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On Saturday at the Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, the 9th Annual Joe Shuster Awards were presented The awards focus on Canadian Comic Creators and with awards including: Outstanding Cartoonist, Artist, Writer, Colourist, Cover Artist and Publisher. As for the name of the awards: "They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style[...]

There was no new information regarding Justice League Canada that we didn't cover already this morning but here are a few things the panel told us: Jeff Lemire said that the Dark City tie-in in Green Arrow #25 will explore Oliver's past, including the first meeting of Green Arrow and Batman Fans of the Arrow TV[...]

In a letter handed out to vendors at Fan Expo Canada, it's been revealed that the show has been bought by show organisers Informa from Hobby Star. And that the deal occured over the summer, though the original organisers CEO of Hobby Star Aman Gupta and President Steve Menzle have continued to run the show, with[...]

  This weekend, a new comic store opened in the Greater Toronto area in Ontario, Canada It's called Fortress Inc, it's got a great looking storefront logo, and looks clean and spacious Heavy on the superhero, it's always nice to report a new store opening, rather than one closing. If you're in the area, pop by and[...]

A bunch of popular CAnadian comic creators are asking for donations towards their new comic on IndieGoGo True Patriot... and it's all rather Canadian.

Bleeding Cool has comprehensively covered how Diamond UK have decided not to distribute Black Kiss 2 in the UK after its first issue, over fears of actions by HM Customs that would delay all the comics being distributed in this fashion. We've now learned that Canada too will also not be receiving the comic book from[...]

 Diana McCallum is at Fan Expo Canada for Bleeding Cool; There was more than just the new Justice League America comic to talk about at Fan Expo Canada today. Greg Capullo discussed what is coming up for Year Two in Batman as 'Joker meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre' The Joker has stolen his face back from the Gotham[...]

So this is one that's going around from people who went to Toronto this weekend. And semi-filled my inbox as a result. Told to stop asking Marvel editor

Diana McCallum writes for Bleeding Cool from Fan Expo Canada From Friday's DC Access All Areas panel Was kind of a thin panel, they didn't discuss any major titles except for Flash Only stuff worth noting was: Animal Man 13-17 is going to include a lot of the DC major players (especially Hawkman) Beast Boy, Black Orchid[...]

It's true I've been a little down on the Avengers Vs X-Men event, only really liking a couple of the issues so far, but enjoying more of the spinoff bits

It's not just C2E2 this weekend you know. Alexander Hoffman writes for Bleeding Cool from Wizard World Toronto Comic Con. The con spectrum in Toronto has

The organisations partly funded the case, and are now seeking to raise money to help Ryan Matheson pay the $45,000 he incurred, as well as helpin to prevent similar cases in the future. The CBLDF point outs that as a result of the charge "he was subjected to abusive treatment by police and a disruption in his life[...]

Gnu Books, a twenty-seven year old comic and used book store of Ajax, Ontario is shutting down. Its lease has been terminated for being behind on the

Evan Annett writes for Bleeding Cool; Marvel's Fear Itself event destroyed a lot of things — dignity, good taste, Paris — but it also laid down a lot of gruelling punishment on Canada From Alpha Flight #1, where the hammer-wielding armies lay siege to British Columbia, to Fear Itself #4, where the terror of a little[...]

Canada and Australia are also feeling the bite. Dragon Lady Comics of Toronto, a shop that has stood for over thirty-three years, fifteen years in its current location, is closing, blaming rent increases and slowing sales, at the very beginning of February. And then Comics And Games Cafe In Albany, Australia is also closing and gets a[...]

I blame Mark Millar, I really do. In British Columbia, teenage boys have been fighting crime and posting their results to YouTube. Based on the TV show To

Based in Toronto, Canada, it is to open a second store, with a look and feel that's very different indeed. Little Island Comics will open tomorrow, with a grand opening in a few weeks time It is the first comic shop aimed entirely at children, and will host readings with children's comic and book authors[...]

The Daily Mail ran a piece the other day in which it criticised Hayden Panettiere for charging $30 a signature at the Fan Expo Canada in Toronto this past weekend, claiming that she must have fallen on hard times. Weird, since I featured her doing the same at Big Apple Comic Con right in the middle[...]

From the Fear Itself panel held at Fan Expo Canada last night, come the following bullet points; The Fearless mini-series will focus on Valkyrie and Sin and what happens to the hammers. Battle Scars will be a murder mystery that turns into a conspiracy. Matt Fraction says to count the foot steps in this image as it is[...]

Jeff Lemire had a spotlight panel at Fan Expo Canada At which we learned; Sweet Tooth will probably end at around issue 50 His Atom back ups in Adventure Comics will tie in to his new Frankenstein series as Ray Palmer becomes a member of the S.H.A.D.E science team. Lemire sees S.H.A.D.E[...]

According to a press release, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has announced it's forming "a coalition to support the legal defense of an American citizen who is facing criminal charges in Canada that could result in a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for comics brought into the [...]

Night all.

Chino is the first graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist David Collier and is an autobiographical account of his decision and experioence re-enlisting in

According to the Toronto Sun, Professor George Rigakos of Carleton University has created a four issue comic book based on the Communist Manifesto, in

Canada Reads, a popular Canadian book club radio programme on CBC has been running a vote for "the essential Canadian novels of the past decade" and has announced its final five And Jeff Lemire's Essex County is amongst them. Probably better known now for Vertigo's Sweet Tooth and DC's Superboy, it may well be that his[...]

Will they rename it Winnipeg Wizard World? Or how about W2C4? October 28th-30th 2011 will see Wizard World head up over the border as Gareb Shamus has bought yet another comic convention to add to the string around his neck, making his second Canadian show, the Central Canada Comic Con (previously the Manitoba Collector's Expo, then[...]