News about Canadian comic book creators for Saturday, November 30, 2024

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book creators for Saturday, November 30, 2024

Teresa Wong talks about her new graphic memoir
CBC Bookends host Mattea Roach interviewed Teresa Wong about her new graphic memoir All Our Ordinary Stories. During the interview Teresa talks about the title’s origin, what she wanted to learn from her parents, more insight about her family history, and what she hopes her children will take away from the memoir. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/books/bookends/teresa-wong-s-search-for-family-connection-led-to-her-graphic-memoir-all-our-ordinary-stories-1.7389758

Canadian creators make the list for CBR’s horror graphic novel list
CBR published a list of the 10 Best Horror Graphic Novels to Read on a Dark and Stormy Night and Canadian creators made the list including:
– Emily Carroll for Through The Woods
– Michael Walsh, Chip Zdarsky, Ed Brisson, Jeff Lemire and Kelly Thompson for The Silver Coin
– John Byrne and Mike Mignola for Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
Read more at https://www.cbr.com/best-horror-graphic-novels/

Jim Zub spills the beans on Free Comic Book Day 2025
In his Substack newsletter, Jim Zub wrote that he’ll be writing Conan: Scourge of the Serpent set for comic book stores on Free Comic Book Day on May 3, 2025. He wrote that Ivan Gill will be providing the art. Read more in Jim’s newsletter found here https://jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-newsletter-90-a-scourge-in

Canadians nominated for 2024 Cheersie Awards
The Nerd Initiative announced the nominees for the 2024 Cheersie Awards — the annual comic book award show that celebrates the ‘best of the best’ from the past 12 months. Voting ends on December 3 at 9 pm ET and the award show is slated to air on December 30th at 8 pm ET. Canadian creators have the honour of being nominated in various categories, including:

Best Artist/Illustrator
Jason Fabok for Rook: Exodus from Ghost Machine/Image Comics
Scott Hepburn for Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down from Dark Horse Comics

Best Writer
Michael Schwartz for Armored from Clover Press

Best Editor
Heather Antos for IDW Publishing

Best Kickstart Campaign
Armored from Clover Press

Best Ongoing Series (Minimum 5 issues)
Rook: Exodus from Ghost Machine/Image Comics


Best Indie Series
Armored from Clover Press
Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down from Dark Horse Comics

Best Debut Issue (#1)
Armored from Clover Press
Rook: Exodus from Ghost Machine/Image Comics

Read more at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2wO69QKfOdXfVCFOCXqnh5oOoTtBW6Ql7GhQJOm8REvXy4A/viewform

Canadian graphic novel creators make The Globe’s top 100 of 2024
The Globe and Mail published its list of the 100 Best Books of 2024 and Canadian creators made the list including:
– Rosena Fung for Age 16 from Annick Press
– Jen Storm, Ryan Howe and Alice RL for Little Moons from Highwater Press
Read more at https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-the-globe-100-the-best-books-of-2024

Svetlana Chmakova writes about the importance of dragons
The School Library Journal featured a guest post by Svetlana Chmakova about the importance of dragons as a plot device in books. Her post answers the questions about ‘Why dragons’, ‘Why are you obsessed with dragons’, ‘Where are dragons in libraries’, and the purpose of dragons in her books. Read more at https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/11/25/why-dragons-on-the-importance-of-dragons-as-a-plot-device-a-guest-post-by-svetlana-chmakova/

Ed Brisson talks about bringing back Silverhawks
Comic Beat published an interview with Ed Brisson about writing the return of Silverhawks to comic book stores. To be published by Dynamite in February, the new series will feature art by George Kambadais. In the interview, Ed chats about why he was interested in the book, how to balance the content for both old and new fans, and his favourite character. Read more at https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ed-brisson-and-george-kambadais-bring-back-silverhawks/

Todd McFarlane slated to return to Spawn in 2025
ComicWatch.com reported that Todd McFarlane will rejoin Spawn #360 as the writer. The article also indicated that Brett Booth will provide the art for a new arc of the title character. As an extra bonus, the write up features a sneak peek of the issue. Read more at https://comic-watch.com/news/todd-mcfarlane-returns-to-spawn-for-new-arc-joining-artist-brett-booth

Kate Beaton’s Ducks continues to win accolades
Quill & Quire wrote that Kate Beaton has won the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature for her 2022 graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. The annual Swiss literary prize recognizes outstanding works of world literature in any genre and Kate is the first Canadian to win the prize since the competition began in 2010. Read more at https://quillandquire.com/omni/kate-beaton-wins-jan-michalski-prize-for-literature/

Megan Huang announces attendance for SDCC 2025
The Unofficial SDCC Blog reported that Megan Huang is just one of the many comic book creators already booked for Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego. Lots more to be announced in the coming weeks/months. Read more at https://sdccblog.com/2024/11/under-the-tents-2025-val-hochberg-chris-maze-brianna-cherry-garcia-lauren-walsh/

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