Voting opens for Eagle Awards

By John Freeman on 24 May 2010

Voting for this year’s Eagle Awards is now open on the official site.

Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last 30 years.

The nominations are as follows:

Favourite Newcomer Writer
• Al Ewing
• Jonathan Hickman
• Kathryn Immonen
• Kieron Gillen
• Mike Lynch

Favourite Newcomer Artist
• David Lafuente
• Declan Shalvey
• Jamie McKelvie
• John Cullen
• Matt Timson

Favourite Writer
• Alan Moore (Wikipedia)
• Geoff Johns
• John Wagner (Wikipedia Link)
• Tony Lee
• Warren Ellis

Favourite Writer/Artist
• Bryan Lee O’Malley
• Darwyn Cooke (Almost Darwyn Cooke’s Blog – But Not Quite)
• David Mazzucchelli (Wikipedia Link)
• Paul Grist (The Paul Grist Comics Index)

Favourite Artist: Pencils
• Frank Quitely (Wikipedia Link)
• Guy Davis
• Ivan Reis (Wikipedia Link)
• J.H. Williams III
• Stuart Immonen

Favourite Artist: Inks
• Jackson ‘Butch’ Guice
• Charlie Adlard
• Gary Erskine
• Kevin O’Neil (Wikipedia link)
• Mark Farmer Wikipedia Link)

Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork
• Adi Granov
• Alex Ross
• Ben Templesmith
• J.H. Williams III
• James Jean
Favourite Colourist

• Ben Templesmith
• Christina Strain
• Dave Stewart (Wikipedia Link)
• Laura Martin
• Len O’Grady

Favourite Letterer
• Annie Parkhouse
• Chris Eliopoulos (Miery loves Sherman webcomic)
• Nate Piekos (Blambot)
• Richard Starkings (Comiccraft)
• Simon Bowland (on Twitter)
• Todd Klein

Favourite Editor
• Axel Alonso – Executive Editor, Marvel Comics (on Twitter)
• Matt Smith – 2000AD (Wikipedia Link)
• Nick Lowe – Marvel Comics (Wikipedia Link)
• Stephen Wacker – Marvel Comics (on Twitter)
• Tom Brevoort – Marvel Comics (Marvel blog)

Favourite Publisher
• DC/Vertigo
• IDW
• Image Comics
• Marvel
• Rebellion/2000AD

Favourite American Colour Comicbook
• B.P.R.D.
• Batman and Robin
• Captain Britain and MI13
• Chew
• Doctor Who
• Phonogram – The Singles Club
• Scalped

Favourite British Colour Comicbook
• 2000AD
• Spandex
• The Beano
• The Dead: Kingdom of Flies
• The DFC

Favourite American Black and White Comicbook
• I Kill Giants
• Scott Pilgrim
• The Venger: Dead Man Rising
• Usagi Yojimbo
• Walking Dead (Wikipedia link)

Favourite British Black and White Comicbook
• Chloe Noonan
• Dragon Heir by Emma Vieceli
• Futurequake
• Space Babe 113 by John Maybury (pictured- adult comic)
• Whatever Happened To The World’s Fastest Man?

Favourite New Comicbook
• Batman and Robin
• Chew
• Doctor Who
• Rí Rá
• Unwritten

Favourite Manga
• Fullmetal Alchemist (Wikipedia link)
• GoGo Monster
• Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Wikipedia Link)
• Pluto (Wikipedia link)
• Reya

Favourite European Comicbook
• The Chimpanzee Complex
• Largo Winch
• L’Histoire Secrète
• Requiem Vampire Knightby Pat Mills
• Rí Rá

Favourite Single Story Published During 2009
• Doctor Who : The Time Machination
• Doctor Who: Black Death White Life
• From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker
• Phonogram The Singles Club 4: Konichiwa Bitches
• R.E.B.E.L.S. Annual #1: Starro the Conqueror

Favourite Continued Story Published During 2009
• Doctor Who: The Forgotten
• Judge Dredd: Tour of Duty
• Phonogram: The Singles Club
• Scalped #19-24: The Gravel in your Gut
• Walking Dead #61 – 65: Fear The Hunters

Favourite Cover Published During 2009
• 2000AD #1631 (D’Israeli/Dirty Frank)
• Batgirl #2
• Batman & Robin #4 (Frank Quitely)
• Batman and Robin #3
• Doctor Who: The Forgotten #6

Favourite Original Graphic Novel Published During 2009
• Asterios Polyp
• Grandeville
• League of Extraodinary Gentlemen: Century
• Mouse Guard: Winter 1152
• The Hunter

Favourite Reprint Compilation
• Captain Britain by Alan Moore & Alan Davis Omnibus
• Charley’s War: Underground and Over The Top
• Doctor Who: The Forgotten
• Saga of the Swamp Thing
• The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures

Favourite Magazine about Comics
• Back Issue
• Comics International
• Comics Journal
• Tripwire
• Wizard

Favourite Comics-Related Book
• Comic Book Design (Gary Millidge)
• Peter and Max
• The Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels – Andy Schmidt
• The Marvel Art of Marko Djurdjevic
• War Stories (Mike Conroy)

Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show
• Heroes
• Smallville
• Surrogates
• The Big Bang Theory
• Watchmen

Favourite Comics Related Website
• 2000AD Online

• Bleedingcool.com
• comicbookresources.com
• Forbidden Planet Blog
• Newsarama

Favourite Web-Based Comic
• Freak Angels
• Order of the Stick
• PVP
• Sin Titulo
• xkcd.com

Roll of Honour
• Brian Bolland
• Dick Giordano
• Joe Kubert
• John Hicklenton
• Peter David

• Vote online at www.eagleawards.co.uk

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.