Canadian comic book news for Jan. 10, 2026

Here’s the latest roundup of news about Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators for Saturday, January 10, 2026

Pascal Girard in the spotlight
CBC Books interviewed Pascal Girard about his current graphic novel Pastimes published by Pow Pow Press. In the chat, Pascal spoke about how he got into creation comics and graphic novels, how he came to create his sketches, and what influenced the content.

Ivan Kocmarek reveals Canadian Golden Age Comics 2025 prices
In a YouTube video, historian Ivan Kocmarek discusses the top prices in 2025 for Canada’s Golden Age of Comics. Details include top ten prices achieved by Canadian Pulps, Canadian War-Time (1941-46) Comics, and Canadian Reprint Era (1948-54) Comics during 2025.

Northern Lights Book Awards announces 2025 winners
On its website, North Light Book Awards announced winners for the year ending 2025. Among the many notables is Touching Grass by author Kristy Jackson and illustrator Rhael McGregor (publisher HarperCollins).

CCBC announces Canadian Children’s Book Week
On its website, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre offered details about Canadian Children’s Book Week taking place April 26 to May 2. The site explains that the week is designed to connect “Canadian creators with children and teens across Canada” as “touring authors, illustrators, and storytellers speak to audiences about the delights of reading Canadian children’s books, and offer an inside look into their own work.”

Horror comics for 2026 feature Canadian creators
Fangoria.com published ’28 New Horror Comics That Should Be On Your Radar This Year’ and Canadians are included:
– Adam Gorham for Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales from BOOM! Studios (Feb. 11)
– Fred Kennedy for The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre from Mad Cave (Feb. 18)
– Curt Pires for 51 from Mad Cave (Mar. 11)
– Ryan North and Rossi Gifford for Super Creepshow #1 from Image Comics (Mar. 18)

Sammi Zhang gets publishing deal for travel graphic novel
Bleeding Cool reported that Sammi Zhang’s graphic travelogue, Journaling Through Japan, is slated for published in 2029 by 23rd Street Books. The article revealed that the book is based on Sammi’s ‘vibrant, narrative-driven illustrated travel journals from her Japan trips.’

Canadian creators nominated for 2025 Broken Frontier Awards
Broken Frontier announced the nominees for the 2025 awards in various categories and Canadians are in the mix. Notables include:
– Mariko Tamaki for Best Writer with This Place Kills Me (Abrams)
– Rick Trembles for Best Graphic Non-Fiction with Gesticulating Gentrification (Conundrum Press)
– Duane Murray for Best New Periodical Series with Who Are The Power Pals? (Dark Horse Comics)

Mark Your Calendar
This week’s events taken from the Calendar page:

Jan 9-11
FanExpo New Orleans
Featuring Aaron Reynolds and Jamie Tyndall
Ernst N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
https://fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/

Jan 16-18
FanExpo Portland
Featuring Adam Gorham, Jim Zub and Heather Antos 
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpoportland/

In case you missed it, check out this interview with Lyndon Radchenka and Steven Kaul about The Laundrymen: Book 2 – The Blood of the Saucer Men