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November 29, 2011 Captain Canuck Legacy 1.5 5000 copies printed and distributed in Canada Only 300 copies remain and are available through the Productspage. November 26, 2011 New Captain Canuck Release from IDW IDW Publishing is releasing Captain Canuck, The Complete Edition to comic book stores on December 7 and bookstores on December 21st. This edition includes issues 1, 2 and 3, issue 15 and much more! July 30, 2011 Captain Canunck Fan Expo Special Edition Finally the legacy series continues with legacy 1.5 the Fan Expo special edition. Fan Expo runs from August 25th - 28th at the Toronto Convention Centre where Richard Comely will be appearing as one of the guest artist and the new issue will be released at the convention. More news will be coming soon on the complete Legacy series. July 30, 2011 Captain Canuck - The Decision 200 12 x 18 Prints by Richard Comely will be available at select comic stores. These Prints will be also be available at Fan Expo for only $10 tax included. July 30, 2011 Minds Eye Entertainment to Develop Feature Film Based on Canadian Superhero CAPTAIN CANUCK (Los Angeles, CA) July 19 , 2011 Minds Eye Entertainment has picked up
the rights to the Canadian comic book Superhero CAPTAIN CANUCK from
writer/creator Richard Comely, as announced today by Kevin DeWalt, CEO and
President of Minds Eye. Working closely with Comely, Minds Eye is currently in
development on a film adaptation based on the comic book series. The first issue of CAPTAIN CANUCK hit newsstands in May 1975. Thirty-six
years later, the superhero franchise has garnered fans around the world. To
date, more than 2 million copies have been sold and 26 different editions have
been printed. IDW Publishing recently published two hard cover collections of the
original issues that have since sold out. DeWalt said: I have always been a big fan of CAPTAIN CANUCK, and we are
honored to be working with Richard on bringing Canada’s greatest Superhero to
the big screen. Over the years, there have been a number of licensed CAPTAIN CANUCK
products, including t-shirts, sweat shirts, doodle posters, etc. Canada Post issued
a CAPTAIN CANUCK postage stamp in 1995. In addition, CAPTAIN CANUCK
has also made the cover of TIME magazine. Creator Comely said: I’ve had a great beginning with Minds Eye.
I’m confident we can make a movie that will appeal to audiences both in Canada
and around the world. ABOUT MINDS EYE ENTERTAINMENT Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is one of Canada's most prolific
independent production and distribution companies, internationally recognized for
its commitment to distinctive film and television product. Currently headed up by CEO and President Kevin DeWalt, Minds Eye
Entertainment has grown tremendously over the years producing over 40
television movies and feature films. Minds Eye’s upcoming and previous slate
of production titles include the action drama THE TALL MAN starring Jessica
Biel in a career defining performance as a small town mother investigating the
mysterious disappearance of her child; the thriller FACES IN THE CROWD with
Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil franchise, The Fifth Element) and co-starring Julian
McMahon (Nip Tuck); LULLABY FOR PI starring Forest Whitaker and Rupert
Friend; and Stephen King’s DOLAN’S CADILLAC starring Christian Slater, which
was also a recent top 10 rental in the US with Block Buster Video.
Enlisting top talent and participating in international co-production partnerships
in the United States and worldwide, Mind’s Eye prides itself on collaborating and
working with a variety of US and international co-production companies. June 23, 2011 New Captain Canuck Poster 19"x 27" 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. June 23, 2011 Captain Canuck Film In March 2011 Richard Comely signed a co-production agreement with a Canadian production company to produce a live action Captain Canuck feature film. The producers will announce details at the San Diego Comic Con in July. A media release has not been issued yet but news of the movie deal was first leaked to the Los Angeles Times. Below are some of the articles. Toronto Life – Author: Mick Vicar - January 28, 2011 Bloodspot.com - March 12, 2011 Film School Rejects - Cole Abacus - January 25, 2011 Movie – Rick Melee - January 27th 2011 The Hollywood Reporter - Etna Blessing - January 26, 2011 Geek/Wired – Brad Moon - February 7, 2011 LA Times, Hero Complex - Rick Rojas- January 22, 2011 The Book Of Terrible - March 9, 2011 Bleeding Cool -Brandon Connelly - January 22, 2011 Oh No They Didn’t - Source: Movie – January 27 2011 Movies on Demand – January 30, 2011 Comic Book Therapy – Pedro Marques- January 23, 2011 Movie Carpet – Source: filmschoolrejects.com - January 26, 2011 Wikipedia – Last Updated March 12, 2011 Killer Film - Matt Keith - January 22, 2011 AGO - Matt Patches - February 9, 2011 Playback - Etna Blessing - January 27, 2011 Examiner - Andrew Wyes - January 22nd, 2011 Screen Junkies - Joseph Gibson- January 25, 2011 Other Updates Richard Comely signed comics and met with Captain Canuck fans on May 7th for Free Comic Book day. He spent the morning at Big B Comics in Hamilton (www.bigbcomics.com) and the afternoon at Image Collections in Streets (Mississauga).(www.imagecollections.ca) Most comic book stores reported that this was their best Free Comic Book day ever. Captain Canuck greeting cards, post cards and stickers are coming in time for Fan Expo August 25 to the 28. www.fanexpocanada.com Richard Comely will be a guest at Fan Expo 2011. Comely is releasing a 16 page special edition Captain Canuck comic book in time for this event. Copies will be available in Fan Expo VIP bags and at a number of other locations. A Captain Canuck animated television series is in the works. A media release regarding this project will be issued within weeks. The Captain Canuck website will be completely redesigned. Webisodes for this new series are being created for the website for this fall. IDW Publishing is releasing the Captain Canuck Omnibus edition of the original series this November. Their volume one and two hard cover editions of Captain Canuck featuring issues 4 to 14 have both sold out. February 9, 2011 CAPTAIN CANUCK FAN ART ON THE WEB Captain Canuck fan Ambushbug has recently run an art contest over at Deviant Art. Richard Comely assisted in the judging of the contest and there were many excellent entries but these five rose to the top.
Also feel free to check out some of the superb entries that didn't finish in the top five http://turpentine-08.deviantart.com/#/d2ya4nh http://shun-008.deviantart.com/#/d2ya386 http://dogcanjump.deviantart.com/#/d2y6u0u http://semaj007.deviantart.com/gallery/2037004#/d2vk7k1 http://everyonesname.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2x9b1x http://bezerrobizarro.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2weld5 http://marvin000.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vwt2r http://maxi-knows-2-much.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vsqyd http://me9a7.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2usylb http://benbal.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2un1d0 http://xjoedx.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0#/d2uguga http://isikol.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2u4rvc http://zahntelmo.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2tfe1o http://fastfood.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2tgjbo http://realgevan.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2tbhz1 http://aquanitrox.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2t6rr2 http://theambushbug.deviantart.com/gallery/25343188#/d2ss89x http://attlantic.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2rtde4 http://shan-01.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2rhh3t http://2ajoe.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2r2xg1 November 5, 2010 SAY HELLO TO RICHARD COMELY AT THE FIRST EVER CHARITY COMIC CONVENTION IN MONTREAL QUEBEC. SEE YOU THERE!
June 10, 2010 FIRST A CAPTAIN CANUCK SANDWICH, THEN THE AWARD… RICHARD COMELY RECEIVES JOE SHUSTER AWARD CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF CAPTAIN CANUCK Richard Comely was presented the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Award on Saturday, June 5, in celebration of Captain Canuck’s 35th anniversary. The awards program took place at the University of Toronto’s Innis town hall in Toronto with 13 Comely family members in the audience. The award enters Comely into the Joe Shuster Hall of Fame. George Freeman (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Claude St. Aubin (Raymond, Alberta) were also given awards for their part in assisting Comely in the late 70’s. Comely will deliver plaques personally to both when he travels west. Four of Richard’s seven sons (Jason, Corey, Jordan and Daniel) attended the Award presentation. Son Jordan works as a graphic designer for B Street in Toronto. He has assisted on Captain Canuck including the IDW hardcover editions. Corey, who has a fine arts degree, also worked on Captain Canuck in the mid 90s and on digitizing the colour for Vol. 2 of the IDW hard cover books. Copies of the IDW books can still be ordered from Amazon, Chapters and Comic book stores have copies though many have sold out. Two hours before the awards show Comely treated family to dinner at Toronto’s famous The Lakeview Restaurant (1132 Dundas St. W.) where one can order the Captain Canuck Sandwich (with peameal bacon) and many of the Comely clan did so. The Lakeview also features a nifty Captain Canuck Kids Menu and Captain Canuck KIDS CLUB card. Currently Comely is in discussions to develop an animated Television series and to publish new comic books and graphic novels. Sinking Ship Productions Inc. had an option to produce a feature film until recently. Comely hopes to be able to announce a negotiated agreement for television and other media before fall. May 1, 2009 Captain Canuck Hardcover Collection from IDW Publishing IDW Publishing will publish collections of the original 1975–1980 series (issues 1–14 and the 1980 double size Summer Special) in hard cover and trade paper backs. Their first release in June will feature Issues four to ten in a hard cover edition. The 1980 Summer Special and Issues 11 to 14 will be released in December. Issue one, two and three will be published by Comely Comix along with Issue 15 which was produced in 1980 but not published. The paint on acetate colouring meathod developed by Dick Thomas and I in 1975 will be presented in it's true glory in these delux editions. 
The four part Captain Canuck Legacy series will be completed in 2009. The Legacy series will also be published as a Graphic Novel with added content. Captain Canuck is being developed as a feature film by Toronto based Sinking Ship Productions Inc. A release date could come by 2011. J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers are spearheading the effort to bring Captain Canuck to the big (and small) screen. This web site – the official Captain Canuck web site – will get a redesign in the next few months. New content will be be added and added much more frequently. Regards, Richard Comely JANUARY 12, 2009 Captain Canuck as Seen on Corner Gas Monday, Jan. 12 at 9:30pm ET - American Resolution CTV features copies of Captain Canuck. Hank, Karen and Wanda's willpower is put to the test when they try to make each other break their new year's resolutions. Davis tries to get out of making coffee at the police station and Brent and Emma teach Oscar a thing or two about being a Canadian citizen. Captain Canuck Fruit and nut energy bar? Richard Comely has always wanted to associate Captain Canuck with living a healthier lifestyle. This mock up wrapper and discussions with the top energy food bar manufacturer in Canada are just the beginning. 2009 will hopefully see Captain Canuck energy food bars in stores all across our fair land. Comments, encouragement or ideas for this endeavour are most welcome here.
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. |
