Eisner Awards

Vencedores 2017

Os vencedores dos prémios Eisner de 2017 foram anunciados na Sexta-Feira na Comic-Con de San Diego, reconhecendo as melhores publicações de banda desenhada ao longo do ano de 2016 nos Estados Unidos da América. Entre as obras com mais prémios encontramos Saga da Image Comics e The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye de Sonny Liew.

Best New Series

Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston

Best Limited Series

The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta

Best Continuing Series

Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Best Reality-Based Work

March, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

Best Graphic Album—New

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson

Best Writer

Brian K. Vaughan (Paper Girls, Saga)

Best Writer/Artist

Sonny Liew (The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye)

Best Penciller/Inker—Individual or Team

Fiona Staples (Saga)

Best Coloring

Matt Wilson (Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine; Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist

Jill Thompson (Wonder Woman: The True Amazon; Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In)

Best Lettering

Todd Klein (Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer; Black Hammer)

Best Digital Comic

Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Best Webcomic

Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla

Best Cover Artist

Fiona Staples (Saga)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Moebius Library: The World of Elena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al.

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew

Best Humor Publication

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm

Bill Finger Award

William Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

The AV Club

Best Comics-Related Book

Krazy: George Herriman: A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocoa

Best Publication Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew

Best Short Story

“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson

Best Anthology

Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award

Anne Szabla, writer/artist of Bird-Boy

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

Joe Ferrara, for work in prostate cancer awareness, and 

Mark Andreyko, for the Love Is Love anthology.

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clinton

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices

Milt Gross, H.G. Peter, Antonio Prohias, Dori Seda Voters’ Choices: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, George Perez, Walter Simonson, James Starlin

Will Eisner Spirit of Retailer Award

Comicazi, Somerville, MA

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

The Complete Wimmin’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron

Valérian e Laureline

Valerian e a Cidade dos Mil Planetas, o novo filme de Luc Besson, estreia-se em Portugal a 27 de Julho de 2017, como tal, parece uma boa altura para lançar novas edições da famosa Banda Desenhada, Valérian, agente espácio-temporal. Valérian e Laureline, como foi rebaptizada em 2007 aquando do seu quadragésimo aniversário, é uma banda desenha franco-belga de ficção científica, criada por Pierre Christin (autor), Jean-Claude Mézières (ilustrador) e Évelyne Tranlé (colorista). Foi publicada pela primeira vez na revista Pilote em 1967 e editada posteriormente em álbum pela Dargaud a partir de 1970.

O PÚBLICO e a ASA editam esta colecção de banda desenhada, Valérian, já a partir de 26 de Julho de 2017 (um dia antes da estreia da adaptação da história para cinema). Trata-se de uma colecção especial, resultante de uma parceria entre o jornal Público e a editora ASA, composta por 12 volumes (11 dos quais duplos) que incluem os 23 álbuns até agora publicados originalmente em francês. Os onze álbuns duplos e um individual estarão disponíveis para os leitores do jornal Público por 8.90€, todas as Quartas-Feiras. Valérian e Laureline são dois agentes espácio-temporais ao serviço de Galaxity, a capital do que resta do Império Galáctico Terrestre no séc. XXVIII.

Esta será a segunda edição dos álbuns em Portugal, uma vez que a série estava traduzida originalmente pela Meribérica. Esta excelente iniciativa permite que os já fãs da série façam uma nova colecção das icónicas histórias e abrirá a possibilidade de arrecadar novos leitores para Valérian e Laureline. A série de banda desenhada é louvada sobretudo pelo desenho e é considerada um clássico da ficção científica, que influenciou as gerações seguintes na banda desenhada e no imaginário dos escritores e fãs de ficção científica. Pessoalmente, acho a arte fabulosa e as ideias muito boas, mas a execução da história fica quase sempre aquém das expectativas. Para além disso, nota-se a tentativa de dar alguma igualdade entre as personagens de Valérian e Laureline (por vezes até parece sugerir que ela é bem mais inteligente e desenrascada do que ele, mas depois ele é que sai como o herói da situação - facto, que inclusive, é frisado por Laureline nalguma das vinhetas finais). De notar que o título da série devia ser Valérian e Laureline como foi rebaptizada em francês em 2007, e ainda que as edições desta colecção não serão em cada dura, o que é uma pena. 

Datas de saída:

1. Sonhos Maus/A Cidade das Águas Movediças  (26-07-2017)

2. O Império dos Mil Planetas/O País sem Estrela (02-08-2017)

3. Bem-Vindos a Alflolol/Os Pássaros do Mestre (09-08-2017)

4. O Embaixador das Sombras/Em Terras Fictícias (16-08-2017)

5. Os Heróis do Equinócio/Metro de Châtelet – Direcção Cassiopeia (23-08-2017)

6. Estação de Brooklyn – Terminal do Cosmos/Os Espectros de Inverloch (30-08-2017)

7. A Ira de Hypsis/A Grande Fronteira (06-09-2017)

8. As Armas Vivas/Os Círculos do Poder (13-09-2017)

9. Reféns do Ultralum/O Órfão dos Astros (20-09-2017)

10. Tempos Incertos/Nas Imediações do Grande Nada (27-09-2017)

11. A Ordem das Pedras/O Abre Tempo (04-10-2017)

12. Recordações de Futuros - álbum individual (11-10-2017)

Eisner Awards

Nomeações 2017

Best Short Story
“The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics)
“The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics)
“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)
“Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image)
“Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image)
“Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet)
Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)
Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press)
Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)

Best Continuing Series
Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)
Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series
Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW)
Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse)
Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel)
Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask)
The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series
Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)
Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC)
Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC)
Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant)
Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon)
Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama)
The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams)
I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers)
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill)
Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)
Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books)
Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop)
Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni)
Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC)
Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)
Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication
The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books)
Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly)
Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)
Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel)
Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)

Best Anthology
Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!)
Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image)
Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)
Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)
Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)

Best Reality-Based Work
Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM)
March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s)
Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse)
Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama)
Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)
Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative)
Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics)
Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM)
Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)
Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)
Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)
Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media)
orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas)
The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press)
Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha)
Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics)
Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics)
Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse)
Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse)
U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)

Best Writer
Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image)
Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC)
Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel)
Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC)
Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant)
Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist
Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius)
Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second)
Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)
Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s)
Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel)
Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios)
Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing)
Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW)
Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic)
Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)
Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics)
Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse)
Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel)
David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse)
Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image)
Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Coloring
Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound)
Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound)
Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel)
Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering
Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics)
Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)
Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)
Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams)
Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com
Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/
Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola)
PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal
WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier

Best Comics-Related Book
blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media)
Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse)
Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)
The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work
Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized)
Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi)
Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press)
Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi)
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics)
Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics)
The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)
Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)

Best Webcomic
Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com
Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com)
Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com)
The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age
On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/

Best Digital Comic
Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/
On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com
Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

"How To Talk To Girls At Parties" de Neil Gaiman

Título: How To Talk To Girls At Parties
Autor: Neil Gaiman

Ilustradores: Gabriel Bá e Fábio Moon
Editora: Dark Horse

Data de publicação: 22 de Junho de 2016

É a adaptação para banda desenhada do conto de Neil Gaiman "How To Talk To Girls At Parties". O conto foi escolhido para ser adaptado ao cinema, mas actalmente não existem notícias sobre a adaptação. Entretanto, o autor anunciou no seu Facebook uma pequena preview da adaptação do conto para banda desenhada que será lançada a 22 de Junho de 2016 pela Dark Horse. 

Two teenage boys are in for a tremendous shock when they crash a party where the girls are far more than they appear! From Neil Gaiman - one of the most celebrated authors of our time - and award-winning artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, this sumptuous graphic novel is not to be missed!

“Gaiman, Moon, and Bá have created a triolet of a book, lyrically powerful and utterly unforgettable.”

Junot Díaz

“How can something so strange and so beautiful also be so sad? Like a poem, a pattern, and a people whose world was swallowed by the sea, How To Talk To Girls at Parties is three things at once.”

Kelly Sue DeConnick

“Had sneak peek at How to Talk to Girls at Parties. What boys fear! That girls are very smart aliens who will do frightful things to you in The Upper Room! Teenage angst. Lovely drawing/painting.”

From a Tweet by Margaret Atwood

“A haunting ode to the lyric of girls, who for our protagonists represent a vast, uncharted universe. An extraordinary comic from three extraordinary creators.”

Marjorie Liu

“Gentle, strange, and full of perfectly good advice (‘You just have to talk to them!’), How to Talk to Girls at Parties is wise and odd. Neil Gaiman’s writing is sweetly complemented by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá’s art. It’s a quirky delight.”

Audrey Niffenegger