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Booher – two Eisner nominations, one for his work with Zoe Thorogood on Joe Hill's The Rain from Image Comics and another for Killer Queens, by with Claudia Balbon from Dark Horse Comics And now a newly announced Killer Queens sequel series from Dark Horse for August now with artist Bradley Clayton, colourist Harry Saxon, letterer[...]

Yesterday, the Eisner Awards 2023 Nominations were announced, ahead of the ceremony for the Friday night of San Diego Comic-Con Here are the reactions of some of the comic book creators and industry professionals who were nominated, on social media… click through to see more about their nominated work And we begin with the most-nominated[...]

Bleeding Cool is here to break the news coming out of SDCC, as the 2020 Eisner Award winner list is revealed Read on to find out who won Eisner each category first, along with the list of nominees. It's Eisner night! Be the first to hear who won the Eisner Winner list revealed for 2020 Eisner[...]

We talk to John Jennings, artist of the graphic novelization of Octavia Butler's Kindred, about the upcoming Box of Bones and to share a bit of Butler news.

Black Mask Press have become masters at the making of collectibles for comic book conventions, especially those written by Matthew Rosenberg. And San

By Marilyn Weiss First of all, I would like to congratulate Kate Beaton on her Eisner win On Friday night, Beaton became the first woman to independently win for Best Humor Publication Fresh off of her win, Beaton sat down to give her fans to talk about her life, her work and her upcoming projects. Beaton is[...]

When coloring, it’s always a good idea to use a scheme that appropriately matches the tone of the comic. One does not color Batman in rainbow attire

Watercolors were always difficult to me. There’s such a finality of it all, that if you mess up coloring one object, it’s all ruined (unless you know how

While Blacksad is always a crowd pleaser, it's Beautiful Darkness' turn to shine at the Eisners this year It's a great representation of European comics, and wonderfully translated for English speaking audiences to enjoy. Who I think should have been nominated: Arsene Schrauwen, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics) I'll be honest, I didn't know who to recommend for this[...]

Thousands are dying across the world. Sports teams are winning championships. The stock market is rising and falling. But I don’t care about any of that

Sometimes readers want to read a biography or a history book, but don’t necessarily want to look at hundreds of pages of just tiny little words.

With so many talented artists who helped contribute to this project, it's a crime it wasn't nominated for any Eisners this year. Who do you think should win / been nominated? Cameron Hatheway is a reviewer and the host of Cammy's Comic Corner, an audio podcast You can wake him up from reading the Little Nemo anthology[...]

My mother is a 3rd grade teacher, and anytime I’m done reviewing a graphic novel aimed at kids that I’ve been sent by a publisher, I donate it to her

While it’s nice to have a couple of ongoing series queued up in your pull box, sometimes just settling with a limited series can make for a nice break in

Continuing on with the Countdown (see what I did there?), this week we’ll be focusing on the Best Continuing Series category. For the past two years Saga

Previously teased, Fantagraphics will be publishing a brand new original graphic novel from Dan Clowes next year, called Patience. The acclaimed comic

At the end of the day either you love Morrison's writing or you hate it, you can't have it both ways according the internets. Who I think will win: The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1, by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely (DC) It's a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the nominees, and the dynamic duo[...]

Welcome to the first article of many, as we slowly countdown to the Eisner awards I'll keep this intro short, since the subject this time around is Best Short Story It can be easy for some to spend an entire issue, volume, or series crafting the perfect memorable story For others, all they need is[...]

For those of you unfamiliar, I've done a somewhat regular column for Bleeding Cool every other year focusing on the Eisner awards, giving my opinion on who should win, could win, and should have been nominated. I'm not going to lie, I'm no Nate Silver My predictions for the winners were about half right in recent[...]

The Eisner Awards 2013 have opened nominations for this year's awards, to be presented at San Diego Comic Con. The tentative categories include best short story, best single issue, best continuing comic book series (at least two issues must have been published in 2012), best limited series (at least half of the series must have been[...]

Earlier this year when the Eisner nominees were announced, one category was noticeably absent; the Best New Series category Rage was spewing on Twitter and message boards from both fans and creators alike, flabbergasted at the naiveté of the Eisner judges and their supposed ignorance of several great new series, let alone the entire 52[...]

Pérez definitely had Henson's vision when working on this project, and the end product is a thing of excellence. Who could win: Habibi, by Craig Thompson (Pantheon) Who I think should have been nominated:Infinite Kung Fu, by Kagan McLeod (Top Shelf) Best Graphic Album – Reprint Big Questions, by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) The Death Ray, by Dan Clowes[...]

It's been nominated for an Eisner Twice The trade paperback collection is coming Soon I'll be buying a copy for my daughters Both of them. And now, here is the first issue, complete, for free on Bleeding Cool Princeless from Action Lab Comics by Jeremy "The Order of Dagonet" Whitley and M Goodwin. Still waiting for your prince[...]

Here are the judges for next years Eisner Awards, to be held at the San Diego Comic Con! In Western-traditional reading order, they are… Brigid Alverson, comics journalist and reviewer After earning an MFA in printmaking, Brigid worked as a book editor and later as a newspaper reporter She started MangaBlog to keep track of her[...]

So what happens when your comic is nominated for an Eisner for Best Humour Publication… but it's out of print? And a new print is a long way away? And you'd like potential Eisner voters to read the book before casting judgement? Why, you put it online, for free Enjoy. So what happens when your comic[...]