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Popgun
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleAnnual
FormatOngoing series
Publication date2007-Present
No. of issues4
Editor(s)Mark Andrew Smith
Joe Keatinge
D.J. Kirkbride
Anthony Wu
Adam P. Knave

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.[1] The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres. No theme 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 gone to make their mark on the comics industry.

Publication

Popgun 1 was edited by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Mike Allred[2] 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 Award for the best anthology in 2007.

Popgun 2 features a cover by Paul Pope and was edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith.[3] 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 and was edited by Mark Andrew Smith and DJ Kirkbride. Popgun 3 features a cover by Tara McPherson. Popgun Volume 3 was nominated for a Diamond GEM Award in 2010. [4]

Popgun 4 was released in February 2010 and was edited by DJ Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, and Adam P. Knave. It features a cover by Ben Templesmith.

Awards

In 2008, POPGUN vol. 1 won the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.[5]

In 2009, POPGUN vol. 2 was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Anthology.

In 2010, POPGUN vol. 3 was nominated for the Diamond Gem Award for Best Anthology.

In 2010, POPGUN vol. 3 was nominated for the Eisner Award 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

Notes

  1. ^ Image's Popgun Volume 1, Newsarama
  2. ^ "POPGUN" - The Ultimate Comics Mixtape, Comic Book Resources, September 27, 2007
  3. ^ NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Paul Pope Covers PopGun 2, Comic Book Resources, April 19, 2008
  4. ^ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/100104-diamond-gem-awards.html
  5. ^ Harvey Awards, HARVEY AWARDS NOMINATION: "Best Anthology: Popgun Volume One", Harvey Awards
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