This young boy is mesmerized by the Dark Knight. As the sunlight glows through the panes he thinks about how he wants to grow up to protect Gotham, too.
More of Canada’s First Superheroes to be reprinted starting with Johnny Canuck!
Toronto-based comic book historian, Rachel Richey is excited to announce that she has obtained the publication rights to characters of Golden Age publisher Bell Features. These Canadian wartime comics will be published as full collections starting with Johnny Canuck, Thunderfist, and Adrian Dingle’s The Penguin.
Jim Lee (famous artist for Batman and DC Comics) posted a couple original sketches from the Heroes and Villains layout. I love the little notes at the bottom of the sketches, "Hush with a blooding axe, Ok?"
They are reprinting the original Nelvana Comic from 1940!! This excerpt was taken from the Nelvana FB page
We will be reprinting the original 1940s Nelvana of the Northern Lights comic books, aka Canada's first super-heroine (and one of the world's first!) Next month, we will begin crowd funding to raise funds to capture, restore, print, and distribute the comics.
Batman’s got a new ride – I found out about this car via MSN.com and it looks like one badass bat car and it’s a Kia. This isn’t some kind of economy drive, it’s Bruce Wayne’s latest philanthropic project, a campaign to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa. Check out all the images and information taken from MSN.com about the car:
Nova Scotia man is one of three partners behind new action figures sporting Canadian military uniforms that they're trying to get on the market. Although the figures may not become as popular as G.I. Joe, the first-ever Canadian military action figures are starting to sell quickly in Nova Scotia. "Once they're all sold and $6,000 goes to the soldiers' fund, then we'd love to expand into different areas, maybe [add] more to the line, a female character. We have some ideas," Sperry said. The action figures are only available in four locations in Nova Scotia — two in the Truro area, one in Dartmouth and another in Bridgewater. They're also availabe in select locations in Ontario.
Captain Canuck poster available in a number of locations in southern Ontario in time for Canada Day
Big B Comics, Blue Beetle Comics and comicbookdaily.com have joined to sponsor this full colour 19 x 27 inch Captain Canuck poster in time for Canada Day. Posters will be available at a number of outlets in Hamilton, Brantford, Cambridge and Toronto by June 27. Richard Comely illustrated and coloured the poster with colouring assistance from his son Jordan Comely.
ComicsAlliance readers about to buy a new digital camera may wish to delay the purchase long enough to investigate the RS1500 from Pentax. The camera manufacturer has teamed up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to offer a limited edition of the compact device that comes with interchangeable skins based on DC Comics characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Joker, Superman, The Flash and Catwoman.
I'm pretty excited about this, I just bought the complete run on eBay last fall.
Beginning in June, Canada will once again see its greatest superheroes return to action. Earlier today, Marvel Comics announced that Alpha Flight will be relaunched this June as an eight issue maxi-series by the writing team of Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with art by Dale Eaglesham. The events in Alpha Flight will tie into Marvel's Fear Itself crossover as well. Alpha Flight was created by John Byrne in 1979 in Uncanny X-Men #120. Byrne later shepherded Alpha Flight into their first ongoing series which ran for 11 years. Three revivals have been published since then, including an Omega Flight miniseries in 2007. Check here for the complete article on CraveOnline!!!
This is a British company that has a wicked set of DC Character statues for sale. I wish they would ship to Canada!!!! Some are available on Amazon.com
For the first time in DC Comics history, see Batman the world's most popular DC Super Hero as you've never seen him before, in an all-new, live-action arena adventure, set to take the world by storm. Premiering in the UK in Summer 2011, Batman Live - World Arena Tour is a multi-million pound stage production of unprecedented scale and a must-see for families and Batman fans everywhere. Based on an original story being created exclusively for the show, Batman Live is a theatrical extravaganza of thrilling stunts, acrobatic acts and illusions. Never before has Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum been brought to life on stage in a more visually exciting way. Join Batman and Robin as they battle their nemesis The Joker and other super-villains such as The Riddler, Catwoman, The Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, set on destroying Gotham City.
Nova Scotia man is one of three partners behind new action figures sporting Canadian military uniforms that they're trying to get on the market.
Nova Scotia man is one of three partners behind new action figures sporting Canadian military uniforms that they're trying to get on the market.
