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Comic-Con announced that six writers will posthumously receive the 2021 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The recipients are Robert Bernstein, Audrey “Toni” Blum, Vic Lockman, Robert Morales, Paul S. Newman, and Robert “Bob” White. The selections were made by a committee, chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier.“Since we are not yet in a position to honor a writer who is still with us in a proper ceremony, we’re going to a long list of comic book writers from the past who …

Since he was introduced as the new Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, John Walker has become pop culture’s favorite punching bag. Nearly 35 years before Wyatt Russell stepped into the role, John Walker went by another name. Before he was Captain America, and before he was U.S.Agent, Walker went by the name Super-Patriot.A creation of Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, John Walker was introduced in Captain America #323 (November 1986). He grew up in the small town of Custer’s Grove …

Across the board, collectibles are setting new records on a consistent basis, particularly items from the highest echelons of their respective categories. The record for highest price achieved for a single comic book just joined the recent headline makers.Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5, which introduces Superman, just sold for a new world record $3,250,000 to a private collector. The sale was brokered by ComicConnect, the auction house that has brokered the most sales of this comic, which is the undis …

Comic-Con International has announced the 2021 nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The nominees were chosen from works published in the year 2020. Nominees cover 32 categories of comics and graphic novels published in the US. More than 190 print and online titles from over 60 publishers are represented.Image and Fantagraphics received the most nominations with Image getting 17 (plus 11 shared) and Fantagraphics with 18. Image’s Department of Truth achieved 4 nominations, while …

In 1940 editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox conceived an idea that would be a pivotal concept for comics: the creation of the superhero team. When the Atom, Sandman, The Spectre, Flash, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Green Lantern, and Hourman appeared on the cover of All Star Comics #3, the Justice Society of America were introduced as the first superhero team.The group would bring their unique abilities together to face the most formidable of enemies. They would add to their numbers, see differ …

ComicLink’s Focused Auction started closing on June 21, 2021, and they are already putting up impressive numbers for CGC-certified comic book sales. This includes crushing previous records for Silver Age keys Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 7.0, which realized $191,000, and X-Men #1 CGC 8.0, which saw $147,000.Other recent ComicLink CGC-graded results were All Star Comics #8 5.0 for $55,122, Batman #1 4.0 for $246,000, Captain America Comics #1 5.5 for $182,500, Detective Comics #38 7.5 for $180,000, Am …

In June 1996, a new superhero team was formed at DC that started as a duo and grew into a rotating roster of characters. The Birds of Prey were introduced 25 years ago in Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1, conceived by Jordan B. Gorfinkel, with the team name credited to DC assistant editor Frank Pittarese. The original series was written primarily by Chuck Dixon for the first 50-plus issues, then Gail Simone for the next 50-plus issues.The Birds of Prey began as a partnership between Black C …