News for Saturday, January 27, 2024

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators from this week for Saturday, January 27, 2024:

Canadian creators participate at Angoulême International Comics Festival
Currently underway in France, the Angoulême International Comics Festival welcomes more than 75 comics creators and publishers. The prestigious special focus on Canadian Ninth Art at Europe’s largest comics festival includes nearly 60 authors and over 20 independent Canadian publishers from across the country. Read more at https://www.livrescanadabooks.com/Event-Detail/Angouleme-International-Comics-Festival

The Racc Pack creators talk up their new book
Comics Beat interviewed by Stephanie Cooke and Whitney Gardner about their new graphic novel The Racc Pack from Simon & Schuster. The article includes the creators’ favourite puns, why Toronto was chosen for the setting, Easter eggs, and personal experiences with raccoons. Read more at https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-living-fast-and-eating-trash-with-the-racc-pack-creators/

Canadians make the top 10 list of 2023
Book Riot published a list of their top 10 best comics of 2023 and Canadians are well recognized including Leonard Kirk for Avengers Inc., plus Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki for Roaming. Read more at https://bookriot.com/best-comics-of-2023/

Seven decades of Godzilla to be celebrated with special comic
Horror News Network announced that IDW plans to celebrate 70 years of Godzilla with the publication of a special one-shot comic book planned for shops on May 8. Among the various creators are James Stokoe and Adam Gorham. Read more at https://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/idw-celebrates-seven-decades-of-godzilla-with-100-page-comic/

Chip Zdarsky recounts pitch for final Daredevil story
CBR.com reported on a post by Chip Zdarsky as he revealed the behind-scenes shenanigans about writing his final story arc for Daredevil. Chip talked about the Marvel summit, details about the pitch and more, plus illustrations to go along with the tongue-in-cheek insider baseball. Read more at https://www.cbr.com/daredevil-chip-zdarsky-hilarious-pitch-marvel-summit-finale/

Troy Little joins up for Drawing Blood
Comic Watch wrote that Troy Little will join Kevin Eastman, David Avallone and Ben Bishop to help illustrate a new maxi-series entitled Drawing Blood. The 12-issue Image Comics series began as a Kickstarter book but will seek a wider audience when it hits stores on April 24. Read more https://comic-watch.com/news/drawing-blood-brings-90s-nostalgia-autobiographical-reflections-to-image-comics

Jay Odjick recounts creating his own superhero comic
Canada’s National Observer interviewed Jay Odjick about the creation of his superhero comic Kagagi: The Raven. In the article Jay talked about his more recent creative projects in addition to his teaching efforts at the University of Ottawa. Read more at https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/26/news/first-he-helped-unmask-superhero-then-he-created-his-own

And if you missed it, don’t forget to check out the interview with Stephanie Cooke about The Racc Pack.