10 Great Comics of 2014
I don’t know about you, but I stress out about writing ‘Best Of’ year-end lists. I mean, hundreds of comic books come out each year, Continue Reading
Author HOPE
I live in two worlds: television and comic books. One is my career and one is my passion. On the best days I can’t tell which is which. Big fan of Canadian comic book history, vintage fashion, bad TV, and the Oxford comma.
Toronto Library Welcomes Comic Fans with Sex Tips Launch
“I now cut the ribbon on this weird comic pop-up shop thing” With those words (paraphrased) and a pair of disappointingly normal-sized scissors, Toronto artist Chip Zdarsky cut Continue Reading
Cosplayers – We Support You!
This month on social media uproar: the comic artist Pat Broderick bemoaned on Facebook that cosplayers and event organizers that invite them to conventions bring ‘nothing of Continue Reading
10 Hallowe’en Picks by Mistress of Horror Rachel Deering
Rachel Deering, curator of some of your favourite nightmares as the editor of In the Dark : a horror comic anthology, presents her top ten Continue Reading
Ladies Nights – Tea, Sympathy, & Comic Books
Ladies Nights! The one time every year/quarter/month (depending on the host) when we can gather together and discuss comics with new and old friends without Continue Reading
The Vision & Mockingbird Will Appear On Screen!
First off, Mockingbird aka SHIELD agent Bobbi Morse will be a castmember on the second season of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD. This was just announced Continue Reading
A Dazzler Music Video Premieres!
Now this takes cosplay to a completely new level! Director Arvin Bautista and singer/actress Gentry Roth have collaborated on an amazingly faithful adaptation of the disco/rock/punk superstar/X-Man Dazzler aka Continue Reading
Fight Club Has a Comic Book Sequel!
Just announced! 18 years after the release of Fight Club, author Chuck Palahniuk has confirmed the sequel – this one to be published in comic book form. Continue Reading
Batgirl Redesign and New Creative Team Announced!
Start looking for a pair of bright yellow combat boots for your next Batgirl cosplay! Just announced today by MTV is the new creative team taking over Continue Reading
5 Maple Leaf Canadian Superheroes
Just like the US has Captain America and the UK has Captain Britain, Canada also has her share of costumed heroes who proudly wear the Continue Reading
Brok Windsor: Canada’s Hunkiest Superhero
Brok Windsor was a character who first appeared in Better Comics April 1944, published by Maple Leaf Comics out of Vancouver, BC. Like most Canadian comics Continue Reading
5 Marvel Transgender & Gender-Fluid Superheroes
Happy World Pride everyone! Comic books have often been slow to reflect societal change, preferring instead to use allegories such as mutants and aliens to Continue Reading
LGBT Comics 101: A Primer on Queer Comic History
Same-sex attraction and gender fluidity has existed throughout human history, so it should come as no surprise that the history of LGBT comics is a Continue Reading
Cosplay Gallery of Cherry Valance
Cherry Valance is a pseudonym for Jaclyn Bates, a Canadian artist and model. Valance has a Bachelors Degree in Visual Art with a Minor in Continue Reading
