Fall 2006 Xeric winners announced
The fall Xeric Grant recipients have been announced! As is normal, several of them resist easy googling -- one shares the name of a famous Beat poet; one seems to be a much lauded...
American Anime Awards debut at NY Comic-Con
The New York Comic-Con just got their own awards, and they are brand new AND they spotlight ANIME. PR details:
The New York Comic Con today announced that it will host the first-ever American Anime...
Win your very own George Pérez
Speaking of WizWorld Tex, it will kick off a cool promotion for the HERO Alliance (formerly ACTOR) with Talesofwonder.com-- a contest to bring George Pérez to your door. George is known as a nice...
Fantagraphics storefront has grand opening with MISFIT LIT
The Fantagraphics storefront, whose progress the comics world has been watching with bated breath, has announced plans for a grand opening on December 2, with art, music and, we're guessing, surprises.
Fantagraphics Books is...
Hot nerd single again
hurry up guys, Rosario Dawson and Jason Lewis have split up!
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"They're being very private about why they broke up," says a source, "but they are for sure broken up."
Their publicist, Meredith O'Sullivan, had "no...
Red letter day!
Here at SBM, our year is divided into several seasons. There's The Run-Up to New York Comic-con, the newest season, which takes up the time we used to spend celebrating Seasonal Affective Disorder by...
Can’t Wait for Wednesday
How we're feeling today.
Art by Mary Blair (top, middle) and Andrew Brandou (bottom).
Where is everyone?
It is a very very kwiet day in comics news. Is everyone off voting? Maybe. DON'T FORGET TO VOTE.
Oh yeah and while we're at it...why are Mac mouses so crappy?
Cartooners winning awards: Jean, Cho
James Jean has won the Best Artist award at the World Fantasy Con. You can see the complete list of winners and nominees here.
Lifetime Achievement:
John Crowley
Stephen Fabian
Novel: Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore...
16 animated films eligible for Oscar
The list of animated films eligible for the Best Animated Film Oscar has been released, and 16 films are potential nominees:
The list includes lots of movies with talking critters: Disney's "The Wild," DreamWorks Animation's...
