Plagiarism drama and Fabler Contest news aside, the Fabler Blog marches on!
This week we have a Canadian Comics’ spotlight on Northern Guard, a new series from Moonstone Books that revisits the Canadian Golden Age Heroes from the 40’s. Yes, those existed. Johnny Canuck, anyone?
We chatted with series writer and fellow Canuck Ty Templeton about the project. Check it out!
Noel Tuazon has been involved in comics in one form or another for over twenty years. His latest illustrative effort, titled The Broadcast, was written by Eric Hobbs and published through NBM.
The Broadcast, which released in August and began shipping early September, is a noir thriller set against the backdrop of Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds broadcast.
I talked to Tuazon, who is himself a long-time resident to Toronto, about his contribution to the book, his early comic book influences, and even the particularities of his day job (as a storyboard cleanup artist).
The Fabler is, among other things, a growing international community of comic book artists, writers, and fans.
The word ‘international’, however, might seem a little inconsistent with the content we’ve predominantly featured here on The Fabler Blog.
I’ll be the first to admit that in The Fabler Blog’s first year of life, I’ve maintained a strong emphasis on Canadian talent in the profiles and interviews I’ve posted. This, I believe, is rightly so – with the exception of very few news blogs, such as Sequential and the Joe Shuster Awards Blog, Canadian comickers don’t often receive a load of media coverage.
My contributions to The Fabler Blog have largely been an attempt to increase that load, while also providing content relevant to the interests of a growing online community of comic artists.
The Fabler Blog’s contribution to the figurative Canadian load, however, may distract some from the true international nature of the site. (Whew, what a mouthful!)
So here’s my pitch: I’m moving all existing profiles, interviews, and news updates about Canadian comickers into a whole new category – a column which I will continue to contribute to regularly.
This post is for those who, like me, leave all to most of their holiday shopping until December. We at the Fabler relate to your last-minute shopping stresses, and, in an attempt to make your life easier, have come up with some suggestions for gift ideas for comic fans.
Really, these are all great gift ideas for anyone, regardless of how ‘into’ comics they are already. It should be noted that this x-mas shopping list, like much of the rest of the Fabler Blog, has a distinct emphasis on Canuck content.