Courtesy of Oni Press: Six years, five volumes, and 1,000 pages. Now the long anticipated finale to Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hit Oni Press graphic novel series has finally arrived. On Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 comic shops and bookstores across North America will celebrate the release of SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 6: SCOTT PILGRIM’S FINEST HOUR. “It’s… Read More Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour arrives on 7/20/2010
In addition to his already announced Doug Wright and Joe Shuster Awards nominations, the National Cartoonists Society (an American organization) has nominated Seth and his 2009 book George Sprott 1894-1975 for a 2010 Award in the Graphic Novel division. Seth shares the nomination with David Mazzuchelli – Asterios Polyp, and David Small – Stitches.
2009 Joe Shuster Award winning webcomic creator (for Sin Titulo) and 2010 Outstanding Artist nominee Cameron Stewart (for Seaguy II, et al.) has announced that he will be drawing issue 4 of BATMAN: THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE for writer Grant Morrison and DC Comics. Issue 4 should be out sometime this summer and features… Read More Cameron Stewart returns to Batman later in 2010
Since the establishment of the Premier Publisher status in 1996, no new companies have been advanced to Premier Status beyond the initial group of Acclaim (formerly known as Valiant – now defunct), Dark Horse, DC Comics, Image Comics and Marvel Comics. That changed today as IDW has been promoted to Premier status and will now… Read More IDW is now a Diamond Premier Publisher
For Immediate Release NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 6th Annual Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards – Presentation Ceremony in June 2010 Toronto, Canada — March 17, 2010. From coast to coast, Canada is home to many of the comic book industry’s top talents, and the JOE SHUSTER AWARDS are a way of recognizing… Read More Nominations for the 2010 Joe Shuster Awards
Dave Sim was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1956 and grew up in Kitchener, where he still lives. During the early 1970s, Sim emerged as one of the most influential figures in early Canadian fandom, editing Now and Then Times and contributing to Comic Art News and Reviews, The Comics Report, Dark Fantasy, and other… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Dave Sim
“Diamond to Launch Kids Comic Shop Locator at kidscomics.com” (BALTIMORE, MD) — (March 10, 2010) —Diamond announced today plans to launch a new website and comic shop locator aimed at directing kids and parents to kid-friendly comic shops across the United States and Canada. The new site at kidscomics.com will debut in March and feature… Read More Diamond launches kidscomics.com store locator service
VISIONS We still have a number of pieces yet to display, including works by Paul McCusker, Tom Grummet, Dean Motter, Clayton Hanmer, and some last minute pieces that were recently delivered to our P.O. Box. I need to do a proper scan on some of them but they’ll be done by the end of this… Read More What’s up?
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com American Vampire #1 DC/Vertigo US$3.99 Colours by Dave McCaig. Avengers vs. Atlas #3 Marvel US$3.99 Artwork by Leonard Kirk. Colours by Brad Anderson. Doomwar #2 Marvel US$3.99 Colours by Jean-Francois Beaulieu. Preview at… Read More March 17th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Sorry, no biographical information is available on Nemanja Filipovic at this time. ——————————————— The piece shown above one of over 40 original art pieces featuring Wolverine donated to the Joe Shuster Awards for the Visions of an Icon Art Show and Sale by Canadian artists. The pieces were exhibited twice in 2009 – at the… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Nemanja Filipovic
Shane Kirshenblatt is a comic book writer, artist, freelance illustrator and painter who has done extensive work on Jack Lake Productions’ Classics Illustrated and Classics Junior Illustrated books. He is also the creator, writer and illustrator of the internationally published Dorothy Gale: Journey to Oz (Jack Lake Productions/ Freefall Entertainment) graphic novel series. Shane has… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Shane Kirshenblatt
Paul Limgenco is the resident watercolor/gouache artist for Spent Pencils Studios. He joined the studio in 2008. He prefers to work with traditional media rather than digital. His creative background includes working on concept art for video games and book cover painting. ——————————————— The pieces shown above are original paintings, two of the over 40… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine(s) by Paul Limgenco
Chris Mautner at Comic Book Resources talked to cartoonist Graham Annable about the upcoming release of “The Book of Grickle” from Dark Horse Comics. Q. What’s the significance of “Grickle” anyway? Does it mean anything in particular? A. Grickle is a nickname, amongst a billion nicknames, that my father used for me as a kid.… Read More Interview with Graham Annable – what is a Grickle?
On his cover for Batman #700 (one of three milestone issues shipping in June 2010 from DC*), David Finch says: Batman is such an iconic character and I’ve been a huge fan for so long that it was a surreal and amazing experience to draw him officially for the first time. I really have to… Read More June 2010: Batman #700 cover by David Finch
Francis Manapul is a comic book artist living in Toronto, Canada currently working for DC comics. His list of credits include Adventure Comics, Superman/Batman, Legion of Super-Heroes and the upcoming relaunch of The Flash. In the past he’s worked on titles like Iron and the Maiden, Necromancer, Sept Guerrieres, Tomb Raider, Darkness, G.I Joe and… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine and Witchblade by Francis Manapul
Returning as Master of Ceremonies in 2010 is Jonathan Llyr. Jonathan Llyr is one of the most recognizable geeks in Canada today. As host of the nationally broadcast SPACE Channel’s SPACEY AWARDS for their first five years, Jon earned the respect of Hardcore Nerds everywhere when, over the years, Richard Dean Anderson had him ‘thrown… Read More 2010 JSA Master of Ceremonies: Jonathan Llyr Returns
The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards will once again be presented at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. The 6th Annual JSA ceremony will take place on the evening of Saturday, June 5, 2010.
Jeffery Klaehn has posted an excellent interview with the great Paul Rivoche over on his Pop web-blog.
Thanks to Danny Truong for donating this great piece to the auctions! It’s massive – almost 22″ x 34″. Djief Bergeron worked for many years in the fields of 2D-3D animation and video game design. In those years he designed environments and characters for platforms and online games. In 2005, he joined Grafiksismik Studio as… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Djief Bergeron
TCW Upcoming Comics News and Events Part of the mandate of the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is to keep students informed and involved with comics events and happenings in and around the GTA. Please find below some upcoming items we recommend. First of all I want to thank everyone who came out to the Guy Davis… Read More Toronto Cartoonists Workshop March Update
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 