Unfortunately, despite great word of mouth, the second release week of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World saw a significant drop and the movie finished the weekend in 10th place in North America, 9th place in Canada. So far the movie has made back a small percentage of it’s cost to make, earning a total of… Read More 2nd week sees Scott Pilgrim movie slide further
*Note* Next week’s releases list may be late, because there’s a pretty good chance I won’t have this post ready before Fan Expo Canada. I’ll do my best to have it ready for its usual posting time. If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me… Read More August 25th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
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)
As most people know, I work on the Comic Book Expo side of FAN EXPO CANADA (TM). It’s my job*, at the show, to look after the comic book creator guests in the guest area and to make sure the comics programming runs smoothly. Joining me on the Comics Expo team from the JSA is… Read More Happenings: Fan Expo Canada, August 27-29, 2010
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
Calvin Reid at Publisher’s Weekly delves into the Kill Shakespeare phenom. Kill Shakespeare is a six issue mini-series by writers Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, with art by Andy Belanger. The trade paperback collecting the mini-series is planned for November 2010. In related news, McCreery and Del Col will be moderating a panel at… Read More Killing Shakespeare for Fun & Profit
Unlike DC, Marvel doesn’t really have many Canadians working for them, and those that are this month are represented mostly in covers and trade paperbacks. Exceptions being “Stalwart” Stuart Immonen (New Avengers) and “Leaping” Leonard Kirk (New Mutants). Not sure what happened to the solicitation for the Tom Grummett illustrated Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1.
Comic Book Resources has the scoop on Alpha Flight’s apparent return in the Jim McCann written, Reilly Brown drawn one-shot spinning out of the third issue of the Chaos War mini-series “event” from Marvel — CHAOS WAR: ALPHA FLIGHT.
Marvel releases their November schedule late this afternoon, but they’ve already released some teaser information on a tie-in to another upcoming event called CHAOS WAR (which starts in October) in the form of the series CHAOS WAR: DEAD AVENGERS written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by none other than TOM GRUMMETT (Superman, Superboy, Robin,… Read More Tom Grummett tackles Dead Avengers in Chaos War tie-in series
It’s a big month for DC Comics in November and many Canadian creators are working on some pretty big launches this month including – Yanick Paquette illustrates BATMAN, INC. #1 – David Finch‘s new Batman series BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1 debuts. Finch will be writing and drawing it. – Jeff Lemire writes SUPERBOY #1… Read More DC Comics by Canadians – November 2010 solicitations
I ask in response to a conversation I’m engaged in with Sequential Spiltink’s (and the Doug Wright Awards’) Bryan Munn over the Canadian-ness of books created by Canadians living in the USA – specifically Hal Foster – but also Cecil Castellucci, Bryan Lee O’Malley and musician Neil Young (re: the graphic novel Neil Young’s Greendale).… Read More Canadian – where to draw the line?
The Canadian Council on Learning has released research that in their opinion shows that boys are generally less inclined to read than girls and that when they do read they prefer reading fantasy, non-fiction and comic books. We’ve covered the concerns that others have expressed elsewhere about the falling literacy rates for young boys when… Read More Using Comics to bridge the growing reading gender gap
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Age Of Heroes #4 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork by Ty Templeton Preview at Comic Book Resources Air #24 DC/Vertigo US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry. Brightest Day #8 DC US$2.99 Cover by David Finch. Comic… Read More August 18th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
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
Last evening Debbie and I went and saw SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, the film adaptation of Canadian Cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley’s 6 graphic novel series, which was published by Oni Press. I’ll admit I respect the books but haven’t read them all – and I didn’t LOVE them, like some people do… on the… Read More Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Movie thoughts
Jillian Tamaki was a special guest of Comic-Con and the following sums up her experience.
Using images from volumes 1-6, Max Ketchum has recreated the Scott Pilgrim trailer using Bryan Lee O’Malley’s artwork.
Karl Kerschl – at Comic Book Resources Jim Zubkavich – at The Fabler Blog Vancouver publisher Cloudscape Comics is profiled at The Fabler Blog There have also been a bunch of interviews published over at The Fabler Blog that we may not have linked to — Angela Melick, Jonathan Dalton, Robin Thompson, Jason Loo and… Read More Interviews: Karl Kerschl and a bunch of folks at the Fabler Blog
*Note* – After 83 straight weeks, of having this post up on time, I finally dropped the ball. Not sure what happened, that caused me to forget, but sadly, I did, and I’m sorry for not having this up on time. If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a… Read More August 11th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
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