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Comely Comix to secure additional financing and a new corporate structure A new board member meeting is scheduled for December where additional funding initiatives will be discussed. This will allow Comely Productions to hire additional staff, expand promotional advertising and implement other business ventures . Additionally, a second publication is planned for 2007. More details to come in December. On a personal note, a few unforseen complications coupled with teaching and business responsibilities have required more time and energy than expected and have slightly delayed the original deadlines. An added impediment was an unexpected (and unwelcomed) kidney stone. Recently, I underwent one last procedure to remove it. The good news is that the urologist doesn't expect I will develop another one. Regards, Richard Comely NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Issue Two coming in February 2007
Tom Evans Sr. an RCMP Inspector and his entire family are indangered when Tom jr. decides to help Darren Oak. Darren's older brother Nathan controls the Oak family empire. He's also involved with Committee 3 - an ultra secret conspiracy organization determined to bring about a new world order. Darren has discovered their treasonist plot to aid and equip terrorists - all in an effort to destroy Canadian sovereignty. Who in the Canadian and U.S. governments are involved in this conspiracy? How can they expose them so that the citizens of both countries will believe them? JUNE 30, 2006 Summer 2006 re-launch of Captain Canuck heralds the return of credible crimes Foiled by Canada’s own super hero Cambridge, ON – Over 30 years have passed since the first issue of Captain Canuck was launched in May of 1975. This summer he’ll don his new trademark red and white costume, leaping onto shelves (with Magno boots, of course) in the first of a four-part series entitled Captain Canuck Legacy. The story weaves characters from Canada’s east coast, Ontario and the United States in an international intrigue of illegal weapons smuggling. The guns are en route from the US to Canada and only Captain Canuck has what it takes to stop the scourge from reaching the streets of our peaceable nation. Announced just in time for Canada Day, the comic’s author and illustrator, Richard Comely, feels Canuck is still relevant after three decades because, “Captain Canuck can deal with very current issues. Things can be said and stories can be told in comic books that will resonate with Canadian and American readers. There are themes (such as national identity) that are more effectively expressed with sequential art than in another medium.” The re-launch excitement has been heightened by preproduction groundwork for a Captain Canuck feature film. Sinking Ship Productions, Inc. – of This is Daniel Cook fame has renewed their option for Film and Television rights. Digital versions of the Captain Canuck Reborn series (1993-96) will be included with select games distributed by Strategy First, a subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: SSTR) and leading entertainment software developer and online video game retailer based in Montreal. Beginning in September, Captain Canuck Legacy will also be a featured teaching tool in Comely’s upcoming position as instructor in Canada’s first and only post-graduate Comic Design and Scripting program at Mohawk College in Brantford, Ontario. The planned release date for Captain Canuck Legacy: Issue One is mid August 2006. It will be found on comic spinners at Chapters/ Indigo book stores, other retail chains and on the shelves of discriminating comic book stores across Canada including Big B Comics (Hamilton, ON), Silver Snail (Toronto, ON) and comic book stores throughout the U.S.A. About Captain Canuck and Richard Comely With the exception of a 3-part mini-series published under license in late 2004 by Riel Langlois, this is the first issue of Captain Canuck released in a decade. Richard Comely is an artist, illustrator, writer, producer and instructor. He lives with his wife and one of his eight children in Cambridge, Ontario. About Silverstar Holdings
Captain Canuck Legacy Issue One Synopsis A bonus six page back up story written by Riel Langlois and illustrated by his brother Drew features David Semple (named after a real life hero ) as the West Coast Captain Canuck. Contact JUNE 5, 2006 IS THAT A MAPLE LEAF FLOODLIGHT IN THE SKY? Summer 2006 re-launch of Captain Canuck heralds the return of credible crimes foiled by Canada’s own super hero Cambridge, ON – Over 30 years have passed since the first issue of Captain Canuck was launched in May of 1975. This summer he’ll don a new trademark red and white costume, leaping onto shelves (with Magno boots, of course) in the first of a four-part series titled Captain Canuck Legacy. The story weaves characters from Canada’s east coast, Ontario and the United States in an international intrigue of illegal weapons smuggling. The guns are en route from the US to Canada and only Captain Canuck has what it takes to stop the scourge from reaching the streets of our peaceable nation. The comic’s author and illustrator, Richard Comely, feels Canuck’s relevance today lies in part in both the medium and the theme of the story. “Things can be said and stories can be told in comic books that resonate with Canadian and American readers and that can't be expressed in another medium. Captain Canuck can deal with very current issues, ” says Comely. Orders for Diamond Comic Distributors from comic specialty stores will soon be tallied for the late July early August shipping date for the first issue. A very limited supply of advertising spaces remains in this historic return to print for Canada’s cultural icon. With over 200,000 search returns for “Captain Canuck” on the Internet, it’s clear devotion to this character has not waned. The re-launch coincides with further development work on a Captain Canuck feature film and an animated TV series for the not-too-distant future and is a featured teaching tool in Comely’s upcoming position as instructor in Canada’s first and only post-graduate Comic Design and Scripting program at Mohawk College in Brantford, Ontario. The first edition of Captain Canuck, dated July 1975, hit newsstands May 1975. More than 2.3 million copies over 24 issues have been printed since the first issue. In that year, it was the first and only full colour independent superhero comic book in the world. Canada Post issued a Captain Canuck postage stamp in 1995. With the exception of a 3-part mini-series produced under license in late 2004, this is the first issue of Captain Canuck released in a decade. Richard Comely is an artist, illustrator, writer, producer and instructor. He will soon begin teaching a new generation of comic artists in Canada’s first and only post-graduate Comic Design and Scripting program at Mohawk College in Brantford, Ontario. He lives with his wife and one of his eight children in Cambridge, Ontario. May 08, 2006 Captain Canuck Legacy In the near future, the problem of illegal firearms coming into Canada from the U.S. takes a drastic turn for the worse. Darren Oak’s older brother, Nathan is behind a plot to bring near anarchy to Canada and Darren will risk every thing to stop him. Darren dons the Captain Canuck costume and finds a new young ally in the struggle to keep his country together. 18 year old Tom Evans is planning to be a Mountie like his father but his meeting with Darren will change the course of his life!
Captain Canuck is Canada’s own superhero and in 1975 was the first and only full colour independent superhero comic book in the world! After 2.3 million copies, over 24 issues, numerous television appearances and his own Canada Post postage stamp in 1995 Captain Canuck returns again in an all new series CAPTAIN CANUCK Legacy LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED AND SIGNED COPIES The complete story in the pencil art stage with word balloons and captions. The original script along with production notes, sketches and character designs. The evolution from script to art to final edit at the lettering stage is preserved in this edition. Each copy signed by creator, writer and artist Richard Comely. Cover art by Leonard kirk Special Offer: A copy of the Special edition comes FREE with every 10 copies of Captain Canuck Legacy Issue One ordered March 21, 2006 Richard Comely to teach new Comic Design & Scripting course at Mohawk College
Captain Canuck and students drawn together at Mohawk for Canada's first Comic Design and Scripting Program BRANTFORD -- He's battled time-traveling aliens in New Brunswick and a monster-making mad scientist in Northern Ontario. Thwarted a separatist civil war plot in Western Canada, foiled a counterfeiting ring in Ottawa and gone undercover in the Maritimes. Graced the cover of TIME magazine, landed on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and been given his own commemorative stamp by Canada Post. Google his name and you’ll get 52,600 hits. And this September, Captain Canuck is off to Mohawk College to inspire a new generation of comic artists. Richard Comely, who introduced Canada's first homegrown superhero in May 1975, has signed on as an instructor with Canada's first and only post-graduate Comic Design and Scripting program Working out of studios at Mohawk's Elgin Street campus in Brantford, up to 30 students with college diplomas and university degrees will learn drawing, scriptwriting and the business of comic design and scripting from some of the best and most experienced in the business. Comely plans to enlist students in the start-to-finish production of getting a new Captain Canuck comic on store shelves. "While the art form has come a long way over the decades, comic books and comic strips remain storytelling with pictures," says Comely. "Mohawk’s Comic Design and Scripting program will be the only place in Canada where aspiring and experienced artists can learn how to master both of these essential elements."
Program coordinator Dan MacQueen says Mohawk is launching the one-of-a-kind program in response to employer needs. "Within the graphic design industry, there's a real shortage of artists who are as skilled with ink and paper as they are with a computer mouse and the latest software program." Career prospects for Comic Design and Scripting graduates won't be limited to spinning tales about hard-bodied superheroes in spandex, although comic book and graphic novel sales are on the rise. Other career opportunities include storyboarding for television, movies and advertising, character and plot development for video games and illustration for children's books and educational comics. "If you're good at it and know the fundamentals, there's no shortage of work that pays very, very well," says Comely. "Although you'll be having so much fun it willnever feel like work." Contacts: Graphic Novels and epic Manga are broadening the perspective of what is possible in the powerful combination of drawing and text. As everyone who watches film or TV knows, comic books can lead to even broader careers in related fields. If you love to tell stories in words and pictures, this is the place for you. Jay Stephens Creator of numerous award nominated comic books, the weekly WELCOME TO ODDVILLE comic strip, and the Emmy Award winning television cartoon, TUTENSTEIN
Leonard Kirk Artist, Penciller; Scorpion (Marvel), Bloodhound, Supergirl, Legion of Superheros and JSA (DC)
Scott Chantler Illustrator, Oni Press
Logan Lee Lubera Bright Anvil Studios, Hasbro Product Designer-Boys actions/adventure.
Mark Askwith Producer. SPACE (writer of The Prisoner, Silencers, Taboo, and Gotham Knights.
Eric Kim Illustrator; Love As A Foreign Language, Oni Press; Battle Academy, Brand New Planet, Toronto Star
Pat Davidson Inker, Marvel Comics Spider-Man, New Mutants, Daredevil
Ray Fawkes DC Writer and Artist
Ron Kasman Artist,Teacher, Letterer for DC comics, Image comics, Eclipse comics.
Ken Steacy Author/Illustrator
Cameron Stewart Artist for DC; Catwoman, Seaguy, and Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian.
George Freeman Penciller, inker and colourist for (among others) Captain Canuck, DC, Dark Horse and Marvel.
Ed Northcott Illustrator, Degrassi high Comics
Mark Innes Publisher of Blind Bat Press comic books
James Armstrong Canadian National Comic Book Expo
Daniel MacQueen A professional illustrator for 22 years. Studied Classical Animation at Sheridan College, Art and Art History at McMaster University, and Graphic Design at Mohawk College. July 20, 2005 Richard Comely has signed an option agreement with a Toronto based production ccompany. Their plans are to produce an animated T.V. series and a live action feature film. More details to follow in the coming weeks. July 20, 2005 Richard Comely is developing a new newspaper comic strip with Tony Gray of Windsor, Ontario. July 1, 2005 Watch for upcoming articles on the Captain Canuck legacy and its creators Sunday June 26, 2005 in the Toronto Star and Friday July 1, 2005 in the Toronto Sun. |
