JOE SHUSTER AWARDS CELEBRATE THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF CAPTAIN CANUCK Final Nominees Announced for Gene Day Award, HALL OF FAME Inductees Named Toronto, Canada — May 26, 2010. Since it was established in 2004, the Joe Shuster Award has been Canada’s national awards program for recognizing the outstanding achievements of Canadian comic book creators, publishers… Read More Gene Day Award nominees, Hall of Fame inductees Announced
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
So here’s where we stand as of today: The 3rd wave of Visions Wolverine auctions end tomorrow night – April 27th – and there’s a lot of interest in some of the pieces already, especially the one by Francis Manapul. Expect the 4th wave to launch tomorrow as the 3rd comes to a close. Still… Read More JSA Update
Zap! Pow! Bam! Superman Wins Comic Books Wars First Superman Comic Pulverizes Previous Records with $1,500,000 Sale The saga continues. And once again, Superman has bested Batman as the world’s most valuable comic book. ComicConnect.com, one of the industry’s leading online auction/consignment sites, has sold the #1 highest-rated copy of the world’s #1 comic book—Action… Read More Action #1 back on top at $1.5 Million Bucks
Returning as Master of Ceremonies in 2010 is Jonathan Llyr. Jonathan Llyr is one of the most recognizable geeks in Canada today. As host of the nationally broadcast SPACE Channel’s SPACEY AWARDS for their first five years, Jon earned the respect of Hardcore Nerds everywhere when, over the years, Richard Dean Anderson had him ‘thrown… Read More 2010 JSA Master of Ceremonies: Jonathan Llyr Returns
The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards will once again be presented at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. The 6th Annual JSA ceremony will take place on the evening of Saturday, June 5, 2010.
The other day I reported on the sale of a rare copy of Action Comics 1 which sold for 1 million dollars. Well, that price, the highest paid for an old comic book, has been surpassed – according to Rich Johnston a copy of Detective Comics 27 (the first appearance of Batman by Bob Kane)… Read More Action Comics smackdown. Detective Comics 27 sets new record price.
While we rarely delve into the collectibles side of the comic book hobby here on the Joe Shuster Awards website, we’ll make an exception here as a rare higher grade copy of Action Comics #1 – the first Superman story by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel – sold earlier this week for an unprecedented one… Read More Rare copy of Action Comics #1 sold for one million dollars
Nominating: All nominating committees are currently making their selection choices for the 2010 Joe Shuster Awards. The nominees for the following awards are expected to be announced in mid-March: – Artist – Cartoonist – Colourist – Cover – Achievement in Publishing – Webcomic creator / creative team – Writer It is likely that nominees for… Read More 2010 Joe Shuster Awards Status Update
The Fly-by-Night blog has some cover images by Hall of Fame artist George Menendez Rae that he did for the White Circle line along with a pulp cover from 1942.
I have a question for you pertaining to a comic book that I recently purchased titled “TALES FROM THE CRYPT” #20 and whether or not it is a version released in Canada. There’s a maple leaf in the upper left hand corner of the cover and it says it was published by a comic book… Read More Superior Comics Question
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Max Douglas from Sequential Spiltink attended the JSA ceremony on Sept. 26/2009 and has posted some video: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Robert Pincombe also recorded the Hall of Fame Presentations: Ted McCall (inducted in 2008 – presented to his family in 2009) George Menendez Rae Real Godbout Ken Steacy Diana Schutz
Robert Pincombe, previously a member of the JSA Hall of Fame selection committee and a presenter of the Hall of Fame Award for George Menendez Rae, as well as a presentation to the family of 2008 inductee Ted McCall , provides an interesting commentary on the Saturday evening ceremony as well as a lot of… Read More JSA Reports: Robert Pincombe
Click here to download a full audio recording of the Awards ceremony, courtesy of Jamie Coville. Announced at a packed ceremony held at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall, the 2009 Joe Shuster Award winners are: Artist/Dessinateur David Finch – Ultimatum #1-2 (Marvel Comics) Cartoonist/Créateur Dave Sim – Glamourpuss #1-4, Judenhaas (Aardvark-Vanaheim) View Dave… Read More Your 2009 Joe Shuster Award winners! (updated with more video links)
For Immediate Release 2009 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS UPDATE Toronto, Canada — September 8, 2009. From coast to coast, Canada is home to many of the comic book industry’s top talents. The JOE SHUSTER AWARDS are a way of recognizing and celebrating the achievements of these Canadian creators – past, present and future. Since their establishment… Read More Joe Shuster Awards Update Press Release
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association’s Hall of Fame selection committee is proud to announce their four selections for induction into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame at the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards ceremony on September 26, 2009 at U. of T.’s Innis Town Hall: George Menendez Rae (1906-1992) Of Scottish and… Read More Your 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article about Hal Foster and Prince Valiant, and the current state of the long-running newspaper strip. Prince Valiant may be a mere newspaper comic-strip character, but in his heyday, he commanded such popularity that the (fictional) birth of his first son, Arn, on Aug. 30, 1947, made the… Read More A Valiant last stand…
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?
Now Available: Prince Valiant Vol. 1: 1937-1938 Details for this: Book Author: Hal Foster Format: Hardcover Pages: 120 Dimensions: 10.5″ x 14.25″ Colors: full color Year: 2009 Publisher Fantagraphics ISBN-10: n/a ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-141-1 Additional Details: n/a Price: $29.99 HAROLD FOSTER’S LEGENDARY MEDIEVAL EPIC, FINALLY IN ITS DEFINITIVE EDITION Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous… Read More Recently released: Prince Valiant Vol. 1 1937-38 by Hal Foster
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