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Eisner Award Nominations Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Apr 08, 2009 at 9:37am

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have released the ballot for the 2009 honours. Canadian cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki have received four nominations for their debut work Skim. Other creators to receive multiple nominations include Emmanuel Guibert for Alan's War, Lynda Barry for What It Is, and Nate Powell for Swallow Me Whole. Among the most honoured series are Dark Horse's The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba; Vertigo's Fables, written by Bill Willingham and art team Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha; and Madame Xanadu by Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley and Richard Friend. Marvel Comics received three nominations for J. Michael Straczynski's reboot of Thor with art by Oliver Coipel.

A complete list of the nominees can be found here. The winners will be announced Friday July 24th, as part of San Diego International Comic Con.

Categories: Awards, Graphic Novels

The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson by McNally Robinson - Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:48pm

McNally Robinson's Ryan Gelley reviews The Boys, a graphic novel series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

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An Interview with Chandra Rooney by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:06am

I had the pleasure of speaking with Chandra Rooney, author of The Tarot Cafe: The Wild Hunt at the 2008 World Fantasy Convention hosted in Calgary. Chandra agreed to answer a few questions about her novel.

Categories: Interview, SciFi & Fantasy, Graphic Novels

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Television Fables by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:52am

Fables, an ongoing series from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, has been delighting fantasy and comic fans for years. Now after eleven graphic novel collections, one anthology, and a spin-off title, it will be reaching out to a new audience.

Categories: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Graphic Novels

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Del Rey to Adapt The Talisman by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:04pm

Del Rey Books has acquired the rights to publish comic book and graphic novel adaptations of Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman. Some of King's works have already made a successful transition to the graphic form with Marvel Comics, who released two volumes of his The Dark Tower as graphic novels: The Gunslinger Born and The Long Road Home. Marvel is currently adapting another of the horror giant's signature works, The Stand.

Categories: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Publishing News, Graphic Novels

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