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Toronto Comic Con Moves to Convention Centre

By Will Perkins
October 26, 2011

Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Side - Wizard World Toronto Comic Con 2012 Venue
Earlier today, Wizard World announced that the 2012 Toronto Comic Con would be moving to a new venue: the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto. It’s welcome news for those of us who did not enjoy that chilly Spring trek out to the Direct Energy Centre.

Confirmed guests include Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis, Star Trek), Eisner Award Hall of Fame writer Marv Wolfman (DCU Online, Crisis on Infinite Earths), and artists Mike Deodato Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman), John McCrea (“Hitman, Transmetropolitan) and Barry Kitson (Uncanny X-Force, FF”). More guest announcements are sure to be made over the coming months.

“Wizard World Toronto Comic Con has grown tremendously in its first two years, making this move to the Metro Toronto Convention Center a natural,” said John Macaluso of the Wizard World Board of Directors. A larger venue with the more convenient and accessible location? This move sounds like a win-win for both Wizard World and Canadian convention goers. Dork Shelf will be there with bells on. And no, that doesn’t mean we’re dressing up like Khal Drogo.

The 2012 Wizard World Toronto Comic Con is set to take place April 14-15 at the MTCC. More information here.

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Retro Comic Review: Marvel Premiere #10

By Jonathan Ore
March 22, 2011

Last week two DLC characters for Marvel vs Capcom 3 were released. From the Capcom side was Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine, who’s been having trouble with mind-controlling parasites lately. On the Marvel side is Shuma-Gorath, a sassy one-eyed tentacled monster who few people who work at Marvel Comics, let alone read them, have ever heard of. Except for a handful of encounters with Dr. Strange and the Fantastic Four in the 1970s and 80s, he barely exists at all. Continue reading →

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Sigil #1 Review

By Andrew Uys
March 12, 2011

I enjoyed Sigil #1, but having never read the original series – published by CrossGen from 2000 to 2003 – I found the comic’s plot a bit thin and somewhat confusing. Still, Leonard Kirk’s attention-grabbing artistic style more than made up this, and has me eagerly awaiting issue #2. Continue reading →

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Interview
Comic Artist & Designer Adi Granov

By Dork Shelf
September 28, 2010

With the release of the Iron Man 2 DVD and Blu-Ray today, now seems like a good a time to post our interview with conceptual designer and comic book artist Adi Granov from the 2010 Wizard World Toronto Comic Con. Granov is best known for his distinctive work on Marvel’s in Iron Man: Extremis miniseries, as well as his incredible cover art for a variety of Marvel titles. His amazing work on Extremis eventually led Granov to a job as conceptual illustrator and suit consultant on Jon Favreau’s two Iron Man films. Continue reading →

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Toronto Comic Con Starts Today

By Will Perkins
March 26, 2010

The first Wizard World Toronto Comic Con kicks off today (that’s March 26th) at 12pm. There will be something at the con for dorks of all stripes; whether you’re a fan of sci-fi, horror, comic books, video games, anime, etc. … Continue reading →

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Podcast 17: Spoiled for Choice

By Dork Shelf
March 23, 2010

In this video game spectacular, Will, Jeff and Lucas are joined by their gassy friend Max to discuss the glut of video games that were offered by developers over the past month or so. They also talk about the demos they have been playing, some games they’re looking forward to and a few awesome events happening in Toronto over the next few weeks. Continue reading →

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Interview with Gareb Shamus of Wizard Entertainment

By Dork Shelf
January 18, 2010

Local convention fans have been abuzz since it was announced that Wizard Entertainment had purchased the long running Paradise Toronto Comic Con. Wizard Entertainment is a well known quantity amongst dorks, not only for putting on some of North America’s … Continue reading →

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