In addition to wins in 3 categories at last week's Eisners (Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) for Batman/The Spirit #1; Best Graphic Album - Reprint & Best Publication Design for Absolute DC: The New Frontier):
From Tom Spurgeon and others (and others) at the San Diego Comic-Con comes news that Darwyn Cooke (along with writing partner J. Bone) is dropping the Spirit comic book series after issue 12 in order to work on a pair of graphic novels --no publisher named yet. The books are apparently supposed to be a futuristic fantasy and a noir thriller. As well, the animated adaptation of Cooke's New Frontier superhero graphic novel is ready to go, courtesy of director Bruce Timm.
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