Pat Thompson is the owner/operator of 8th Street Comics & Books in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Pat just recently moved into a new space, right next door to his old location, and has upgraded from 1000 sq ft to 2000 sq ft. As 2009 economy of Saskatchewan hasn’t seen the tribulations of Ontario, it’s great to hear… Read More Comic Retailers – 8th Street Comics & Books (Saskatoon, SK)
Jason Conway is the owner/operator of Downtown Comics in St. John’s, Newfoundland. From modest beginnings, Jason has made it 12 years in business, doing what he loves. Thanks, Jason, it’s always great to hear about comic shops in smaller cities across Canada. If you would like to see your store profiled here, please contact us:… Read More Comic Retailers – Downtown Comics (St. John’s, NL)
The 24 Hour Comics Day event in Guelph, ON, was featured in the Guelph Mercury. The event was held in-store at The Dragon, who sponsored their local event. Send along your own 24 Hour Comics Day stories. Article written by: Greg Layson glayson@guelphmercury.com GUELPH — Adam Donaldson and fellow up-and-coming comic book artists tried to… Read More 24 Hour Comics Day – what happened?
The Lulu Awards recognizes the the people and projects that helped to open eyes and minds to the amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women. Voting for the Lulu Awards is open to the public. To vote, send your selections (one from each category, including Hall of Fame) to Friends of Lulu along… Read More 2009 LuLu Award Nominations released – many Canadians nominated — go vote!
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 #31 Marvel US$2.99 Variant Cover by Travis Charest. Preview at Comic Book Resources Days Missing #2 Archaia Studios Press US$2.99 Cover by Dale Keown. Preview at Comics Continuum Doctor Voodoo: Avenger… Read More October 7th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
George Todorovski and Chris Hatzopoulos of The Bear Stories are out promoting the release of Volume 2. The next appearance is at The Snail. Note: The Bear is cute but is meant for adults. Press Release: The Bear Stories team will be appearing at the Silver Snail comic store in downtown Toronto Canada, on Friday… Read More Bear Stories signing at Silver Snail
There is a great interview over at Sequential Tart with Toronto-based comic creator Adam Bourret. Adam received a Xeric Foundation Grant for his work on the autobio graphic novel I’m Crazy, which is available for sale on his website.
In case you didn’t catch the link on the winner’s list: you can view Dave Sim’s 3-part video acceptance speech for the Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist Award on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 To support the launch of his new website Cerebus TV, Dave Sim is auctioning himself off for one –… Read More Dave Sim acceptance speech, CerebusTV fundraising information.
Jamie Coville files his report for the Collector Times website: http://www.collectortimes.com/cons1.html
In the issue Incredible Hulk #602 Bruce Banner and Skaar take a trip to Legends Comics & Books, winner of the 2009 Harry Kremer Award for Best Retailer. Of course Legends is located in Victoria, British Columbia and not Arlington, Texas. Story by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente Art by Ariel Olivetti, Michael Ryan Colors… Read More Hulk visits Legends Comics & Books
This coming Saturday, October 3rd is 24 Hour Comics Day. If you are hosting an event in Canada and would like to let us know, send me an email Locations in Canada that are hosting a 24 Hour Comics Day (alphabetical) . Delta Hotel hosted by Strange Adventures – winner 2006 Retailer of the Year… Read More 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada
Courtesy of DC Comics’ The Source, some preview artwork of the Francis Manapul’s take on the Flash has been posted online. “These were done a while back near the end of my Legion run. I tried to make a go at the Flash and these were the sketches I did as a pitch to try… Read More An early look at Francis Manapul’s Flash
As many of you may be aware, Saturday September 26th, 2009 was the 5th Annual Joe Shuster Awards. I’ve been a part of the Executive Committee since October 2008, and this was my first awards ceremony in that role. I was a part of the Nominating Committee back in 2006 and 2008 (for the 2nd… Read More JSA Reports: Jason Truong
Robert Pincombe, previously a member of the JSA Hall of Fame selection committee and a presenter of the Hall of Fame Award for George Menendez Rae, as well as a presentation to the family of 2008 inductee Ted McCall , provides an interesting commentary on the Saturday evening ceremony as well as a lot of… Read More JSA Reports: Robert Pincombe
Over at Newsarama, David Pepose interviews J. Torres about his work on the upcoming Wall-E comic book series for Boom! Studios.
If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com Amazing Spider-Man #607 Marvel US$2.99 Colours by Chris Chuckry. Avengers/Invaders Hardcover Marvel US$39.99 Artwork by Steve Sadowski. Black Panther: The Deadliest Of the Species Hardcover Marvel US$19.99 Artwork by Ken Lashley. Dark Reign:… Read More September 30th, 2009 Releases featuring Canadian Creators
Click here to download a full audio recording of the Awards ceremony, courtesy of Jamie Coville. Announced at a packed ceremony held at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall, the 2009 Joe Shuster Award winners are: Artist/Dessinateur David Finch – Ultimatum #1-2 (Marvel Comics) Cartoonist/Créateur Dave Sim – Glamourpuss #1-4, Judenhaas (Aardvark-Vanaheim) View Dave… Read More Your 2009 Joe Shuster Award winners! (updated with more video links)
Thanks to the fine folks at The Beguiling and Word on the Street, we’ll be giving away one Comics & Graphic Novels prize package from WOTS! at the Joe Shuster Awards ceremony this Saturday night. Every person attending the event will be given a raffle ticket and at the end of the ceremony we’ll be… Read More WOTS Prize Package to be given away at the Joe Shuster Awards ceremony!
Awards presentation: SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 at U. of T.’s Innis Town Hall with host Jonathan Llyr! Admission is FREE. Doors open for General Seating at 7:30PM. Get directions to the event Nominees list for the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards can be viewed here. Visions of an Icon: Wolverine art submissions are closed for the Preview… Read More The 2009 Joe Shuster Awards – TODAY Sat. Sept. 26/2009 (see below for daily news)
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 off’ the set of STARGATE SG-1 (with a bonus instruction… Read More JSA Master of Ceremonies: JONATHAN LLYR
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS 