Author Archive for Comic Canuck
My fortress of solitude is in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA and surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. I hope you enjoy my musings on the industry, comic book reviews, interviews and all other things that are pretty geek chic. Comment, rant and even agree with me sometimes. Plus, let me know if there is anything you think I should read and review.
Here’s Your True Patriot Free Comic Book Day Link
It’s Free Comic Book Day and our friends over at True Patriot comic want to give you an extensive first look at some of the stories they have created for the soon-to-be-released True Patriot collection. Follow the link below to get your copy. Plus, if you’d like to read more about True Patriot, take a [...]
The Strangers Artist Scott Kowalchuk Speaks With CBT
Earlier this week, artist Scott Kowalchuk from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took the time to speak with me about his new ongoing series The Strangers – published by Oni Press Inc. Written by Chris Roberson, colored by Dan Jackson, lettered by Ed Brisson and designed by Jason Storey, issue one launches on Free Comic Book [...]
Adam Hughes Speaks With CBT At Calgary Expo
Adam Hughes, artist extraordinaire, took time from his busy table at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo to speak with me. His work is rightfully described as “Good girl art,” for – as what Adam likes to call – its naturalistic look. Leading up to this interview, I was drawn in (pardon the pun) [...]
Kirby Krackle – Live At The Calgary Expo!
Kirby Krackle (@kirbykrackle) is a comic book rock band from Seattle and they talked to me about who they are, what they sing and the upcoming album they’ll be recording in the studio that Pearl Jam records in and owns. Listen to them for yourself. Hit play on the audio file below to hear my interview [...]
Torchwood’s Gareth David-Lloyd Speaks With CBT At Calgary Expo
Gareth David-Lloyd, much beloved for his work as Ianto Jones on the hit series Torchwood, is in town attending for the 2013 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. He took the time to chat with us and reflect about his time on Torchwood, latest projects including fatherhood and his hard rock blues band Blue Gillespie, [...]
Torchwood’s Eve Myles Speaks With CBT At Calgary Expo
Eve Myles, best known for her outstanding role as Gwen Cooper on the hit series Torchwood, sat down and spoke with me about her thoughts on a potential Torchwood movie and her new series Frankie on BBC One. She also confesses, that this being her first time to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, [...]
Casper Van Dien – Johhny Rico – Speaks With CBT At Calgary Expo
Calling all Rico’s Roughnecks! Listen to Casper Van Dien at the Calgary Expo – the one and only Johnny Rico – talk about his thoughts on his integral role in the cult classic movie Starship Troopers, playing Johnny Cage in the new Mortal Combat, as well as an upcoming flick he just filmed with his lovely [...]
John Barrowman Speaks With CBT At The Calgary Expo
While attending the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, actor John Barrowman dishes about his character Malcom Merlyn on the hit show Arrow and upcoming projects. Plus, he also gives his thoughts on how he would love to play a superhero one day – with a twist. *Confession: I am a huge fan of the TV [...]
CBT & We Talk Comics Discuss The 2013 Calgary Expo on ArtsLink
Earlier this week, CJSW 90.9 FM invited myself and good friend of our site Mo (from the We Talk Comics podcast), on their weekly arts radio show, ArtsLink. We talked about this year’s Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo which takes place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada April 26 – 28, 2013. Hit play on the [...]
Exclusive Video Interview: John Schork From IDW Publishing Talks About Titles And Artist’s Editions
IDW Publishing – the number three publisher of comic books and graphic novels in North America – recently spoke with me when I visited the company’s head office in San Diego, California.
Interview With Peter Panzerfaust Writer Kurtis J. Wiebe
Kurtis J. Wiebe is a Canadian comic book writer who has ingeniously recreated the Peter Pan mythology in the critically acclaimed Shadowline Comics series, Peter Panzerfaust. In his vision of the boy who never grows up, Peter Pan takes on the Nazis. Wiebe, who is also the 2012 Shuster award-winning writer, got his feet wet [...]
Amazing Spider-Man 700: Grown Men Do Cry.
This was going to be my review of Amazing Spider-Man 700 (ASM 700) by Dan Slot, but we have covered that on our site already – here. Instead, I’m going to reflect on the issue and the series from a more personal perspective. If you have NOT yet read ASM 700, you will want to [...]
Mayor of Calgary Talks Comic Books, Literacy and Calgary Expo
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi – a self-proclaimed comic book and sci-fi geek – recently sat down with ComicBookTherapy.com. Canada’s most popular municipal leader discusses his favourite comics, the role comic books can play to help get reluctant readers reading, and how “nerds” should be corralled in one location. At least, he said, when it comes [...]
True Patriot Introduces a New Set of Canadian Superheroes
Canadian comic book writer J. Torres took the time to answer my questions about his latest project – True Patriot. He and a bunch of other award-winning Canadian comic book artist and writers have banded together to give comic book fans the world over, a new set of superheroes that are 100% Canadian. They [...]
Joe Mulvey’s SCAM #2 Doesn’t Disappoint
Before I begin my spoiler-free review, let me introduce Joe Mulvey, the writer and artist behind the SCAM series, which is published by Comix Tribe. SCAM follows a group of super-powered grifters, led by Tru, who are set up to take the fall during a heist by one of their own, Marcus. This five-issue series [...]
Interview with Walter Koenig: His Graphic Novel and Star Trek
Walter Koenig at Spock Days 2012 Photo credit: Sarah McGinnis Walter Koenig is probably best known for his role in the original Star Trek series and films, but fans may not realize that the actor is also a budding graphic novelist. Things To Come, his most recent turn at writing, was intended to be [...]
Comic Canuck Donates $9000 Comic Book Collection to Alberta Children’s Hospital
PHOTO CREDIT: Lyle Aspinall | Calgary SUN | QMI Agency When, Pedro (@wolverinept), Mike (@notsosilentmike), Danny (@TheAgentBurgos) and I (@Comic_Canuck) started ComicBookTherapy.com we knew the site would talk about the comic book industry and everything connected to it, but we also agreed on the importance of giving back to our communities. Comics can be a [...]
Electric Love Writer Curt Pires Speaks With CBT
Canadian comic book writer Curt Pires will treat readers this fall with the release of his four-issue series, Electric Love. Curt took in the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo earlier this year, where he talked about his inspiration for this series, the lessons he’s learned about creating comics by listening to music, as well as [...]
Star Trek Voyager Actor Garrett Wang Leads An Away Team Into Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Star Trek fans know actor Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim the hard-working idealist on Voyager. Even now, more than a decade after the series ended, Garrett is still busy promoting his character and franchise, including two stops this spring in Alberta. In April, he took in the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, and this [...]
A Chat With Rebel Blood Co-Creator Riley Rossmo At Alpha Comics
This spring, Riley Rossmo, a highly-respected Canadian artist and co-creator of Rebel Blood, met fans – and chatted with me – at a bustling Calgary comic shop. He signed copies of Rebel Blood #1, the Image Comics sell-out hit, jotted down some illustrations and even gave away original art during his appearance at Alpha Comics. Between [...]
Will Marvel Reboot Its Universe Like DC When AvX Concludes?
If there is one word in comics that annoys long-time fans the most it’s “reboot.” Michael Worthan and I are here with our latest View2View: Will Marvel quickly pull off the band-aid and reboot its entire universe at the conclusion of the currently ongoing 12-part Avengers vs. X-Men mega-event? Comic Canuck’s View: Sadly, my answer to [...]
Comic Writer Ryan Ferrier At The Calgary Expo
At the recent Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, Canadian comic book writer Ryan Ferrier shared the inspiration for his latest work, Tiger Lawyer, came from a joke on Twitter. He also discusses his other current title, The Brothers James, which focusses on a set of identical twin brothers who hit the road to target members of a motorcycle gang, which killed their [...]
Be A True Hero And Help Feed The Hungry
We at ComicBookTherapy.com are asking all of our great friends and fans to take 65 seconds of your time and watch this video. For every view, Shaw will donate $1 to the food bank drive and Campbell Canada will donate 1 pound of food – up to $250,000 and 250,000 pounds of food respectively. Each year, 900,000 Canadians [...]
Saga Artist Fiona Staples at the Calgary Expo
Canadian comic artist extraordinaire Fiona Staples, who is responsible for the look of Image Comics’ hit ongoing book Saga, took in the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo last weekend. Hit play on the link below and listen to Fiona talk about the wonderful scripts written by Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan, and how the two came to [...]
John Noble and Jasika Nicole at the Calgary Expo
*** SPOILER ALERT *** John Noble (Walter Bishop) and Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) from FOX’s hit show FRINGE, made the trip to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo this weekend to meet thousands of excited fans, myself included. They sat down to chat about how they enjoy playing their doppelgangers and their excitement about a renewed [...]
