For immediate release: Scott Pilgrim Reaches New Level of Epicness There are now over one million copies of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series in print, and that’s only counting the North American Oni Press edition. The series has also achieved international success being translated into thirteen different languages worldwide with more to come! “A… Read More 1,000,000 Scott Pilgrims
UDON Entertainment and the Beguiling are celebrating 10 years of the UDON studio with a big FREE party and the VENT book launch next Thursday night – September 16th – the day after the book is set to arrive in stores. UDON 10th Anniversary/VENT Book Launch – FREE Event! September 16 – 7:00pm Revival Bar… Read More Happenings: UDON 10th Anniversary Party + VENT Vol.1 Book Launch 9/16
Jamie Coville of thecomicbooks.com spent his time at the convention recording various discussion panels. See below: Drawing Ahead: The Future of Comics (51:36, 47.2mb) Moderated by Kill Shakespeare co-writers Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col, Creators Andy Belanger, Ramon Perez, Cameron Stewart, Willow Dawson and Scott Chantler talk about the Future of Comics. More specifically… Read More Jamie Coville visits FanExpo
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF HOBBYSTAR MARKETING, INC. August 31, 2010 Dear Fans, On behalf of the staff of Fan Expo Canada™ I would like to apologize for the lengthy delays and inconvenience experienced by many at Fan Expo Canada™ this past weekend. We were, quite simply, inadequately prepared for the increased crowds in… Read More Hobbystar Owner Responds to Fan Expo Canada’s Weekend Issues
Talk about timing, I wrote the previous post with no idea that Diamond would today confirm Tuesday delivery for Wednesday street date sales. The key thing to note: Diamond states that retailers can opt-in for Tuesday delivery. So if your biggest concern is that your business is closed on Tuesdays (and that is an interesting… Read More Tuesday delivery for retailers is go!
What is the biggest rumour/bit of news to come down the pipe regarding retailers? The main supplier/distributor of comics, Diamond Comic Distributors, surveyed retailers to gauge interest in Tuesday delivery. Recently, Bleeding Cool reported: In December (2010) … comics deliveries will be staggered through the month, with a number of comics distributed a week in… Read More Canadian Retailer Update – September, 2010
New in stores today is the The Broadcast, published by NBM publishing, art by Noel Tuazon, written by US-based Eric Hobbes. What’s it about? Set in 1938, THE BROADCAST is about a rural Indiana town that loses power halfway through Orson Welles’ infamous radio play having never learned the panic-inducing news bulletins are a hoax.… Read More The Broadcast by Noel Tuazon (with Eric Hobbs)
WHAT: Visitors from across Ontario and around the world have the opportunity to experience the very best of pop culture first-hand at the upcoming 16th Annual Fan Expo Canada™.. The return of the country’s largest combined event which includes The Comic Book Expo, CNAnime, SFX Science Fiction Expo, Festival of Fear Horror Expo and GX-… Read More 2010 FAN EXPO CANADA™ FACT SHEET: COMIC BOOK EXPO (Incl. programming)
It’s just been announced that the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011 will be held Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th. As you may be aware, TCAF “exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics, and what is considered comics, as legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth.” TCAF as an event in 2010… Read More Free Comic Book Day + TCAF 2011
Universal spokesman Paul Pflug: “Regardless of the perceived outcome we are proud of this film and our relationship with the visionary and creative filmmaker Edgar Wright. Studios need to continue to offer audiences good and original ideas/films. Edgar has created a truly unique film that is both envelope pushing and genre bending and when examined… Read More North America Weekend Box Office – Pilgrim movie opens in fifth place; Universal comments
As of September 2010 the TCW has a permanent space at 486 College Street (near Bathurst St.) NEW SATURDAY KIDS COURSES FOR FALL 2010 11 Sep 2010 – 30 Oct 2010 (no class on 09 Oct 2010) Cartooning and Illustration Are you interested in comics, cartoons, graphic novels or do you just like to draw?… Read More Toronto Cartoonist’s Workshop has a new home, launches Saturday Kids Courses in Fall 2010
*** UPDATE: While full details are to be announced this week at San Diego Comic Con, Newsarama released more information on the project yesterday. *** Lucas Siegel writes: The project is ambitious for Stewart and Kerschl outside of the new city, era, and characters. The very way they’re constructing the comic book is unique to… Read More Kerschl and Stewart to create comic book based on videogame Assassin’s Creed *Updated*
Debuting this week on History Television (check with your local cable provider for specific dates and times is Francis Manapul’s latest project — part of the Beast Seekers team of investigators for the new show BEAST LEGENDS. Robert Pincombe covers the story on Comic Canuck Beast Legends investigates and creates incredible creatures: Unidentified Mysterious Animals…… Read More Francis Manapul jumps to television with Beast Legends
The newest volume of the excellent anthology Flight is currently available for preview. A number of Canuck creators have been involved with this series; the creators involved in this volume: Kean Soo and Jellaby: Guardian Angel Dermot Walshe and TT Challenge Michel Gagné and the magical The Saga of Rex: The Harvest All three of… Read More Flight 7 preview is online
A call to all you self-publishers out there. The Great Canadian Lit Hunt now includes comics! ___________________________________ The 14th annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt has begun. For 14 years now This Magazine has surveyed this vast country for the best and brightest in Canadian new fiction and poetry and this year, just to keep things… Read More Comics eligible for the ‘Great Canadian Lit Hunt’
Although they did announce that they would be doing this last year, Toronto Comic Arts Festival director and Beguiling store manager Christopher Butcher announced yesterday that TCAF is indeed an annual event. I guess that they wanted to see how things went this year before cementing to another annual event. Well, it appears that things… Read More TCAF reaffirms that it is an annual show.
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRAMPTON (ON) – Brampton native Michael Cera has made quite a name for himself in Hollywood, having starred in several popular movies and television shows. It’s his latest movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World that has one local business extending the actor an interesting invitation. “The Scott Pilgrim movie is based on… Read More Brampton, ON’s Stadium Comics declares August 13 “Michael Cera Day”
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 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 