More Canadian Heroes: Epic Canadiana from Cloudscape Comics

From Vancouver’s Cloudscape Comics Collective comes their latest anthology EPIC CANADIANA Thrill to the adventures of Canada’s greatest superheroes! The patriotic Johnny Canuck! The mythic Ikniqpalagaq! The enigmatic Loon! The disturbing Ghost-Woman! The activist Jacques de Canada! The mighty Energy Trader! The dynastic Nite-Flyer and Nitro-Girl! The roguish Gin! From Nazi-ravaged Arctic to modern Montreal… Read More More Canadian Heroes: Epic Canadiana from Cloudscape Comics

11/23/2013 Kevin A. Boyd1 Comment

Isabelle Arsenault wins Governor-General’s Award for Children’s Fiction (French)

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the annual Governor-General’s Awards and the award to Children’s fiction (French language) has gone to ISABELLE ARSENAULT, illustrator of the critically acclaimed and award-winning book Jane, le renard et moi (or Jane, The Fox & Me in English). This is her 3rd Governor-General’s Award… Read More Isabelle Arsenault wins Governor-General’s Award for Children’s Fiction (French)

11/14/201311/14/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

More from True Patriot 2

TORONTO – A who’s who of Canadian comic talent teams up once again for a second volume of the True Patriot anthology. After the successful crowd-funding campaign and fan reception of the first volume of True Patriot, “the anthology of Canadian superheroes by some of your favourite Canadian comic creators” is now on Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/578037098/true-patriot-volume-2) with a campaign running from… Read More More from True Patriot 2

11/14/201311/14/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Nelvana’s strong finish, True Patriot 2 begins, Neil the Horse has 1 week to go

The Nelvana of the Northern Lights: Canada’s First Superheroine Kickstarter campaign ended early this morning, raising an astonishing $54,876 (more than double the $25K amount original targeted). Organizers Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey now have the task of finding, scanning and upgrading the scarce originals for publication, but the announced target date for release of… Read More Nelvana’s strong finish, True Patriot 2 begins, Neil the Horse has 1 week to go

11/01/201311/01/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Honest Ed’s and Mirvisch Village Sold – Rented back to David Mirvisch for 2-3 years.

News today out of Toronto that David Mirvish has completed negotiations to sell the large property at Bathurst and Bloor that includes comic book stores The Beguiling and it’s satellite store for children’s comics Little Island Comics. Discussed in an earlier article on this site, Markham Street as long had historical ties to comics, as… Read More Honest Ed’s and Mirvisch Village Sold – Rented back to David Mirvisch for 2-3 years.

10/28/201310/28/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Neil the Horse needs help.

Saving Neil the Horse Greetings from Hermes Press! We are a comic book and popular culture art publisher based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. We are a family business that has existed since 2001, and run our company with only 3 full-time employees, along with our unpaid office-dog Moose. Over the years HP has reprinted such… Read More Neil the Horse needs help.

10/22/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Look Straight Ahead by Elaine Will GN in Stores October 23

Jeremy Knowles is a 17-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question – as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just… Read More Look Straight Ahead by Elaine Will GN in Stores October 23

10/18/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

New Canadian Superhero Age dawning?

Continuing the ongoing discussion — are we prepared for a new age of home grown Canadian superheroes? Certainly there are many people who feel that yes, we are. Some examples: 1) Captain Canuck the recently launched animated web series is spinning off in the near future back into the medium that inspired it – namely… Read More New Canadian Superhero Age dawning?

10/17/201310/17/2013 Kevin A. Boyd2 Comments

Is Superman Canadian?

For your consideration, is Superman a Canadian character? See also Joe Shuster, Hal Foster (and other creators that moved outside of Canada and had a career working in American comics) are they Canadian or not?

10/07/201306/04/2015 Kevin A. Boyd

Nelvana campaign meets target in 6 days.

The Kickstarter campaign for the reprinting of Adrian Dingle’s Nelvana of the Northern Lights stories from Triumph-Adventure (later just Triumph) Comics published between 1941 and 1946 by Hillborough Studios/Bell Features has reached it’s aggressive target of 25,000 in 6 days and has resulted in exposure of the character and the Canadian golden age to a… Read More Nelvana campaign meets target in 6 days.

10/07/201310/07/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Yes, Canada actually does have a Golden Age of Comics

Canadian Whites have come to mean books produced and published in Canada as a result of the Canadian government’s implementation of the War Exchange Conservation Act (WECA) which banned the import of American comics into the Canadian wartime economy of World War II. WECA was implemented by the Canadian government in December of 1940. The… Read More Yes, Canada actually does have a Golden Age of Comics

10/03/201310/28/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

More on Fundraising

So thanks to the few people who donated money to the awards, we appreciate your support and we are always in need of more assistance if you haven’t considered donating already! We have been meeting and discussing plans going forward, as we do need to raise money in order to put on the 2014 awards,… Read More More on Fundraising

10/02/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Joe King vs. … Kickstarter Campaign

The background and the pitch: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/09/28/its-not-rocket-science-kill-rich-johnston/ The campaign: At large group of misfits, band together to take on missions in time and space, too trivial for real detectives. Greetings! George Peter Gatsis here. I am the creator of Canada’s first computer generated comic book series, The Black Diamond Effect, that has been publishing since 1990!… Read More Joe King vs. … Kickstarter Campaign

09/29/201309/29/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Director’s Remarks

The Joe Shuster Awards recognizing Canadian Comic Book Creators is going into its 10th Anniversary. It may well be its last. Year to year the awards struggle to get by. This is generally by relying on the kind donations from creators in the industry. We auction the pieces for key funding. We are quite thankful… Read More Director’s Remarks

09/27/2013 Tyrone Biljan

Expos, ComicCons – updates, changes, rumours

Things are somewhat quiet here at the JSAs as we regroup after a busy couple of months prepping for last month’s awards. However, con season never seems to end, and we apologize to the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo who held their event last weekend for not mentioning the event beforehand on the site. However, on September… Read More Expos, ComicCons – updates, changes, rumours

09/18/201309/18/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Canadians clean up at the 2013 Ignatz Awards

The Ignatz Award, named for the character in the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is the festival prize of the Small Press Expo, that since 1997 has recognized outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The ballot is created by a panel of five cartoonists and is voted on by the attendees of… Read More Canadians clean up at the 2013 Ignatz Awards

09/16/201309/16/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Happenings: Montreal ComicCon September 13-15

at the Palais des congrès de Montréal Tickets: One day: Friday $20, Saturday $35, Sunday $25 Weekend: $55, Deluxe $75, VIP $175 Website

09/11/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Canadian creators Staples, North and Cooke take home 2013 Harvey Awards

On Saturday, September 7, the winners of the 26th annual Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic Con. Chief among the standouts was Image’s Saga – who won awards for Best Colorer, Best New Series, Best Continuing Series, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Single Issue for Saga #1. KaBoom!’s Adventure Time took home… Read More Canadian creators Staples, North and Cooke take home 2013 Harvey Awards

09/09/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

The Canadian Superhero Renaissance

I had the pleasure to sit on a panel entitled the Canadian Superhero Renaissance at Fan Expo Canada on August 23rd, and had to decline participation in the Golden Age of Canadian Comics panel on Sunday, August 25 (Rachel Richey had an important message to relay and I could not justify both of us being… Read More The Canadian Superhero Renaissance

09/03/201309/05/2013 Kevin A. Boyd

Crowdfunding: The F1rst Hero

What if everyone who ever had superpowers had gone insane and become a threat to society? What if, after decades of this, one man gained abilities “far beyond those of mortal men” but kept his sanity? Recently discharged from the Army and faced with a society that fears superhumans, a government that hunts them down… Read More Crowdfunding: The F1rst Hero

09/03/2013 Kevin A. Boyd1 Comment