Marvin Law – http://marvin000.deviantart.com/gallery/ – is an up and coming comic book artist, based out of Toronto, Ontario (Canada); where he was also born and raised. Marvin is a successful illustrator/designer working on projects ranging from Image Comics (Pact#2), Tokyopop (pin up in Blank Vol. 1), Beach Studios (pin up in Storm Hawks#1) to designing… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Marvin Law
Daniel Kim (born 1983 , in Toronto) is the artist and writer behind the Clone Manga collection of webcomics, which include April & May & June, Kanami, Nana’s Everyday Life, Paper Eleven, Penny Tribute, H.H. and Tomoyo42’s Room. Much of the content of these comics is geared towards a mature audience and, as the website’s… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Dan Kim
Born in Italy in 1969, Raffaele Ienco came to Canada at age 4 and found the wonderful world of comics. Ienco is best known for writing and drawing (coloring and lettering) “Devoid of Life” (science-fiction/horror) from Image Comics — published September 2008. The story involves a hidden planet that is discovered in our solar system… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Raffaele Ienco
J. Korim graduated from the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College. Since then he’s worked in comic books (Neozoic for Red 5 Comics, Rotogin for Sunscript Studios), video games, animation, short films, advertising, even album covers. He’s also an experienced storyboard artist, illustrator, conceptual design, etc… “anything that requires a drawing board and whole lotta… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine and Jean Grey by J. Korim
Craig Yeung is an illustrator and works on comics. Some of the books he’s worked on are X-men, Spider-Man, Runaways, Captain Britain and MI13, X-Factor, Power of the Valkyrie and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Currently working on Mighty Avengers and S.W.O.R.D. for Marvel Comics. www.csyeung.deviantart.com. ——————————————— The piece shown above is one of over 40 pieces… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Craig Yeung
Kurt donated these two prints to the auction: Kurt Lehner is a Canadian Illustrator & Animation Artist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, & ever since his childhood, has had an absolute passion for Comic Book & Fantasy Art. A graduate from the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto, his career started in… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine(s) by Kurt Lehner
Comic Book Resources caught up with Kathryn Immonen to ask her some question on the upcoming Marvel mini-series event: “Heralds”.
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Action Comics #887 DC US$3.99 Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky. Annotated Northwest Passage Trade Paperback Oni Press US$15.99 Written, Artwork and Cover Scott Chantler. Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia Trade Paperback Marvel US$34.99 Artwork by Leonard… Read More March 10th, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Diana Tamblyn is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist who has been actively writing and drawing mini-comics for over 10 years now. Her artwork has appeared in two solo art shows, and various group shows. She’s exhibited her comics at small press fairs and comic book shows in both Canada and the US. Works include “The Rosie Stories”… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Diana Tamblyn
Jim Su was a Senior Character Modeller for Daemon Rising and My Two Bobs. He is also credited as producer of “The Art of ReBoot”. Jim Su, a professional illustrator and CGI artist. He began further education and training in York University from 1996 to 1999, picking up a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Visual… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine vs. Guardian by Jim Su
Jason Roussel is a penciller/inker/creator whose work is featured regular in comics produced by McHozer Comics – a Canadian based comic book studio. ——————————————— The piece shown above is one of over 40 pieces of original artwork featuring Wolverine donated to the Joe Shuster Awards for the Visions of an Icon Art Show and Sale… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Jason Roussel
Gibson Quarter is a comic book artist /illustrator/designer/freelancer. The comic work he’s best known for is the ‘War on Drugs’ strips written by Alan Grant, and published by WASTED. He has also illustrated many stories published in FUTUREQUAKE magazine, along with ZARJAZ and DOGBREATH. BOOTCAMP COMICS features my art in a number of stories, details… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by Gibson Quarter
Dave Cullen is an east coast based artist whose work has appeared in Frecklebean Comics. ——————————————— The piece shown above is one of over 40 pieces of original artwork 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… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine and Nightcrawler by Dave Cullen
JSA booth at upcoming comics events The Awards Association has decided to limit the number of public events that we will be setting up a Joe Shuster Awards booth at. In all honesty, monies raised at these events vs. costs (table costs and the time spent manning the booth) was just was not very efficient… Read More Busy busy busy #2
On Tuesday Night on the US program Attack of the Show, it was announced that Canadian writer Kathryn Immonen (Runaways, Patsy Walker: Hellcat, X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back, plus the webcomics Moving Pictures, and Never as Bad as You Think ) will write Heralds, a five-issue weekly limited series event that debuts in June 2010. Immonen… Read More Kathryn Immonen writes Marvel’s Heralds
Artist David Day has done it all – pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering and painting for comic books, fine art pieces, fantasy & science fiction book covers, collectible card games, trading cards, gaming modules, and children’s books. Recently Day has been working for Marvel Digital Comics, Topps trading cards and the Arthur Child Museum & Historical… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine by David Day
A Look at Manapul’s Art from the Flash. Francis Manapul’s made a name for himself with his energetic linework and exciting layouts in the pages of ADVENTURE COMICS, and he kicks it up a notch with THE FLASH — presenting a sleek and modern Central City that is both reverential to the past and modernized.… Read More The Source shows Manapul’s Flash prelims and drawings, previews first issue.
By day Jonathon Dalton is an elementary school teacher in the town of Mission, just outside Vancouver. By night his main ambition seems to be drawing comics, a few of which have been published, and most of which are on his website. Some day he hopes to get paid for the comics he makes. Jonathon… Read More Visions of an Icon: Wolverine and Jubilee by Jonathon Dalton
Comeau and Horne create “A Softer World” One of the most curious and most original webcomics around is “A Softer World.” The comics are funny and strange, dark and touching, featuring zombies and cute babies and death and obscenities. The format of the comic has remained essentially the same for more than five hundred strips;… Read More CBR interviews the creators of “A Softer World”
Comic Book Resources has an exclusive preview of Graham Annable’s The Book of Grickle hardcover – which will be released to the direct market on Wednesday, April 7th, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics for a cover price of US$17.99. Get ready for the most extensive journey ever into the brilliant mind of Graham Annable! A… Read More CBR previews Annable’s The Book of Grickle
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 