Welcome to the 67th Episode of Collider’s Heroes, hosted by Jon Schnepp, with guests Robert Meyer Burnett, Jason Inman and Ashley V Robinson. We bring you the latest news about the World of Heroes and Villains! On this very special episode of Collider’s Heroes (Wednesday July 27th, 2016) we are going to get into this years San Diego Comic-Con 2016! So much sweat!!! So much flavor!!! This was a crazy year, and we have so much to cover so let’s get right into it!
THE MOVIES
THE SERIES
THE WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
And now, a few shout outs to some of the Eisner Award winners, which is basically the comic book equivalent to the Oscar or Grammy. The full list is below and represents the talent at the top of their game as voted by the other talent!
Best Short Story:Killing and Dying, byAdrian Tomine, inOptic Nerve#14 (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot:Silver Surfer#11:Never After, byDan SlottandMichael Allred(Marvel)
Best Continuing Series:Southern BastardsbyJason AaronandJason Latour(Image)
Best Limited Series:The Fade OutbyEd BrubakerandSean Phillips(Image)
Best New Series:Paper GirlsbyBrian K. VaughanandCliff Chiang(Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8):Little RobotbyBen Hatke(First Second)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12):Over the Garden WallbyPat McHale,Amalia Levari, andJim Campbell(BOOM! Studios / KaBOOM!)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17):Super Mutant Magic AcademybyJillian Tamaki(Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Humor Publication:Step Aside,Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant CollectionbyKate Beaton(Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Digital/Webcomic:BandettebyPaul TobinandColleen Coover(Monkeybrain/comiXology)
Best Anthology:Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novelsedited byTom Devlin(Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Reality-Based Work:March: Book TwobyJohn Lewis,Andrew Aydin, andNate Powell(Top Shelf/IDW)
Best Graphic Album—New:RuinsbyPeter Kuper(Self Made Hero)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint:NimonabyNoelle Stevenson(Harper Teen)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium:Two BrothersbyFábio MoonandGabriel Bá(Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material:The RealistbyAsaf Hanuka(BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia:Showa1953–1989: A History of JapanbyShigeru Mizuki(Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips:The EternautbyHéctor Germán OesterheldandFrancisco Solano Lòpez, edited byGary GrothandKristy Valenti(Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books:Walt Kelly’s Fairy Talesedited byCraig Yoe(IDW)
Best Writer:Jason Aaron,Southern Bastards(Image),Men of Wrath(Marvel Icon),Doctor Strange,Star Wars,Thor(Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist:Bill Griffith,Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist(Fantagraphics)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team:Cliff Chiang,Paper Girls(Image)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist:Dustin Nguyen,Descender(Image)
Best Cover Artist: David Aja,Hawkeye,Karnak,Scarlet Witch(Marvel)
Best Coloring:Jordie Bellaire,The Autumnlands,Injection,Plutona,Pretty Deadly,The Surface,They’re Not Like Us,Zero(Image);The X-Files(IDW);The Massive(Dark Horse);Magneto,Vision(Marvel)
Best Lettering:Derf Backderf,Trashed(Abrams)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism:Hogan’s Alleyedited byTom Heintjes(Hogan’s Alley)
Best Comics-Related Book:Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in AmericabyBill Schelly(Fantagraphics)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work:The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Artedited byFrances GatewardandJohn Jennings(Rutgers)
Best Publication Design:The Sandman Gallery Editiondesigned byJosh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti Designs/DC)
Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices:Carl Burgos,Tove Jansson• Voters’ Choices:Lynda Barry,Rube Goldberg,Matt Groening,Jacques Tardi
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:Dan Mora
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:Matthew Inman
Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing:Richard E. Hughes,Elliot S. Maggin
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award: Orbital Comics and Games, London, UK
