A closer look at this year's Xeric Foundation recipients

The latest Xeric Foundation recipients were announced last week, as reported in several places. Recipients are:

• Emily Blair -- Living Statues
  
• Alexis Frederick-Frost – La Primavera
  
• Joshua Kemble – NUMB
  
• Jason McNamara and Tony Talbert – First Moon
  
• Nate Neal – (Bison image)
  
• Pat Palermo – Cut Flowers
  
• Mark Price – Consider Everything in Bad Shape

While some names might be familiar--such as Jason McNamara and Tony Talbert of AiT's Continuity--others aren't. Luckily Heidi McDonald over at The Beat used her super-sleuthing skills to find out a little more about some of them.

She didn't receive anything from Mark Price or Nate Neal, so I did a little super-sleuthing of my own to undercover Price's website, markpriceisafactory.com, where you can check out pages from his project, Consider Everything in Bad Shape. He also has designed shirts for No Ego Design. As for Neal, comicreader.com has a Q&A with him.

For more info on the awards, check out: www.xericfoundation.com.