LA Times Nominates Graphic Novels
The 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are honoring the best books of 2011. The awards will be handed out on Friday, April 20, 2012, as part of the annual Festival of Books. The ceremony will be open to the public and will take place at the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC. For more information, check out latimes.com/festivalofbooks.
-- John HoganSandman cupcakes!
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orry this is too late for Valentine's Day, but here's a link to a site that celebrates the joy of Sandman in sugary, frosting-y goodness. That's Death, Dream, and Delirium featured in cupcake form, the perfect notion for any Sandman (and sugar) lover.
Al Jaffee at MoCCA
DC's Reader Profile
Over on PW's site, Heidi MacDonald does a nice interview with DC Comics' John Rood (executive vice president for sales, marketing, and business development) about their recent reader survey. Lots of interesting tidbits were revealed in the survey:
-- John HoganJimmy Gownley, Moving On
All of us here at GNR are big fans of Jimmy Gownley, both in his Amelia books and in person (if you ever get a chance to see Jimmy on a panel at a comics convention or elsewhere...go; he's great). So it's sad to hear in this PW story that he's ending his Amelia Rules! series, but its awesome to learn he's putting his talents to work on something new.
-- John HoganA Batman Top 10
New York librarian Ryan Donovan sifted through decades' worth of Batman tales to pick his Top 10 favorites. Check out what he recommended and see if they make your own list here (and check them out from your local library if you haven't read them yet!).
-- John HoganMashUp Radio Discusses Digital Comics
In just a few hours, MashUp Radio with Peter Biddle will air “Comics In a Digital Age” featuring Ryan Penagos, editorial director for Marvel Digital Media Group and Marvel.com.
-- John Hogan
