PRESS RELEASE
Embargoed until midnight (GMT) Friday, October 29 2010
EAGLE AWARDS WINNERS 2010
(for material published in 2009)
THIS year was a banner one for the Eagle Awards as London's MCM Expo took on
responsibility for hosting the awards on a permanent basis.
It was also another record-breaking year for the awards with a continued
growth in the number of participating voters. Continuing to expand their
worldwide penetration, Yet again, the awards took on more of an
international flavour. Apart from Britain, the USA and Canada, the thousands
of ballots that flooded in came from more than 100 countries. Among them
were several in Europe as well as Afghanistan, Botswana, Egypt, India, North
Korea, Russia, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam and Zimbabwe to name but a few.
A highlight of the MCM Expo, the Eagle Awards results for 2009 were
announced at a gala presentation held at London's ExCeL on Friday, October
29 2010.
A complete list of winners follows:
Roll of Honour - Brian Bolland
Favourite Newcomer Writer - Jonathan Hickman
Favourite Newcomer Artist - Jamie McKelvie
Favourite Writer - Warren Ellis
Favourite Writer/Artist - Darwyn Cooke
Favourite Artist: Pencils - Frank Quietly
Favourite Artist: Inks - Kevin O'Neill
Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork - J.H. Williams III
Favourite Colourist - Ben Templesmith
Favourite Letterer - Todd Klein
Favourite Editor - Axel Alonso
Favourite Publisher - DC/Vertigo
Favourite American Comicbook: Colour - Batman & Robin
Favourite British Comicbook: Colour - 2000 AD
Favourite American Comicbook: Black and White - Walking Dead
Favourite New Comicbook - Batman & Robin
Favourite Manga - Fullmetal Alchemist
Favourite European Comicbook - Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Favourite 2009 Single Story - Phonogram - The Singles Club 4: Konichiwa
Bitches
Favourite 2009 Continued Story - Walking Dead #61-65: Fear The Hunters
Favourite 2009 Cover - Batman & Robin #4
Favourite 2009 Original Graphic Novel - The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen: Century
Favourite 2009 Reprint Compilation - Captain Britain Omnibus by Alan Moore &
Alan Davis
Favourite Magazine about Comics - Wizard
Favourite Comics-Related Book - The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and
Graphic Novels (Andy Schmidt)
Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show - Watchmen
Favourite Comics-Related Website - comicbookresources.com
Favourite Web-Based Comic - Freak Angels
For further information/interviews, please contact Cassandra Conroy at:
cassandra@eagleawards.co.uk
High resolution versions of the Eagle Awards logo are available as are
photos of the impressive Eagle Awards statues, which are finished in cut
glass. Send requests stating format, resolution and size required to:
mike@eagleawards.co.uk
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 32 years
ranging from Uncanny X-Men and Swamp Thing to MAD and 2000 AD.
Unique in the comics industry in that they reflect both the
professional and the reader's choice, the Eagle Awards comprise of two
distinct stages:
(i) A Nominations Form allows the entire comics community to choose their
favourites.
(ii) The top five nominations then appear on the voting form for the readers
and fans to choose from, thus focusing the fans with no wasted votes.
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Press release - EAGLE AWARDS WINNERS 2010 as Word.doc
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