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Monday, May 8, 2017
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
2017 Eisner Award Nominations Announced - Complete List of Nominees
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 2017 Eisner Award nominations were announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The winners will be announced Friday, July 21, 2017 at a gala ceremony held during Comic-Con International 2017.
The 2017 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of Alan Campbell, Rob Clough, Jamie Newbold, Robert Moses Peaslee, Dawn Rutherford, and Martha Thomases.
2017 Eisner Award Nominees:
Best Short Story
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Best Continuing Series
Best Limited Series
Best New Series
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
Best Humor Publication
Best Anthology
Best Reality-Based Work
Best Graphic Album—New
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
Best Writer
Best Writer/Artist
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
Best Coloring
Best Lettering
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Best Comics-Related Book
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
Best Publication Design
Best Webcomic
Best Digital Comic
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Judges Select Gross, Peter, Prohias, and Seda for Eisner Hall of Fame
Voters Will Select 4 More Inductees
Comic-Con International has announced that the Eisner Awards judges have selected four individuals to automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2017. These inductees are Milt Gross (early newspaper cartoonist known for such strips as Count Screwloose of Tooloose, Nize Baby, and That's My Pop!), H. G. Peter (original Wonder Woman artist), Antonio Prohias (creator of MAD’s “Spy vs. Spy”), and Dori Seda (pioneering autobiographical underground cartoonist). In most years, the judges select only two automatic inductees, but an exception was made this year as part of the Will Eisner centennial celebration (Eisner would have turned 100 on March 6).
The judges have also chosen 17 nominees from which voters will select 4 to be inducted in the Hall of Fame this summer. These nominees are Peter Bagge, Howard Cruse, Steve Englehart, Justin Green, Roberta Gregory, Bill Griffith, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Francoise Mouly, Jackie Ormes, George Pérez, P. Craig Russell, Posy Simmonds, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Rumiko Takahashi, and Garry Trudeau.
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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 2017 Eisner Award nominations were announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The winners will be announced Friday, July 21, 2017 at a gala ceremony held during Comic-Con International 2017.
The 2017 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of Alan Campbell, Rob Clough, Jamie Newbold, Robert Moses Peaslee, Dawn Rutherford, and Martha Thomases.
2017 Eisner Award Nominees:
Best Short Story
- “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics)
- “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics)
- “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)
- “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image)
- “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image)
- “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet)
- Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
- Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)
- Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
- Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press)
- Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)
Best Continuing Series
- Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
- Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
- The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)
- Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Best Limited Series
- Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW)
- Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse)
- Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel)
- Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask)
- The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)
Best New Series
- Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)
- Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC)
- Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC)
- Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant)
- Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon)
- Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama)
- The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams)
- I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random
- House Books for Young Readers)
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill)
- Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)
- Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books)
- Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop)
- Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni)
- Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC)
- Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)
- Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
- Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius)
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)
Best Humor Publication
- The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books)
- Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)
- Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel)
- Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)
Best Anthology
- Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!)
- Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image)
- Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)
- Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)
- Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
- Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM)
- March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s)
- Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)
Best Graphic Album—New
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
- Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse)
- Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama)
- Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)
- Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative)
- Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
- Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics)
- Megg and Mog in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
- She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM)
- Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)
- Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)
- Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)
- Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
- Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media)
- orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas)
- The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press)
- Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3 by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha)
- Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
- Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics)
- Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
- The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics)
- Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
- The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
- Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse)
- Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse)
- U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)
Best Writer
- Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image)
- Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC)
- Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel)
- Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound), Superman: American Alien (DC)
- Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant)
- Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)
Best Writer/Artist
- Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius)
- Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second)
- Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s)
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel)
- Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM!)
- Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing)
- Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic)
- Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics)
- Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
- Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel)
- David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse)
- Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
Best Coloring
- Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound)
- Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound)
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
- Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel)
- Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)
Best Lettering
- Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics)
- Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams)
- Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com
- Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/
- Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola)
- PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal
- WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier
Best Comics-Related Book
- blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media)
- Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse)
- Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)
- The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized)
- Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi)
- Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press)
- Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi)
- Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)
Best Publication Design
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
- The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics)
- Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics)
- The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)
- Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)
Best Webcomic
- Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com
- Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com)
- Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com)
- The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age
- On Beauty, by Christina Tran, sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/
Best Digital Comic
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
- Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
- Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/
- On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com
- Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)
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Judges Select Gross, Peter, Prohias, and Seda for Eisner Hall of Fame
Voters Will Select 4 More Inductees
Comic-Con International has announced that the Eisner Awards judges have selected four individuals to automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2017. These inductees are Milt Gross (early newspaper cartoonist known for such strips as Count Screwloose of Tooloose, Nize Baby, and That's My Pop!), H. G. Peter (original Wonder Woman artist), Antonio Prohias (creator of MAD’s “Spy vs. Spy”), and Dori Seda (pioneering autobiographical underground cartoonist). In most years, the judges select only two automatic inductees, but an exception was made this year as part of the Will Eisner centennial celebration (Eisner would have turned 100 on March 6).
The judges have also chosen 17 nominees from which voters will select 4 to be inducted in the Hall of Fame this summer. These nominees are Peter Bagge, Howard Cruse, Steve Englehart, Justin Green, Roberta Gregory, Bill Griffith, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Francoise Mouly, Jackie Ormes, George Pérez, P. Craig Russell, Posy Simmonds, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Rumiko Takahashi, and Garry Trudeau.
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Saturday, May 6, 2017
Review: STAR WARS: The Force Awakens #1
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon. Visit the "Star Wars Central" review page here.]
WRITER: Chuck Wendig
ART: Luke Ross
COLORS: Frank Martin
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: Esad Ribic
44pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2016)
Rated “T+”
“Episode VII, Part 1 – The Force Awakens”
When it was released in late 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the first Star Wars film in 10 years (since 2005's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith). It was also the first film in the franchise to be produced by The Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, Ltd., the Star Wars studio. The Force Awakens became the highest grossing film in the history of North American theatrical box office (adjusted for inflation, of course).
Marvel Comics recently released its comic book adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This five-issue miniseries is written by Chuck Wendig; drawn by Luke Ross; colored by Frank Martin; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1 opens thirty years after the destruction of the second Death Star (at the “Battle of Endor,” as seen in 1983's Return of the Jedi). Luke Skywalker has vanished, and the First Order, which rose from the ashes of the Galactic Empire, will not rest until it finds him.
The Resistance, a military splinter group of the New Republic, believes that it has found a clue to Skywalker's location. General Leia Organa has sent the Resistance's best pilot, Poe Dameron, to Jakku to obtain the information on Luke's whereabouts. On this desert world, a First Order stormtrooper, a little droid, and a scavenger will decide the fate of this mission to find a Jedi legend.
As comic book adaptations go, Marvel's Star Wars: The Force Awakens is on the front end of middle-of-the-pack. It does not have the allure of my childhood favorites, Marvel's adaptation of the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1 starts slows but becomes a fast-paced thrill by the last few pages. Even the art by Luke Ross (with its Chris Samnee styling) is stronger by the end.
While I knew that I was definitely going to buy the first issue, I was not sure about the rest of the series. Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1, however, is good enough to keep me interested until the end. I don't consider this a must-have Star Wars comic book, but why not have it?
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon. Visit the "Star Wars Central" review page here.]
WRITER: Chuck Wendig
ART: Luke Ross
COLORS: Frank Martin
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: Esad Ribic
44pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2016)
Rated “T+”
“Episode VII, Part 1 – The Force Awakens”
When it was released in late 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the first Star Wars film in 10 years (since 2005's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith). It was also the first film in the franchise to be produced by The Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, Ltd., the Star Wars studio. The Force Awakens became the highest grossing film in the history of North American theatrical box office (adjusted for inflation, of course).
Marvel Comics recently released its comic book adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This five-issue miniseries is written by Chuck Wendig; drawn by Luke Ross; colored by Frank Martin; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1 opens thirty years after the destruction of the second Death Star (at the “Battle of Endor,” as seen in 1983's Return of the Jedi). Luke Skywalker has vanished, and the First Order, which rose from the ashes of the Galactic Empire, will not rest until it finds him.
The Resistance, a military splinter group of the New Republic, believes that it has found a clue to Skywalker's location. General Leia Organa has sent the Resistance's best pilot, Poe Dameron, to Jakku to obtain the information on Luke's whereabouts. On this desert world, a First Order stormtrooper, a little droid, and a scavenger will decide the fate of this mission to find a Jedi legend.
As comic book adaptations go, Marvel's Star Wars: The Force Awakens is on the front end of middle-of-the-pack. It does not have the allure of my childhood favorites, Marvel's adaptation of the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1 starts slows but becomes a fast-paced thrill by the last few pages. Even the art by Luke Ross (with its Chris Samnee styling) is stronger by the end.
While I knew that I was definitely going to buy the first issue, I was not sure about the rest of the series. Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1, however, is good enough to keep me interested until the end. I don't consider this a must-have Star Wars comic book, but why not have it?
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Thursday, May 4, 2017
Review: HAN SOLO #1
HAN SOLO No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon. Visit "Star Wars Central" review page here.]
WRITER: Marjorie Liu
ART: Mark Brooks
COLORS: Sonia Oback
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Lee Bermejo
VARIANT COVERS: Mike Allred; John Cassaday; John Tyler Christopher; Scott Koblish; Pepe Larraz; Phil Noto
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2016)
Rated “T+”
“Part 1”
Everyone's favorite scruffy smuggler, Han Solo, now has his own comic book as part of Marvel Comics' recently launched line of Star Wars comic books. A five-issue miniseries, Han Solo is written by Marjorie Liu; drawn by Mark Brooks; colored by Sonia Oback; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.
Han Solo #1 opens between the events depicted in the films, Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Han Solo needs to take on some smuggling jobs in order to pay his debt to crime lord, Jabba the Hutt, but Han has been feeling kind of strange. Every job offer seems wrong, so Chewbacca says that Han is spooked. Then, Han gets a call from Princess Leia Organa, delivered in a most peculiar manner. Her request involves “The Dragon Void Run,” a race Han Solo has always wanted to enter, just not like this.
I have to admit that I have not been crazy about all the new Star Wars comic books that Marvel Comics has released since the beginning of 2015. The Chewbacca miniseries and that awful C-3PO one-shot come to mind. However, Han Solo, judging from the first issue, seems like it will be a winner.
I think that this “new hope” begins with writer Marjorie Liu (Monstress), who captures the essence of Han Solo. He is a loner, used to looking out for himself, but, in spite of his protestations, he knows what's right and wrong. He balances a sense of justice or “moral compass” with the desire to survive and thrive. He can look out for number one and also help his friends. There is tension in this balance – an ebb and flow, a constant tug between me-first and taking-one-for-the-team. When a writer can capture this furious conflict within Han Solo, she is halfway to writing an engaging, intriguing, and truly enjoyable Han Solo comic book.
Artist Mark Brooks strengthens this series' potential. He fills the pages with evocative backgrounds that recall the original Star Wars film trilogy. Brooks creates stylish space ships and an alien menagerie that gathers familiar Star Wars people and beings, but also adds some bits from his own imagination. Sonia Oback gives Brooks' art a look similar to classic sci-fi film and science fiction art.
I pretended that I was not expecting a lot from this Han Solo miniseries, but I am expecting this to be really good. So far, so good...
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon. Visit "Star Wars Central" review page here.]
WRITER: Marjorie Liu
ART: Mark Brooks
COLORS: Sonia Oback
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Lee Bermejo
VARIANT COVERS: Mike Allred; John Cassaday; John Tyler Christopher; Scott Koblish; Pepe Larraz; Phil Noto
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2016)
Rated “T+”
“Part 1”
Everyone's favorite scruffy smuggler, Han Solo, now has his own comic book as part of Marvel Comics' recently launched line of Star Wars comic books. A five-issue miniseries, Han Solo is written by Marjorie Liu; drawn by Mark Brooks; colored by Sonia Oback; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.
Han Solo #1 opens between the events depicted in the films, Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Han Solo needs to take on some smuggling jobs in order to pay his debt to crime lord, Jabba the Hutt, but Han has been feeling kind of strange. Every job offer seems wrong, so Chewbacca says that Han is spooked. Then, Han gets a call from Princess Leia Organa, delivered in a most peculiar manner. Her request involves “The Dragon Void Run,” a race Han Solo has always wanted to enter, just not like this.
I have to admit that I have not been crazy about all the new Star Wars comic books that Marvel Comics has released since the beginning of 2015. The Chewbacca miniseries and that awful C-3PO one-shot come to mind. However, Han Solo, judging from the first issue, seems like it will be a winner.
I think that this “new hope” begins with writer Marjorie Liu (Monstress), who captures the essence of Han Solo. He is a loner, used to looking out for himself, but, in spite of his protestations, he knows what's right and wrong. He balances a sense of justice or “moral compass” with the desire to survive and thrive. He can look out for number one and also help his friends. There is tension in this balance – an ebb and flow, a constant tug between me-first and taking-one-for-the-team. When a writer can capture this furious conflict within Han Solo, she is halfway to writing an engaging, intriguing, and truly enjoyable Han Solo comic book.
Artist Mark Brooks strengthens this series' potential. He fills the pages with evocative backgrounds that recall the original Star Wars film trilogy. Brooks creates stylish space ships and an alien menagerie that gathers familiar Star Wars people and beings, but also adds some bits from his own imagination. Sonia Oback gives Brooks' art a look similar to classic sci-fi film and science fiction art.
I pretended that I was not expecting a lot from this Han Solo miniseries, but I am expecting this to be really good. So far, so good...
A
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Review: ALL-STAR BATMAN #5
ALL STAR BATMAN No. 5
DC COMICS – @DCComics
STORY: Scott Snyder
PENCILS: John Romita, Jr.
INKS: Danny Miki, Tom Palmer, Sandra Hope, and Richard Friend
COLORS: Dean White
LETTERS: Steve Wands
COVER: John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with Dean White
VARIANT COVERS: Jock; Declan Shalvey with Jordie Bellaire
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2017)
Rated “T” for Teen
Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
“My Own Worst Enemy” Finale
All-Star Batman is the recently launched Batman comic book that is written by superstar writer Scott Snyder and drawn by superstar artists and hot up-and-coming comic book-drawing talent. The first story arc, the five-issue “My Own Worst Enemy,” is drawn by John Romita, Jr. (pencils) and Danny Miki (inks); colored by Dean White; and lettered by Steve Wands.
In “My Own Worst Enemy,” Batman and Harvey Dent/Two-Face are on a 498-mile journey to a house, where young Bruce Wayne and young Harvey Dent lived together as almost-brothers for a short while. Now, Dent wants to go back to that house to find something that will be life-changing for him. As a threat to keep Batman from interfering, Two-Face has promised to publicly reveal the dark secrets of Gotham's criminal overlords. Now, Batman and Harvey Dent/Two-Face, with Batman's new partner, Duke, in tow, fight to reach their destination with some of Gotham's most lethal killers on their heels.
All-Star Batman #5 (“My Own Worst Enemy” Finale) opens with Batman and Two-Face practically at the last miles of their destination. However, Batman is battered and the KGBeast wants to batter him some more, forcing Batman to protect both his and Duke's lives, as well as the life of Two-Face. Now, Batman must outwit his pursuers and Two-Face, while back in Gotham, Commissioner Jim Gordon and the Gotham City Police Department are just feet away from discovering the secrets of the Batcave.
While I did not always like every issue of Scott Snyder's 2011 to 2016 run on Batman, I do believe that his off-beat storytelling did serve to liberate Batman the character from a 25-year malaise. This rut resulted because practically every DC Comics editor and most Batman writers chose to follow the tone of Frank Miller's seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
Snyder made the Dark Knight/Detective less Batman-as-Clint Eastwood and more Batman-as-Bruce Wayne-on-a-mission. Snyder returned the man to Batman, showing the humanity in the hero. Snyder carried that over into All-Star Batman, where Snyder depicts a Bat-Man in stories that are action-thrillers. All-Star Batman's tone and graphic aesthetic is almost like the “wide screen” action of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's The Authority from the 1999-2000. However, in All-Star Batman, Snyder cops the edgy, speedy, thrill-ride, action movie aspect of Chris Nolan's “The Dark Knight” trilogy, especially 2008's The Dark Knight.
Of course, Snyder needs a graphical storyteller and comic book artist that can pull that off. John Romita, Jr. does big. He does edgy. He does kick-ass. Here, Romita is cinematographer, designer, art director/set decorator, and stage director. Danny Miki's electric inking adds the zing. And yeah, Dean White is still smashing booty with his coloring. Even Steve Wands' lettering is explosive.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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STORY: Scott Snyder
PENCILS: John Romita, Jr.
INKS: Danny Miki, Tom Palmer, Sandra Hope, and Richard Friend
COLORS: Dean White
LETTERS: Steve Wands
COVER: John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with Dean White
VARIANT COVERS: Jock; Declan Shalvey with Jordie Bellaire
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2017)
Rated “T” for Teen
Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
“My Own Worst Enemy” Finale
All-Star Batman is the recently launched Batman comic book that is written by superstar writer Scott Snyder and drawn by superstar artists and hot up-and-coming comic book-drawing talent. The first story arc, the five-issue “My Own Worst Enemy,” is drawn by John Romita, Jr. (pencils) and Danny Miki (inks); colored by Dean White; and lettered by Steve Wands.
In “My Own Worst Enemy,” Batman and Harvey Dent/Two-Face are on a 498-mile journey to a house, where young Bruce Wayne and young Harvey Dent lived together as almost-brothers for a short while. Now, Dent wants to go back to that house to find something that will be life-changing for him. As a threat to keep Batman from interfering, Two-Face has promised to publicly reveal the dark secrets of Gotham's criminal overlords. Now, Batman and Harvey Dent/Two-Face, with Batman's new partner, Duke, in tow, fight to reach their destination with some of Gotham's most lethal killers on their heels.
All-Star Batman #5 (“My Own Worst Enemy” Finale) opens with Batman and Two-Face practically at the last miles of their destination. However, Batman is battered and the KGBeast wants to batter him some more, forcing Batman to protect both his and Duke's lives, as well as the life of Two-Face. Now, Batman must outwit his pursuers and Two-Face, while back in Gotham, Commissioner Jim Gordon and the Gotham City Police Department are just feet away from discovering the secrets of the Batcave.
While I did not always like every issue of Scott Snyder's 2011 to 2016 run on Batman, I do believe that his off-beat storytelling did serve to liberate Batman the character from a 25-year malaise. This rut resulted because practically every DC Comics editor and most Batman writers chose to follow the tone of Frank Miller's seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
Snyder made the Dark Knight/Detective less Batman-as-Clint Eastwood and more Batman-as-Bruce Wayne-on-a-mission. Snyder returned the man to Batman, showing the humanity in the hero. Snyder carried that over into All-Star Batman, where Snyder depicts a Bat-Man in stories that are action-thrillers. All-Star Batman's tone and graphic aesthetic is almost like the “wide screen” action of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's The Authority from the 1999-2000. However, in All-Star Batman, Snyder cops the edgy, speedy, thrill-ride, action movie aspect of Chris Nolan's “The Dark Knight” trilogy, especially 2008's The Dark Knight.
Of course, Snyder needs a graphical storyteller and comic book artist that can pull that off. John Romita, Jr. does big. He does edgy. He does kick-ass. Here, Romita is cinematographer, designer, art director/set decorator, and stage director. Danny Miki's electric inking adds the zing. And yeah, Dean White is still smashing booty with his coloring. Even Steve Wands' lettering is explosive.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Monday, May 1, 2017
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