Vindere af årets Eagle Awards

Nu er vinderne af årets Eagle Awards fundet (selv om de ikke har opdateret deres hjemmeside, kan man læse resultatet hos blog@newsarama). Hvis der er tale om en “vinder”, må det siges at være Warren Ellis, som både rendte med Favorite Writer og Roll of Honor, mens hans serie Nextwave rendte med Favorite New Comic Book, Favorite Comics Villain og Favorite Comics Story published during 2006.

Favorite Comics Writer
Warren Ellis

Favorite Comics Writer/Artist
Mike Mignola

Favorite Comics Artist: Pencils
John Cassaday

Favorite Comics Artist: Inks
Paul Neary

Favorite Artist: Fully Painted Artwork
Alex Ross

Favorite Colorist
Laura Martin

Favorite Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos

Favorite Editor
Matt Smith

Favorite Publisher
Marvel

Favorite Color Comic Book — American
All-Star Superman

Favorite Color Comic Book — British
2000 AD

Favorite Black and White Comic Book — American
The Walking Dead

Favorite Black and White Comic Book — British
Hero Killers

Favorite New Comic Book
Nextwave

Favorite Manga
Blade of the Immortal

Favorite European Comics
Asterix and the Vikings

Favorite Comics Story published during 2006
Nextwave

Favorite Comics Cover published during 2006
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall

Favorite Original Graphic Novel
Pride of Baghdad

Favorite Reprint Compilation
Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1

Favorite Comics Character
Batman

Favorite Comics Villain
Dirk Anger

Favorite Magazine About Comics
Wizard

Favorite Comics-Related Book
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

Favorite Comics-Based Movie Or TV
Heroes

Favorite Comics-Related Website
Newsarama

Favorite Web-Based Comic
Penny Arcade

Roll of Honor
Warren Ellis

Der er i mine øjne ikke begået nogen former for justitsmord, så jeg er fundamentalt godt tilfreds� – hvilket man så ikke kan sige om Warren Ellis selv.

Joe Quesada trækker sig fra årets Eagle Awards

Joe QuesadaJoe Quesada meddeler at han har bedt komiteen til dette års Eagle Awards om at fjerne hans navn fra de nominerede i kategorien “bedste redaktør” med følgende begrundelse:

I often found that whenever a Marvel Editor in Chief was nominated for a “Best Editor” award, they would almost always win. I always thought this rather unjust as an EIC had an unfair advantage over line editors as he was the person whose name was on all the books and like everyone who has had this job, we tend to get way too much credit for the hard work of others.

That is why in the past, when I have found myself nominated for Best Editor awards, I have always asked for my name to be taken out of contention as being Editor in Chief really require no hands on editing but rather global direction of the creative division of our publishing arm.

Folk har ofte travlt med at kaste mudder efter Quesada, men dette er da et rimeligt cool træk – giv priserne til de, der fortjener dem!

Nominerede til dette års Eagle Awards

Eagle Awards LogoThe Eagle Awards er den ældste tegneseriepris, som stadigt bliver uddelt, og det er en imponerende liste nominerede de tropper op med i år:

1: Award for Favourite Comics Writer
ALAN MOORE (Lost Girls)
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad)
ED BRUBAKER (Criminal, Uncanny X-Men, Daredevil, Captain America)
GRANT MORRISON (All-Star Superman, Batman)
WARREN ELLIS (Fell, Desolation Jones, Nextwave, newuniversal)

2: Award for Favourite Comics Writer/Artist
ALAN DAVIS (Fantastic Four: The End)
BEN TEMPLESMITH (Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse; IDW)
DARWYN COOKE (The Spirit, Solo)
MICHAEL AVON OEMING (The Cross Bronx; Image)
MIKE MIGNOLA (Dark Horse Book of Monsters)

3: Award for Favourite Comics Artist: Pencils
ALEX MALEEV (New Avengers, New Avengers: Illuminati)
BRYAN HITCH (The Ultimates 2)
FRANK CHO (Liberty Meadows)
FRANK QUITELY (All-Star Superman)
JOHN CASSADAY (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary)
4: Award for Favourite Comics Artist: Inks
ANDE PARKS (Nightwing, Civil War: Choosing Sides, The Irredeemable Ant-Man)
DANNY MIKI (Moon Knight, Eternals)
JIMMY PALMIOTTI (52; Daughters of the Dragon; Secret Six)
MARK FARMER (Fantastic Four: The End)
PAUL NEARY (The Ultimates 2)

5: Award for Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork
ALEX MALEEV (New Avengers, New Avengers: Illuminati)
ALEX ROSS (Justice)
ASHLEY WOOD (Doomed; IDW, Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty; IDW)
BEN TEMPLESMITH (Fell, 30 Days: Deadspace, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse)
JAMES JEAN (Fables)

6: Award for Favourite Colourist
ALEX SINCLAIR (52, Batman)
CHRIS BLYTHE (2000AD)
DAVE STEWART (Daredevil, New Avengers, Superman)
LAURA MARTIN (Astonishing X-Men, The Ultimates 2)
RICHARD ISANOVE (Wolverine: Origins, New Avengers)

7: Award for Favourite Letterer
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS (Astonishing X-Men, Fell)
COMICCRAFT (Supergirl, Superman/Batman)
RICHARD STARKINGS (Elephantmen, Hip Flask)
TODD KLEIN (Eternals, Lost Girls)
TOM FRAME (2000AD)

8: Award for Favourite Editor
AXEL ALONSO (Daredevil, Punisher)
JOE QUESADA (Marvel)
MATT SMITH (2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine)
STEVE WACKER (52)
TOM BREVOORT (New Avengers, Civil War)

9: Award for Favourite Publisher
DARK HORSE
DC
IMAGE
MARVEL
REBELLION

10: Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook – American
ALL STAR SUPERMAN (DC)
DESOLATION JONES (Wildstorm)
FABLES (DC)
JACK STAFF (Image)
TRANSFORMERS (IDW)

11: Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook – British
2000AD (Rebellion)
EVENT HORIZON (MAM TOR PUBLISHING)
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE (Rebellion)
STARSHIP TROOPERS (Markosia)
THRUD THE BARBARIAN (Carl Critchlow)

12: Award for Favourite Black and White Comicbook – American
CASANOVA (Image)
PHONOGRAM (Image)
THE WALKING DEAD (Image)
USAGI YOJIMBO (Dark Horse)
WASTELAND (Oni Press)

13: Award for Favourite Black and White Comicbook – British
FUTUREQUAKE (FutureQuakePress)
HERO KILLERS (Moonface Press)
HOW TO DATE A GIRL IN TEN DAYS (Vented Spleen)
MALCOLM MAGIC (Studio Blink Twice)
TALES FROM THE FLAT (Modern Monstrosity)

14: Award for Favourite New Comicbook
52 (DC)
CIVIL WAR (Marvel)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (DC)
NEXTWAVE (Marvel)
TESTAMENT (DC)

15: Award for Favourite Manga
BATTLE ROYALE (Tokyopop)
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (Dark Horse)
DEATH NOTE (Viz Media)
NARUTO (Viz Media)
PRIEST (Tokyopop)

16: Award for Favourite European Comics
ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS (Orion)
BLACKSAD: RED SOUL (iBooks)
SANCHO (20000 Leagues)
THE KILLER (Archaia Studios Press)
XIII (Alias/Dabel)

17: Award for Favourite Comics Story published during 2006
52 #1 up (various)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN ONGOING (Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely)
CIVIL WAR #1 up (Mark Millar/Steve McNiven)
DAREDEVIL #82-87 THE DEVIL IN CELL-BLOCK D (Ed Brubaker/Michael Lark)
NEXTWAVE #1-6 (Warren Ellis/Stuart Immonen)

18: Award for Favourite Comics Cover published during 2006
5th Place was tied in the nomination round. This is why there are 6 nominations for this category.
52 #1 (various)
CIVIL WAR #1 (Steve McNiven)
FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (James Jean)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 (Ed Benes)
NEXTWAVE #11 (Stuart Immonen)
THE ULTIMATES 2 #12 (Bryan Hitch)

19: Award for Favourite Original Graphic Novel
FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (Bill Willingham & various; DC/Vertigo)
FIVE FISTS OF SCIENCE (Matt Fraction/Steven Sanders; Image)
LOST GIRLS (Alan Moore/Melinda Gebbie; Top Shelf)
PRIDE OF BAGHDAD (Brian K. Vaughan/Niko Henrichon; DC/Vertigo)
STAGGER LEE (Derek McCulloch/Shepherd Hendrix; Image)

20: Award for Favourite Reprint Compilation
ABSOLUTE DARK KNIGHT (Frank Miller/Klaus Janson; DC)
ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER (Darwyn Cooke; DC)
ABSOLUTE KINGDOM COME (Mark Waid/Alex Ross; DC)
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN v1 (Neil Gaiman & various; DC/Vertigo)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER v1 (Ed Brubaker/Steve Epting; Marvel)

21: Award for Favourite Comics Character
BATMAN (DC)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (Marvel)
DAREDEVIL (Marvel)
JUDGE DREDD (Rebellion)
SPIDER-MAN (Marvel)

22: Award for Favourite Comics Villain
BLACK ADAM (Infinite Crisis/JSA: DC)
DIRK ANGER (Nextwave: Marvel)
IRON MAN (Civil War: Marvel)
JOKER (Batman family: DC)
LEX LUTHOR (Superman family: DC)

23: Award for Favourite Magazine About Comics
ALTER EGO
BACK ISSUE
COMICS INTERNATIONAL
THE COMICS JOURNAL
WIZARD

24: Award for Favourite Comics-Related Book
GEORGE PEREZ: STORY TELLER (Dynamite)
GREAT BRITISH COMICS (Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury; Aurum Press)
MAKING COMICS: STORYTELLING SECRETS OF COMICS, MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVELS (Scott McCLoud; HarperCollins)
THE ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND (Image/Desperado)
WRITING FOR COMICS WITH PETER DAVID (Impact Books)

25: Award for Favourite Comics-Based Movie Or TV
HELLBOY ANIMATED
HEROES
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
SUPERMAN RETURNS
V FOR VENDETTA

26: Award for Favourite Comics Related Website
COMIC BOOK RESOURCES (www.comicbookresources.com)
MANGA LIFE (www.mangalife.com)
MILLARWORLD (www.millarworld.tv)
NEWSARAMA (www.newsarama.com)
SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS (www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com)

27: Award for Favourite Web-Based Comic
DRASTIC COMICS (www.drasticcomics.com)
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES (www.thedreamlandchronicles.com)
PENNY ARCADE (www.penny-arcade.com)
PVP (www.pvponline.com)
SONIC THE COMIC ONLINE (www.stconline.com)

28: Award for Roll of Honour
ALEX TOTH
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
BRIAN M. BENDIS
TOM FRAME
WARREN ELLIS

Og en del af prisens konstruktion er muligheden for at lade offentlighedens stemme blive hørt, så tag derover og stem på dine favoritter – du kan smide en kommentar her på siden og fortælle hvem du stemte på.
Ikke at jeg kan bestemme mig – Alan Moore, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubacker, Grant Morrison og Warren Ellis som bedste forfatter – det er så stort set alle mine yndlingsforfattere, så hvad skal jeg vælge??? ;)