It’s an interesting age we live in for creative types working in the North American comic book industry.
As Calgary Comic Expo spokesperson and co-organizer Steven Hodges points out, “The comic industry these days has made it so that you can pretty much live and work wherever you want to.”
He further goes on to say that, “It’s important to recognize those Canadian comic creators that choose to stay to work and live in Canada. From Fiona Staples, to Cary Nord, to Riley Rossmo, we have some fantastic talent that are making names for themselves in the industry and I’m very happy that they are still in our own backyard. When we found out that the Shuster’s were coming to the Calgary Expo we were very excited, because of that strong contingent of Canadian creator talent here in Western Canada.”
To bring you up to speed, The Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators just held their 7th annual awards ceremony here in Calgary at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
We’re two days in to the 2011 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, and I feel at this point I can safely report that it has been a hectic mess (of awesome).
The Calgary Comic Expo, which has steadily been growing in both size and attendance since its birth in 2006, was this year extended from a two day Saturday/Sunday event to a full three days. Friday being an ‘advance sneak preview’ day, before some of the larger media guests (read: William Shatner) arrived at the Con. The hectic nature of the con can be seen as growing pains as Calgary adjusts to its largest pop culture expo taking on a life of its own. As it has grown in size, so too has its recognition spread as one of the larger North American Comic and Entertainment conventions.
By Kevin
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Posted in Canadian Comics
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Also tagged Chester Brown, DC Comics, DC Nation, Emily Carroll, Fiona Staples, Frankenstein, Gail Simone, Hellboy, Jeff Lemire, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Shuster Awards, Jonah Hex, Koyama Press, Mike Mignola, Scott Chantler, Tin Can Forest, Todd McFarlane
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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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Posted in Comic News and Interviews
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Also tagged Action Comics, Adriana Blake, 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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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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Posted in Comic News and Interviews
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Also tagged Anthony Del Col, Bryan Lee O'Malley, 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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November 24, 2010 – 6:30 am
A short update as we drift into the end of November. Highlighting a couple of new Fabler submissions, plus some news related to Jim Zubkavich’s Skullkickers, Sarah Leavitt’s Tangles, and a new perspective on the state of digital comics.
The Fabler Blog’s Kevin de Vlaming made a (budget) video of this year’s Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
Appearing in the video: Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics, Fiona Staples of North 40, Vicious Ambitious, The Anthology Project, Jay Korim of the Sundry 7, and – of course – the team behind the Fabler. Also featuring cameos from Ryan Sohmer, Richard the Warlock, and Scarecrow.
By Kevin
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Posted in Canadian Comics
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Also tagged 2010, Calgary Comic Con, Comic Convention, Dinosaur Comics, Fiona Staples, Handycam FTW, Jay Korim, Kevin De Vlaming, Mystery Society, Nick Johnson, Nick Thornborrow, North 40, Richard the Warlock, Ryan North, Ryan Sohmer, Scarecrow, The Anthology Project, The Sundry 7, Vicious Amitious, Vince Smith, YouTube
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The Fabler was present and accounted for at this year’s Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, which took place April 24th/25th.
We met a lot of nifty people, chatted with some interesting creative talent, and were blown away by this year’s costumed con-goers. Click the above link for a detailed retrospective on the Con.
By Kevin
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Posted in Canadian Comics
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Also tagged Brent Spiner, Chris Claremont, Cosplay, Deadpool, Eric Vedder, Fiona Staples, Jay Korim, Lar deSouza, Least I Could Do, Leonard Nimoy, Looking for Group, Malcom McDowell, New Reliable Press, Ryan North, Ryan Sohmer, Simon Roy, Spock, Star Trek, Talmoh Penikett, The Fabler, The Sundry 7, Tony Todd, Trekkies, Vicious Ambitious, Vulcan, Wrap-up
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February 10, 2010 – 6:00 am
A brief update, concerning Fabler interviews as well as (unrelated) the upcoming Convention season.
Few animals were harmed in the making of this post.