Canadian comic book news for July 5, 2025

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book creators for Saturday, July 5, 2025

Canadian cartoonists receive Order of Canada award
This year’s Order of Canada recipients were awarded for their contributions to Canadian society. The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. It recognizes people across all sectors of society who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to our nation. Two notable cartoonists were included among this year’s appointees:
– Élise Gravel, C.M., Montréal, Quebec
– Michel Rabagliati, C.M., C.Q., Montréal, Quebec
Read more here https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-30-2025

George Todorovski promotes new art book on Kickstarter
In support of a new sketchbook, George Todorovski has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his Sketchbook Volume Two. The new art book is set to include 100 pages of beautiful Sci-Fi and Fantasy sketches, illustrations, and designs. Additionally, backers of the book will enjoy all 31 pages of George’s 2023 Inktober drawings in full colour. Read more and get more details about the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elsewhere-media/the-george-todorovski-sketchbook-volume-two

Creators gather for annual Boldt Con
Discover Humboldt reported on a recent comic book convention, Boldt Con, featuring various creators including Keith Braun, Rob Shauf, Dave Cornelius and Jeff Burton. The article features a variety of photos capturing the con that was created by Jeff as an annual Humboldt tradition. Read more here https://discoverhumboldt.com/articles/gallery-boldt-con-returns-with-all-new-flights-of-fancy

Jason Loo announces signing at The Dragon
In an Instagram post, Jason Loo announced that he will be signing the highly anticipated comic book It’s Jeff: Infinity Paws #1 at The Dragon in Guelph, Ontario on July 9 from 1 to 4 pm. Jason reported that all the favourite Marvel pets are in the ‘Claws-Over’ event including the first full appearance in-print of the Spirit Cat of Vengeance COAL. Read more at https://www.instagram.com/p/DLh-tjQRW8E/

Tate Brombal talks up Everything Dead & Dying
Daily Dread interviewed Tate Brombal about Everything Dead & Dying in support of the five-issue comic book miniseries starting this September from Image Comics in conjunction with Tiny Onion. During the discussion, Tate spoke about the inspiration for the story, how it found a home at Image and Tiny Onion, the struggles of the main character, how these zombies compare to those in other modern tales, details about the creative process with artist Jacob Phillips, some favourite western movies, and more. Read more at https://dailydead.com/qa-talking-horror-westerns-and-zombies-with-everything-dead-dyings-tate-brombal-and-jacob-phillips/

Sam Agro writes for Shakespeare Adjacent project
In a LinkedIn post, Sam Agro announced that he’s part of a new Kickstarter project entitled Shakespeare Adjacent. Sam confirmed he’s written a story in the anthology book where authors reimagine Shakespeare tales in different genres. Read more at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samagro_most-of-the-time-im-all-about-the-drawing-activity-7346345293103185920-ya0n

In case you missed it, check out these podcast interviews:
– Bill Slavin chats with True North Country Comics Podcast about his latest graphic novel Mordecai Crow: Blood and Fire from Renegade Arts Entertainment
– Ari Gross offers an update about his comic books series Upkeep with issue #2 on Kickstarter