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And Your 2022 Eisner Award Nominees Are…
Marvel might be leading the comic book industry at the box office but it’s bringing up the rear on the awards circuit. The nominees for the biggest prizes in the comic book industry, the Will Eisner Comic Awards, have just been announced for 2022 and DC Comics and Image Comics have the most nominations with…
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Marvel’s Mutants Are Ready to Reclaim Another Villainous Team Name
One of the most powerful and fascinating details of the X-Men’s current revitalization on the living island Krakoa is that their new, ever-splintering yet still-idealistic sovereign nation is a home to all mutants, not just X-Men and their former allies. The rehabilitation of — or uneasy Entente Cordiale between — former villains and enemies to…
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SDCC 2021’s Eisner Award Winners: Klan Smashing, Rabbit Samurai, and More
Beloved voice actor Phil LaMarr picked up hosting duties at last night’s virtual Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con 2021. Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru were big winners thanks to their DC Comics work on Superman Smashes the Klan. Stan Sakai also won a couple Eisners for Usagi Yojimbo. Shall we forge ahead and learn…
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And Your 2021 Eisner Nominations Are…
The 2021 San Diego Comic-Con be shrunk down to a virtual event again, but the Eisners — the most prestigious awards in the comics field, named after pioneer and creator of The Spirit, Will Eisner — must go on. This year’s crop of nominees is surprisingly light on Marvel and DC Comics titles, instead highlighting…