Captain Canuck Coin From The Royal Canadian Mint!

Hey, isn't it great that Facebook knows everything about you so they can cater their advertising to your interests? ;-)

Actually, I believe I first saw this item on my timeline because I follow the Royal Canadian Mint's Facebook group. The banner image below, showing the coin and its "maroon clamshell with graphic beauty box" (jeepers...), is from West Edmonton Coin And Stamp's own promotion for the piece.

More than a homegrown comic book hero, Captain Canuck personifies the spirit of Canadians by embodying self-sacrifice, determination, and integrity, and all with a full dose of humility and compassion. This comic book-shaped coin is the ultimate tribute to a Canadian pop-culture icon created in 1975; your coin re-creates elements of Richard Comely’s cover art from Captain Canuck No. 1, which introduced a new, uniquely Canadian hero—one who fights for justice and peace while wearing the colours of our nation’s flag! 

A perfect coin for Captain Canuck comic book fans!

Let's get a better look...

The mint's page about this item states that this is the Captain's first appearance on a coin. In terms of currency, they would know. However while looking for more information about this one, I came across the item below.

Isn't that something? The empire coin company is based out of Brooklyn, New York and they create challenge coins. Presumably, this one is used as some sort of reward for a specific achievement or maybe it was just a gift for someone. I would love to know the story behind it.

The image was uploaded to the company's Instagram account about five months ago.

Coming "soon", Classic Captain Canuck Sculptures!

Sculptor Richard Nowak shared the image below on Instagram earlier today.

I just finished six reproductions of my Classic Captain Canuck sculpture. Each handpainted by me. For sale soon through www.Chapterhouse.ca. This sculpture was based on the very first appearance of Captain Canuck released in 1975. The author and artist Richard Comely provided me with original hand drawn reference material for this project. It has been over a year of work to get to this stage.

"Over a year" is no exaggeration. Nowak posted a picture on Instagram of the sketch he would work from to build the sculpture. That was 73 weeks ago.

It's a little difficult to tell due to the angle on that picture, but the base is a map of Canada. Nice way to build on the cover from the character's first issue in 1975.

Of course, as a fan, the best news is that these will be available to the general public, at least on a limited basis. While we wait for their availability to be announced, and brace ourselves for the revelation of the price, check out more of Richard's work on his website, including a modern version of the Captain that I believe won a fan art contest a couple of years ago.

To see the step-by-step process and gradual progress made on creating the sculpture above, go to Richard's Instagram account, linked at the top of the page. Thankfully, Richard is not the type to post pictures of his breakfasts so it's easy to follow this sculpture's coming to life.