Fortune and Glory
Fortune and Glory is a three-issue American comic book limited series by Brian Michael Bendis. It is the story of the author's attempts to break into Hollywood by writing screenplays for his hardboiled comics (such as Jinx, A.K.A. Goldfish, and Torso).
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Oni Press |
Schedule | Bi-Monthly |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | Autobiographical comics |
Publication date | December 1999 – April 2000 |
No. of issues | 3 |
Creative team | |
Created by | Brian Michael Bendis |
Written by | Brian Michael Bendis |
Artist(s) | Brian Michael Bendis |
Letterer(s) | Brian Michael Bendis |
Colorist(s) | Matt Wilson (hardcover only) |
Editor(s) | Jamie S. Rich K.C. McCrory Wise |
Collected editions | |
Softcover | ISBN 1-929998-06-6 |
Hardcover | ISBN 0-7851-4309-2 |
In 2001, the series was nominated for Eisner Awards in three categories.
Collected editions
The series has been collected into an individual volume:
- Fortune and Glory (152 pages, softcover, Oni Press, August 2000, ISBN 1-929998-06-6)
- Fortune And Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story Deluxe Anniversary Edition (160 pages, Marvel Comics, June 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4309-2)
Awards
The comic book received a number of award nominations:
- 2001:
- Eisner Award for "Best Limited Series"[1]
- Eisner Award for "Best Humor Publication"[1]
- Eisner Award for "Best Writer" for Bendis' work on Fortune & Glory (as well as Powers and Ultimate Spider-Man)[1]
Notes
- "2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
gollark: Well, it might be fun to... autogenerate brochures for dubiously useful/safe products somehow?
gollark: I see.
gollark: Did you write this strange "anole" thing currently on there?
gollark: I meant that it probably wasn't good for any of the human nations involved. I guess some of the invasive species might have a fun time.
gollark: Oh, okay.
References
- Fortune and Glory at the Grand Comics Database
- Fortune and Glory at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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