Comic Book Daily has posted an interview with Darwyn Cooke: We caught up with Darwyn at Art Originals’ exhibit showcasing his art from the last 20 years. The exhibit, titled Noir and Beyond: The Darwyn Cooke Exhibition was held at the very swanky Gladstone Hotel in Downtown Toronto.When we asked Sean Menard (one of the… Read More Interviews: Darwyn Cooke at Comic Book Daily
Launching in April 2010, The relaunch of the Flash ongoing series is already looking to be one of the biggest releases on DC Comics schedule for next year. Written by Geoff Johns, the book will spotlight the two current Flashes in the DCU — Barry Allen in the lead feature with art by Francis Manapul,… Read More Interviews: Francis Manapul at CBR “Tour De (Speed) Force”
Tonight Dave Sim launched his latest venture: CerebusTV. One of the announcements made on the show is that CEREBUS ARCHIVES will no longer be carried by Diamond Distributors as the orders were too low to meet the controversial thresholds set earlier this year. Sim intends to continue the series using ComiXPRESS. Another announcement that was… Read More Launched: CerebusTV
Tony Hazzard is the owner/operator of Cover to Cover in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We really appreciate Tony providing a frank look at the current economic situation in Winnipeg. While Cover to Cover has downsized from two locations to a single store, Tony has 15 years experience as a comic shop owner and looks forward to solidifying… Read More Comic Retailers – Cover to Cover (Winnipeg, MB)
Jennifer Stewart is the owner of The Dragon in Guelph, ON. Along with a greater public profile the past few years, The Dragon just recently moved into a new space down the street from the old location. Now located in the downtown mall setting, The Old Quebec Street Mall, the store has doubled in space… Read More Comic Retailers – The Dragon (Guelph, ON)
Pat Thompson is the owner/operator of 8th Street Comics & Books in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Pat just recently moved into a new space, right next door to his old location, and has upgraded from 1000 sq ft to 2000 sq ft. As 2009 economy of Saskatchewan hasn’t seen the tribulations of Ontario, it’s great to hear… Read More Comic Retailers – 8th Street Comics & Books (Saskatoon, SK)
Jason Conway is the owner/operator of Downtown Comics in St. John’s, Newfoundland. From modest beginnings, Jason has made it 12 years in business, doing what he loves. Thanks, Jason, it’s always great to hear about comic shops in smaller cities across Canada. If you would like to see your store profiled here, please contact us:… Read More Comic Retailers – Downtown Comics (St. John’s, NL)
There is a great interview over at Sequential Tart with Toronto-based comic creator Adam Bourret. Adam received a Xeric Foundation Grant for his work on the autobio graphic novel I’m Crazy, which is available for sale on his website.
Over at Sequential Tart – Suzette Chan has posted her interview with North 40‘s Fiona Staples entitled A Knack for the Gorgeous and the Grotesque With a distinct painterly style that’s both gorgeous and grotesque, Fiona Staples is making her mark on the comic book world. The Calgary born-and-bred artist has been busy since she… Read More A Knack for the Gorgeous and the Grotesque: Fiona Staples
CBR’s Jeff Renaud caught up with Cameron just after the announcement was made that he’ll be handling art duties on Batman & Robin 7-9. CAMERON STEWART: Oh yeah, I am thrilled about it. I got the offer a couple weeks before the San Diego Comic-Con. I’d already talked about it with Grant before. And as… Read More CBR talks to Cameron Stewart about Batman & Robin
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”?
The following linked articles were all written by Randy Shore for the Vancouver Sun and published last Friday, September 11: The Prince of Darkness meets Hello Kitty: The surreal, renaissance world of Camilla d’Errico The Many Worlds of Camilla d’Errico Works by Camilla d’Errico Gallery: Selected Works by Camilla d’Errico
Comic Book Daily is a new site which launched earlier this month that features comic news stories, creator interviews, market reports and observations and a whole lot more. Contributors include: Pete DeCourcy is the Editor In Chief of ComicBookDaily.com and Manager of Blue Beetle Comics in Barrie, Ontario. David Diep is the News Editor for… Read More Comic Book Daily launched
Jeff Renaud caught up with Francis on the floor of Fan Expo Canada and has posted the interview over at Comic Book Resources.
Source: Newsarama Newsarama has conducted an interview with upcoming Red Robin artist, Marcus To, about his upcoming work on Aspen Comics’ Soulfire Volume 2, which sees release on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 with issue #0 (Thursday September 10th, 2009 in the US). For fans of Aspen’s fantasy comic series Soulfire, there’s going to be a… Read More Marcus To on Soulfire Volume 2
Comic Book Resources: Darwyn Cooke (excellent coverage of the Spotlight on Darwyn Cooke panel, moderated by the JSA’s own Robert Haines Kathryn Immonen on X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back for Marvel. Jeff Lemire Comic Book Daily: Dale Eaglesham
Comic Geek Speak interviews Francis Manapul Comic Geek Speak interview Fan Expo Canada’s Tiziano DeSantis (lots of swearing – not work friendly) Digital Kontent’s Fan Expo pre-show with me (Kevin Boyd).
Over at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers spoke to Joe Shuster award-winning artist Dale Eaglesham about his upcoming work on Marvel’s Fantastic Four, and has learned that Marvel will not be using an inker on the series – that colourist Paul Mounts will be working directly with Dale’s tight pencils. “It was something I’ve wanted to do… Read More Eaglesham’s Fantastic Four artwork to be shot directly from pencil.
Michael Angelos, the British Columbia based owner of Castle Rain Entertainment, reveals the evolution of a page. From the soon to be released graphic novel Jack the Lantern: War of the Soul: Pencil art by Mark Kidwell, inks by Kidwell and Tony Bledsoe, with Angelos as the writer. Jack the Lantern: War of the Soul,… Read More Jack the Lantern: step by step
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
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 