SDCC 2019 and other announcements

[avrelia]

I was waiting to hear Marvel’s announcements about their new post-Endgame movies, and then I found out that I really don’t care. I mean, I’ll watch them all when they came out, but I am a bit whatever about all the big movies at this point.

As I said before, the only thing I am remotely excited about is the Witcher.

I was – for the first time ever – excited about 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. Because I am reading much more comics now, especially middle school level ones.

And – I actually read three out of five nominees in that category:

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)
Aquicorn Cove, by Katie O'Neill (Oni)
Be Prepared, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
The Cardboard Kingdom, by Chad Sell (Knopf/Random House Children’s Books)
Crush, by Svetlana Chmakova (JY/Yen Press)
The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)


Be Prepared, by Vera Brosgol, Crush, by Svetlana Chmakova and The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks. All were absolutely wonderful. Faith Erin Hicks won, totally deserving everything she got, her Nameless City trilogy (The Divided Earth is the last book of three) is a marvel of a story and gives me a lot of happy feelings every time I reread it.

Vera Brosgol wrote a semi-autobiographical story Be Prepared, where there is both totally relatable preteen problems and totally weird – even for me - Russian immigration experience. It’s awesome. Russian immigration is very different at different points of history, and I am very happy those stories are being told as well.

Svetlana Chmakova is another Russian immigrant kid who grew up in US to become a brilliant writer and artist, and her book is a warm and fuzzy middle school story about regular kids solving regular problems.

I was also very happy for Giant Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box) that won both best continuing series and best humour publications awards. It’s a story about three girl friends at a university in England, and it’s hilarious and kind, and sweet.

I’ve read about Joss Whedon new series The Nevers, and I am very much “meh” about it. Not really planning to watch immediately. Maybe, if I like the reviews, will see. For now – whatever.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-nevers-joss-whedons-victorian-sci-fi-series-for-hb-1836825307


Instead I am looking forward for the third season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power to watch with kids on Netflix.