Interviews: Jeff Lemire on Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown

Newsarama’s Vaneta Rogers chats with Jeff Lemire about his upcoming Flashpoint mini-series: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown And just to get to work with this character is great. When Grant Morrison’s Seven Soldiers stuff was coming out, I thought the Frankenstein mini-series the best part of it. I always wished that DC had… Read More Interviews: Jeff Lemire on Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown

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New Comics – In Stores 6/1/2011

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 6/1/2011 Each week PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving at your local comic shop. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

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Happenings: Sketches for Pledges 2011 – June 2 in Toronto

For Immediate Release: In it’s second year, Sketches for Pledges will feature a group of talented artists aiming to raise funds and awareness by sketching original artworks for SickKids hospital on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada. Attending artists: Marcus To                  DC Comics Vince Sunico             Spent Pencils Arnold Trinidad         Spent Pencils Paul Limgenco          Spent Pencils… Read More Happenings: Sketches for Pledges 2011 – June 2 in Toronto

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The 11th Hour: Finalizing 2011 and Organizational Discussions

If it seems quiet around here, it’s because we’re holding our breaths in anticipation of the decisions currently being made by our FOUR (yes 4!) Juries this year: “ART” : Artist, Cover Artist, Webcomics, Colourist “STORY” (bilingual jury required): Writer, Cartoonist “INDUSTRY”:  Publisher, Self-Publisher, Retailer “KIDS”: Comics for Kids Everyone is supposed to send over… Read More The 11th Hour: Finalizing 2011 and Organizational Discussions

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Homegrown superheroes take flight: Eaglesham on Alpha Flight

The Ottawa Citizen sat down with Dale Eaglesham to discuss the upcoming relaunch of Marvel’s Alpha Flight. After 25 years as a comic-book artist, Eaglesham is one of the biz’s renowned superstars. He has drawn everyone from Conan the Barbarian to the Incredible Hulk, but the new Marvel Comics project, Alpha Flight, is unusual because… Read More Homegrown superheroes take flight: Eaglesham on Alpha Flight

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Whazamo! Ontario Graphic Novel Month at Open Book Toronto

We’re only 19 days into May and there’s already a TON of stuff up for you to check out over at Whazamo! Below are links to everything posted so far: WHAZAMO! Ontario Graphic Novel Month is an online comics celebration brought to you by Open Book: Toronto. Whazamo! showcases the talented graphic novelists and illustrators… Read More Whazamo! Ontario Graphic Novel Month at Open Book Toronto

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Marvel Comics by Canadians – August 2011

As Fear Itself is moving along, most of the new covers by Canadians were not available as part of today’s solicitation release, so the focus is on the collected material by folks like John Byrne, Dale Keown and Stuart Immonen. ———————————————————————————————————

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DC Comics by Canadians – August 2011

DC has big things happening at the end of the month with the 5th of Flashpoint (the only new book shipping from DC on Aug. 31)  so a lot of series and storylines are wrapping up in August so that people can jump on in September. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2011 JSA Ceremony Details #1: BOYCE THEATRE at the BMO Round-Up Centre

The ceremony is slated to start on SATURDAY JUNE 18th at 6PM (one hour before regular convention hours end at 7pm) at the CALGARY COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO being held at the BMO ROUND-UP CENTRE in Calgary, Alberta. The ceremony is free to attend for paid attendees, all exhibitors and all guests of the 2011… Read More 2011 JSA Ceremony Details #1: BOYCE THEATRE at the BMO Round-Up Centre

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New Comics – In Stores 5/18/2011

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 5/18/2011 Each week PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving at your local comic shop. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

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13 Canadian comics creators join international effort for primates

13 Canadian creators have contributed to Panels for Primates, an online charity anthology that ends its run on June 1st. SO, WHAT THE HECK IS PANELS FOR PRIMATES? Panels for Primates is an ongoing, online charity anthology of primate comics that has been updating every Wednesday with new material at ACT-I-VATE (http://act-i-vate.com) since October of… Read More 13 Canadian comics creators join international effort for primates

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UDON to Launch “UDON Presents” Graphic Novel Line with RandomVeus Vol.1

UDON ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  RANDOMVEUS DELIVERS INSANITY WITH EVERY PARCEL! UDON to Launch “UDON Presents” Graphic Novel Line with RandomVeus Vol.1 Toronto, ON – May 10, 2011 – All-out action meets off-the-wall wackiness in RANDOMVEUS VOl.1! Springing from the mind of artist Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz, this original graphic novel adventure features the tripped-out tales… Read More UDON to Launch “UDON Presents” Graphic Novel Line with RandomVeus Vol.1

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40 Days left…

… and the four unique juries are all hard at work looking at all of the books and comics. It’s hard to believe that we are a mere 40 days and forty nights away from the presentation of the 7th annual Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at… Read More 40 Days left…

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New Comics – In Stores 5/11/2011

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 5/11/2011 Each week PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving at your local comic shop. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

Kevin A. Boyd