Artist Darrell K. Sweet (1934) died on December 5. Sweet was scheduled to be the artist guest of honor at LoneStarCon 3, the 2013 Worldcon and had been honored as the artist guest of honor at Tuckercon, the 2007 NASFiC, in St. Louis and at the 2010 World Fantasy Con. Sweet’s art appeared on numerous book covers over the years and was known for having an extremely high sell through rate. Some of his art was collected in the book Beyond Fantasy.
Mike Glyer reports that D. West has declined the Rotsler Award announced last weekend at LosCon.
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D. West, the winner of the 2011 Rotsler Award for Fan Artist, sponsored by the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests, was announced at Loscon. Founded in 1998, the award comes with a $300 honorarium. Sample of West’s work was displayed at Loscon. West has previously won three FAAn Awards for Best Artist and has three Hugo nominations for best fan artist, in 1979, 1987, and 1999.
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Spectrum Fantastic Art has announced that will be offering a scholarship to send an artist to the Illustration Master Class at Amherst College in Massachusetts from June 9th-15th. Organized by Rebecca Guay, the week includes faculty including Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Donato Giancola, Dan Dos Santos, Irene Gallo,
James Gurney, and Brom.
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Warren Ellis will appear for a question and answer session before the London debut of the documentary Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, which is part of the London International Comics Festival. The screening will take place at 7:00 GT at Bishopsgate Institute’s Great Hall, in London. The London debut will take place one day after the world debut for the film occurs at the Napa Valley Film Festival in California.
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The Chesley Awards were presented by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) at Renovation on August 18. The Chesleys recognize excellence in speculative fiction art.
- Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book: Jason Chan, for Geist, by Phillipa Ballantine
- Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
- Best Cover Illustration – Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, 6/10
- Best Interior Illustration: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth, by Donato Giancola
- Best Three-Dimensional Art: Mark Newman, “Eel Walker”; bronze
- Best Color Work—Unpublished: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment”; digital
- Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished: Ian Miller, “Triptych”; ink
- Best Product Illustration: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook, 1/10
- Best Gaming-Related Illustration: Lucas Graciano, “Amorphous Drake” Legends of Norrath
- Best Art Director: Jon Schindehette, for Wizards of the Coast
- Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement: Boris Vallejo
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The nominees for the Harvey Awards, presented at the Baltimore Comic Con have been announced. The awards will be given out at a banquet on August 20. The Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art and are named for Harvey Kurtzmann.
Best Letterer
- Box 13, by Scott Brown
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
- Casanova, by Dustin Harbin
- Witchblade, by Troy Peteri
- Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom # 1, by Robbie Robbins
- Thor, by John Workman
Best Colorist
- Mice Templar: Volume 10, by Veronica Gandini
- The Stand, by Laura Martin
- Gutters, by Ed Ryzowski
- BPRD, by Dave Stewart
- Cuba: My Revolution, by Jose Villarrubia
Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
- Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson
- Doonesbury, by Garry Trudeau
- Mutts, by Patrick McDonnell
- Non Sequitur, by Wiley Miller
- Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
Best On-Line Comics Work
- Guns of Shadow Valley, by David Wachter and James Andrew Clark
- Gutters, by Lar deSouza, Ed Ryzowski and Ryan Sohmer
- Hark! A Vagrant, by Kate Beaton
- La Morte Sisters, created Tony Trov, Johnny Zito and Christine Larsen
- PVP, by Scott Kurtz
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
- Ax: Alternate Manga, edited by Sean Michael Wilson and Mitsuhiro Asakawa
- Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
- It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi
- The Killer: Modus Vivendi, by Matz and Luc Jacamon
- Torpedo: Volume 2, by Jordi Bernet
Best Inker
- Hawks of Outremer, by Damian Couceiro
- Box 13, by Steve Ellis
- Agents of Atlas, by Gabriel Hardman
- Thor, by Mark Morales
- Magdalena, by Sal Regla
Best New Series
- American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque
- Echoes, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Rashan Ekedal
- Gutters, Lar deSouza, by Ed Ryzoski and Ryan Sohmer
- Kill Shakespeare, by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery
- Sixth Gun, by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
- Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee
Most Promising New Talent
- Barry Deutsch, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by
- Comfort Love and Adam Withers, Rainbow in the Dark, by
- Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by
- Scott Snyder, American Vampire, by
- Nick Spencer, Morning Glories, by
Special Award for Humor in Comics
- The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis, by Matt Groening
- The Muppet Show, by Roger Langridge
- Gutters, by Ryan Sohmer
- I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler
- Love and Capes, by Thom Zahler
Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers
- Amulet #3: The Cloud Searcher, by Kazu Kibuishi
- Jingle Belle, by Paul Dini
- Meanwhile: Pick Any Path, 3856 Story Possibilities, by Jason Shiga
- Reading with Pictures, Josh Elder
- Smile, by Raina Telgemeier
- Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani
Best Graphic Album Previously Published
- Art in Time, edited Dan Nadel
- Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
- Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
- The Marvelous Land of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
- Tumor, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon
Best Anthology
- Blab World #1, edited by Monte Beauchamp and Bill North
- CBGB, edited by Ian Brill
- Popgun # 4, edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, and Adam P. Knave
- Reading with Pictures, edited by Josh Elder
- Strange Tales, Volume II # 1, edited by Jody LeHeup
- Uniques Tales, edited by Comfort Love and Adam Withers
Best Domestic Reprint Project
- The Darkness, by Garth Ennis, Marc Silvestri, and Batt
- Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
- Jet Scott, by Jerry Robinson and Sheldon Stark
- Li’l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays, edited by Bruce
Canwell
- Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, by Neal Adams and Dennis O’Neil
Best Cover Artist
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
- Angel, by Jenny Frison
- Amazing Spider-Man, by Marcos Martin
- Hellboy, by Mike Mignola
- Batman and Robin, by Frank Quitely
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
- 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Myth-Making, by Paul Levitz
- The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death, edited by Todd Hignite
- Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics, by N. C. Christopher Couch
- Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, by Denis Kitchen, Charles Brownstein, John Lind, and Diana Schutz
- Portrait of a Sequential Artist, directed by Andrew D. Cook
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
- Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
- Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen by Denis Kitchen, Charles Brownstein, John Lind, and Diana Schutz
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke
- SHAZAM! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear
- Wednesday Comics Hardcover Edition, edited by Mark Chiarello
Best Graphic Album – Original
- Duncan, The Wonder Dog, by Adam Hines
- Market Day, by James Sturm
- Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, by Bryan Lee
O’Malley
- Wilson, by Dan Clowes
- X’ed Out, by Charles Burns
Best Continuing or Limited Series
- Chew, John Layman and Rob Guillory
- Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
- Echo, by Terry Moore
- Fantastic Four, by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham
- Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom # 1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez
- Love and Rockets: Volume 3, by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez
Best Writer
- Sixth Gun, by Cullen Bunn
- Echoes, by Joshua Hale Fialkov
- Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Roger Langridge
- Gutters, by Ryan Sohmer
- Irredeemable, by Mark Waid
Best Artist
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
- Cuba: My Revolution, by Dean Haspiel
- Sixth Gun, by Brian Hurtt
- Gutters, by Ed Ryzowski
- Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Chris Samnee
Best Cartoonist
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit. by Darwyn Cooke
- Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez
- Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire
- Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, by Bryan Lee O’Malley
- RASL, by Jeff Smith
Best Single Issue or Story
- ACME Novelty Library # 20: Lint, by Chris Ware
- Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabiel Ba
- Echoes # 1, Joshua Hale Fialkov and Rashan Ekedal
- Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez
- Love and Rockets: New Stories, Volume 3, by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
- Popgun # 4, edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu and Adam P. Knave
- Wilson, by Daniel Clowes
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Artist Gene Colan (b.1926) died on June 23. Colan began working on comics in 1944 and his art appeared in Batman, Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Howard the Duck, among other titles. Colan also co-created the Falcon, the first mainstream African-American superhero. Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Artist Lew Sayre Schwartz (b.1926) died on June 19 following a fall which resulted in a brain hemorrhage. Schwartz worked as a ghost artist for Bob Kane on Batman from 1946 through 1953, when he went to work for King Features. Schwartz’s work in advertising would eventually win him 4 Emmys and 6 Clios. Schwartz also helped create the title sequence for the film Dr. Strangelove and taught at the School of Visual Arts,where he founded the film department.
Artist Lee J. Ames (b.1921) died on June 3. Ames began working for Disney when he was 18 and had work appear as parts of Donald’s Snow Fight , Fantasia, and Pinocchio. He went on to work in the comics field, working for several different publishers, before he began writing the Draw 50 series of educational books.
