Eagle Awards Press Release
Voting in the 2011 Eagle Awards is now open. After compiling nominations from the UK, USA and more than 70 other countries around the world, the top five nominees in each of the Eagles’ 29 categories will now go forward to the public voting round of the Awards. To pick your favourites of 2010, visit www.eagleawards.co.uk/survey/index.php?sid=53498“>the Eagle Awards website.
Eagle Award Voting will close at midnight BST on Monday 11 April, with the overall winners being announced on Friday 27 May at the MCM Expo London Comic Con, the biggest and best pop culture event in the UK.
“This year’s response has been absolutely amazing,” said Eagles organiser Cassandra Conroy. “Not only have we reached almost twice as many countries as last year but we have had thousands more nominations than ever before. I can’t wait to see the response to the voting round. I’m expecting it to be huge!”
For the list of nominees, check after the jump (and don’t forget to write in Multiversity for your favorite site!)
2010 EAGLE AWARDS NOMINEES
Favourite Newcomer Writer
-Al Ewing
-Bryan Lee O‘Malley
-Nick Spencer
-Paul Cornell
-Scott Snyder
Favourite Newcomer Artist
-Bryan Lee O‘Malley
-Fiona Staples
-Rafael Albuquerque
-Sara Pichelli
-Sean Murphy
Favourite Writer
-Ed Brubaker
-Grant Morrison
-John Wagner
-Robert Kirkman
-Warren Ellis
Favourite Writer/Artist
-Bryan Lee O‘Malley
-Darwyn Cooke
-Gabriel Ba with Fabio Moon
-Jeff Lemire
-Mike Mignola
Favourite Artist: Pencils
-Becky Cloonan
-Carlos Ezquerra
-Dave Ryan
-J. H. Williams III
-Mike Mignola
Favourite Artist: Inks
-Becky Cloonan
-Bill Sienkiewicz
-Carlos Ezquerra
-Gary Erskine
-Mike Mignola
Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork
-Alex Ross
-Ben Templesmith
-J. H. Williams III
-D‘Israeli
-Jock
Favourite Colourist
-Dave Stewart
-Jeff Balke
-Laura Allred
-Laura Martin
-Len O‘Grady
Favourite Letterer
Continued below-Annie Parkhouse
-Chris Eliopoulos
-Jim Campbell
-Richard Starkings
-Russ Wooton
Favourite Editor
-Matt Smith/Tharg
-Scott Allie
-Steve Wacker
-Todd McFarlane
-Tom Brevoort
Favourite Publisher
– Dark Horse
– DC Comics/Vertigo/WildStorm
– IDW
– Image Comics (inc Top Cow)
– Marvel
Favourite American Comicbook: Colour
-Amazing Spider-Man by Various (Marvel)
-Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison plus Various (DC Comics)
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight by Various (Dark Horse)
-Doctor Who by Tony Lee plus Various (IDW Publishing)
-Hellboy by Mike Mignola plus Various (Dark Horse)
Favourite American Comicbook: Black and White
-Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower (Image Comics)
-Demo Vol.2 by Brain Wood and Becky Cloonan (DC Comics)
-Echo by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
-RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Comics)
-The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)
Favourite British Comicbook: Colour
-2000AD by Various (Rebellion)
-Dandy by Various (DC Thomson)
-Doctor Who Magazine by Various (Panini Comics)
-The Man of Glass by Martin Flink (Accent UK)
-Torchwood by Various (Titan Books)
Favourite British Comicbook: Black and White
-Commando by Various (DC Thomson)
-Dogbreath by Various (Futurequake Publishing)
-Futurequake by Various (Futurequake Publishing)
-Paragon by Various (David Cavendish)
-Zarjaz by Various (Futurequake Publishing)
Favourite New Comicbook
– Alan Moore‘s Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows (Avatar Press)
– American Vampire by Stephen King, Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque (DC Comics/Vertigo)
– Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)
– War of the Independents by Dave Ryan (Red Anvil Comics)
-S.H.I.E.L.D by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver (Marvel)
Favourite Manga
-Bleach by Tite Kubo (Shueisha/Viz Media)
-Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha/Viz Media)
-One Piece by Eiirchiro Oda (Shueisha/Viz Media)
-Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (Square Enix/Viz Media)
-Berserk by Kenatro Miura (Hakusensha/Dark Horse Comics)
Favourite European Comicbook
Continued below-Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Darguad/Dark Horse Comics)
-Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa (Soleil/Marvel)
-Requiem: Vampire Knight by Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit (Nickel Editions/Panini Comics)
-The Scorpion by Desberg and Enrico Marini (Dargaud/Cinebook ltd)
-L‘Histoire Secrete by Edward Gauvin and Jean-Pierre Pecau (Delcourt/Archaia Studio Press
Favourite Web-Based Comic
-Axe Cop by Malachai and Ethan Nicolle
-Freak Angels by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield
-Hark! A Vagrant! By Kate Beaton
-Questionable Content by Jeph Jaques
–xkcd.com by Randall Munroe
Favourite Single Story
-Daytripper #8 by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)
-Amazing Spider-Man #625: Endanger Species by Joseph Kelly and Max Fuimara (Marvel)
-A Cat Named Haiku by Mark Poulton and Dexter Weeks (Arcana Studio)
-Legends: The Enchanted #0 by Nick Percival (Radical Comics)
-Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark by Ryan Ottley and Jason Howard (Image Comics)
Favourite Continued Story
-The Walking Dead #73-79: Too Far Gone by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)
-2000AD #1650-1693: Judge Dredd: Tour of Duty (Rebellion)
-Fables #94-98: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (DC Comics/Vertigo)
-Hellboy #47-49: The Storm by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo (Dark Horse)
-Invincible #71-continuing: The Viltrumite War by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley (Image Comics)
Favourite 2010 Cover
– 2000AD Prog 1700 by Jonathan Davis Hunt
– Axe Cop: Vol 1 by Ethan Nicolle
– Batwoman #0 by J.H. Williams III
– Daytripper #2 by Gabriel Bá
– War of the Independents by Dave Ryan
Favourite 2010 Original Graphic Novel
-At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft and Ian Culbard (SELFMADE HERO)
-Hellblazer: Pandemonium by Jamie Delano and Jock (DC Comics/Vertigo)
-Richard Stark‘s Parker: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke (IDW Publishing)
-Scott Pilgrim Vol 6: Scott Pilgrim‘s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O‘Malley (Fourth Estate)
-Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis (DC Comics)
Favourite Reprint Compilation
-Absolute All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly (DC Comics)
-Batwoman: Elegy by Gregg Rucker and J.H. Williams III (DC Comics)
-Charley‘s War: Great Mutiny by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun (Titan Books Ltd)
-Doctor Who: Fugitive by Tony Lee, Al Davison and Matthew Smith (IDW Publishing)
-The Walking Dead: Volume 13 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn (Image Comics)
Favourite Comics-Related Book
-75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz (Taschen GmBH)
-Cover Run: The DC Comic Art of Adam Hughes by Adam Hughes (DC Comics)
-Icons: The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee by Jim Lee and Bill Baker (Titan Books ltd)
-Mega-City One Archives by August Hann and Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Mongoose Publishing)
-The Horror, The Horror: Comic Books The Government Didn‘t Want You To Read by Jim Trombetta and R. Spiel (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show
-The Big Bang Theory
-Iron Man 2
-Kick Ass
-Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
-The Walking Dead
Favourite Comics-Related Website
-Bleeding Cool
-Comic Attack
-Comic Book Resources
-Comics Alliance
-Girls Read Comics Too
-Newsarama.com
Favourite Magazine about Comics
-Alter Ego (TwoMorrows)
-Back Issue (TwoMorrows)
-Comic Heroes (Future Publishing)
-Tripwire (Tripwire)
-Wizard (Wizard)
Roll of Honour
-Bryan Lee O‘Malley
-Carlos Ezquerra
-Dave Gibbons
-David Mazzuchelli
-John Byrne
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