Todd McFarlane was recently in New York for the annual Toy Fair event and Newsarama’s Michael Avila had an opportunity to ask him some questions. He’s also busier on the comic book front than he’s been in years. He continues to ink “Haunt,” the book he co-created with Robert Kirkman, as well as inking “Spawn.”… Read More Newsarama talks with Todd
Earlier this week it was announced that Joe Shuster Award-winning artist (2005 – Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One) and cartoonist nominee (2008 – Spider-Man: Reign) and all-around nice guy Kaare Andrews will be the artist on Marvel Comics’ Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis, a five-issue Warren Ellis written mini-series that will be debuting in May 2010. Today, Newsarama’s… Read More Interviews: Kaare Andrews on his new X-Men gig and more
Go read Jeff Lemire talking about Sweet Tooth. And you should give the book a try. Honest.
It’s going to be a busy year for Toronto, Ontario as the city is about to experience an unprecedented number of of comics related events over the course of the year… let’s look at the first half of 2010 and see what’s happening. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May) Throughout the year, the Beguiling sponsors… Read More Toronto – Winter/Spring 2010 Comic Events
The 6th in the Paul series by Francophone cartoonist Michel Rabagliati, Paul à Québec (La Pasteque) was selected as the winner of the Prix du Public Fnac-SNC this past weekend at the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême in France. Congratulations Michel! Le Devoir CBC CBC (includes audio interview link with Michel Rabagliati Sequential… Read More Paul à Québec honoré à Angoulême
Vaneta Rogers talks to 2009’s Outstanding Artist winner David Finch. Finch was also named as a headlining guest for the upcoming CHICAGO COMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (C2E2) in April.
The Dungeon, located in Dundas, ON, is one of a handful of new comic book stores to open across Canada last year. strong>If you would like to see your store profiled here, please contact us: retailers@joeshusterawards.com. Owner’s Name: Logan Murray Number of Employees: 1 Years in Business: 3 Months Physical Address: 8 King Street East,… Read More Comic Retailers – The Dungeon (Dundas, ON)
The following is an older interview with Ethan Peacock of Elfsar Toys & Games, a finalist for the Harry Kremer Award for Retailer of the Year. A good looking store that has done well focusing on comics, while dabbling in niche markets such as urban toys and action figures and at one time, Elfsar ran… Read More Comic Retailers – Elfsar Comics & Toys (Vancouver, BC)
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Here we have an interview with Peter DeCourcy, the manager of the Barrie, Ontario comic shop Blue Beetle Comics. About 2 years ago, Blue Beetle was purchased by Walter Durajilja and Marc Sims, owners of Big B Comics in Hamilton, ON. Blue Beetle has improved their public profile and hosted a number of great events… Read More Comic Retailers – Blue Beetle Comics (Barrie, ON)
Just a note to let you know that we still have a few spots left in the “Writing for Comics” workshop with Ty Templeton. If you’re not familiar with Ty’s work, he has done everything from indy small press material for Fantagraphics and Vortex Comics to scripting for DC, Marvel, Bongo and IDW. The Comics… Read More TCW January update: Ty Templeton interviewed by the Comics Journal and more
Indie Cartoonist Unlocks the Mysteries of a BEAST
There is a great interview with Michael Deforge, creator of the very excellent comic Lose. Deforge is a name that might not be well know to most readers, but he is a talent well worth watching. Expect to see his name come up much more often at awards season. Lose, and his Top Shelf 2.0… Read More Interview with Michael Deforge
Here we are, another London, ON comic book shop being profiled. London has a great comic scene, with 6 stores in the area. There is a real sense of community amongst these shops, as 5 of the 6 participate in a city-wide Free Comic Book Day event, working together to put on a unique event.… Read More Comic Retailers – Heroes Comics (London, ON)
Tim Morris is the owner/operator of The Comic Book Collector in London, Ontario. The CBC has a long history in London, being one of the oldest comic shops in Canada. When I attended UWO I would haunt the store and talk with then-(second)-owner, Steve Jewitt. Steve turned me on to a few books back in… Read More Comic Retailers – The Comic Book Collector (London, ON)
Comic Book Resources’ Jeff Renaud recently interviewed Darwyn Cooke about Jonah Hex 50, Jonah Hex in general, the possibility of future Cooke-illustrated Hex issues and the next Parker adaptation, 2010’s “The Outfit” and how it aligns with the Parker novel continuity. Plus, Newsarama has posted a four page exclusive preview of Jonah Hex 50.
Newsarama has been interviewing the Image Comics founders this week, including a two-part interview with Todd McFarlane. Topics include Image United, Spawn, creator rights, movies, animation and more. Part 1 Part 2
Thanks to CBR for running this interview. CBR asks: you’ve been committed to “Super Friends” now for more than two years. What freedoms does working on an all-ages book allow? Any restrictions? J. responds: “I think the freedom the book has is that it’s not part of DC continuity. The book is free from crossovers… Read More J. Bone talks DC Super Friends.
Last night in London, Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston chaired a TX panel with Karl Kerschl, Cameron Stewart and Ramon Perez at the ComiCA Festival (aka the London International Comic Arts Festival. The guys talked about their superhero work, mostly for DC Comics, coupled with an innate disatisfaction with the superhero form, whatever manner it takes… Read More Transmission X meets Bleeding Cool at ComiCA in London
Jesse Jacobs, winner of the inaugural Gene Day Award for Canadian Self-Publishing at this year’s Joe Shuster Awards, is profiled on the Fabler blog.
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 