On ne peut que saluer les qualités narratives et graphiques des « 5 Terres » : une série désormais culte. Les auteurs de la série se sont donnés les moyens de leurs grandes ambitions. Depuis 2019, l’intrigue complexe se développe sur cinq cycles de six albums chacun, portée par le magnifique dessin de Jérôme Lereculey. Entre le deuxième cycle qui vient de s’achever et le troisième qui débutera cet été, un récit complet vient s’intercaler : un spin-off intrigant autour du personnage emblématique du premier cycle : This Delliana, alias Demeus Lor.
Lire la suite...DAN CLOWES ET TAIYO MATSUMOTO PRIMES A SAN DIEGO
Le samedi 26 juillet les Eisner Awards ont été remis au Comicon de San Diego, notre correspondant Bernard Mahé, de la Galerie du 9° Art à Paris nous a trasmis la liste des lauréats et quelques instantanés de cette importante manifestation consacrée à l’image.
Best Short Story: ?Mr. Wonderful,? by Dan Clowes, serialized in New York Times Sunday Magazine
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot): Justice League of America #11: ?Walls,? by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha (DC)
Best Continuing Series: Y: The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Limited Series:The Umbrella Academy, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
Best New Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, by Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty, and Andy Owens (Dark Horse)
Best Publication for Kids: Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter 1152, by David Petersen (Archaia)
Best Publication for Teens: Laika, by Nick Abadzis (First Second)
Best Humor Publication: Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, by Nicholas Gurewitch (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology: 5, by Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fabio Moon, Vasilis Lolos, and Rafael Grampa (self-published)
Best Digital Comic: Sugarshock!, by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon, http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=1&storynum=2
Best Reality-Based Work: Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso (Center for Cartoon Studies/Hyperion)
Best Graphic Album?New: Exit Wounds, by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album?Reprint: Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, by David Petersen (Archaia)
Best Archival Collection/Project?Comic Strips: Complete Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1, by Milton Caniff (IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project?Comic Books: I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: I Killed Adolf Hitler, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material?Japan: Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White, by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz)
Best Writer: Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #18 (Acme Novelty)
Best Writer/Artist?Humor: Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Pia Guerra/Jose Marzan, Jr., Y: The Last Man (Vertical/DC)
Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art): Eric Powell, The Goon: Chinatown (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Process Recess 2; Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse)
Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, BPRD, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cut, Hellboy, Lobster Johnson, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); The Spirit (DC)
Best Lettering: Todd Klein, Justice, Simon Dark (DC); Fables, Jack of Fables, Crossing Midnight (Vertigo/DC); League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier (WildStorm/DC); Nexus (Rude Dude)
Special Recognition: Chuck BB, Black Metal (artist, Oni)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Newsarama, produced by Matt Brady and Michael Doran (www.newsarama.com)
Best Comics-Related Book: Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, by Douglas Wolk (Da Capo Press)
Best Publication Design: Process Recess 2, designed by James Jean and Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: R. F. Outcault, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Voters’ Choices: John Broome, Arnold Drake, Len Wein, Barry Windsor-Smith