Self-taught artist Cary Nord caught the attention of Marvel editors with his original artwork in the mid-90s. He has since gone on to illustrate series runs on Daredevil and Mutant X. He may be best known for his revitalization of Robert E. Howard’s pulp fiction Cimmerian barbarian, Conan, with Kurt Busiek writing, for Dark Horse. Conan #0: Conan the Legend won an Eisner for Best Single Issue.

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Scott Kowalchuk is co-creator of the acclaimed series The Intrepids (Image Comics). Below is an excerpt from FFWD’s article on the subject:

The Intrepids is a retro-style tale about a band of orphans who set out to counter the threat of mad scientists under the tutelage of an aging inventor whose inventions give the scientists enhanced powers. The series is a throwback to the freewheeling adventure comics of the ’60s, and Kowalchuk’s illustrations evoke that era brilliantly.

The first issue sold out within its first week on newsstands in March 2010 and it was quickly sent to the printers for another run. It has received favourable reviews from many leading comic sites, in addition to a profile in USA Today.

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Riley Rossmo is an artist for Marvel’s Daken – Dark Wolverine along with Matteo Buffagni. This is his first title with Marvel.

Riley has made a name for himself with the mysterious creatures of folk mythology in Proof, written by co-creator Alex Grecian, and Multiple Personality Disorder counter-intelligence agents called Triplets in Cowboy Ninja Viking, written by AJ Lieberman, both titles from Image Comics.

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Quickdraw Animation Society aims to surprise and delight audiences at Calgary Comic and Toy Expo by screening the very best, locally crafted, hyper-colourful and super flashy 8-bit animations! Created during Quickdraw’s annual “48 Hour Lockdown,” (an event where teams are designated 48 hours to construct a complete animation), the 8-bit animations will be preceded by trailers for Quickdraw’s upcoming GIRAF Animation Festival (November 2nd – 6th), a 5-day Festival of dazzling experimental animation and NFB retro-features.

For more information, visit giraffest.ca or quickdrawanimation.ca.

Scott Cozens and Sheldon Smithens, stars of Canadian Pickers, will be attending the 2011 show, to buy collections and give out free autographs.