Saturday 14 May 2005

Squiddies

Votes for the 2004 Squiddies were due yesterday, and I managed to get my votes in just under the wire (actually I sent them in this morning, but I got an acknowledgement so I think they still count!)

Anyway, here's how I voted: (I didn't necessarily vote in all categories):

#C0 Writer.........: Grant Morrison
#C1 Penciller......: Frank Quitely
#C2 Cartoonist.....: Jeff Smith
#C3 Inker..........: Keith Champagne
#C4 Painter........: David Mack
#C5 Letterer.......: Dave Sim
#C6 Colorist.......: Tom Smith
#C7 Creative Team..: Morrison, Quitely, Klein, Grant (We3)
#C8 Cover Artist...: James Jean
#C9 Editor.........: Karen Berger
#CA Pol. Cartoonist: Mike Thompson

#B0 Short Story....: "In This Issue: The World Ends!" (Promethea #31)
#B1 Comics Novella.: Making Rain
#B2 Graphic Novel..: Tiempos Finales (End Times)
#B3 Multi-Part.....: "Soft Targets" (Gotham Central #12-15)
#B4 Ongoing Series.: Gotham Central
#B5 Manga Series...: Planetes
#B6 New Series.....: Astonishing X-Men
#B7 Limited Series.: We3
#B8 Reprint Book...: Human Target: Living in America
#B9 Anthology......: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13
#BA Comic Strip....: Mutts
#BB Web Comic......: Unshelved

#M0 Company/Imprint: DC
#M1 Character......: Oracle
#M2 Character Team.: Birds of Prey
#M3 Adaptation.....: Justice League Unlimited
#M4 Merchandise....: No Award
#M5 Publication....: Comics Journal
#M7 General Website: Sequential Tart
#M8 Comics Blog....: Thought Balloons
#M9 Journalist.....: Tom Spurgeon
#MA Reviewer.......: Paul O'Brien


As you can see, there was a lot of love for We3. Jeff Smith because it's probably his last year for a while; ditto for Dave Sim, whose skill as a letterer is such that you can hear exactly the voice in your head that he wants when putting the words on the page. Karen Berger because I'm enjoying a lot of Vertigo's output again, and she edited We3. DC as favorite company, because they have pretty much the most diverse output of any publisher, although I could have easily gone with Oni (and, as I'm typing this, am starting to wish that I did vote for Oni...)

FCBM Day 14

It's day fourteen of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Stefan Damian. The five comics that Stefan listed are:

1. Hate!
2. The Invisibles
3. Planetary
4. Madman
5. Tom Strong

For Stefan I have Jim Mahfood's Grrl Scouts #1, a comic that would seem to speak to his sensibilities.

Like all the selected entries, Stefan will also receive a copy of the 32-page Free Comic Book Day Preview Edition of Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards by Jim Ottaviani & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Derek's comics should be in the mail by early next week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
87 entries
47 free comics sent so far
17 days remaining