The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, also simply know as the “Eisner Awards,” are awards annually given for creative achievement in American comic books. The awards are named for pioneering comic book writer, artist, and publisher, Will Eisner. Some consider the Eisner Awards to be the preeminent awards that honor American comic books, even referring to the awards as “the Oscars of comic books” (which is so obviously ridiculous).
The Eisner Awards also include the Comic Industry's Hall of Fame. The Eisner Awards are associated with the annual Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego, California, in July. The Eisner Awards have been given annually since 1988, with the exception of 1990.
The 2016 Eisner Award nominations were announced Tuesday, April 19, 2016. They winners were revealed Friday, July 22, 2016 at a gala ceremony held during San Diego Comic-Con International 2016.
2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners:
Best Continuing Series: Southern Bastards, by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour (Image)
Best Limited Series: The Fade Out, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Best New Series: Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)
Best Writer: Jason Aaron, Southern Bastards (Image), Men of Wrath (Marvel Icon), Doctor Strange, Star Wars, Thor (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist: Bill Griffith, Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist (Fantagraphics)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls (Image)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Dustin Nguyen, Descender (Image)
Best Cover Artist: David Aja, Hawkeye, Karnak, Scarlet Witch (Marvel)
Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, The Autumnlands, Injection, Plutona, Pretty Deadly, The Surface, They’re Not Like Us, Zero (Image); The X-Files (IDW); The Massive (Dark Horse); Magneto, Vision (Marvel)
Best Lettering: Derf Backderf, Trashed (Abrams)
Best Short Story: “Killing and Dying,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #14 (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Silver Surfer #11: “Never After,” by Dan Slott and Michael Allred (Marvel)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8): Little Robot, by Ben Hatke (First Second)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12): Over the Garden Wall, by Pat McHale, Amalia Levari, and Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios/KaBOOM!)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17): SuperMutant Magic Academy, by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Humor Publication: Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Digital/Webcomic: Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
Best Anthology:Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels, edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Reality-Based Work: March: Book Two, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
Best Graphic Album—New: Ruins, by Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson (Harper Teen)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Two Brothers, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Realist, by Asaf Hanuka (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Showa, 1953–1989: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: The Eternaut, by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lòpez, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: Walt Kelly’s Fairy Tales, edited by Craig Yoe (IDW)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Hogan’s Alley, edited by Tom Heintjes (Hogan’s Alley)
Best Comics-Related Book: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America, by Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work: The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (Rutgers)
Best Publication Design: The Sandman Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti Designs/DC)
Hall of Fame:
Judges’ Choices: Carl Burgos, Tove Jansson
Voters’ Choices: Lynda Barry, Rube Goldberg, Matt Groening, Jacques Tardi
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award: Dan Mora
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Matthew Inman
Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing: Richard E. Hughes, Elliot S! Maggin
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award: Orbital Comics and Games, London, UK
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 17th to 23rd, 2016 - Update #65
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has picked Senator Tim Kaine - Democratic Senator from Virginia as her running mate. He is also the former governor of that state.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From DailyMail: Black cops warn that white cops are looking for a reason to kill a black man.
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2016 San Diego Comic-Con International - #SDCC2016:
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" will be Marvel Comics' lead LGBTQ title.
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS's new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek Discovery" (which will be part of the network's digital service "All Access") will unfold like a novel according to a Comic-Con panel.
Star Trek - From Variety: A teaser trailer for "Star Trek Discovery."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: The Wonder Woman Comic-Con trailer - the first full trailer for the film which arrives in 2017.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: At a Comic-Con panel, Adam Wingard's film, "The Woods" (which arrives in September), was revealed to be a sequel to "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Your 2016 Eisner Award winners.
COMICS - From YahooTV: "Luke Cage" showrunner says that the world is ready for a bullet-proof black man" at Comic-Con panel.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Do I have to choke you," at the "Black Panel."
TELEVISION - From Variety: At "The Walking Dead" Comic-Con panel, the Season 7 trailer debuted and a first look at new character King Ezekiel.
TELEVISION - From Variety: In "Bates Motel," the television series based on Alfred Hitchcock's film, "Psycho," new cast member, Rihanna, will play "Marion Crane." In the film, the late Janet Leigh played Crane who is stabbed to death in the film's iconic shower scene.
COMICS - From ComicBookMovie: The first action-packed for the upcoming animated "Justice League Action" debuts. The show arrives on Cartoon Network in the Fall.
MOVIES - From CBR: Luc Besson drops juicy details on his upcoming film, "Valerian."
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: "Valerian" footage gets standing ovation.
COMICS - From YahooNews: At a SDCC panel, Marvel introduces a trailer for Netflix's "Luke Cage" and a teaser for Netflix's 2017, "Defenders."
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel and Netflix drop first "Iron Fist" trailer. It intrigues...
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STAR TREK - From YahooMovies: Sulu's "gay kiss" was cut from "Star Trek Beyond."
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MOVIES - From ThrillList: This article is an opinion piece about the 21 best horror films since "The Blair Witch Project." It is a good read, although I think that except for the riveting final 10 minutes; "The Blair Witch Project" is not scary, but is rather awful.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: At a special White House screening of "Star Trek Beyond," First Lady Michelle Obama notices handsome guests, Karl Urban, Chris Pine, and Simon Pegg.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: After one white cop violently throws a female African-American teacher to the ground, his partner says that black people have "violent tendencies."
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SPORTS-OBITS: - From ESPN: Former NFL head football coach, Dennis Green, has died at the age of 67, Friday, July 22, 2016. He coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals over 13 seasons. Green had the second highest win total for an African-American NFL head coach.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He is now the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and he says, "Everything is terrible, and I alone can fix it."
From YahooNews: Trump's acceptance speech anchored by debunked claims and outright lies.
From HuffingtonPost: "Former" Ku Klux Klansman David Duke running for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
From YouTube: Here is David Duke's YouTube video announcement.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Margot Robbie continues to line up the projects, including a film based on Matt Ruff's novel, "Bad Monkeys."
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: His hands were really up! Unarmed man shot by cop in North Miami, Florida.
From YahooNews: He meant to hit the autistic man with a toy truck.
From CNN: The doofus cop has been identified.
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STAR TREK - From People: J.J. Abrams says he will not recast the role of Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. The actor Anton Yelchin has played the role in three Star Trek films, beginning in 2009, but he was recently killed in a freak accident.
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POLITICS - From CNNPolitics: It's tragically official. Donald Trump is the official Republican presidential nominee.
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OBITS - From Variety: Garry Marshall, the prolific filmmaker and television creator, has died at the age of 81, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He directed the smash hit, 1990 film, "Pretty Woman." His TV work included iconic series like "Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," and "The Odd Couple," among many.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: There was a charity concert during the Republican National Convention at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990s hit makers, Third Eye Blind, gave the largely Republican audience more than they expected.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Jacobin: How not to talk about race. It is time to stop fooling ourselves with the racecraft of “because of the color of their skin” and acknowledge the emotional instability, poor judgment, inadequate training, and ill-considered policies that turn human beings, not the victims’ skin color, into killers.
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CULTURE - From RSN: The trojan drone.
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POLITICS - From TheNewYorker: The guy who actually wrote "The Art of the Deal," Trump's ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, tells all.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Remembering the 12-Gauge Police Eviction of a 67-Year-Old Grandmother in the South Bronx
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Prince quietly bought the house used as his home in the film, "Purple Rain."
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: Nate Parker's follow-up to his upcoming "Birth of a Nation" has been acquired Legendary.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: There will be a "Ghostbusters" sequel... says Sony.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "Degrassi" reunion at Netflix. Drake?
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MOVIES - From THR: Amazon may fully finance Woody Allen's next film, starring Kate Winslet and Jim Belushi, for $25 million.
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MOVIES - From THR: Ava DuVernay's documentary about mass incarceration and the prison industry "The 13th," will open at the New York Film Festival.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Actor/comic Leslie Jones ("Ghostbusters") shares the horrible, racists tweets she gets.
From YahooNews: Twitter announces crackdown in wake of Jones' controversy. Some Twitter accounts were permanently suspended.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: #BlackWordsMatter - Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech from 2008 while giving her opening remarks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
From TheIntercept: It was more than a portion, boo.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: Stephen Colbert of the "Late Show" crashes the Republican National Convention.
From Politico: Stephen Colbert says that Donald Trump is beyond satire.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The latest in the saga of Kanye West and Taylor Swift. Yes, there is a latest.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the7/15 to 7/17/2016 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets" with an estimated take of $50.5 million.
From YahooMovies: "Ghostbusters" finishes second for this box office weekend with a total of $46 million.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: How to draw Batman in 3 minutes.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead") geeks out of guest start, Peter Fonda.
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: Walter Goggins on 25 years of playing that guy.
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STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebel" Season 3 trailer teases returns and debuts.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Alden Ehrenreich official as "young" Han Solo.
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The Killing of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastille and Police Officers:
From NPR: Cops taught to pull the trigger too quickly - surprised when people pull the trigger to quickly on them.
From YahooNews: Three officers were killed this morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From ABC: The killer of three officers in Baton Rouge, LA has been identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Missouri.
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TRAILERS - VIDEOS:
From Facebook: "Star Trek Beyond" the final trailer.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Jaylah Featurette" - including statements from J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg, and Sofia Boutella ("Jaylah")
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Justin Lin" featurette, featuring lots of quotes.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond clip: "Scotty Meets Jaylah" clip.
From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" the final countdown.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has picked Senator Tim Kaine - Democratic Senator from Virginia as her running mate. He is also the former governor of that state.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From DailyMail: Black cops warn that white cops are looking for a reason to kill a black man.
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2016 San Diego Comic-Con International - #SDCC2016:
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" will be Marvel Comics' lead LGBTQ title.
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS's new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek Discovery" (which will be part of the network's digital service "All Access") will unfold like a novel according to a Comic-Con panel.
Star Trek - From Variety: A teaser trailer for "Star Trek Discovery."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: The Wonder Woman Comic-Con trailer - the first full trailer for the film which arrives in 2017.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: At a Comic-Con panel, Adam Wingard's film, "The Woods" (which arrives in September), was revealed to be a sequel to "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Your 2016 Eisner Award winners.
COMICS - From YahooTV: "Luke Cage" showrunner says that the world is ready for a bullet-proof black man" at Comic-Con panel.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Do I have to choke you," at the "Black Panel."
TELEVISION - From Variety: At "The Walking Dead" Comic-Con panel, the Season 7 trailer debuted and a first look at new character King Ezekiel.
TELEVISION - From Variety: In "Bates Motel," the television series based on Alfred Hitchcock's film, "Psycho," new cast member, Rihanna, will play "Marion Crane." In the film, the late Janet Leigh played Crane who is stabbed to death in the film's iconic shower scene.
COMICS - From ComicBookMovie: The first action-packed for the upcoming animated "Justice League Action" debuts. The show arrives on Cartoon Network in the Fall.
MOVIES - From CBR: Luc Besson drops juicy details on his upcoming film, "Valerian."
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: "Valerian" footage gets standing ovation.
COMICS - From YahooNews: At a SDCC panel, Marvel introduces a trailer for Netflix's "Luke Cage" and a teaser for Netflix's 2017, "Defenders."
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel and Netflix drop first "Iron Fist" trailer. It intrigues...
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STAR TREK - From YahooMovies: Sulu's "gay kiss" was cut from "Star Trek Beyond."
---------------
MOVIES - From ThrillList: This article is an opinion piece about the 21 best horror films since "The Blair Witch Project." It is a good read, although I think that except for the riveting final 10 minutes; "The Blair Witch Project" is not scary, but is rather awful.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: At a special White House screening of "Star Trek Beyond," First Lady Michelle Obama notices handsome guests, Karl Urban, Chris Pine, and Simon Pegg.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: After one white cop violently throws a female African-American teacher to the ground, his partner says that black people have "violent tendencies."
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SPORTS-OBITS: - From ESPN: Former NFL head football coach, Dennis Green, has died at the age of 67, Friday, July 22, 2016. He coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals over 13 seasons. Green had the second highest win total for an African-American NFL head coach.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He is now the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and he says, "Everything is terrible, and I alone can fix it."
From YahooNews: Trump's acceptance speech anchored by debunked claims and outright lies.
From HuffingtonPost: "Former" Ku Klux Klansman David Duke running for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
From YouTube: Here is David Duke's YouTube video announcement.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Margot Robbie continues to line up the projects, including a film based on Matt Ruff's novel, "Bad Monkeys."
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: His hands were really up! Unarmed man shot by cop in North Miami, Florida.
From YahooNews: He meant to hit the autistic man with a toy truck.
From CNN: The doofus cop has been identified.
---------------
STAR TREK - From People: J.J. Abrams says he will not recast the role of Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. The actor Anton Yelchin has played the role in three Star Trek films, beginning in 2009, but he was recently killed in a freak accident.
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POLITICS - From CNNPolitics: It's tragically official. Donald Trump is the official Republican presidential nominee.
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OBITS - From Variety: Garry Marshall, the prolific filmmaker and television creator, has died at the age of 81, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He directed the smash hit, 1990 film, "Pretty Woman." His TV work included iconic series like "Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," and "The Odd Couple," among many.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: There was a charity concert during the Republican National Convention at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990s hit makers, Third Eye Blind, gave the largely Republican audience more than they expected.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Jacobin: How not to talk about race. It is time to stop fooling ourselves with the racecraft of “because of the color of their skin” and acknowledge the emotional instability, poor judgment, inadequate training, and ill-considered policies that turn human beings, not the victims’ skin color, into killers.
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CULTURE - From RSN: The trojan drone.
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POLITICS - From TheNewYorker: The guy who actually wrote "The Art of the Deal," Trump's ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, tells all.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Remembering the 12-Gauge Police Eviction of a 67-Year-Old Grandmother in the South Bronx
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Prince quietly bought the house used as his home in the film, "Purple Rain."
---------------
MOVIES - From Indiewire: Nate Parker's follow-up to his upcoming "Birth of a Nation" has been acquired Legendary.
---------------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: There will be a "Ghostbusters" sequel... says Sony.
---------------
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "Degrassi" reunion at Netflix. Drake?
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MOVIES - From THR: Amazon may fully finance Woody Allen's next film, starring Kate Winslet and Jim Belushi, for $25 million.
---------------
MOVIES - From THR: Ava DuVernay's documentary about mass incarceration and the prison industry "The 13th," will open at the New York Film Festival.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Actor/comic Leslie Jones ("Ghostbusters") shares the horrible, racists tweets she gets.
From YahooNews: Twitter announces crackdown in wake of Jones' controversy. Some Twitter accounts were permanently suspended.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: #BlackWordsMatter - Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech from 2008 while giving her opening remarks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
From TheIntercept: It was more than a portion, boo.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: Stephen Colbert of the "Late Show" crashes the Republican National Convention.
From Politico: Stephen Colbert says that Donald Trump is beyond satire.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The latest in the saga of Kanye West and Taylor Swift. Yes, there is a latest.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the7/15 to 7/17/2016 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets" with an estimated take of $50.5 million.
From YahooMovies: "Ghostbusters" finishes second for this box office weekend with a total of $46 million.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: How to draw Batman in 3 minutes.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead") geeks out of guest start, Peter Fonda.
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: Walter Goggins on 25 years of playing that guy.
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STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebel" Season 3 trailer teases returns and debuts.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Alden Ehrenreich official as "young" Han Solo.
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The Killing of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastille and Police Officers:
From NPR: Cops taught to pull the trigger too quickly - surprised when people pull the trigger to quickly on them.
From YahooNews: Three officers were killed this morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From ABC: The killer of three officers in Baton Rouge, LA has been identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Missouri.
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TRAILERS - VIDEOS:
From Facebook: "Star Trek Beyond" the final trailer.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Jaylah Featurette" - including statements from J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg, and Sofia Boutella ("Jaylah")
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Justin Lin" featurette, featuring lots of quotes.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond clip: "Scotty Meets Jaylah" clip.
From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" the final countdown.
Image Comics Announces "Hadrian's Wall" Miniseries
HADRIAN’S WALL—AN INTERGALACTIC NOIR WITH MURDER, DRUGS, DIVORCE, AND CONSPIRACY ON A SPACECRAFT
An all-new miniseries from the acclaimed C.O.W.L. creative team
The man who shot Simon Moore four times and married his ex-wife has been found dead aboard the spacecraft Hadrian’s Wall. But Simon isn’t a suspect, he’s the private investigator hired to explain the death, and it’s his ex-wife who emerges as one of the suspects. This fall, writers and co-creators Kyle Higgins (C.O.W.L., Nightwing) and Alec Siegel (C.O.W.L., Avengers), reunite with artist Rod Reis (C.O.W.L., Justice League) for HADRIAN’S WALL, an intergalactic noir with drugs and divorce, crime and conspiracy, and a last chance for redemption in the far reaches of space.
“Hadrian's Wall is a locked-door murder mystery in outer space,” said Higgins. “This series brings together our favorite parts of noir—cold blooded murder, the P.I. with a checkered past, and political corruption—with an epic, widescreen, science fiction story.”
“Rod Reis’ stellar art and designs recalls the aesthetic of Blade Runner and Alien, while creating a world that is personal and unique,” said Siegel. “His storytelling has gone to a whole new level.”
"This book started with our love for 1970's and 80's Sci-Fi, and quickly grew into something much more. From a murdered crew member, to a failed marriage, to a colony that just wants independence, this is a story about broken relationships—what tears people apart, and what it takes to bring them back together," said Higgins.
First announced at Image Expo, HADRIAN’S WALL is a six issue miniseries from the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed series C.O.W.L. in which the secrets of everyone involved are as dark as the space that surrounds them and one man’s investigation could make the interstellar Cold War go red hot.
HADRIAN’S WALL #1 (Diamond Code JUL160693) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book retailers is Monday, August 22nd, 2016.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Image Comics Celebrates 7 Wins at the 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
IMAGE COMICS IS PLEASED TO CONGRATULATE THE EISNER AWARD WINNERS
Image Comics creators honored with seven awards
Image Comics is thrilled to congratulate all the winners of last night’s 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Image Comics creators were honored with seven category award wins.
Jordie Bellaire won Best Coloring for her work on such series as THE AUTUMNLANDS, INJECTION, PLUTONA, PRETTY DEADLY, THE SURFACE, THEY’RE NOT LIKE US, and ZERO among many other titles.
Cliff Chiang took home the Eisner award for Best Penciller/Inker for his work on PAPER GIRLS. The PAPER GIRLS series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang also won in the Best New Series category.
The Best Painter/Multimedia Artist award went to Dustin Nguyen for his work on DESCENDER.
Jason Aaron was recognized for his work on SOUTHERN BASTARDS with an Eisner win in the category of Best Writer. SOUTHERN BASTARDS by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour also snagged the award for Best Continuing Series.
Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser’s THE FADE OUT won the Eisner for Best Limited Series.
The Will Eisner Comic Industry awards are voted on by comics industry members and the awards ceremony is held in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con International every year.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Image Comics creators honored with seven awards
Image Comics is thrilled to congratulate all the winners of last night’s 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Image Comics creators were honored with seven category award wins.
Jordie Bellaire won Best Coloring for her work on such series as THE AUTUMNLANDS, INJECTION, PLUTONA, PRETTY DEADLY, THE SURFACE, THEY’RE NOT LIKE US, and ZERO among many other titles.
Cliff Chiang took home the Eisner award for Best Penciller/Inker for his work on PAPER GIRLS. The PAPER GIRLS series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang also won in the Best New Series category.
The Best Painter/Multimedia Artist award went to Dustin Nguyen for his work on DESCENDER.
Jason Aaron was recognized for his work on SOUTHERN BASTARDS with an Eisner win in the category of Best Writer. SOUTHERN BASTARDS by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour also snagged the award for Best Continuing Series.
Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser’s THE FADE OUT won the Eisner for Best Limited Series.
The Will Eisner Comic Industry awards are voted on by comics industry members and the awards ceremony is held in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con International every year.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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I Reads You Review: American Monster #2
AFTERSHOCK COMICS – @AfterShockComix
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
WRITER: Brian Azzarello
ARTIST: Juan Doe
COLORS: Juan Doe
LETTERS: Juan Doe
COVER: Juan Doe
VARIANT COVERS: Steve Epting
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2016)
For mature readers
American Monster created by Brian Azzarello
Chapter 1: “Roadkill”
With the publication of American Monster, AfterShock Comics has made Vertigo irrelevant in terms of American crime comics. What is American Monster, you ask, dear reader?
American Monster is a new ongoing comic book series created and written by Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) and drawn by artist Juan Doe (Joker's Asylum: Scarecrow). The series is set in a small Midwestern town beset by corrupt cops and violent rural gangs and focuses on the mysterious stranger who arrives in town with mysterious intentions.
American Monster #2 (“Roadkill”) returns to the gang of wayward teens who experienced some “crazy shit” in the first issue. Meanwhile, Deputy Downs pays a visit to Theodore Montclare, the mysterious stranger, trying to glean some information – any information – from the him. Soon, Sheriff Josh and roadkill butcher, Felix, will have different experiences with the stranger.
I first encountered Brian Azzarello when I read the first two trade collections of his seminal crime comic book series, 100 Bullets (DC Comics/Vertigo), which he produced with artist, Eduardo Risso. I believe that the Vertigo that published 100 Bullets no longer exists in any meaningful way. I doubt that Vertigo would now publish Azzarello's rattlesnake of a comic book, American Monster. Since AfterShock does not have to worry about offending evangelicals who might stop buying Swamp Thing breakfast cereal and “daisy dukes” sporting the Batgirl emblem, this new publisher can focus on releasing imaginative comics books for mature readers, like American Monster.
Anyway, I met Azzarello years ago at a Mid-Ohio Con and was surprised to find that he was a small-of-stature, unassuming white man. He writes 100 Bullets, I thought? Now, American Monster assures me that Azzarello swings a long, thick, uncut imagination. Each page of American Monster makes me feel that I need a safe place, yet the last page of this second issue is quiet, poignant, and beautifully human.
If Azzarello is eventually imprisoned for American Monster (along with the AfterShock Comics staff), Juan Doe will be right behind him. Doe's quiet compositions belie a ruthless graphical storytelling style that has no time for being stylish. I am sure that Doe does not give a damn that the back tattoo featured in this issue turned my blood cold.
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[This comic book also includes “21 Questions,” a Q&A between Mark Marts, the Editor-in-Chief of AfterShock Comics and Marguerite Bennet, writer of InSEXts.]
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Friday, July 22, 2016
Image Comics and Top Cow Announce "Eclipse"
THE SUNLIGHT HOLDS MORE TERROR THAN THE DARKNESS IN ECLIPSE
The lethal new sci-fi thriller series from Top Cow
“Live in the night or die by the light.”
Image Comics and Top Cow Productions, Inc. are proud to announce ECLIPSE, a new sci-fi thriller series launching this September from up-and-coming writer Zack Kaplan and artist Giovanni P. Timpano (The Shadow, Lone Ranger/Green Hornet).
Not long from now, Earth will be a very different place. The sun won’t be a source of life and warmth—instead, it will be the deadliest killer the world has ever known. Following an electro-magnetic solar flare cataclysm that alters our sun forever, most of the world’s population will be dead. Exposure to the sun’s immolating rays threatens to instantly kill the rest. The only choice for humanity’s survival is to adapt, living in nocturnal societies.
“We’ve all thought about droughts or food shortages, but consider what would happen if we lost a precious environmental companion like the sun,” said Kaplan. “ECLIPSE explores that catastrophic possibility, and whether we as people can survive with hope or succumb to our darker nature.”
In ECLIPSE’s recovered New York City, solar engineer David “Bax” Baxter ekes out a disillusioned existence. But the world gets even darker when the daughter of a solar industrialist is targeted by a mysterious killer, one who burns his victims in the sunlight while he walks away unscathed. When Bax agrees to protect this girl, he’s forced to confront a past he’s spent years trying to hide from.
"ECLIPSE reminds us of the fragility of our world, our society and our morality,” said Top Cow Story Editor and POSTAL writer Bryan Hill. “It's not just a story about fearing the harsh light of the sun. It's also a story about fearing the darkness inside the human heart."
“Giovanni and I are both perfectionists,” said Kaplan. “Not only did we try to design a rich world that felt authentic and functional, but every choice we made supported the character’s emotional story. Giovanni’s storytelling and design sense have been staggering, and I’m thrilled to have him as a partner on the book.”
ECLIPSE #1 (Diamond Code JULY160677) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book retailers is Monday, August 15th, 2016.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
ABOUT TOP COW PRODUCTIONS
Top Cow Productions, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company founded in December 1992 by Marc Silvestri. Top Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. www.topcow.com
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Marvel's Agent Carter, Hayley Atwell, Heads to 2016 Baltimore Comic-Con
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Come to the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 2-4, 2016 at the Inner Harbor's Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con is thrilled to announce our next guest, the star of Marvel's Agent Carter, Hayley Atwell. She will be in attendance Sunday, September 4th, 2016 only. Tickets for the show and Ms. Atwell are available now
Hayley Atwell starred as Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger, acting as Steve Rogers' benefactor and potential love interest before his plunge into the ice. She reprised the role in Marvel's Agent Carter for two seasons. The show saw her star in the role of the feisty Agent Peggy Carter, the first series picking up a year after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, and followed Peggy Carter's blossoming career as a secret agent. She also starred as Peggy in the Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (the predecessor to the series), in flashbacks in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant Man.
Atwell will be seen later this year leading a stellar cast in ABC's new drama series Conviction as a brilliant young attorney who happens to be the daughter of a former US President, blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. Created by Liz Friedlander, the series will also feature Emily Kinney, Fode Bangoura and Merrin Dungey alongside Atwell as its star.
Hayley was most recently seen in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Cinderella, in which she starred alongside Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, and Lily James. The film, which released in March 2015, was a live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale. She was seen as the lead female role in the John Ridley-directed Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side, alongside Imogen Poots and Andre 3000.
Hayley's work in film is extensive. Hayley's Bess Foster was the object of Ralph Fiennes' Duke of Devonshire's affections in 2008's The Duchess. The same year, audiences saw Hayley in Brideshead Revisited alongside Emma Thompson, Matthew Goode, and Ben Whishaw. She also collaborated with Whishaw in Love/Hate, a short film which was awarded runner up in the 2009 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. Her other film credits include the noir thriller feature I, Anna, and Nick Love's film adaptation of the popular 70s TV series The Sweeney, in which Hayley played the female lead alongside Ray Winstone and Damian Lewis.
On television, Hayley won critical acclaim for her performance in the BBC's The Line of Beauty, an adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel. She appeared in the ITV remake of the 1960s cult classic The Prisoner,where she played Lucy alongside Ian McKellen and Ruth Wilson. Hayley received a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress category for her outstanding performance in the Channel 4's Pillars of the Earth based on Ken Follett's novel. Her other television credits include Any Human Heart, Mansfield Park, Ruby in the Smoke, and Fear of Fanny, Restless, Play House presents: The Man, and Life of Crime.
Hayley is also well-known as an accomplished stage actress. In September 2011, Hayley completed a run of The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. For the National Theatre, she played in Major Barbara and in Man of Mode. Hayley's outstanding performance in the role of Catherine in A View from the Bridge earned her rave reviews and a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2009 Olivier Awards. Hayley has most recently been seen starring in Alexi Kaye Campbell's Olivier Award-winning play The Pride.
"Fans will be knocking down our front doors now," said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Everyone knows and loves Hayley. She is a huge star in our circles and out, she's a big part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and have you seen her lip-sync battles?? Step back!"
TICKETS
General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as the Harvey Awards, are now on sale! Visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/ for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets now, and as always, kids 10 and under get into the show free with a paid adult General Admission!
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
While they are available, be sure to take advantage of discount rate arrangements we have made with hotels near the Baltimore Convention Center. For all the details, see: http://baltimorecomiccon.com/about/hotels/
GUARANTEED PARKING
To make parking easy and stress-free, we have partnered with Parking Panda, the nationwide leader in online parking reservations, to allow attendees driving to the show to purchase guaranteed parking near the Baltimore Comic-Con. Click here to book your guaranteed parking spot, or if you need help or have questions, call 800-232-6415.
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com- for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com- for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 17th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 11 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org.
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