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Issue #1 of Tide of Blood has very early positive review!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, December 10, 2012 – 10:14 am

We were able to get a very early sneak preview of our Issue #1 of The Tide of Blood series to the folks at Diamond’s Previews World magazine a couple weeks ago… and they liked it so much that they named it a Staff Pick for the month of February!
Kate Henning writes: “If you’re looking [...]

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CBC National & The World at Six Profiles!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 14, 2011 – 1:24 pm

We have been fortunate to receive a great deal of media attention since the launch of our series last year.  However, one of our biggest hits will be on air later this week.

The major Canadian television network CBC will be doing a profile of Kill Shakespeare on their flagship nightly news and current affairs show [...]

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Nominated for a Joe Shuster Award!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, February 1, 2011 – 10:47 am

Fresh Off the Presses!
It was announced earlier today that Conor and I have been nominated for a Joe Shuster Award in the category of Outstanding Comic Book Writer(s)!  The Shusters are the Canadian comic book creator awards.  We are very happy for the nomination, especially since we’re in the same category as great pros such [...]

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BBC: “A Controversial New Comic”

Posted by Anthony Del Col, January 12, 2011 – 10:38 am

We were profiled on BBC World Service’s The Strand yesterday.  The Strand is a daily arts and culture radio show that goes out worldwide with a HUGE listenership (is that a word?…).  It was a fun interview (conducted at the CBC studios back in December) that discusses the creation of the project, our interpretation of [...]

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We’ve made the Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2011 List!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, January 11, 2011 – 10:34 pm

Every year YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association) put together a list of the top graphic novels that are suitable for teenagers (between the ages of 12 – 18).  This is a prestigious list that always has some top titles from the major publishers as well as a wide range from indie publishers and [...]

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Toronto Launch Party!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, November 1, 2010 – 4:40 pm

As we prepare to head out to New York later this week for our gallery show and a couple signings, we are also prepping for the launch of the trade paperback here in our hometown of Toronto.  To celebrate everything that we’ve been able to accomplish, and to thank all of those that have assisted [...]

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Perhaps the most valuable members of our team…

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 9, 2010 – 11:25 pm

One of the things that came out of our meetings two weeks ago at Book Expo America was how impressed everyone (sales reps, retailers, librarians) was with the media coverage that we’ve been receiving.  Yes, we have a very interesting story that media can quickly pick up on – a unique spin on Shakespeare in [...]

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Very interesting comments!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, April 2, 2010 – 12:43 am

We are currently in San Francisco to attend the WonderCon this weekend.  We’ve reached out to some media and one who picked up the story was Topless Robot, a great site discussing pop culture.  Click on the logo to go to the site.

Entitled “The Justice League of Stratford-upon-Avon, it’s a great article.  But what’s even [...]

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Our first radio interview together…

Posted by Anthony Del Col, March 23, 2010 – 11:53 pm

Earlier today Conor and I were interviewed on Toronto’s CIUT 89.5FM, talking about Kill Shakespeare as well as the upcoming Toronto Wizard Comic-Con.  Take 5, hosted by Dave Peterson, it was a fun twenty minutes of conversation about the Kill Shakespeare concept, the comic book industry in general, anticipated academic reaction to the comic book [...]

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MASTER Media Links

Posted by Conor McCreery, February 23, 2010 – 3:09 pm

PRESS:
“Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bard?” – Comic Book Resources, February 8th, 2010.
“A Comic Treatment for the Bard” – The Irish Times, January 6th, 2010.
“Why Are Two Canadians Out To Kill Shakespeare?” – Publishers Weekly, July 28th, 2009
BLOGS:
“Speculator’s Corner – What’s Hot to Trot” – Bleedingcool.com
“New Comic Series – Kill Shakespeare” – The Shakespeare [...]

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