In Case You Missed It for Sunday April 8, 2018
The 2017-2018 Louisana Readers’ Choice Winners were announced and Svetlana Chmakova won the Young Readers’ Choice for Grades 6-8 with her book Awkward published by Yen Press .
The Beat reported that Blake Northcott will collaborate with Scott Lobdell for the second volume of No World from Aspen Comics. http://www.comicsbeat.com/aspen-comics-announce-more-15th-anniversary-series-returns/
The Hamilton Spectator interviewed Michael Walsh about his comic book Comeback and plans for the silver screen. He spoke about tips for young comic book artists, and he mentioned his work on the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ comic book with writer Gary Whitta https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/8363978-marvel-s-man-in-downtown-hamilton-brings-comic-book-heroes-to-life/
The Hollywood Reporter interviewed Francis Manapul about ‘Justice League: No Justice’ — the weekly series that will “change the Justice League for good” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/justice-league-behind-comic-book-origins-universe-changing-no-justice-1098488
Sticking with The Hollywood Reporter, the publication reported that Marvel is adding all-star artists to upcoming issues of ‘Captain America’ with special recognition of Michael Cho cover art. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-america-comic-book-adds-all-star-artists-1099056
CBC interviewed Lonnie Nadler about building on Marvel’s mythology especially with a focus on Marvel’s Cable, a key character in the upcoming Deadpool 2 movie. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/local-writer-pens-new-stories-for-marvel-superhero-cable-1.4599345
Flickering Myth interviewed Jason Fabok at WonderCon 2018 about his work with DC including Batman Eternal, Man of Steel, Justice League and Detective Comics. https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/04/exclusive-interview-dc-comics-artist-jason-fabok/
Image Comics announced Where We Live trade paperback as a benefit for the recent Las Vegas shooting. Among the many comic book artist celebrities, Jeff Lemire will be adding his own talents to the very worthwhile offering. https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/where-we-live-las-vegas-shooting-benefit-anthology-tp
Comic Watch interviewed Jim Zub about his career, future endeavours and the lessons he’s learned along the way. https://comic-watch.com/2018/04/04/creators-corner-exclusive-interview-jim-zub/
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival announced that Norths by Alison McCreesh will make its debut at the annual event in May. The book features Alison’s observations about the trials and tribulations of travelling, parenting, working and living in the North. http://torontocomics.tumblr.com/post/172596769006/debuting-at-tcaf-2018-norths-by-alison-mccreesh
Another title to debut at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is Sharkasaurus by Spencer Estabrooks and Jethro Morales. http://torontocomics.tumblr.com/post/172630367648/debuting-at-tcaf-2018-sharkasaurus-by-spencer
Royal City, Vol. 2: Sonic Youth by Jeff Lemire was selected by Barnes and Noble as one of the best graphic novels to read in April. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/the-best-comics-graphic-novels-of-april-2018/
Toronto Life Magazine published a list of 12 must-read comic books in the Toronto Public Library digital collection, as chosen by the city’s top comics artists https://torontolife.com/culture/books/toronto-public-library-best-comic-books-raid-collective/
And wrapping up coverage from Toronto Comicon 2018, I posted the panel discussion by the Chapterhouse Comics creators. The panel included Keith WTS Morris publisher at Chapterhouse Comics, Andrew Thomas creator of Auric of the Great White North, ‘Fearless’ Fred Kennedy creator of The Fourth Planet, and Paris Alleyne creator of Haven. During the panel, they discussed how books are produced, the process of publishing and some of the obstacles of making your comic for the first time, hints about collaborating with others in the creative process and the differences between working with a publisher or Kickstarter. It’s very educational so I definitely recommend you check it out. https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2018/04/05/the-chapterhouse-creators-panel-from-toronto-comicon-2018/
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