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Our spotlight of the five artists nominated for this year's Russ Manning Award shifts across to Uruguay's Martin Coccolo, who draws cowboys and monsters. Yay!

OK, here's another one you weren't expecting. Howard Chaykin is going to be writing and drawing a Buck Rogers series. From Hermes Press.

More creator change announcements at DC today. Ann Nocenti taking over Catwoman under unusual circumstances and Tony Daniels moving on to a higher profile title... for a little while.

The Russ Manning Awards Draw Closer. Here's a quick rundown of nominee Craig Cernak

The final round of Xeric Grant winners have been announced, and as usual it's a great line-up. Nothing like going out with a bang. $74,510 was awarded to these cartoonists to publish and market their work.

Joe Kubert continues to be pretty active over at DC. Currently inking his son, Andy, on Before Watchmen: Nite Owl, Joe's going to be having his own anthology at DC. Joe Kubert Presents is slated to have a six issue run, debuting on Halloween. Joining Kubert for the anthology are Brian Buniak and Sam Glanzman.

There's a new team on Detective Comics and it probably wasn't who you were expecting. New artist, Jason Fabok, maybe you could have seen him coming. He's filled in on a couple issues of Batman: The Dark Knight and also worked on the recent Batman Annual. You could make an argument he got a quick promotion from designated reliever (while that isn't a formal title in comics, it probably should be) to primary artist. John Layman writing Detective? No, you didn't see that one coming.

Tax experts H&R Block hired artist Ron Randall to examine the fiscal profiles of both Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker and the answer MAY surprise you...but not if you read the news.

We told you a little while ago that Filip Sablik had left Top Cow, and now it's revealed that he's joined BOOM! Studios as VP of Publishing and Marketing. CBR does his intro interview:

Sigh. The Harvey Awards. Well there was no Nascar Racer nominated multiple times, but when an issue of Zorro is nominated for best story and Jaime Hernandez's "The Love Bunglers" isn't...well, you lose some faith in your fellow humans.

It's time for the 2012 Harvey Awards voting. Get your ballot at http://www.harveyawards.org. Ballots are due on August 17th and the awards are given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 8th. The nominations list follows. (I guess Nick Bradshaw must not be getting any love for his Army of Darkness run back from ~'04-'05, since he's nominated for "MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT.)"

It's time for the 2012 Harvey Awards voting. Get your ballot at http://www.harveyawards.org. Ballots are due on August 17th and the awards are given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 8th. The nominations list follows. (I guess Nick Bradshaw must not be getting any love for his Army of Darkness run back from ~'04-'05, since he's nominated for "MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT.)"