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Eisner Hall Of Fame Announces Inductees And Nominees For 2017
Eisner Hall Of Fame Announces Inductees And Nominees For 2017
Eisner Hall Of Fame Announces Inductees And Nominees For 2017
The Will Eisner Comic Awards are the most prestigious in the comic book industry, and within the decorated history of winners there is no greater honor than being named to the ceremony's Hall of Fame. Today, the nominees for the 2017 awards have been unveiled, alongside four creators who have earned automatic entry into the Hall of Fame.
Running the Gauntlet in Mark Beyer's Cruelly Funny 'Agony'
Running the Gauntlet in Mark Beyer's Cruelly Funny 'Agony'
Running the Gauntlet in Mark Beyer's Cruelly Funny 'Agony'
Originally published by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's RAW Books, and featuring characters that appeared in several issues of RAW magazine, Mark Beyer's Agony is a highlight of the 80s art comics movement, spearheaded by that landmark publication. Now available in a new edition as the first release of the New York Review Comics line, the abstract, absurd, and bleakly funny comic book returns, and it's just as oddly beautiful and relevant as ever.
The Great Art Comic Evangelist: A Tribute to Art Spiegelman
The Great Art Comic Evangelist: A Tribute to Art Spiegelman
The Great Art Comic Evangelist: A Tribute to Art Spiegelman
Many comics creators can be applauded for garnering the art form a more popular legitimacy, but it can be argued that nobody has done more than Art Spiegelman. Born to Holocaust survivors on February 15, 1948, Spiegelman has acted as comics' ambassador for decades, working to reduce the gap between the perceived high art of the galleries and the perceived low art of the comics page. And it wasn't entirely because of Maus...
CXC 2015 Announces Dates and Guests
CXC 2015 Announces Dates and Guests
CXC 2015 Announces Dates and Guests
First-timer Ohio comics festival Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (also known as CXC) announced a slew of details last week, including official dates for its inaugural celebration, October 1-3, a logo created by Dustin Harbin, and a new website explaining all about the festival. Set up by Jeff Smith, Lucy Caswell, Vijaya Iyer, and executive director Tom Spurgeon, the festival's first wave of guests include Kate Beaton, Craig Thompson, Françoise Mouly and Bill Griffith.
Four Indie Comics Variant Covers for ‘The New Yorker’
Four Indie Comics Variant Covers for ‘The New Yorker’
Four Indie Comics Variant Covers for ‘The New Yorker’
Indie comics creators like Chris Ware, Adrian Tomine, Ivan Brunetti, and Dan Clowes are no strangers to "The New Yorker" magazine, but for the upcoming 85th anniversary edition of the magazine they're all going to be illustrating variant covers, comic book style...