Dale Keown covers Beserker #1 “Rage Edition” for Top Cow

Keown’s cover for the “Rage Edition” of the June 24th shipping Berserker #1 will only be available at the book launch parties next week in Los Angeles and Winnetka, California. Follow the link to read all about it and see for yourself: http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21633 The regular edition features a less bloody version of the same art,… Read More Dale Keown covers Beserker #1 “Rage Edition” for Top Cow

Cerebus Archive #3 Preview at Bleeding Cool

Previewed over at Rich Johnston’s new Bleeding Cool website: Cerebus Archive is a serialized account of Dave Sim’s career as a cartoonist and comics creator. Issue #3 contains three comics stories from the seventies, “The Necromancer,” “The Company Man,” and “Gravedigger’s Banquet” as well his rejection letters from Charlton Comics. The variant cover for this… Read More Cerebus Archive #3 Preview at Bleeding Cool

The Captain Returns…!

Yes, he’s back…. but it’s not THAT Captain! No, this time it’s the original Captain Canuck who returns to comic shops this week in the form of IDW Publishing’s Captain Canuck Vol. 1 (hardcover) – reprinting the classic Captain Canuck 4-10 by Richard Comely and George Freeman. 152 pages for US$24.99.

Joe Shuster Awards will be at Word on the Street on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

As part of our mission to raise awareness of Canadian comic book creators and their works, and as part of our 5th Anniversary festivities, we will be holding the awards on the weekend of September 26-27, 2009. While we are still finalizing the plans for the presentation of the awards and the display of the… Read More Joe Shuster Awards will be at Word on the Street on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

Upcoming: The Incredibles – Family Matters trade paperback

With only the first two issues released at this time, Boom Studios has announced that they are releasing the digest-sized trade paperback collection of the smash hit mini-series Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles: Family Matters drawn by artist Marcio Takara in July 2009. Here are the details: THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS TPB Written by Mark Waid Drawn… Read More Upcoming: The Incredibles – Family Matters trade paperback

Toronto visit by Neil Gaiman results in plugs for Toronto comic stores

On June 8th, popular writer Neil Gaiman will be doing a reading/signing in Toronto. The media seems to have picked up on a thread that Toronto comic shops are directly responsible for Gaiman’s Hogtown successes. Last time there was love for (former Silver Snail manager) Mark Askwith… and this time… From CTV (The Canadian Press)….… Read More Toronto visit by Neil Gaiman results in plugs for Toronto comic stores