The so-called “Oscars of comic books” will be awarded at Comic-Con in San Diego in July, and the nominees for the 2008 Eisner Awards were announced yesterday.
Notable nominees (in Ian’s book):

Y: The Last Man (Best Continuing Series)
Immortal Iron Fist (Best New Series)
The Infinite Horizon (Best New Series)
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Winter 1152 (Best Publication for [...]

So as I mentioned before, I finally got to meet one of my favorite comic artists, David Petersen, in person on Monday. He made an appearance at the Schuller’s bookstore’s monthly comics discussion group. He took questions about Mouse Guard, his writing, his art, his methods, the future of Mouse Guard, the forthcoming Mouse Guard [...]

Okay, so I’m a HUGE Mouse Guard fan. Some of you may have noticed this already, but I figured it was worth mentioning for one reason.
David Petersen will be in Lansing today, at the Eastwood Schuller’s for their monthly comic discussion group. Its at 7:30pm and I will be there.
According to his blog, he’s going [...]

Some time ago (September 27, 2007)  I conducted an interview with David Petersen about his book Mouse Guard (if you haven’t read it, go buy Mouse Guard Fall 1152 NOW), our home state of Michigan, and comics in general.
I conducted this for a class I was taking at Michigan State University (where I’m still a [...]

First up… Was Mouse Guard. This book has yet to let me down. Each issue seems to be packed with adventure, yet still manages to be intelligent, and have incredible depth of character. This issue further explores the new partnership of Lieam and the Black Axe, and leaves the other team in [...]