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Jamie Coville, Author at First Comics NewsFAN EXPO CANADA: Canada’s Golden Age of SuperheroesCanada’s Golden Age of Superheroes Panelists were Darcy Shea, Ivan Kocmarek, and Ramon Perez. Ivan spoke about the origins of Canadian Comics, the two books they are publishing – an…
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2025-09-0340 min
True North Country Comics PodcastsIvan Kocmarek promotes The Cartoon Foundry 2025
Here’s my chat with Ivan Kocmarek about The Cartoon Foundry 2025, his talk planned for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and more.
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Ivan is a retired Hamilton, Ontario teacher and comic book collector for over 50 years. He edited Heroes of the Home Front with more 300 pages of the history of Canadian comics in the World War II era from Bell Features artists and over 150 pages of original art. Ivan has been instrumental in man...
2025-06-0517 min
Radio Free KryptonCelebrating the 80th anniversary of Canadian Comics with Sequential MagazineAll the way back in 1941, the first comic book ever published in Canada was released. To commemorate the occasion, Sequential Magazine has dedicated their entire latest issue to the achievement. Hosts Justin and Jacob talk to Editor-in-Chief Brendan Montgomery and comics historian Ivan Kocmarek about how it started, and where we went from there. Originally broadcast on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto. Produced by Jacob Dubé.
2021-05-2028 min
Cataclysmic Comics BackpackEpisode 9: James WaleyJames Waley was in the first Canadian cartooning program at Sheridan College in the early 1970s. He went on to found ORB magazine in 1974 which featured The Northern Light. James also became involved in organizing Comic Cons in southern Ontario and a gallery show featuring comic book creators and their work beyond comics. James is currently working on a book on 'Captain George' Henderson and a handful of exciting new projects.
2021-02-1456 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackCataclysmic Comics Backpack Episode 8 - Mark InnesMark Innes has been a seminal, one-man independent comic publishing engine in Hamilton for three decades. He is the man behind Blind Bat press and a central contributor to comics culture in the city and beyond.
2020-09-1949 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackCataclysmic Comics Backpack Episode 7 - Mark ShainblumMark Shainblum’s career has been a weave of comics, science fiction, and journalism. He was inducted into the Shuster’s Hall of Fame in 2016 and has won the Aurora Award for Canadian science fiction. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of Northguard, Fleur de Lys, and Angloman.
2020-07-1356 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackCataclysmic Comics Backpack Episode 6 - Rob WaltonRob Walton is a Toronto comic book artist, animator, and storyboard artist whose work includes Pork Knight, Bloodlines, Grendel Tales, and the Eisner Award-winning Ragmop. He is currently dealing with a Hot Stuff fetish.
2020-07-1133 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackCataclysmic Comics Backpack Ep. 5: Ron KasmanRon Kasman has been part of putting together some of the first Canadian Comic Cons. He has worked in comics as a penciller, inker, writer, colourist, and as a letterer. Ron has also served as a secondary school art teacher for more than three decades before retiring. Since the turn of the century he has produced three well-received graphic novels and is currently working on his fourth. Find out what picks Ron puts into his backpack.
2020-06-1149 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackComics for the Apocalypse Ep. 4 Dave DarrigoDave Darrigo was the main force behind some of the first new fanzine and semi-pro type comics to be produced in Canada during the late 60's. In the late 70's he became the first manager of the Dragon Lady comics store in Toronto. With Rick Taylor he produced a 12-issue run of comics under the title of Wordsmith through Renegade Press. In the 90's Dave produced comics out of Special Studio Press in Brantford Ontario.
2020-06-0534 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackComics for the Apocalypse Ep. 3 Ron HobbsIn this episode, storyboard artist, cartoonist, and comic collector Ron Hobbs picks his five comics for the Apocalypse.
2020-05-3034 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackComics for the Apocalypse Ep. 2 (Mel Taylor)In this episode Kitchener’s literate and loveable comic book curmudgeon, Mel Taylor, makes his five selections. Mel has been a fixture in the Tri-City comic book scene since the times of Harry Kremer. Mel has written a number of comic book stories and published his own mini-comics. Mel also has the best copy of that much sought-after Nelvana of the Northern Lights compendium that I’ve come across.
2020-05-2936 minCataclysmic Comics BackpackComics for the Apocalypse Episode 1 - Walt Durajlija"Comics for the Apocalypse" asks individuals from the comics community to pick five comics and/or graphic novels that they could put in a knapsack to keep their comic spirits up during a journey through an apocalyptic landscape. Our first guest is Walter Durajlija owner of Big-B Comics in Hamilton, Ontario and main force behind the Comic Book Daily website.
2020-05-2134 min