The big news this week: the nominations for the Eisner Awards, named after Will Eisner and, I guess, the equivalent of the Oscars. There’s a lot of fine work represented, but notable nominees [some in multiple categories] include Alison Bechdel [Fun Home], Derek McCulloch [Stagger Lee], Renée French [The Ticking], Tony Millionaire [Sock Monkey and Billy Hazelnuts], Kramers Ergot, Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators [look out for a review on 3:AM soon] and Pizzeria Kamikaze [based on Etgar Keret's 'Kneller's Happy Campers' and pictured above]. It’s a huge list, but Tom Spurgeon’s got it covered. * “Best-selling author” Jodi Picoult talks about writing Wonder Woman {via LHB} *
Animated versions of classic New Yorker cartoons {via 3QD} * The cutest thing ever: Dan Fish of Bugpowder letters his 5 year old nephew’s Spiderman comic. * Marisa Acocella Marchetto talks Cancer Vixen. * What are some good comic books written by female authors? * A peek inside Jim Woodring’s moleskin, pop-up style {via BB} * I mentioned last week that Tom Gauld was doing the cover for The Three Musketeers, as part of Penguin’s Deluxe Classics. Fantagraphics share the covers for Dan Clowes’ Frankenstein and Joe Sacco’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. * Art Spiegelman profiled. * Robert Crumb’s Kafka reviewed. * PopMatters look at Emily Flake’s Lulu Eightball {via Journalista} Shameless plug: Emily Flake’s five favourite books on Dogmatika. * Courtesy of Alex Ross, new Justice Society team member Citizen Steel gets a crotch. Christopher Butcher is not afraid of cock {via same} * The USS Catastrophe Shop, the brilliant mini-comics distro run by Kevin Huizenga is closing its doors {via Pete Ashton}
First posted: Saturday, April 21st, 2007.
