Mike Conroy has been in touch to say that the full official list of winners for the Eagle Awards, announced at the Bristol comics bash at the weekend, should be going up shortly (in fact, hopefully tomorrow). There’s been a bit of a re-organisation behind the scenes of the awards, with Mike not being able to dedicate as much time to it as before due to his own work and the fact that both the Eagles and the Bristol Expo seem to grow bigger each year, although he said that the exhibitors he spoke to seemed to think they still hadn’t lost the fannish roots. Likewise retailers he spoke to there all seem to have had a very worthwhile time amidst the heaving crowds (in fact Mike mentioned that the doors had to be closed for two brief periods because so many visitors came in they were pushing the maximum amount of bodies allowed in the main exhibition space! Now that’s quite a turnout!). Mike’s daughter Cassandra will be taking on much more of a role with the Eagles and hopefully we should hear an official list of this year’s winners shortly.
May 12th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
First thought on that one:
There’s something mildly disturbing about this. In the modern age that we’re in, when people are live blogging and live twittering the results of the Eisners and other news from the NY Comic Con and San Diego, the Eagle Awards are going to be announced on the 3rd day after the event?
Someone should have been ready with a post to go – hell, all it needs is a list of the nominees that you’ve posted previously and then add a big WINNER next to one entry per category.
So far, all I’ve seen is D’Israeli winning Fave Comic Artist Inks.
http://disraeli-demon.blogspot.....k-you.html
May 12th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
And CBR get the award for first out of the box on this one:
http://www.comicbookresources......8;id=16383
“While CBR was robbed in the Favourite Website category, with Marvel.com winning the prize (not undeservedly, in light of their Digital Comics scheme), “Absolute Sandman” received the Favourite Reprint Eagle, and Dave Gibbons received Favourite Letterer, seeing him comment, “After 30 years, someone has finally recognized that I can spell.”
“The Walking Dead” once again won Favourite Black and White Comic, though the biggest cheer for this category was directed towards the critically acclaimed “Phonogram” by local creators Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, leaving no doubt where the convention-goers favours lay. Perhaps the most surprising moment of the awards was seeing “Hellboy: Darkness Calls” beat back such industry titans as “All-Star Superman,” “Y the Last Man” and “Captain America” to win Favourite Colour Comic (US). Relative newcomer Matt Fraction won Favourite Writer, vindicating Marvel’s recent confidence in him with such high profile assinments as “Uncanny X-Men” and “Invincible Iron Man.”
May 12th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Just like everything else about the Eagles, they way they announce the results is going to be slow, antiquated, and out of touch with what is happening in the industry.
Hopefully Mike leaving the awards in the hands of a 16 year old girl will make them more relevant.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Heres’s the full results list:
Favorite Newcomer Writer
MATT FRACTION
Favourite Newcomer Artist
DAVID AJA
Favourite Comics Writer
ALAN MOORE
Favourite Comics Writer/Artist
ALAN DAVIS
Favourite Comics Artist: Pencils
FRANK CHO
Favourite Comics Artist: Inks
D’ISRAELI (MATT BROOKER)
Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork
ALEX ROSS
Favourite Colourist
LAURA MARTIN
Favourite Letterer
DAVE GIBBONS
Favourite Editor
THARG (MATT SMITH)
Favourite Publisher
MARVEL
Favourite Colour Comicbook – American
HELLBOY: DARKNESS CALLS
Favourite Colour Comicbook – British
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN
Favourite Black and White Comicbook – American
THE WALKING DEAD
Favourite Black and White Comicbook – British
HOW TO DATE A GIRL IN 10 DAYS
Favourite New Comicbook
THOR
Favourite Manga
DEATH NOTE
Favourite European Comics
REQUIEM, VAMPIRE KNIGHT
Favourite Comics Story published during 2007
CAPTAIN AMERICA 25-30: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
Favourite Comics Cover published during 2007
WORLD WAR HULK 1A (DAVID FINCH)
Favourite Original Graphic Novel
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN: BLACK DOSSIER
Favourite Reprint Compilation
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOLUME 2
Favourite Comics Hero
BATMAN
Favourite Comics Villain
JOKER
Favourite Magazine About Comics
WIZARD
Favourite Comics-Related Book
OUR GODS WEAR SPANDEX: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes (Chris Knowles)
Favourite Comics-Based Movie Or TV
300
Favourite Comics Related Website
MARVEL.COM
Favourite Web-Based Comic
THE ORDER OF THE STICK
Roll of Honour
MIKE MIGNOLA