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Yep,it’s that time of the year again,comic lovers.  San Diego’s annual Comic-Con [26-28th July].

So,I thought,let’s see what’s going on so far -or at least pick a few interesting snippets.

 

The list seems endless yet,once again,I notice I’m nowhere to be found!  Here are the winners:

Best Short Story

“A Frog’s Eye View,” by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

Batman/The Spirit #1: “Crime Convention,” by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Continuing Series

All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Best Limited Series

Batman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)

Best New Series

Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)

Best Title for a Younger Audience

Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)

Best Humor Publication

Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)

Best Anthology

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best Digital Comic

Sam and Max, by Steve Purcell

Best Reality-Based Work

Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)

Best Graphic Album - New

American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint

Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips

The Complete Peanuts, 1959-1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books

Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

The Left Bank Gang, by Jason (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan

Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil (Marvel); Criminal (Marvel Icon)

Best Writer/Artist

Paul Pope, Batman: Year 100 (DC)

Best Writer/Artist - Humor

Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics); Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident (Dark Horse)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Jill Thompson, “A Dog and His Boy” in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; “Love Triangle” in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse); “Fair Division,” in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Cover Artist

James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Coloring

Dave Stewart, BPRD, Conan, The Escapists, Hellboy (Dark Horse); Action Comics, Batman/The Spirit, Superman (DC)

Best Lettering

Todd Klein, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall; Pride of Baghdad, Testament (Vertigo/DC); Fantastic Four: 1602, Eternals (Marvel); Lost Girls (Top Shelf)

Special Recognition

Hope Larson, Gray Horses (Oni)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Best Comics-Related Book

The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)

Best Publication Design

Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Hall of Fame

Judges’ Choices (2): Robert Kanigher and Ogden Whitney
- Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
- Dick Ayers
- Wayne Boring
- Joe Orlando

Other Awards:

Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comics Writing: Gardner Fox, George Gladir

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award: David Petersen

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Neil Gaiman

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award:
Earth-2, Sherman Oaks, CA, owned by Carr D’Angelo

MARVEL [TIMELY] GOLDEN AGE -Plus!

And Gord,over at the All Winners Squad group sent the following image and news snippet.

MARVEL had a lot of big announcements at their Mondo Marvel panel Thursday at Comic-Con.  On hand were Jim McCann of Marketing,Publisher Dan Buckley,Senior VP of Sales & Circulation David Gabriel, artist Adi Granov, and writers, Matt Fraction, Fred Van Lente, Brian Reed, Jon Favreau, David Sexton, Dan Slott, Joseph Michael Straczynski, and C.B. Cebulski.
Straczynski made the biggest unveiling with The Twelve. This 12-issue maxi series will unearth 12 heroes from Marvel’s Golden Age in the spring of 2008. Chris Weston (Fantastic Four: First Family) will handle the art. The Twelve is a mixture of heroes and people pretending to be heroes adjusting to the leap of the 1940’s to present day, a much larger gap bridged than Captain America.

Rock-Man, Phantom Reporter, Blue Blade, The Witness and many others were rolled out for the first time in nearly sixty years in Marvel’s slideshow presentation.

“It’s a murder mystery” Straczynski teased. “One of the twelve will die in the first issue and by the end of the series, Marvel will have ten, maybe less new heroes.”

I have to ask,however,whether this will be another “re-invention” of characters rather than using these great old characters as they were? 

Also,this idea of DC and Marvel both using a “closed stable” of writers is not healthy.  Creativity will eventually suffer.  Oh boy,Marvel and DC just read that and are making changes! [Sorry,new tablets!!]