Popgun (comics)
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Publisher | Image Comics |
Schedule | Annual |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | 2007-Present |
No. of issues | 4 |
Editor(s) | Mark Andrew Smith Joe Keatinge D.J. Kirkbride Anthony Wu Adam P. Knave |
Popgun is an award winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007.[1] The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres. No theme is given to contributors and instead emphasis is placed on diversity of content and the mixing/track order of each volume.
Popgun featured many well known creators and showcased brand new talent who were not widely known at the time. Many creators debuting in Popgun have since made their mark on the comics industry.
Publication
Popgun 1 was edited by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Mike Allred[2] illustrated the cover of the first volume. The first volume of Popgun was released on November 28, 2007. The following year the first volume of Popgun was awarded the Harvey Award for the best anthology in 2007.
Paul Pope illustrated the cover for Popgun 2 and it was edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith.[3] Volume 2 was released on July 25, 2008. The second volume of Popgun was nominated for a Harvey Award for best Anthology of 2008.
Popgun 3 was released March, 2009, featuring a cover by Tara McPherson. It was edited by Mark Andrew Smith and DJ Kirkbride. Popgun Volume 3 won the Eisner Award in 2010. Popgun Volume 3 was nominated for a Diamond GEM Award and the Harvey Award for Best Anthology of 2010.[4]
Popgun 4 was released in February 2010. It features a cover by Ben Templesmith and was edited by DJ Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, and Adam P. Knave.
Awards
2008, POPGUN vol. 1 won the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.[5]
2009, POPGUN vol. 2 was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.
2010, POPGUN vol. 3 was nominated for the Diamond Gem Award for Best Anthology.
2010, POPGUN vol. 3 won the Eisner Award for Best Anthology.
2010, POPGUN vol. 3 was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.
Volumes
- Popgun Volume One: ISBN 1-58240-824-6
- Popgun Volume Two: ISBN 1-58240-920-X
- Popgun Volume Three: ISBN 1-58240-974-9
- Popgun Volume Four: ISBN 1-60706-188-0
Notes
- ^ Image's Popgun Volume 1, Newsarama
- ^ "POPGUN" - The Ultimate Comics Mixtape, Comic Book Resources, September 27, 2007
- ^ NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Paul Pope Covers PopGun 2, Comic Book Resources, April 19, 2008
- ^ [1]
- ^ Harvey Awards, HARVEY AWARDS NOMINATION: "Best Anthology: Popgun Volume One", Harvey Awards
External links
- PopGun Wins The Harvey Award for Best Anthology. Publishers Weekly, September 28, 2008
- Official website
- Joe Keatinge on editing the Popgun Anthology, World Famous Comics
- Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Popgun’, New York Magazine
- COMIC BOOK RESOURCES: Smith & Kirkbride Fire Off "Popgun" Vol. 3, Comic Book Resources, March 23, 2009
- ROBOT 6: "Talking Comics with Tim: Popgun editors Smith & Kirkbride, April 6, 2009
- Newsarama: "3 Volumes' the Charm for Image Comics' 'Popgun'", April 6, 2009
- USA TODAY'S POPCANDY BLOG: "Popgun a Graphic Mixtape", April 1, 2009