We don’t have a poster per se this year (thanks to those that offered!) because we really don’t have anywhere we need one for at this time. Instead, art director Tyrone Biljan took some design elements on hand and put together this simple and effective image that we are using now for this website and… Read More 2011 Joe Shuster Awards Event Image
Unlike Day 1, I was able to spend much more time at TCAF on Sunday. I came down for open at 11 and stayed until about 3:30. Sunday was a much more reasonable day for the crowds, probably because it was also Mother’s Day. It was definitely busy but the lines were quite manageable and… Read More My TCAF Thoughts 2011: Day 2
SATURDAY: I had a few things to do before Deb and I headed down to TCAF. Because I was only going to be there for a few hours my report is truncated significantly. 2:30-2:45. Arrived. What’s with the construction blocking the one entrance? Interesting that there’s a girl handing out flyers telling people to go… Read More My TCAF Thoughts 2011: Day 1
Not every comic city is engaging in a battle for attention. London, ON is holding it’s annual passport to FCBD event, where the comic shops in the city actually work together (…for the most part, 5 out of 6 is a great number…) for the good of the industry and the retail environment in the… Read More FCBD in London, ON — comic shops actually working together?
It’s a COMIC. it’s an APP, It’s a GAME – It’s Teenage Satan, created by Stephanie Buscema, Marsha Cooke and Candis Cooke. Animation by Darwyn Cooke . For more information visit http://teenagesatan.com Music “Hello” by Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette copyright Atlantic Records. Buy the song now here http://bit.ly/awdh8Y
International Guest Coordinator Tiziano De Santis and I (Kevin Boyd, your Canadian guest and Artist Alley Guest Coordinator) as well as the rest of the administrative team for FAN EXPO CANADA (TM) 2011 are very pleased to announce the Comic Book Expo Guest List. We’ve been assembling this list for many months now, and while… Read More Happenings: Fan Expo Canada (TM) announces the Comic Book Expo Guests for 2011
So last night the Canadian Federal Election took place and the result I was least expecting happened: A Conservative majority government, the rise of the NDP as official opposition party, the Liberal Party being humbled down to a mere 34 seats and the utter decimation of the Bloc Quebecois. For a while now we’ve been… Read More Election Hangover
PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases Shipping 5/4/2011 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.
Thanks to Kevin Hickey at Brampton’s STADIUM COMICS for forwarding along these two videos they have shot in anticipation of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011: First is a video they shot of going through all the available releases for FCBD, to give people a sense of what they might find at their local shops on… Read More Stadium Comics: Free Comic Book Day videos
Canada is set to love comics this weekend as we go in for the first major comics weekend of the year with multiple events taking place all over the country. On Thursday, May 5th Fan Expo Canada (TM) will be announcing the bulk of the comic book guests for the annual event that takes place… Read More Happenings: Canadians – Are you ready for this week? THOR movie, FCBD, TCAF & more!
I have wanted to do a clean up of our retail listing for some time now. I had a hard time believing that there are 310 comic shops in Canada, so it was time to go through the listings and get some up to date information. Part of this revamp was to uncover new shops… Read More Cleaning up the Retailer listing
Chester Brown’s PAYING FOR IT Book Launch & Party Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011 Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Type: Party Location: Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. Chester Brown’s PAYING FOR IT – Book Launch & Party Hosted by NOW Magazine’s Sasha Von Bon Bon Sunday, May 1st, 2011 7:30PM-10PM – Doors at 7 @ Goodhandy’s, 120… Read More Happenings: Paying for It Book Launch & Party – 05/01/2011 in Toronto
Centifolia II is set to debut at the Adhouse Books booth at TCAF next week, and CBR’s Chris Arrant had a chance to sit down with Stuart Immonen about it and other comics related things.
Toronto Comic Arts Festival: Pencil it In from Toronto Comic Arts Festival on Vimeo. Director: Christopher Hutsul Director of Photography: Vinit Borisson Producer: Nick Sorbara Executive Producer: Jacinte Faria Editorial: Melanie Hider, Bijou Editorial Score: “Background Noise (Don’t Become)” by Solvent, Courtesy Ghostly International Sound Design: Vapor Music Online Artist + Colourist: Hardave Grewal, RedLab… Read More TCAF: Pencil it In video
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas will be in Toronto, appearing at Gendai Gallery, which will be exhibiting the graphic works of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Joanne Hui. Both artists use the form of manga to address unique moments in Canadian history that are particular to their culturally specific histories of activism and resistance. Yahgulanaas is known for… Read More Happenings – Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas in Toronto May 7/8, 2011
According to Postmedia News and other sources — Hobby Star Marketing, the Toronto based producers of the comics and pop culture event Fan Expo Canada (TM) have filed an injunction against the producers of the UFC Fan Expo taking place this weekend in Toronto at the Direct Energy Centre over the use of the name… Read More Hobby Star Marketing files an injunction against the UFC over the name “Fan Expo”
Sunday, May 1st • 11:00am-5:00pm Place Bonaventure • $6 at the door* Half of ticket sales will be donated to the Red Cross to help Japan and its people. The mini-Comiccon is hosted by the Montreal Comiccon. This is a small-scale event where visitors can meet a dozen of local artists, participate in a masquerade… Read More Happenings: Montreal Mini-Comic Con 05/01/2011
Publisher Ed Brisson writes: TCAF will be the last show for New Reliable Press. After May, I’m officially hanging up my publisher gloves and New Reliable Press will cease to publish any new material. The NRP catalog will still be available for purchase online, although by the end of May I will be closing down… Read More New Reliable Press to close in May after TCAF
The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is happy to announce that it is launching it’s first “Industry Night” this Wednesday, April 27th at the Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton Street, near College Street) in Toronto, ON. The evening starts around 8pm and should run until 11pm or later. The first edition of the event will feature Marvel Comics… Read More Happenings: TCW launches the new monthly “Industry Night” on 4/27/2011 in Toronto
On February 1st 10 stores were named as being in the running for the 2011 Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Retailer Award. In order to move to the final round of consideration, the nominated retailers had to send in additional materials for the judging committee to consider by April 1st. Based on materials received, the 10… Read More 5 Retailer Finalists for the Harry Kremer Award Announced
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 