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"...is there life on mars?"

Sechs neue X-MEN ongoing Heft-Reihen!

Auf der "SDCC 2019" kündigte Marvel den Ausbau seines "X-Men" Franchises an.

Insgesamt sechs brandneue Ongoing Serien (also "fortlaufend, keine Mini-Serien!) werden starten. Sie gehen aus Storylines hervor, die in den aktuellen zwei Mini-Serien "House of X" und "Powers of X" laufen, deren gemeinsamer Autor Jonathan Hickman ist.

Hickman werde  “redefine the X-Men and their place in the Marvel universe,” so Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski.

Kurz vor dem Verkaufsstart von "House of X" hat  Marvel nun in San Diego seine Planungen für den Ausbau der neuen "X-Men"-Heft-Reihen etwas detaillierter vorgestellt.

Alle sechs neuen Serien starten unter dem gemeinsamen Motto "Dawn of X".
Hier die offiziellen Beschreibungen der neuen Serien laut offizieller Marvel PR-Maschine:

X-Men # 1,
written by Jonathan Hickman with pencils and cover by Leinil Francis Yu, starts a new era for the X-Men with the story of Cyclops, the first X-Man, and his team of mutants. (October 2019)

Excalibur #1,
written by Tini Howard, penciled by Marcus To, with a cover by Mahmud Asrar, will explore the relationship between the mutants and the magic of the Otherworld. This series will feature the new Captain Britain, accompanied by Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Rictor, and Apocalypse. (October 2019)

Marauders #1,
written by Gerry Duggan, penciled by Matteo Lolli, with a cover by Russell Dauterman, follows the adventures of the seafaring Marauders: Storm, Pyro, Bishop, and Iceman, who sail under Captain Kate Pryde and are bankrolled by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company. (October 2019)

New Mutants #1,
written by Jonathan Hickman and Ed Brisson, with pencils and cover by Rod Reis, features the classic New Mutants team of Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher plus two new members, Chamber and Mondo, as they travel to space to find a missing teammate. Hickman will be the sole writer of issue #2. (November 2019)

Fallen Angels #1,
written by Bryan Edward Hill, penciled by Szymon Kudranski, with a cover by Ashley Witter, stars Psylocke, who is still trying to gain a foothold in the mutant world when someone from her past shows up and is killed; she recruits other mutants to help her avenge the murder, while Cable and X-23 team up with Kwannon for a new mission that could put all the mutants in jeopardy. (November 2019)

 

X-Force #1, written by Benjamin Percy and penciled by Joshua Cassara, with a cover by Dustin Weaver, tracks the adventures of the mutant world’s spy agency, with Beast, Jean Grey, and Sage handling intelligence and Wolverine, Kid Omega, and Domino assigned to special ops. (November 2019).

EISNER AWARDS 2019 - Die Gewinner

Am vergangenen Wochenende wurden auf der "San Diego Comic Con 2019" in einer feierlichen Abend-Veranstaltung die "Oscars der US-Comic-Branche" verliehen, die sogenannten "Eisner Awards".


In einem (US-) Markt, der sich immer stärker fragmentiert, kleinere und größere Verlage um Marktanteile und neue Vertriebswege konkurrieren, und wo inzwischen viele Verfilmungen erfolgreicher sind als deren eigentliche Comic-Vorlagen (siehe z.B. "Marvel"), dienen die "Eisner Awards" (auch) als eine Art Wegweiser / Kompass wohin der Weg der Verlage und Künstler führen wird bzw. führen sollte...


Die kleineren US- Publishers First Second und IDW konnten mit ihren liebevoll gestalteten Publikationen diesmal die meisten Awards für sich gewinnen.




Hier eine Auswahl der Gewinner:


Best Short Story 
"The Talk of the Saints,"
by Tom King and Jason Fabok,
in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC Comics)

 

Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310,
by Chip Zdarsky (Marvel)


Best Continuing Series 
Giant Days,
by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)

 

Best Limited Series
Mister Miracle,
by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC Comics)


Best New Series
Gideon Falls,
by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image Comics)

 

Best Humor Publication
Giant Days,
by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)


Best Anthology
Puerto Rico Strong,
edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, 
Derek Ruiz, and Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge)


Best Reality-Based Work
Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable 
Andy Kaufman, by Box Brown (First Second Books)


Best Graphic Album - New
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies,
by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image Comics)


Best Graphic Album - Reprint
The Vision hardcover,
by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Michael Walsh (Marvel)


Best Adaptation from Another Medium
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection,
adapted by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

 

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, 
by Pénélope Bagieu, translated by Montana Kane (First Second Books)


Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia Tokyo
Tarareba Girls,
by Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha Comics)

 

Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips
Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3,
by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, edited by Dean Mullaney 
(Library of American Comics/IDW Publishing)


Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Bill Sienkiewicz’s Mutants and Moon Knights… And Assassins... 
Artifact Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW Publishing)

 

Best Writer
Tom King,
Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, 
Swamp Thing Winter Special 
(DC Comics)

 

Best Writer/Artist
Jen Wang,
The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second Books)


Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Mitch Gerads,
Mister Miracle (DC Comics)


Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Dustin Nguyen,
Descender (Image Comics)


Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
Jen Bartel,
Blackbird (Image Comics); Submerged (Vault Comics) 


Best Coloring
Matt Wilson,
Black Cloud, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); 
The Mighty Thor, Runaways (Marvel) 

Best Lettering
Todd Klein,
Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald (Dark Horse);
Batman: White Night (DC); Books of Magic, Eternity Girl (Vertigo/DC); 
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest (Top Shelf Productions/IDW Publications) 


Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism (tie)
Back Issue magazine,
edited by Michael Eury (TwoMorrows)
PanelxPanel magazine,
edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com

 

Best Comics-Related Book Drawn to Purpose:
American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, 
by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)



Best Publication Design
Will Eisner’s A Contract with God: Curator’s Collection,
designed by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse Comics)


Alle weiteren Gewinner (komplette Liste), darunter z.B. auch des "Russ Manning-", "Bill Finger-"  & "Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, findet ihr HIER!
 
Eine Übersicht aller ursprünglich nominierten Künstler, Autoren, Titel etc. findet ihr HIER! 


Die Comics (bzw. "Graphic Novels") aus Gewinner- bzw. Nominierten- Liste sind im UNFUG erwerbbar (oder kurzfristig bestellbar).