Grant Morrison: Skotlands bedst klædte mand?

Serieskabere er traditionen tro som regel enten klædt i bermudaskjorter eller evt. noget mere excentrisk (f.eks. Alan Moores blå bowler), så de er ikke ligefrem de første man tænker på når ordet “velklædt” slynges ud i luften … men der er en første gang for alting:

Grant Morrison – forfatter til bl.a. All Star Superman, New X-Men, We3, Seven Soldiers, Invisibles og mange, mange andre er blevet nomineret i kategorien Most Stylish Male i 2007 Scottish Style Awards.

Han er da også en nydelig herre:

grant morrison

Vinderne annonceres d. 26. oktober.

Vinderne af årets Harvey-awards

Harvey KurtzThe Beat har en endnu ikke verificeret liste over vinderne af dette års Harvey-awards, men med sidens generelle troværdighedsniveau i mente, tør jeg godt trykke listen (med forbehold for ændringer, naturligvis!):

Best Letterer: Stan Sakai
Best Colorist: Lark Pien
Best Syndicated Strip: Keith Knight, The K Chronicles
Best Online Comic: Nicholas Gurewiich, Perry Bible Fellowship
Best Inker: Danny Miki
Best Foriegn Reprint: TIE Abandon the Old in Tokyo (D&Q)
Moomin (D&Q)
Best New Series: The Spirit (DC)
Best Graphic Album (Previouslu Published): Absolute New Frontier (DC)
Special Award for Humor in Comics: Bryan Lee O’Malley
Best New Talent: Brian Fies
Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation: Art Out of Time. Dan Nadel
Best Anthology: Flight Vol 3 (Ballantine Books)
Best Domestic Reprint: Complete Peanuts (Fantagraphics)
Best Cover Artist: James Jean
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: Lost Girls (Top Shelf)
Best Original Graphic Album: Pride Of Baghdad (DC)
Best Continuing or Limited Series: Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer: Ed Brubaker
Best Artist: Frank Quietly
Best Cartoonist: Jaime Hernandez
Best Single Issue: Civil War #1 (Marvel)
HERO Initiative Award: Joe Kubert

Ikke en liste der adskiller sig væsentligt fra hvad vi har set til årets tidligere prisuddelinger, men bestemt et solidt felt uden de store overraskelser. Ed Brubaker bliver ved med at vinde for bedste forfatter – mon det er hans Captain America der spøger?

Men måske bør man i virkeligheden checke Brian Fies – det bedste nye talent – ud? Har ikke selv læst noget af ham – er der nogen af jer derude der har? Han har skrevet og tegnet “Moms Cancer”, hvilket umiddelbart placerer ham i Indie-kategorien for mig.

Vinderne af årets Eisner-awards

Eisner Awards LogoTegneserieverdenens nok mest prestigefyldte pris, Eisner Awards, blev uddelt i går på San Diego Comic Con. Vinderne er:

Best Short Story
“A Frog’s Eye View,” by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Batman/The Spirit #1: “Crime Convention,” by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Continuing Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Best Limited Series
Batman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)

Best New Series
Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)

Best Title for a Younger Audience
Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)

Best Humor Publication
Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)

Best Anthology
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best Digital Comic
Sam and Max, by Steve Purcell

Best Reality-Based Work
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)

Best Graphic Album – New
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Best Graphic Album – Reprint
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Archival Collection/Project – Strips
The Complete Peanuts, 1959-1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books
Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Left Bank Gang, by Jason (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Japan
Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)

Best Writer
Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil (Marvel); Criminal (Marvel Icon)

Best Writer/Artist
Paul Pope, Batman: Year 100 (DC)

Best Writer/Artist – Humor
Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics); Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident (Dark Horse)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Jill Thompson, “A Dog and His Boy” in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; “Love Triangle” in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse); “Fair Division,” in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, BPRD, Conan, The Escapists, Hellboy (Dark Horse); Action Comics, Batman/The Spirit, Superman (DC)

Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall; Pride of Baghdad, Testament (Vertigo/DC); Fantastic Four: 1602, Eternals (Marvel); Lost Girls (Top Shelf)

Special Recognition
Hope Larson, Gray Horses (Oni)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Best Comics-Related Book
The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)

Best Publication Design
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices (2): Robert Kanigher and Ogden Whitney
– Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
– Dick Ayers
– Wayne Boring
– Joe Orlando

Ingen store overraskelser – det er godt at se Ed Brubaker få noget anerkendelse, da han er en af de mest solide forfattere i dag. Ellers er det jo i nogen grad Tordenskjolds soldater set i forhold til tidligere prisuddelinger, men da det er yderst kvalificerede folk der render med priserne, er det ok.

Vindere af årets Shuster Awards

Darwyn Cooke med sine Shuster AwardsNu er vinderne af årets Shuster Awards fundet – den store vinder blev Darwyn Cooke, der med sin videreførsel af Will Eisners klassiske The Spirit rendte med ikke mindre end tre af de ni uddelte priser.

Outstanding artist – Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone for Batman/The Spirit
Outstanding cartoonist – Darwyn Cooke for The Spirit #1
Outstanding writer – Darwyn Cooke for Superman Confidential #1, 2
Outstanding publisher – Drawn & Quarterly
Outstanding web comics creator – Dan Kim for April May & June, Kanami, and Penny Tribute
Outstanding international creator – Brian K. Vaughan for Pride Of Baghdad, Ex Machina, Runaways, Doctor Strange: The Oath and Y: The Last Man
Fan-favourite creator (English) – Dan Kim for April May & June, Kanami, and Penny Tribute
Fan-favourite creator (French) – Michel Rabagliati for Paul a la Peche
Harry Kremer Oustanding Retailer Award – Happy Harbor Comics & Toys, Edmonton, Alta.

Derudover er der jo den næsten obligatoriske pris til Brian K. Vaughan og da prisen bliver uddelt i Canada, er der ellers en masse – for mig – ukendte navne.

Men tillykke til Mr. Cooke – det er aldeles velfortjent, hvis man spørger mig.

Nominerede til årets Harvey-awards

Harvey KurtzmanEndnu en liste over nomineringer, denne gang til årets Harvey-awards, som er opkaldt efter Harvey Kurtzman, der herhjemme nok er bedst kendt som manden bag magasinet Mad.

Prisen uddeles i år på Baltimore Comic-Con i september.

De nominerede er som følger:

BEST WRITER

  • Ed Brubaker | DAREDEVIL | Marvel Comics
  • Grant Morrison | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN | DC Comics
  • Steve Murphy | UMBRA | Image Comics
  • Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
  • William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing
  • Brian K. Vaughn | Y: THE LAST MAN | DC/Vertigo

BEST ARTIST

  • Brian Fies | MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
  • Renee French | THE TICKING | Top Shelf
  • Stuart Immonen | NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF HATE | Marvel Comics
  • Frank Quitely | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN | DC Comics
  • Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
  • William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST CARTOONIST

  • Jaime Hernandez | LOVE & ROCKETS | Fantagraphics
  • Kevin Huizenga | CURSES | Drawn & Quarterly
  • Bryan Lee O’Malley | SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Oni Press
  • Don Piraro | BIZARRO | King Features Syndicate
  • Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
  • William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST LETTERER

  • Jon Babcock | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Comics
  • Chris Eliopoulos | FRANKLIN RICHARDS | Marvel Comics
  • Hope Larson | GRAY HORSES | Oni Press
  • Troy Peteri | NECROMANCER | Marvel Comics
  • Stan Sakai | USAGI YOJIMBO | Dark Horse Comics
  • Willie Schubert | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST INKER

  • Jaime Hernandez | LOVE & ROCKETS | Fantagraphics
  • Ryan Kelly | LOCAL | Oni Press
  • Steve Leialoha | FABLES | DC/Vertigo
  • Danny Miki | ETERNALS | Marvel Comics
  • Joe Weems | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image

BEST COLORIST

  • Susan Daigle-Leach | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing
  • Steve Firchow | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image
  • Jamison Services | WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT, VOLUME 19 | DC Comics
  • Lark Pien | AMERICAN BORN CHINESE | First Second
  • Scott Rockwell | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing

BEST COVER ARTIST

  • John Cassaday | ASTONISHING X-MEN | Marvel Comics
  • James Jean | FABLES | DC/Vertigo
  • J.G. Jones | 52 | DC Comics
  • Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
  • Marc Silvestri | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image

BEST NEW TALENT (Representative work listed)

  • Lilli Carré | TALES OF WOODSMAN PETE | Top Shelf
  • Brian Fies | MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
  • Alexa Kitchen | DRAWING COMICS IS EASY! (EXCEPT WHEN IT’S HARD) | DKP
  • Matthew Loux | SIDESCROLLERS | Oni Press
  • Stjepan Sejic | WITCHBLADE | Top Cow / Image

BEST NEW SERIES

  • CIVIL WAR | Marvel Comics
  • 52 | DC Comics
  • NECROMANCER | Top Cow / Image
  • THE SPIRIT | DC Comics
  • WASTELAND | Oni Press

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

  • DAREDEVIL | Marvel Comics
  • LOCAL | Oni Press
  • THE SPIRIT | DC Comics
  • UMBRA | Image Comics
  • WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL

  • ANTIQUES: THE COMIC STRIP | J.C. Vaughn, Brendan Fraim & Brian Fraim | Well-Defined Productions
  • DOONESBURY | Garry Trudeau | Universal Press Syndicate
  • THE K CHRONICLES | Keith Knight | United Comics / Salon.com
  • MAAKIES | Tony Millionaire | Self-syndicated
  • MUTTS | Patrick McDonnell | King Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS | Houghton Mifflin
  • FLIGHT, VOL. 3 | Ballantine Books
  • HOTWIRE COMIX AND CAPERS | Fantagraphics
  • MOME | Fantagraphics
  • WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

  • ABSOLUTE NEW FRONTIER | DC
  • CASTLE WAITING | Fantagraphics
  • THE EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE | Gemstone Publishing
  • GHOST OF HOPPERS | Fantagraphics
  • POLLY & THE PIRATES | Oni Press

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

  • CIVIL WAR # 1 | Marvel Comics
  • FUN HOME : A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC | Houghton Mifflin
  • GANGES # 1 | Fantagraphics
  • MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
  • PRIDE OF BAGHDAD | DC/Vertigo
  • SCHIZO #4 | Fantagraphics
  • SOLO #11 | DC Comics

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL

  • ABANDON THE OLD IN TOKYO | Yoshihiro Tatsumi | Drawn and Quarterly
  • KAMPUNG BOY | Lat | First Second
  • KLEZMER: BOOK ONE: TALES OF THE WILD EAST | Joann Sfar | First Second
  • MOOMIN | Tove Jansson | Drawn and Quarterly
  • ODE TO KIRIHITO | Osamu Tezuka | Vertical

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

  • THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN | DC Comics
  • CARTOON AMERICA: COMIC ART IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | Abrams
  • THE EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE and SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES | Gemstone Publishing
  • THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK COMPANION | Gemstone Publishing
  • LOST GIRLS | Top Shelf
  • POPEYE : I YAM WHAT I YAM | Fantagraphics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL

  • AMERICAN BORN CHINESE | Gene Luen Yang | First Second
  • BILLY HAZELNUTS | Tony Millionaire | Fantagraphics
  • FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC | Alison Bechdel | Houghton Mifflin
  • PRIDE OF BAGHDAD | Brian K. Vaughn & Nino Henrichon | DC/Vertigo
  • SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Bryan Lee O’Malley | Oni Press

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT

  • COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD’S DICK TRACY | IDW Publishing
  • COMPLETE PEANUTS | Fantagraphics
  • EC ARCHIVES | Gemstone Publishing
  • POPEYE: I YAM WHAT I YAM | Fantagraphics
  • WALT & SKEEZIX | Drawn and Quarterly

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS

  • Evan Dorkin | DORK | SLG Publishing
  • Michael Kupperman | TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE | Fantagraphics
  • Bryan Lee O’Malley | SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Oni Press
  • Don Piraro | BIZARRO | King Features Syndicate
  • Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

  • ART OUT OF TIME: UNKNOWN COMIC VISIONARIES 1900-1969 | Abrams
  • COMIC ART | Buenaventura Press
  • THE COMICS JOURNAL | Fantagraphics
  • MAKING COMICS | HarperCollins
  • THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE | Gemstone Publishing

Vel er der mange gengangere fra de andre nomineringslister der har været postet her på siden, men der er også nogle væsentlige forskelle – det er f.eks. første gang jeg husker at en ande-tegner som Don Rosa har været nomineret og så er der jo også kategorien “Special Award for humor in Comics”, som jo ligesom skærer forbindelsen mellem Harvey Kurtzman og Mad ud i pap.

Ellers ser vi som sagt masser af gengangere – Grant Morrison, Brian K. Vaughan og Ed Brubacker springer lige i mine øjne på forfattersiden, mens vi igen ser Frank Quietly, Stuart Immonen og John Cassaday på illustratorsiden. Og så står indie-titlerne Fun Home, Scott Pilgrim og American Born Chinese igen også højt på listen.

Oh, og jeg holder som altid med Grant Morrison ;)

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.

Årets Eisner-nomineringer

Eisner Awards LogoFlere steder nettet rapporteres nu, at årets Eisner-nomineringer er klar, og jeg iler fluks videre med listen:

Nominees, 2007,Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Best Short Story
”The Black Knight Glorps Again,” by Don Rosa, in Uncle Scrooge #354 (Gemstone)
“Felix,” by Gabrielle Bell, in Drawn & Quarterly Showcase 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
“A Frog’s Eye View,” by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
“Old Oak Trees,” by Tony Cliff, in Flight 3 (Ballantine)
“Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man,” by Stan Lee, Oliver Coipel, and Mark Morales, in Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man (Marvel)
“Willie: Portrait of a Groundskeeper,” by Eric Powell, in Bart Simpsons’s Treehouse of Horror #12 (Bongo)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Batman/The Spirit #1: “Crime Convention,” by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)
A Late Freeze, by Danica Novgorodoff (Danica Novgorodoff)
The Preposterous Adventures of Ironhide Tom, by Joel Priddy (AdHouse)
Skyscrapers of the Midwest #3, by Joshua Cotter (AdHouse)
They Found the Car, by Gipi (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Captain America, by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting (Marvel)
Daredevil, by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano (Marvel)
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urusawa (Viz)
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard (Image)
Young Avengers, by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, and various inkers (Marvel)

Best Limited Series
Batman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)
The Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M, by Frank Beddor, Liz Cavalier, and Ben Templesmith (Desperado/Image)
The Other Side, by Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart (Vertigo/DC)
Scarlet Traces: The Great Game, by Ian Edginton and D’Israeli (Dark Horse)
Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident, by Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse)

Best New Series
Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
East Coast Rising, by Becky Cloonan (Tokyopop)
Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)
Jack of Fables, by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, and Andrew Pepoy (Vertigo/DC)
The Lone Ranger, by Brett Matthews and Sergio Cariello (Dynamite)

Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Chickenhare, by Chris Grine (Dark Horse)
Drawing Comics Is Easy (Except When It’s Hard), by Alexa Kitchen (Denis Kitchen Publishing)
Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)
Moomin, by Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel, by Sienna Cherson and Mark Siegel (Simon & Schuster)

Best Humor Publication
Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)
Onionhead Monster Attacks, by Paul Friedrich (Hellcar)
Schizo #4, by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics)
Tales Designed to Thrizzle, by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
Truth Serum, by Jon Adams (City Cyclops)

Best Anthology
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)
Hotwire Comix and Capers #1, edited by Glenn Head (Fantagraphics)
Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators, edited by Frédéric Boilet (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Kramers Ergot 6, edited by Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura Press)
Project: Romantic, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)

Best Digital Comic
Bee, in “Motel Art Improvement Service,” by Jason Little, http://beecomix.com
Girl Genius, by Phil Foglio, www.girlgeniusonline.com
Minus, by Ryan Armand, www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus1.html
Phables, by Brad Guigar, www.phables.com
Sam and Max, by Steve Purcell, http://telltalegames.com/community/comics/samandmax/issue-3
Shooting War, by Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman, www.shootingwar.com

Best Reality-Based Work
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
I Love Led Zeppelin, by Ellen Forney (Fantagraphics)
Mom’s Cancer, by Brian Fies (Abrams)
Project X Challengers: Cup Noodle, by Tadashi Katoh (Digital Manga)
Stagger Lee, by Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix (Image)

Best Graphic Album—New
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
Billy Hazelnuts, by Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics)
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
Ninja, by Brian Chippendale (Gingko Press)
Scrublands, by Joe Daly (Fantagraphics)
The Ticking, by Renée French (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Castle Waiting, by Linda Medley (Fantagraphics)
Mom’s Cancer, by Brian Fies (Abrams)
Shadowland, by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
Truth Serum, by Jon Adams (City Cyclops)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
The Complete Peanuts, 1959–1960, 1961–1962, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)
Mary Perkins On Stage, by Leonard Starr (Classic Comics Press)
Moomin, by Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, by E. C. Segar (Fantagraphics)
Walt & Skeezix, vol. 2, by Frank King (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
Abandon the Old In Tokyo, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)
Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries, 1900–1969, by Dan Nadel (Abrams)
The Eternals, by Jack Kirby (Marvel)
Ode to Kirihito, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis Trondheim (First Second)
De:TALES, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
Hwy 115, by Matthias Lehmann (Fantagraphics)
The Left Bank Gang, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
Pizzeria Kamikaze, by Etgar Keret and Asaf Hanuka (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan
After School Nightmare, by Setona Mizushiro (Go! Comi)
Antique Bakery, by Fumi Yoshinaga (Digital Manga)
Naoki Urusawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urusawa (Viz)
Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)
Walking Man, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)

Best Writer
Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil (Marvel); Criminal (Marvel Icon)
Bob Burden, Gumby (Wildcard)
Ian Edginton, Scarlet Traces: The Great Game (Dark Horse)
Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, Batman, 52, Seven Soldiers (DC)
Bill Willingham, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Writer/Artist
Allison Bechdel, Fun Home (Houghton Mifflin)
Renée French, The Ticking (Top Shelf)
Gilbert Hernandez, Love and Rockets, New Tales of Old Palomar (Fantagraphics); Sloth (Vertigo/DC)
Paul Pope, Batman: Year 100 (DC)
Joann Sfar, Klezmer, Vampire Loves (First Second)

Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Ivan Brunetti, Schizo (Fantagraphics)
Lilli Carré, Tales of Woodsman Pete (Top Shelf)
Michael Kupperman, Tales Designed to Thrizzle (Fantagraphics)
Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics); Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident (Dark Horse)
Lewis Trondheim, A.L.I.E.E.E.N. (First Second); Mr. I (NBM)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Tony Harris/Tom Feister, Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC)
Niko Henrichon, Pride of Baghdad (Vertigo/DC)
Michael Lark/Stefano Gaudiano, Daredevil (Marvel)
Sonny Liew, Wonderland (SLG)
Steven McNiven/Dexter Vines, Civil War (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Nicolas De Crecy, Glacial Period (NBM)
Melinda Gebbie, Lost Girls (Top Shelf)
Ben Templesmith, Fell (Image); The Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M (Desperado/Image); Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (IDW)
Jill Thompson, “A Dog and His Boy” in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; “Love Triangle” in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse); “Fair Division,” in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
Brett Weldele, Southland Tales: Prequel Saga (Graphitti); Silent Ghost (Markosia)

Best Cover Artist
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); The Escapists (Dark Horse); The Lone Ranger (Dynamite)
Tony Harris, Conan (Dark Horse); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC)
James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
Dave Johnson, 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC); Zombie Tales, Cthulu Tales, Black Plague (Boom!)
J. G. Jones, 52 (DC)

Best Coloring
Kristian Donaldson, Supermarket (IDW)
Hubert, The Left Bank Gang (Fantagraphics)
Lark Pien, American Born Chinese (First Second)
Dave Stewart, BPRD, Conan, The Escapists, Hellboy (Dark Horse); Action Comics, Batman/The Spirit, Superman (DC)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #17 (ACME Novelty)

Best Lettering
Ivan Brunetti, Schizo (Fantagraphics)
Todd Klein, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall; Pride of Baghdad, Testament (Vertigo/DC); Fantastic Four: 1602, Eternals (Marvel); Lost Girls (Top Shelf)
Clem Robins, BPRD, The Dark Horse Book of Monsters, Hellboy (Dark Horse); Loveless, 100 Bullets, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC)
Richard Sala, The Grave Robber’s Daughter, Delphine (Fantagraphics)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #17 (ACME Novelty)

Special Recognition
Ross Campbell, Abandoned (Tokyopop); Wet Moon 2 (Oni)
Svetlana Chmakova, Dramacon (Tokyopop)
Hope Larson, Gray Horses (Oni)
Dash Shaw, The Mother’s Mouth (Alternative)
Kasimir Strzepek, Mourning Star (Bodega)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
Comic Art 8, edited by Todd Hignite (Buenaventura Press)
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Dirk Deppey, Michael Dean, and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon and Jordan Raphael (www.Comicsreporter.com)
¡Journalista!, produced by Dirk Deppey (Fantagraphics, www.tcj.com/journalista/)

Best Comics-Related Book
The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)
Cartoon America: Comic Art in the Library of Congress, edited by Harry Katz (Abrams)
Dear John: The Alex Toth Doodle Book, by John Hitchcock (Octopus Press)
In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, by Todd Hignite (Yale University Press)
Wally’s World, by Steve Sarger and J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)

Best Publication Design
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Castle Waiting graphic novel, designed by Adam Grano (Fantagraphics)
Lost Girls, designed by Matt Kindt and Brett Warnock (Top Shelf)
Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)
The Ticking, designed by Jordan Crane (Top Shelf)

Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices (2): Robert Kanigher and Ogden Whitney

Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
Dick Ayers
Bernard Baily
Matt Baker
Wayne Boring
Creig Flessel
Harold Gray
Irwin Hasen
Graham Ingels
Joe Orlando
Lily Renée (Peters) Phillips
Bob Powell
Gilbert Shelton
Cliff Sterrett

Det er en solid liste, der i år synes at være mere præget af Indie-udgivelser end den plejer (eller er det bare mig?). Og så må i år vel også markere en af de første gange nogen sinde at Alan Moore ikke er nomineret til prisen – det lader til at komiteen ikke var imponeret af hans erotiske Lost Girls.

Ellers er der også mange piger/kvinder nomineret i år – 20 er det blevet til, her i blandt Alison Bechdel for Fun Home og Alexa Kitchen, der med sine bare 8 år er den yngste nominerede nogensinde.

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??? ;)

Nominerede til dette års Shuster-pris

Igen i år uddeler Canadierne deres Shuster-pris, som vel svarer til en Eisner. Prisen er naturligvis navngivet efter canadieren Joe Shuster, som var en af skaberne af Superman.

De nominerede er (i udvalgte kategorier):

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Writer

Ian Boothby for DCU Infinite Holiday Special (DC Comics), Futurama Comics 23-26, 28, Simpsons Comics 118, 119, 121, 123, Simpsons Super Spectacular 3 (Bongo Comics)

Darwyn Cooke for Superman Confidential 1-2 (DC Comics)

John Rogers for Blue Beetle 1-10 (DC Comics), Contributing writer for Cthulhu Tales 1, Ninja Tales 1, Pirate Tales 1 & Zombie Tales: The Dead 1 (Boom! Studios)

Ty Templeton for Civil War: Choosing Sides (Marvel Comics), Revolution on the Planet of the Apes 2-6 (Mister Comics)

J. Torres for Cartoon Network Block Party 22, Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi 3, Teen Titans Go! 27-38, The Batman Strikes 23 (DC Comics/Johnny DC), Ninja Scroll 1-3 (DC Comics/Wildstorm), Degrassi: The Next Generation – Extra Credit Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (Pocket Books), Love As A Foreign Language 5 (Oni Press)

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist

Adrian Alphona for Runaways 12-18, 22 (Marvel Comics)

Darwyn Cooke & J. Bone for Batman/The Spirit (DC Comics)

Pia Guerra for Y the Last Man 43-46, 49-52 (DC/Vertigo)

Niko Henrichon for Pride of Baghdad (DC/Vertigo)

Stuart Immonen for Nextwave: Agents of HATE 1-11, Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual 2 (Marvel Comics)

Cary Nord for Conan 24-25, 29-31, 33-34 (Dark Horse)

Steve Skroce for Doc Frankenstein 3-5 (Burleyman)

Doug Wheatley for Star Wars: Dark Times 1 (Dark Horse)

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Scott Chantler for Northwest Passage 3 (Oni Press)

Darwyn Cooke for The Spirit 1 (DC Comics)

Michel Gagne for “Underworld”- Flight Vol. 3 (Ballantine Books)

Johane Matte for “Hunter” – Flight Vol. 3 (Ballantine Books)

Bryan Lee O’Malley for Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3 (Oni Press)

Ty Templeton for Simpsons Comics 117 (Bongo)

Jean-Louis Tripp & Regis Loisel for Magasin General Vol. 1: Marie & Vol. 2: Serge (Casterman)

Rob Walton for Ragmop (Planet Lucy)

Outstanding Canadian Web Comic Creator / Creative Team___Paul Bordeleau for Troglodytes www.troglodytes.bedeka.org

Rob Coughler & Ramon Perez for Butternut Squash www.butternutsquash.net

Matt Forsythe for Ojingogo www.comingupforair.net/comics/ojingogo-start.html

Faith Erin Hicks for Ice www.realityfelon.com/Faith/ice/index.html

Stuart & Katherine Immonen for Never As Bad As You Think www.webcomicsnation.com/killdozer/never/series.php

Dan Kim for April May & June www.manga.clone-army.org/anm.php, Kanami www.manga.clone-army.org/kanami.php, and Penny Tribute www.manga.clone-army.org/penny.php

Steven Charles Manale for Superslackers www.superslackers.com

Kean Soo for Jellaby Shorts www.secretfriendsociety.com

Det er en sjov liste (for mig i al fald), for den viser mig at jeg ikke kender specielt meget til canadiske tegneserier, samt at der er indtil flere personer, som jeg slet ikke vidste var canadiere – jeg nævner i flæng Darwyn Cooke, Stuart Immonen, Adrian Alphona, Pia Guerra og Cary Nord. Det skal naturligvis ikke ligge dem til last! ;)
Samtidig synes jeg at der er et par barske kategorier imellem – jeg vil f.eks. nødigt vælge mellem de nominerede i� Comic Book Artist og Comic Book Cartoonist.