From Newsarama’s 11 to watch in ’11 – the Creators: Stuart Immonen In many comics circles, Stuart Immonen is known as the comic artist’s artist. With his work most recently on the Marvel series New Avengers, he’s shown an ability to balance the realistic and action-packed super-heroics that the House of Ideas is known for… Read More Newsarama selects Stuart Immonen as “a creator to watch in 2011”
Well, we’ve heard from MTV Splash Page, so now it’s time to hear from MTV Geek and… guess what… Canadians! TOP GRAPHIC NOVELS #10: Revolver #9: Tumor (Archaia) Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artist: Noel Tuazon #8: A God Somewhere #7: Moving Pictures (Top Shelf) Writer: Kathryn Immonen Artist: Stuart Immonen #6: The Acme Novelty Library… Read More MTV Geek’s Top Comics Lists of 2010
The editors at Multiversity Comics have selected their Best Artist of 2010 List and it includes some high profile Canadian comics artists, in fact 5 of the 11 artists chosen are Canadians! Could this be an indicator of who we will see selected for the 2011 Joe Shuster Awards Outstanding Artist category? #8 STUART IMMONEN… Read More Multiversity Comics selects the Top Artists of 2010
MTV Splash Page’s BEST OF 2010: Comic Books, Webcomics, And Graphic Novels The list includes a couple of entries by Canadians: BEST UNDER-THE-RADAR SERIES “Orc Stain” by James Stokoe (Image Comics) If you’re not reading writer and illustrator James Stokoe’s impossibly detailed fantasy epic “Orc Stain,” you’re missing out on one of the best monthly… Read More MTV Splash Page announces their selections for the Best of 2010
Kelly Thompson, the “She has no head” columnist over at Comic Book Resources, has selected her top 20 favorite female creators of 2010: PART ONE * PART TWO I’m happy to report that many Canadians figure prominently on this list including: #13. FIONA STAPLES #9 EMILY CARROLL #8. KATHRYN IMMONEN #7. FAITH ERIN HICKS #1.… Read More CBR writer selects the top 20 female creators working today
Brian Hibbs, a well known San Francisco retailer who has owned and managed Comix Experience in San Francisco since 1989 and is a founding board member of ComicsPro, has long taken on the responsibility of comic retailing advocate. Brian has written a sign post examination of the comic industry from the viewpoint of retailer and… Read More Comic Retailing – What will 2011 bring?
I’ve just spent some time reading some pretty doom and gloom essays and I must say, I really am concerned about where we are heading and how our Canadian retailers are going to do going into the new year. Aside from the inevitable Boxing Day/Week sales on the 26th of December and beyond, January and… Read More Some early 2011 Books I’m Looking Forward to Getting
As we are nearing the end of 2010 (15 days – only two shipping weeks!) we have a lot to be thankful for, and not many more new releases left to anticipate! This has been another big year for the Canadian comics scene and we are really excited to see what our nominating committees will… Read More JSA Holiday Update
Jeff Lemire decided to run a promotional contest, whereby the store with the best Sweet Tooth display for Christmas would win the cover art to Sweet Tooth 15 and an in-store signing (date to be determined) in 2011. Yesterday Jeff posted the winner – Guelph, Ontario store THE DRAGON. Congratulations to owner Jennifer Haines and… Read More Sweet Tooth window display contest winner
The new Fan Expo Canada website has a blog posting capability so many of the various team members will be posting articles, columns and interviews there. I’ve been asked to contribute a monthly column on my areas related to the Comic Book Expo, so I’ll be highlighting the many great Canadian guests, talents in artist… Read More My first Fan Expo Canada blog post: Holiday Gift Ideas for the Comics Enthusiast
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The Weekly Crisis posted a new interview they did with Stuart Immonen. It’s an interesting interview and worth your time if you like Stuart’s work. One of the interesting things he mentions in the interview is that he is no longer drawing the New Avengers for Marvel Comics and was awaiting confirmation on what his… Read More Interviews: Stuart Immonen at the Weekly Crisis
Over at Sequential Spiltink, David Hains has posted a great interview with Inkstuds radio show host and author Robin McConnell. We know Robin from way back from when he was a member of our nominating committee in previous incarnations of the awards. He’s been a busy guy — hosting the show and preparing the book… Read More Sequential Interviews Inkstuds’ Robin McConnell + McConnell & Cooper in Toronto Nov. 28th
From the NY Times’s Gift Guide for Graphic Books – 9 selections make the cut, including 3 by Canadians: KILL SHAKESPEARE (IDW, $19.99) Volume 1 brings together the playwright’s heroes, including Hamlet and Juliet, and pits them against a pack of adversaries led by Richard III and Lady Macbeth, all of whom want to find… Read More The New York Times Gift Guide: Graphic Books selected are 1/3 Canuck
Quill & Quire, Canada’s Magazine of Book News & Reviews has started announcing their choices for Books of the Year online (the lists have been published in print in the December issue). We thought you might be interested in seeing their selections, and of course, we’d like to note the inclusion of the graphic novel… Read More Quill & Quire Books of the Year *UPDATED*
Andrew Ardizzi had a chance to catch up with the guys behind Kill Shakespeare at a couple of recent events and has posted his article over at Comic Book Daily: Conventions Energize Kill Shakespeare Creators. Andy, Conor and Anthony from Kill Shakespeare are at Carry-On Comics in Waterloo, Ontario today with cartoonist Scott Chantler (Two… Read More CBD interviews Kill Shakespeare creators
CBC has announced that the Canada Reads list has been whittled down further, from 10 to 5 and Jeff Lemire’s Essex County is still in the running. The top choice will be announced in February 2011. Sara Quin defends: Essex County by Jeff Lemire Quin said she knows the graphic novel genre well and believes… Read More Canada Reads: Essex County makes the “Final Five”
Artist Nimit Malavia is someone to watch in 2011, as he has been hired by Marvel to do covers for the Wolverine & Jubilee mini-series (written by Canadian writer Kathryn Immonen) debuting in January 2011. Unfortunately the first issue’s cover (and variant) are classified as “top secret” by Marvel (for now), but the cover to… Read More Canadian illustrator Nimit Malavia covers Wolverine & Jubilee in 2011.
Comic Book Daily’s William Brian MacLean has prepared a very concise overview of all of the participants in last Thursday night’s Speakeasy Comic Book Show at the Gladstone Hotel. He’s got photos and information on everyone there, including our set up. Check it out HERE.
Canadians were asked to vote for the books you most wanted to see on Canada Reads — the Essential Top 10 Canadian Novels of the Decade. Jeff Lemire’s Essex County Trilogy was selected as one of a small handful of graphic novels in the top 40, and has made the cut to be included in… Read More Essex County makes it into the Canada Reads Top 10
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 