2008 Hugo Award Winners
The Hugo awards were presented at WorldCon this weekend, and here are the winners:
Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)
Novella: "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec....
The very last links
§ Just for the record. Everyone -- but everyone -- sent us these links to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at SDCC. Part 1 and Part 2.
§ Charlie Chu's photo set of cartoonist...
Live Blogging the Eisners!
Woot! We're doing it again because we're NUTS. Jackie Estrada is introducing Bill Morrison. This year's theme is MAGIC and every table is covered with magic tricks. Maybe the big trick will be finding...
Emmy noms – abbreviated
The entire list is the length of a small novel but here are some noms of interest to our crew:
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
Creature Comforts America • Don’t Choke...
Spring Xeric Awards
Well it's kinda summer, but the winners are up! The creators receiving grants are as follows:
Gary Scott Beatty – Jazz: Cool Birth
Marek Bennett – Breakfast at Mimi’s Doughnuts
Eroyn Franklin – Another Glorious Day at...
Goodwin, Lieber get the Finger Award
The winners of this year's Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing have been announced, and worthy ones they are: Archie Goodwin and Larry Lieber. . The award is presented each year to...
REVISED Inkwell Award winners
Revised winners of the inaugural Inkwell Awards have been sent out after founder Tim Townsend recused himself from winning:
The Inkwell Award committee announces with deep regret that founder, Tim Townsend, due to personal...
Inkwell Award winners
The winners of the Inkwell Awards, presented to the best in comic book inking, have been announced. Inking Legend Joe Sinnott won the first Joe Winnott Award, but I guess that's why he's...
Harvey Nomination withdrawn
A press release is forthcoming, but the puzzling Harvey nomination in the Meanwhile … Comics in the “Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation” category. Blog@'s JK Parkin fond this nom particularly odd:
Please don’t get...
Can the Harveys be saved?
David Welsh wonders if this year's very very odd Harvey nominations may have been the last straw:
There is the remote possibility that what one might consider counter-intuitive nominees (some listed here by Dirk Deppey)...
2008 Harvey Award nominees
The 2008 Harvey awards are in, and the swell of support for Gemstone's Disney comics -- so evident in other years -- has once again resulted in a strong showing for William Van Horn...
2008 Shuster Awards winners
The Shuster Awards, given to the best in Canadian comics, were handed out last night. Details here.
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK WRITER
- Cecil Castellucci for The P.L.A.I.N. Janes (DC/Minx)
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST
- Dale...
