Northguard is the superhero creation of writer Mark Shainblum and comic book artist Gabriel Morrissette. Making his debut in New Triumph featuring Northguard #1 in 1984, Northguard was part of the early 80's wave of post-modern, "realistic" superhero comics that deconstructed some of the genre's most cherished clichés.

According to John Bell, author and curator of Guardians of the North, the National Library of Canada's virtual history of Canadian comic book heroes, "By setting their work in the real world and by examining the price of heroism, Shainblum and Morrissette were responsible for what was probably the most sophisticated depiction ever of a Canadian national superhero."

Fleur-de-Lys -- québécoise superheroine and a major supporting character in the Northguard series -- appeared on a Canadian postage stamp in 1995 as part of the Canadian Superhero Stamp Series, which also featured Superman, Johnny Canuck, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Captain Canuck and Capitaine Kébek. Northguard himself appeared on the stamp issue's collectible first-day isssue. In all, the series was one of the most successful in Canadian postal history.

Please Note: This site is under continuous, but irregular, construction. Please excuse any broken links you may find and keep tuning in for more updates. If you have any questions about Northguard and Fleur-de-Lys, please feel free to e-mail me at the address below. And don't forget to check out the adventures of our post-Northguard political parody superhero, Angloman!

Thanks for dropping by!

Mark Shainblum