Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sam Gilbey

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 Sam Gilbey.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Lazy Summer' by Michael Parkes

'Lazy Summer' by Michael Parkes.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Bucking Bronco' by Frank Frazetta

'Bucking Bronco' by Frank Frazetta.

#CoolArt: Exclusive New prints by Jason Edmiston at Monsterpalooza 2025

Exclusive new prints by Jason Edmiston available during Monsterpalooza, at the Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA, May 30 - June 21 2025.

'Eyes Without A Face'
9" x 5" giclee prints in limited editions for $25 each.

'Eyes Without A Face: Count Dracula'
9" x 5" giclee prints in a limited edition of 160 for $30.

'Jason Vorhees', 'Rod Serling' & 'Queen Of The Damned'
5" x 7" gicleé prints, in limited editions of 50 for $20 each.

'Director Portraits: Quentin Tarantino'

8" x 10" giclee print, in a limited edition of 75 for $35.

Other prints and original art also available.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Yuna, Grand Summoner' by Kevin Glint

'Yuna, Grand Summoner' by Kevin Glint.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'A Princess Of Mars' by Gregory Manchess

'A Princess Of Mars' by Gregory Manchess.

6" x 6" Oil on masonite, in a 1/1 original edition for $600.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

#CoolArt: 'Highlander' prints by Matt Griffin through Vice Press

'Highlander' by Matt Griffin.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" lithograph print, in a numbered Regular edition of 175 for £39.99; and a numbered Variant edition of 160 for £44.99.

On sale Thursday May 29 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Aerith's Curaga Magic' by Justyna Dura

'Aerith's Curaga Magic' by Justyna Dura.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'Nocturne' Original Art by Alexandra Verhoven through Every Day Original

'Nocturne' by Alexandra Verhoven.

8" x 8" mixed media (pastels, coloured pencils and gouache) on black pastel paper, original artwork in a 1/1 edition for $400.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Cultivate' by Tran Nguyen

'Cultivate' by Tran Nguyen.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Entering The New Millennium' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'Entering The New Millennium' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sam Cherry

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 Sam Cherry.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Dejah Thoris' by Arantza Sestayo

'Dejah Thoris' by Arantza Sestayo.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sam Burley

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 Sam Burley.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Casino Royale' by Paul Mann

'Casino Royale' by Paul Mann.

#CoolArt: 'Le Comte de Monte-Cristo' prints by Laurent Durieux through Nautilus Art Prints

'Le Comte de Monte-Cristo' by Laurent Durieux.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print on Fedrigoni 250g paper, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 350 for €85; and a signed and numbered Metallic Ink Variant edition of 125 for €120.

On sale Friday May 23 at 7pm CET (European Time) (1pm ET) through Nautilus Art Prints.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: Art by Frank Frazetta

Art by Frank Frazetta.

Panel from the 'Tiga Tarzan' comic strip from the 1950s.

#CoolArt: 'Memory Is The Only Paradise' & 'From Which We Can’t Be Expelled' prints by Lauren YS through Static Medium

'Memory Is The Only Paradise' & 'From Which We Can’t Be Expelled' by Lauren YS.

18" x 24" fine art archival pigment prints, in signed and numbered limited editions of 50 for $110 each, or $200 as a 2 print set.

The two-print set comes an extra AAPIHM gift, a lucky red envelope with a unique hand-written (by the artist) Chinese adage.

On sale now through Static Medium.

'Memory Is The Only Paradise'

#CoolArt: 'Commune' print by Kevin Peterson through Thinkspace

'Commune' by Kevin Peterson.

16" x 16" fine art digital print on Moab Entrada 290gsm paper, full bleed with hand-deckled edges, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 40 for $150.

On sale Friday May 23 at 10am PT through Thinkspace.

#CoolArt: 'Aparajito' prints by Anne Benjamin through Black Dragon Press

'Aparajito' by Anne Benjamin.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print on 300gsm Gmund Bauhaus archival paper, in a numbered English edition of 50 for £70; and a numbered Bengali edition, with pearlescent sunset and glow in the dark firefilies, of 50 for $80.

On sale Friday May 23 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

English Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Jill, Shiva's Dominant' by Arif Wijaya

'Jill, Shiva's Dominant' by Arif Wijaya.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Vivi Ornitier' by Toni Infante

'Vivi Ornitier' by Toni Infante.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' prints by MonkeyMouth through Bottleneck Gallery

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' by MonkeyMouth.

Officially licensed 36" x 18" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 125 for $55; a 24" x 12" archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 25 for $125, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; a numbered Rainbow Foil Variant edition of 75 for $65; and a numbered Lava Foil Variant edition of 75 for $65.

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

Regular & Acrylic Panel Editions

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Harmonize' by Magali Villeneuve

'Harmonize' by Magali Villeneuve.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'The Infinity Gauntlet #1' Comic Art print by George Perez through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Infinity Gauntlet #1' by George Perez.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $60; a 16" x 24" archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 35 for $125, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; a 7" x 10½" archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 50 for $75, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

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

#CoolArt: 'Chaekgado: The Rare Lily' print by Soey Milk

'Chaekgado: The Rare Lily' by Soey Milk.

16" x 21.4" archival pigment print on 18" x 24" 250 GSM fine art Hot Press 100% cotton rag paper, in a signed, stamped with two original stone seals and embossed with original signature, in a limited edition of 100; and a hand embellished, signed, stamped with three original stone seals and embossed with original signature, in a limited edition of 35.

On sale now through Soey's website.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Negative Burn #11' Comic Cover Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Cover art for 'Negative Burn' issue #11, published May 1994 by Caliber Comics.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sam Bosma

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 Sam Bosma.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Art Of Legend' by Tran Nguyen

'The Art Of Legend' by Tran Nguyen.

Cover art for the novel 'The Art Of Legend', book 3 in the 'The War Arts Saga', written by Wesley Chu, published August 2025.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Salvador Anguiano

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 Salvador Anguiano.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Circe' by Julie Dillon

'Circe' by Julie Dillon.

Cover art for The Folio Society edition of 'Circe', written by Madeline Miller.

Finalists For The 2025 Eisner Comic Industry Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2025 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2024, 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 July 25 2025 during the San Diego Comic Con weekend.

Best Short Story

• "Anything Sinister," by Ross Murray, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
• "Day 1703," by Chris Ware, in Smoke Signal #43 (Desert Island)
• "Pig" by Stacy Gougoulis, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
• "Spaces," by Phil Jimenez, in DC Pride 2024 #1 (DC)
• "Water I've Loved: Moving Day" by Pam Wye, in MUTHA magazine
• "You Cannot Live on Bread Alone" by Kayla E, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue / One-Shot

• Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey (Silver Sprocket)
• Ice Cream Man #39: "Decompression in a Wreck, Part One," by W Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo (Image Comics)
• PeePee PooPoo #1, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
• Sunflowers, by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
• Unwholesome Love, by Charles Burns (co-published with Partners and Son)
• The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series

• The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
• Detective Comics, by Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín (DC)
• Fantastic Four, by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, and others (Marvel)
• Santos Sisters, by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
• Ultimate Spider-Man, by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
• Wonder Woman, by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)

Best Limited Series

• Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey (DC)
• Animal Pound, by Tom King and Peter Gross (BOOM! Studios)
• The Deviant, by James Tynion IV and Joshua Hixson (Image)
• Helen of Wyndhorn, by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
• Rare Flavours, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
• Zatanna: Bring Down the House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)

Best New Series

• Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (DC)
• Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
• Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios)
• The Pedestrian, by Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Magma Comix)
• The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
• Uncanny Valley, by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter (BOOM! Studios)

Best Publication for Early Readers

• Bog Myrtle, by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
• Club Microbe, by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
• Night Stories, by Liniers (Astra Books)
• Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider (Chronicle Books)

Best Publication for Kids

• How It All Ends, by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow / HarperCollins Early Readers)
• Next Stop, by Debbie Fong (Random House Graphic / Random House Children's Books)
• Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (First Second / Macmillan)
• Weirdo, by Tony Weaver Jr. and Jes & Cin Wibowo (First Second/Macmillan)
• Young Hag and the Witches' Quest, by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams Fanfare)

Best Publication for Teens

• Ash's Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second / Macmillan)
• Big Jim and the White Boy, by David F Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic)
• The Deep Dark, by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic)
• The Gulf, by Adam de Souza (Tundra)
• Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second / Macmillan)
• Out of Left Field, by Jonah Newman (Andrews McMeel)

Best Humour Publication

• Adulthood is a Gift!, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
• Forces of Nature, by Edward Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)
• A Pillbug Story, by Allison Conway (Black Panel Press)
• Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It, by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

• EC Cruel Universe, edited by Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (Oni Press)
• Godzilla's 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
• Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
• Peep #1, edited by Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (Brain Dead / Kyle Ng)
• So Buttons #14: "Life and Death," by Jonathan Baylis and various artists (So Buttons Comix)

Best Reality-Based Work

• Djuna, by Jon Macy (Street Noise Books)
• The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War, by Carl Sciacchitano (Gallery 13/S&S)
• The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien, by John Hendrix (Abrams Fanfare)
• The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History, by John Vasquez Mejias (Union Square)
• Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the US, by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Memoir

• Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, by Alison McCreesh (Conundrum)
• Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls (MCD / Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
• The Field, by David Lapp (Conundrum)
• I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir, by Maurice Vellekoop (Pantheon)
• Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love, by Sarah Leavitt (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Best Graphic Album - New

• Final Cut, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
• Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second / Macmillan)
• My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
• Victory Parade, by Leela Corman (Pantheon)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint

• Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, by Patrick McDonnell (Abrams ComicArts)
• Lackadaisy, Vols. 1–2, by Tracy J Butler (Iron Circus)
• The One Hand and The Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
• Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of COVID Lockdown, edited by Gabe Fowler (Pantheon)
• Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, by Kelly Goto and Sam Goto (Chin Music Press)
• UM Volume One, by buttercup (Radiator Comics)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

• Thomas Piketty's Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Clare Alot and Benjamin Adam (Abrams ComicArts)
• The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben, adapted by Benjamin Flao and Fred Bernard (Greystone)
• The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams)
• Winnie-the-Pooh, by AA Milne, adapted by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, adapted by Sarah Airriess (Iron Circus)

Best US Edition of International Material

• All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion (Abrams ComicArts)
• The Jellyfish, by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press)
• Mothballs, by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
• Return to Eden, by Paco Roca; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
• Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)

Best US Edition of International Material - Asia

• Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, translated by Asa Yonola (Kodansha)
• Hereditary Triangle, by Fumiya Hayashi, translated by Alethea and Athena Nibley (Yen Press)
• Kagurabachi, Vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono, translated by Camellia Nieh (VIZ Media)
• Last Quarter, Vol. 1, by Ai Yazawa, translated by Max Greenway (VIZ Media)
• Search and Destroy Vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka; translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics)
• Tokyo These Days, Vols. 1–3, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)

Best Archival Collection / Project - Strips

• All In Line, by Saul Steinberg (New York Review Books)
• Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, Vol. 1, edited by Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson (Fantagraphics)
• Stan Mack's Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, by Stan Mack, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
• Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Best Archival Collection / Project - Comic Books

• The Complete Web of Horror, edited by Dana Marie Andra (Fantagraphics)
• David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One Artist's Edition, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
• DC Comics Style Guide (Standards Manual)
• The Farewell Song of Marcel LaBrume, by Attilio Micheluzzi, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
• Wally Wood from Witzend: Complete Collection, commentary by J David Spurlock (Vanguard)
• X-Men: The Manga Remastered, Vol. 1, edited by Glenn Greenberg and others (VIZ Media)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism

• The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others, (comicsbeat.com)
• ICv2: The Business of Pop Culture, edited by Milton Griepp, (icv2.com)
• INKS, The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, edited by Susan Kirtley (Ohio State University Press)
• SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)
• Zdarsky Comics News, edited by Allison O'Toole (Chip Zdarsky)

Best Comics-Related Book

• American Comic Book Chronicles: 1945-49, by Keith Dallas, John Wells, Richard Arndt, and Kurt Mitchell (TwoMorrows)
• Kate Carew: America's First Great Woman Cartoonist, by Eddie Campbell with Christine Chambers (Fantagraphics)
• Q&A, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Reading Love and Rockets, by Marc Sobel (Fantagraphics)
• Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
• Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, edited by Daniel Kothen Schulte with text by David Gerstein and J. B. Kaufman (TASCHEN)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work

• Comics and Modernism: History, Form, and Culture, edited by Jonathan Najarian (University Press of Mississippi)
• Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women, edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
• From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics, by Neale Barnholden (University Press of Mississippi)
• Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics, by Daniel Worden (Ohio State University Press)
• Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States, by Michelle Ann Abate (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

• Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, designed by Kayla E (Fantagraphics)
• Brian Bolland: Batman The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art, Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman (Graphitti Designs)
• David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One Artist's Edition, designed by Chip Kidd (IDW)
• One Bite at a Time, designed by Ryan Claytor (Elephant Eater Comics)
• Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Hardcover Box Set, designed by Patrick Crotty (Oni Press)
• Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)

Best Digital Comic

• The Beauty Salon, based on the novella by Mario Bellatin, adapted by Quentin Zuttion; translated by MB Valente (Europe Comics)
• Beyond the Sea, by Anaïs Flogny; translated by Dan Christensen (Europe Comics)
• Gonzo: Fear and Loathing in America, by Morgan Navarro; translated by Tom Imber (Europe Comics)
• My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
• The Spider and the Ivy, by Grégoire Carle; translated by MB Valente (Europe Comics)

Best Webcomic

• The Accidental Undergrad, by Christian Giroux, solrad.co/tag/the-accidental-undergrad (Fieldmouse Press)
• Life After Life, by Joshua Barkman, falseknees.com/comics/24ink1.html (False Knees)
• Motherlover, by Lindsay Ishihiro, motherlovercomic.com (Iron Circus)
• Practical Defence Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff, delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p188.html
• Rigsby WI, by SE Case, rigsbywi.com (Iron Circus)

Best Writer

• Tom King, Archie: The Decision (Archie); Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Jenny Sparks, The Penguin, Wonder Woman (DC)
• Ram V, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios); Dawnrunner (Dark Horse); The One Hand (Image); Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
• Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Scarlett (Image Skybound); Venom War: It's Jeff #1 (Marvel)
• James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Blue Book, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos (Dark Horse); Spectregraph (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, The Deviant, WORLDTR33 (Image)
• Gene Luen Yang, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Writer / Artist

• Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
• Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two (Fantagraphics)
• Jon Macy, Djuna (Street Noise Books)
• Paco Roca, Return to Eden (Fantagraphics)
• Olivier Schrauwen, Sunday (Fantagraphics)
• Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team

• Filipe Andrade, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios)
• Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman (DC)
• Bilquis Evely, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
• Manu Larcenet, The Road (Abrams ComicArts)
• Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House (DC)
• LeUyen Pham, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist

• Frederic Bremaud and Federico Bertolucci, Donald Duck: Vacation Parade (Fantagraphics)
• Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
• Benjamin Flao, The Hidden Life of Trees (Greystone)
• Merwan, Aster of Pan (Magnetic Press)
• Eduardo Risso, The Blood Brothers Mother (DSTLRY)
• Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Cover Artist

• Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); Godzilla Skate or Die, TMNT Nightwatcher and others (IDW)
• Evan Cagle, Dawnrunner (Dark Horse), New Gods, Detective Comics
• Bilquis Evely, Animal Pound (BOOM!); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
• Tula Lotay, Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #3, Dawnrunner #1, Barnstormers TPB (Dark Horse); Somna and other titles (DSTLRY); The Horizon Experiment (Image)
• Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns, Superman, Ape-ril, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (DC)

Best Colouring

• Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW; W0rldtr33 (Image); G.I. Joe, Duke (Image Skybound)
• Matheus Lopes, Batman & Robin: Year One (DC); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
• Justin Prokowich, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Titan Comics)
• Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House) (DC)
• Dave Stewart, Dawnrunner, Free Comic Book Day Comic 2024 [general], The Serpent in the Garden, Hellboy, Hellboy and the BPRD, Paranoid Gardens, Shaolin Cowboy Cruel to Be Kin Silent but Deadly Edition (Dark Horse); Ultramega, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
• Quentin Zuttion, All Princesses Die Before Dawn (Abrams ComicArts); Beauty Salon (Europe Comics)

Best Lettering

• Becca Carey, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Plastic Man No More! (DC); Radiant Black, Rogue Sun (Image); When the Blood Has Dried, Murder Kingdom (Mad Cave Studios)
• Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
• Clayton Cowles, Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); FML, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Jenny Sparks, Wonder Woman (DC); Strange Academy, Venom (Marvel)
• Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two (Fantagraphics)
• Nate Powell, Fall Through (Abrams ComicArts); Lies My Teacher Told Me (New Press)

#CoolArt: 'Batman The Animated Series' print by John Calmette through Bottleneck Gallery

'Batman The Animated Series: Batcave' by John Calmette.

Officially licensed 36" x 18" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50; and an archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 50 for $150, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

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

#ArtOfTheDay: Art by Frank Frazetta

Art by Frank Frazetta.

Panel from the 'Tiga Tarzan' comic strip from the 1950s.

#CoolArt: 'Destroy All Monsters' prints by Tom Whalen through Bottleneck Gallery

'Destroy All Monsters' by Tom Whalen.

Officially licensed 36" x 24" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $60; a numbered Variant edition of 75 for $70; and a 24" x 16" archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $125, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

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

Regular & Acrylic Panel Edition

#CoolArt: 'Halloween' prints by Kevin Tong through Mad Duck Posters

'Halloween' by Kevin Tong.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 255 for $85; a numbered Variant edition of 125 for $105; and a numbered 'Nightmare' Rainbow Foil Variant edition of 55 for $150.

On sale Thursday May 15 at 12pm ET through Mad Duck Posters.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Rinoa Heartilly' by Francesca Resta

'Rinoa Heartilly' by Francesca Resta.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

Vice Press Home Video presents 'John Carpenter's Escape From New York' on VHS & Limited Edition Prints

Vice Press presents 'Escape From New York', the next release in their Vice Press Home Video VHS project.

Available in a slipcased edition with cover art by Phantom City Creative and designed by Matt Ferguson and Florey, with red screen printed design on black VHS cassette tape, in a limited edition 1000 for £29.99.

A Collector's Edition with double sided cover featuring cover art by Phantom City Creative and original theatrical poster art by Barry E Jackson on the reverse for £29.99.

Each edition includes the full film in widescreen PAL format.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" lithograph print by Phantom City Creative, in a numbered Regular edition of 250 for £39.99; and a numbered Variant edition of 175 for £49.99.

Officially licensed 27" x 40" lithograph print by Barry E Jackson and fully restored by Matt Ferguson, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for £49.99

On sale Thursday May 15 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Slipcase Edition VHS

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Cloud, Planet's Champion' by Magali Villeneuve

'Cloud, Planet's Champion' by Magali Villeneuve.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'Black Lotus' print by Christopher Rush through Cook & Becker

'Black Lotus' by Christopher Rush.

High-quality 24" x 17" digital print in a numbered Premium Poster edition of 250 for $39.95; and a 16" x 13" screen print with white border, in a numbered limited edition of 75 for $169 and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

On sale now through Cook & Becker.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Sephiroth, Planet's Heir' by Magali Villeneuve

'Sephiroth, Planet's Heir' by Magali Villeneuve.

Card art from the 'Final Fantasy x Magic The Gathering' expansion set, published June 2025.

#CoolArt: 'Teatime III' TIMED Release print by James Jean

'Teatime III' by James Jean.

17-5/8" x 22-1/16" giclee print on 21-13/16" x 27-3/16" paper with intricate foil detailing, plus sculptural glass-like details and enhancements, in a signed and numbered TIMED release edition for $525.

On sale Tuesday May 13 at 8am PT until Wednesday May 14 2025 at 7.59am PT from James' website.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Jimi Hendrix: The Last Supper' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'Jimi Hendrix: The Last Supper' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sachin Teng

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 Sachin Teng.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Princess Bride' by Anna Pavleeva

'Battle of Wits' by Anna Pavleeva.

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

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sabine Rich

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 Sabine Rich.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Agatha H And The Clockwork Princess' by Tom Kidd

'Agatha H And The Clockwork Princess' by Tom Kidd.

Cover art for the novel 'Agatha H And The Clockwork Princess', book 2 in the 'Girl Genius' books, written by Phil & Kaja Foglio, published in 2012.

#CoolArt: 'Love Takes Work' prints by AJ Masthay through Bottleneck Gallery

'Love Takes Work' by AJ Masthay.

14" x 20" Letterpress print with woodcut on Arches 88 paper, in a signed, numbered and titled Regular edition of 100 for $125; a signed, numbered and titled Blue Variant edition of 35 for $150; and an 18" x 26" signed graphite on paper 1/1 original for $1500.

On sale Friday May 9 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Space Encounter (Colour Study)' by Frank Frazetta

'Space Encounter' by Frank Frazetta.

Colour study for the cover art of the anthology 'L Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future Vol 5', published April 1989 by Bridge Publications.

#CoolArt: 'Tenebre' prints by Francesco Francavilla through Mutant

'Tenebre' by Francesco Francavilla.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 110 for $65; and a numbered Variant edition of 60 for $80.

On sale Thursday May 8 at 12pm CT through Mutant.

Regular Edition