The 2010 Glyph Comics Awards were handed out Friday night at this weekend’s East Coast Black Age of Comics Con. The awards honor “the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color.” Jay Potts and his blaxploitation webcomic World of Hurt took three of the ten awards. Aya: The Secrets Come Out…
Yes, the Muppets are pushing to win Webby awards in the “Viral Video” Category: http://bit.ly/MupViral and in “Music Video” Category: http://www.youtube.com/webby?x=music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowXRVDz9lw What, you thought that we were pushing for our own books for Harvey Award nominations? Perish the thought. Although, if you haven’t voted yet, since this is the last day to vote, you…
The Horror Writers Association has announced the nominees for the 2009 Bram Stoker Award, honoring superior achievement in horror literature: SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL Audrey’s Door by Sarah Langan (Harper) Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martin’s Griffin) Quarantined by Joe McKinney (Lachesis Publishing) Cursed by Jeremy Shipp (Raw Dog…
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2009 Nebula Awards. The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. The awards will be announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet the evening of May 15 at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, just 20 minutes from…
The Glyph Comics Awards, designed to “recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year,” have released the names of the comics and creators that make up their 2010 nominee slate. We are incredibly proud that The Original Johnson has received four nominations in the categories…
Some would say it’s been a banner year for us nerds, eh? Star Trek rebooted with hot and sexy actors. Avatar changed the way people think about 3D technology in use for film, and did it by packaging it in a nougaty nerd-a-plenty environment. District 9 combined great effects work with a great social commentary….
It really is the year of the nerd, isn’t it? Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the executive producer of District 9, as well as the upcoming Mortal Engines, The Adventures of Tintin, and The Hobbit, has been made a Knight Companion of New Zealand, which entitles him to…
2009 Harvey Award Final Ballots Online Now! Deadline August 28, 2009! I don’t want to see another round of online complaints about the Harvey votes if YOU didn’t vote yourself. You’ve been warned.
Last night, the annual Hugo awards, given for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy and voted on by the fans, were presented at Anticipation in Montreal, Canada. I could bore you with the history of the awards, notable past winners (and losers), famous acceptance speeches, and so on and so forth. But…
The third annual presentation of the International Association of Media-Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) “Scribe” awards just went down at San Diego Comic-Con, honoring the best and the brightest in the world of property tie-ins. Awards are voted on by members of the organization. “These writers, highly prized by fans, receive few reviews and little acclaim, and…
The 2009 Inkwell Awards have come out, highlighting the art form that arguably is the most quintessentially comics. FAVORITE INKER (favorite inker over another’s comic book pencil art from ‘08 material) Wade Von Grawbadger (Ultimate Spider-Man) winner Mark Morales (Thor, Secret Invasion) runner-up MOST ADAPTABLE (showing exceptional ink style versatility over other comic book pencil…
From ComicMix contributor and all-around mensch Alan Kistler: I do the 48 Hour Film Festival where you’re given a genre, character name, characterprofession, prop, and a line of dialogue and have 48 hours to script it, film it, edit it and turn it in. It’s an international competition and this year we won the NYC…
