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The winners of the 16th Annual Animation Kobe Award were announced: 1) Individual Award – writer Mari Okada; 2) Special Award – director Osamu Dezaki and production team of Detective Conan; 3) Theatrical Film Award – Macross Frontier: Sayonora no Tsubasa; 4) Television Award – Puella Magi Madoka Magica; 5) Network Award – Hetalia: World Series; and 6) Theme Song Award – “Shinryaku no Susume” by ULTRAPRISM with Ika Musume from Hisako Kanemoto. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the update.
Dark Horse has just released The Last Dragon. This graphical novel is written by Jane Yolen, with art by Rebecca Guay. Your fans of fantasy will be interested in this novel, not to mention your patrons that definitely follow Yolen’s works. So this work will be a great cross promotional tool within your library. The price for the hardcover volume is $29.99. If you are interested in this the ISBN is: 978-1-59582-798-2.
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/15-952/The-Last-Dragon-Hardcover
Today is new comic book day for all who are into buying comic books. Every Wednesday, unless a holiday causes a hiccup, is when that weeks new comic books come to the local comic book store for fans to purchase. Today is a little special though. This is the launch of DC Comics new 52 #1’s. What makes this day special is the way you can purchase the new 52 #1’s. You can purchase the print copy, which is still my method, or you can also purchase the titles digitally today as well. DC Comics is the first company to go to a print/digital same day release for all of it’s titles. The digital format can be downloaded on a computer, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, WP7, or PSP with DC stating that it is working on additional platforms for the titles to be downloaded to. Head on over to DC’s site for the article linked below.
Here is another title that librarians can use to cross promote different sections of their library. In November, Dynamite Entertainment is releasing, The Dynamite Art of Alex Ross. This is a compilation of Ross’ painted covers that he has done for Dynamite Comic Books. The book will be 12″x9″ with 200 pages, for 39.99 suggested price. Just like the Mass Effect art book this will draw interest from your patrons that like comic books and for your patrons that are just in to the art medium. If you haven’t seen his work you are missing out and so our your patrons.
Here is a book that will be appreciated by you patrons that enjoy video games and art work. Dark Horse is releasing The Art of the Mass Effect Universe in February 2012 with a suggested price of $39.99. This is an item that the library could use to cross promote video gaming and your library’s art collection.
http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/560/announcing-art-mass-effect-universe
ICv2 is reporting that the Guardian had an article that Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was attacked and his hands were broken. This was in response to his recent cartoons that were critical of dictator Bashar al-Assad. This is were everyone should take a moment for Ali and be thankful for were we live in the United States.
Our condolences go out to the family of Junpei Takiguchi. AnimeNews Network reported his passing this morning. He was known for his voice work in Yattaman as Dottor Dokrobei and his numerous other works. Thank you for all you gave us.
Marvel’s site has announced that it will have two more CrossGen mini-series. The first will be Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, written by Peter Milligan with art by Ramon Rasanas. The second is Route 666, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with art by Peter Nguyen. Each title will be a four issue mini-series with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang coming out in December and Route 666 scheduled to come out in 2012. Follow each link for the respective stories.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16549/fan_expo_canada_2011_kiss_kiss_bang_bang
http://marvel.com/news/story/16550/fan_expo_canada_2011_route_666
The website Catsuka has posted “A Tribute to Satoshi Kon”, a well known movie/anime director, on-line. The tribute contains photos of a variety of artists paying homage to Satoshi Kon. This is a French website, but they do have an English link which is linked below. I have also provide the French and Japanese links as well. Your library’s anime fans will like to view this and it will give you some talking points with them. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the heads up and to all involved in the tribute great job one and all.
http://www.catsuka.com/satoshikon/en/
ICv2 is reporting that Del Rey Books has acquired the rights to produce graphic novels set in the world of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies. Westerfeld is set to co-write the stories with Devin Grayson. It is also mentioned that the property is in development for a live action movie.