Richard Comely
Artist / Writer
Cambridge, ON, Canada
Biography:
Richard Comely worked as a sign painter, crest, embroidery and clothing designer, portrait artist and graphic designer before publishing Captain Canuck from Winnipeg in 1975 and Star Rider and The Peace Machine in 1981.
Richard has taught drawing since 1989. He has written and illustrated for magazines and newspapers in Canada and The U.S. He wrote and illustrated three newspaper strips as well as children's books, greeting cards and storyboards. He helped create a one year post graduate course in comic book scripting and illustration for Mohawk College. His Drawing from the Pros video was a best seller in the North American educational market.
He is working with Chapterhouse on an ongoing Captain Canuck comic series that began with a 2015 Free Comic Book Day edition, Captain Canuck: "Tell The Story" workbook, the original series compendium and Captain Canuck: "Enter The Crime Stopper" comic- created in conjunction with Crime Stoppers and Mac's Crime Busters. Richard is also involved in the Captain Canuck animated series, an animated feature film, along with a live-action being eyed for 2018.
Richard and his wife Evelyn, married since 1975, have 8 children and eight grandchildren.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
Fan Expo Canada 2024 - August 22-25, 2024 in Toronto, ON, CanadaCancelled Appearance- Toronto Comicon 2024 - March 15-17, 2024 in Toronto, ON, Canada 2023
- London Comic Con 2023 - September 16-17, 2023 in London, ON, Canada
Heroes Convention 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USACancelled Appearance- Fan Expo Vancouver 2023 - February 18-20, 2023 in Vancouver, BC, Canada 2022
- Scranton Comic Con 2022 - November 11-12, 2022 in Scranton, PA, USA
- Super Jersey Comic Expo 2022 - November 5, 2022 in Holmdel, NJ, USA
- London Comic Con 2022 - September 17-18, 2022 in London, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Comiccon 2022 - September 9-11, 2022 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Cottage CountryCon 2022 - July 23, 2022 in Orillia, ON, Canada
- Forest City Comicon 2022 - June 25, 2022 in London, ON, Canada 2020
Barrie Fantasticon 2020 - April 17-18, 2020 in Barrie, ON, CanadaConvention Cancelled 2019- London Comic Con 2019 - October 5-6, 2019 in London, ON, Canada
- Tri-City Super Con 2019 - September 28-29, 2019 in Kitchener, ON, Canada
- Bluewater International Comic Con 2019 - March 30-31, 2019 in Port Huron, MI, USA 2018
- London Comic Con 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in London, ON, Canada
- Tri-City Super Con 2018 - October 5-7, 2018 in Kitchener, ON, Canada
- Windsor ComiCon 2018 - September 29-30, 2018 in Windsor, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Comiccon 2018 - May 11-13, 2018 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Capital City Comic Con 2018 - March 16-18, 2018 in Victoria, BC, Canada
- Kitchener Comic Con 2018 - March 3-4, 2018 in Kitchener, ON, Canada 2017
- Central Canada Comic Con 2017 - October 27-29, 2017 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- London Comic Con 2017 - October 13-15, 2017 in London, ON, Canada
- FanExpo Canada 2017 - August 31 - September 3, 2017 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Montreal Comiccon 2017 - July 7-9, 2017 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- Calgary Expo 2017 - April 27-30, 2017 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- Toronto Comicon 2017 - March 17-19, 2017 in Toronto, ON, Canada 2016
- Forest City Comicon 2016 - November 5-6, 2016 in London, ON, Canada 2015
- Hal-Con 2015 - October 31 - November 1, 2015 in Halifax, NS, Canada 2014
- Hal-Con 2014 - November 7-9, 2014 in Halifax, NS, Canada
- Central Canada Comic Con 2014 - October 31 - November 2, 2014 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada 2002
- Canadian National Comic Book Expo 2002 - August 23-25, 2002 in Toronto, ON, Canada
29 confirmed guest appearances