“The nominations for the first Shel Dorf Awards have been decided and are now available for voting. Fans and creators will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite talents and the winners will be announced at Detroit Fanfare, September 24-25, at the Cobo Hall Convention Center in Detroit.

Founded in 2010, along with the inaugural Detroit Fanfare, the Shel Dorf Awards are dedicated to recognizing the comic industry’s best and brightest talents. Like Shel, another Detroit native, the awards are most concerned with the fan perspective, giving the fans their right and say in the nomination and voting process.”

And I got nominated for the EDITOR OF THE YEAR! Thanks to all you nominators!

EDITOR OF THE YEAR:
Shannon Eric Denton

You can vote here!
http://www.sheldorfawards.com/

PILOT SEASON: FLESHDIGGER #1 from Top Cow/ Image Comics in October!

PILOT SEASON: FLESHDIGGER #1
story SHANNON ERIC DENTON & BRAD KEENE
art ALEX SANCHEZ
cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
OCTOBER 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL! (that means ya get to vote for the flesh!)

A random act of kindness can be damning. When a man witnessed the ruthless beating of an innocent woman, he rushed to help her and was brutally murdered for his trouble. Now driven by revenge, sorrow, and guilt, the woman enacts arcane forces to resurrect him.

From out of the earth he’ll rise, a twisted, worm-riddled monstrosity forced to carry out vengeance to maintain whatever life he has left, all while confronting the unimaginable truth of his new, hideous existence. Is he forever damned to be a rotting monster driven by an insatiable bloodlust…or is it possible to shed the curse and return to normal? The torment belongs to the living nightmare they’ll call Fleshdigger. God help anyone who gets in his way!

From Harvey Award nominee SHANNON ERIC DENTON (GRAVESLINGER, Common Foe) and screenwriter BRAD KEENE (The Grudge 3) and artist ALEX SANCHEZ (Fathom: Blue Descent) comes a tale of supernatural horror!

Shannon Eric Denton, a guest of the Albuquerque Comic Expo, June 24-26, 2011!

What is the Albuquerque Comic Expo?

ACE, or the Albuquerque Comic Expo, is Albuquerque New Mexico’s newest comic book, pop culture, and entertainment convention.

When is the Albuquerque Comic Expo?

June 24th-26th, 2011!

Where is the Albuquerque Comic Expo being held?

ACE is being held at the Albuqerque Convention Center, located in historic downtown Albuquerque at 401 2nd Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87102.

Stop by and say howdy!

The GUTWRENCHER Trade Paperback from IDW is in stores now! Please let your local comic & book retailer know about it! (but not the kids, it’s a horror book, folks!)

Gorgeous horror art by Anthony Hightower and Carlos Badilla! With pin-ups from Francesco Francavilla, Phil Hester, Jeremy Haun, and loads of other talented folks!

Paperback: 132 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (June 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600109365
ISBN-13: 978-1600109362

Other Agent of D.A.N.G.E.R. action officers at the Phoenix ComiCon!

Jon S. Lewis #637
James Owen #633
Terry Tibke #340
Armand Villavert #440
Kristen Fitzner Denton #433
Ryan Cody #555
Scott Godlewski #551
Shannon Eric Denton #431
PJ Haarsma # (courtesy of Kids Need To Read #301, 303, 400, 402)
Daanon Decock #
Jeff Mariotte #631

I’ll also be at the AGENT of D.A.N.G.E.R. and Actionopolis panel: Friday 10:30am – 11:30am

Shannon Eric Denton (Artist Alley #1502): WizardWorld Comic-Cons : ANAHEIM COMIC CON!
http://www.wizardworld.com/shannondenton.html
APRIL 29-30 & MAY 1, 2011 FRI-SAT-SUN Anaheim Convention Center

Please stop by and say howdy! Thanks!

Robert Stein and Michael Helfant’s Troika Pictures has announced a slate of new projects, including “Ten,” produced by Ice Cube’s Cube Vision and Circle of Confusion. More news soon. Very excited.

The story is by Harvey nominated Shannon Eric Denton & Eisner winner Keith Giffen. The comic art was by Firebreather’s (Cartoon Network) Andy Kuhn!

GRUNTS: War Stories was nominated for the 29th Annual COMIC BUYERS GUIDE AWARDS in the category of FAVORITE GRAPHIC NOVEL! Thanks! (and thanks for the FAVORITE EDITOR nomination as well)

And thanks to all the super-talented professionals who contributed to this book!

War Stories is the follow-up to 2008’s Grunts mini-series by Shannon Eric Denton, Keith Giffen & Matt Jacobs

JAN10 0720 GRUNTS:WAR STORIES TPB

ISBN: 9781897548233

ISBN: 978-1-897548-23-3
Created by Shannon Eric Denton & Keith Giffen. Illustrated by Matt Jacobs

During World War Two, an American squad encounters a superhuman German unit and starts a Eugenics Race that carries into present day. Collecting the War Stories of the Grunts, there are contributions from Kevin Grevioux (New Warriors), Christopher E. Long (Wetworks), Dwight MacPherson (Archibald Saves Christmas), Howard Wong (After The Cape), Marc Bernardin/Adam Freeman (The Authority), Mike Bullock (The Phantom), Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen), Rob M. Worley (Scratch9), Francesco Francavilla (Detective Comics), Dan Panosian (X-Factor) and many more!

“…a razor cutting style that energizes the subject matter, infusing WW2 era characters with a present day energy. Great stuff!” – DARICK ROBERTSON, artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan and The Boys.

“From the muddy battlefields of France to the haunted ruins of modern-day, Chechnya, “Grunts”, pulls no punches when dealing with the hardcore violence of war. Perfectly marrying action, fantasy, horror and sc-fi into one wonderfully, dark and very original package with superb art (it’s good to see an M1 Garand, actually looking like an M1 Garand), and flawless writing, “Grunts” is like a bayonet to the gut, but one that leaves a smile on your face and salivating for the next attack.” – BILLY TUCCI, creator of SHI and writer/artist on Sgt. Rock

It’s a bummer that Spring Training is almost over. I tried to hit every Cactus League stadium this year but fell a couple short. That being said, I’m really looking forward to the start of regular season! Last year for the regular season I made it to the Padres, Angels, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks stadiums so I’m gonna see if I can top that this year! Who’s ready?

Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Comics Magazine hardcover on the way! I drew one of the stories and there’s a lot of great art from a host of talented guys in here. This project was a lot of fun to work on despite having to do it in the evening when I got home from designing on the Silver Surfer animated series. I miss being able to go days without sleep…versus now where I look for every opportunity to squeeze in a nap!