EVENT: Toronto Comic Launch Party @ CAMERON HOUSE for C.C.C.C.P. by RoosterTree ComicLit DATE: Tuesday, November 3 – 8pm to midnight (approx.) LOCATION: Cameron House, 408 Queen St W, Toronto, ON We’re having a Launch Party! The anthology C.C.C.C.P.: Creative Community Collected Comics Pages has been available for a few weeks, & now it’s time… Read More Happenings – CCCP Launch Party – Tuesday November 3rd
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, be sure to drop by the Gladstone Hotel for Canzine 2009. I (Robert Haines) will be there touching base with a whole bunch of creators and checking out their new comics/comix/zines. Most of these creators will be eligible for the 2010 Gene Day award so if… Read More Canzine – November 1st & the 2010 Gene Day Award
For immediate release: Broken Pencil Magazine presents… Canzine Canada’s Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture Sunday, November 1, 2009 1pm-7pm The Gladstone Hotel – Downtown Toronto, 1214 Queen St. West (Queen just East of Dufferin) $5 admission comes with a free copy of the Fall issue of Broken Pencil Magazine – issue 45… Read More Happenings: Canzine – Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Comic Book Daily has posted an interview with Darwyn Cooke: We caught up with Darwyn at Art Originals’ exhibit showcasing his art from the last 20 years. The exhibit, titled Noir and Beyond: The Darwyn Cooke Exhibition was held at the very swanky Gladstone Hotel in Downtown Toronto.When we asked Sean Menard (one of the… Read More Interviews: Darwyn Cooke at Comic Book Daily
Troy Little writes: Hey gang, the ANGORA NAPKIN pilot cartoon is now online for ONE WEEK ONLY!!!! With your help and heaps of good feedback on the Teletoon site we hope to bring this show to full series! We hope you enjoy the show! Pimp this show to your friends and get them in on… Read More Angora Napkin cartoon preview – Teletoon Online – 1 week only!
Launching in April 2010, The relaunch of the Flash ongoing series is already looking to be one of the biggest releases on DC Comics schedule for next year. Written by Geoff Johns, the book will spotlight the two current Flashes in the DCU — Barry Allen in the lead feature with art by Francis Manapul,… Read More Interviews: Francis Manapul at CBR “Tour De (Speed) Force”
Shary Boyle is a multimedia artist whose work includes drawing, painting, sculpture and performance. Constantly traveling, she has set up temporary studios across North America and Europe, working and exhibiting in Berlin, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Nova Scotia, Vancouver and the Yukon. Born in Scarborough, Ontario she is now based in Toronto. Her… Read More Graphic Novelist Selected as Finalist for Top Canadian Art Award
Coming up this weekend is the Central Canada Comic Con formerly known as the Manitoba Comic Con. It takes place at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The show claims to be Canada’s largest show of it’s type outside of Toronto (and that lumps in a bunch of different events) and says that last year the show… Read More Happenings: Central Canada Comic Con (Winnipeg, MB) – Oct.31-Nov.1
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Dark Avengers: Ares #1 Marvel US$3.99 Cover by Cary Nord. Preview at Comic Book Resources Days Missing #3 Archaia Studios Press US$2.99 Cover by Dale Keown. Preview at Comic Book Resources Detective Comics… Read More October 28th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Tonight Dave Sim launched his latest venture: CerebusTV. One of the announcements made on the show is that CEREBUS ARCHIVES will no longer be carried by Diamond Distributors as the orders were too low to meet the controversial thresholds set earlier this year. Sim intends to continue the series using ComiXPRESS. Another announcement that was… Read More Launched: CerebusTV
Darwyn Cooke: Noir and Beyond: Comic Book Daily has put up a great gallery of photos from the event, and promise that they will be posting their interview with Darwyn soon. Organizers report that the event was a big success, and that many pieces sold at the event – including the cover to DC: The… Read More Various things that happened last weekend…
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Air #14 DC/Vertigo US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry. Angel vs Frankenstein (One Shot) IDW US$3.99 Written, Artwork, and Cover by John Byrne. Colours by Ronda Pattison. Preview at RyallTime Captain America: Road To… Read More October 21st, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
For Immediate Release THE ART ORIGINALS: A New Concept in Art Appreciation Series premieres with Toronto-born Eisner and Joe Shuster award winning graphic novelist DARWYN COOKE’S ‘NOIR AND BEYOND’. TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, October 6): The Art Originals series, a new concept in art appreciation for the Toronto art market, offers comic book and illustration enthusiasts… Read More HAPPENINGS: ‘Art Originals’ series debuts with Darwyn Cooke: Noir & Beyond Oct.16-17
Max Douglas from Sequential Spiltink attended the JSA ceremony on Sept. 26/2009 and has posted some video: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Robert Pincombe also recorded the Hall of Fame Presentations: Ted McCall (inducted in 2008 – presented to his family in 2009) George Menendez Rae Real Godbout Ken Steacy Diana Schutz
Tony Hazzard is the owner/operator of Cover to Cover in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We really appreciate Tony providing a frank look at the current economic situation in Winnipeg. While Cover to Cover has downsized from two locations to a single store, Tony has 15 years experience as a comic shop owner and looks forward to solidifying… Read More Comic Retailers – Cover to Cover (Winnipeg, MB)
Announced earlier this week at the Diamond Retailer Summit in Baltimore, DoomWar is a five-issue series from Marvel Comics set to debut in February 2010, written by Jonathan Maberry with artwork by Will Conrad and Canada’s own Ken Lashley. Comic Book Resources has posted an interview with Maberry about the series.
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Absolute Death Hardcover DC/Vertigo US$99.00 Artwork by Chris Bachalo. Act-I-Vate Primer Hardcover IDW US$24.99 Written, Artwork and Colours by Joe Infurnari. Preview at IDW Publishing Preview at act-i-vate Adventure Comics #3 DC US$3.99… Read More October 14th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
On Saturday, October 17th, 2009 the Ontario Classical Association meeting is being held in Stratford, ON. This meeting is a public event (non-members price $65) and serves as an opportunity for professional development for both teachers and professors, focusing on a broad topic with wide appeal. Of special interest to the comic community, and the… Read More Comics and the Ancient World / Paganism in Pop Culture
Rendez-vous international de la BD de Gatineau Du 9 au 12 octobre 2009 au Musée canadien des civilisations (100, rue Laurier, Gatineau) ENTRÉE GRATUITE Heures d’ouverture Le vendredi 9 octobre: de 9 h 30 à 18 h Le samedi 10 octobre et le dimanche 11 octobre : de 10 h à 18 h Lundi 12… Read More Happenings: Rendez-vous international de la BD de Gatineau Oct. 9-12/2009
Jennifer Stewart is the owner of The Dragon in Guelph, ON. Along with a greater public profile the past few years, The Dragon just recently moved into a new space down the street from the old location. Now located in the downtown mall setting, The Old Quebec Street Mall, the store has doubled in space… Read More Comic Retailers – The Dragon (Guelph, ON)
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 