News for Saturday, February 10, 2024

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators from this week for Saturday, February 10, 2024:

Todd McFarlane in the spotlight
Comic Watch interviewed Todd McFarlane to discuss Spawn #350, the 30th anniversary of his toy line and more Spawn-related comic books. The video interview also showcases Todd’s reliving his comic book career plus why Spawn happens to be so popular. Watch the video here: https://comic-watch.com/news/comic-book-news/the-comic-watch-interview-todd-mcfarlane

Johnnie Christmas announces new middle grade graphic novel
On his Instagram feed, Johnnie Christmas announced that his next middle graphic novel GAMERVILLE will be published on July 16 by Harper Valley. The story is described as “a timely and vulnerable exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack.” Read more at https://www.instagram.com/p/C3GShYyvJRk/

Get a sneak peek at new crime series from Ray Fawkes
Comic Watch reported that Sanction from Mad Cave Studios and written by Ray Fawkes will appear in stores in May. When describing the series, Ray was quoted as saying that the story is “the gritty, high-impact, never-seen-this-before crime book I’ve always wanted to write!” In addition to the cover art, the article featured several pages from the new comic book series. Read more at https://comic-watch.com/news/a-crime-caper-gets-cold-in-the-first-look-at-mad-cave-studios-sanction

Renegade Arts Entertainment announces new anthology book
On its Instagram feed, Renegade Arts Entertainment announced a submission event for Albert Comics Anthology volume II taking place on February 21, 7 pm at Audreys Books in Edmonton. The details included information about editor Shea Proulx and comic book creators being on hand to discuss the process for creating comic book stories. Read more at https://www.instagram.com/p/C3F6JUKJeUK/

Quill & Quire offers spring preview of new middle grade graphic novels
Quill & Quire wrote about new middle graphic graphic novels appearing this spring for young people including Pillow Talk from Stephanie Cooke and Mel Valentine Vargas. Arriving in April, the graphic novel is the story of college freshman Grace Mendes who reluctantly attends her first pillow fight match, but falls in love with the ‘surprisingly gritty sport’. Read more at https://quillandquire.com/omni/2024-spring-preview-books-for-young-people-middle-grade-graphic-novels/

New graphic novel illustrates recordings by Homalco First Nation elders
CBC News reported that Alina Pete is writing and illustrating one of the stories based on recordings from Homalco First Nation elders for the yet-to-be-name graphic novel set for summer publication. The article indicated that Alina and two other indigenous artists, Valen Onsite and Gord Hill, will also contribute to the book. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/graphic-novel-teachings-1.7103657

Francine Delgado to draw new epic adventure series
On her Threads feed, Francine Delagado announced that she will be illustrating a new comic Blood of Atlantis. Described as an epic adventure series, the series will be offered through Kickstarter later this year with a free digital ashcan preview now available at BloodOfAtlantis.com Read more at https://www.threads.net/@francinedelgadoart/post/C3G4tYoxKT-/

Ghost Machine founders talk about their origin story
IGN interviewed Jason Fabok, Francis Manapul, Geoff Johns and other team members about the origins of the new Ghost Machine creator-owned comics company. Jason spoke about the strengths that each creator brings to the table when it comes to creative projects. Francis provided insight about his upcoming title featuring the Rockefellers. Read more at https://www.ign.com/articles/ghost-machine-image-comics-interview-geoff-johns

In case you missed it, don’t forget to check out the chat with Casey Parsons about his contribution to the Cauldron: Forbidden Appetites anthology.