The sacred role of Squiddy Awards Administrator has fallen upon my
unworthy shoulders, so I guess it's time for me to get off my ass and
get this thing in gear.
Right now I'm still in the process of hammering out exactly how I'm
gonna do this, so please be patient. By Wednesday or Thursday I'll be
posting the FAQ and by early next week the final ballot should be
ready. I wanted to get some feedback regarding new categories. At the
end of this post is the list of categories from last year; if anyone
would like to see anything new, please let me know.
Any feedback regarding the awards can be sent to me at
SquiddyAwards@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please use this email address if you wish to
discuss the awards, not my normal address.
Hopefully I'll manage not to utterly destroy this long-standing RAC
tradition. If I do, blame Tom Galloway, he's the one who gave me the
job.
The preliminary ballot (with last year's categories) follows. Please
DO NOT start voting yet! This is not a final ballot, and any votes
cast at this time will not be counted.
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rec.arts.comics.misc
rec.arts.comics.strips
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***AWARD CATEGORIES--CREATOR ***
Best Comics Writer of 2005:
Someone who wrote a comic published in 2005.
Best Comics Penciler of 2005:
Someone who created the pencil art or layouts for a comic published in
2005. Usually credited as "penciler" or "layouts".
Best Comics Cartoonist of 2005:
Someone who did the majority of the writing and illustration for a
comic published in 2005. Intended to honor writer/artists. Cartoonists
who use assistants (such as inkers, background artists, co-plotters,
or scripters) are eligible for this award.
Best Comics Inker of 2005:
Someone who finished the line art for a comic published in 2005.
Usually credited as "inker" or "finished art".
Best Comics Painter of 2005:
Someone who used paint, digital media, or other non-pencil-and-ink
media, to create the art for a comic published in 2005. Note that
digital (i.e., computer) painting is eligible in this category.
Best Comics Letterer of 2005:
Someone who created the lettering for a comic published in 2005.
Lettering studios are not eligible; please vote for a creator, not a
company.
Best Comics Colorist of 2005:
Someone who colored a comic published in 2005. Studios are not
eligible; please vote for a creator, not a company.
Best Comics Creative Team of 2005:
A subset of {writer, penciler, inker, painter, letterer, colorist} who
worked together on a comic published in 2005. Please include the comic
title on which they worked together that you feel is worthy of
recognition.
Best Comics Cover Artist of 2005:
Someone who created the cover art for a comic published in 2005.
Artists who take photos for covers are eligible in this category, as
well.
Best Comics Editor of 2005:
Someone who edited a comic published in 2005.
Best Political Cartoonist of 2005:
Someone who created at least one political cartoon in 2005.
***AWARD CATEGORIES--BOOK & STORY CATEGORIES***
Best Comics Short Story of 2005:
A new, single comics story under one cover (either stand-alone, or an
episode of an ongoing series) of 24 story pages or less (covers, ads,
letters and house pages, excluded). A full-length story in a single
issue of a standard comic or one self-contained story of 24 pages or
less in an anthology are both examples of works that would qualify as
a "Comics Short Story."
Best Comics Novella of 2005:
A new, single comics story under one cover (either stand-alone, or an
episode of an ongoing series) of 25 to 72 story pages (covers ads,
letters and house pages, excluded). A full-length story in an annual,
a double-sized issue, a prestige format comic, or an 80-page giant are
all examples of what would likely qualify as a "Comics Novella."
Best Comics Graphic Novel of 2005:
A new, single comics story under one cover (either stand-alone, or an
episode of an ongoing series) of 73 story pages or more (covers, ads,
letters and house pages, excluded). A "remix" or "director's cut" of a
previously published Graphic Novel must contain at least 25% new story
content to be eligible again in this category.
Best Multi-Part Story of 2005:
A complete story or story arc in a comic, at least part of which was
published in 2005.
Best Comic Series of 2005:
An ongoing comic serial that had at least one new episode published in
2005.
Best Manga Series of 2005:
An ongoing comic serial that had at least one new episode published in
2005--which is either an Asian comic or a Western comic written and
drawn in the manga style. Vote for a series; not an individual volume
of a series. This category is not exclusive; manga stories, series,
TPBs, etc. remain eligible in any other categories that would
otherwise be appropriate for them. Remember for translations of
non-English works, the first English translation must have been
released in 2005.
Best New Comic Series of 2005:
An ongoing comic serial that began publication in 2005. Rebooted,
renamed or renumbered comics title that maintain the same title,
characters, and a majority of the same creators do not count as a
"new" comic series for the purposes of this award.
Best Limited Comic Series of 2005:
A self-contained comic serial planned to run from 2 to 12 episodes
that had at least one new episode published in 2005.
Best Comic Reprint Collection of 2005:
A book or TPB first published in 2005, reprinting comics or comic
strips.
Best Anthology of 2005:
A book or comic published in 2005, which contains multiple stories
and/or art pieces.
Best Comic Strip of 2005:
A comic strip--originally published in print format--in 2005.
Best Web Comic of 2005:
An online comic--originally published on the web--available in 2005.
Please state the name and URL.
***AWARD CATEGORIES--MISCELLANEOUS ***
Best Comic Company or Imprint of 2005:
A publi****ng company, subdivision thereof, or self-publisher that
published a comic in 2005.
Best Comic Character of 2005:
A character who appeared in a comic published in 2005.
Best Comic Character Team of 2005:
A collection of characters who appeared together in a comic published
in 2005. You may vote for "the cast of" if the group is not a formal
team.
Best Comics-Related Adaptation of 2005:
A TV series, movie, novel, short story, play, radio show, etc. that
was first published or performed in 2005, and was based on a comic
character or story, or incor****ates substantial comics-related
content. For works of fiction only.
Best Comics-Related Merchandise of 2005:
A game, action figure, shampoo, statue, etc. sold in 2005 based on a
comic character or story--or incor****ating substantial comics-related
content.
Best Comics Publication of 2005:
A magazine, newspaper, book, etc, about comics that was published in
2005. Note that comic book titles are not eligible here. This award is
for print publications only; online publications are eligible in "Best
_____ Comics Website" categories below. For non-fiction only.
Best Focused Comics Web Site of 2005:
An online site focused on a particular
book/characters/creator/publisher, available in 2005. Both fan and
official sites are eligible. Please state the name and URL. Excludes
comics sites that are primarily blogs.
Best General Comics Web Site of 2005:
An online site featuring material of general interest to comics fans,
such as web magazines, information resources, other discussion forums,
etc. available in 2005. Please state the name and URL. Excludes comics
sites that are primarily blogs.
Best Comics Blog of 2005:
An online journal containing substantial comics-related content that
was regularly updated during 2005. Please state the name and URL.
Best Comics Journalist of 2005:
A person who writes news/features/columns about comics or the comics
industry, and who has had work published in 2005. This category covers
both online and print Comics journalists.
Best Comics Reviewer of 2005:
A person who writes reviews of comics, and who has had work published
in 2005. This category covers both online and print Comics reviewers.
***AWARD CATEGORIES--RAC-SPECIFIC***
NOTE: vote for up to three people in these categories ONLY. More than
one vote for the same person will be counted as one vote. Qualified
candidates are people who participated in rec.arts.comics discussions
in 2005.
For the purpose of these awards, a "Creator" is someone who has
written, illustrated, colored, lettered, or edited four or more
professionally-published comics in the last three years. Creators and
Non-Creators alike should be judged based on their contributions to
the various rec.arts.comics newsgroups, and not for their creative
work or other outside-RAC* activities.
Favorite RAC'er of 2005 (Non-Creators division):
Three non-creators (as defined above) who contributed to RAC
discussions in 2005. Please include their e-mail address if known (for
identification purposes only).
Favorite RAC'er of 2005 (Creators division):
Three creators (as defined above) who contributed to RAC discussions
in 2005. Please include their e-mail address if known (for
identification purposes only).
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