Eagle Awards voting opens

Voting is now open for the Eagle Awards, the annual prize given to the best American and British comics as decided by comic readers.

We're pleased to report that as befits their British origins, the nominations include a substantial amount of homegrown talent and publications - including DC Thomson's Commando, some wonderful small press titles such as Futurequake and Paragon, and creators such as Paul Cornell and ace letterer Jim Campbell.

We're also pleased to report that included in the nominations is the recent Charley's War collection by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun (and edited by me for Titan Books) - and Doctor Who Magazine (also edited by me in the dim and distant past, though I'm claiming no credit in the nomination, just delighted the comic strip creators for the title are getting some well-deserved recognition).

Founded in 1977 by Mike Conroy and Richard Burton, the Eagle Awards are named for the groundbreaking UK. comic Eagle. Nominees are chosen with the help of comic book fans and the final victors are decided by popular vote.

You can support your favourite creators, titles and publishers in 38 categories, which can be voted upon at this link. An awards ceremony will be held at London's MCM Expo on May 27, where the winners will be announced.

The full list of nominees can be found below. Where possible, links are to official sites where known; if not, then to Wikipedia entries. Book links will direct to amazon.co.uk.

Favourite Newcomer Writer

• Paul Cornell
• Al Ewing (also on Twitter)
• Bryan Lee O'Malley
• Scott Snyder
• Nick Spencer

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
by Fiona Staples

Favourite Newcomer Artist

• Rafael Albuquerque
• Bryan Lee O'Malley
• Sean Murphy
• Sara Pichelli
• Fiona Staples

Favourite Writer

• Ed Brubaker
• Warren Ellis
• Robert Kirkman
• Grant Morrison
• John Wagner

Favourite Writer/Artist

• Gabriel Ba with Fabio Moon
• Darwyn Cooke
• Jeff Lemire
• Mike Mignola
• Bryan Lee O'Malley

Favourite Artist - pencils

• Becky Cloonan
• Carlos Ezquerra
• Mike Mignola
• Dave Ryan
• J.H. Williams III

Favourite Artist - Inks

• Becky Cloonan
• Gary Erskine
• Carlos Ezquerra
• Mike Mignola
• Bill Sienkiewicz

Favourite artist - fully painted work

• D'Israeli
• Jock
• Alex Ross
• Ben Templesmith
• J.H. Williams III

Favourite Colourist

• Laura Allred
• Jeff Balke
• Laura Martin
• Len O'Grady
• Dave Stewart

Favourite letterer

• Jim Campbell
• Chris Eliopoulos
• Annie Parkhouse
• Richard Starkings
• Russ Wooton

Favoorite Editor

• Scott Allie
• Tom Brevoort
• Todd McFarlane
• Matt Smith/Tharg
• Steve Wacker

Favourite publisher

• Dark Horse
• DC Comics/Vertigo/WildStorm
• IDW
• Image Comics (inc. Top Cow)
• Marvel

Favourite American comic book - colour

• Amazing Spider-Man by Various (Marvel)
• Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison plus Various (DC Comics)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight by Various (Dark Horse)
• Doctor Who by Tony Lee plus Various (IDW Publishing)
• Hellboy by Mike Mignola plus Various (Dark Horse)

Favourite American comic book - black and white

• Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower (Image Comics)
• Demo Vol.2 by Brain Wood and Becky Cloonan (DC Comics)
• Echo by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
• RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Comics)
• The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)

Favourite British comic book - colour

• 2000AD by Various (Rebellion)
• Dandy by Various (DC Thomson)
• Doctor Who Magazine by Various (Panini Comics)
• The Man of Glass by Martin Flink (Accent UK)
• Torchwood by Various (Titan Books)

Favourite British comic book - black and white

• Commando by Various (DC Thomson)
• Dogbreath by Various (Futurequake Publishing)
• Futurequake by Various (Futurequake Publishing)
• Paragon by Various (David Cavendish)
• Zarjaz by Various (Futurequake Publishing)

Favourite new comic book

• American Vampire by Stephen King, Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Alan Moore's Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows (Avatar Press)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver (Marvel)
• War of the Independents by Dave Ryan (Red Anvil Comics)

Favourite Manga

• Berserk by Kenatro Miura (Hakusensha/ Dark Horse Comics)
• Bleach by Tite Kubo (Shueisha/Viz Media)
• Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (Square Enix/Viz Media)
• One Piece by Eiirchiro Oda (Shueisha/Viz Media)
• Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha/Viz Media)

Favourite European album

• Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Darguad/Dark Horse Comics)
• L'Histoire Secrete by Edward Gauvin and Jean-Pierre Pecau (Delcourt/Archaia Studio Press)
• The Scorpion by Desberg Desberg and Enrico Marini (Dargaud/Cinebook ltd)
• Requiem: Vampire Knight by Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit (Nickel Editions/Panini Comics)
• Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa (Soleil/Marvel)

Favourite Web-based comic

• Axe Cop by Malachai and Ethan Nicolle
• Freak Angels by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield
• Hark! A Vagrant! by Kate Beaton
• Questionable Content by Jeph Jaques
• xkcd.com by Randall Munroe

Favourite single story

• Amazing Spider-Man #625: Endanger Species by Joseph Kelly and Max Fuimara (Marvel)
• A Cat Named Haiku by Mark Poulton and Dexter Weeks (Arcana Studio)
• Daytripper #8 by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Legends: The Enchanted #0 by Nick Percival (Radical Comics)
• Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark by Ryan Ottley and Jason Howard (Image Comics)

Favourite continued story

• 2000AD #1650-1693: Judge Dredd: Tour of Duty (Rebellion)
• Fables #94-98: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Hellboy #47-49: The Storm by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo (Dark Horse)
• Invincible #71-continuing: The Viltrumite War by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley (Image Comics)
• The Walking Dead #73-79: Too Far Gone by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)

Favourite 2010 cover

• 2000AD Prog 1700 by Jonathan Davis Hunt
• Axe Cop: Vol 1 by Ethan Nicolle
• Batwoman #0 by J.H. Williams III
• Daytripper #2 by Gabriel Ba
• War of the Independents by Dave Ryan

Favorite 2010 original graphic novel

• At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft and Ian Culbard (SELFMADE HERO)
• Hellblazer: Pandemonium by Jamie Delano and Jock
• Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke
• Scott Pilgrim Vol 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Fourth Estate)
• Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis (DC Comics)

Favourite reprint compilation

• Absolute All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly (DC Comics)
• Batwoman: Elegy by Gregg Rucker and J.H. Williams III (DC Comics)
• Charley's War: Great Mutiny by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun (Titan Books)
• Doctor Who: Fugitive by Tony Lee, Al Davison and Matthew Smith (IDW Publishing)
• The Walking Dead: Volume 13 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn (Image Comics)

Favourite comics-related book

• 75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz (Taschen GmBH)
• Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes by Adam Hughes (DC Comics)
• The Horror! the Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read! by Jim Trombetta and R. Spiel (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
• Icons: The DC Comics and WildStorm Art of Jim Lee by Jim Lee and Bill Baker (Titan Books)
• Mega-City One Archives by August Hann and Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Mongoose Publishing)

Favourite comics-related movie or TV show

• The Big Bang Theory
• Iron Man 2
• Kick Ass
• Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
• The Walking Dead

Favourite comics-related website

• Bleeding Cool
• ComicsAlliance
• Comic Attack
• Comic Book Resources
• Girls Read Comics Too
• Newsarama

Favourite magazine about comics

• Alter Ego (TwoMorrows)
• Back Issue (TwoMorrows)
• Comic Heroes (Future Publishing)
• Tripwire (Tripwire)
• Wizard (Wizard)

Roll of Honour

• John Byrne
• Carlos Ezquerra
• Dave Gibbons
• Bryan Lee O'Malley
• David Mazzuchelli

•  Vote in the Eagle Awards 2010