 Comic-Con and some real life stuff has been eating into most of my free time this week, so the reviews (should be up tomorrow) and Moments of the Week were delayed slightly. Despite some decent books coming out this week, there was very little in the way of moment worthy images, which makes for a light update this week. Hit the jump for your momenty goodness. Amazing Spider-Man #638  This was the oh so secret "we can't show you right now" conversation between Mary Janeand Mephisto that was left out of One More Day. It is also the only page related to that OMD story or why she agreed to trading their marriage. Why did we need to wait this long to see something that added nothing to the story?  The Amazing Spider-Man gets taken out by a cinderblock. One that was thrown by an ordinary fat man several meters into the air. Spider-Man dodges BULLETS. He was taken out by someone throwing a cinderblock at him. Have you ever lifted one of those? They're heavy and you are not throwing those. It would be difficult to just throw that up to the water tower let alone actually hit someone with the speed and spider sense of Spider-Man. It's magic, though, we don't have to explain it.  And why were we viewing Spider-Man fighting this random thug? He's doing this the night before his wedding. The fat man falls on him and he can't get up, so misses the wedding in the morning. They don't get married because a fat man fell on Spider-Man. Bravo Joe Quesada, this so justifies breaking up the marriage. Avengers #3  Time's gone loopy, so random people are showing up. This time it's Devil Dinosaur andKillraven. Batman Beyond #2   Looks like it's a Hush. Now whether or not it's Tommy Elliot is another story... Brightest Day #6  So graphic and unnecessary. Did we really need to see the heads come off? Are we just trying to one up the gore in every issue? This is their marquee title and banner event.  And then they supposedly kill Martian Girl. Now, she's going to be in the Young Justicecartoon, so I find it difficult to believe she's really dead, but J'onn states she has no thoughts and he couldn't pick her up with any kind of telepathic scans when arrived, so it seems pretty dead to me. Probably find out next issue, so save the rage until it's a confirmed kill. Dark Wolverine #88  The rematch between Punisher and Daken seemed like a lot of fun. Can't wait for the oversized hardcover  as I'm trade waiting this one, but seeing these (and the next moment) sure make it difficult to wait. I imagine the chest glowing bit is the bloodstone that will eventually lead to Frank returning to a normal human again, but damn if it isn't a great fight sequence. Heroic Age: Prince of Power #3   I think I like the Thor/Cho dynamic better than the Herc/Cho one.  Cho slips the cat god a roofie that sends her on a LOLcats induced bender. I know the whole LOLcats joke has been done to death, but I still liked it. Thor's reaction was great, too. Legion of Super-Heroes #3  I still don't understand how Earthman was even chosen to be a Green Lantern, but he's no longer a GL as of this issue.  New Avengers #2  Wolverine goes out of his way to stab the crap out of Dr Strange (and Son of Satan I guess), despite being friends with him and knowing he's possessed. Not really sure how to feel about that. Definitely doesn't seem like a friendly thing to do, but they comment on it later...  Bendis plays it off as a joke, so I guess I'll let the nerd rage slide on this one. Bonus since it was funny. Ultimate Comics Ultimates #3           |
Posted: 24 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT  As the San Diego Comic Con rages on, the Eisner winners have been announced at the prestigious awards ceremony. Between all the victors and runners up it's important to remember that comics are the winner on the day. When the nominations were announced some time ago I put up a guide to some of the awards and made a pick for the winner, and sometimes I was even right. So hit the jump to see who won at the comic industry's night of nights  Best Continuing SeriesNominees Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy et al. (Vertigo/DC) Irredeemable, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (BOOM!) Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media) The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC) The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard (Image) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: The Walking Dead The Winner: The Walking Dead I only read this title in trade, and am always up to date, and I am a little shocked that it won but completely think it deserves this honour. This book has been rock solid for years now and the fact that it can continue creating such amazing quality in each issue is something in the comic industry that does need to be applauded. If you haven't checked this series out already then hopefully this will get you to, it's just some of the best stuff on the page from any publisher.  Nominess Blackest Night, by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, and Oclair Albert (DC) Incognito, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon) Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ Media) Wolverine #66–72 and Wolverine Giant-Size Special: “Old Man Logan,” by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, and Dexter Vines (Marvel) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: Incognito The Winner: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz I really wanted Incognito to win this one but there's no doubting that the Oz team up of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young did earn this award. To take a classic from years gone by and reimagine it with such life and heart is something the comic industry needs more of. This is the ultimate title to buy a kid and yet adults can completely love the writing and the phenomenal art.  Nominees Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick, art by Tony Parker (BOOM!) Ireedeemable, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (BOOM!) Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire (Vertigo/DC) The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: The Unwritten The Winner: Chew I thought The Unwritten would have got across the line because of its erudition, and I also discounted Chew because I hadn't read a lot of it. Between nomination and award time I caught up on Chew and it definitely earns this award. The series might just be on of the top 3 smartest books on the shelves and I'm hoping plenty of people will figure that out now.  Best WriterNominees Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil, Marvels Project (Marvel) Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon) Geoff Johns, Adventure Comics, Blackest Night, The Flash: Rebirth, Superman: Secret Origin (DC) James Robinson, Justice League: Cry for Justice (DC) Mark Waid, Irredeemable, The Incredibles (BOOM!) Bill Willingham, Fables (Vertigo/DC) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: Ed Brubaker The Winner: Ed Brubaker I love Ed Brubaker's writing, I'll make no attempts to hide that, and in a year where he wrapped up Daredevil pretty damn well, continued the Captain America saga rocketing along and also found time to do the heavy lifting in The Marvels Project and get in an arc of Criminal and Incognito I'd say he pretty fairly deserves this award.  Best Writer/ArtistNominees Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter (IDW) R. Crumb, The Book of Genesis Illustrated (Norton) David Mazzuccheilli, Asterios Polyp (Pantheon) Terry Moore, Echo (Abstract Books) Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka (VIZ Media) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: Naoki Urasawa The Winner: David Mazzuchelli This category had some of the stiffest competition where it felt anyone could have won and deserved it but someone had to be chosen and when you read Asterios Polyp you can see why Mazzuchelli stood out above the crowd. He ties his art and writing together so well in this tale that it almost feels like a textbook for comics, or a statement on why comics are the medium that they are, or at least should be. He created something of complete importance and genius and seeing him get attention for it is just perfect.  Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamNominees Michael Kaluta, Madame Xanadu #11–15: “Exodus Noir” (Vertigo/DC) Steve McNiven/Dexter Vines, Wolverine: Old Man Logan (Marvel) Fiona Staples, North 40 (WildStorm) J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC) Danijel Zezelj, Luna Park (Vertigo/DC) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win:J.H. Williams III The Winner: J.H. Williams III Williams seemed like the pretty safe lock for this award. Each month his Batwoman story, with Greg Rucka in Detective Comics, continued to astound and draw in more fans because he was approaching the page in different ways and really doing his best to engage in the story. He did a masterful job and it's well worthy of this award.  Nominees John Cassaday, Irredeemable (BOOM!); Lone Ranger (Dynamite) Salvador Larocca, Invincible Iron Man (Marvel) Sean Phillips, Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon); 28 Days Later (BOOM!) Alex Ross, Astro City: The Dark Age (WildStorm/DC); Project Superpowers (Dynamite) J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC) The Weekly Crisis' Lock For The Win: Sean Phillips The Winner: J.H. Williams III It was always going to be a race between Phillips and Williams for this nod and either way I knew I'd be happy with the result. Both artists look to create something different to sit on the stands and catch the eye of passing buyers and hopefully both are consistently successful with that aim. Williams did create covers that are rarely seen on a Bat-title book so it is cool to see him get the award and sit it down next to his other award this year because if there's ever going to be an award winning run for an artist it might as well be Williams' work on Batwoman: Elegy. There were plenty of winners that we didn't showcase last time in the nominations so here's a list of them now:
Conclusion Those were the awards and I think it's great to see a bunch of spectacular comics getting the due respect for the hard work put into them over the previous year. What thoughts did you have about the awards? Let us know in comments. |
 Comics Alliance has a video showing the above CrossGen teaser morphing into an updated sigil with a 2011 in the corner from the Cup O'Joe panel that just finished up at Comic-Con. No other details were given about the teaser. And, yes, my predictions of Marvel gaining access to CrossGen properties from back when they were bought by Disney finall came true. If you've read that CrossGen retrospective where I made the predictions, you'll know I loved the CrossGen comics and that makes this easily the announcement of the con for me. Along with the Young Justice reprints, this is easily one of my favourite Comic-Cons ever. |
Sunday, July 25, 2010
MOMENTS OF THE WEEK
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BAD BOY
OLD SCHOOL
GALLERY 33
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JOHN CONSTANTINE
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