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As part of the Gathering Storm expansion for Civilization VI, it was announced we would be getting Canada as part of the mix This week, the developers revealed the primary character figure you will be getting for the new group with Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada who is considered one of the best[...]

So he's got a bunch of his mates to do it instead. And today that means Canadian writer Jeff Lemire is writing Hit-Girl, and along with artist Eduardo Risso is taking her to his home country of Canada and giving her the full snowy mountain experience Of course, we all know how polite Canadians are reputed to be. Okay,[...]

Well, that's one way to engage gamers in politics and news. Magic: The Gathering just got a little more expensive up in Canada CBC News is reporting that due to the U.S trade war we're having with, well, the world it seems, areas are being hit that you'd least expect Of the nearly 130 different products being[...]

As if Canada's colorful money weren't confusing enough, the Captain Canuck coin will be shaped like a rectangle, which the Mint bills as "a perfect canvas for the image of Captain Canuck proudly standing guard before the land he is sworn to protect." But how the hell are you supposed to fit it into a vending machine?! The[...]

Trading the tranquility of The Seven Seas for the bitterly snowy landscapes of Canada, Jason Momoa means business and doesn't look like he's interested in making friends in the official trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's Frontier. Co-created by Brad Peyton, Rob Blackie and Peter Blackie, the historical drama series chronicles the growth of the fur[...]

The Overwatch World Cup provided some interesting moments throughout the brackets, from France trouncing China, to team Canada edging out all of their victories all the way to the finals But in the end, the most predictable outcome we could have told you came true, as South Korea's team dominated the tournament to win the cup[...]

Maple Award will go to someone (living or deceased) selected from the Canadian comics community for achievements made outside of the creative and retail categories who have had a positive impact on the community. Ken was the founder and primary organizer of COSMICON (Winters College – York University, 1972-76), one of Canada's earliest comic book events[...]

There's nothing like having someone upstage you in the middle of your moment to make you realize how important you are in the scheme of things. That's

One of the biggest rules in cosplay creation: Make it look real, but not too real. Why? Because you end up with moments like the one in Grande Prairie,

I realize that at 31 years of age I shouldn't base my diet over what cartoon characters are on a box or a can…but I'm an adult and I do what I want. According to Twitter user @JunkFoodDog, Canada will be getting these sweet Spider-Man Homecoming tie in promos with a select number of Post brand[...]

The series fits the current model for internet binge-streaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYn_AoU22vUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inhuman Condition | Series Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYn_AoU22vU) I interviewed Shaftesbury/Smokebomb producer Steph Ouaknine to talk about the dynamics of producing a thematically ambitious webseries in Canada. How did the idea for Inhuman Condition come about, and how did you become attached as[...]

An Action Comics #1 selling for $3500! Who would have thought? "They always portray the women as a very limp-wristed kind of "Help! Help!", You know,

Michael Reade reported for the Times Colonist about a Canadia convention IFCON Victoria 2015 that was cancelled just before it was due to take place,

We reported previously on the closure of the Ottowa branch of Silver Snail Comics at 391 Bank Street. Its last day will be on September 13th.There did

These are scans of messages taken from a private Facebook group for a recent comiccon, Saskatoon Blitz in Canada, discussing one of their vendors, and posted to Tumblr.They are not for the faint of heart. And in case you wanted to know who was who… The Dungeons & Flagons is a role-playing themed pub associated with the show[...]

Superman is often claimed by Canada as one of theirs, as co-creator Joe Shuster was born in Toronto Well, it seems that one Canadian may have taken that claiming a little too far. Happy Harbor Comics, in Edmonton noticed on Wednesday that their copy of Superman #3 was no longer in the store Published in 1939,[...]

From CTV News in Toronto, CA... the Batmobile hits the street.

Walking The Floor at Toronto ComiCon Diana McCallum writes for Bleeding Cool. Pull on your boot covers and grab your spandex because winter is over, con season is upon us and I'm here to paint you a word picture about my journey around Toronto ComiCon this weekend. First of all, don't let the name fool you, Toronto ComiCon[...]

pic.twitter.com/rtDVliWWjA — Giant Robot Comics (@GiantRobotKomix) January 7, 2015 The fake account, the mimics the original with images and language,  purporting to be by the owner paints the store as racist, sexist, pouring scorn on the manner, his wife and staff members in incredibly abusive terms, as if written by the store owner himself. The story hit CBC[...]

On January the 1st, the character of James Bond entered public domain in Canada Which mean, if anyone so wishes, they could create James Bond comic books, legally, ahead of Dynamite's licensed James Bond comic books later this year. You wouldn't be able to distribute them for sale overseas, to the US or the UK for[...]

This is what happens to a Batman #23 and a Batman #25 after they've been in a fire... There are some things that even CGC can't quite protect against. We

They are really not letting go of the fact that Justice League United was originally going to be Justice League Canada until someone realised that they might want it to sell. But considering that Canadian press and Canadian comic stores gave the comic its initial push, DC Comics continue to throw them a sop. So now issue[...]

The  Justice League War action figures below will not be made available in Canada or  Europe due to safety testing issues Sorry folks. It's fine to sell them in the US though Hmmm Thankfully most will never come out of their plastic bubbles… JUSTICE LEAGUE WAR: GREEN LANTERN JUSTICE LEAGUE WAR: SHAZAM! JUSTICE LEAGUE WAR: SUPERMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE WAR: THE[...]

Kevin Hickey writes, Brampton, Ontario is just a short drive from Canada's largest city Toronto, and is quickly establishing itself as a hotbed for comic book culture The latest examples of the ongoing nerdification of the city include the True Patriot Exhibit at the world-class Peel Art Gallery, Museum + Archives (PAMA), and the nightly appearances[...]

Bleeding Cool readers noticed one exhibitor at the Edmonton Expo in September, Lost Droid Arts featuring "original" oil paintings. and prints of said

It's December 26th! Boxing Day! A day when all the folk who live upstairs in Downton Abbey box up presents and leftovers for those downstairs and the

But get this, because it's Canada, they have to do it twice – in English Kryptonian and French Kryptonian Seriously. Sadly, they're not 3D And the Queen's head on the front isn't equally lenticular Shame, they could have shown her in 1938 as well. It also can be ordered in this collectible case "Collectible" in that[...]

Scott Mills checks in after the recent Fan Expo Canada, with some more comics creator news he picked up… Becky Cloonan's next project is a written and drawn original graphic novel. Todd McFarlane said he is in talks with Marc Andreyko to bring back Sam And Twitch as a series and possibly collect Andreyko's previous work on[...]

Photographs by Scott Woods. The individual in a ticket search is Jeff McClinchey. Does he succeed? Let's find out...                    

Scott Mills writes in from Fan Expo Canada with a few more Marvel bits He tells Bleeding Cool that the Shuster Awards winner for best cover artist, Mike Del Mundo, said he has some interior work coming up at Marvel. Bleeding Cool managed to get confirmation that the title he'll be working on is Superior Spider-Man[...]