Archive for the 'Oni Press' Category
Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics 01-04 (RG+UL+DF)
Friday, April 5th, 2013 by Chev Chelios
Capote in Kansas (RG+UL+DF)
Sunday, March 24th, 2013 by Chev Chelios
Spell Checkers Vol 1-2 (FPX+SU+HF)
Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by drag
Spell Checkers vol.01-02 (RG+UL+DF)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by Chev Chelios
Courtney Crumrin 08 (RG+UL+DF)
Friday, February 1st, 2013 by Chev Chelios
Stumptown v2 04 (RG+TB+DF)
Thursday, January 10th, 2013 by Chev Chelios
Wasteland 041 (HF+SU)
Monday, December 3rd, 2012 by drag
Scott Pilgrim’s (NV) (UP)
Scott Pilgrim is a series of graphic stories by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins. The series is about 23-year-old Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto and plays bass guitar in the band Sex Bob-Omb. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes[2] in order to date her.
- A film adaptation of the series titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring actor Michael Cera in the title role was released in August 2010. A videogame of the same name developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade was released the same month.
Greg Rucka’s Whiteout (NV) (UP)
Whiteout is a comic book limited series by writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Lieber. It was originally released in four issues during 1998, by Oni Press and then collected into a trade paperback.
The story follows Carrie Stetko, a Deputy U.S. Marshal working at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, and her investigation of a murder that takes place there. The story moves through many Antarctic stations, as Stetko chases down suspects and finds more murders. Early in the story, Stetko is attacked by the killer and left for dead in a storm. She saves herself but loses two fingers due to severe cold-related injuries.
- The Carrie Stetko character was ranked 44th in Comics Buyer’s Guide’s “100 Sexiest Women in Comics” list.
In 1999 Whiteout was nominated for the “Best Writer”, “Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team” and “Best Limited Series” Eisner Awards.
In 2000 it was nominated for the “Best Graphic Album” Eisner Award.
A critically and commercially panned film based on the comic book was released on September 11, 2009. It was directed by Dominic Sena, and stars Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the lead roles.
