#CoolArt: 'Chinatown' print by Laurent Durieux through Bottleneck Gallery

'Chinatown' by Laurent Durieux.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 500 (limited allocation) for $50.

All prints have a corner crease and are therefore sold at a discounted price.

On sale Tuesday May 21 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery (originally on sale from The Parallax Poster Co).

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Metropolis' prints by Chris Thornley (Raid71) through Bottleneck Gallery

'Metropolis' by Chris Thornley (Raid71).

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Foil Regular edition of 100 for $60; and a numbered Foil Variant edition of 50 for $70.

On sale Tuesday May 20 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Brunhild' by Justin Sweet

'Brunhild' by Justin Sweet.

Illustration from the book 'The Eddas', published by Easton Press.

#CoolArt: 'Wolverine #88' Comic Art print by Adam Kubert through Bottleneck Gallery

'Wolverine #88 by Adam Kubert.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $60.

On sale Monday May 20 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Deadpool #1' Comic Art print by Todd Nauck through Bottleneck Gallery

'Deadpool #1' by Todd Nauck.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $60.

On sale Monday May 20 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'My Neighbor Totoro' print by Laurent Durieux

'My Neighbor Totoro' by Laurent Durieux.

Privately commissioned screen print.

#CoolArt: 'Porco Rosso' print by Laurent Durieux

'Porco Rosso' by Laurent Durieux.

Privately commissioned screen print.

#ArtOfTheDay: Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Piotr Jabłoński

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 Piotr Jabłoński.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Splash' by Robert McGinnis

'Splash' by Robert McGinnis.

Concept illustration for the movie 'Splash'.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Piotr Cieśliński (Dark Crayon)

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 Piotr Cieśliński (Dark Crayon).

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar' by Magali Villeneuve

'Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar' by Magali Villeneuve.

Card art for the 'Modern Horizons III' expansion set, released June 2024 by Magic: The Gathering.

Finalists For The 2024 Eisner Comic Industry Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2024 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2023, 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 26 2024 during the San Diego Comic Con weekend.

BEST SHORT STORY

• "Friendship Is Forever," by Sam Maggs and Keisha Okafor, in My Little Pony 40th Celebration (IDW)
• "The Kelpie," by Becky Cloonan, in Four Gathered on Christmas Eve (Dark Horse)
• "The Lady of the Lake," by Joe S. Farrar and Guilherme Grandizolli, in BUMP: A Horror Anthology #3 (BUMP)
• "Talking to a Hill," by Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas, in Comics for Ukraine (Zoop)
• "World's Finest, Part 1," by Tom King and Belen Ortega, in Wonder Woman #3 (DC)

BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT

• Horologist, by Jared Lee and Cross (Grim Film)
• Nightwing #105, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
• Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shax's Best Day, by Ryan North and Derek Charm (IDW)
• Superman 2023 Annual, by Joshua Williamson and others (DC)
• Sweet Paprika: Black, White, & Pink, by Mirka Andolfo and others (Image)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

• Birds of Prey, by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Basto Romero (DC)
• Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)
• Shazam! by Mark Waid and Dan Mora (DC)
• Transformers, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image Skybound)
• Wonder Woman, by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

• The Cull, by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis (Image)
• Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons, by Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda (IDW)
• Kill Your Darlings, by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Robert Quinn (Image)
• PeePee PooPoo, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
• Superman: Lost, by Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan (DC)

BEST NEW SERIES

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, by Patrick Horvath (IDW)
• Black Cloak, by Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren (Image)
• Local Man, by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs (Image)
• Phantom Road, by Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Hernández Walta (Image)
• Somna: A Bedtime Story, by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay (DSTLRY)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS

• Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed, by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
• Burt the Beetle Lives Here! by Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press)
• Go-Go Guys, by Rowboat Watkins (Chronicle Books)
• The Light Inside, by Dan Misdea (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
• Milk and Mocha: Our Little Happiness, by Melani Sie (Andrews McMeel)
• Tacos Today: El Toro & Friends, by Raúl the Third (HarperCollins/Versify)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS

• Buzzing, by Samuel Sattin and Rye Hickman (Little, Brown Ink)
• Mabuhay!, by Zachary Sterling (Scholastic Graphix)
• Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, by Pedro Martín (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers)
• Missing You, by Phellip Willian and Melissa Garabeli. translation by Fabio Ramos (Oni Press)
• Saving Sunshine, by Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan (First Second/Macmillan)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR TEENS

• Blackward, by Lawrence Lindell (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Danger and Other Unknown Risks, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
• Frontera, by Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo (HarperAlley)
• Lights, by Brenna Thummler (Oni Press)
• Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story, by Sarah Myer (First Second/Macmillan)
• My Girlfriend's Child, vol. 1, by Mamoru Aoi, translation by Hana Allen (Seven Seas)

BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION

• How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone, by Alex Norris (Candlewick/Walker Books)
• I Was a Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator, and Other Musical Meanderings, by Keith Knight (Keith Knight Press)
• It's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse #1, by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru (Marvel)
• Macanudo: Optimism Is for the Brave, by Liniers (Fantagraphics)
• The Yakuza's Bias, by Teki Yatsuda. translation by Max Greenway (Kodansha)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Comics for Ukraine, edited by Scott Dunbier (Zoop)
• Deep Cuts, by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Danilo Beyruth, and others (Image)
• The Devil's Cut, edited by Will Dennis (DSTLRY)
• Marvel Age #1000, edited by Tom Brevoort (Marvel)
• The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics, edited by The Kao, Min Christensen, and David Daneman (Andrews McMeel)
• Swan Songs by W. Maxwell Prince and others (Image)

BEST REALITY-BASED WORK

• Are You Willing to Die for the Cause? by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century, by Adrian Matejka and Youssef Daoudi (Liveright)
• Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali, by Marc Bernardin and Ron Salas (First Second/Macmillan)
• Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood, by Samuel Machado and Cynthia Sousa Machado with Steven M. Wise (Island Press)
• Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by Bill Griffith (Abrams ComicArts)

BEST GRAPHIC MEMOIR

• Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, by Thien Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
• A First Time for Everything, by Dan Santat (First Second/Macmillan)
• In Limbo, by Deb JJ Lee (First Second/Macmillan)
• Memento Mori, by Tiitu Takalo, translation by Maria Schroderus (Oni Press)
• Sunshine: How One Camp Taught Me About Life, Death, and Hope, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix)
• The Talk, by Darrin Bell (Henry Holt)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - NEW

• Ashes, by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)
• Eden II, by K. Wroten (Fantagraphics)
• A Guest in the House, by Emily Carroll (First Second/Macmillan)
• Parasocial, by Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson (Image)
• Roaming, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - REPRINT

• Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise Treasury Edition, by Tradd Moore (Marvel)
• The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image)
• Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
• Orange Complete Series Box Set, by Ichigo Takano, translation by Amber Tamosaitis (Seven Seas)
• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (DC)

BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

• Bea Wolf, adapted by Zach Weinersmith and Boulet (First Second/Macmillan)
• #DRCL midnight children, vol. 1, based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, by Shin'ichi Sakamoto, translation by Caleb Cook (VIZ Media)
• HP Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth, adapted by Gou Tanabe, translation by Zack Davisson (Dark Horse Manga)
• The Monkey King: The Complete Odyssey, adapted by Chaiko, translation by Dan Christensen (Magnetic)
• Watership Down, by Richard Adams, adapted by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Ten Speed Graphic)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL

• Ashes, by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)
• Blacksad, Vol 7: They All Fall Down, Part 2, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Europe Comics)
• A Boy Named Rose, by Gaëlle Geniller, translation by Fabrice Sapolsky (Fairsquare Comics)
• The Great Beyond, by Léa Murawiec, translation by Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Shubeik Lubeik, by Deena Mohamed (Pantheon Books/Penguin Random House)
• Spa, by Erik Svetoft, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL - ASIA

• #DRCL midnight children, vol. 1, based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, by Shin'ichi Sakamoto, translation by Caleb Cook (VIZ Media)
• Goodbye, Eri, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
• The Horizon, vol. 1, by JH, translation by ULTRAMEDIA Co. Ltd. (Yen/Ize Press)
• My Picture Diary, by Fujiwara Maki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
• River's Edge, by Kyoko Okazaki, translation by Alexa Frank (Kodansha)
• The Summer Hikaru Died, vol. 1, by Mokumokuren, translation by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION / PROJECT - STRIPS

• Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips, edited by Peter Maresca and Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
• David Wright's Carol Day: Lance Hallam, edited by Roger Clark, Chris Killackey, and Guy Mills (Slingsby Bros, Ink!)
• Popeye Sundays Vol 3: The Sea Hag and Alice the Goon, by E.C. Segar, edited by Conrad Groth and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
• Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck and Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and Big Bad Wolf, edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
• Where I'm Coming From, by Barbara Brandon-Croft, edited by Peggy Burns and Tracy Hurren (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION / PROJECT - COMIC BOOKS

• Adventures Into Terror: The Atlas Comics Library, vol. 1, edited by Michael J. Vassallo (Fantagraphics)
• All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition, edited by Chris Robinson (Very GOOD Books)
• The Ballad of Halo Jones Full Colour Omnibus, by Alan Moore and Ian Gibson, edited by Olivia Hicks (2000AD/Rebellion)
• The John Severin Westerns Featuring American Eagle, edited by Michael Dean (Fantagraphics)
• Michael Golden's Marvel Stories Artist's Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

BEST WRITER

• Stephen Graham Jones, Earthdivers (IDW)
• Mariko Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Tom Taylor, Nightwing, Titans (DC)
• Kelly Thompson, Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn, Black White and Redder (DC); Black Cloak, The Cull (Image); It's Jeff, Captain Marvel (Marvel)
• Mark Waid, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Shazam!, World's Finest: Teen Titans (DC)
• G Willow Wilson, Poison Ivy (DC); Hunger and the Dusk (IDW)

BEST WRITER / ARTIST

• Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House (First Second/Macmillan)
• Bill Griffith, Three Rocks (Abrams ComicArts)
• Daniel Warren Johnson, Transformers (Image Skybound)
• Mokumokuren, The Summer Hikaru Died, vol. 1 (Yen Press)
• Zoe Thorogood, Hack/Slash: Back To School (Image)
• Tillie Walden, Clementine Book Two (Image Skybound)

BEST PENCILLER / INKER OR PENCILLER / INKER TEAM

• Jason Shawn Alexander, Detective Comics (DC); Killadelphia, with Germán Erramouspe (Image)
• Tula Lotay, Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder (Comixology Originals/Best Jackett)
• Inaki Miranda, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons (IDW)
• Dan Mora, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Shazam! (DC)
• Chris Samnee, Fire Power (Image Skybound)
• Jillian Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST PAINTER / MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (INTERIOR ART)

• Jason Shawn Alexander, Blacula: Return of the King (Zombie Love Studios)
• Chaiko, The Monkey King (Magnetic)
• Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad, Vol 7: They All Fall Down, Part 2 (Europe Comics)
• Liam Sharp, Nocterra: Nemesis Special (Best Jackett); Starhenge: The Dragon and the Boar (Image)
• Martin Simmonds, Universal Monsters: Dracula (Image Skybound)
• Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)

BEST COVER ARTIST

• Jen Bartel, DC Pride 2023, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1 (DC); Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1, Demon Wars: Scarlet Sin #1, Scarlet Witch #9, Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel)
• Evan Cagle, Detective Comics (DC)
• Jenny Frison, Alice Never After #1, BRZRKR: Fallen Empire #1, and other alternate covers (BOOM! Studios); Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1–2, Poison Ivy #8, #12 (DC)
• EM Gist, Expanse Dragon Tooth #1, Something Is Killing the Children #28 & #34, Wild's End, vol 2 #4 and other alternate covers (BOOM! Studios); Amazing Spider-Man #23, Doctor Aphra #36, Moon Knight #3, Nightcrawlers #1, Wolverine #38 (Marvel)
• Peach Momoko, Demon Wars: Scarlet Sin, various alternate covers (Marvel)
• Dan Mora, Coda #3, Damn Them All #4, MMPR 30th Anniversary Special #1, Rare Flavours #3 and other alternate covers (BOOM! Studios); Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Outsiders #1, Poison Ivy #9, Shazam!, Titans #1 (DC)

BEST COLOURING

• Jordie Bellaire, Batman, Birds of Prey (DC); Dark Spaces: Hollywood Special (IDW)
• Matt Hollingsworth, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Punisher (Marvel)
• Lee Loughridge, Red Zone (AWA); Edgeworld, Grammaton Punch, Nostalgia (Comixology Originals); The Devil's Cut, Gone, Somna (DSTLRY); Star Trek (IDW); Killadelphia (Image); Hunt. Kill. Repeat. (Mad Cave)
• Dave McCaig, The Sacrificers (Image), The Walking Dead Deluxe (Image Skybound)
• Dean White, Conan the Barbarian (Titan Comics)

BEST LETTERING

• Lauren Bowes, Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes (Titan Comics)
• Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House (First Second/Macmillan)
• Bill Griffith, Three Rocks (Abrams ComicArts)
• Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, The Witcher: Wild Animals, and others (Dark Horse); Batman: City of Madness, The Flash, Poison Ivy, and others (DC); Black Cat Social Club (Humanoids); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW); The Cull, What's the Furthest Place from Here? (Image); and others
• Richard Starkings, Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder, Canary (Comixology Originals/Best Jackett); Parliament of Rooks (Comixology); Astro City, Battle Chasers (Image); Conan the Barbarian (Titan Comics)
• Rus Wooton, Monstress, The Sacrificers (Image); Fire Power, Kroma, Transformers, The Walking Dead Deluxe, Universal Monsters: Dracula, Void Rivals (Image Skybound); Hunt. Kill. Repeat., A Legacy of Violence, Nature's Labyrinth (Mad Cave)

BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL / JOURNALISM

• The Comics Journal #309; edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Austin English (Fantagraphics)
• "The Indirect Market," by Brandon Schatz and Danica LeBlanc, comicsbeat.com
• Rob Salkowitz, for Forbes, ICv2.com, Publishers Weekly
• SKTCHD, by David Harper, www.sktchd.com
• SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)

BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK

• Bryan Talbot: Father of the British Graphic Novel, by J. D. Harlock and Bryan Talbot (Brainstorm Studios)
• Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography, by Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse)
• Flamed Out: The Underground Adventures and Comix Genius of Willy Murphy, edited by Mark Burstein (Fantagraphics)
• I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future, by Michael Molcher (Rebellion)
• The Pacific Comics Companion, by Stephan Friedt and Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
• Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean (Dark Horse)

BEST ACADEMIC / SCHOLARLY WORK

• Asian Political Cartoons, by John A. Lent (University Press of Mississippi)
• The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X- Men, by J. Andrew Deman (University of Texas Press)
• Desegregating Comics: Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics, edited by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)
• If Shehrazad Drew: Critical Writings on Arab Comics, by George Khoury-Jad (Sawaf Center for Arab Comics Studies and American University of Beirut Press)
• In Visible Archives: Queer and Feminist Visual Culture in the 1980s, by Margaret Galvan (University of Minnesota Press)
• Super Bodies: Comic Book Illustration, Artistic Styles, and Narrative Impact, by Jeffrey A. Brown (University of Texas Press)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

• Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein boxed set, designed by Mike Kennedy (Magnetic)
• Gratuitous Ninja, by Ronald Wimberly, designed by Chloe Scheffe (Beehive Books)
• Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes, designed by Donna Askem (Titan Comics)
• Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind, designed by Josh Bernstein and Rob Schwager (Z2)
• Toilet-bound Hanako-kun First Stall Box Set, designed by Wendy Chan (Yen Press)

BEST WEBCOMIC

• Asturias: The Origin of a Flag, by Javi de Castro, https://www.javidecastro.com/asturias-the-origin-of-a-flag
• Daughter of a Thousand Faces, by Vel (Velinxi), https://tapas.io/series/daughter-of-a-thousand-faces/info (Tapas)
• Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe, https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/s3-episode-226/viewer?title_no=1320&episode_no=231 (WEBTOON)
• Matchmaker, vol. 6, by Cam Marshall at https://matchmakercomic.com/. (Silver Sprocket)
• 3rd Voice, by Evan Dahm, https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/3rd-voice/list?title_no=828919 (WEBTOON)
• Unfamiliar, by Haley Newsome: https://tapas.io/series/unfamiliar/info (Tapas)

BEST DIGITAL COMIC

• Blacksad, Vol 7: They All Fall Down, Part 2. by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Europe Comics)
• Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin, vols. 7–8 (Panel Syndicate)
• Parliament of Rooks, by Abigail Jill Harding (Comixology Originals)
• Practical Defense Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff (delilahdirk.com)
• A Witch's Guide to Burning, by Aminder Dhaliwal (Instagram.com/aminder_d)

#CoolArt: 'Eyes Without A Face: Godzilla Minus One' print by Jason Edmiston through Ghost X Ghost

'Eyes Without A Face: Godzilla Minus One' by Jason Edmiston.

24" x 10¼" fine art print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 125 for $80.

On sale Friday May 17 at 12pm PT through Ghost X Ghost.

#CoolArt: 'To Catch A Thief' prints by Dakota Randall through Spoke Art

'To Catch A Thief' by Dakota Randall.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $75; and a numbered Variant edition of 50 for $100.

On sale through through Spoke Art.

Regular Edition

Foil Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: Sabine Wren' print by Andy Fairhurst through Bottleneck Gallery

'Sabine Wren' by Andy Fairhurst.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $50.

On sale Friday May 17 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars' portraits prints by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos through Bottleneck Gallery

Officially licensed 'Star Wars' portraits by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos.

'Boba Fett' & 'Jabba The Hutt'.
18" x 24" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 150 for $50 each.

'Salacious B Crumb'.
8" x 10" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $30.

On sale Friday May 17 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Springtime Serenade' 4 Artist Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Springtime Serenade', a 4 artist group art exhibition featuring new works from Annie Montgomerie, Josh Keyes, Sylvia Ji, and Yuka Sakuma.

The opening night is on Saturday May 18 from 7-10pm PT in Gallery 3 at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until June 22 2024.

by Annie Montgomerie

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Bloom' Solo Art Exhibition by Troy Brooks

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Bloom', a solo art exhibition of new works by Troy Brooks.

Opening night is Saturday May 18 from 7-10pm PT in Gallery 2, open to the public for viewing the art at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until June 22 2024.

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'This Way Up' Solo Art Exhibition by Ben Frost

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'This Way Up', a solo art exhibition of new works by Ben Frost.

Opening night is Saturday May 18 from 7-10pm PT in the Main Gallery, open to the public for viewing the art at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until June 22 2024.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Conan' sketch by Frank Frazetta

'Conan' sketch by Frank Frazetta.

#CoolArt: 'TMNT #2' Comic Art prints by Bryan Lee O'Malley through Bottleneck Gallery

'TMNT #2' by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Titled Red Mask edition of 100 for $70; a numbered Titled Colour Mask edition of 150 for $70; and 3D Lenticular prints on 1mm PET with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity, in Titled Variant editions of 75 for $100 each and Virgin Art Variant editions of 50 for $100 each.

On sale Thursday May 16 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Bottleneck Gallery are also offering exclusive variant comics with Bryan's artwork.

Titled Red Mask Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Inigo, Avenging Swordsman' by Ekaterina Burmak

'Inigo, Avenging Swordsman' by Ekaterina Burmak.

Card art for 'The Princess Bride' Secret Lair set, released October 2023 by Magic: The Gathering.

#CoolArt: 'Aladdin' print by Pernille Ørum through Cyclops Print Works

'Aladdin' by Pernille Ørum.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" 9 colour screen print on 285gsm Stardream Coral paper, in a numbered limited edition of 200 for $80.

On sale Wednesday May 15 at 10am PT through Cyclops Print Works.

#CoolArt: 'The Thing' print by Florey through Vice Press

'The Thing' by Florey.

Officially licensed A2 sized (16.5" x 23.4") fine art pigment print on 250gm Naturalis Absolute White Matt archival paper, in a numbered limited edition of 2000 for £29.99.

On sale from Thursday May 16 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

#CoolArt: 'An American Werewolf In London' print by Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz) through Vice Press

'An American Werewolf In London' by Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz).

Officially licensed A2 sized (16.5 x 23.4") fine art pigment print on 250gm Naturalis Absolute White Matt archival paper, in a numbered limited edition of 2000 for £29.99.

On sale Thursday May 16 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

#CoolArt: 'Blade Runner' prints by Matthew Ceo through Bottleneck Gallery

'Blade Runner' by Matthew Ceo.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $60; a numbered Art Variant edition of 50 for $60; and a digital print on 4mm thick acrylic panel of 30 for $125, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity.

On sale Wednesday May 15 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular & Acrylic Panel Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Princess Mononoke' by Djamila Knopf

'Wild Spirit' by Djamila Knopf.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Yokai' Group Art Exhibition

Haven Gallery presents 'Yokai', a group art exhibition of new works inspired by supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.

The exhibition is on display until June 2 2024 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing, and on the Haven Gallery website.

by Phoenix Chan

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents a Solo Art Exhibition of new works by Carlos Fdez (aka Penrider)

Haven Gallery presents a solo art exhibition of new works by Carlos Fdez (aka Penrider) featuring twelve meticulously drawn graphite works studying the human condition through psychological narratives.

The exhibition is on display until June 2 2024 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing, and on the Haven Gallery website.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Eternal' Solo Art Exhibition by Kathie Olivas

Haven Gallery presents 'Eternal', a solo art exhibition by Kathie Olivas featuring paintings and sculptures exploring the motif of the infinite.

The exhibition is on display until June 2 2024 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing, and on the Haven Gallery website.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Siren's Heart' Solo Art Exhibition by Nadezda

Haven Gallery presents 'Siren's Heart', a solo art exhibition by Nadezda featuring six new oil paintings exploring the mythological siren in modernity.

The exhibition is on display until June 2 2024 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing, and on the Haven Gallery website.

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'The Hidden Grove' Solo Art Exhibition by Annie Stegg Gerard

Haven Gallery presents 'The Hidden Grove', a solo art exhibition of works by Annie Stegg Gerard depicting mythological beings inspired by the writings of Hans Christian Anderson.

The exhibition is on display until June 2 2024 at Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, open to the public for viewing, and on the Haven Gallery website.

2024 Locus Awards Finalists for Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature Announced

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation have announced the finalists for the 2024 Locus Awards.

The Locus Awards are presented to winners of the Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, first presented in 1971, to recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature.

The winners will be announced June 22 2024.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, Samit Basu (Tordotcom)
• A Fire Born of Exile, Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JAB Books)
• Red Team Blues, Cory Doctorow (Tor; Ad Astra)
• Furious Heaven, Kate Elliott (Ad Astra; Tor)
• Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
• Starter Villain, John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK)
• Lords of Uncreation, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit US; Tor UK)
• System Collapse, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
• The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis (Del Rey)

FANTASY NOVEL

• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
• The Keeper’s Six, Kate Elliott (Tordotcom)
• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Heather Fawcett (Del Rey; Orbit UK)
• Dead Country, Max Gladstone (Tordotcom)
• The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
• Paladin’s Faith, T. Kingfisher (Argyll)
• He Who Drowned the World, Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor; Mantle)
• My Brother’s Keeper, Tim Powers (Baen; Ad Astra)
• City of Last Chances, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Ad Astra)
• Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

HORROR NOVEL

• Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas (Berkley)
• The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)
• A Haunting on the Hill, Elizabeth Hand (Mulholland; Sphere)
• Starling House, Alix E. Harrow (Tor; Tor UK)
• How to Sell a Haunted House, Grady Hendrix (Berkley; Titan UK)
• Don’t Fear the Reaper, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK)
• A House with Good Bones, T. Kingfisher (Nightfire; Titan UK)
• Lone Women, Victor LaValle (One World)
• Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher)
• Black River Orchard, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• Promises Stronger Than Darkness, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen; Titan UK)
• The Making of Yolanda la Bruja, Lorraine Avila (Levine Querido)
• Damned If You Do, Alex Brown (Page Street)
• A Song of Salvation, Alechia Dow (Inkyard)
• The Library of Broken Worlds, Alaya Dawn Johnson (Scholastic; Magpie UK)
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath, Garth Nix (Tegen; Gollancz)
• Into the Light, Mark Oshiro (Tor Teen)
• Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross (Wednesday; Magpie UK)
• The Siren, the Song, and the Spy, Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Candlewick)
• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Andrew Joseph White (Peachtree Teen)

FIRST NOVEL

• Chain-Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon)
• The Strange, Nathan Ballingrud (Saga; Titan UK)
• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Threads That Bind, Kika Hatzopoulou (Razorbill; Penguin UK)
• These Burning Stars, Bethany Jacobs (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Godkiller, Hannah Kaner (Harper Voyager UK; Harper Voyager US)
• The Marigold, Andrew F. Sullivan (ECW)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
• Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
• Ink Blood Sister Scribe, Emma Törzs (Morrow; Century)

NOVELLA

• The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
• The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, Indra Das (Subterranean)
• “Linghun”, Ai Jiang (Linghun)
• The Salt Grows Heavy, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire; Titan UK)
• Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
• Rose / House, Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
• Lost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire (Tor)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
• The Lies of the Ajungo, Moses Ose Utomi (Tordotcom)
• Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

NOVELETTE

• “What I Remember of Oresha Moon Dragon Devshrata”, P. Djèlí Clark (The Book of Witches)
• “John Hollowback and the Witch”, Amal El-Mohtar (The Book of Witches)
• I AM AI, Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
• “The Year Without Sunshine”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)
• “Prince Hat Underground”, Kelly Link (White Cat, Black Dog)
• “At Every Door a Ghost”, Premee Mohamed (Communications Breakdown)
• “The Rainbow Bank”, Uchechukwu Nwaka (GigaNotoSaurus 8/23)
• “One Man’s Treasure”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 1-2/23)
• “Six Versions of My Brother Found Under a Bridge”, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9-10/23)
• “On the Fox Roads”, Nghi Vo (Tor.com 10/31/23)

SHORT STORY

• “A Soul in the World”, Charlie Jane Anders (Uncanny 3-4/23)
• “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub”, P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny 1-2/23)
• “The Mausoleum’s Children”, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny 5-6/23)
• “Suppertime”, Tananarive Due (New Suns 2)
• “Window Boy”, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 8/23)
• “Reckless Eyeballing”, N.K. Jemisin (Out There Screaming)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming”, Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
• “Those Hitchhiking Kids”, Darcie Little Badger (The Sunday Morning Transport 4/2/23)
• “Stones”, Nnedi Okorafor (Clarkesworld 9/23)
• “There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead”, Sarah Pinsker (The Deadlands 6/23)

ANTHOLOGY

• The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 7, Neil Clarke, ed. (Night Shade)
• Christmas and Other Horrors, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Titan UK)
• The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2022), Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Eugen Bacon & Milton Davis, eds. (Caezic)
• Never Whistle at Night, Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., eds. (Vintage)
• The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023, R.F. Kuang & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner)
• Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Random House; Picador)
• New Suns 2, Nisi Shawl, ed. (Solaris UK)
• The Book of Witches, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
• Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology, Wole Talabi, ed. (Android)
• The Best of World SF: Volume 3, Lavie Tidhar, ed. (Ad Astra)

COLLECTION

• The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volumes 1 & 2, Peter S. Beagle (Tachyon)
• Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories, Tobias S. Buckell (Apex)
• The Wishing Pool and Other Stories, Tananarive Due (Akashic)
• White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link (Random House; Ad Astra)
• No One Will Come Back For Us, Premee Mohamed (Undertow)
• Jackal, Jackal, Tobi Ogundiran (Undertow)
• Skin Thief, Suzan Palumbo (Neon Hemlock)
• Lost Places, Sarah Pinsker (Small Beer)
• The Best of Michael Swanwick, Volume Two, Michael Swanwick (Subterranean)
• The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

MAGAZINE

• Analog
• Asimov’s
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Clarkesworld
• F&SF
• FIYAH
• khōréō
• Strange Horizons
• Tor.com
• Uncanny

PUBLISHER

• Angry Robot
• DAW
• Gollancz
• Neon Hemlock
• Orbit
• Small Beer
• Subterranean
• Tachyon
• Tor
• Tordotcom

EDITOR

• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
• Arley Sorg & Christie Yant
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
• Sheree Renée Thomas
• E. Catherine Tobler
• Ann VanderMeer
• Sheila Williams

ARTIST

• Brom
• Rovina Cai
• Kinuko Y. Craft
• Julie Dillon
• Bob Eggleton
• Abigail Larson
• John Picacio
• Charles Vess
• Michael Whelan
• Alyssa Winans

NON-FICTION

• The Fiction Writer’s Guide to Alternate History, Jack Dann (Bloomsbury Academic)
• 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams, Kevin Jon Davies, ed. (Unbound UK)
• Wish I Was Here: An Anti-Memoir, M. John Harrison (Serpent’s Tail; Saga 2024)
• All These Worlds, Niall Harrison (Briardene)
• 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered, Sadie Hartmann (Page Street Publishing)
• Space Crone, Ursula K. Le Guin (Silver)
• Ex Marginalia: Essays on Writing Speculative Fiction by Persons of Color, Chinelo Onwualu, ed. (Hydra House)
• A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, Maureen Kincaid Speller (Luna Press Publishing)
• Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God, Robert Charles Wilson (Pitchstone)
• Being Michael Swanwick, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)

ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOK

• The Culture: The Drawings, Iain M. Banks (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories, Ray Bradbury, adapted by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Wallace Wood, et al. (Fantagraphics)
• The Pen & Ink Drawings of Tony DiTerlizzi, Tony DiTerlizzi (self-published)
• Spectrum Fantastic Art Quarterly, Volume Three, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Spectrum Fantastic Art)
• The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, Dian Hanson, ed., art by Frank Frazetta (Taschen)
• The Last Count of Monte Cristo, Ayize Jama-Everett, art by Tristan Roach (Megascope)
• Voyaging, Volume One: The Plague Star, George R.R. Martin, art and adaptation by Raya Golden (Ten Speed Graphic)
• Thalamus, Volumes 1 & 2: The Art of Dave McKean, Dave McKean (Dark Horse)
• Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s, Adam Rowe (Abrams)
• Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures, Kevin M. Strait & Kinshasha Holman Conwill, eds. (Smithsonian)

#CoolArt: 'Dune: Part Two' prints by Ian Permana through Bottleneck Gallery

'Dune: Part Two' by Ian Permana.

Officially licensed 36" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $50; numbered Variant editions of 75 for $60 each; and 40" x 30" numbered Quad Variant edition of 50 for $100.

On sale Tuesday May 14 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Cascade Of Solace' by Janice Sung

'Cascade Of Solace' by Janice Sung.

#CoolArt: 'Descendent VI' TIMED Release print by James Jean

'Descendent VI' by James Jean.

17½" x 19" giclee print on 20" x 22" paper with intricate holographic and foil detailing plus sculptural details and enhancements, in a signed and numbered TIMED release edition for $525.

On sale Tuesday May 14 at 8am PT until Wednesday May 15 2024 at 7.59am PT from James' website.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Throwing Knives at the Saloon' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'Throwing Knives at the Saloon' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Pierangelo Boog

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 Pierangelo Boog.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Freya' by Eleonor Piteira

'Freya' by Eleonor Piteira.

Cover art for the novel 'A Fate Inked In Blood', book 1 of the 'Saga of the Unfated', written by Danielle L Jensen, published February 2024.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Philippe Druillet

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 Philippe Druillet.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Aposiopesis' by Janna Sophia

'Aposiopesis' by Janna Sophia.

#CoolArt: 'Gremlins' prints by Matheuss Berant through Bottleneck Gallery

'Gremlins' by Matheuss Berant.

Officially licensed 24" x 18" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 75 for $45 each.

On sale Friday May 10 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'The Dark Knight' print by Raj Khatri through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Dark Knight' by Raj Khatri.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50; and a digital print on 4mm thick acrylic panel of 30 for $125, with numbered COA with BNG hologram of authenticity.

On sale Friday May 10 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Nosferatu' prints by Chris Weston through Apollo Gallery

'Nosferatu' by Chris Weston.

Officially licensed 36" x 24" screen print with Glow In The Dark ink layer, in a numbered Regular edition of 65 for £50; a numbered Variant edition of 45 for £50; a numbered giclee Sepia Variant edition of 25 for £55; and a numbered Art Variant edition of 35 for £55.

On sale Friday May 10 at 5pm UK through Apollo Gallery.

Regular screen print edition

#CoolArt: 'Keep The Sea Plastic Free' prints by Maria Francesca Melis through Pangeaseed

'Keep The Sea Plastic Free' by Maria Francesca Melis.

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.

33.1" x 23.4" fine-art giclée print on Canson Aquarelle 310gsm museum-grade archival paper, in a numbered and digitally signed Regular edition of 35 for $125; and a numbered and digitally signed Variant edition of 15 for $175.

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