Looks like I missed this news on Monday, but Variety are reporting that vfx company Rhythm & Hues Studios is planning to adapt the first volume of Jeff Lemire’s Essex County trilogy, Tales From the Farm, into a feature film. The movie will be filmed under the working title of “Super Zero”, and is set to [...]
TCJ.com has an an exclusive preview of Canadian cartoonist Seth’s forthcoming graphic novel, The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists (Drawn & Quarterly, September 2011). TCJ says that the book “deftly mixes real and imagined cartoon history in its depiction of a fictional cartoon society in the city of Dominion, where artists from every facet [...]
Mike Carey, one of my very favourite writers, is coming to Canada! Sadly, it’s the other side of Canada from me. Enjoy, you Toronto folks! From the press release: TORONTO, Ontario (March 1, 2021) – The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, hosted by the Chiaroscuro Reading Series, returns for its second year on October 15, 2011. The [...]
Canadians rejoice, our Super-team is returning! In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Marvel Comics has revealed that Canadian Super-hero team, Alpha Flight is set to return in an 8-issue maxi series that will tie-in with the events of Fear Itself. The series will be written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, and will [...]
If you’ve been following the news on here, you’ll know that Jeff Lemire’s Essex County was nominated as one of the top five books, in CBC’s Canada Reads campaign, which aimed to find the greatest Canadian novel of the decade. On Monday, during the first of a series of celebrity panelist debates, Essex County was [...]
If you’ve been following the news on here, you’ll know that Jeff Lemire’s Essex County was nominated as one of the top five books, in CBC’s Canada Reads campaign, which aimed to find the greatest Canadian novel of the decade. On Monday, during the first of a series of celebrity panelist debates, Essex County was [...]
Forget the Eisners, forget the Harveys, the Shuster Awards are the only ones that you really need to pay attention to! First awarded in 2005, the Joe Shuster Awards are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and webcomics by Canadians. The awards are administered by the Canadian [...]
From the press release: After a resounding response to the first issue, Marvel is pleased to announce that the instant-hit Wolverine and Jubilee #1 has sold out at Diamond and will return with Wolverine And Jubilee #1 Second Printing Variant! From the fan-favorite creative team of Kathryn Immonen and Phil Noto, this issue picks up [...]
At 2 p.m. EST today, CBC.ca hosted a live chat with Canadian writer/artist, Jeff Lemire. The chat was held in support of CBC’s Canada Reads event, for which Lemire’s Essex County has been picked as one of the final five books (see here). If you missed the chat, I have pasted the transcript below for [...]
Vancouver based artist, Camilla d’Errico, revealed on her blog today that Dark Horse Comics are set to publish her full-length art book, Femina & Fauna: The Art of Camilla d’Errico. Camilla is a a phenomenally talented artist, and this collection is an absolute must buy for any art fan! The book is available starting January [...]
