Finalists Announced for the 5th Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics

02/07/2019 2:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald 5 Comments

As one of the judges, I was honored to partcipate in these selections.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sweeps the Annie Awards

02/04/2019 10:30 am by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

It was also a big night for Hilda.

Submissions for the 2019 PRISM AWARDS Open Through Feb. 15: Here Are the Details

01/31/2019 9:00 am by Samantha Puc 1 Comment

The Prism Awards recognize excellence in LGBTQAI+ comics.

Angoulême Day 3 – Meet all the Angoulême Festival Prize Winners of 2019

01/28/2019 5:48 pm by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

Our reporter at Angoulême continues his account of this year’s festival.

ALA MW’19: Librarians Honor Graphic Novels for Children and Teens!

01/28/2019 3:00 pm by Torsten Adair 1 Comment

The American Library Association announced the winners of the Youth Media Awards, a pantheon of honors celebrating books for a variety of readers and constituencies. The Newbery and Caldecott Medals are the best known of these awards, but there are many others. Announced early Monday morning at the Midwinter conference, recognition can generate sales and […]

Emil Ferris wins the Fauve D’Or for My Favorite thing is Monsters

01/27/2019 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald 2 Comments

It capped a great year for women cartoonists.

Angouleme Day 1: Jen Wang wins the Young Readers’s Prize as kids comics take over the future

01/25/2019 4:15 pm by Beat Staff 1 Comment

Our man on the scene muses on the place of kids comics in France and talks about the day’s prizewinners.

Here Are the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards Comic Book Nominees

01/25/2019 2:00 pm by Samantha Puc Leave a Comment

Celebrating LGBTQ representation in comics.

YALSA Announces the 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List!

01/24/2019 9:00 am by Torsten Adair 1 Comment

“The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 12.” —Peter Graham The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, has announced the titles of their Great Graphic Novel for Teens list for 2019! Dating back to 2007, YALSA has listed the Top Ten titles, as well as a (very) long list of […]

Rumiko Takahashi wins the Grand Prix at Angoulême!

01/23/2019 1:15 pm by Heidi MacDonald 10 Comments

It’s official, Rumiko Takahashi, one of the all time great manga-ka, has won the Grand Prix at FIBD Angoulême. She beat out the other two finalists, Chris Ware and Emmanuel Gilbert. The honor, considered one of the greatest in comics, is a lifetime achievement award and also confers the honor of being the marshal of […]