Here’s my chat with Sam Noir. Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts.

Sam is a writer and cartoonist. His work includes covers for the Chapterhouse Comics Summer Special and Captain Canuck #1, and he has contributed to Steampunk Originals from Arcana, Monstrosity from Alterna, Cerebus Low Society, Toronto Comics, Strange Romance, Hogtown Horror and is the co-creator of indie comics such as Munchsters, Victorian Four, Holmes vs Moriarty, Zip Kramer, and Major North. He is also a product developer at Odeon Toys, including the official Captain Canuck action figures.

During our chat, Sam talked about his various projects including Clanky and Kung Fu Santa. He also discussed the upcoming Cauldron magazine and the various creators who’ve signed onto this fall’s project.

You can discover more about Sam on Twitter at @HeySamNoir ‏and online at sam-noir.tumblr.com

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Here’s some of the current news about Canadian comic book creators and supporters.

Barnes and Noble issued their list of best comics and graphics novels for September. The list includes:
– Saga: Compendium One by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan
– The Umbrella Academy, Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion by Jeff Lemire, Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, Nate Piekos and Nick Filardi
– Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol. 2: Impossible Year by Ian Herring, Seanan McGuire, and Takeshi Miyazawa
– Archie by Nick Spencer, Vol. 1 by Marguerite Sauvage, Nick Spencer, Sandy Jarrell, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli and Thomas Pitilli
You can read more at BarnesAndNoble.com
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/the-best-comics-graphic-novels-of-september/

 

Marvel interviewed Ed Brisson about Ghost Rider #1 as the new series sets the stage for Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch to return to comic book stores. When asked about making the move from the world of X to the hellish side of Marvel comics, Ed said: “ I like flexing different writing muscles and, as a long-time horror junkie, GHOST RIDER has given me the chance to really let loose and tell a giant, crazy story. Not that I can’t tell big X stories, but in the X-universe, you do have to think about how your story fits with other X stories. With Ghost Rider, you pretty much have a universe unto itself and can really mess up a lot of the toys.”
You can read more at Marvel.com
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/prepare-for-all-hells-to-break-loose-in-ghost-rider-1

 

Bedside Press announced a new project designed for middle-grade readers. The publisher is looking for submissions for the indigenous superhero anthology that will be supported by a Kickstarter fundraiser in December. According to the site: ‘The superhero genre has traditionally stereotyped or ignored Indigenous characters, to say nothing of Indigenous creators themselves…As a result, comic conventions which commonly cater to superhero fans, don’t often showcase the wide array of talent that we see of native comic creators. So, let’s fix that, and give native superheroes and their creators a chance to shine, and give readers around the world a beautiful collection of new stories!”
You can read more at BedsidePress.com
http://bedsidepress.com/submissions/submissions-open-indigenous-superhero-anthology/

 

The Dragon, located in Guelph, Ontario will host the Joe Shuster Awards on September 14 as part of the Guelph Comics Jam. As a reminder the nominees are as follows:

ARTIST

• DYLAN BURNETT – COSMIC GHOST RIDER (Marvel Comics), Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 2018 Annual (Boom! Studios), Reactor (Vault Comics)
• EMILY CARROLL – SPEAK: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• MARC DELAFONTAINE – LES NOMBRILS 08: EX, DRAGUE ET ROCK’N’ROLL! (Dupuis)
• MIKE FEEHAN – EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES (DC Comics)
• KARL KERSHL – ISOLA (Image Comics)
• SACHA LEFEBVRE – U-MERLIN (Éditions Michel Quintin)
• YANICK PAQUETTE – ACTION COMICS, WONDER WOMAN EARTH ONE BOOK TWO (DC Comics)
• DENIS RODIER – ARALE (Dargaud)

WRITER

• MARYSE DUBUC, MARC DELAFONTAINE – LES NOMBRILS 08 EX, DRAGUE ET ROCK’N’ROLL! (Dupuis)
• MEREDITH FINCH – XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (Dynamite Entertainment), ROSE (Image Comics)
• JEAN-FRANCOIS LALIBERTE – U-MERLIN (Éditions Michel Quintin)
• JEFF LEMIRE – BLACK HAMMER: AGE OF DOOM, BLACK HAMMER: CTHU-LOUISE, DOCTOR STAR & THE KINGDOM OF LOST TOMORROWS, QUANTUM AGE (Dark Horse), THE TERRIFICS (DC Comics), DESCENDER, GIDEON FALLS, HIT-GIRL (Image Comics), THE SENTRY (Marvel Comics),  BLOODSHOT: SALVATION (Valiant)
• TRISTAN ROULOT – ARALE (Dargaud)
• CHIP ZDARSKY – MARVEL 2-IN-ONE, PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (Marvel Comics), THE WICKED + THE DIVINE: THE FUNNIES (Image Comics)
• JIM ZUB – DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: EVIL AT BALDUR’S GATE (IDW), WAYWARD (Image Comics), AVENGERS, THE CHAMPIONS, HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR, INFINITY COUNTDOWN: CHAMPIONS (Marvel Comics), RICK & MORTY VS DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (Oni Press)

 

CARTOONIST

• HO CHE ANDERSON – GODHEAD (Fantagraphics)
• EMILY CARROLL – BENEATH THE DEAD OAK TREE (Shortbox)
• SVETLANA CHMAKOVA – CRUSH (Yen Press)
• JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS – FIREBUG (Image Comics)
• FRANCIS DESHARNAIS – LE PETITE RUSSIE (Éditions Pow Pow)
• MICHEL FALARDEAU – L’ESPRIT DU CAMP T.2 (Studio Lounak)
• FAITH ERIN HICKS – THE DIVIDED EARTH: NAMELESS CITY VOL. 3 (First Second)
• JEFF LEMIRE – ROYAL CITY (Image Comics)
• MIKAEL – GIANT t.2 (Dargaud)

FOR SELF-PUBLISHED COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

• BEAVER DAMN 2 – A. SHAY HAHN
• CHRISTIE PITS – JAMIE MICHAELS, DOUG FEDRAU
• HAPPILY EVER AFTR – RICKY LIMA, NICOLAS LONDEIX, ANDREW THOMAS
• HOCKEY APOCALYPSE SEASON 4: CULT OF HOCKEY – JEFF MARTIN
• LES ANIMAUX SE REVOLTANT (RINGO STARR AUSSI) – VAL-BLEU
• THE COMPLETE SQUID-GEE OCTOLOGY – KEENAN POLONCSAK

 

GENE DAY AWARD FOR INDEPENDENT PRESS ANTHOLOGY COLLECTIONS

• CAULDRON 1 (Shane Heron)
• GOTHIC TALES OF HAUNTED LOVE (Bedside Press)
• JEWISH COMICS ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 (AH Comics)
• SWAN SONG (Cloudscape Comics Collective)
• TORONTO COMICS: OSGOODE AS GOLD (TO Comix Press)
• WAYWARD SISTERS (TO Comix Press)

You can read more at GuelphComicCon.com
https://guelphcomiccon.com/joe-shuster-awards/

 

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