Comics Radar 003

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• The Con Funk
  DragonCon Flickr
  Michael and Evo’s Wingin’ It 75, live from DragonCon
  I lost the Parsec Awards  
  • Stephen Euin Cobb’s The Future and You
  • Rich Sigfrit’s Requiem of the Outcast
• News Items:
  • Less than a month until 24 Hour Comics Day
    
  • ACTOR renamed to HERO initiative & New Board of Directors
  • 2006 Harvey Winners Announced
    • Best Letterer: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #18
    • Best Colorist: Laura Martin, Astonishing X-Men
    • Best Syndicated Strip of Panel: Maakies by Tony Millionaire
    • Best Inker: Charles Burns, Black Hole #12
    • Best Online Comics Work: American Elf by James Kochalka
    • Best American Edition of Foreign Material: Buddha published by Vertical Books
    • Best New Series: Young Avengers
    • Best Graphic Album – Previously Published: Black Hole published by Pantheon Books
    • Special Award for Humor in Comics: Kyle Baker, for Plastic Man
    • Best New Talent: (tie) R. Kikuo Johnson/Night Fisher; Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa/Marvel Knights Fantastic Four
    • Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistc Presentation: The Comics Journal
    • Best Anthology: Solo, DC Comics
    • Best Domestic Reprint Project: Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays
    • Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables
    • Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays
    • Best Graphic Album – Original: Tricked by Alex Robinson
    • Best Continuing or Limited Series: Runaways, Marvel Comics
    • Best Cartoonist: Chris Ware
    • Best Writer: Ed Brubaker
    • Best Artist: JH Williams III
    • Best Single Issue of Story: Love and Rockets, Volume 2 #15
    • Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Awards: George Perez (presented by Jim McLauchlin) and John Romita Sr. (presented by John Romita Jr.).
  • Wasteland Planned Skip Month
• Under the Radar: Jonah Hex from DC Comics
  
• Link of the Week: Giant in the Playground – Order of the Stick
• Comics Radar – Book on the Horizon Challenge:The Enigmas One-Shot
  by Dustin Yee, Casey Maloney, & Brian Miller Big Foot, the Lochness Monster, the Abominable Snowman, and an alien survivor of the Roswell Incident! Together, these four mysterious legends form ‘The Enigmas.’ In this one-shot issue, the secretive squad investigates a paranormal statue in the sunshine state and encounters an unexpected enemy: the Illuminati! An all-ages, action-comedy you can’t miss!
  48pages, Full Color………………………………………..$5.99 (30% of at Discount Comic Book Service…….$4.19)
  Diamond Catalogue Page 280
  Order Code: SEP063272  

  

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