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, written by Torres with art by CJ Cannon, following

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and

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as they meet the All-New Vindicators.

Other media

In 2006, Torres penned the '' Degrassi: Extra Credit'' series of graphic novels from

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as well as contributed writing to the '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' animated and live action webisodes (a.k.a. ''

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''). Although the Extra Credit series underperformed, despite being the first graphic novel advertised on Canadian network television, they helped increase Torres' profile especially in the book industry. Torres has also written chapter books and activity books for

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and

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, short stories and comic strips for magazines including Kayak, YTV's ''Whoa'', and

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(to which he contributed ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' comics). He was also a staff writer on the

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daily syndicated newspaper comic strip. His animation credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Awards

The comics Torres has worked on have earned nominations for the prestigious

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(''

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''), "Best Title for Younger Readers" (2003),

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(''Sidekicks'', 2001), and

Shuster Award The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards, ...

for which he has been nominated six times. He won the Shuster for "Outstanding Canadian Writer" in 2006 for his work on ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', ''Love as a Foreign Language'', and ''Teen Titans Go''. His graphic novels '' Days Like This'' and '' Lola: A Ghost Story'' were also listed by

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in 2004 and 2010 respectively. Most recently "

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" was a 2012 Junior Library Guild selection and also named one o
Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books 2012.

Bibliography

* ''Brobots'' (with Sean Dove,

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) ** ''Vol 1: ...and the Kajiu Kerfuffle!'' () ** ''Vol 2: ...and the Mecha Marlarkey!'' () * ''The Copybook Tales'' (with

Tim Levins Tim Levins is a Canadian comic book artist who co-created ''The Copybook Tales'' with writer J. Torres. In 1998, he and Torres created ''Siren'', a miniseries for Image Comics, and in 2008 they created ''The Family Dynamic'' for DC Comics. From 1 ...

,

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, ) * '' Days Like This'' (with

Scott Chantler Scott Chantler (born February 9, 1972) is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator known for his historical and children's fantasy graphic novels. Early life Chantler was born in Deep River, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Waterloo in ...

,

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, ) * '' Jason and the Argobots'' (with

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on ''Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enough ...

,

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): ** ''Vol. 1: Birthquake'' () ** ''Vol. 2: Machina Ex Deus'' () * ''

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'' #1–2, 5–6, 11, 13 and 17–19 * ''Love As A Foreign Language Omnibus 1'' () * ''

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'',

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, 2006=2007, tpb, July 2007

* '' Scandalous (comics), Scandalous'' (with

Scott Chantler Scott Chantler (born February 9, 1972) is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator known for his historical and children's fantasy graphic novels. Early life Chantler was born in Deep River, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Waterloo in ...

,

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, ) * ''

Sidekicks Sidekick primarily refers to: *Sidekick, a close companion who is generally regarded as internship/subordinate to the one he accompanies *Side kick, a martial arts kicking technique Sidekick may also refer to: Media related * ''Sidekick'' (film ...

: The Transfer Student'' (with

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,

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, ) * '' Teen Titans Go! Digest'' (with

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,

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): ** ''Vol. 1: Truth, Justice, Pizza'' () ** ''Vol. 2: Heroes on Patrol'' () ** ''Vol. 3: Bring It On'' () ** ''Vol. 4: Ready for Action'' ** ''Vol. 5: On the Move'' ** ''Vol. 6: Titans Together'' (Trade Paperback, but continued the issue numbering) * ''X-Men: Ronin (

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)'' (with

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,

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, ) * ''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...

'' (by Various, Marvel Comics, )

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