Everything is being finalized, tuxes are being rented… well, maybe not tuxes… anyway we are only a few short weeks away from the awards and we have a LOT to do between now and then so you may find that on some days we won’t be posting as much as we usually do. Today we… Read More Not long now — June 5th approaching fast!
Through a link on their site I’ve become aware of a website called The Kids of Johnny Canuck which has some information on the late Leo Bachle aka Les Barker who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in our inaugural year, 2005. Their plea: Leo Bachle (aka Les Barker), the creator of the Johnny… Read More The Kids of Johnny Canuck
Jason Truong’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) 2010 Report
Jeffery Klaehn had a chance to ask John Byrne about his early work, specifically Charlton’s Doomsday+1, later reprinted by Fantagraphics as the Doomsday Squad.
Chelsea Novak has posted her analysis of the 2010 Webcomic Creator/Creative Team nominees over at Geist.com
Members of the Awards Association spent two enjoyable days at the Toronto Reference Library checking out the now annual Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Associate Director Robert Haines, Publisher Liaison Allison Covey, Associate Member Jason Truong and myself, plus many members of the Association’s past and present Nominating Committees and Juries were milling about, as well… Read More TCAF 2010 – over and out!
We here at the Awards Association are saddened to learn that the legendary American fantasy illustrator and Golden Age comic book artist Frank Frazetta has passed away in a hospital near his home in Boca Grande, Florida after suffering a stroke . We would like to express our condolences to his family and friends, and… Read More Frank Frazetta, 1928-2010 – R.I.P.
DANIEL WONG joined the McHozers Comics studio shortly after it’s inception in 2007, and has produced several works with the studio, including Celtic Shaman, Grim Origins and others. With 13+ years professional experience in engineering and software development, he also serves as the studio’s webmaster and principle designer. ——————————————— The piece shown above one of… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Danny Wong
MICHAEL CHERKAS is one of Canada’s leading comic artists and illustrators. He created the award-winning comic book series ‘The Silent Invasion’ together with writer Larry Hancock in 1985. The comic is a tale of paranoia and alien invasion in the 1950’s, and was reprinted as a graphic novel by NBM in New York in 1988.… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Michael Cherkas
The print version will be available at TCAF this weekend, but Max has placed the whole paper online for review over at Sequential.
This weekend sees the return of the now annual TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival Saturday May 8th, 9am-5pm & Sunday May 9th, 11am-5pm @ Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada, 416-533-9168 Admission to TCAF is Free. Presented by: The Toronto Public Library, The Beguiling, Eye Weekly, Broken Pencil The… Read More Happenings: Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) May 8-9, 2010
2010 NOMINATIONS: Part 1 (Artist, Cartoonist, Colourist, Cover Art, Webcomic, Writer) Part 2 (Publisher, Retailer, Comics for Kids) Part 3 (Self-Publisher, Hall of Fame) The 6th Annual Awards Ceremony starts at 8pm on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at the Innis Town Hall (University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue) with returning Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr.… Read More The 6th Annual Joe Shuster Awards
Sophia Books is Vancouver’s multilingual media shop, and among the many things they carried in their diverse inventory were selections of bandes dessinées and manga. The store at 450 Hastings Street West is closing so that the company can focus on supplying books to schools, libraries and subscriptions. The retail store has been a Vancouver… Read More More bad news — Sophia Books in Vancouver is closing it’s retail store.
Sad news from Montreal as another Canadian store has closed, this time it’s Montreal’s Librarie Fichtre!, nominated last week for the Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer. Fichtre! had been in business 14 years. From Saturday’s Le Devoir En bref – La librairie Fichtre! ferme ses portes Une petite-grande institution vient de s’éteindre. La… Read More Montreal’s Librairie Fichtre! has closed – but for how long?
The newest issue of Broken Pencil showed up on my doorstep (a result of the subscription special offered at Canzine 2009) and there is some comic related notes in the issue: Jason Turner’s regular comic column regular appearing comics: Geofriends, I already know how my life will go, and the very cool, Mr. Monitor a… Read More Comics in Broken Pencil #47
JEFF LEMIRE’S SWEET TOOTH Book Launch Party Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 7:30pm @ The Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. [map] FREE TO ATTEND Jeff Lemire will be signing and sketching in advance copies of Sweet Tooth Vol.1: Out Of The Deep Woods, available for sale on-site, one week before its official in-store… Read More Happenings: Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth book launch, May 5, 2010
The insatiable Mark Medley does even more interviews with attendees: Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, Miriam Libicki, Jim Rugg, Troy Little, Willow Dawson, Zack Giallongo, Spike, Evan Munday, Jason Turner, Rob Jackson, Aaron Costain, Lizz Lunney, Jason Loo, Noel Tuazon, Jordan Bursach, Jamie Q, Tugboat Press and Le Studio coopératif Premières Lignes.
Before we get lost in TCAF I just want to get out the reminder to Montreal area comic fans that Oscar and Alex are holding another MONTREAL COMIC-CON this weekend on Sunday May 9th! Hours: 11-5 Location: Place Bonaventure, room 200-N, 800, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H5A 1K6 Admission: $5, Children under… Read More Happenings: Montreal Comic-Con May 9, 2010
Just like last year, The National Post ramps up it’s coverage of TCAF. Mark Medley does a whole whack of interviews with attendees: Matt Kindt, Cecil Castellucci, Ryan North, Box Brown, Gary Groth, José Villarrubia, Philippe Girard, Abby Denson, Ed Brisson, Tim Fish, Matthew Loux, Audra Furuichi, John Martz, Britt Wilson, Dave Lapp, Brian Hoang,… Read More TCAF stuff
Going coast-to-coast and starting on the Atlantic side: The Lair, in Corner Brook, NF, enjoyed their first FCBD. Strange Adventures once again rented an indoor space to hold FCBD, just to avoid any pesky weather issues (it did rain in Toronto). Darwyn Cooke was on hand, doing his ever generous thing. Darwyn is one of… Read More So What Happened on FCBD?
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 