Welcome to June, Fabler-followers and comic loyalists! (We are also inclusive to comic patriots, revolutionaries, and dabblers. Comic charlatans need not apply. Unless you want to. In which case, please do.) What does Canadian television series The Murdoch Mysteries have to do with comic books?
Totally glad you asked. Canadian comic artist Francis Manapul, who is well known for his work on Witchblade, Legion of Superheroes, and (most recently) The Flash , is heavily involved with a new Murdoch Mysteries webseries that ties into the show.
Oh hey guys, thanks for dropping by the Fabler. We hope you enjoyed the last month or so worth of comic creator profiles and interviews, and this week we’re coming at you with a more news-y post.
Coming atcha. Coming at-cha. Yeaahhh.
There are a few cool things worthy of note in this week’s comics round-ups found around the web, but before I get to those, I wanted to mention how unbelievably rad it is that Adriana Blake (of the webcomic Fall On Me) took the time to translate my entire interview with her into Spanish!
By Kevin
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Tagged Action Comics, Adriana Blake, Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, Cuenta Conmigo, Ed Brisson, Fall on Me, Harry Kremer Award, Hugo Awards, Jason Turner, Joe Shuster Awards, New Reliable Press, Richard Donner, Simon Roy, Sloth, Superman, TCAF, The Goonies
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By now, it’s likely you’ve heard the big news that Waterworld’s Kevin Costner has been confirmed for the role of Jonathan Kent in the Superman reboot. In each of the various origin stories surrounding Superman’s journey from a Smallville schoolboy with severe pubescent growing pains to the world-famous Man of Steel, Jonathan ‘Pa’ Kent plays a seminal role in Clark’s development. To any and all who may be skeptical of Kevin Costner playing Clark Kent’s human Dad, I say this: It could be worse. Here are seven examples of mentor figures in classic hero movies that could have been cast differently, to varyingly entertaining affect:
By Kevin
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Tagged Aslan, Bob Saget, Charlie Sheen, Gandalf, Gilbert Gottfried, Jonathan Kent, Kevin Costner, Lil Jon, Lord of the Rings, Michael Cera, Morpheus, Narnia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Professor X, Spider-Man Reboot, Splinter, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Superman Reboot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Matrix, Tommy Chong, Uncle Ben, X-Men, Zack Snyder
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Welcome to March.
Here in Calgary, this translates to: “Hope you like -28 degrees Celsius, b*tches.” (For you backwards American types, this equates to -18.4 degrees Fahrenheit.)
Just a quick update this week – ostensibly to show you that we care, but in actuality because there is a bomb wired to the underside of my desk and if we miss a weekly Fabler Blog post it WILL go off. Sort of like Speed meets Newsies, but with all of the musical numbers written by Sting and performed as duets by Dennis Hopper and a young Christian Bale.
February 23, 2011 – 6:30 am
Dear internet,
Today we are a comic book news aggregator. Oh what? We can do that?
That’s right, internet. When we’re not interviewing crazy talented comic book writers and artists, talking up the current Fabler content, or ‘critically analyzing’ social web outlets like Formspring and Kickstarter, we reserve the right to arbitrarily talk about new stuff that interests us.
We can say we choose our own adventure ’round here at the Fabler Blog. Can you?
February 16, 2011 – 6:30 am
Hey Fabler friends, guess what’s on the menu for this post?
If you guessed an entree of more savoury Formspring goodness, pat yourself on the back, grab some utensils, and pull up a chair.
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Oh, but I kid. Please, contain your raucous laughter so we can move on to topics of substance. So this week I thought we’d take a look at some of the content our fabulous users have updated to The Fabler. If the term fabulous is too effeminate or grandiose for some, you could substitute ‘creatively talented but rough around the edges’. Sort of like Jeff Bridges.
By Kevin
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Also posted in Fabler News
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Tagged Blind Love, Fabler Contest, Formspring, Fruitful Confusion, Gene Day Award, Jason Bradshaw, Jeff Bridges, matthew dunn, ROTFLOTR, Simon Roy, Total Recall
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February 9, 2011 – 6:30 am
Hey guys, you know what’s sweet? Formspring. As more comic artists and writers embrace its Q & A approach to direct interactions with fans, it virtually eliminates any work associated with my role as an interviewer/blogger. Those comic artists and writers use it as a method to answer relevant, compelling, or as the case often is, utterly ridiculous questions posed to them directly by their fans. Here are some comic-related Formspring accounts that you might find worth a perusal.
By Kevin
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Tagged Angela Melick, Der-shing Helmer, Formspring, Fred Van Lente, Jeph Jacques, Jonathan Hickman, Kathryn Immonen, Marvel, Questionable Content, Saved by the Bell, Stuart Immonen, The Meek, Tom Breevort, Wasted Talent, Zack Morris
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February 2, 2011 – 6:30 am
The Joe Shuster Awards are presented annually to talented comic artists and writers from the Northern Wastes we affectionately refer to as ‘Canada’. Named after some artist guy who co-created a superhero or something, they celebrate outstanding achievements by Canadians in the fields of comic books, graphic novels, and webcomics. As of yesterday, the official nominees for the 2011 Shuster Awards have been published online at the Joe Shuster Awards home page. Take a gander for yourself if you’d like, but I’ll break it down for you anyway.
By Kevin
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Tagged Anthony Del Col, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, Chester Brown, Conor McCreery, Darwyn Cooke, Fiona Staples, Gene Day Award, Jason Bradshaw, Jeff Lemire, Jim Zubkavich, Joe Shuster Awards, Mike Del Mundo, Pascal Girard, Salgood Sam, Scott Chantler, Todd McFarlane
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January 19, 2011 – 6:30 am
Making your own indie self-published comic books isn’t a cheap endeavor. Getting involved with a comic collective and participating in the creation of an anthology has long been a preferred alternative for indie creators looking to maximize their exposure while minimizing cost, but the fact is, it’s still certainly far from free. Luckily the rise of crowd-sourced fundraising seems to be providing comic creators with entirely new avenues to build enough capital to print a high quality anthology.
January 5, 2011 – 6:30 am
In keeping with tradition, we’re ringing in the new year by looking at some of the stuff that’s impacted our little corner of the interweb over the past twelve months. This includes some of the news bits the Fabler Blog has reported on, some of the changes and landmarks the main site has experienced, and of course, a Coles Notes list of the interviewees we’ve featured on the site throughout 2010.
By Kevin
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Tagged 2010 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, 2010 Year in Review, Aaron Leighton, Adam Bourret, Angela Melick, Arthur Dela Cruz, Ben Steeves, Cloudscape Comics, Colleen macIsaac, Damian Willcox, danielle keller, Derek McCulloch, Doug Wright Awards, Eric Kim, Eric Vedder, Ethan Rilly, Evan Munday, Gibson Twist, James Turner, Jason Bradshaw, Jason Loo, Jenny Romanchuk, Jim Zubkavich, Joe Shuster Awards, Jonathon Dalton, Kelly Tindall, Marta Chudolinska, Marvel, Mattew Dunn, Mike Jasper, Nick Thornborrow, Niki Smith, Noel Tuazon, rhian engel, Robin Thompson, Ryan Sohmer, Salgood Sam, Sarah Leavitt, Scott Chantler, scott ferguson, The Fabler, The Fabler Blog, Ty Templeton, zuda comics
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