countdown to the eisners Archives

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the final article in the Countdown to the Eisners series, Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism. Keep in mind I cannot vote for who wins (nor can you, probably), as per the rules Plus voting ended June 1st However, that's not keeping me from being vocal regardless! Who is eligible to vote? Comic book/graphic[...]

However, that's not keeping me from being vocal regardless! Who is eligible to vote? Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists All nominees in any category Comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors Comics historians and educators Graphic novel librarians Owners and managers of comic book specialty retail stores Who is not eligible to vote? Comics press or reviewers (unless they[...]

If you don’t even realize you’re reading the word balloons or sound effects in a comic, then the letterer is doing a fantastic job leading you throughout

When coloring, it’s always a good idea to use a scheme that appropriately matches the tone of the comic. One does not color Batman in rainbow attire

Watercolors were always difficult to me. There’s such a finality of it all, that if you mess up coloring one object, it’s all ruined (unless you know how

I recently got back into sketching after an extremely long hiatus, and it feels good creating something from nothing. Am I any good? Hardly, but I’m not

It’s hard being the best at something. Some people struggle for years to be the best artist or writer, putting in countless hours of work for little or no

Today’s category is for Best Writer, one of the major categories of the Eisners. Stories and series start with an idea, and a talented writer is capable

While the American comics scene is highly regarded, it’s always nice to be reminded of what good storytelling sans superheroes and world-shattering events

Some readers enjoy the hunt for those older comics from bygone eras to fill their collections, and regain their childhoods. While I grew up reading

Thousands are dying across the world. Sports teams are winning championships. The stock market is rising and falling. But I don’t care about any of that

If I’m really a fan of something, I have no problem buying it twice (or “double-dipping”). This rarely happens nowadays, but take The Umbrella Academy for

When I think about the Best Graphic Album-New category, I equate it to the Academy Award for Best Picture. All the nominees have been praised for the past

Sometimes readers want to read a biography or a history book, but don’t necessarily want to look at hundreds of pages of just tiny little words.

One of the things I love most about comic anthologies is the diversity of the content. Anthologies tend to be a mixed bag of stories and art, but in the

The bound & published medium isn’t for everyone, for sometimes it can be constricting for such massive, imaginative ideas when it comes to

Do bricks get excited when they’re about to get laid? I imagine they’d be rock hard. Thank you! I’ll be here all week! Tip your waitresses! The humor

Surely we all remember what it was like to be a teenager. We were young, invincible know-it-alls that refused to be put in the mold society had picked out

My mother is a 3rd grade teacher, and anytime I’m done reviewing a graphic novel aimed at kids that I’ve been sent by a publisher, I donate it to her

I devoured books left and right as a kid. The bigger and more colorful the images, the better. The one that always kept me occupied was Where’s Waldo? (or

Every year brings an onslaught of new titles. Some are relaunches, others are brand-spanking-new. All of them, no matter the publisher, are competing for

While it’s nice to have a couple of ongoing series queued up in your pull box, sometimes just settling with a limited series can make for a nice break in

Continuing on with the Countdown (see what I did there?), this week we’ll be focusing on the Best Continuing Series category. For the past two years Saga

Have you noticed how expensive comic books are nowadays? And when the events are happening the prices shoot-up even more. Nothing I just typed is news to

Welcome to the first article of many, as we slowly countdown to the Eisner awards. I’ll keep this intro short, since the subject this time around is Best

For those of you unfamiliar, I’ve done a somewhat regular column for Bleeding Cool every other year focusing on the Eisner awards, giving my opinion on