Jul 17 2014
It’s that time of year again. The Harvey Awards have announced their final ballot of nominees for 2014. Valiant Entertainment’s Quantum and Woody leads the pack with nominations in six categories, including best new series, slightly ahead of traditional leaders Hawkeye (with five) and Saga (with four). No massive surprises here, with the highly acclaimed titles like March (Top Shelf Productions), Battling Boy …
Jun 30 2014
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. At least it would be if we hadn’t missed it …
Apr 16 2014
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2014. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on 25 July 2014 during the Comic-Con International in San Diego. Hawkeye continues to be a darling with the critics, and justifiably so, with 5 nominations for Best Single Issue, Continuing Series, Best Writer (for …
Jul 26 2013
Kate Bishop flies solo in this first annual for the award-winning Hawkeye series, proving that femininity and strong female characters are not mutually exclusive in the world of comics. If this year’s multiple victories at the Eisner Awards for Matt Fraction and David Aja‘s Hawkeye didn’t initiate a ticker tape parade, it’s probably because it is …
Jul 20 2013
One of the highlights of the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is the announcement of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners of the 2013 Eisner Awards were announced at a gala ceremony held during Comic-Con International: San Diego, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, on Friday, July 19, and have been announced on the official …
Jul 16 2013
The final nominations for the 2013 Harvey Awards are now online, with our favourite series like Hawkeye and Saga already the big winners at 7 nominations a piece. Multiple nominations have also gone to titles like Revival (Image Comics), Batman (DC), Daredevil (Marvel), Archie, (Archie Comics), the strangely popular Adventure Time (KaBOOM ) and IDW’s Locke and Key (IDW). Some of these are hardly …
Jun 30 2013
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …
May 03 2013
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (1 May 2013) is another big one! First up, we check in with the Andy Diggle/Tony S. Daniel Action Comics #20 (DC Comics), before watching Age of …
May 01 2013
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …
Apr 17 2013
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2013. Leading the pack with 5 nominations a piece include Best Graphic Album–New nominee Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon), along with Behind the Panels favourites Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) and Hawkeye from Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel). Fantagraphics has the …
Feb 05 2013
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, or at least it would be if we …
