Comic Book Resources
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Screenshot of CBR main page, 5/21/2008
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| Web address | www |
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Type of site
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Comic book |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Boiling Point Productions |
| Created by | Jonah Weiland |
| Launched | 1995 |
| Current status | Online now |
Comic Book Resources, also known as CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics's then-new mini-series of the same name.[citation needed]
Comic Book Resources features weekly columns written by industry professionals that have included Warren Ellis, Erik Larsen, Steven Grant, Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, Rich Johnston, Scott Shaw, Rob Worley, Rik Offenberger, Keith Giffen and Mark Millar. Other columns are published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan.
Comic Book Idol
Comic Book Idol, also known as CBI, is an amateur comic book art competition created and hosted by comics writer J. Torres, and sponsored by Comic Book Resources and its participating advertisers. Inspired by the singing contest American Idol, CBI is a five-week and five-round competition in which each contestant is given one week to draw a script provided by guest judges. These invited comic book professionals comment on the artists' work in each round. The contestants to move on to subsequent rounds are selected by fans who vote in a weekly poll.[1]
- Patrick Scherberger won CBI1 and has since worked on a number of Marvel Comics titles like Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man, Marvel Adventures: Hulk and GeNext.[2][3]
- Jonathan Hickman was the runner-up in CBI1 but has gone on to work for Virgin Comics (Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper and Seven Brothers), Image Comics (Pax Romana, A Red Mass for Mars and Transhuman).[4][5] and Marvel Comics (Fantastic Four, Astonishing Tales).
- Carlos Rodríguez won CBI2 and went on to work on Shadowhawk for Image and Batman and the Outsiders for DC Comics.[6][7]
- Billy Penn also competed in CBI2 and has since done work on Savage Dragon.[7][8]
- Joe Infurnari, another CBI2 contestant, has worked on a couple of titles from Oni Press, including Wasteland and Borrowed Time.[7][9] as well as on the back-up feature of Jersey Gods with Mark Waid.
- Dan McDaid, writer and artist on various Doctor Who comics for Panini and IDW and Jersey Gods for Image Comics, as well as strips for DC Comics, competed in CBI3.
- Nick Pitarra competed in CBI3 and has gone on to do work for Marvel Comics, on books such as Astonishing Tales.
- Charles Paul Wilson III, artist on The Stuff of Legend, also competed in CBI3.
Reception
The University at Buffalo's research library described Comic Book Resources as "the premiere comics-related site on the Web".[10]
Comics writer Mark Millar has stated that he reads the site every morning after reading the Financial Times.[11]
Awards
- 1999: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website (professional)" Eagle Award
- 2000: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website (professional)" Eagle Award
- 2001: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website (professional)" Eagle Award[12]
- 2004: Nominated for the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2005: Nominated for the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2006: Nominated for the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2007: Nominated for the "Favourite Comics Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2008: Nominated for the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award[13]
- 2009: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award[14]
- 2010: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award [15]
- 2011: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award[16]
- 2011: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award[17]
- 2013: Won the "Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation" Harvey Award[18]
- 2014: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award[19]
References
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- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ Patrick Scherberger at the Comic Book DB
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ Jonathan Hickman at the Comic Book DB
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- ↑ Carlos Rodríguez at the Comic Book DB
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 [3][dead link]
- ↑ Billy Penn at the Comic Book DB
- ↑ Joe Infurnari at the Comic Book DB
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- ↑ "The Third Degree: Mark Millar". Jupiter's Legacy #1 (April 2013). p. 27 Image Comics.
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- ↑ [5][dead link]
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- ↑ [6][dead link]
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External links
- Official website
- Comic Book Resources on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Comic Book Resources on Facebook
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- Websites about comics
- News websites
- Entertainment websites
- Internet properties established in 1995
- Eisner Award winners for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
