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Eisner Award For Best Publication For Kids
The Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. History and name change The award was launched in 2008 as Best Publication for Kids. In 2012 the name was changed to Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12). In 2016 the name was changed to Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12). In 2020 the name was changed back to Best Publication for Kids. Winners and nominees Notes {{reflist, group=note References Category Category, plural categories, may refer to: Philosophy and general uses *Categorization, categories in cognitive science, information science and generally * Category of being * ''Categories'' (Aristotle) * Category (Kant) * Categories (Peirce) ... 2008 establishments in the United States Annual events in the United States Awards established in 2008 Publication for Kids Webcomic awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Foster Books
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, and Nobel Prizes. the publisher is a division of Macmillan, whose parent company is the German publishing conglomerate Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Founding Farrar, Straus, and Company was founded in 1945 by Roger W. Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. The first book was ''Yank: The G.I. Story of the War'', a compilation of articles that appeared in ''Yank, the Army Weekly'', then ''There Were Two Pirates'', a novel by James Branch Cabell. The first years of existence were rough until they published the diet book ''Look Younger, Live Longer'' by Gayelord Hauser in 1950. The book went on to sell 500,000 copies and Straus said that the book carried them along for a while. In the early years, Straus and his wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowa!
''Cowa!'' (stylized as ''COWA!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1997 to 1998, with the fourteen chapters collected into a single ''tankōbon'' volume. The story follows the child monsters Paifu, José and Arpon, and the human Maruyama, as they travel to get medicine to save their town from a deadly flu. Viz Media released the single volume in North America in July 2008. ''Cowa!'' was generally well-received by critics, and was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids. Plot Paifu and José decide to go to the house of a human rumored to be a murderer. Paifu notices what appears to be an orange spirit out in the sea and mistakes it for their friend. They arrive at the light source only to find that it was a torch on a raft belonging to the world-renowned sumo wrestler Maruyama, whom they feared. In spite of becoming acquainted, Maruyama teases Paifu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazu Kibuishi
Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology ''Flight'' and for creating the webcomic ''Copper''. He is also the author and illustrator of the ongoing '' Amulet'' series. Early life and education Kibuishi was born April 8, 1978, in Tokyo, Japan. He moved to the United States with his mother and brother in 1982. Kibuishi enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1996 in pursuit of a film studies degree. While attending UC Santa Barbara, he credits the university's newspaper, the ''Daily Nexus'', as where his illustration career started. Though he had previously drawn for his high school's newspaper, Kibuishi has stated that " is careerall began when I started writing comics for the Nexus. I actually went to UCSB for film. I was trying to quit drawing." He would ultimately serve as the Art Director for the ''Daily Nexus'' fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scholastic Graphix
Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and book fairs. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a character created by Norman Bridwell in 1963, serves as the company's official mascot. History Scholastic was founded in 1920 by Maurice R. Robinson near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to be a publisher of youth magazines. The first publication was ''The Western Pennsylvania Scholastic''. It covered high school sports and social activities; the four-page magazine debuted on October 22, 1920, and was distributed in 50 high schools. In the 1940s, Scholastic entered the book club business. In the 1960s, international publishing locations were added in England (1964), New Zealand (1964), and Sydney (1968). Also in the 1960s, Scholastic entered the book p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stonekeeper
''Amulet: The Stonekeeper'' is a 2008 children's graphic novel written and illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi. The book concerns the adventures of Emily Hayes, who must try to rescue her kidnapped mother with the assistance of her younger brother Navin, a mysterious amulet, and helper robots such as Miskit. Appropriate for grades 6–8 or ages 10–15, it is the first book in the ''Amulet'' graphic novel series. Plot Two years after a car accident that killed her husband, Karen has difficulties as a single mother. She and her children, Emily and Navin, move to the old house of Karen's grandfather Silas near San Francisco. Karen says Silas was a "puzzle maker" who disappeared after locking himself in the house. While exploring Silas's library, Emily finds a stone amulet that had been hidden in a table, and Navin helps tie it around her neck. The amulet begins speaking to Emily in her thoughts, giving suggestions beginning that night. The amulet tells Emily that her family is in danger. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Aureliani
Franco Aureliani is an American comic book writer/artist, best known for writing the DC Comics series '' Tiny Titans'', for which he won two Eisner Awards in 2009 and 2011. ''Tiny Titans'' also won a Harvey award in 2011. He was also nominated for another Harvey in 2013 for another project from DC Comics, ''Superman Family Adventures''. He and longtime writing partner and friend, Art Baltazar, won their third Eisner in 2014 for the Dark Horse Comics children's series '' Itty Bitty Hellboy''. He also teaches art at Carmel High School. Career Franco Aureliani is the artist and co-writer with Art Baltazar of '' Tiny Titans'', for which the two won the 2009 and 2011 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids. Baltazar and Franco co-wrote DC's ''Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!'' and the comic book adaptation of ''Young Justice''. In 2012, DC launched a new series titled ''Superman Family Adventures'' which was written and drawn by Baltazar and Aureliani. In 2013, Baltazar and Aur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Baltazar
Arthee "Art" Baltazar (born 1968) is an American comics artist and writer who currently works for DC Comics. Career Art Baltazar started making comic books with his self-published comic book, ''The Cray-Baby Adventures''. Since then he has created such other comics as ''Gyro-Man'', ''Captain Camel & the Space Chicken'', ''Jimmy Dydo'', ''Lunar Lizard'', ''Meteor Mite'', and ''Patrick the Wolf Boy''. Baltazar briefly worked with Warner Bros. and had a monthly comic strip in ''Disney Adventures Magazine'' titled "Gorilla Gorilla!". Baltazar has completed a graphic novel titled ''The Big Amoeba'' for Platinum Studios. Baltazar was the artist and co-writer with Franco Aureliani of '' Tiny Titans'', for which the two won a 2011 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids. The Baltazar and Aureliani team co-wrote DC's ''Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!'' and the comic book adaptation of the animated TV series ''Young Justice''. In 2011, Capstone Publishers began publishing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, the Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', '' Fables'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyohiko Azuma
is a Japanese manga artist. From 1999 to 2002, he authored the ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series ''Azumanga Daioh'', which was later adapted as an anime series by J.C.Staff. In 2003, he began ''Yotsuba&!'', a slice-of-life manga series about the adventures of a five-year-old girl; it is serialized in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh''. Works References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azuma, Kiyohiko 1968 births Living people People from Takasago, Hyōgo Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture Osaka University of Arts alumni Yotsuba&! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADV Manga
A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Greenfield and David Williams. The company specialized in home video production and distribution, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing. They also ran Anime Network, a television channel devoted to airing the company's titles. Some of their titles were ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Robotech'', ''RahXephon'', ''Full Metal Panic'', ''Azumanga Daioh'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Gantz'', ''Red Garden'', and ''Le Chevalier D'Eon''. The company maintained offices in North America, Europe and Asia. In addition to North America, ADV Films distributed their home media releases in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany. The company was also involved in various lawsuits with other companies, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
