Industry Night with J. Bone and Andy Belanger – Friday, August 12 Presented by TORONTO CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP, GUERILLA PRINTING, ALL NEW COMICS & THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS Join us as we celebrate the launch two recent releases by Toronto creator J. Bone (DC RETROACTIVE: WONDER WOMAN – THE ‘70s #1) and Andy Belanger (KILL SHAKESPEARE #12 –… Read More Happenings: TCW Industry Night – Aug 12/2011 with J. Bone and Andy B.
Just got home a few minutes ago and as I’m waiting for the a/c to cool down my apartment I thought I’d post a quick update. COMIC-CON SDCCI 2011 will go down in history, at least for me, as the least enjoyable and most enjoyable time I’ve had at this event since I started making… Read More Back from SDCCI: Eisners, celebs and more.
Congratulations to Jennifer Haines and the staff of Guelph, Ontario’s THE DRAGON for making the finalist list for the Spirit of Retailing Award, which will be presented this evening at the Eisner Awards.
Max Douglas covers the ending of the Xeric Grant in May 2012 over at Sequential. Many Canadian creators have received Xerics over the years, including Jeff Lemire, Nick Mandaag, Troy Little and Ethan Rilly. The announcement: The Xeric Foundation’s upcoming 20th anniversary will bring a changed focus in grant-giving. “Roughly twenty years ago, I started… Read More Laird announces changes to the Xeric Grant
Last night we had the Toronto wrap party and celebration for the 7th Annual Joe Shuster Awards and I get the impression that it was a great success! The 587 College space was a great venue, very casual and we had a relaxed 20 or so minute ceremony where we were able to honour local… Read More Party!
For Immediate Release 14 July 2011 – Diamond Digital – the joint venture between Diamond Comic Distributors and iVerse Media which will empower brick and mortar comic shops to sell digital content – announced [on July 14] that in September, Diamond’s retail comic shop customers will be able to pre-generate codes redeemable for new digital… Read More Diamond Digital set to arrive in September 2011
I see a few guests that I’d like to meet personally (Jodi Bernet for example), and a few standbys who I usually visit – (like David Baron who does these amazing Artists’ Proof color prints of Doug Mahnke covers he coloured, and Jerry Robinson – one of the mentors of these awards). Here’s the full… Read More SDCCI: Igloos in Artist Alley
Issue 3 ships this week, written and drawn by David Finch. In order to complete the series in time for the September relaunch, Windsor’s Jason Fabok will step in as interior artist for issues 4 and 5, both of which will ship between now and the end of August. Although #1 of the September relaunch… Read More Creative changes on Batman: The Dark Knight
Debuting next week at the San Diego Comic Con — Kagan McLeod’s Infinite Kung Fu! “The best elements of horror, Westerns, and of course, kung fu films are seamlessly interlaced to tell a highly imaginative tale. You couldn’t sandblast the smile from my face as I read this.” — Ain’t It Cool News “INFINITE KUNG… Read More Infinite Kung Fu: The Trailer & More
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DC announced some details on some new Bat-projects being released in October 2011, one of which is being drawn by MARCUS TO (Red Robin): THE HUNTRESS #1 Written by PAUL LEVITZ * Art by MARCUS TO and JOHN DELL * Cover by GUILLEM MARCH * On sale OCTOBER 5 • 1 of 6, 32 pg, FC,… Read More Marcus To’s new DC project revealed: The Huntress mini-series
Although Diamond has it on their advance shipping list for July 13th, Darwyn Cooke has issued a statement indicating that the release of Parker: The Martini Edition has been delayed until October: Hey everyone, Hope this finds you all well. This is the kind of post that I’m not used to writing, so bear with… Read More Parker: The Martini Edition delayed until October
JSA wrap party event for Toronto — It will take place on Friday, July 15th. The evening will be held in the new space for the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop at 587 College Street West (2nd floor) and will run from 8 to about 10. At this event we’ll be giving the winners not available to… Read More Happenings: Toronto – Joe Shuster Awards Year 7 Wrap Party & Plaque Presentations – July 15th
Just one panel on Sunday with a Canadian creator participating: 12:00-1:00 DC Focus: Jeff Lemire— Jeff Lemire first made an impression on the world of comics with his award-winning Essex County graphic novel trilogy. He soon made the move to DC Comics with the graphic novel The Nobody and comics including Superboy and the dystopian… Read More SDCCI: Sunday Programming… well…
11:00-12:00 Will Eisner: Visionary— Will Eisner — artist, storyteller, entrepreneur — played a central role in comics from the Golden Age to the Computer Age. During his career, Eisner reinvented sequential art and himself to overcome obstacles and create new media. A combination of idealist and realist, he led the way and helped create the… Read More SDCCI – Saturday programming with a scent of pine
FEAR ITSELF #6 (of 7) Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by STUART IMMONEN Cover by STEVE McNIVEN Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN Variant Cover by MIKE McKONE Marvel Architects Variant also available Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available The penultimate chapter of the apocalypse is here! Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man scramble to make… Read More Marvel Comics by Canadians in September 2011
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS 1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH RETROSOLICITED • On sale AUGUST 31 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T • Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form… Read More DC Comics by Canadians in September 2011
The hangovers will be in full force after two nights of schmoozing, but there’s LOTS to see and do on Friday involving those of us “from a foreign country”… David Finch and Chester Brown in the Spotlight, UDON has their panel, and The Dragon’s Jennifer Haines participates in the retailing panel.
The Prairie Geek has pointed out another unfortunate aspect of Wizard’s departure: Outside of time, one of the biggest hurdles C4 is facing is filling the content gap left behind by Wizard’s departure. All of the guests who were organized by Wizard to attend the con were under contract with Wizard, meaning they have no commitment… Read More Happenings: A C4 Update
Not a lot of Canadian stuff on Thursday – but I would highly recommend the True Stories and Comics for Teens panels and the Spotlight on Cameron Stewart.
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 