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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 1, 2017 20:12:48 GMT -5
Ok, since I read most of these this year... Best New Series: Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston
Didn't do much for me. Not grim and gritty per se, but I like a little more fun in my superheroes. Art was nice, though!
Bill Finger Award: William Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby
Huh. No disrespect to Bill Loebs but.... Journey was brilliant. So was his Johnny Quest for Comico. I think Messner-Loebs is a fine choice for that award. I just finished the first Black Hammer trade. I thought it was super fun. And there was a fair amount of humor along with the grim and gritty. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Aug 1, 2017 20:25:06 GMT -5
I don't... remember that in Black Hammer. And I read itlast week. This is probably my memory slipping.
Clean Room was way better!
I am now absolutely sure I did read Jughead and remember nothing about it. Hot Dog Taste Test was robbed!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 14:41:01 GMT -5
It didn't win an Eisner, but Marjorie Liu's Mosntress picked up the 2017 Hugo for best Graphic series. I read the first trade and liked it, but haven't gotten around to tracking down the rest.
-M
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Aug 11, 2017 21:24:32 GMT -5
I wonder how many of these winners were the ones that were best distributed/available?
I mostly read new comics through the library.
I probably read 30-50% of the new comics that come through the library.
I have read most of the winners.
I did not read most of the runners up.
Therefore, Eisner winners are more likely to come through the library than Eisner nominees.
I wonder if that means that Eisner winners are better distributed.. Or, basically, that corporate comics have a better chance of finding readers?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 21:36:46 GMT -5
I wonder how many of these winners were the ones that were best distributed/available? I mostly read new comics through the library. I probably read 30-50% of the new comics that come through the library. I have read most of the winners. I did not read most of the runners up. Therefore, Eisner winners are more likely to come through the library than Eisner nominees. I wonder if that means that Eisner winners are better distributed.. Or, basically, that corporate comics have a better chance of finding readers? The Eisners are nominated by a 5 member panel (appointed each year at SDCC for the next year's awards) and voted upon by comics professionals who get a lot of the stuff as comps depending who they work for.Publishers provide copies to the panel of books they want considered for nomination. I don't think distribution has any impact on the nomination or voting because it is not consumers who take part in either. Smaller publishers might not have resources to make as much of their stuff available to the panel, so that might have an impact, but not distribution in general. -M |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Aug 12, 2017 16:43:48 GMT -5
Ok, that might be it.
I mean Saga is fine and all and lord knows it's popular, but I am befuddled as to why everybody would think it was the Very Best Comics and needs to win All The Awards.
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