| Captain Canuck | |
 The Original Captain Canuck |
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| Publication information | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Comely Comix |
| First appearance | I: Captain Canuck #1 (Comely Comix, July 1975) II: Captain Canuck: Reborn # 0 III: Captain Canuck: Unholy War # 1(2004) |
| Created by | I:: Richard Comely Ron Leishman II: Richard Comely III: Riel Langlois Drue Langlois |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | I: Tom Evans II:Darren Oak III:David Semple |
| Abilities | I: Super-strength, super-speed |
Captain Canuck is a superhero, one of comic books’ most popular Canadian-owned heroes. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in Captain Canuck #1 (July 1975). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Three characters have worn the maple leafed costume of Captain Canuck. Described as a cross between Captain America and Flash Gordon, the first Captain Canuck patrols Canada in the (then) futuristic world of 1993, where "Canada had become the most powerful country in the world. Flash Gordon is the hero of a Science fiction adventure Comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, " He was the costumed agent of the CISO (Canadian International Security Agency).
Like most independent comics, Captain Canuck's adventures have been published sporadically. Underground comics (or comix) are Small press or self-published Comic books that began to appear in the US in the late 1960s However, he has built-up a strong cult following among both Canadian and American collectors.
Captain Canuck is sometimes confused with John Byrne's Guardian, leader of Alpha Flight, who he created for Marvel Comics in the 1980s. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Alpha Flight is a Fictional group a Marvel Comics Superhero team noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Both characters have very similar costumes, and of course, both are Canadian. Marvel had approached Comely for the rights to use Captain Canuck in Alpha Flight, but were refused, so Byrne created a new character.
Fictional character biography
Canuck's first appearance was in 1975, published by Comely Comix of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America The story followed Tom Evans, a Canadian secret agent who gained superhuman strength from contact with extraterrestrials. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial This first version of the Canadian superhero ran four issues until going on hiatus in 1976. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do In 1979, it came back, with Comely being backed by CKR Productions, and publishing 10 more issues, plus a summer special, concluding in 1981; it was drawn mostly by George Freeman, taking over from Comely, who was pushed out of CKR about midway through the run. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 George Freeman may refer to George Freeman (comics George Freeman (cricketer George Freeman (guitarist, jazz In 2004, the completed issue #15 was finally published in a limited edition by Comely.
Since the original there have been two newer incarnations of the Canadian icon: Comely launched a second version in 1993, under the banner of Semple Comics. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Set in the present, Captain Canuck: Reborn featured a new Captain Canuck, Darren Oak, who fought a global conspiracy. This title lasted only four issues (#0-3) and was drawn by Richard Comely, Leonard Kirk and Sandy Carruthers with inks by Eric Theriault. Leonard Kirk is an American born Comic book artist living in Canada. Sandy Carruthers is a Canadian artist and graphic design instructor known for his work as the first illustrator of the original Men in Black Comic Eric Theriault (born 1967) is a Canadian comic book artist and writer That incarnation continued as a newspaper comic strip for a short while.
A third incarnation (sometimes called the "West Coast Captain Canuck"), edited by Comely but written and drawn by brothers Riel and Drue Langlois, appeared in 2004 under the banner of Comely Comics, entitled Captain Canuck: Unholy War. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Yet another man, RCMP Constable David Semple, adopts the guise of Captain Canuck, to take on a biker gang called the Unholy Avengers. A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. "Unholy War" was slated as a three-issue miniseries, the third and final installment being published in January 2005. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September However, the series came out with a fourth issue (under the 'Hot Hail' banner) in August, 2007, which fully concluded the character.
A new Captain Canuck miniseries began in the fall of 2006. Entitled Captain Canuck Legacy, the series contained two continued stories: one detailed the efforts of the second Captain Canuck to prevent illegal weapons from reaching Canada, whilst the second chronicled the continued adventures of the third Captain Canuck. [1] [1]
The current series "Legacy" has had often been late, the second issue delayed by over a year, and has all but been forgotten by readers. Original slated for release in February 2006, the issue failed to be produced. Unlike previous series, the artwork was consistently poor, and the colouring drab and unprofessional. The writing of "Legacy" has also been criticized as weak. With the delays and poor quality of the material, fans fear this incarnation of Captain Canuck may be the last, the final nail in his casket.
References
External links
- The Ultimate Captain Canuck Tribute Page
- The Official Captain Canuck Page
- Captain Canuck: Unholy War Official Site
- International Catalogue of Superheroes: Captain Canuck
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