I really cannot overstate this: every single shred of critique aimed at Thomas Woodruff is long overdue. He abused and ruined the careers of fellow creatives for little reason beyond fear they could reveal the long shadow of his inadequacies for two decades. A few days of him receiving justifiable call outs concerning a consistent pattern of harmful behavior and beliefs, some of which are evident in his magnum opus, is warranted. Multiple people attempted to escalate their concerns about him (on the admin side), all to fall on deaf ears.

Stef:guy who is so out of touch that when it was my job as class rep to bring student suggestions to him, he said he refused to invest more classes in digital art because "it's just a fad" and didn't bring on any other female teachers because "I just don't see any worthy reputations". I was two weeks from graduating so told him to his face he was a failure to his students for not preparing them for the future better. unsurprising that over the last 7+?? years? that he's been working on this he never once tried to read the room A Visit to Moscow by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, adapted by Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)Former students of Thomas Woodruff step forward to talk of abusive behavior Image credit: Fantagraphics UPDATED: After reaching out, we received statements from both, via Fantagraphics’ publicist. We have elided a word in Woodruff’s response, otherwise running them as received. Fantagraphics has 13 nominations, led by Thomas Woodruff’s Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral,which received nods for Best Graphic Album–new, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. In addition, Fantagraphics dominated the Archival Collection categories, with 3 in the Comic Strip category and two in the Comic Book category.

Diana Sousa, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone; The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast(Dark Horse)Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life,by Lynda Barry,edited by Peggy Burns (Drawn & Quarterly) Jonathan H. Gray: The way I am sitting at my desk casually side-eyeing all of this and unable to say anything lol Vito Schnabel Gallery and Fantagraphics will host a book signing and launch party on Friday, October 28 from 6-8pm. Books will be available for sale on a first come, first serve basis. Over 300 drawings and paintings from the project will be on view in the gallery.

In my work as an artist and educator in my over 40 year career, I have attempted to help break and blur some cultural barriers that are still deeply enmeshed within our present day society. Artists must be brave, particularly telling the stories that they need to tell. Francis challenges the torches and pitchforks, he is stronger than the misunderstandings, the bullying, and the hate. I am too!” James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image) While none of the Eisner judges have gone on record talking about Woodruff's book and this nomination specifically, our source familiar with the judging process tells us that they think mistakes were made - but that this situation could open a path towards broader improvements to the system. Among the charges against Woodruff from his former students: making a painting of Donald Trump from Woodruff’s own feces, and then using the school scanner to make a scan…and asking students to clear up the machine after him. This painting definitely exists: The Beekeeper’s Due,” by Jimmy Stamp and Débora Santos, in Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)Editor's note: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly identified former SVA admissions counseler Jennifer Lloyd.

The 2023 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of librarian Moni Barrett, educator/collector Peter Jones, retailer Jen King, journalist Sean Kleefeld, scholar/comics creator A. David Lewis, and instructor/curator TJ Shevlin. If I tried to say anything, it was my word against his. Me, who is a perceived failure to him because I’m not a practicing illustrator. Versus him, who makes “graphic operas” and is the kind of showboat that makes the school and department look “cool”.Named for acclaimed comics creator Will Eisner, the awards are celebrating their 35th year of bringing attention to and highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels. The 2023 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of librarian Moni Barrett, educator/collector Peter Jones, retailer Jen King, journalist Sean Kleefeld, scholar/comics creator A. David Lewis, and comics instructor/curator TJ Shevlin. Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story,by Catherine Pioli, translated by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)