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Eisner Award For Best Adaptation From Another Medium
The Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. History and name change The award was launched in 2010 as Best Adaptation from Another Work. No award was given in 2011. In 2012 the award was renamed to Best Adaptation from Another Medium. No award was given in 2015 or 2017. Winners and nominees References {{Eisner Awards Category 2010 establishments in the United States Annual events in the United States Awards established in 2010 Adaptation In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the p ... English-language literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skottie Young
Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist, Children's literature, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum, L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric Shanower, his ''I Hate Fairyland'' comic book series, and a series of novels with Neil Gaiman, ''Fortunately, the Milk''. Career Young moved from Tennessee to Chicago in 2000 at which time he began working for Marvel Comics. Early projects included illustrating the ''Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan'' mini-series as part of the ''Marvel Mangaverse'' as well as the Human Torch and the ''New X-Men (2004 series), New X-Men'' for which he also wrote an issue. Young illustrated a six issue New Warriors mini-series released beginning in June 2005, written by Zeb Wells featuring the team as the stars of a reality TV show. He has drawn covers for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wrinkle In Time
''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. The main characters – Meg Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, and Calvin O'Keefe – embark on a journey through space and time, from galaxy to galaxy, as they endeavor to rescue the Murrys' father and fight The Black Thing that has intruded into several worlds. The novel offers a glimpse into the war between light and darkness, and good and evil, as the young characters mature into adolescents on their journey, and wrestles with questions of spirituality and purpose, as the characters are often thrown into conflicts of love, divinity, and goodness. It is the first book in L'Engle's '' Time Quintet'', which follows the Murry and O'Keefe families. L'Engle modeled the Murry family on her own. B. E. Cull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Score
The Score may refer to: Films and television * ''The Score'' (1978 film), a 1978 Swedish film, released in Sweden as ''Lyftet'' * ''The Score'' (2001 film), a 2001 crime drama film starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton * ''The Score'' (2005 film), a 2005 science fiction film by Kim Collier starring Jonathon Young * ''The Score'' (2021 film), a British thriller film * ''The Score'' (Philippine TV program), a Philippine sports news television program broadcast on ABS-CBN Sports and Action that debuted in 2014 * ''The Score'' (Singaporean TV series), a 2010 Singaporean television drama series broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 * ''The Score'' (2003 TV program), a 2003 TV documentary with Marc Shaiman and produced by Phil Ramone * The Score Television Network, a Canadian sports channel now known as Sportsnet 360 * "The Score" (''Rules of Engagement''), a 2010 television episode Music * The Score (band), American alternative-rock band * ''The Score'' (album), 1996 album by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Literature
Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number) * Any of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, or 2013 Music Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ''13'' (Blur album), 1999 * ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016 * ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006 * ''13'' (Die Ärzte album), 1998 * ''13'' (The Doors album), 1970 * ''13'' (Havoc album), 2013 * ''13'' (HLAH album), 1993 * ''13'' (Indochine album), 2017 * ''13'' (Marta Savić album), 2011 * ''13'' (Norman Westberg album), 2015 * ''13'' (Ozark Mountain Daredevils album), 1997 * ''13'' (Six Feet Under album), 2005 * ''13'' (Suicidal Tendencies album), 2013 * ''13'' (Solace album), 2003 * ''13'' (Second Coming album), 2003 * 13 (Timati album), 2013 * ''13'' (Ces Cru EP), 2012 * ''13'' (Denzel Curry EP), 2017 * ''Thirteen'' (CJ & The Satellites album), 2007 * ''Thirteen'' (Emmylou Harris album), 1986 * ''Thirteen'' (Harem Scarem album), 2014 * ''Thirteen'' (James Reyne album), 2012 * ''Thirteen'' (Megadeth album), 2011 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2012. Events *January 1 – Copyright restrictions on James Joyce's major works are lifted on the first day of the year, 70 years having passed last year since his death. *January 20 – British novelist Salman Rushdie cancels an appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, and four other writers leave the city after reading excerpts from ''The Satanic Verses'', which is The Satanic Verses controversy, banned in the country. *February – James Joyce's children's story ''The Cats of Copenhagen'' is published for the first time by Ithys Press in Dublin. *March – The discovery is announced of a collection of fairy tales gathered by the historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth and locked in a Regensburg archive for more than 150 years. *April – While attending the London Book Fair, the exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian (writer), Ma Jian uses red paint to smear a cross over his face and a copy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney-Hyperion
Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Experiences, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints include Disney Editions, Disney Press, Kingswell, Freeform, and Hyperion Books for Children. It has creative centers in Glendale, California, and Milan, Italy. History In 1990, Disney Consumer Products discontinued its license for ''Topolino'', an Italian Mickey Mouse magazine. This led Michael Lynton, the Disney Consumer Products business development director, to start up its own Magazine Group with the similarly outlaid ''Disney Adventures''. Through Walt Disney Publications, Inc., Disney Publishing launched Disney Comics in the United States. That same year, Disney began publishing ''Disney Adventures''. In 1991, Disney Publishing purchased ''Discover'' magazine from Family Media, placing it within its Magazine Group, and purchased the ''FamilyFun Magazine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kev Walker
Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on '' 2000 AD'' and ''Warhammer'' comics and the collectible card game '' Magic: The Gathering''. He is now working for Marvel Comics. Biography Walker began his career in 1987 working on ''Future Shocks'' in ''2000 AD'', and followed this up with work on some of the anthology comic's most popular long-running stories, including ''Judge Dredd'', ''Rogue Trooper'' (inking Steve Dillon's pencils), the ''ABC Warriors'' and '' Judge Anderson''. During this period Walker also wrote a number of stories including '' Daemonifuge'' and ''The Inspectre'', often with co-author Jim Campbell. In reviewing ''Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage'', critic Don D'Ammassa wrote, "The artwork is for the most part excellent." Jeff Zaleski wrote, "Walker's grayscale, b&w CGI artwork is extremely effective in the oversized format, and Walker's people look more human than most Warhammer characters." Originally known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australian sales office in Sydney CBD, and other publishing offices in the UK, including in Oxford. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The company was founded in 1986 by Nigel Newton, who had previously been employed by other publishing companies. It was floated as a public registered company in 1994, raising £5.5 million, which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children's books. A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine Comedy
The ''Divine Comedy'' (, ) is an Italian narrative poetry, narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of Western literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval philosophy, medieval worldview as it existed in the Western Christianity, Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, Tuscan language, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. It is divided into three parts: ''Inferno (Dante), Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'', and ''Paradiso (Dante), Paradiso''. The poem explores the condition of the soul following death and portrays a vision of divine justice, in which individuals receive appropriate punishment or reward based on their actions.Vallone, Aldo. "Commedia" (trans. Robin Treasure). In: Lansing (ed.), ''The Dante Encyclopedia'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needle (novel)
''Needle'' is a 1950 science fiction novel by American writer Hal Clement, originally published the previous year in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' magazine. The book was notable in that it broke new ground in the science fiction field by postulating an alien lifeform, not hostile, which could live within the human body. Also published as ''From Outer Space'', the book would, in 1978, spark the sequel ''Through the Eye of a Needle''. Plot summary The Hunter, an alien lifeform (when not inside another being, resembling a four-pound green jellyfish) with the ability to live in symbiosis with and within another creature, is in hot pursuit of another of his kind. Both crash their ships into Earth, in the Pacific Ocean, and both survive the crashes. The Hunter makes its way to shore (its erstwhile host having been killed in the crash) and takes up residence in the nearest human being it can find (as it turns out, fifteen-year-old Robert Kinnaird) without letting the human being kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Billion Needles
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuaki Tadano and published in North America by Vertical. It was inspired by the 1950 science fiction novel '' Needle'' by Hal Clement. Plot The story revolves around Hikaru Takabe, a reclusive teenage girl who is secretly host to a being known as Horizon, in search of an intergalactic murderer intent on killing humanity. Release The series, partly inspired by the science-fiction novel '' Needle'' by Hal Clement, began serialization in '' Monthly Comic Flapper'' in April 2008. It was licensed in North America by Vertical. The last two volumes of the Vertical edition are out of print, and are only available in digital format. Reception It was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Work in 2011. Deb Aoki from About.com said that "''7 Billion Needles'' is a solid and entertaining sci-fi/action read that's well worth a look", and praised the "crisp and straightforward graphic story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
