Oklahoma creators among Harvey Award nominees
Oklahoma City artist Eric Sandhop illustrated this page from "Popgun" Vol. 4.
Three comic-book creators with Oklahoma ties are among the nominees for the Harvey Awards, comic-book awards selected exclusively by comic-book creators.
The awards will be presented as part of the 2011 Baltimore Comic-Con on Aug. 20 in Baltimore, Md.
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Some Eisner award nominees have Oklahoma ties
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The 2011 Eisner Award nominees have been announced, and a few nominees have Oklahoma connections.
“Trickster: Native American Tales,” edited by Matt Dembicki for Fulcrum Books, features the work of multiple Oklahomans and is nominated in the best anthology category.
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Natalie Portman won the Oscar for best Actress at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Natalie Portman, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress at last night’s Oscars, will be seen this summer as Jane Foster in “Thor,” starring Chris Hemsworth. Portman, who appeared in a purple dress by Rodarte, with Tiffany jewels, won the award for “Black Swan,” directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Portman joins a short list of actresses with Academy Awards who have appeared in superhero films. Anna Paquin, who won best supporting actress for “The Piano,” appeared in 2000′s “X-Men.” Halle Berry won the best actress award for the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball,” and has appeared in the previous 3 “X-Men” films as well as 2004′s “Catwoman” (for which she won a Razzie).
The list could grow – Academy Award winner Sally Field has been mentioned as a possibility to play Aunt May in the upcoming “Amazing Spider-Man,” and Marion Cotillard has been rumored as a possible addition to “The Dark Knight Rises.”
“Thor” is scheduled to open on May 6.
- Matt Price
Click past the cut for more pictures of Natalie Portman at the Oscars and Governor’s Ball.
Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans provide Thor-Captain America team-up at Golden Globes
Chris Hemsworth (left) and Chris Evans at the Golden Globe Awards. (NBC)
Despite what was a pretty rough Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Marvel’s superheroes came through looking pretty good last night.
ComicsPRO announces nominees for 2011 Industry Appreciation Award
ComicsPRO, the direct-market comic-book retail trade organization, has announced its nominees for the 2011 Industry Appreciation Award, to be given at the organization’s annual membership meeting in February.
The award is for those who have had an impact on the business of comic-book retail. There are two categories: one for active professionals, and the Memorial Award for those who have passed away.
Rocketeer, Asterios Polyp among Harvey award winners
The Comics Reporter has a roundup of the 2010 Harvey Award winners, for work published in 2009.
IDW’s re-publication of the Dave Stevens “Rocketeer” comics won for Best Domestic Reprint Project and Special Award for Excellence in Presentation. Laura Martin won “Best Colorist” for her work on the project.
David Mazuchelli’s graphic novel “Asterios Polyp” won best original graphic album and best single issue or story. Mazuchelli also won for best letterer.
Image Comics did well, with awards for “Chew” and “Walking Dead,” and IDW added to their wins for “Rocketeer” with an award for Darwyn Cooke’s “Parker” graphic novel. Check out the full list of winners at The Comics Reporter.
- Matt Price
Three comic book creators with Oklahoma ties nominated for Harvey Awards
A scene from "High Moon," by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis.
WORD BALLOONS
Three comic-book creators with Oklahoma ties are among the nominees for the Harvey Awards, comic-book awards selected exclusively by comic-book creators.
The awards will be presented as part of the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con on Aug. 28 in Baltimore, Md.
Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art.
Brian Winkeler of Yukon, and Dave Curd, formerly of Edmond, are part of the anthology “Popgun” Vol. 3, nominated
"Popgun" Vol. 3
in the best anthology category.
“Popgun” Vol. 3 also is nominated in the best anthology category in the Eisner Awards, given out at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
“Dave and I are honored to be a part of a book that’s up for both the Eisner and Harvey, and I’m especially excited that I’ll be attending both SDCC and Baltimore to celebrate,” Winkeler said about the book’s nomination. “Popgun” is published by Image Comics.
Winkeler and Curd’s “Bastard Road,” featured in “Popgun” Vol. 3, is an action/comedy featuring the postapocalyptic wanderings of an amnesiac warrior.
Former Norman resident David Gallaher’s “High Moon” series is nominated as best online comics work. It’s the defending winner in that category. Steve Ellis, the artist of “High Moon,” also is nominated in the best inker category. “High Moon” is part of DC Comics’ Zuda imprint.
David Gallaher, writer
DC Comics led all nominees with 16 nominations. Abrams ComicArts followed with 13, including five for Brian Fies’ “Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?” In that graphic novel, Fies traces the optimism and nostalgia of the 1939-1975 era of science fiction and space exploration.
Image Comics followed with 11 nominations; IDW had eight, and Amulet Books had seven. More than 25 publishers were nominated for Harvey Awards.
The most-nominated single books were “Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow” and “Asterios Polyp.” David Mazzuchelli’s “Asterios Polyp” is a visually innovative graphic novel about an architect forced to change his worldview.
- by Matthew Price
From Friday’s The Oklahoman
Harvey Awards nominations 2009
The 2009 Harvey Award Nominees:
BEST WRITER
____ Jason Aaron, “SCALPED”, Vertigo/DC Comics
____ Geoff Johns, “BLACKEST NIGHT”, DC Comics
____ Robert Kirkman, “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics
____ Jeff Kinney, “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW”, Amulet Books
____ Mark Waid, “IRREDEEMABLE”, BOOM! Studios
BEST ARTIST
____ Robert Crumb, “BOOK OF GENESIS”, W.W. Norton
____ Guy Davis, “BPRD: BLACK GODDESS”, Dark Horse Comics
____ Brian Fies, “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?”,
Abrams ComicArts
____ David Petersen, “MOUSE GUARD : WINTER 1152″, Archaia Studios Press
____ Frank Quitely, “BATMAN AND ROBIN”, DC Comics
____ JH Williams III, “DETECTIVE COMICS”, DC Comics
BEST CARTOONIST
____ Darwyn Cooke, “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, IDW
____ Jeff Kinney, “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW”, Amulet Books
____ Roger Langridge, “THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK”, BOOM! Studios
____ David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon
____ Seth, “GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)”, Drawn and Quarterly
BEST LETTERER
____ Chris Eliopoulos, “FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS” stories, Marvel Comics
____ Brian Fies, “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?”,
Abrams ComicArts
____ Thomas Mauer, “RAPTURE”, Dark Horse Comics
____ David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon
____ Richard Starkings, “ELEPHANTMEN”, Image Comics
BEST INKER
____ Oclair Albert, “BLACKEST NIGHT”, DC Comics
____ Steve Ellis, “HIGH MOON”, Zuda/DC Comics
____ Klaus Janson, “AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”, Marvel Comics
____ Jeff Kinney, “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW”, Amulet Books
____ Mark Morales, “THOR”, Marvel Comics
BEST COLORIST
____ Brian Fies, “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?”,
Abrams ComicArts
____ Steve Hamaker, “BONE: CROWN OF HORNS”, Graphix
____ Laura Martin, “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, IDW
____ David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon
____ Dave Stewart, “BPRD: BLACK GODDESS”, Dark Horse Comics
BEST COVER ARTIST
____ Jenny Frison, “THE DREAMER”, IDW
____ Mike Mignola, “HELLBOY: THE BRIDE OF HELL”, Dark Horse Comics
____ Michael Avon Oeming, “MICE TEMPLAR: DESTINY, PART I”, Image Comics
____ Frank Quitely, “BATMAN AND ROBIN”, DC Comics
____ JH Williams III, “DETECTIVE COMICS”, DC Comics
BEST NEW TALENT
____ Kevin Cannon, “FAR ARDEN”, Top Shelf
____ Rob Guillory, “CHEW”, Image Comics
____ Reinhard Kleist,”JOHNNY CASH: I SEE A DARKNESS”, Abrams ComicArts
____ Nathan Schreiber, “ACT-I-VATE: POWER OUT”, http://act-i-vate.com
____ Matthew Weldon, “NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY”, Image Comics
BEST NEW SERIES
____ “BATMAN AND ROBIN”, DC Comics
____ “CHEW”, Image Comics
____ “IRREDEEMABLE”, BOOM! Studios
____ “SWEET TOOTH”, Vertigo/DC Comics
____ “UNWRITTEN”, Vertigo/DC Comics
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
____ “BEASTS OF BURDEN”, Dark Horse Comics
____ “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID”, Amulet Books
____ “GANGES”, Fantagraphics Books
____ “INVINCIBLE”, Image Comics
____ “SCALPED”, Vertigo/DC Comics
____ “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
____ “AMULET: THE STONEKEEPER’S CURSE”, Graphix
____ “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW”, Amulet Books
____ “GROWN-UPS ARE DUMB”, Hyperion Books
____ “THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK”, BOOM! Studios
____ “NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY”, Image Comics
____ “3-2-3 DETECTIVE AGENCY”, Amulet Books
BEST ANTHOLOGY
____ “ACT-I-VATE”, http://act-i-vate.com
____ “FLIGHT # 6″, Villard
____ “POPGUN # 3″, Image Comics
____ “STRANGE TALES”, Marvel Comics
____ “WEDNESDAY COMICS”, DC Comics
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ALBUM
____ “ASTERIOS POLYP”, by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
____ “BOOK OF GENESIS”, by Robert Crumb, W.W. Norton
____ “GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)”, by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
____ “FOOTNOTES IN GAZA”, by Joe Sacco, Metropolitan Books
____ “STITCHES”, by David Small, W.W. Norton
____ “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?”, by Brian Fies,
Abrams ComicArts
BEST PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GRAPHIC ALBUM
____ “A.D.: NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE DELUGE”, by Josh Neufeld, Pantheon
____ “COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY”, by Jeff Lemire, Top Shelf
____ “GRAVESLINGER”, by Shannon Denton, Jeff Mariotte, John Cboins & Nina Sorat, IDW
____ “MASTERPIECE COMICS”, by R. Sikoryak, Drawn and Quarterly
____ “MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 1″, by Bryan J.L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming,
Image Comics
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
____ “CUL-DE-SAC”, by Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
____ “FOXTROT”, by Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
____ “GET FUZZY”, by Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
____ “MUTTS”, by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
____ “PEARLS BEFORE SWINE”, by Stephan Pastis, United Feature Syndicate
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
____ “THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY”, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve
Saffel, Titan Books
____ “HUMBUG”, conceived and edited by Harvey Kurtzman and created by Harvey
Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth; edited by Gary
Groth, Fantagraphics Books
____ “RIP KIRBY”, by Alex Raymond; edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW
____ “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, by Dave Stevens;
edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
____ “THE TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN’S COMICS”, edited by Art Spiegelman
and Francoise Mouly, Abrams ComicsArt
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
____ “THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA”, by Helen McCarthy,
Abrams ComicArts
____ “MANGA KAMISHIBAI”, by Eric P. Nash, Abrams ComicArts
____ “THE PHOTOGRAPHER”, by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier LeFevre and Frederic
Lemercier, First Second
____ “PLUTO: URASAWA X TEZUKA”, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, Viz Media
____ “20TH CENTURY BOYS”, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz Media
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
____ “HARK! A VAGRANT”, by Kate Beaton, http://harkavagrant.com
____ “HIGH MOON”, by Steve Ellis, David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown,
http://www.zudacomics.com/high moon ,
____ “POWER OUT”, by Nathan Schreiber, http://act-i-vate.com ,
____ “PVP”, by Scott Kurtz, http://www.pvponline.com
____ “SIN TITULO”, by Cameron Stewart, http://www.sintitulocomic.com
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
____ Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, “BEASTS OF BURDEN”, Dark Horse Books
____ Jeff Kinney, “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW”, Amulet Books
____ Roger Landridge, “THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK”, BOOM! Studios
____ Bryan Lee O’Malley, “SCOTT PILGRIM #5″, Oni Press
____ Andrew Pepoy, “THE ADVENTURES OF SIMONE & AJAX: A CHRISTMAS CAPER”,
ComicMix
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
____ “ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS”, by Denis Kitchen and
Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
____ “THE BRINKLEY GIRLS: THE BEST OF NELL BRINKLEY’S CARTOONS FROM 1913-1940″,
edited by Trina Robbins, Fantagraphics Books
____ “GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)”, by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
____ “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, by Dave Stevens,
edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
____ “SECRET IDENTITY: THE FETISH ART OF SUPERMAN’S CO-CREATOR JOE SHUSTER”,
edited by Craig Yoe, Abrams ComicArts
____ “WEDNESDAY COMICS”, edited by Mark Chiarello, DC Comics
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
____ “ALTER-EGO”, edited by Roy Thomas, TwoMorrows
____ “ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS”, by Denis Kitchen
and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
____ “THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY”, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby;
edited by Steve Saffel, Titan Books
____ “THE COMICS JOURNAL”, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean and Kristy Valenti,
Fantagraphics Books
____ “UNDERGROUND CLASSICS”, by James Danky and Denis Kitchen, Abrams ComicArts
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
____ “ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS”, by Eddie Campbell, Top Shelf
____ “ASTERIOS POLYP”, by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
____ “GANGES #3″, by Kevin Huizenga, Fantagraphics Books
____ “GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)”, by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
____ “JONAH HEX #50″, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray,
artwork by Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics
____ “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, by Darwyn Cooke, IDW
____ “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?”, by Brian Fies,
Abrams ComicArts
John Cassaday, Archie Goodwin among Eisner nominees
Lone Ranger 17 cover by John Cassaday
The Eisner nominees for 2010 have been announced, and there are a few nominees with Oklahoma ties.
John Cassaday, who attended high school in Coleman, Oklahoma, was nominated as best cover artist for his work on Boom! Studios’ “Irredeemable” and Dynamite’s “Lone Ranger.”
The late Archie Goodwin, who attended Tulsa’s Will Rogers High School, is nominated in the Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books for his work on the “Blazing Combat” series. A new reprint edition edited by Gary Groth was released in 2009.
Brian Winkeler of Yukon and Dave Curd, formerly of Oklahoma City, have a “Bastard Road” story in the “Popgun Vol. 3″ anthology, is nominated in the Best Anthology category.
“Dave & I know how much hard work went into putting POPGUN 3 together and it’s a huge thrill & honor for us to be included in a book nominated for the highest award in comics,” Winkeler said.
Click past the cut for the full list of nominees
High Moon takes Harvey Award
Congratulations to former Oklahoma resident David Gallaher, whose “High Moon” was named Best Online Comics Work at this weekend’s Harvey Awards in Baltimore.
Check out the comic for yourself at http://www.zudacomics.com/high_moon or in the recent print collection.
The Beat has the full list of winners.
- Matt Price
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