Optic Nerve

The 28th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards took place this Friday at San Diego Comic-Con, where the creators, editors and publishers of your favorite comics were honored for their accomplishments. While many will be nominated, only a select few will take home the top honors in one of comic's most respected awards. It was a particularly good night for publishers Drawn and Quaterly and Fantagraphics, with fan and critical favorites like Over the Garden Wall, Cliff Chiang and Bandette being recognized as well. Check out the complete list of winners and nominees below.

Events: If you want to help the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund AND learn about comic book promotion from Our Love is Real writer Sam Humphries and our own Andy Khouri, pick up a ticket for the Comics College master session at Los Angeles' Meltdown Comics...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Giambattista Vico's idea of the divine age ^ Giambattista Vico's idea of the heroic age % Giambattista Vico's idea of the human age ¢ A commodius vicus of recirculation * ^ ¢ AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #669 Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos continue the "Spider-Island" silliness, whose arri

Earlier this month, the band TV on the Radio -- whom you may know from such songs as "DLZ" and "Wolf Like Me" -- helped throw a 20th anniversary concert for indie publisher Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal. The concert poster by "Optic Nerve" creator Adrian Tomine is available for sale now at the Drawn & Quarterly website, where you can also find copies of Tomin