canadianimmigrant.ca profiles artist Francis Manapul – in the profile Francis reveals that he recently signed a new 3-year contract with DC Comics. UPDATED: Francis writes: It was a misquote. I had been under an exclusive contract with DC for the past 3 years. I have a little under a year left on it
Peter DeCourcy of Comic Book Daily caught up with Kevin this afternoon to ask him some questions about this morning’s announcement that the 7th Annual Joe Shuster Awards Ceremony will be held in Calgary in June 2011. Will we be seeing a gradual attempt to move the Joe Shuster Awards around the country? Kevin Boyd:… Read More Interviews: Kevin Boyd on the decision to hold the ceremony in Calgary in 2011
Last night we went to the J.A. McIntosh Armoury in Cambridge, Ontario (the headquarters of the former Highland Light Infantry of Canada) for the release party for Scott Chantler’s new book TWO GENERALS, published by McClelland & Stewart. The book is impressive in design and the Armoury setting gave the release an historical context which… Read More Scott Chantler: Two Generals news.
According to dealers set up at the event this weekend — Michael Paille, the promoter of the Central Canada Comic-Con — has been telling exhibitors that he has sold his show to Wizard Entertainment. On the CCCC website, the event claims to be Canada’s second largest comic book convention, with a reported 16,800 attendees in… Read More Another Canadian comic book convention sold to Wizard?
Earlier this week, Jeffery Klaehn posted a very comprehensive interview with artist Paul Rivoche. Check it out! Jeffery Klaehn: As you’re certainly aware, the headquarters for the two largest North American comic book publishers, DC and Marvel Comics, are in New York. What’s it been like, working in the comic book industry while living in… Read More Interviews: Paul Rivoche
A fun bunch of faux covers featuring NBA players as Marvel Universe characters. The whole set is here. For our purposes, here are the Can-Con images: And just for fun, my hometown team Toronto Raptors. (Bryan will get a real kick out of this, I’m sure.) How many games will I see Steven Charles Manale… Read More Marvel and the NBA
Stuart Immonen, winner of our 2010 Artist of the Year Award, was interviewed by CBR’s Robot 6. I’m looking forward to Russian Olive to Red King, the follow-up to Moving Pictures.
Aaron Costain, creator of the self-published Entropy series and Calamity Coach one-shot, has written a great essay examining the way architectural drawings and comics are read. Interesting stuff. Aaron makes great comics, I always look forward to the next installment of Entropy. His comics can be found at finer comic shops including: Legends Comics and… Read More Aaron Costain on Architecture and Comics
Even though he missed the deadline to register his candidacy, National Post cartoonist Steve Murray (aka comic book creator Chip Zdarsky) is running for the office of Mayor in the city of Toronto. He’s got a pretty extensive website up and everything, which you know, all great candidates need to have. Did I mention Facebook?… Read More Cartoonist Steve Murray runs for Mayor of Toronto
Bleeding Cool contributor Mike McLarty has posted some three pages of The Underwater Welder, Lemire’s graphic novel for Top Shelf, hopefully coming to stores in 2012.
Dave Howard of the books.Torontoist.com blog has posted an article rounding up a bunch of news items focusing on some of the comic news announcements, articles and interviews that caught his attention over the last month or so. It’s an interesting recap of the best non-mainstream superhero announcements of the last few weeks.
So they aren’t Canadian companies, but a lot of our creators are employed by them. Today is an interesting day as both companies have announced office changes and DC has decided to end two of their publishing lines to amalgamate them under the DC banner. Marvel’s news was an office change – they are moving… Read More Moving Day Announcement: DC and Marvel make changes
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!
VOTING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – deadline for voting: September 27th. The Lulu Awards recognize the people and projects that helped to open eyes and minds to the amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women. Quite a few Canadians nominated this year in multiple categories, including Tory Woollcott (3 nominations for Mirror… Read More Lulu Awards 2010: Tory Woollcott + Von Allen lead Canadian representation
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.
Jeff Lemire’s office space “Sweet Tooth” creator and incoming “Superboy” writer Jeff Lemire gives ROBOT 6 a look at his inspiring comic book and original art collection, including custom hardcovers of Paul Levitz’s “Legion of Super-Heroes.”
Chris Randle at the Gutteral Blog sat down with Bryan Lee O’Malley on the eve of the release of Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour. The interview was for the Globe & Mail and was truncated for publication. Scott was able to post the full interview online for your enjoyment.
I ask in response to a conversation I’m engaged in with Sequential Spiltink’s (and the Doug Wright Awards’) Bryan Munn over the Canadian-ness of books created by Canadians living in the USA – specifically Hal Foster – but also Cecil Castellucci, Bryan Lee O’Malley and musician Neil Young (re: the graphic novel Neil Young’s Greendale).… Read More Canadian – where to draw the line?
Last evening Debbie and I went and saw SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, the film adaptation of Canadian Cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley’s 6 graphic novel series, which was published by Oni Press. I’ll admit I respect the books but haven’t read them all – and I didn’t LOVE them, like some people do… on the… Read More Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Movie thoughts
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 