Publishers Weekly Interview

 

Brigid Alverson recently interviewed me for Publishers Weekly:

Alison Dare is back! A series of funny, kid-friendly tales of a feisty little girl who is the daughter of an archaeologist and a superhero, the Alison Dare comics first came out in 2000 from Oni Press and were very well received, even garnering a nomination for an Eisner Award. Written by J. Torres (Lola: A Ghost Story) and drawn by J. Bone (Super Friends) the two-volume set Alison Dare: Little Miss Adventures and Alison Dare: Heart of the Maiden is due out in a new edition from Tundra Books this May. We took the opportunity to talk to J. Torres about Alison's origins and how he feels the comic has stood the test of time.

To read the Q&A, please go here.

2010 Shuster Award Nominees

The nominees for the 6th annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards have just been announced. Nominees were selected by a panel of jurors provided master lists of eligible creators with work published during the 2009 calendar year. Canadian citizens living at home or abroad, as well as permanent residents, were eligible for consideration. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Saturday, June 5th at the University of Toronto's Innis Town Hall as part of the Toronto Comicon Fan Appreciation Event taking place that same weekend.

Congratulations to my fellow nominees!

Outrageous!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17
Written by J. Torres • Art and cover by Andy Suriano

An outrageous aquatic adventure is in store for Batman when he teams up with the King of the Seven Seas! It's Batman and Aquaman vs. Ocean Master for the fate of all the water on the planet!

Johnny DC * 32pg. * Color * $2.50 US

On Sale May 19, 2010

If I'm not mistaken, this is Andy Suriano's first cover for the series. I'm really glad to see it happen because I know he's been dying to take a crack at a cover since the beginning of the series. Speaking of mistaken, I think someone mistakenly left out our faithful inker Dan Davis. Must investigate this outrageous oversight...

Sneak Cheeks

Sean "Cheeks" Galloway recently asked me to give him a hand with his creator owned property Bastion's 7. Fans of Sean should be familiar with that title and some of its characters as they've been featured in various places including Sean's blog, deviantART site, and a couple of his previous sketchbooks.

My first assignment was to write an introductory webcomic that, interestingly enough, is scheduled to debut at the San Diego comic book convention this year in Sean's new sketchbook.

Got that? It's all part of the plan. Just go with it!

People have apparently been clamoring for more Bastion's 7, so Sean's decided to give a sneak peek here.

Please stay tuned for more.