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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

#CoolArt: 'X-Men' Comic Art prints by Jim Lee & Scott Williams through Bottleneck Gallery

'X-Men' by Jim Lee & Scott Williams.
  • 'Astonishing X-Men #1'
    Officially licensed 24" x 18" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $45.
  • 'X-Men Villains 20th Anniversary'
    Officially licensed 24" x 18" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $45; and a numbered Variant edition of 75 for $50.
On sale Wednesday May 31 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

'Astonishing X-Men #1'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Sylv' by Brian Haberlin

'Sylv' by Brian Haberlin.

Variant cover art for 'The Last Barbarians' issue #3, published April 2023 by Image Comics.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Silence' print by Emma Grzonkowski

'Silence' by Emma Grzonkowski.

Fine art giclée print, in a 24" x 24" limited edition of 25 for £250 with signed COA; a 24" x 24" limited Framed edition of 25 for £495 with signed COA; and a 36" x 36" hand embellished boxed canvas giclée limited edition of 25 for £695.

On sale now from Emma's website.

Monday, May 29, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Wave Of Change' prints by Emma Atterbury through PangeaSeed

'Wave Of Change' by Emma Atterbury.

Part of PangeaSeed's educational print program, 'Printed Oceans', raising awareness and education of pressing marine environmental issues through the lens of some of today's most respected creative minds.

11" x 14" giclee print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 50 for $60; and a signed and numbered Holo Foil Variant edition of 20 for $90.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

Proceeds from this print will go to help power PangeaSeed Foundation's global ARTivism efforts and the artists who dedicate their time and talent to their cause.

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit https://www.pangeaseed.foundation.

Regular Edition
HoloFoil Variant Edition

#CoolArt: The Film Vault 4K Bluray Collector Editions: Wave 2 with exclusive artwork from Vice Press

The Film Vault will be launching Wave 2 of the limited edition collector’s range featuring a new set of titles from the Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal Pictures catalogues, with newly-commissioned artwork based around a key scene from each of the films, and unique packaging.

Editions include:
  • NEW KEY ART by Matt Ferguson & Florey from Vice Press with exclusive 24" x 36" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 200 and signed COA (not available separately).
  • ACETATE O-RING, removes for type-free display of your key art.
  • Unique, individually numbered CRYSTAL DISPLAY PLAQUE.
  • Rigid clamshell box with MAGNETIC CLOSURE.
  • Collectible ART CARDS.
  • Double-sided reproduction A3 FILM POSTER.
  • Feature film on both 4K UHD and BLU-RAY, plus Special Features.
On sale for preorder Monday May 29 at 6pm UK for £69.99 through Vice Press.

Sunday, May 28, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Polyphia' Concert prints by Miles Tsang

'Polyphia' by Miles Tsang.

  • 'US Tour 2023'
    18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Glow In The Dark Regular AP edition of 90 for $70; a signed and numbered Regular Rainbow Foil edition of 40 for $170; and a signed and numbered Glow In The Dark Reverie Violet Variant edition of 45 for $120.
  • 'UK / Europe Tour 2023'
    18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Glow In The Dark Regular AP edition of 50 for $75; a signed and numbered Regular Rainbow Foil edition of 25 for $200; and a signed and numbered Glow In The Dark Nightmare Noir Variant edition of 25 for $150.

On sale Sunday May 28 at 12pm ET through Miles' website.

US Tour Regular Edition

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nathan J Anderson

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Nathan J Anderson.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' by Frany

'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' by Justine Frany.

Variant cover art for 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' issue #34, published February 2022 by BOOM! Studios.

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . NE New Flesh (aka Nathan Eckelbarger)

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.


#ArtOfTheDay: 'Dejah Thoris' by Junggeun Yoon

'Dejah Thoris' by Junggeun Yoon.

Variant cover art for 'Dejah Thoris' issue #2, published May 2023 by Dynamite Comics.

Friday, May 26, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Ultraseven' prints by Tom Whalen through Nakatomi Inc

'Ultraseven' by Tom Whalen.

Officially licensed 30" x 20" screen print with metallic inks, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $50; and a numbered Silver Foil Variant edition of 50 for $100.

On sale now through Nakatomi Inc.

Regular Edition
Silver Foil Variant Edition

#CoolArt: New 'Batman' prints by Mark Chilcott through Bottleneck Gallery

New officially licensed 'Batman' prints by Mark Chilcott.

16" x 16" & 16" x 20" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 100 for $40 each.

On sale Friday May 26 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

'Batman'

#CoolArt: 'Succession' print by Dave Perillo through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Roy Family Tree' by Dave Perillo.

18" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $45.

On sale Friday May 26 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Banth' by Frank Frazetta

'The Banth' by Frank Frazetta.

Interior illustration from the 'Thuvia, Maid Of Mars' / The Chessmen Of Mars' omnibus edition paperback, books 4 and 5 of the 'Barsoom / Mars' series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published in 1973 by Nelson Doubleday.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

#CoolArt: 'The Legend Of Zelda' Art Nouveau prints by Jed Henry

'The Legend Of Zelda' Art Nouveau by Jed Henry.

10" x 20" archival pigment prints on Creamy Acid-free card stock paper, in signed editions for $40 each.

On sale now from Jed's website.

'Wisdom'
'Courage'

'Power'

#CoolArt: 'Face-Off' print by Xue Jiye through Black Dragon Press

'Face-Off' by Xue Jiye.

Giclée fine art print on 308gsm 100% Cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, in a numbered 39cm x 50cm limited edition of 300 for £60; and a numbered 77.3cm x 100cm limited edition of 30 for £450, with a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

On sale Friday May 26 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

#CoolArt: 'The Hobbit' art print showcase by Cliff Cramp through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Hobbit' art print showcase by Cliff Cramp.

Officially licensed 12" x 18" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 75 for $40 each, or $400 for the full 11 print set.

On sale Thursday May 25 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Red Sonja' by Jenny Frison

'Red Sonja' by Jenny Frison.

Variant cover art for 'Red Sonja' issue #1, published July 2023 by Dynamite Comics.



Wednesday, May 24, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' prints by Greg Ruth through Bottleneck Gallery

'Mad Max: Fury Road' by Greg Ruth.

24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $60; and a numbered Variant edition of 75 for $70.

On sale Wednesday May 24 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave' print by Mark Bell through Vice Press

'Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave' by Mark Bell.

Officially licensed A2 sized (16.5" x 23.4") fne art pigment print on 270gsm Mohawk paper, in a numbered limited edition of 350 for £29.99.

On sale Thursday May 25 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' print by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos through Bottleneck Gallery

'Grogu & Droid' by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 200 for $50.

On sale Tuesday May 23 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Monday, May 22, 2023

#CoolArt: 'Hippókampos' prints by Vance Kelly through PangeaSeed

'Hippókampos' by Vance Kelly.

Part of PangeaSeed's educational print program, 'Printed Oceans', raising awareness and education of pressing marine environmental issues through the lens of some of today's most respected creative minds.

20" x 20" giclee print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 40 for $65; and signed and numbered Gold Foil & Holo Foil Variant editions of 40 for $75 each.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

Proceeds from this print will go to help power PangeaSeed Foundation's global ARTivism efforts and the artists who dedicate their time and talent to their cause.

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit https://www.pangeaseed.foundation.

Regular Edition
Gold Foil Variant Edition
Holo Foil Variant Edition

Finalists For The 2023 Eisner Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2023 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2022, given for creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, have been announced.

The winners will be announced in July 21 2023 during the San Diego Comic Con weekend.


Best Short Story

  • The Beekeeper’s Due,” by Jimmy Stamp and Débora Santos, in Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)
  • Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)
  • "Good Morning," by Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins, in Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #4 (Marvel)
  • Silent All These Years,” by Margaret Atwood and David Mack, in Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (Z2)
  • You Get It,” by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, in Amazing Fantasy #1000 (Marvel)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

  • Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
  • Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond, by Jed Mackay and CF Villa (Marvel)
  • Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3, edited by Tom Brevoort (Marvel)
  • Star Trek #400, edited by Heather Antos (IDW)
  • A Vicious Circle Book 1, by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo (BOOM! Studios)

Best Continuing Series

  • Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto and Rafael de Latorre (Marvel)
  • The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
  • Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
  • The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC)
  • Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
  • She-Hulk, by Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, and Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

  • Animal Castle, by Xavier Dorison and Felix Delep (Ablaze)
  • Batman: One Bad Day, edited by Dave Wielgosz and Jessica Berbey (DC)
  • The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
  • Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age, by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham (Marvel)
  • Superman: Space Age, by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred (DC)

Best New Series

  • The Atonement Bell, by Jim Ousley and Tyler B Ruff (Red 5)
  • Love Everlasting, by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)
  • Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)
  • Star Trek, by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ramon Rosanas (IDW)
  • Traveling to Mars, by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli (Ablaze)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

  • Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer, by Dav (Magnetic Press)
  • Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories, by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)
  • Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (Random House Studio)
  • Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book, by Ryan Higgins (Disney/Hyperion)
  • The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

  • Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan, by Jason Shiga (Amulet/Abrams)
  • Frizzy, by Claribel A Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Isla To Island, by Alexis Castellanos (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
  • Little Monarchs, by Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)
  • Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

  • Chef's Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine (Oni)
  • Clementine Book One, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)
  • Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)
  • Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Graphix)
  • Wash Day Diaries, by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Chronicle Books)

Best Humour Publication

  • Cryptid Club, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
  • I Hate This Place, by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin (Image Skybound)
  • Killer Queens, by David Booher and Claudia Balboni (Dark Horse)
  • Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure, by JL Westover (Image Skybound)
  • Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

  • Creepshow, edited by Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (Image Skybound)
  • The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, edited by Josh Bernstein (Z2)
  • The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)
  • Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, edited by Bex Ollerton (Andrews McMeel)
  • Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)

Best Reality-Based Work

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense, by Noël Simsolo and Dominique Hé, translation by Montana Kane (NBM)
  • Alice Guy: First Lady of Film, by José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
  • But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Charlotte Schallié (University of Toronto Press)
  • Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism, by Jess Ruliffson (Fantagraphics)
  • Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball, by Jon Chad (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Graphic Memoir

  • Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translated by JT Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
  • Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel, by Zoe Thorogood (Image)
  • So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship, by Sophie Lambda, translation by Montana Kane (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, by Lewis Hancox (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Graphic Album - New

  • The Book of Niall, by Barry Jones (Ellie & Beatty)
  • Crushing, by Sophie Burrows (Algonquin Young Readers)
  • Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, by Thomas Woodruff (Fantagraphics)
  • The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Ultrasound, by Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint

  • Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (SelfMadeHero)
  • Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works, by Geneviève Castrée, translation by Phil Elverum and Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, by Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse)
  • One Beautiful Spring Day, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
  • Parker: The Martini Edition - Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)
  • Super Spy Deluxe Edition, by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

  • Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)
  • Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M Booher and Zoe Thorogood (Syzygy/Image)
  • Ten Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly, adapted by Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh (Gallery 13/Simon & Schuster)
  • Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)
  • A Visit to Moscow by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, adapted by Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)

Best US Edition of International Material

  • Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre, translation by Montana Kane (Dark Horse)
  • Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)
  • Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translation by JT Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
  • The Pass, by Espé, translation by JT Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
  • Tiki: A Very Ruff Year, by David Azencot and Fred Leclerc, translation by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn/Humanoids)

Best US Edition of International Material - Asia

  • Black Paradox, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
  • The Hellbound vols. 1-2, by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translation by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
  • Look Back, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
  • PTSD Radio vol. 1, by Masaaki Nakayama, translation by Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)
  • Shuna's Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Talk to My Back, by Yamada Murasaki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips (at least 20 years old)

  • Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, by Jay Jackson (New York Review Comics)
  • Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry, edited by Peggy Burns (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924, by George Herriman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
  • Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere, by Liniers, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection / Project - Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

  • The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy, by Juan Gimenez, edited by Alex Donoghue and Bruno Lecigne (Humanoids)
  • The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)
  • Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories, by Ray Bradbury and various; edited by J Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
  • The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 1 (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection, by Carl Barks; edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer

  • Grace Ellis, Flung Out of Space (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Tom King, Batman: Killing Time, Batman: One Bad Day, Gotham City: Year One, The Human Target, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (DC); Love Everlasting (Image)
  • Mark Russell, Traveling to Mars (Ablaze), One-Star Squadron, Superman: Space Age (DC); The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)
  • James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)
  • Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater (Image Skybound); Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Writer / Artist

  • Sarah Andersen, Cryptid Club (Andrews McMeel)
  • Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Espé, The Pass (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University)
  • Junji Ito, Black Paradox, The Liminal Zone (VIZ Media)
  • Zoe Thorogood, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team

  • Jason Shawn Alexander, Killadelphia, Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog (Image)
  • Alvaro Martínez Bueno, The Nice House on the Lake (DC)
  • Sean Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You (Image)
  • Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
  • Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (interior art)

  • Lee Bermejo, A Vicious Circle (BOOM! Studios)
  • Felix Delep, Animal Castle (Ablaze)
  • Daria Schmitt, The Monstrous Dreams of Mr. Providence (Europe Comics)
  • Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
  • Zoe Thorogood, Rain (Syzygy/Image)
  • Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

  • Jen Bartel, She-Hulk (Marvel)
  • Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
  • Alex Ross, Astro City: That Was Then . . . (Image); Fantastic Four, Black Panther (Marvel)
  • Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
  • Zoe Thorogood, Joe Hill’s Rain (Syzygy/Image)

Best Colouring

  • Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
  • Jean-Francois Beaulieu, I Hate Fairyland 2022, Twig (Image)
  • Dave McCaig, The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)
  • Jacob Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You, That Texas Blood (Image)
  • Alex Ross and Josh Johnson, The Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Diana Sousa, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone; The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast (Dark Horse)

Best Lettering

  • Pat Brosseau, Batman: The Knight, Wonder Woman: The Villainy of Our Fears (DC): Creepshow, Dark Ride, I Hate This Place, Skybound Presents: Afterschool (Image Skybound)
  • Chris Dickey, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Todd Klein, Chivalry (Dark Horse); Fables (DC); Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
  • Nate Piekos, Black Hammer Reborn, Minor Threats, Shaolin Cowboy, Stranger Things: Kamchatka (Dark Horse), I Hate Fairyland, Twig (Image)
  • Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
  • Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism

  • Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
  • Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B Cooke (TwoMorrows)
  • The Comics Journal #308, edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Rachel Miller (Fantagraphics)
  • PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)
  • Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, ICv2, Publishers Weekly

Best Comics-Related Book

  • The Art of the News: Comics Journalism, edited by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins and Ben Saunders (Oregon State University Press)
  • Charles M Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)
  • The Charlton Companion, by Jon B Cooke (TwoMorrows)
  • Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion, by Trina Robbins (Hermes Press)
  • Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia, by José Alaniz (Ohio State University Press)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work

  • Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels, by Josef Benson and Doug Singsen (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Graphic Medicine, edited by Erin La Cour and Anna Poletti (University of Hawai’i’ Press)
  • How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies, by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (Ohio State University Press)
  • The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels, by Tim Smyth (Routledge)

Best Publication Design

  • Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, designed by Thomas Woodruff, Jacob Covey, and Ryan Dinnick (Fantagraphics)
  • A Frog in the Fall (and later on), designed by Linnea Sterte, Olle Forsslöf, and Patrick Crotty (PEOW)
  • Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40X40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock-n-Roll, designed by Josh Bernstein and Jason Ullmeyer (Z2)
  • Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, designed by Tom Muller (Dark Horse)
  • Parker: The Martini Edition - Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)
  • Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, designed by Lauryn Ipsum (Z2)

Best Webcomic


Best Digital Comic

  • All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion, translation by MB Valente (Europe Comics)
  • Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
  • Behind the Curtain, by Sara del Giudice, translation by MB Valente (Europe Comics)
  • Ripple Effects, by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder, and Shane Kadlecik (Fanbase Press)
  • Sixty Years in Winter, by Ingrid Chabbert and Aimée de Jongh, translation by Matt Madden (Europe Comics)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nathalie Picoulet

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Nathalie Picoulet.

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nathália Suellen

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Nathália Suellen.

Friday, May 19, 2023

#CoolArt: New 'Elden Ring' prints through Cook & Becker

Cook & Becker have released two new officially licensed prints in their 'Elden Ring' art print collection.

Giclee prints in hand-numbered limited editions with a Certificate of Authenticity.

On sale now through Cook & Becker.

'Ranni The Witch'

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars' prints by Candice Dailey through Dark Ink Art

'Usurper' & 'What Remains' by Candice Dailey.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" lithograph prints, in numbered limited editions of 250 for $50 each. 

On sale now through Dark Ink Art.

'Usurper'
'What Remains'

#CoolArt: 'Power Rangers' print by Jamal Campbell through Moor-Art Gallery

'Necessary Evil' by Jamal Campbell.

Officially licensed A3 sized (12" x 16") fine art pigment print on 300gsm Fedrigoni Sirio Pearl Ice White art paper, in a numbered limited edition of 50 for £39.99.

On sale Friday May 19 at 5pm UK through Moor-Art Gallery

#CoolArt: 'Power Rangers: Dino Zords' prints by Carly A-F through Moor-Art Gallery

'Power Rangers: Dino Zords' by Carly A-F.

Officially licensed 8" x 10" fine art pigment prints on 270gsm Mohawk Superfine Eggshell art paper, in numbered limited editions of 50 for £39.99 each.

On sale Friday May 19 at 5pm UK through Moor-Art Gallery

#CoolArt: 'Harvest Witches' prints by Jessica Taylor through Black Dragon Press

'Harvest Witches' by Jessica Taylor.

12" x 10" giclee prints on 290gsm Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, in signed and numbered limited editions of 60 for £25 each.

On sale Friday May 19 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

'Harvest Witch I'
'Harvest Witch II'

#CoolArt: 'Inception' prints by Andrew Rowland through Bottleneck Gallery

'Inception' by Andrew Rowland.

36" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $50; a numbered Variant edition of 50 for $60; and a 24" x 16" numbered Art Variant edition of 50 for $40.

On sale Friday May 19 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Dune' prints by Dave O'Flanagan through Bottleneck Gallery

'Dune' by Dave O'Flanagan.

Officially licensed 36" x 18" giclee prints, in a numbered Regular edition of 125 for $50; and a numbered Variant edition of 50 for $60.

On sale Friday May 19 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Eowyn Slays The Fell Beast' by Frank Frazetta

'Eowyn Slays The Fell Beast' by Frank Frazetta.

From the Frank Frazetta 'The Lord Of The Rings' art portfolio, published in 1975.