Really I’m talking about Boxing Day sales, but for those not living in Commonwealth nations I thought to provide a title that would be universally understood. Comic stores don’t run a lot of sales in general: most have something along the lines of an anniversary sale and then...

An interesting video from the CBC archives about Memory Lane Books, opened May 1967 in Toronto by George Henderson.  This predates Harry Kremer’s Now & Then Books by four years.  Sorry but you’ll have to watch the video on CBC’s site; best viewed in Internet Explorer....

Marvel Comics announced two new titles for its CrossGen imprint slated for release in the near future. In December, CrossGen will be the home to a new Kiss Kiss Bang Bang four-issue limited series, featuring star writer Peter Milligan at the helm. Marvel’s Director of Communications...

Fan Expo 2011 kicked off this Thursday April 25 and fan boys and girls lined up at the girls dressed up in their favorite superhero garb. The rain started around 1:30 p.m. causing event organizers to let fans in early to survey the goods, meet the celebrities and watch their favorite comic...

This past Friday July 17th was the wrap-up party for the 7th annual Joe Shuster awards, which took place at the new location of the Toronto Cartoonist’s Workshop in downtown Toronto on 578 College Street. It was an intimate affair with some members of Toronto’s fantastic comic community,...

Based on their website Wizard has shortened Wizard World Toronto 2012 to two days: March 24-25. Comic Book Daily attended in force last year and determined two days was really all the show needed: I could see tumbleweeds blowing through the Direct Energy Centre Friday night.  Saturday and...

A little while ago I wrote about TCAF but I neglected to mention that TCAF has more or less become the kick off for the Toronto convention season. I’m a little more excited this year then last year for a few reasons. This year, myself along with my podcast co-host, Adam Grant, are trying...

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011 was held at the Toronto Reference Library this past weekend.  If you’ve never been TCAF is the antithesis of Wizard World or Fan Expo: its publishers and creators that focus on non-superhero comics.  I almost said non-mainstream or fringe but this...

Remember that interview I coyly mentioned in my tweets or that thing I said I was researching on but couldn’t give more details on?  Here’s an insider look at how things are set up for interviews and how they can change in a second.   The Beginning Last week through using a...

My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions.  The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into high gear for all their shows other than Fan Expo. I drove to the show on...

On opening day of Wizard World Toronto 2011 I had the chance to chat with Jesus Merino for about an hour.  It was totally unexpected so I wasn’t prepared for it in any way; no notepad or recorder, just a back and forth between us.  I don’t speak Spanish at all and Jesus has a...

I attended the full first day of Wizard World, roaming the floor from 4:00 – 9:00 PM.  The exhibit hall was significantly smaller than last year and it seemed a better fit, less cavernous. During my initial pre-show walk around I discovered an alarming dearth of retailers: at best it...

I love comic book conventions. I love walking up and down the aisles aimlessly looking at people dressed up, dealer’s walls, looking for great deals and lining up to get sketches from artists. Well maybe not the lining up process so much. The show got off to a bit of a slow start on Friday...

On Nov. 21 I caught up with Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger at the fall Toronto ComicCon. We chatted for a little over 30 minutes on a variety of subjects: attending small and large conventions, their Pitch This victory at TIFF, their favourite characters, the...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World may not have been a box-office success but that didn’t stop it from getting the send-off this fan-loved film deserved.  Before arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday November 9th, Scott Pilgrim headed back to the theatre for a, dare I say it, EPIC one-night...

The Joe Shuster Awards, the Canadian Comic Book Oscars, or if you’d rather get colonial The BAFTAs of Canadian Comics, has announced that this year’s 7th Annual Joe Shuster Awards will be announced at a public ceremony on the evening of Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at the CALGARY...

Speakeasy has been a great hub for Toronto’s creative community for the last eleven years. Next week they’ll be hosting Toronto’s eclectic mix of comic book artists: from those who do newspaper strips and political cartoons to underground comix and mainstream superhero comic...

This is the post Fan Expo Canada show. Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the show in general and all the crowd problems that plagued the show. The boys also discuss the Marvel/Disney merger and comicbookdaily.com's first birthday. Now just kick back...

It’s a safe to say that Toronto’s 2010 Fan Expo is going to be remembered. Whether it’s for the right reasons that’s something that’s going to depend on the person. Most time in the line ups (that stretches down Front Street West and wraps around Lower Simcoe.)...

Fan Expo is absolutely crazy. Usually Friday is the dead day, the day that you don’t have to worry as much about the crowds. This was definitely not the case. Luckily it’s Canadian comic crowds so everyone is really nice, and you hear lots of “excuse me’s” and...