Category: Blogosphere

Canadian Comic Book Creators News from WonderCon – Part 1

Here I am again, experiencing both WonderCon and MegaCon, through the magical world of the Internet, Newsarama, and Comic Book Resources. I’ll be linking up news related to Canadian Comic Book Creators here. Source: Newsarama: WonderCon ’09 – IDW Panel “Captain Canuck – IDW will collect the original series by Richard [Comely] and George Freeman,… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from WonderCon – Part 1

Jason Truong

Darwyn Cooke joins the Resistance, gets new blog (sort of), designs a poster for MegaCon

Courtesy of Newsarama Darwyn Cooke, Jimmy Palmiotti and Brandon Peterson have done the cover for DC/Wildstorm’s Resistance trade paperback. In more Darwyn news, it seems that Darwyn has a new blog under the direction of Calum Johnston, owner of Halifax’s Stranger Adventures. Darwyn Cooke is slated to appear on February 26-28 at Orlando, Florida’s MEGACON. Here’s a… Read More Darwyn Cooke joins the Resistance, gets new blog (sort of), designs a poster for MegaCon

Kevin A. Boyd

Planet S: Canadian author discusses “Why the Bat Matters”

Wilfrid Laurier University assistant professor, author (Inside the World of Comic Books) and cultural critic Dr. Jeffery Klaehn was recently asked by Saskatoon’s Planet S magazine to explain Why the Bat Matters. Jeffery Klaehn, cultural critic, editor of Inside the World of Comic Books and author of the forthcoming Comic Books Are Dead, points to… Read More Planet S: Canadian author discusses “Why the Bat Matters”

Kevin A. Boyd

Back from NYCC

Those of us that were at the NYCC this past weekend are now home again, and we’ll be getting things back on track here over the next few days. Needless to say it was a busy weekend for everyone who was there. One organizer indicated that there was as much as a 25,000 person jump… Read More Back from NYCC

Kevin A. Boyd

Canadian Comic Book Creators News from New York Comic Con – Day 3

The third and final day at New York Comic Con, and the news featuring Canadian Comic Book Creators coming from the Big Apple. Source: Newsarama – NYCC ’09 – Dale Eaglesham on His Marvel Exclusive “Marvel announced at New York Comic Con that artist Dale Eaglesham is making the move to Marvel as the latest… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from New York Comic Con – Day 3

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Canadian Comic Book Creators News from New York Comic Con – Day 1

Since I’m experiencing New York Comic Con through the magical world of the Internet (and the coverage done by the great people over at Comic Book Resources and Newsarama), I thought I’d link up any news related to Canadian Comic Book Creators. Enjoy. Source: Comic Book Resourses – NYCC LIVE: Superman – Building a Better… Read More Canadian Comic Book Creators News from New York Comic Con – Day 1

Jason Truong

The Beguiling’s Chris Butcher discusses the new Diamond thresholds

Beguiling manager Chris Butcher presents his thoughts on the Diamond threshold changes on his blog. Chris rightly pointed out in an earlier posting that under the new thresholds, the first Scott Pilgrim volume would probably not have met the requirements. Thankfully it did, and Scott Pilgrim has gone on to be a successful graphic novel… Read More The Beguiling’s Chris Butcher discusses the new Diamond thresholds

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RAID 90 minute Sketch-off

Toronto’s Royal Academy of Illustration and Design studio revived an old tradition of 90 minute studio sketch-offs! The subject of today’s duel: Flash Gordon. The results? Posted on their respective blogs: Kalman Andrasofszky Andy B. Ramon Perez

Kevin A. Boyd

The Walrus: Two New Canadian Graphic Novels

Source: The Walrus Magazine – Sean Rogers, Four-Colour Words Blog Sean Rogers takes a look at two new graphic novel releases – Drop-In, by Dave Lapp, published by Toronto’s Conundrum Press, and Une piquante petite brunette, by Albert Chartier, published by Montreal’s Les 400 Coup. Thanks to Heidi McDonald at The Beat.

Kevin A. Boyd