronto.

05/04/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

Press Release: Three Thieves joins Saturday Morning Webtoons

TORONTO – Saturday Morning Webtoons www.saturdaymorningwebtoons.com (SMW), the all-ages webcomics portal, is pleased to add the critically acclaimed THREE THIEVES by award-winning cartoonist Scott Chantler to its all-star line-up. THREE THIEVES follows the adventures of Dessa Redd, teenage orphan, circus acrobat, and reluctant thief. Publishers Weekly calls the series “an entertaining and action packed new fantasy adventure that… Read More Press Release: Three Thieves joins Saturday Morning Webtoons

05/04/201205/04/2012 Kevin A. Boyd1 Comment

The Curse of Overcrowded Cons in Canada Strikes

Success can be a good thing, too much success can be a nightmare in the convention circuit if the convention cannot handle the demand and the Fire Marshall has to step in and shut the event down. While we are seeing an explosion of interest in comic book conventions here in Canada lately, that growing… Read More The Curse of Overcrowded Cons in Canada Strikes

05/02/201205/02/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

Talking Comics with Ty Templeton

Comic Book Resources’ Robot 6 blog contributor Tim O’Shea sat down with Ty Templeton to discuss his contributions to Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Spider-Man, Avenging Spider-Man, his courses at the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop, Holmes Inc., On the Couch, being on the short list for a Joe Shuster Webcomics Award for Bun Toons and much more! O’Shea:… Read More Talking Comics with Ty Templeton

04/30/2012 Kevin A. Boyd1 Comment

FCBD in Canada is this Saturday – what is your local shop doing?

I thought originally I would go through the Canadian shops and give an update on what they were doing for FCBD, which is this Saturday, but then it dawned on me that just about EVERY comic shop across the country was likely doing SOMETHING, so if wherever you are this Saturday, make sure to go… Read More FCBD in Canada is this Saturday – what is your local shop doing?

04/30/201205/03/2012 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

Star Wars Day TO – May the 4th be with you.

The second annual Star Wars Day TO will take place at the Toronto Underground Cinema on Friday, May 4th, 2012 and all proceeds from the 2012 event will go to the SickKids Foundation. The goal is to bring together Star Wars fans of all ages and levels of interest. This family-friendly event celebrates the series… Read More Star Wars Day TO – May the 4th be with you.

04/30/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

X-O Manowar #1 and Saga #1 – Two impressive debuts by Canadian artists

Canadian artist Cary Nord’s X-O Manowar #1, which arrives in comic stores next Wednesday, May 2nd, has reportedly over 42,000 pre-orders through the direct market, making it the best debut book by a new publisher in over a decade (since Canadian publisher Dreamwave’s Transformers relaunch, in fact). The relaunch of Valiant Comics is being watched… Read More X-O Manowar #1 and Saga #1 – Two impressive debuts by Canadian artists

04/27/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

New Doug Wright Awards poster by Michael Deforge

04/27/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

In anticipation of the May 9th Nominations announcement: final wrap-up report

In about 2 weeks time we’ll be announcing the final list of nominees for the 2012 awards. 2012 will see the presentation of 5 Joe Shuster Awards (down from 7 in 2011): – Artist/Artist Team – Cartoonist – Cover Artist – Webcomics Creator/Creative Team – Writer/Writing Team and 3 Specialty Awards – The Dragon Award… Read More In anticipation of the May 9th Nominations announcement: final wrap-up report

04/26/201205/27/2012 Kevin A. Boyd3 Comments

More on Big B Comics Niagara

The new Niagara Falls Big B Comics had a soft opening on April 16th but there will be an advertised grand opening on May 5th – Free Comic Book Day. Some key fixtures were not in place when the photos (above and below) were taken – but they say that the full and proper fixtures… Read More More on Big B Comics Niagara

04/25/2012 Kevin A. Boyd

Anthony Falcone on Creators and Fans

Anthony Falcone asked me to link to this column he wrote about his experiences moderating a Q&A panel at the Toronto Comic Con earlier in April with Ken Lashley, Marcus To and Marco Rudy.