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Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration

TORRES Joseph

Planet Hockey, 2020: 136.

Born in Manila in the Philippines and raised in Montréal, he attended McGill University. He currently (2012) resides in Whitby Ontario with his wife and two sons.

Before writing graphic stories Torres was an ESL instructor. In the 1990’s he began with a semi-autobiographical Copybook Tales, then followed it with Siren a three part miniseries. For both titles he partnered with Tim Levins whom he had met in high school. Tim did the illustrations. This partnership has continued through the “Family Dynamic” stories and the novel Planet Hockey.

With J. Bone he co-created “Alison Dare” the first of a series of critically acclaimed all ages titles. It was nominated for an Eisner “Best Title for Younger Readers” Award in 2003. This was followed by: “Sidekicks” with Takeshi Miyazawa; which was nominated for a Harvey Award; “Jason and the Argobots” with Mike Norton and Days Like This” with Scott Chantler which was nominated by the American Library Association as one of its “Best B

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Writer
DC Comics, Oni Press, Studio Ice, Tokyopop
USA



Biography:
Writer of "Teen Titans Go" (DC Comics), "Cannon Busters" (Udon/Devil's Due), "Jason & the Argobots", "Sidekicks" and "Love as a Foreign Language" (Oni Press), contributing writer to the "Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi" show, and re-writer for Tokyopop and Studio Ice.

    2023
  • Ottawa Comiccon 2023 - September 8-10, 2023 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Brampton Comic & Collectible Show 2023 - July 30, 2023 in Brampton, ON, Canada
  • Ajax ComiCon 2023 - June 25, 2023 in Ajax, ON, Canada
  • Oshawa ComiCon 2023 - February 25, 2023 in Oshawa, ON, Canada
    • 2019
  • Unplugged x Cosplay Matsuri 2019 - September 13-14, 2019 in Toronto, ON, Canada
    • 2018
  • London Comic Con 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in London, ON, Canada
  • Capital City Comic Con 2018 - March 16-18, 2018 in Victoria, BC, Canada
    • 2017
  • BPL Comic Con 2017 - September 23, 2017 in Barrie, ON, Canada
  • Fundy Fan Fest 2017 - August 25-27, 2017 in Saint John, NB, Canada
    • 2016
  • Emerald City Comicon 2016 - April 7-10, 2016 in Seattle, WA
  • Toronto Comicon 2016 - March 1
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    J. Torres

    Canadian comic book writer

    Joseph Torres, better known as J. Torres (born 1969), is a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. He is known for his run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go! as well as his two Forest of Reading Honour Books, the graphic novels Planet Hockey (2021) and Stealing Home (2022). He has also done some writing for animation and television, most notably Degrassi: The Next Generation.

    Early life

    Torres was born in Manila and raised in Montreal, Quebec where he was educated at McGill University. Before writing comic books, Torres was an ESL instructor. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[citation needed]

    Career

    Comics

    Torres debuted with the semi-autobiographical Copybook Tales, first published by Slave Labor Graphics in the early 90s and then later collected and reprinted by Oni Press. He next wrote Siren, a three-part miniseries published by Image Comics. Both titles were co-created with artist Tim Levins whom Torres had first met in high school.

    In 2002, Oni

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