'Tahiti' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).
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Monday, July 31, 2023
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Artist Spotlight: the Art Of . . . Nicola Scott
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nicky Barkla
Friday, July 28, 2023
2023 World Fantasy Award Finalists Announced
NOVEL
- Saint Death’s Daughter by CSE Cooney (Solaris)
- Spear by Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom Publishing)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook/Orbit UK)
- Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by RF Kuang (Harper Voyager)
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom Publishing)
NOVELLA
- The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia (Tachyon Publications)
- The House of Drought by Dennis Mombauer (Stelliform Press)
- Even Though I Knew The End by CL Polk (Tordotcom Publishing)
- Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum (Undertow Publications)
- Pomegranates by Priya Sharma (Absinthe Books)
SHORT FICTION
- “The Devil Don’t Come with Horns” by Eugen Bacon (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
- “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge” by Tananarive Due (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
- “The Morning House” by Kate Heartfield (PodCastle, July 5 2022)
- “Telling the Bees” by Kat Howard (The Sunday Morning Transport, Jan. 30 2022)
- “Douen” by Suzan Palumbo (The Dark magazine, March 2022)
ANTHOLOGY
- Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, ed. Ellen Datlow (Tor Nightfire)
- Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology, eds. Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason (William Morrow)
- Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror, ed. John F. D. Taff (Tor Nightfire)
- Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, eds. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight (Tordotcom Publishing)
- Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue, eds. Sheree Renée Thomas, Pan Morigan, and Troy Wiggins (Third Man Books)
COLLECTION
- Dark Breakers by CSE Cooney (Mythic Delirium Books)
- Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw (Undertow Publications)
- All Nightmare Long by Tim Lebbon (PS Publishing)
- Boys, Beasts & Men by Sam J Miller (Tachyon Publications)
- A Different Darkness and Other Abominations by Luigi Musolino (Valancourt Books)
ARTIST
- Kinuko Y Craft
- Galen Dara
- Matt Ottley
- Lauren Raye Snow
- Charles Vess
SPECIAL AWARD – PROFESSIONAL
- Irene Gallo, for Tor.com
- Gavin J Grant and Kelly Link, for Small Beer Press
- Tim Lebbon and Daniele Serra, for Without Walls (PS Publishing)
- Fiona Moore, for Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros (Edward Elgar Publishing)
- Matt Ottley, for The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness (Dirt Lane Press)
SPECIAL AWARD – NON-PROFESSIONAL
- Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications
- Cristina Macía, for The Celsius Festival
- Lynne M Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny Magazine
- Dave Ring, for Neon Hemlock Press
- E Catherine Tobler, for editing The Deadlands
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- Peter Crowther
- John Douglas
#CoolArt: 'Biscayne' print by DULK through Pangeaseed
'Biscayne' by DULK.
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.
Fine art giclee print on Canson Arches Aquarelle 310gsm museum-grade archival paper with hand deckled edges, in a signed and numbered 50cm x 65cm limited edition of 100 for $300; and a signed and numbered 80cm x 108cm limited edition of 30 for $575.
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.
#CoolArt: 'Optimus Prime #2' print by Casey Coller & Joana Lafuente through Moor-Art Gallery
'Optimus Prime #2' by Casey Coller & Joana Lafuente.
On sale Friday July 28 at 6pm UK through Moor-Art Gallery.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
#CoolArt: 'Glimmeropia' print by Syd Bee through The People's Print Shop
'Glimmeropia' by Syd Bee.
14" x 14" archival pigment print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 40 for $50.On sale now through The People's Print Shop.
#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Duality' Group Art Exhibition
Haven Gallery presents 'Duality' group art exhibition.
The exhibition is on display until August 20 2023 at Haven Gallery, 90 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing the art safely with social distancing and masks required, and on the Haven Gallery website.
#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Nice To Meet You II' Solo Art Exhibition by Phoenix Chan
Haven Gallery presents 'Nice To Meet You II', a solo art exhibition by Phoenix Chan, consisting of 6 new artworks featuring feline characters in traditional garb, inspired by cultures from around the world.
The exhibition is on display until August 20 2023 at Haven Gallery, 90 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing the art safely with social distancing and masks required, and on the Haven Gallery website.
#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Into The Miniature Garden' Solo Art Exhibition by Hitomi Aoki
Haven Gallery presents 'Into The Miniature Garden', a solo art exhibition by Hitomi Aoki.
The exhibition is on display until August 20 2023 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public by appointment only for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions, and on the Haven Gallery website.
#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Dramarama' Solo Art Exhibition by Jesús Aguado
Haven Gallery presents 'Dramarama', a solo art exhibition by Jesús Aguado consisting of nine new paintings featuring his dynamically expressive, chimeric characters in surrealistically playful narratives.
The exhibition is on display until August 20 2023 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public by appointment only for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions, and on the Haven Gallery website.
#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' & 'Return Of The Jedi - 40th Anniversary' prints by Matt Ferguson through Bottleneck Gallery
- Officially licensed 24" x 36" Digital printing on 4mm acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 150 for $125, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity.
- Officially licensed 24" x 36" Digital printing on 4mm acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 150 for $125, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity;
- 24" x 36" 3D lenticular print on 1mm PET, in a Regular edition of 300 for $100, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity;
- 24" x 36" 3D lenticular print on 4mm polystyrene, in a Regular edition of 225 for $200, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity;
- 24" x 36" 3D lenticular print on 4mm polystyrene, in a Variant edition of 175 for $200, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity;
- 24" x 36" 3D lenticular print on 4mm polystyrene, in a Japanese Variant edition of 125 for $200, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Shortlist For The 2023 British Fantasy Awards Announced
The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- The Bone Orchard – Sara A Mueller (Tor)
- Cast Long Shadows – Cat Hellisen (Luna Press Publishing)
- Glitterati – Oliver K Langmead (Titan)
- The Oleander Sword – Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- Path of War – David Green (Eerie River Publishing)
- The Spear Cuts Through Water – Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)
The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel
- Full Immersion – Gemma Amor (Angry Robot)
- The Hollows – Daniel Church (Angry Robot)
- Just Like Home – Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Miracle Growth – Tim Mendees (Eerie River Publishing)
- Sundial – Catriona Ward (Viper)
Best Novella
- And Then I Woke Up – Malcolm Devlin (Tordotcom)
- The Entropy of Loss – Stewart Hotston (NewCon Press)
- Interference – Terry Grimwood (Elsewhen Press)
- Ogres – Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris)
- Pomegranates – Priya Sharma (PS Publishing)
- The Queen of the High Fields – Rhiannon A. Grist (Luna Press Publishing)
Best Short Fiction
- The Call of El Tunche – Shona Kinsella (in Weird Horror Anthology, Flame Tree Press)
- A Moment of Zugzwang – Neil Williamson (in ParSec #4)
- Morta – James Bennett (in The Book of Queer Saints, Medusa Publishing Haus)
- The Tails That Make You – Eliza Chan (in Fantasy Magazine #82)
Best Collection
- Behind A Broken Smile – Penny Jones (Black Shuck Books)
- Breakable Things – Cassandra Khaw (Undertow Publications)
- Candescent Blooms – Andrew Hook (Salt Publishing)
- Under The Moon – EM Faulds (Ghost Moth Press)
Best Magazine / Periodical
- Ginger Nuts of Horror
- Interzone
- Shoreline of Infinity
- Strange Horizons
Best Audio Work
- Breaking The Glass Slipper
- The Painkiller Podcast (Bitter Pill Theatre)
- Podcastle (Escape Artists)
- Pseudopod (Escape Artists)
- The Secret of St. Kilda (Michael Ireland & Naomi Clarke)
- The Stranger Times (CK McDonnell)
Best Independent Press
- Black Shuck Books
- Flame Tree Press
- Luna Press Publishing
- NewCon Press
Best Artist
- Chris Baker (Fangorn)
- Ben Baldwin
- Jenni Coutts
- Vince Haig
- Dan Hillier
Best Anthology
- Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, ed. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight (Tordotcom)
- The Book of Queer Saints, ed. Mae Murray (Medusa Publishing Haus)
- Great British Horror 7: Major Arcana, ed. Steve J. Shaw (Black Shuck Books)
- Isolation: The Horror Anthology, ed. Dan Coxon (Titan)
- Sky Breaker: Tales of the Wanderer – Lee C Conley, HL Tinsley, JE Hannaford, David Green, Derek Power, C Marry Hultman, Damien Larkin and CF Welburn (Nordic Press)
- Someone in Time, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Solaris)
Best Non-Fiction
- An Earnest Blackness – Eugen Bacon (Anti-Oedipus Press)
- Fantasy: How it Works – Brian Attebery (OUP)
- The Full Lid – Alasdair Stuart, ed. Marguerite Kenner
- My Life in Horror, Vol. 2 – Kit Power
- Outlander and the Real Jacobites – Shona Kinsella (Pen & Sword History)
- Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)
The Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer
- Sunyi Dean, for The Book Eaters (Tor)
- Hiron Ennes, for Leech (Tor)
- Somto Ihezue, for a collection of short stories: Whole; Like Stars Daring to Shine; A Girl is Blood, Spirit and Fire; The Carving of War
- Shauna Lawless, for The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Head of Zeus)
- Elijah Kinch Spector, for Kalyna the Soothsayer (Erewhon Books)
- Susan York, for Starless and Bible Black (Midnight Street Press)
#CoolArt: 'Supernova II' print by Tara McPherson through The Cotton Candy Machine
'Supernova II' by Tara McPherson.
17" x 22" archival pigment fine art print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 200 for $80.On sale now through The Cotton Candy Machine.
#CoolArt: 'The Lost Boys' print by Florey through Vice Press
#CoolArt: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Comic Art prints through Bottleneck Gallery
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' comic art.
'TMNT #1'A limited allocation will be on sale Wednesday July 26 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
#CoolArt: 'Batman: The Animated Series' prints by Des Taylor through Bottleneck Gallery
On sale Tuesday July 25 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.
Monday, July 24, 2023
Winners Of The 2023 Eisner Awards Announced
Best Short Story
- “Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
Best Continuing Series
- Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
Best Limited Series
- The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
Best New Series
- Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- Frizzy, by Claribel A Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)
Best Humour Publication
- Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology
- The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Graphic Memoir
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album - New
- The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Graphic Album - Reprint
- Parker: The Martini Edition - Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)
Best US Edition of International Material
- Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)
Best US Edition of International Material - Asia
- Shuna's Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips (at least 20 years old)
- Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry, edited by Peggy Burns (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection / Project - Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
- The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)
Best Writer
- 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)
Best Writer / Artist
- Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team
- Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)
Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
Best Colouring
- Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
Best Lettering
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism
- PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)
Best Comics-Related Book
- Charles M Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)
Best Academic / Scholarly Work
- The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Publication Design
- Parker: The Martini Edition - Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)
Best Webcomic
- Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON),
- https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5
Best Digital Comic
- Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
Bill Finger Award
- Sam Glanzman
- Barbara Friedlander
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
- Beth Accomando
- Scott Dunbier
Will Eisner Hall of Fame Inductees
- Brian Bolland (by vote)
- Ann Nocenti (by vote)
- Tim Sale (by vote)
- Diana Schutz (by vote)
- Jay Johnson
- Gaspar Saladino
- Win Mortimer
- Jack Katz
- Tatjana Wood
- Tony DeZuniga
- Mort Walker
- Garry Trudeau
- Justin Green
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Diane Noomin
- Bill Griffith
- Jerry Bails
- Jeffrey Catherine Jones
- Kim Thompson
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Award
- Zoe Thorogood
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nick Runge
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nick Derington
Friday, July 21, 2023
#CoolArt: 'Mountain Goat Boy' print by Mayuka Yamamoto through Corey Helford Gallery
#CoolArt: 'After The Flood' print by Robert Minervini through Pangeaseed
'After The Flood' by Robert Minervini.
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.
18" x 24" fine art giclee print on Canson Aquarelle 310gsm museum-grade archival paper, in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $125.
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.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
#CoolArt: New Star Wars prints from Dark Ink Art at San Diego Comic Con 2023
'Celebration On Yavin IV' by Karen Hallion |
#CoolArt: 'The 'Burbs' print by Matthew Brazier through Gallery1988
12" x 18" giclee print on archival paper, in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $40.
On sale now through Gallery1988.
#CoolArt: 'Dune' prints by Nate Gonzalez through Bottleneck Gallery
On sale Thursday July 20 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
#CoolArt: Exclusive new prints by Jason Edmiston at San Diego Comic Con
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'Eyes Without A Face'
9" x 5" gicleé prints in limited editions for $25 each.
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'Eyes Without A Face: Jaws Men'
9" x 5" gicleé 3-print set, in a numbered limited edition of 125 for $75.
- 'Eyes Without A Face: Web Ball'
6.75" x 4" gicleé print, in a limited edition of 100. FREE with purchase of 5 EWAFs or more
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'Bruce: The Finale'
56" x 24" gicleé print, in a TIMED Release edition for $275.
Available at throughout SDCC weekend and online from Wednesday July 19 at 6pm PT to Sunday July 23 at 5pm PT from Jason's website.
- 'Spielberg'
8" x 10" gicleé print, in a limited edition of 50 for $35.
#CoolArt: 'Dead & Company' Artist Edition prints by AJ Masthay through Bottleneck Gallery
On sale Wednesday July 19 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.
#CoolArt: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' by Luke Preece through Vice Press
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
#CoolArt: 'Feed Eggs: Print & Pin Charity Bundle' by Dave Perillo through Bottleneck Gallery
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#CoolArt: 'The Silence Of The Lambs' print by Adam Perocchi through Bottleneck Gallery
Monday, July 17, 2023
#CoolArt: AP Edition prints by Malleus
AP Edition prints by Malleus.
- 'The Melvins & Ufomammut at Bologna, Italy'.50cm x 70cm 5 colour screen print on cream paper, in a limited AP edition of 83 for €40.
- 'Panta Rei'.50cm x 70cm 6 colour screen print on on 320gr ivory paper, in a numbered Regular edition of 50 for €60; in numbered Gilded Red Leaf & Purple Leaf Variant editions of 10 for €200 each; and in 44½cm x 60½cm 1 colour screen prints on coloured metallic paper, in limited editions of 4 for €100 each.
#CoolArt: 'Mad Max Fury Road' print by Matt Ferguson through Bottleneck Gallery
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#CoolArt: 'Hunt / Gather' TIMED Release print by João Ruas through Black Dragon Press
'Hunt / Gather' by João Ruas.
On sale for 48 hours from Tuesday July 18 at 5pm UK until Thursday July 20 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.
#CoolArt: 'The Sandman: The Sound Of Her Wings' print by David Mack through Neverwear
'The Sandman: The Sound Of Her Wings' by David Mack.
8½" x 11" print on luxe pearlescent stock paper, in a limited edition of 750 for $25 until Wednesday July 16 2023, and then $35 afterwards.
On sale now through Neverwear.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Nick Comparone
The art of Nick Comparone.