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Dwayne McDuffie Award For Kids' Comics
The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids' Comics is given to a comic book aimed at younger readers that fulfills the criteria of quality, timelessness, originality, diversity, and inclusion. It is named in honour of Dwayne McDuffie, a creator known for his work creating comics and animation. The award was created after consultation with McDuffie's widow Charlotte Fullerton. Kids Read Comics administers the award. It is presented each year at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival at Ann Arbor District Library. Anyone can nominate a title for the award, but the shortlist and winner are chosen by a panel of judges including reviewers, librarians, teachers, and comic industry professionals. Criticism In 2017 the award was criticized for creating a shortlist of comics created almost entirely by white people. Raina Telgemeier won the award that year and in her acceptance speech highlighted ten recent graphic novels by diverse creators and gave away ten copies of each to members of the audienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. "Comic Cuts" was a British comic published from 1890 to 1953. It was preceded by "Ally Sloper's Half Holiday" (1884) which is notable for its use of sequential cartoons to unfold narrative. These British comics existed alongside of the popular lurid "Penny dreadfuls" (such as "Spring-heeled Jack"), boys' "Story papers" and the humorous Punch (magazine) which was the first to use the term "cartoon" in its modern sense of a humorous drawing. The interweaving of drawings and the written word had been pioneered by, among others, William Blake (1757 - 1857) in works such as Blake's "The Desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loïc Dauvillier
Loïc or Loick is a male personal forename chiefly used in Brittany, in western France, and in the Breton community in French-speaking countries. Origins ''Loïc'' is a Breton given name, based on ''Laou'', a Breton diminutive of Gwilherm or Gwilhom (like Bill is a diminutive of William), with the diminutive ending ''ig'' (like Billy). Non-Breton speaking Bretons often think it is the Breton form of the name Louis. In Provence, in southeastern France, many think that it actually is "the old Provençal form of Louis", in which case it means "''Famed Warrior''". Another less well accepted explanation of the origin of the name is that its source is "Loukas", a Greek name meaning "''One from Lucania''". This would group the name with other names that have this root, such as Luke, Luc and Lucas. Notable people with the name |
Courtney Crumrin
''Courtney Crumrin '' is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press. Publication history ''Courtney Crumrin'' was originally published as a limited series of 12 comics compiled into three books entitled ''Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things'', ''Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics'', and ''Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom''. Two shorter books entitled ''Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief's Tale'' and ''Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere'' followed, then compiled into a fourth volume ''Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday''. They pick up from the end of book 12 where Courtney is invited to join her uncle on a trip to Prague. During the summer of 2005, Naifeh released a one-shot entitled ''Courtney Crumrin Tales'', which focused on Courtney's Uncle Aloysius as a young man. A short color prelude has also appeared in ''Oni Press Color Special 2002''. In April 2012 Oni Press and Ted Naifeh started a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami Kanata
is a Japanese manga artist best known for her cat manga ''Chi's Sweet Home''. Her first manga was published in the magazine Nakayoshi in 1982. Both ''Chi's Sweet Home'' and have been published in English by Vertical Inc. Manga artist Risa Itō , also romanized as Risa Itou, is a Japanese manga artist. She was born in 1969 in Hara Town, Suwa District in Nagano Prefecture, the eldest of three sisters. She graduated from Suwa Futaba High School and studied ''Formative Fine Arts'' at Jo ... and Kanata are from the same small town and Kanata's father was Itō's homeroom teacher in elementary school. References External links * 1958 births Living people Manga artists from Nagano Prefecture {{manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi's Sweet Home
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Morning'' from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by Vertical Inc. An anime adaptation lasting two seasons aired from March 2008 to September 2009. A 3DCG anime television adaptation lasting two seasons aired from October 2016 to September 2018. Story A grey and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten home, but, as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten. While being Housebreaking, housebrok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Chmakova
Svetlana Chmakova (russian: Светлана Шмакова) (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian-Canadian comic book artist. She is best known for '' Dramacon'', an original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop. Her other original work includes '' Nightschool'' and '' Awkward'' for Yen Press. She has been nominated for an Eisner Award twice. Previously, she created ''The Adventures of CG'' for ''CosmoGIRL!'' magazine and the webcomic ''Chasing Rainbows'' for Girlamatic. Early life and education Chmakova was born in Russia where she was first exposed to comics after she found ElfQuest at a Moscow book stand. After she emigrated to Canada at the age of 16, she graduated from the Sheridan College Classical Animation program in 2002. She then began to publish her manga on the Internet. Career '' Dramacon'' is Chmakova's first full-length comic, telling the story of Christie Leroux, an aspiring teenage comics writer, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkward (graphic Novel)
''Awkward'' is a children's graphic novel written by Svetlana Chmakova. The book tells the story of Penelope "Peppi" Torres, a new student at Berrybrook Middle School, whose first encounter with a boy from the science club leads to much awkwardness between them, and their sparring clubs. Themes Awkward's main theme is that of friendship, directly addressing the mocking boys and girls get for being friends, and the hardships of navigating friend group drama. It also touches on growing up, and not putting yourself in a box. The fourth book in the series, '' Diary'', features additional stories with the characters from ''Awkward''. Reception and awards ''Awkward'' has received largely positive reviews by book critics. Amanda M. Vail of The Mary Sue said "it needs to be on the shelves of every school and public library." ''Awkward'' was named as one of the '' School Library Journal'' Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2015. It was also named by YALSA on their list of the 2016 Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (graphic Novel)
''Sisters'' is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier as a follow-up to her earlier graphic memoir ''Smile''. It details a long summer road trip taken from San Francisco to Colorado by her family and explores the relationship between Raina and her younger sister, Amara. Technical Raina Telgemeier submitted a storyboard/thumbnail draft to her sister three years before the novel's publication, seeking Amara's permission to tell her side of their story. Amara provided insights on some of the vignettes and helped Raina develop a second draft. The panels were colored by Braden Lamb. Reception The book received positive reviews. Maya Van Wagenen, reviewing for ''The New York Times'' described the story as " newe have all lived ..uncomfortable yet transcendent" and added it was "a quick read as well as a fun one." '' Kirkus Reviews'' called it "a winner," "laugh-out-loud funny ..and quietly serious all at once"; later, Kirkus designated it one of the best boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Langridge
Roger Langridge (born 14 February 1967) is a New Zealand comics writer, artist and letterer, currently living in Britain. Biography Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the '' Judge Dredd Megazine'' series ''The Straitjacket Fits'' (written by David Bishop), a surreal, hallucinatory, convention-bending strip set in an insane asylum with a cast of characters who realised they were in a comic strip and burst from the edge of the frame. He had previously been a regular artist for the 1988 issues of the Auckland University Students' Association's magazine Craccum. His cartoon style proved perfect for the series and he continued to work for the ''Megazine'', in addition to a series of comedy books dedicated to his Buster Keaton-inspired character ''Fred the Clown'', which he wrote and drew as a webcomic before self-publishing the material as small press titles. These were collected as a single volume by Fantagraphics Books in 2004. His work on Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Juhl
Jerome Ravn Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 27, 2005) was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Biography Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California. Juhl was recruited by Jim Henson as a puppeteer and writer on '' Sam and Friends''. He focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable. Juhl was the head writer on '' The Muppet Show'' from seasons 2 to 5 (season 1 had Jack Burns as head writer). He also wrote for the television shows '' Fraggle Rock'' and '' The Jim Henson Hour''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and director of '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982) and '' Labyrinth'' (1986). He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland. Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created '' Sam and Friends'' (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park in collaboration with Jane Nebel who was a senior. A few years later the two married. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, after which he and Jane produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films. In 1958, he co-founded Muppets, Inc. with Jane, which became The Jim Henson Company. In 1969, Henson joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl The Third
Raúl the Third (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator. Life and career Raúl González was born in El Paso. His father was from that town while his mother was from the neighboring Mexican city of Juárez. Raúl spent his childhood in both cities. In addition to his extensive work as a painter (which has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles), Raúl is a comic book and graphic novel illustrator. He works on the SpongeBob SquarePants comic, among other titles. In 2019, Kwame Alexander's new imprint Versify (part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) will launch a series of bilingual children's books written and illustrated by Raúl. Raúl resides with his wife and son in Medford, Massachusetts. Raúl is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Awards and honors * Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for ''Stuntboy, in the Meantime'', authored by Jason Reynolds. * Bank Street Children's Book Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
