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Middlewest and Dragman Win Big Angouleme Comics Prizes
The Official Selection List was published last year, but today all the main awards were presented, aside from the Grand Prix which will be awarded in the summer. Middlewest and Dragman Win Big Angouleme Comics Prizes And for work originally published in English, my own favourite Steven Appleby's Dragman won the Special Jury Prize, and Skottie Young[...]
Angouleme Grand Prix Results Announced Today, Live
We'll be cheering for Stephen Appleby's Dragman. Other translated-from-English titles of note include The Invisible Kingdom by G Willow Wilson and Christian Ward, Mauretania by Chris Reynolds, the Complete Parker by the late Darwyn Cooke, Middlewest by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona and Rusty Brown by Chris Ware. SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE – Aldobrando – Gipi & Critone (Casterman) – Anaïs Nin sur la[...]
Talking with Skottie Young
Earlier this summer I got a chance to talk and ask some  questions of the great Skottie Young at ACE Comic Con in Seattle.  Due to technical issues this video was unusable until now.  All the parts of this interview are still timely though as Skottie Young hints at his upcoming Marvel project and talks[...]
The 8 Best Fantasy Comics Available Right Freaking Now
The world created by writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda takes elements of eldritch horror, steampunk, and manga, and merges that all together to transport you to a world unlike anything you have ever see. Monstress is incredibly original, and has been racking up awards like nobody's business. Image Comics has released quite a few graphic[...]
'Middlewest' Volume 1 Kicks off Epic Story of Magic and Adventure (REVIEW)
[rwp_box_recap id="0"] If you've been holding off on picking up Middlewest because you missed out on the comic' first few issues, here's your chance to catch up Middlewest Book One is an epic adventure story from Skottie Young's very vibrant imagination, with jaw-dropping art from Jorge Corona It's a pretty timeless book, populated with epic characters[...]
'Middlewest' #7: Timeless Folk Tale with Contemporary Twist (REVIEW)
[rwp_box_recap id="0"] I can't get enough of Middlewest There is something so primal and magical about this amazing story, writ large with timeless characters and rendered even larger with an art style that never lets up It's The Wizard of Oz, but with carnies and tornado monsters There's even a tin man, but his name is[...]
Despite Reports of Dangerous Hidden Magic, Image Previews Middlewest #1
Despite dire reports of dangerous hidden magic inside Middlewest, the new comic book by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona, Image comics is pressing ahead with a planned November release anyway and even sent out a preview of the book to media outlets Wednesday morning On the surface, Middlewest may seem like an innocent creator-owned fantasy comic[...]