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2024 saw a lot of incredible fantasy books coming out, as major publishers have clearly gone all-in on trying to find the next big BookTok hit that could be optioned as a major streaming series. Yet apart from what the major publishing houses have put out, there have also been some incredible independent releases. One of them just dropped at the end of 2024: Magica Riot!, the first book in author Kara Buchanan's Maidensong Magica series.

Magica Riot! is a book that wears its heritage unapologetically. It's part unmissable magical girl anime (with a little touch of Jrpg vibes), part coming-out story, and part rock group origin story. Buchanan has been clear on social media about her love for franchises like the record-breaking PreCure magical girl anime, of which her favorite is 2023's Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure. But while Magica Riot! is chock-full of magical girl tropes and homages, it's...

“Furiosa’s” Jenny Beavan has been named as the recipient of this year’s “Career Achievement Award” by the Costume Designers Guild.

Past recipients of the Career Achievement Award include Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, Deborah L. Scott, Michael Kaplan, Ruth E. Carter, Joanna Johnston, Jeffrey Kurland, Ellen Mirojnick, Aggie Rodgers, Sharen Davis, April Ferry, Judianna Makovsky, Eduardo Castro, Julie Weiss, Sandy Powell, Marlene Stewart, Ruth Myers, Ann Roth, Milena Canonero, Albert Wolsky, Colleen Atwood and Theoni V. Aldredge.

“I am very honored to be receiving this award! How wonderful to be recognized by such a fabulous group… costume designers. The best!” said Beavan.

Former guild president Salvador Perez will be bestowed with the Distinguished Service Award.

In the past, the Distinguished Service award has gone to Mary Ellen Fields, Betty Pecha Madden, Maggie Schpak, Sharon Day, Lois DeArmond, Edwina Pellikka and Mary Rose.

“Being a member of the Costume Designers Guild has...

Arcane (titled onscreen as Arcane: League of Legends) is an adult animated steampunk action-adventure television series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. It was produced by the French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games, and distributed by Netflix. Set in Riot's League of Legends universe, the series primarily follows two sisters, Vi and Jinx. Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions. The Netflix series was an immediate success, as Arcane surged up the streaming ranks. The first season of Arcane arrived with a bang, and was the first streaming series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2022, as well as an Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production. In 2021, Arcane was Netflix’s #1 TV show across 52 countries across the globe.