True Patriot #7 Available on Comixology Jan 17th

The image below is for the 6th issue of True Patriot Presents but it seems that #7 is coming to us digitally on Wednedsay. The info below was posted on True Patriot Facebook group.

One year later, Dominion Jack’s adventures continue with this week’s release of True Patriot Presents #7...along with new Crude, Red Ensign and the Family Dynamic!

There you go! Now you have something to get you through the Monday blues!

Norlan: Sorceress Of Light

Speaking of Auric earlier...

The above was shared on the Canadian Comic Book Alliance Facebook group in November.

I don't recall a character named Norlan in the Auric book. The character that would best fit the limited information above would be the lady he met in 1912 who granted him his powers and bore a striking resemblance to a classic Canadian heroine.  Hmmm...

CanComicsWiki Awards 2017

The Canadian Independent Comic Book Wiki's construction began in December 2016 with the purpose of creating a record of all independently made comics books by Canadians over the years (and, of course, going forward). Content began to be added early in 2017and the database has grown at a rapid pace.

And what better way to celebrate an active and successful year "in business" than with an awards ceremony?

During the second half of December 2017, founder Brendan Montgomery collected upwards of 300 votes in various categories relating to independent comics publishing. The winners were announced about a week ago, starting with...

Coincidentally, I received the fourth issue of this series in the mail earlier today...

Auric is no stranger to this page, its predecessor, or probably of any fan of Canadian comics for that matter. The ongoing has been very successfully crowd-funded in the past and shows no signs of slowing down.

However, I admit to being far less familiar with the other big winner, apparently to my loss.

Adventurers originated as a web comic. After a couple of hundred strips released over the course of about three years, it also successfully took the crowd-funding route with the goal to release a compilation in print.

What was it about? Says Tindall...

When my oldest daughter was two, I began making drawings of her every day. In order to fit the strips in between my regular work, I made the rule that they had to be in pen, with no sketching beforehand, with only one colour (blue). She was growing up so fast and becoming such a fascinating person that I felt I needed to document it. As soon as she could speak, I realized that it would be a lot funnier to make comics about her 

...

For the first time, I'm going to write and draw the harrowing story of my kid's heart surgery at eight months old. The horrible days leading up to the surgery, the endless night while we waited to hear, and her two-week recovery. 

 I don't know that the description "slice of life" for a book has ever been more appropriate.

Take a look at the complete voting results of these awards. You'll see some familiar faces among the runners-up and honourable mentions, such as Big Nick and Auroraman. You may also be introduced to something pretty cool.

And make a mental note to participate next year. Preferably as a creator, if you've ever had that inclination.

Get To Know...Patriotfire!! (And The Rest Of North Force Alpha)

As work proceeds on the second and third issues of North Force Alpha, as well as a sourcebook about the team and its world, creator/writer/artist Peter Colp has been posting some background information about its members on its Facebook group.  Patriotfire below is an example.

FEELING BETRAYED BY HIS COUNTRY, AND MISTRUSTING OF THE GOVERNMENT, JACOBY "DAGGER" STEVENSON HAS RELUCTANTLY JOINED NFA. HIS "MUTATED" ABILITIES AND APPEARANCE HAVE BEEN A LIFE ALTERING EXPERIENCE AND CAUSED HIM TO HIDE AND BECOME AN OUTCAST FROM SOCIETY FOR MANY YEARS.

NOW, ENCOURAGED AND INSPIRED BY A PAST CANADIAN PATRIOT'S HEROIC DEEDS, HE HAS DECIDED TO AID NFA AGAINST THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE OCTAGON!

I'm kind of curious about this "past patriot" part now...

The second issue is expected to be available at the end of January and the plan following that is to release another issue every three months or so. The third issue should introduce a rival team from the United States and THAT's always a good time. ;-)

Colp has also launched a website specific to his team recently. It's still in need of a few tweaks, but you can have a look at that here.

Here's a capsule view of the team. The image below was posted by Colp on the Facebook group.