Welcome to the first comic book awards covering comics published this year, The Bleeding Cool Fan Awards. The first half at least. Or almost the first half. And being presented at the Phoenix Comic Con at the end of the month, by me, and a bunch of comic book folk.
Last year’s Awards at C2E2 seemed to go down inordinately well. Why not be a part of this year’s awards as well by voting? The nomination procedure was carried out by a small group of private comic book aficionados and the customers of one store.
And unlike other awards, you can vote twice. In the poll below, or by tweeting your vote. Do both, it counts twice.
BEST MONTHLYISH COMIC OF 2012 SO FAR
It comes about just about every other month. Or possibly more than once a month. Every two months and your pushing it. What’s been the best of the year so far?
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Vote Prophet Tweet
Vote Journey Into Mystery Tweet
Vote Supurbia Tweet
Vote Amazing Spider-Man Tweet
Vote Ferals Tweet
BEST COMIC WRITER OF 2012 SO FAR
From January to June, they have rocked your world with their words. What they wrote in December however, that doesn’t count. It’s history.
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Vote Brandon Graham Tweet
Vote Dan Slott Tweet
Vote Kieron Gillen Tweet
Vote Scott Snyder Tweet
Vote David Lapham Tweet
BEST COMIC ARTIST OF 2012 SO FAR
Your eyeballs have been popping as your knees have been knocking. The best looking comics on the stand right now… who do you choose?
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Vote JH Williams III Tweet
Vote Chris Bachalo Tweet
Vote James Stokoe Tweet
Vote Sara Pichelli Tweet
Vote Ivan Reis Tweet
BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OR SIMILAR OF 2012 SO FAR
A lot of graphic novels come out in time for the Christmas market. This isn’t an award for those, this is for those late to the party, or who woke up in January with a massive hangover realising they hadn’t pressed Print yet.
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Vote The Vicar Woman by Emma Rendell Tweet
Vote Queen Crab by Jimmy Palmiotti and Artiz Eiguren Tweet
Vote Jerusalem by Guy Delisle Tweet
Vote Mouse Guard HC FCBD by David Petersen and friends Tweet
Vote Goliath by Tom Gauld Tweet
BEST PUBLISHER OF 2012 SO FAR
People publish comics. But who, so far this year, has done that the bestest?
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Vote Image Tweet
Vote Kickstarter Tweet
Vote Avatar Tweet
Vote Boom Tweet
Vote DC Tweet
BEST SWIPE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
There is art. One person’s art and another person’s art. But sometimes, the line between the two… blurs.
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Vote Frank Quitely’s Madman Tweet
Vote Paola Di Clement’s Nathan Never and Jim Lee’s Batman Tweet
Vote Rorschach Statue and Strutting Leo Tweet
Vote X-O Manowar and Reporters Without Borders Tweet
Vote Fallen Angel and Ruby Rocket Tweet
BEST RELAUNCHED COMIC OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Relaunch! Reboot! Restart! Everyone’s doing it. But who, since the beginning of June last year, has done it the bestest?
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Vote Wolverine And The X-Men Tweet
Vote Daredevil Tweet
Vote Batgirl Tweet
Vote Animal Man Tweet
Vote Prophet Tweet
STUPIDEST CONTROVERSY OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
The internet is ablaze! People are furious! Tweets have been tweeted, posts have been liked, e-petitions have been signed, and flame wars have been fought. But in the end, the sound and fury signified very little indeed. Which was your favourite?
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Vote Black Ultimate Spider-Man Tweet
Vote Gay Ultimate Spider-Man Tweet
Vote Claims Of Jack Kirby Having No Screen Credit On Avengers When He Actually Did Tweet
Vote Wonder Woman’s Pants Tweet
Vote Captain Marvel’s Short Hair Tweet
THE PRO WHO SHOULD REALLY STAY OFF THE INTERNET
You could write the next great American graphic novel. Or you could spent your day writing inanities, bitchslaps, flamewars and opinionated screeds that will turn your fans against you. Who, for their own good, should find their internet access revoked?
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Vote Ales Kot Tweet
Vote Frank Miller Tweet
Vote John Byrne Tweet
Vote Steve Wacker Tweet
Vote Larry of Larry’s Comics Tweet
BEST COMICS SELF PROMOTION OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
PR companies are for wimps. What if you could do it all yourself, through a series of smartly constructed – or occasionally accidental – public stunts using both social and real media as your playthings? But who has done it best this past year?
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Vote Sam Humphries Tweet
Vote Mark Millar Tweet
Vote Renae De Liz Tweet
Vote Rich Johnston Tweet
Vote Alex De Campi Tweet
WORST PORTRAYAL OF AN ESTABLISHED COMIC CHARACTER IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Everything you knew about this character is wrong. So why should you care about this character anymore? Who’s portrayal has been so egregious you’ve wanted to rip the comic in twain?
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Vote Batman in Batman: Odyssey Tweet
Vote Starfire in Red Hood And The Outlaws Tweet
Vote Captain America in Avengers Vs X-Men Tweet
Vote Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad Tweet
Vote Batgirl in Batgirl Tweet
RACIST, SEXIST OR HOMOPHOBIC COMIC OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
No one ever thinks they are racist, sexist or homophobic. Only really weird folks do. But every now and then, we can all be a little bit. And sometimes, it comes out in the comics. Also certain sections of the audience may interpret a line, an action or a breast size as being grossly out of order and launch a mob with pitchforks and torches. Who is to say who is right and who is wrong? Well, you are.
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Vote Holy Terror Tweet
Vote Red Hood And The Outlaws Tweet
Vote Catwoman Tweet
Vote Voodoo Tweet
Vote Lady Death Tweet
GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
You read a comic book. You like it. You don’t want to tell anyone for fear that they will judge you, afraid of public opinion. You still read the comic. Say it now, say it loud, which of the following are you a secret consumer of?
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Vote Frank Miller’s Holy Terror Tweet
Vote Grimm’s Fairy Tales Tweet
Vote Crossed Tweet
Vote Deathstroke #9 Tweet
Vote Avengers Vs X-Men Tweet
BEST FIGHT SCENE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
They fight.
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Vote Maggie Chascarillo and Valerie The Frogmouth – Love and Rockets: New Stories #4 Tweet
Vote Sinister Six Vs The Avengers in Amazing Spider-Man Tweet
Vote Bruce Wayne Vs The Owls in Batman Tweet
Vote Shang Chi, Sharon Carter and Captain America in Secret Avengers #18. Tweet
Vote The Remains Of The Twelve Vs The Naked Dynamic Man Tweet
BEST SEX SCENE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
They get it on.
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Vote Saga #1 and the TV Headed Shagging Robots Tweet
Vote Catwoman #1 and #2 Tweet
Vote The Last Of The Greats #3 with Oprah Winfrey Tweet
Vote Ferals #1 Tweet
Vote Namor And Emma Frost in Uncanny X-Men #10 Tweet
BEST FEUD OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
They also get it on. And fight.
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Vote Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins – Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever Tweet
Vote Steve Wacker and The Internet Tweet
Vote Scott Lobdell and Ron Marz Tweet
Vote Mark Waid and Phil Boyle Tweet
Vote DC Panelists and San Diego Batgirl Tweet
MOST ANTICIPATED COMIC FOR THE REST OF 2012
Your palms are sweaty. You scour the internet for previews. Please, please, please, please, please, let it be now.
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Vote Jupiter’s Children Tweet
Vote Happy Tweet
Vote Phonogram 3 Tweet
Vote League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 2009 Tweet
Vote Fashion Beast Tweet
MOST ANTICIPATED BITCHING ABOUT A COMIC FOR THE REST 2012
Your palms are sweaty. You scour the internet for previews. Hate, hate, hate, hate, you must let the world know just how much this comic is going to suck.
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Vote Before Watchmen Tweet
Vote Brian Bendis’ X-Men Tweet
Vote Scott Lobdell’s Superman Tweet
Vote Whatever The Hell They Do To The Marvel Universe At The End Of AVX Tweet
Vote The DC Comics Zero Issues In September Tweet
COMIC MOST LIKELY TO NEED DEFENDING BY THE CBLDF IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS
The CBLDF do a serious job in defending out rights to enjoying free speech. But some comics just go out of their way to cause an issue. Which are most likely to need their attention?
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Vote Wayward Girls Tweet
Vote League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 2009 Tweet
Vote The Complete Works Of Milo Manara Tweet
Vote Random manga with twelve year olds having sex with tentacles Tweet
Vote Crossed Tweet
COMIC-BASED FILM/TV OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS THAT WE COULD WATCH WITHOUT SHAME
Who would have thought it? Movies based on comic books that don’t actually suck. And so many. It’s quite the revelation. But which sucked the least?
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Vote X-Men First Class Tweet
Vote The Avengers Tweet
Vote The Walking Dead Tweet
Vote DC Nation Shorts Tweet
Vote Captain America Tweet
The results will be declared and presented at Phoenix Comic Con. Whether any of the nominees will be on hand to receive their awards is debatable. If not, they will be handed to anyone who may have read the work in question
