If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #3 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork and Cover by Kaare Andrews. Preview at Comic Book Resources Black Widow #6 Marvel US$2.99 Colours by Jim Charalampidis. Preview at Comic Book Resources Civil War:… Read More September 22nd, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Great Graphic Novels for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (USA). 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Nominations
UDON ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release TWO CLASSIC CAPCOM® FIGHTING GAMES UNITE FOR ONE FANTASTIC MANGA UDON to release Darkstalkers™ /Red Earth manga Toronto, ON – Sept 7, 2010 – Get ready for witches and wolfmen, demons and dinosaurs, knights and vampires – all in one manga! This fall UDON brings two classic Capcom®… Read More TWO CLASSIC CAPCOM® FIGHTING GAMES UNITE FOR ONE FANTASTIC MANGA
For immediate release: Scott Pilgrim Reaches New Level of Epicness There are now over one million copies of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series in print, and that’s only counting the North American Oni Press edition. The series has also achieved international success being translated into thirteen different languages worldwide with more to come! “A… Read More 1,000,000 Scott Pilgrims
The Kill Shakespeare phenom continues as the dynamic duo of Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col have won the Toronto International Film Festival’s annual PITCH THIS! competition, using the visuals of Kill Shakespeare artist Andy Belanger to seal the deal. CBC News article. Imagine Hamlet, Juliet, Othello and Richard III all inhabiting the same world… Read More Shakespearean action flick wins Pitch This!
CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #1 (of 6) Roy Thomas (W), Mike Hawthorne (P), John Lucas (I), Dave Stewart (C), Doug Wheatley (Cover), and Dale Keown (Variant Cover) On sale Dec 15 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries
Pascal Girard et Yves Pelletier Valentin ISBN 978-2-922585-91-9 FORMAT 16,5×22,9 cm cartonné PAGINATION 136 IMPRESSION Quadrichromie COUVERTURE Quadrichromie PVP 24,95$ À PARAÎTRE Une petite ville, une rue paisible; des enfants qui jouent au hockey, un chien qui essaie d’attraper la balle. De la fenêtre de sa cuisine, Stéphanie, 34 ans, vêtue d’un pantalon de jogging… Read More La Pastèque: En librairie le 10 novembre!
Avengers And The Infinity Gauntlet #2 Marvel US$2.99 Inks by Terry Pallot Preview at Comic Book Resources Birds Of Prey #5 DC US$2.99 Artwork by Alvin Lee. Cover by Alina Urusov. Brightest Day #10 DC US$2.99 Cover by David Finch. DV8: Gods & Monsters #6 DC/Wildstorm US$2.99 Cover by Fiona Staples. Preview at Comic Book… Read More September 15th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
UDON Entertainment and the Beguiling are celebrating 10 years of the UDON studio with a big FREE party and the VENT book launch next Thursday night – September 16th – the day after the book is set to arrive in stores. UDON 10th Anniversary/VENT Book Launch – FREE Event! September 16 – 7:00pm Revival Bar… Read More Happenings: UDON 10th Anniversary Party + VENT Vol.1 Book Launch 9/16
Gagne Tells “The Saga of Rex” Multi-talented creator Michel Gagne spoke with CBR News about the release of “The Saga of Rex,” his 200-page graphic novel that sends a little fox named Rex on a huge adventure through space and other worlds.
Debuting in November from Moonstone Books – THE NORTHERN GUARD returns to print many Canadian heroes that haven’t seen active duty since the 1940’s! Not only that, this book is 100% Canadian creatively as Ty Templeton writes, David Cutler draws, K.T. Smith colours AND letters – and finally – Jason Edmiston delivers some stunning painted… Read More Moonstone’s Northern Guard revives Canada’s Golden Age Heroes
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Adventure Comics #518 DC US$3.99 Colours by Blond. Back Story Written by Jeff Lemire. American Vampire #6 DC/Vertigo US$3.99 Colours by Dave McCaig. Batman #700 (2nd Printing) DC US$4.99 Artwork and Cover by… Read More September 8th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
FAN EXPO: Yanick Paquette on “Batman Inc.” Yanick Paquette talks to CBR about his return to DC Comics and why working with Grant Morrison, not Batman, was the biggest draw. He also revealed the dynamic duo have another project in the works. FAN EXPO: Udon Entertainment At last weekend’s Fan Expo in Toronto, UDON Project… Read More CBR@FanExpo – Paquette, Udon’s 10th
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com 1 For $1 Conan $1.00 Dark Horse US$1.00 Artwork and Cover by Cary Nord. 1 For $1: Star Wars Legacy Dark Horse US$1.00 Colours by Brad Anderson. 5 Days To Die #1 IDW… Read More September 1st, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
New in stores today is the The Broadcast, published by NBM publishing, art by Noel Tuazon, written by US-based Eric Hobbes. What’s it about? Set in 1938, THE BROADCAST is about a rural Indiana town that loses power halfway through Orson Welles’ infamous radio play having never learned the panic-inducing news bulletins are a hoax.… Read More The Broadcast by Noel Tuazon (with Eric Hobbs)
Unfortunately, despite great word of mouth, the second release week of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World saw a significant drop and the movie finished the weekend in 10th place in North America, 9th place in Canada. So far the movie has made back a small percentage of it’s cost to make, earning a total of… Read More 2nd week sees Scott Pilgrim movie slide further
*Note* Next week’s releases list may be late, because there’s a pretty good chance I won’t have this post ready before Fan Expo Canada. I’ll do my best to have it ready for its usual posting time. If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me… Read More August 25th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Calvin Reid at Publisher’s Weekly delves into the Kill Shakespeare phenom. Kill Shakespeare is a six issue mini-series by writers Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, with art by Andy Belanger. The trade paperback collecting the mini-series is planned for November 2010. In related news, McCreery and Del Col will be moderating a panel at… Read More Killing Shakespeare for Fun & Profit
Unlike DC, Marvel doesn’t really have many Canadians working for them, and those that are this month are represented mostly in covers and trade paperbacks. Exceptions being “Stalwart” Stuart Immonen (New Avengers) and “Leaping” Leonard Kirk (New Mutants). Not sure what happened to the solicitation for the Tom Grummett illustrated Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1.
Comic Book Resources has the scoop on Alpha Flight’s apparent return in the Jim McCann written, Reilly Brown drawn one-shot spinning out of the third issue of the Chaos War mini-series “event” from Marvel — CHAOS WAR: ALPHA FLIGHT.
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