News about Canadian comic books for Oct. 11, 2025

Here’s the latest news about Canadian comic books creators and supporters for Saturday, October 11, 2025

Jeff Lemire announces new series Crowdbound
In a Threads post, Jeff Lemire announced that he will again team up with Dustin Nguyen for a new comic book series entitled Crowbound. The new ongoing series from Image Comics is set to start March 2026.

Jay Odjick announces pre-orders for new YA graphic novel Kaboom!
In an Instagram post, Jay Odjick promoted the pre-order for his new YA graphic novel entitled Kaboom!. The post for the 140 page book encourages readers to pre-order the 2026 book from Scholastic Canada today.

Jason Loo talks up X-Vengers
AIPT interviewed Jason Loo about his writing duties for the Marvel Comics series X-Vengers. Jason responded to questions about how the series came together, the involvement of New Mutants, why he chose specific characters for the lineup, and more.

Michael Cho to draw variant covers for Thundarr The Barbarian
In an Instagram post, Michael Cho announced that he will be drawing variant cover art for the upcoming Thundarr The Barbarian comic book series. Michael said that he enjoyed watching the TV cartoon series as a youngster.

Vivian Zhou announces new graphic novel
In an Instagram post, Vivian Zhou announced that First Second has acquired her upcoming middle grade graphic novel The Crow Princess. The book that tells the story of a girl who rescues a wounded crow is set for publication in 2027.

Tate Brombal reflects on Batgirl future
DC Comics interviewed Tate Brombal about his writing efforts on the ongoing Batgirl comic book series. Tate was asked to reflect on the past year of writing and answered questions about what ‘stamp’ he wanted to leave with the character, why chose ongoing saga versus episode story writing, Cassandra’s relationships with the Bat-family and more.

Inservice Comics announces new graphic novel for 2026
In an Instagram post, Inservice Comics revealed its third graphic novel release for 2026 entitled Underpinnings. According to the write up, the book is aiming for a spring release with writer Dino Caruso, artists Cecilia Latella, Joseph Velasquez, Lucas Benedine, Andre Bellusci, with tones by Paul Little and cover art by Shawn Daley.

Conundrum Press announces anniversary anthology
In an Instagram post, Conundrum Press revealed the celebratory 30×30: Thirty Years of Conundrum Press anthology. The reveal offered a list of contributors along with front cover art by Adam de Souza plus it included the release date of May 2026 and is now available for pre-order.

Marguerite Sauvage announces new graphic novel for 2027
In an Instagram post, Marguerite Sauvage wrote that her new graphic novel is entitled Drawing Attention. The brief noted that the debut English language release is planned for Fall 2027 to be published by First Second.

Indigo announces best kids books of 2025
Indigo issued a blog about the ‘Best Kids Books of 2025’. Notables on the list include:
– Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
– Touching Grass written by Kristy Jackson and illustrated by Rhael McGregor (published by HarperCollins)

In case you missed it, check out these podcast interviews
– Conor McCreery and Jibola Fagbamiye talk about Fela: Music is the Weapon
– Francine Delgado chats about preparing for NYCC 2025, her Ringo Award nomination and more

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