News about Canadian comic books for Oct. 4, 2025

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators and supporters.

Richard Comely continues Captain Canuck 50th anniversary tour
North Shore news published an interview with Richard Comely about the 50th anniversary of Captain Canuck. During his cross Canada tour, Richard spoke about how Captain Canuck came to be and the early days of the comic book scene.

Sweeney Boo promotes prints and pre-show commissions for NYCC
In a LinkedIn post, Sweeney Boo showcased some of the prints and pre-show commissions set for this month’s New York Comic Con. Sweeney will be exhibiting in artist alley for all days of the event.

TCAF exec director Amie Wright weighs in on Alberta book banning
CBC News interviewed Amie Wright, the executive director of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, about the recent Alberta school book ban effort. The article includes historical references to past book bans citing Amie as a Carleton University historian who researches the history of comic censorship in Canada.

Ryan North signs at Wayside
In a Bluesky post, Ryan North announced that he is signing today at Wayside Comics and Cocktails in Newmarket, Ontario. Ryan indicated that he’ll be at the venue from 11 am to 2 pm.

Adam Gorham to sign but not table at NYCC
In a LinkedIn post, Adam Gorham announced that he’ll be signing on the Tiny Onion booth (HB907) at this month’s New York Comic Con. Rather than exhibiting, Adam indicated he’ll be signing comic books and graphic novels on October 9 from 5 pm to 6 pm and then on October 10 from 1 pm to 2 pm.

Reflections about SJCAF
The Muse reported on the recent St. John’s Comic Arts Festival that took place September 6 to 7 at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The article recounts the various programming at the event including comments from Mike Feehan, Kevin Woolridge, and Jason Lapidus.

Robin Lang and Helge Dascher win Sophie Castille Award
DownTheTubes.net wrote that Robin Lang and Helge Dascher won the 2025 Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation – English. The award was presented for their translation work on The Jellyfish created by Boum and published by Pow Pow Press.

Curt Pires talks about Galactic
Monkeys Fighting Robots spoke with Curt Pires about this new comic book series Galactic published by Dstlry. In the interview, Curt talked about what inspired him to create the space opera, what influences shaped the story, how he worked with artist Amilcar Pinna, how Dstlry helped to bring the book to fruition, and why he refers the comic book medium above others.

Jim Zub spreads the word about Conan
Comic Book Club interviewed Jim Zub about the landmark Conan the Barbarian #25 from Titan Comics. During the podcast chat, Jim spoke about the legacy of Conan, the return of Skullkickers and how ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ are converging.

J. Torres promotes Paisley & Peck
In his Instagram post, J. Torres wrote that OwlKidsBooks.com chatted with Mike Deas and himself about their new book Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm. The write up mentions that readers can visit the interview in the ‘News’ section.

Books for fall reading
CBC Books published a list of books for your fall reading list. Some notables include:
– The Antifa Comic Book by Gord Hill (published by Arsenal Pulp Press)
– Love by Alexander Finbow, edited by Shea Proulx, illustration by Jillian Fleck (published by Renegade Arts Entertainment)
– Cannon by Lee Lai (published by Drawn and Quarterly)
– 10,000 Ink Stains by Jeff Lemire (published by Penguin Random House Canada)

At the 2025 Word on the Street Toronto event, Canadian comic book creators offered their solutions to the current issue of shipping books to customers:

And don’t forget to check out these podcasts
– Sofia Alarcon chats about eco-anxiety in Endsickness
– Veronica Post discusses her new book Let The Good Times Roll