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Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones take on Howard the Duck

Well before the stinker 1986 movie Howard the Duck (and its perennial appearances on "worst movies ever" lists), the private-investigator fowl was a subversive Marvel comics character, with his first appearance going back to 1973. Originally ... Read More »

November 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Faith Erin Hicks, Darwyn Cooke, Chip Zdarsky win Eisner comic awards

By Sue Carter

Halifax graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks has won her first Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. Hicks's The Adventures of Superhero Girl was named best kids' publication (ages 8–12) at the San Diego Comic-Con gala on ... Read More »

July 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Archie Comics to kill off Archie

By Sue Carter

Riverdale's most famous redhead, Archie Andrews, will meet his demise in an upcoming issue this July. According to CNN, Archie Comics plans a bloody conclusion to its Life with Archie series, which imagines possible future ... Read More »

April 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Koyama, Drawn & Quarterly score Eisner Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Comic-Con International has announced the shortlists for the 2013 Eisner Awards, with Toronto's Koyama Press and Montreal's Drawn & Quarterly each receiving multiple nominations. The fourth instalment of Koyama artist Michael DeForge's comic series Lose is ... Read More »

April 17, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: comics

Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones take on Howard the Duck

Faith Erin Hicks, Darwyn Cooke, Chip Zdarsky win Eisner comic awards

Archie Comics to kill off Archie

Koyama, Drawn & Quarterly score Eisner Award nominations

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