News about Canadian comic book creators for Saturday, September 28, 2024

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book creators for the Saturday, September 28, 2024:

Canadians win at the Ringo Awards 2024
AIPT Comics reported about the recent Baltimore Comic-Con where accolades were handed out to winners of the 2024 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards. Canadians who won this year’s Ringo Awards included:
– Mariko Tamaki for Best Writer
– Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection from IDW Publishing which won for Presentation in Design – original work by Darwyn Cooke
– J. Torres, Megan Huang and others for Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries in the Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel category
Read more at https://aiptcomics.com/2024/09/22/2024-ringo-awards-winners/

Bryan Lee O’Malley chats up Scott Pilgrim‘s 20th Anniversary
Coming Soon.net spoke with Bryan Lee O’Malley about the 20th anniversary of Scott Pilgrim. During the interview, Bryan spoke about the new anniversary box set, his thoughts on the movie and working with Netflix on the recent animated series. Read more here https://www.comingsoon.net/comics/features/1850790-bryan-lee-omalley-scott-pilgrim-interview

Canadian kids books in the spotlight for fall
CBC Books published a list of 50 Canadian kids books to read for this fall. Among the notables are the following:
– Danesh Mohiuddin for Mummy & Me from Owlkids
– Allan Matudio with Andy Vicente for One Box from Roseway Publishing
– Elise Gravel for It’s My Brain! from North Winds Press
– Anoosha Syed with Anitha Rao-Robinson for Sari Sisters from Viking Books for Young Readers
Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/books/50-canadian-kids-books-to-read-in-fall-2024-1.7278788

Canadians nominated for The Tripwire Awards 2024
Tripwire Magazine announced the nominees for the 2024 Tripwire Awards. Canadians on the list include:
– Jim Zub for Conan The Barbarian from Titan Comics in the Best Writer category and for Conan The Barbarian in the Best New Series category
– Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal and others for The World of Black Hammer: Omnibus Vol. 3 from Dark Horse Comics in the Best Collection category
– J. Torres, Megan Huang and others for Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries from DC Comics in the Best Humour Comic category
Results of the wards will be announced at a ceremony later this year. Read more at http://www.tripwiremagazine.co.uk/

Todd McFarlane talks about Knights vs Samurai
CBR.com interviewed Todd McFarlane about his new Knights vs Samurai series currently available from Image Comics. During the interview Todd talks about his writing collaboration with actor and filmmaker David Dastmalchian plus illustrating partner Federico Mile. Read more here https://www.cbr.com/knights-vs-samurai-david-dastmalchian-todd-mcfarlane-interview/

Alison McCreesh talks about Degrees of Separation
CBC Books interviewed Alison McCreesh about her current graphic novel Degrees of Separation. During the chat Alison discusses the background for the story and how it captures the magic of the North. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/books/alison-mccreesh-explores-the-magic-and-nuance-of-life-in-the-north-in-her-graphic-novel-1.7332793

Bryan Lee O’Malley showcased at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
The Lantern announced that Bryan Lee O’Malley will be among the special guests of the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus cartoon festival. The four day celebration features all things cartoons and graphic novels with additional guests Art Spiegelman and Jeff Smith. Read more at https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/cartoon-crossroads-columbus-returns-for-10th-year-to-celebrate-the-art-of-cartoons/

Sarah Leavitt explores personal insight behind new graphic novel
Oprah Daily published the personal essay from Sarah Leavitt about her new graphic novel Something, Not Nothing. The article features Sarah’s thoughts about making the book, selected pages and pictures chosen by Sarah and her thoughts on losing a loved one. Read more at https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a62118828/listening-to-voice-memo-after-death/

And in case you missed it, check out this interview with Ron Kasman about The Cosmic Con and more.

Plus, check out this interview with Lovern Kindzierski about Cradle’s End.