Jamie Coville, Author at First Comics News

Comic Writers Assemble! Moderated by Anthony Ruttgaizer, on the panel was Jason Loo, Fred Kennedy, Sam Maggs and Duane Murray. The group discussed how they became “overnight” successes in writing… The post Toronto Comicon 2026: Comic Writers Assemble! appeared first on First Comics News.

Comics: Coming of Age Stories On the panel was Paris Alleyne, Stephanie Cooke, Fell Hound, Brenda Hickey, Sam Maggs and captained by Cecil Castellucci. They spoke about what gives them… The post Toronto Comicon 2026: Comics: Coming of Age Stories appeared first on First Comics News.

Music and Comics: Creators Working in Harmony Panelists were moderator Cecil Castellucci, Fred Kennedy, Jibola Fagbamiye and Shawn Daley. The group talked the way music and comics overlap. How they… The post Toronto Comicon 2026: Music and Comics: Creators Working in Harmony appeared first on First Comics News.

Sketch to Story: Illustrating for Young Readers Amiel Sandland and Irma Kniivila discuss working in picture books and comics. They covered their favorite childhood comic and anime was, what got… The post Mississauga Comic Expo (MCX) 2025: Sketch to Story: Illustrating for Young Readers appeared first on First Comics News.

Behind the Panels: Building a Career in Comics Allison O’Toole, Derek Laufman, and Jason Loo answer a bunch of questions about a career in comics, among the topics covered were… The post Mississauga Comic Expo (MCX) 2025: Behind the Panels: Building a Career in Comics appeared first on First Comics News.

The Messy Business of Drawing Pretty Pages Mike Rooth was interviewed by Dominic Chenier. Mike spoke about what info he gets for drawing a cover and a page of interior… The post The Messy Business of Drawing Pretty Pages appeared first on First Comics News.

Sketch Duel: James Raiz and Mike McKone Anthony Ruttgaizer moderated the sketch duel by asking the audience for suggestions for the sketches, asked both what they were working on before… The post Sketch Duel: James Raiz and Mike McKone appeared first on First Comics News.

Local Legends: Janet Hetherington and Ronn Sutton Dominic Chenier interviews both Janet and Ronn about their careers. For Janet, he goes through her involvement with the Canadian Post Superhero Stamps,… The post Ottawa Comic Con: Local Legends: Janet Hetherington and Ronn Sutton appeared first on First Comics News.

Fresh Voices in Comics Moderated by Stephanie Cooke, panelists Emilia Strilchuk, Tate Brombal, Chris Condon and Ricky Lima discuss what drew them to the comic medium, which types of stories… The post FAN EXPO CANADA: Fresh Voices in Comics appeared first on First Comics News.

Spotlight: Jeph Loeb and Friends Jeph was late, so the panel started with John Kirk interviewing Simone Bianchi and Simone Di Meo. Bianchi spoke about the Lucca Comics & Games… The post FAN EXPO CANADA: Spotlight: Jeph Loeb and Friends appeared first on First Comics News.