Comic 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 Comics's then-new mini-series of the same name.
In addition to having an active message board, Comic Book Resources also has 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. Columns include "Comic Book Legends Revealed".
Comic Book Idol
Comic Book Idol, also known as CBI, is an amateur comic book art competition created and hosted by award-winning comic writer J. Torres, and sponsored by Comic Book Resources and its participating advertisers. Deriving the idea from the singing contest American Idol, CBI is a five-week and five-round competition in which each contestant is asked to draw a script provided by guest judges in a period of one week. 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.
A number of winners and runners-up have gone on to work professionally in the comics industry:
- 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.
- 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). and Marvel Comics (Fantastic Four, Astonishing Tales).
- Carlos RodrÃguez won CBI2 and went on to work on Shadowhawk for Image and Batman and the Outsiders for DC Comics.
- Billy Penn also competed in CBI2 and has since done work on Savage Dragon.
- Joe Infurnari, another CBI2 contestant, has worked on a couple of titles from Oni Press, including Wasteland and Borrowed Time. 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 it as "the premiere comics-related site on the Web".
Comics writer Mark Millar has stated that he reads the site every morning after reading the Financial Times.
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
- 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
- 2009: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award
- 2010: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2011: Won the "Favourite Comics-Related Website" Eagle Award
- 2011: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award
- 2013: Won the "Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation" Harvey Award
- 2014: Won the "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" Eisner Award
References
External links
- Official website
- Comic Book Resources on Twitter
- Comic Book Resources on Facebook