Arts: The Cartoonist Studio Prize: The Shortlists

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Books The Cartoonist Studio Prize: The Shortlists The 10 graphic novels and 10 Web comics competing for Slate?s new comics prize. By None Posted Friday, Feb 01, 2013, at 03:00 PM ET The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the nominees for the first Cartoonist Studio Prizes. The winner in each of our two categories will be announced on March 1; each winner will receive $1,000 and, of course, eternal glory. The shortlists were selected by Slate Book Review editor Dan Kois, the faculty and students at the Center for Cartoon Studies, and this year?s guest judge, legendary New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly.  The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Graphic Novel of the Year: 2012 Shortlist The 10 nominees for best graphic novel of the year include ambitious, medium-challenging work from respected comics veterans and accomplished, genre-defying comics from newcomers. These 10 books?some experimental, some traditional, and all remarkable?represent some of the best that comics had to offer in 2012 for readers of all ages. Lilli Carré for Heads or Tails, a collection of dreamy, unsettling short stories whose beautiful artwork varies from lush black and white to evocative color. Published by Fantagraphics. Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido for Blacksad: A Silent Hell, a gritty, gorgeously drawn noir set in New Orleans, where a feline detective must solve the case of a missing pianist. Published by Dark Horse. Tom Gauld for Goliath, a deadpan retelling of the Biblical story of David that employs the cartoonist?s signature stick-figure style to tell a deceptively complex, moral tale. Published by Drawn and Quarterly. Brandon Graham for King City ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Mickey Mouse Is Watching You The Disappearing New Yawk Accent The Nuclear Monsters That Terrorized the 1950s	Advertisement
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