Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Matthew Peak

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 Matthew Peak.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Valkyrie' by Adi Granov

'Valkyrie' by Adi Granov.

Cover art for 'Secret Avengers' issue #14, published June 2011 by Marvel Comics.

Winners Of The 2022 Eisner Awards Announced

The winners of the 2022 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2021, 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 were announced July 22 2022 at the San Diego Comic Con.

Best Short Story

• “Funeral in Foam,” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier, in You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez (DC)

Best Continuing Series (Tie)

• Bitter Root, by David F Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
• Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)

Best Limited Series

• The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image)

Best New Series

• The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

• Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and Stan Sakai (IDW)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

• Salt Magic, by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

• The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random House)

Best Humour Publication

• Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)

Best Anthology

• You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus)

Best Reality-Based Work

• The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Press)

Best Graphic Memoir

• Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)

Best Graphic Album—New

• Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

• The Complete American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, P Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton (Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

• George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel, adapted by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books)

Best US Edition of International Material

• The Shadow of a Man, by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D Smith (IDW)

Best US Edition of International Material—Asia

• Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

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

• Popeye: The EC Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by EC Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)

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

• EC Covers Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best Writer

• James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pride 2021 (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Blue Book, Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)

Best Writer / Artist

• Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team

• Phil Jimenez, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (interior art)

• Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Cover Artist

• Jen Bartel, Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1 & 2, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary (DC); Women’s History Month variant covers (Marvel)

Best Colouring

• Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni)

Best Lettering

• Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism

• WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau (WWAC)

Best Comics-Related Book

• All of the Marvels, by Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work

• Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

• Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN)

Best Webcomic

• Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)

Best Digital Comic

• Snow Angels, by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)

#CoolArt: 'Peacemaker' print by Travis Knight through Sideshow Art Prints

'Peacemaker' by Travis Knight.

Officially licensed fine art print, in a signed limited edition of 300.

On sale for pre-order Saturday July 23 through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: 'The Batman' print by Chris Skinner through Sideshow Art Prints

'The Batman' by Chris Skinner.

Officially licensed fine art print, in a signed limited edition of 400.

On sale for pre-order Saturday July 23 through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: Mondo Prints At San Diego Comic Con 2022 ~ Saturday Releases

Limited edition exclusive prints debuting at the Mondo booth (#5137) Saturday July 23 during the San Diego Comic Con.

• 'Silver Surfer: Parable' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).
  Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 225 for $50; and a numbered Keyline Variant edition of 100 for $70.

• 'Back To The Future: Part II' by Christine Lee.
  Officially licensed 18" x 24" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 250 for $50; and a numbered Foil Variant edition of 120 for $70.

• 'Creature From The Black Lagoon' by Martin Ansin.
  Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 300 for $50; a numbered Silver Screen Variant edition of 170 for $75; and a numbered HoloFoil Variant edition of 120 for $100.

• 'Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster' by Kim Jung Gi.
  Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 220 for $100; and a numbered Variant edition of 120 for $150.

• 'Dune' by Murugiah.
  Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 270 for $60; and a numbered Rainbow HoloFoil Variant edition of 120 for $100.

Follow Mondo on Twitter @MondoNews, Instagram @MondoNews and Facebook for updates and on sale announcements.

'Silver Surfer: Parable' by Jean Giraud (Moebius) (Regular Edition)

#CoolArt: Grey Matter Art San Diego Comic Con 2022 Online Print Release ~ Day 3

Grey Matter Art San Diego Comic Con 2022 exclusive online prints ~ Day 3.

• 'Iron Man' by Juan Ramos.
  Officially licensed 36" x 24" screen print, in numbered Rainbow Holo Foil edition of 200 for $50, and a numbered Glow In The Dark edition of 175 for $75.

• 'Iron Retrospective'.
  Officially licensed  24" x 14" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 200 for $50.

• 'X-Men' by Jim Lee & Scott Williams.
  Officially licensed 14" x 32" giclee print, in numbered Classic & Remastered editions of 275 for $50 each; a matching numbered Classic & Remastered 2 print set for $90; numbered Silver Metallic Classic & Remastered editions of 225 for $65 each; and a matching numbered Silver Metallic Classic & Remastered 2 print set for $120.

• The first 100 orders on Day 3 with recieve a 13" x 18" 'Hulkbuster' concept art giclee print by Phil Saunders.

On sale Saturday July 23 at 1pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

'Iron Man' by Juan Ramos (Rainbow Foil Variant Edition)

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Matteo Scalera

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 Matteo Scalera.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Wonder Woman: Diana Of Themyscira' by Tehani Farr

'Wonder Woman: Diana Of Themyscira' by Tehani Farr.

#CoolArt: New Prints from Dark Ink Art at San Diego Comic Con 2022

Limited edition exclusive prints debuting at the Dark Ink Art booth (#5629) during the San Diego Comic Con, at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, July 20-24, 2022.

Follow Dark Ink Art on Twitter @DarkInkArt, Instagram @darkinkart and Facebook for updates and on sale announcements.

'At Last We Will Have Our Revenge' by Devin Schoeffler

#CoolArt: 'Transformers: Bot Shots' prints by Matt Ferguson through Moor-Art Gallery

'Transformers: Bot Shots' by Matt Ferguson.

Officially licensed 8" x 8" Fine Art Archival Pigment prints on 270 gsm Mohawk Eggshell paper, in a numbered limited 4 print set edition of 250 for £39.99.

One in Six chance of receiving a rare, 5th 'Dying Prime' print inserted at random.

On sale Friday July 22 at 6pm UK through Moor-Art Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Iron Man' print by Mark Brooks through Sideshow Art Prints

'Iron Man' by Mark Brooks.

Officially licensed giclee print, in a signed Paper edition of 300, and a signed and numbered Aluminum Metal Panel edition of 75.

On sale Friday July 22 through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: Mondo Prints At San Diego Comic Con 2022 ~ Friday Releases

Limited edition exclusive prints debuting at the Mondo booth (#5137) Friday July 22 during the San Diego Comic Con.

• 'The Batman' by Akiko Stehrenberger.
  24" x 36" screen prints, in a numbered limited editions of 150 for $50 each.

• 'The Suicide Squad' by Phantom City Creative.
  24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 250 for $50, and a numbered Variant edition of 120 for $75.

• 'Cowboy Bebop' by Craig Drake.
  24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 270 for $60, and a Variant edition of 150 for $85.

• 'Primordial' by Yuko Shimizu.
  24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50.

• 'Godzilla vs Takoro' by Attack Peter.
  20" x 30" linocut print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 120 for $100.

Follow Mondo on Twitter @MondoNews, Instagram @MondoNews and Facebook for updates and on sale announcements.

'The Batman' by Akiko Stehrenberger

#CoolArt: Grey Matter Art San Diego Comic Con 2022 Online Print Release ~ Day 2

Grey Matter Art San Diego Comic Con 2022 exclusive online prints ~ Day 2.

• 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
  Officially licensed 20" x 30" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 200 for $50 each, and as a matching numbered 2 print set for $90.

• 'Symbiote Spider-Man' by Dave Rapoza.
  Officially licensed 18" x 26" giclee print, in a numbered HoloFoil Variant edition of 225 for $65.

• 'Rocky' by Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz).
  13" x 19" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 175 for $50, and a numbered Variant edition of 75 for $60, and as a matching 2 print set for $105.

• The first 100 orders on Day 2 with recieve a 24" x 12" 'Marvel's The Avengers' concept art giclee print by Andy Park.

On sale Friday July 22 at 12pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Poster 1

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Wild Ride' by Frank Frazetta

'Wild Ride' by Frank Frazetta.

#CoolArt: 'Fear' prints by Sophy Tuttle through PangeaSeed

'Fear' by Sophy Tuttle.

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.

25" x 13" fine art giclee print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 50 for $100; and a signed and numbered HoloFoil Variant edition of 25 for $150.

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: 'Lamb' print by Robert Duxbury through The People's Print Shop

'Lamb' by Robert Duxbury.

16" x 20" archival pigment print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $60.

On sale now through The People's Print Shop.

2022 World Fantasy Award Finalists Announced

2022 World Fantasy Award finalists have been announced.

The awards will be presented during World Fantasy Convention 2022, to be held November 3-6, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NOVEL

• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (Ace Books/Macmillan)
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom/Orbit UK)
• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (Inkyard Press)
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Orbit US/Orbit UK)
• The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Nightfire/Viper UK)

NOVELLA

• “For Sale by Owner” by Elizabeth Hand (When Things Get Dark)
• Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire)
• And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock Press)
• Finches by A. M. Muffaz (Vernacular Books)
• “A Canticle for Lost Girls” by Isabel Yap (Never Have I Ever: Stories)

SHORT FICTION

• “The Failing Name” by Eugen Bacon and Seb Doubinsky (Fantasy Magazine, Aug. 2021)
• “The Demon Sage’s Daughter” by Varsha Dinesh (Strange Horizons, 8 Feb 2021)
• “If the Martians Have Magic” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine #42, Sep/Oct 2021)
• “#Spring Love, #Pichal Pairi” by Usman T. Malik (Tor.com, Mar 3 2021)
• “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine #39, Mar/Apr 2021)
• “(emet)” by Lauren Ring (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/Aug 2021)

ANTHOLOGY

• Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World (2021 Edition), eds. Charlatan Bardot and Eric J. Guignard (Dark Moon Books)
• When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson, ed. Ellen Datlow (Titan Books)
• The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Volume Two, ed. Paula Guran (Pyr)
• The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021), ed. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Jembefola Press)
• Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology, eds. Alex Hernandez, Matthew David Goodwin, Sarah Rafael García (Mad Creek Books an imprint of the Ohio State University Press)

COLLECTION

• Tales the Devil Told Me by Jen Fawkes (Press 53)
• Big Dark Hole: Stories by Jeffrey Ford (Small Beer Press)
• Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan by Usman T. Malik (Kitab)
• The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales by Angela Slatter (Tartarus Press)
• The Ghost Sequences by A. C. Wise (Undertow Publications)
• Never Have I Ever: Stories by Isabel Yap (Small Beer Press)

ARTIST

• Brom
• Odera Igbokwe
• Tran Nguyen
• Aleksandra Skiba
• Charles Vess

SPECIAL AWARD – PROFESSIONAL

• Charlie Jane Anders, for Never Say You Can’t Survive (Tordotcom)
• Cam Collins and Steve Shell, for Old Gods of Appalachia (podcast)
• Irene Gallo, for Tor.com
• Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, for Monstress Volume Six: The Vow (Image Comics)
• William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press
• Sheree Renée Thomas, for editing F&SF

SPECIAL AWARD – NON-PROFESSIONAL

• Gautam Bhatia and Vanessa Rose Phin, for Strange Horizons
• Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, for Hellebore
• Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications
• Tonia Ransom, for Nightlight: A Horror Fiction Podcast
• Arley Sorg and Christie Yant, for Fantasy Magazine
• Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny Magazine

#CoolArt: New Prints by Jason Edmiston at San Diego Comic Con

Exclusive new prints by Jason Edmiston available during the San Diego Comic Con (booth #4617), at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, July 20-24, 2022.

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

• Eyes Without A Face: Have A Nice Day! / Say Hello!
  9" x 5" / 6.5" x 4" giclee 2-print set, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $35.

Other prints and original art also available.

'The Cape And the Cowl'

#CoolArt: 'Bettie Page: Carpe Noctem' print by Olivia de Berardinis through Sideshow Art Prints

'Bettie Page: Carpe Noctem' by Olivia de Berardinis.

Fine art giclee print, in a signed limited edition of 350.

On sale now through Sideshow Art Prints.