Popgun (comics)
Encyclopedia
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. Popgun Volume 4 won the Harvey Award for Best Anthology of 2011.
for Best Anthology.
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.
2011, POPGUN vol. 4 won the Harvey Award
for Best Anthology.
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
series created by Mark Andrew Smith
Mark Andrew Smith
Mark Andrew Smith is an award-winning American comic book author and graphic novelist.-Biography:In 2004 Smith caught the attention of Image Comics Publisher Erik Larsen and then Executive Director Eric Stephenson who picked up his and Dan Hipp's first comic book series titled the Amazing Joy...
and Joe Keatinge
Joe Keatinge
Joe Keatinge is an award winning American comic book editor and writer, best known as the co-editor of Popgun with Mark Andrew Smith. He is also a first cousin of Mayhaw Hoons, ex-bassist of Portland, OR indie rock band The Shaky Hands.-Biography:...
. Popgun was published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape
Mixtape
A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
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 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 AwardHarvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for the best anthology in 2007.
Paul Pope
Paul Pope
Paul Pope is an American alternative comic book artist. Influenced by Ray Bradbury and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Pope's stories evoke poignant, under-explored aspects of youth culture...
illustrated the cover for Popgun 2 and it was edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith. 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
Tara McPherson
Tara McPherson is an American artist based out of New York City. She studied art at Santa Monica Community College and earned her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA in August 2001 with honors in Illustration and a minor in Fine Art, working on Matt Groening's Futurama during college.-Career:Tara...
. It was edited by Mark Andrew Smith and DJ Kirkbride. Popgun Volume 3 won the Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
in 2010. Popgun Volume 3 was nominated for a Diamond GEM Award and the Harvey Award for Best Anthology of 2010.
Popgun 4 was released in February 2010. It features a cover by Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
and was edited by DJ Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, and Adam P. Knave. Popgun Volume 4 won the Harvey Award for Best Anthology of 2011.
Awards
2008, POPGUN vol. 1 won the Harvey AwardHarvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for Best Anthology.
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
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Anthology.
2010, POPGUN vol. 3 was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.
2011, POPGUN vol. 4 won the Harvey Award
Harvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
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
External links
- PopGun Wins The Harvey Award for Best Anthology. Publishers WeeklyPublishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
, September 28, 2008 - 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 ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, 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