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– Dark Horse and Tapas have partnered to publish four of the platform’s webcomics in print. The books are “Animalheads,” a crime thriller by writer Son M and artist Sam Curtis; “Signals,” by Nika, a mystery series about a psychic P.I.; “The Flying Ship,” an LGBTQ+ fantasy series by Jem Milton; and “Tomahawk Angel,” a post-apocalyptic saga by Odysseas Theodoratos (aka MangakaOdy). The first volumes of all these trade paperbacks will be released (in that order) over October.
– BOOM! Studios announced a deluxe hardcover of Si Spurrier and Matías Bergara’s 2018 fantasy series “Coda,” which will include all 12 issues, and a brand new epilogue. Set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, “Coda” followed the adventures of an ex-bard searching for his wife. The news comes after BOOM! announced at last week’s ComicsPRO reference that “Coda” would be receiving a sequel sometime later this year. “Coda Deluxe Edition” will be released in comics shops on June 28, and in bookstores on July 4.
– Speaking of ComicsPRO, AWA Studios released a video at the conference announcing four titles for 2023: “Sins of the Salton Sea,” a heist series by Ed Brisson; “The Ribbon Queen,” a detective horror series by Garth Ennis and Jason Burroughs, set in the aftermath of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests; “The Madness,” a thief’s tale from J. Michael Straczynski; and “Rumpus Room,” a “pleasantly horrifying” book by Mark Russell and Ramon Rosanas about a billionaire’s prisoners. You can read a transcript of the video at Bleeding Cool.
– In an interview with Bleeding Cool, Joseph P. Illidge stated he is no longer Executive Editor at Heavy Metal, stating “the company was no longer able to sustain me and my colleagues.” The home of Heavy Metal magazine faced several troubles last year, including difficulty paying staff members, and the departure of CEO Matt Medney, culminating in management being outsourced to social marketplace Whatnot, and the editorial team being furloughed in December. Head to the link for more from Illidge, including his future projects.
– Boston University ran a story on alumni Joel Christian Gill (“Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence”), who is now co-running the college’s new Master of Fine Arts in Visual Narrative program. The article shares Gill has worked with Ibram X. Kendi, director of BU’s Center for Antiracist Research, on a graphic novelization of Kendi’s 2016 book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which will be released on June 6.
– The UK’s Cartoon Museum announced the winners of the 27th annual Young Cartoonist of the Year competition. Harriet Bourhill was named the winner of the age 18-30 category, Corb Calow Davies won the under 18 prize, and George Whitehead was named the Woodcock Prize winner. The winners will be presented with prize money and a certificate at an event in the museum in March, and have their artwork displayed with those of the runners up.
– Finally, during last week’s 54th annual NAACP Image Awards, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever won ten prizes, including Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (for Tenoch Huerta), and Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for “Lift Me Up.” Angela Bassett won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and was also named Entertainer of the Year. You can read the list of the full year’s winners at Billboard, which also include a win for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (TV) for Raising Dion‘s Ja’Siah Young.
