The following statement was written by Robert Haines – coordinator of the Harry Kremer Award. The Beguiling is a multiple-year Kremer Award nominee, an Eisner-Award winning store that is often referred to as one of the best stores in North America. Really, they were competing against themselves last year. What did The Beguiling do in… Read More 2010 Harry Kremer Award Winning Store: The Beguiling
Nominated twice (2007, 2009) in the Outstanding Cartoonist Category for the Rex stories printed in the Flight Anthology, Michel Gagne’s entire 200-page Saga of Rex is going to be collected in a single volume this Fall from publisher Image Comics for a mid-October release date. Description: The adorable little fox named Rex is plucked from… Read More The Saga of Rex collection is coming this Fall from Image Comics
Newsarama has posted the DC solicitations for September 2010. Generally this will only include Writers, Pencillers and Cover Artists as Colourists and Inkers are not always listed in the preliminary solicitations. BRIGHTEST DAY #9-10 Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO… Read More DC Comics in September 2010 featuring work by Canadians
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 #2 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork by Ty Templeton. Cover by Takeshi Miyazawa. Preview at Comic Book Resources Amazing Spider-Man #633 Marvel US$2.99 Artwork and Cover by Chris Bachalo. Preview at Comic… Read More June 16th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Pictures from the events can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.ca/comichistory/TorontoComicConAnd6thAnnualJoeShusterAwardsJune56th2010# As he does every year, Jamie Coville has posted a full audio recording of the Joe Shuster Awards ceremony. The recording can be found here: http://www.thecomicbooks.com/Audio/10-06-05-6thJoeShusterAwards.mp3 (1:57:47, 107mb) Introduction by the Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr, assisted by Sarrah Young Hall of Fame induction for Serge… Read More Joe Shuster Awards & Toronto ComiCON audio by Jamie Coville
Aside from some mailings of plaques, some updates to this site, adding pictures from the event and our annual wrap meeting we have completed the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards. I really want to say thanks to everyone’s efforts over the past seven months – this was definitely a year to… Read More 6th Annual Awards wrap-up and thanks
It’s award season, and we’ve just heard that Marian Churchland is a finalist for the 2010 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, which will be presented in July as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony in San Diego, CA. Marian’s graphic novel Beast also received quite a bit of consideration as a potential… Read More Marian Churchland a Russ Manning finalist
Canada’s Walk of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization that has chosen as their mission to engage Canadians in celebrating those who have excelled in music, sport, film, television, as well as the literary, visual, performing arts, science and innovation. At a gala ceremony each year the selected Canadians are immortalized on a star… Read More Canada’s Walk of Fame – Nominate Joe Shuster
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #2 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork and Cover by Kaare Andrews. Preview at Comic Book Resources Batman #700 DC US$4.99 Artwork and Cover by David Finch. Colours by Brad Anderson. Cowboy Ninja… Read More June 9th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Tonight, at a ceremony presided over by Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Llyr, the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Awards were handed out to a packed room at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall. The results: Artist/Dessinateur * Stuart Immonen – Ultimate Spider-Man 130-133, New Avengers 55-60, Fantastic Four 569 (Marvel), The CBLDF Presents Liberty Comics… Read More The Joe Shuster Awards – 2010 Winners
This Saturday night, June 5th, 2010 – starting at 8pm (seating begins shortly after 7:30pm) at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall – 2 Sussex Avenue (South of Bloor Street at St. George and Sussex) it’s the presentation of the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards. The Joe Shuster Awards do… Read More Happenings: The Joe Shuster Awards – Sat. June 5th at 8pm
Thanks to the following publishers, companies and individuals for their assistance with getting review materials to the 2010 Juries: PUBLISHERS Boom! Studios Casterman Drawn & Quarterly Douglas & McIntyre Glénat Québec Image Comics New Reliable Press Oni Press La Pastèque STORES Allnewcomics.com The Beguiling (Toronto, ON) ABC Books (Toronto, ON) BMV (Toronto, ON) Chapters/Indigo Comic… Read More Special Thanks – Publishers, Stores and More
Breaking news from Conundrum Press! The ink is still wet but conundrum press has just signed for the English rights to publish Philippe Girard’s next book Tuez Vélasquez. We are honoured to be Philippe’s English publisher and look forward to more books from him in the future. Details to come but here is the French… Read More Conundrum Press to publish translated edition of Girard’s Tuer Velasquez in 2011
You will note that in the ceremony, for the first time, there are no remarks from the Executive Director of the Awards Association. Instead I will post them here, in writing. I’m omitting them from the ceremony for three reasons: 1) there are a lot of awards to present and I don’t want to slow… Read More Executive Director’s Remarks on the 2010 Awards Process
I was recently interviewed by Dave Howard at the Torontoist Blog. We discussed the Gene Day Award, Hall of Fame Inductees, Joe Shuster and creator’s rights, and the French Canadian comics scene. I speak a lot in the end about giving attention to some of the great work coming out of Quebec, but it is… Read More Torontoist Interview
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Adventure Comics #12 DC US$3.99 Colours by Blond. Previews at Newsarama Agents Of Atlas: Turf Wars Trade Paperback Marvel US$14.99 Artwork by Paul Rivoche. Brightest Day #3 DC US$2.99 Cover by David Finch.… Read More June 2nd, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
I was informed by Ron Kasman, in the upcoming issue of Negative Burn (published by IDW), will contain a 41-page story written, drawn and lettered by him, called, “The Geek of the Gods.” About the story, from Ron Kasman: “It is a 41 page story about a comic geek who must choose between a comic… Read More ‘The Geek of the Gods’ by Ron Kasman in Negative Burn
The 6th Annual Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6, 2010 Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building Hall G 222 Bremner Blvd. Hours Saturday: 11:00am – 6:00pm Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm Directions By Train & Bus -Union Station, Toronto’s main rail station, is a block away from the Convention… Read More Happenings: Toronto ComiCON – June 5-6, 2010
Special Guests: •David Lloyd (V for Vendetta) •James Lloyd (The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis) •Ken Boesem (The Village) •Jesse Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics) •Kelly Everaert (Jungle Tales, Trilogy of Terror) •Matthew Ocasio (The Matter) •Andrew Salmon (Sherlock Holmes, Secret Agent X) •Robin Thompson (Champions of Hell, Hemp Island) •Donald King •Carrie McKay •Beth Wagner •Critical Hit… Read More Happenings: Vancouver Comicon – May 30, 2010
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 