Eisner Award nominations
Jackie Estrada
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Jackie Estrada
Jason Michael
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There's a pretty good mix of different genres and approaches to comics in
this years nominees. My choices for the winners:
2004 Eisner Award Nominees (for 2003 Publications)
Best Short Story
"Death," by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell, in The Sandman: Endless Nights
(Vertigo/DC)
"It Was a Dark and Silly Night . . ." by Lemony Snicket and Richard Sala, in
Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins)
"It Was a Dark and Silly Night," by Carlos Nine, in Little Lit: It Was a
Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins)
"Monsieur Jean," by Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian, in Drawn &
Quarterly 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
"Same Difference," by Derek Kirk Kim, in Same Difference and Other Stories
(Small Stories)
"There Are No Flowers in the Real World," by David Lapham, in The Matrix
Comics (Burlyman Entertainment)
My pick would go to the Lemony Snicket and Richard Sala contribution to "It
Was A Dark & Silly Night". A fun little story that I enjoy reading to my
daughters. (Haven't read "Same Difference")
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Conan The Legend #0, by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord (Dark Horse)
Finder #30: "Beware of Dog," by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed Press)
Giant THB 1.v.2, by Paul Pope (Horse Press)
Global Frequency #5: "Big Sky," by Warren Ellis and Jon J. Muth
(WildStorm/DC)
The Goon #1, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Usagi Yojimbo #65: "Usagi and the Tengu," by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
These are all solid work but I'll pass on choosing one of them because I
think even some of these creators did better single issues last year.
Best Serialized Story
Alias #22-28: "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" & "Purple," by Brian
Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos (Marvel)
Daredevil #46-50: "Hardcore," by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
(Marvel)
Forlorn Funnies #3-5: "Mother Come Home," by Paul Hornschemeier (Absence of
Ink)
Gotham Central #6-10: "Half a Life," by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (DC)
Queen and Country #13-15: "Operation Blackwall," by Greg Rucka and Jason
Alexander (Oni)
Queen & Country.
Best Continuing Series
Alias, by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos (Marvel)
Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev and David Mack (Marvel)
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Gotham Central, by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt, and
Stefano Gaudiano (DC)
100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka, Jason Alexander, Carla Speed McNeil, and
Mike Hawthorne (Oni)
Gotham Central.
Best Limited Series
Arrowsmith, by Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco, and Jesús Meriño (WildStorm/DC)
Empire, by Mark Waid, Barry Kitson, and James Pascoe (DC)
Global Frequency, by Warren Ellis and various artists (WildStorm/DC)
JSA: The Unholy Three, by Dan Jolley, Tony Harris, and Ray Snyder (DC)
Superman: Red Son, by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson/Andrew Robinson, and Kilian
Plunkett/Walden Wong (DC)
Unstable Molecules, by James Sturm and Guy Davis (Marvel)
My favorite of these was Unstable Molecules, but I'm surprised it was even
nominated- I thought I was the only person who enjoyed it.
Best New Series
El Cazador, by Chuck Dixon and Steve Epting (CrossGen)
Invincible, by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker (Image)
The Losers, by Andy Diggle and Jock (Vertigo/DC)
Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker (DC)
Sleeper, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (WildStorm/DC)
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore (Image)
I like Plastic Man but if these awards are anything like the Academy Awards,
comedy rarely wins. (Haven't read "The Walking Dead")
Best Title for a Younger Audience
Astro Boy, by Osamu Tezuka (Dark Horse)
Happy Halloween, Li'l Santa, by Thierry Robin and Lewis Trondheim (NBM)
Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night, edited by art spiegelman and
Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, by Joann Sfar (Simon & Shuster)
Peanutbutter and Jeremy's Best Book Ever!, by James Kochalka (Alternative)
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge, by various (Gemstone)
I'm torn between Little Lit and Peanut Butter and Jeremy.
Best Humor Publication
Circling the Drain (The Collected Dork, vol. 2), by Evan Dorkin (SLG)
Formerly Known as the Justice League, by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis,
Kevin Maguire, and Joe Rubinstein (DC)
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
The New Baker, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
What's Michael vols. 7 and 8, by Makoto Kobayashi (Dark Horse)
Loved revisiting the Justice League. Better than I hoped it would be.
(Haven't read these volumes of "What's Michael", though I've read other
ones.Are these far better than the older work?)
Best Anthology
AutobioGraphix, edited by Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
Drawn & Quarterly 5, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night, edited by art spiegelman and
Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
Project: Telstar, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell,
Miguelanxo Prado, Barron Storey, Frank Quitely, Glenn Fabry, Milo Manara,
and Bill Sienkiewicz; co-edited by Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (Vertigo/DC)
Autobiographix had a good mix of material. (I haven't read
"Project:Telstar")
Best Graphic Album-New
Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (ibooks)
Blankets, by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)
The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo, by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
Yossel, April 19, 1943, by Joe Kubert (ibooks)
Sacco's The Fixer was a compelling portrait of an unsavoury character. (I
haven't read "Blacksad")
Best Graphic Album-Reprint
Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons, by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and
others (DC)
The Frank Book, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations, vols. 1 and 2, by P.
Craig Russell (NBM)
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
Quimby the Mouse, by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
I'd recommend ALL these books. Great comics, better than all the new
material nominated this year, I think.
Best Archival Collection/Project
Al Capp's L'il Abner: The Frazetta Years, by Al Capp, edited by Denis
Kitchen (Dark Horse)
Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Challengers of the Unknown Archives, vol. 1, by Dave Wood and Jack Kirby,
edited by Dale Crain (DC)
The Chronicles of Conan, vols. 1 and 2, by Roy Thomas and Barry
Windsor-Smith, edited by Jeremy Barlow (Dark Horse)
Krazy and Ignatz, 1929-1930, by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard
(Fantagraphics)
The Spirit Archives, vol. 12, by Will Eisner, edited by Dale Crain (DC)
I just read the Buddha books over the last couple of weeks and I think they
were the best comics released last year. I'd almost given up on Tezuka after
my first exposure to him through the Dark Horse reprints, but his mature
work is incredible. Again, you can't go wrong with the books in this
category (though I don't find Conan has aged too wel no matter how
beautifully Windsor-Smith drew it). It's tempting to vote for the Spirit
Vol. 12 as it's finally Eisner returning to the strip post-war, but he
doesn't really hit his stride until next volume. Besides the scope of Buddha
is far greater than Eisner's work.
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (ibooks)
Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Chaland Anthology: Freddy Lombard, vols. 1 and 2, by Yves Chaland
(Humanoids)
Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, by Joann Sfar (Simon & Shuster)
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
Gotta go with Buddha again.
Best Writer
Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and Hard Place
(Vertigo/DC); Batman (DC)
Brian Michael Bendis, Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men
(Marvel); Powers (Image)
Ed Brubaker, Catwoman, Detective Comics, Gotham Central (DC); Sleeper
(WildStorm/DC)
Warren Ellis, Orbiter (Vertigo/DC); Global Frequency, Red, Planetary,
Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC)
Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Smax, Tom
Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC)
Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Gotham Central, Wonder Woman
(DC);Wolverine (Marvel)
Alan Moore.
Best Writer/Artist
Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
Paul Hornschemeier, Forlorn Funnies (Absence of Ink)
Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond (Viz)
Paul Pope, Giant THB 1.v.2 (Horse Press)
Craig Thompson, Blankets (Top Shelf)
Jaime Hernandez.
Best Writer/Artist-Humor
Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The New Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
Tony Millionaire, Sock Monkey (Dark Horse)
Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
Joann Sfar, Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, Little Vampire Goes to School
(Simon & Shuster)
Jeff Smith, Bone (Cartoon Books)
Lots of good nominees here- I think Tony Millionaire edges out Kyle Baker.
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
John Cassaday, Planetary, Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC);
Hellboy Weird Tales (Dark Horse)
Tan Eng Huat, Doom Patrol, JLA #91 (DC)
Alex Maleev, Daredevil (Marvel)
Jim Lee/Scott Williams, Batman (DC)
Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC); Batman (DC); Boy Vampire: The
Resurrection (SAF)
John Cassaday. His Lobster Johnson strip in Hellboy: Weird Tales was
retro-iffic! (Yes, I just made that word up.)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (ibooks)
Ladronn, Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
Miguelanxo Prado, "Dream," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
Frank Quitely, "Destiny," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
Jill Thompson, "Stray," in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse)
I'm not much of a painted art fan so I'll abstain from this category (even
though I've read all but Guarnido's stories)
Best Coloring
Steven Griffin, Hawaiian Dick (Image)
Matt Hollingsworth, Catwoman (DC)
Paul Hornschemeier, Forlorn Funnies (Absence of Ink)
Jason Keith, El Cazador (CrossGen)
Patricia Mulvihill, Batman, Wonder Woman (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Matt Hollingsworth.
Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Detective Comics( DC); Fables, The Sandman: Endless Nights
(Vertigo/DC); Tom Strong, Promethea (ABC); 1602 (Marvel)
Bill Oakley, Hawkman, JSA (DC); League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2
(ABC); Sleeper (WildStorm/DC)
Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
Richard Starkings, Batman (DC); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); Hulk: Gray
(Marvel); Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
Dave Sim/ Todd Klein tie.
Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Batgirl (DC), Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Dave Johnson, Batman #620-622 (DC); 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Scott McKowen, 1602 (Marvel)
Joshua Middleton, NYX, X-Men Unlimited, New Mutants (Marvel)
Sean Phillips, Sleeper (WildStorm/DC)
Brian Wood, Global Frequency (WildStorm/DC)
I love the design sense of Dave Johnson. Always very striking.
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Derek Kirk Kim (writer/artist, Same Difference and Other Stories)
Chrstine Norrie (Cheat)
Jeff Parker (writer/artist, The Interman)
Ben Towele (writer/artist, Farewell Georgia)
Brian Wood (writer, The Couriers; Channel Zero: Jennie One, Demo)
Haven't read enough of these to have an opinion.
Best Comics-Related Periodical
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art)
Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Milo George (Fantagraphics)
Milo George improved The Comics Journal and made it the best mag about
comics. Too bad he's been fired.
Best Comics-Related Book
The Acme Novelty Library Datebook, 1986-1995, by Chris Ware (Drawn &
Quarterly)
The Art of Hellboy, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Black Images in the Comics, by Fredrik Strömberg (Fantagraphics)
Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book, by Jordan Raphael
and Tom Spurgeon (Chicago Review Press)
Don't care for this category. I'll abstain. I don't see how you can choose
one of these books over another because they're totally different.
Best Publication Design
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Absolute Edition, vol. 1,
designed by Todd Klein, Alex Sinclair, and Larry Berry (ABC)
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography, designed by Chester Brown (Drawn &
Quarterly)
Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, designed by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
Project: Telstar, designed by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
Quimby the Mouse, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
Top Shelf Asks the Big Questions, designed by Brett Warnock (?) (Top Shelf)
Quimby the Mouse.
HALL OF FAME
Judges' Choices:
Otto Binder
John Stanley
Voters will select four from:
Bill Blackbeard
Wayne Boring
Al Capp
Jules Feiffer
Lou Fine
René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
Floyd Gottfredson
Graham Ingels
Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
Don Martin
Jerry Robinson
Gilbert Shelton
I can't believe Al Capp isn't already in the Hall. I'd also go with Jules
Feiffer, Don Martin and Gilbert Shelton. This is a hard choice. I think most
of these people deserve to be there. I'm waffling. Maybe drop Don Martin and
vote for Wayne Boring? But Martin was a comedic genius. Lou Fine instead?
But Asterix was so good, how can you overlook Goscinny and Uderzo? Put 'em
all in!
Any more opinions?
Jason
Ralf Haring
> "Jackie Estrada" <jac...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> > The nominations for the 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards can be
> >
> > Jackie Estrada
>
> There's a pretty good mix of different genres and approaches to comics in
> this years nominees. My choices for the winners:
>
> 2004 Eisner Award Nominees (for 2003 Publications)
>
> Best Short Story
> (Vertigo/DC)
> -"It Was a Dark and Silly Night . . ." by Lemony Snicket and Richard Sala, in
> Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins)
> Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins)
> Quarterly 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
> (Small Stories)
> -"There Are No Flowers in the Real World," by David Lapham, in The Matrix
> Comics (Burlyman Entertainment)
>
> My pick would go to the Lemony Snicket and Richard Sala contribution to "It
> Was A Dark & Silly Night". A fun little story that I enjoy reading to my
> daughters. (Haven't read "Same Difference")
Haven't read any of the above other than the Death story.
> Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
> -Conan The Legend #0, by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord (Dark Horse)
> -Finder #30: "Beware of Dog," by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed Press)
> -Giant THB 1.v.2, by Paul Pope (Horse Press)
> -Global Frequency #5: "Big Sky," by Warren Ellis and Jon J. Muth
> (WildStorm/DC)
> -The Goon #1, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
> -Usagi Yojimbo #65: "Usagi and the Tengu," by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
>
> These are all solid work but I'll pass on choosing one of them because I
> think even some of these creators did better single issues last year.
I'd go with the Global Frequency story. Great issue.
> Best Serialized Story
> -Alias #22-28: "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" & "Purple," by Brian
> Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos (Marvel)
> -Daredevil #46-50: "Hardcore," by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
> (Marvel)
> -Forlorn Funnies #3-5: "Mother Come Home," by Paul Hornschemeier (Absence of
> Ink)
> -Gotham Central #6-10: "Half a Life," by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (DC)
> -Queen and Country #13-15: "Operation Blackwall," by Greg Rucka and Jason
> Alexander (Oni)
>
> Queen & Country.
Yep, Q&C. I liked Alias, but Q&C is better.
> Best Continuing Series
> -Alias, by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos (Marvel)
> -Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev and David Mack (Marvel)
> The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
> -Gotham Central, by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt, and
> Stefano Gaudiano (DC)
> -100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
> -Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka, Jason Alexander, Carla Speed McNeil, and
> Mike Hawthorne (Oni)
>
> Gotham Central.
100 Bullets. Consistently amazing.
> Best Limited Series
> -Arrowsmith, by Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco, and Jesús Meriño (WildStorm/DC)
> -Empire, by Mark Waid, Barry Kitson, and James Pascoe (DC)
> -Global Frequency, by Warren Ellis and various artists (WildStorm/DC)
> -JSA: The Unholy Three, by Dan Jolley, Tony Harris, and Ray Snyder (DC)
> -Superman: Red Son, by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson/Andrew Robinson, and Kilian
> Plunkett/Walden Wong (DC)
> -Unstable Molecules, by James Sturm and Guy Davis (Marvel)
>
> My favorite of these was Unstable Molecules, but I'm surprised it was even
> nominated- I thought I was the only person who enjoyed it.
Ouch, hard to choose between these. I'd probably go with Unstable
Molecules as well because it was just such a strange quirky story.
> Best New Series
> -El Cazador, by Chuck Dixon and Steve Epting (CrossGen)
> -Invincible, by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker (Image)
> -The Losers, by Andy Diggle and Jock (Vertigo/DC)
> -Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker (DC)
> -Sleeper, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (WildStorm/DC)
> -The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore (Image)
>
> I like Plastic Man but if these awards are anything like the Academy Awards,
> comedy rarely wins. (Haven't read "The Walking Dead")
The Losers, but only because Sleeper was (imo) a continuation from
Point Blank.
> Best Title for a Younger Audience
> -Astro Boy, by Osamu Tezuka (Dark Horse)
> -Happy Halloween, Li'l Santa, by Thierry Robin and Lewis Trondheim (NBM)
> -Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night, edited by art spiegelman and
> Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
> -Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, by Joann Sfar (Simon & Shuster)
> -Peanutbutter and Jeremy's Best Book Ever!, by James Kochalka (Alternative)
> -Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge, by various (Gemstone)
>
> I'm torn between Little Lit and Peanut Butter and Jeremy.
No opinion.
> Best Humor Publication
> -Circling the Drain (The Collected Dork, vol. 2), by Evan Dorkin (SLG)
> -Formerly Known as the Justice League, by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis,
> Kevin Maguire, and Joe Rubinstein (DC)
> -The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
> -The New Baker, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
> -What's Michael vols. 7 and 8, by Makoto Kobayashi (Dark Horse)
>
> Loved revisiting the Justice League. Better than I hoped it would be.
> (Haven't read these volumes of "What's Michael", though I've read other
> ones.Are these far better than the older work?)
No opinion.
> Best Anthology
> -AutobioGraphix, edited by Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
> -The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
> -Drawn & Quarterly 5, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
> -Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night, edited by art spiegelman and
> Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
> -Project: Telstar, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
> -The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell,
> Miguelanxo Prado, Barron Storey, Frank Quitely, Glenn Fabry, Milo Manara,
> and Bill Sienkiewicz; co-edited by Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (Vertigo/DC)
>
> Autobiographix had a good mix of material. (I haven't read
> "Project:Telstar")
Haven't read any other than Endless Nights.
> Best Graphic Album-New
> -Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (ibooks)
> -Blankets, by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)
> -The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo, by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)
> -Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
> -Yossel, April 19, 1943, by Joe Kubert (ibooks)
>
> Sacco's The Fixer was a compelling portrait of an unsavoury character. (I
> haven't read "Blacksad")
Blankets.
> Best Graphic Album-Reprint
> -Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons, by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and
> others (DC)
> -The Frank Book, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
> -Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
> -The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations, vols. 1 and 2, by P.
> Craig Russell (NBM)
> -Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
> -Quimby the Mouse, by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
>
> I'd recommend ALL these books. Great comics, better than all the new
> material nominated this year, I think.
Haven't read a lot, but of the ones I have I'm enjoying the Russell
opera adaptations immensely.
> Best Archival Collection/Project
> -Al Capp's L'il Abner: The Frazetta Years, by Al Capp, edited by Denis
> Kitchen (Dark Horse)
> -Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
> -Challengers of the Unknown Archives, vol. 1, by Dave Wood and Jack Kirby,
> edited by Dale Crain (DC)
> -The Chronicles of Conan, vols. 1 and 2, by Roy Thomas and Barry
> Windsor-Smith, edited by Jeremy Barlow (Dark Horse)
> -Krazy and Ignatz, 1929-1930, by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard
> (Fantagraphics)
> -The Spirit Archives, vol. 12, by Will Eisner, edited by Dale Crain (DC)
>
> I just read the Buddha books over the last couple of weeks and I think they
> were the best comics released last year. I'd almost given up on Tezuka after
> my first exposure to him through the Dark Horse reprints, but his mature
> work is incredible. Again, you can't go wrong with the books in this
> category (though I don't find Conan has aged too wel no matter how
> beautifully Windsor-Smith drew it). It's tempting to vote for the Spirit
> Vol. 12 as it's finally Eisner returning to the strip post-war, but he
> doesn't really hit his stride until next volume. Besides the scope of Buddha
> is far greater than Eisner's work.
I agree will all of the Tezuka comments above. I really need to find a
way to unload the ASTRO BOY books I picked up. They were *that*
disappointing. The Conan books are excellent presentations as well,
and I'm glad to see Dark Horse will be continuing with the Buscema
material that has never been republished.
> Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
> -Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (ibooks)
> -Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
> -Chaland Anthology: Freddy Lombard, vols. 1 and 2, by Yves Chaland
> (Humanoids)
> -Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, by Joann Sfar (Simon & Shuster)
> -Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
>
> Gotta go with Buddha again.
Ditto. Tezuka is god. I can only imagine how US comics would have been
if there had been an equivalent to him.
> Best Writer
> -Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and Hard Place
> (Vertigo/DC); Batman (DC)
> -Brian Michael Bendis, Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men
> (Marvel); Powers (Image)
> -Ed Brubaker, Catwoman, Detective Comics, Gotham Central (DC); Sleeper
> (WildStorm/DC)
> -Warren Ellis, Orbiter (Vertigo/DC); Global Frequency, Red, Planetary,
> Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC)
> -Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Smax, Tom
> Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC)
> -Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Gotham Central, Wonder Woman
> (DC);Wolverine (Marvel)
>
> Alan Moore.
Of all the lists above, only one or two titles are standouts for each
writer, but I'd have to go with Moore because I think Promethea is the
more groundbreaking work.
> Best Writer/Artist
> -Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
> -Paul Hornschemeier, Forlorn Funnies (Absence of Ink)
> -Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond (Viz)
> -Paul Pope, Giant THB 1.v.2 (Horse Press)
> -Craig Thompson, Blankets (Top Shelf)
>
> Jaime Hernandez.
Thompson.
> Best Writer/Artist-Humor
> -Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The New Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
> -Tony Millionaire, Sock Monkey (Dark Horse)
> -Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
> -Joann Sfar, Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!, Little Vampire Goes to School
> (Simon & Shuster)
> -Jeff Smith, Bone (Cartoon Books)
>
> Lots of good nominees here- I think Tony Millionaire edges out Kyle Baker.
Bone hasn't been especially humorous lately, so yeah Millionaire.
> Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
> -John Cassaday, Planetary, Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC);
> Hellboy Weird Tales (Dark Horse)
> -Tan Eng Huat, Doom Patrol, JLA #91 (DC)
> -Alex Maleev, Daredevil (Marvel)
> -Jim Lee/Scott Williams, Batman (DC)
> -Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC); Batman (DC); Boy Vampire: The
> Resurrection (SAF)
>
> John Cassaday. His Lobster Johnson strip in Hellboy: Weird Tales was
> retro-iffic! (Yes, I just made that word up.)
Of the above list, definitely Cassaday. I love Risso as well, but he
hasn't really shown the range that Cassaday has.
> Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
> -Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (ibooks)
> -Ladronn, Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
> -Miguelanxo Prado, "Dream," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
> -Frank Quitely, "Destiny," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
> -Jill Thompson, "Stray," in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse)
>
> I'm not much of a painted art fan so I'll abstain from this category (even
> though I've read all but Guarnido's stories)
Quitely? I guess....I wouldn't say he's in the same league as the
others. I'd go with Jose Ladronn. His recent painted stuff (INHUMANS,
THOR, HIP FLASK) is as good as his Kirby-homage stuff was bad.
Did Alex Ross not do interior work this year? ;-)
> Best Coloring
> -Steven Griffin, Hawaiian Dick (Image)
> -Matt Hollingsworth, Catwoman (DC)
> -Paul Hornschemeier, Forlorn Funnies (Absence of Ink)
> -Jason Keith, El Cazador (CrossGen)
> -Patricia Mulvihill, Batman, Wonder Woman (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
>
> Matt Hollingsworth.
Not remembering anything spectacular about any of the above. Mulvihill
for 100 Bullets, I suppose.
> Best Lettering
> -Todd Klein, Detective Comics( DC); Fables, The Sandman: Endless Nights
> (Vertigo/DC); Tom Strong, Promethea (ABC); 1602 (Marvel)
> -Bill Oakley, Hawkman, JSA (DC); League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2
> (ABC); Sleeper (WildStorm/DC)
> -Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
> -Richard Starkings, Batman (DC); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); Hulk: Gray
> (Marvel); Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
>
> Dave Sim/ Todd Klein tie.
Dave Sim, gotta give it to him for the last time that he's eligible.
> Best Cover Artist
> -James Jean, Batgirl (DC), Fables (Vertigo/DC)
> -Dave Johnson, Batman #620-622 (DC); 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
> -Scott McKowen, 1602 (Marvel)
> -Joshua Middleton, NYX, X-Men Unlimited, New Mutants (Marvel)
> -Sean Phillips, Sleeper (WildStorm/DC)
> -Brian Wood, Global Frequency (WildStorm/DC)
>
> I love the design sense of Dave Johnson. Always very striking.
Except on Captain America....
I'd go with Scott McKowen as the 1602 covers have been excellent. The
best thing about the series, actually...
> Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
> -Derek Kirk Kim (writer/artist, Same Difference and Other Stories)
> -Chrstine Norrie (Cheat)
> -Jeff Parker (writer/artist, The Interman)
> -Ben Towele (writer/artist, Farewell Georgia)
> -Brian Wood (writer, The Couriers; Channel Zero: Jennie One, Demo)
>
> Haven't read enough of these to have an opinion.
Ditto.
> Best Comics-Related Periodical
> -Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
> -Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art)
> -Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
> -The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Milo George (Fantagraphics)
>
> Milo George improved The Comics Journal and made it the best mag about
> comics. Too bad he's been fired.
Don't read any of them.
> Best Comics-Related Book
> -The Acme Novelty Library Datebook, 1986-1995, by Chris Ware (Drawn &
> Quarterly)
> -The Art of Hellboy, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
> -Black Images in the Comics, by Fredrik Strömberg (Fantagraphics)
> -Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
> -Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book, by Jordan Raphael
> and Tom Spurgeon (Chicago Review Press)
>
> Don't care for this category. I'll abstain. I don't see how you can choose
> one of these books over another because they're totally different.
Sounds reasonable to me.
> Best Publication Design
> -The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Absolute Edition, vol. 1,
> designed by Todd Klein, Alex Sinclair, and Larry Berry (ABC)
> -Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography, designed by Chester Brown (Drawn &
> Quarterly)
> -Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, designed by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
> -Project: Telstar, designed by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
> -Quimby the Mouse, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
> -Top Shelf Asks the Big Questions, designed by Brett Warnock (?) (Top Shelf)
>
> Quimby the Mouse.
Was the Ring of the Nibelung hardcover published last year? I'd go
with that.
> HALL OF FAME
> Judges' Choices:
> Otto Binder
> John Stanley
>
> Voters will select four from:
> Bill Blackbeard
> Wayne Boring
> Al Capp
> Jules Feiffer
> Lou Fine
> René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
> Floyd Gottfredson
> Graham Ingels
> Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
> Don Martin
> Jerry Robinson
> Gilbert Shelton
>
> I can't believe Al Capp isn't already in the Hall. I'd also go with Jules
> Feiffer, Don Martin and Gilbert Shelton. This is a hard choice. I think most
> of these people deserve to be there. I'm waffling. Maybe drop Don Martin and
> vote for Wayne Boring? But Martin was a comedic genius. Lou Fine instead?
> But Asterix was so good, how can you overlook Goscinny and Uderzo? Put 'em
> all in!
Goscinny/Uderzo
Koike/Kojima
Frankly these teams should be in there before all of the others
listed.
> Any more opinions?
Abe Sapien is the bomb.
-Ralf
Jason Michael
"Ralf Haring" <ra...@duke.edu> wrote in message
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>
> I agree will all of the Tezuka comments above. I really need to find a
> way to unload the ASTRO BOY books I picked up. They were *that*
> disappointing.
Unfortunately I bought them all at once because I got a deal at 50 % off
cover. I'd always wanted to read them and thought it was a good opportunity.
I'm stalled at Vol. 6.
>
> Ditto. Tezuka is god. I can only imagine how US comics would have been
> if there had been an equivalent to him.
>
What other work has he done similar in approach to Buddha and Phoenix?
> > Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
> > -Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (ibooks)
> > -Ladronn, Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
> > -Miguelanxo Prado, "Dream," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
> > -Frank Quitely, "Destiny," in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
> > -Jill Thompson, "Stray," in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark
Horse)
> >
> > I'm not much of a painted art fan so I'll abstain from this category
(even
> > though I've read all but Guarnido's stories)
>
> Quitely? I guess....I wouldn't say he's in the same league as the
> others. I'd go with Jose Ladronn. His recent painted stuff (INHUMANS,
> THOR, HIP FLASK) is as good as his Kirby-homage stuff was bad.
>
> Did Alex Ross not do interior work this year? ;-)
You know, I made a snarky comment about Ross when I first started writing
my previous post but took it out 'cause I thought it was ,well, snarky.
Thanks for doing it for me! :)
>
> Was the Ring of the Nibelung hardcover published last year? I'd go
> with that.
>
Is that the Dark Horse one? If so, it was publisheed November 27, 2002.
I think you can pick two more- the ones you picked count as a team.
> Frankly these teams should be in there before all of the others
> listed.
I think they're all good choices. A few might be considered as
journeymen/craftsmen (Wayne Boring, Lou Fine, Jerry Robinson) and not as
important to the devolopment of the medium as innovators but they're at
least really good artists.
>
> > Any more opinions?
>
> Abe Sapien is the bomb.
Is the movie good? I rarely go to movies but I'm tempted to see it.
>
> -Ralf
Jason
Ralf Haring
<jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>What other work has he done similar in approach to Buddha and Phoenix?
That are available in English? The Adolf series from Viz.
>I think they're all good choices. A few might be considered as
>journeymen/craftsmen (Wayne Boring, Lou Fine, Jerry Robinson) and not as
>important to the devolopment of the medium as innovators but they're at
>least really good artists.
I just think that sometimes you have to wonder about the voters when
certain "innovators" need to be backdoored in via "judge's choices." I
mean .... Marie Severin over Herge and Tezuka? Gimme a break......
>>> Any more opinions?
>>
>> Abe Sapien is the bomb.
>
>Is the movie good? I rarely go to movies but I'm tempted to see it.
It's a good Hellboy adaptation. ;-) But Abe is the bomb in the books
too.
-Ralf Haring
"The mind must be the harder, the heart the keener,
the spirit the greater, as our strength grows less."
-Byrhtwold, The Battle of Maldon
Jason Michael
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:24:39 -0400, "Jason Michael"
> <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >What other work has he done similar in approach to Buddha and Phoenix?
>
> That are available in English? The Adolf series from Viz.
I'd forgotten about that one. Thanks! Gotta get them.
>
> >I think they're all good choices. A few might be considered as
> >journeymen/craftsmen (Wayne Boring, Lou Fine, Jerry Robinson) and not as
> >important to the devolopment of the medium as innovators but they're at
> >least really good artists.
>
> I just think that sometimes you have to wonder about the voters when
> certain "innovators" need to be backdoored in via "judge's choices." I
> mean .... Marie Severin over Herge and Tezuka? Gimme a break......
>
I'd glossed over the Judges Choices but you're right. It seems like a way to
admit the "Friends of Eisner" who aren't really worthy. But this year's
choices, Otto Binder and John Stanley, aren't too bad.
> >>> Any more opinions?
> >>
> >> Abe Sapien is the bomb.
> >
> >Is the movie good? I rarely go to movies but I'm tempted to see it.
>
> It's a good Hellboy adaptation. ;-) But Abe is the bomb in the books
> too.
>
> -Ralf Haring
> "The mind must be the harder, the heart the keener,
> the spirit the greater, as our strength grows less."
> -Byrhtwold, The Battle of Maldon
Jason
Ralf Haring
<jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>I'd glossed over the Judges Choices but you're right. It seems like a way to
>admit the "Friends of Eisner" who aren't really worthy. But this year's
>choices, Otto Binder and John Stanley, aren't too bad.
I think you misunderstand. I think it's sad that the more influential
ones don't get voted in outright and need to be grandfathered in.
Jason Michael
Ah, sorry, you're right. I did misunderstand you.
Jason
Steven Rowe
<jwmi...@sympatico.ca> writes:
>I'd glossed over the Judges Choices but you're right. It seems like a way to
>admit the "Friends of Eisner" who aren't really worthy. But this year's
>choices, Otto Binder and John Stanley, aren't too bad.
hmm, I would say John Stanley is a little more than not too bad...
he's up there with Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, and Shelly Mayer in the top list.
(even though he didnt draw too many comics)
steven rowe
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> In article <cRQdc.43006$wq4.2...@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Jason
Michael"
> <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> writes:
>
> >I'd glossed over the Judges Choices but you're right. It seems like a way
to
> >admit the "Friends of Eisner" who aren't really worthy. But this year's
> >choices, Otto Binder and John Stanley, aren't too bad.
>
> hmm, I would say John Stanley is a little more than not too bad...
Didn't meant to denigrate him. That was just me being understated.
Jason