To see the full list – visit the PW website. 2 of the top 11 comics selections are by Canadian creators (and sure to be contenders in next year’s JSA Outstanding Cartoonist category): Parker: The Hunter Darwyn Cooke and Richard Stark (IDW) A magnificent comics recreation of Stark/Donald Westlake’s noir classic of crime and vengeance… Read More Publishers Weekly names best books of 2009 incl. Graphic Novels
Troy Little writes: Hey gang, the ANGORA NAPKIN pilot cartoon is now online for ONE WEEK ONLY!!!! With your help and heaps of good feedback on the Teletoon site we hope to bring this show to full series! We hope you enjoy the show! Pimp this show to your friends and get them in on… Read More Angora Napkin cartoon preview – Teletoon Online – 1 week only!
In case you didn’t catch the link on the winner’s list: you can view Dave Sim’s 3-part video acceptance speech for the Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist Award on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 To support the launch of his new website Cerebus TV, Dave Sim is auctioning himself off for one –… Read More Dave Sim acceptance speech, CerebusTV fundraising information.
Jamie Coville files his report for the Collector Times website: http://www.collectortimes.com/cons1.html
Courtesy of DC Comics’ The Source, some preview artwork of the Francis Manapul’s take on the Flash has been posted online. “These were done a while back near the end of my Legion run. I tried to make a go at the Flash and these were the sketches I did as a pitch to try… Read More An early look at Francis Manapul’s Flash
As many of you may be aware, Saturday September 26th, 2009 was the 5th Annual Joe Shuster Awards. I’ve been a part of the Executive Committee since October 2008, and this was my first awards ceremony in that role. I was a part of the Nominating Committee back in 2006 and 2008 (for the 2nd… Read More JSA Reports: Jason Truong
What is Cerebus TV? According to what was sent by Dave Sim to Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool: What Cerebus TV is about: art and artists talking about art and examining that art in black and white. I enjoy reading about artists’ lives in Alter Ego but I’m always far more interested in their materials,… Read More What is “Cerebus TV”?
New site explores Canadian connections to Superman. Check it out.
While this is old news, last year Newsarama’s Jeff Trexler published an article with some interesting information on a missing chapter of the Superman creation story. According to Trexler and information found in the Siegel archives, in 1934 Joe Shuster was disillusioned over the duo’s inability to sell a syndicated Superman strip and had decided… Read More A Superman without Joe Shuster?
Over at Darwyn Cooke’s Blog (but not quite), Marsha Cooke gives a great report of the Aug. 6 signing at Strange Adventures in Halifax and after party with plenty of pictures.
In his cunning ongoing effort to take over the world, Brian Lee O’Malley reveals the some details of the recently announced Scott Pilgrim video game. “Video games have been a huge influence on the characters and world of Scott Pilgrim,” said Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the original graphic novels. “As a gamer myself, it… Read More Scott Pilgrim: The Video Game
After a grueling day of travel, I’m slowly getting things back to normal after the five-day San Diego gauntlet. I’m afraid that since I was booth-bound for the majority of the show I wasn’t able to gather up much intel (and the stuff that I did is not my place to announce), but I did… Read More Back from San Diego
Source: Newsarama: SDCC ’09: A Darker Shade of Ink: Crime and Noir in Comics – Darwyn Cooke is one of creators on the panel, discussing crime and noir in comics. Source: Newsarama: SDCC 09: Graphic Novels and Novelists – Seth and Bryan Lee O’Malley are two of the panelists, discussing graphic novels. “A fan asked… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from San Diego Comic Con International – Part 3
Source: Newsarama: SDCC 09 – Marvel’s X-MEN Panel “Some more catch-up, Aaron on Yanick Paquette’s art in Weapon X: “He gets to draw some of the craziest stuff you’ve ever seen in a Wolverine book.” “ Source: Comic Book Resources: CCI: Kirman and McFarlane on “Image United” “Perhaps a better person to weigh in on… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from San Diego Comic Con International – Part 2
Source: The Fabler Blog Kevin de Vlaming (of The Fabler Blog) has posted an interview with Steve Rolston. The Fabler interviewed Rolston about Emiko Superstar, his early inspirations, and his upcoming comic Ghost Projekt (with Joe Harris). He also shared some insight on his experiences teaching a course on comic book production at Van Arts,… Read More Steve Rolston interviewed at The Fabler Blog
Source: Wired.Com: Underwire Jeff Lemire doesn’t write conventional comics. Often slow-paced and sketchy, his works are also intractably personal and deeply moving, even if he’s writing about the Invisible Man. “I draw on a lot of cinematic influences like Ingmar Bergman and Wim Wenders, artists who let a story take its time,” the Toronto-based writer… Read More Jeff Lemire interviewed by Wired.Com’s Underwire
Source: Newsarama: SDCC 09 – SUPERMAN: TWO WORLDS Panel “Tying in to Codename Patriot, Robinson will be doing another Jimmy Olsen special, with art by Bernard Chang.” Source: Comic Book Resources: CCI: DC Comics Superman Panel “Sterling Gates mentioned September’s “Supergirl Annual,” which is the origin of Superwoman. “Secret Files” comes out in conjunction with… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from San Diego Comic Con International – Part 1
Source: The Beat Heidi MacDonald (of The Beat) has confirmed that Disney Press will be publishing the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time graphic novel, which will be released in April 2010, as a prequel to the movie being released May 2010, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The graphic novel will contains works by Canadian Creators,… Read More Disney publishing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Graphic Novel
Source: Los Angeles Times Article by Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times. Even when the movies ended up bad — and they usually did — crime novelist Donald E. Westlake never had a problem taking Hollywood money for his ideas. But with his signature creation, the ruthless career criminal known simply as Parker, Westlake… Read More ‘The Hunter’: Darwyn Cooke and Donald Westlake pull off the perfect crime
Udon Entertainment recently released theirDark Stalkers Tribute book, which reached #1 on Amazon Japan. The Limited Edition hardcover of the book will be available at Otakon, San Diego Comicon, Toronto Fan Expo or PAX. Congratulations to everyone at Udon Entertainment!
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 