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Stormwatch, Eagles and Hugos
Today Stormwatch #5 will be in your comic shops. I think that in this issue the plan we've been working towards, indicating the future of the team, becomes clear. Do check it out.
The nomination phase of this year's Hugo Awards is open. I'd like to point out that I have several horses in the race this year...
In the Novelette category, 'The Copenhagen Interpretation' in the July issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
In the Graphic Story category, 'The Black Ring' in Action Comics or 'For Six' in Knight and Squire. (A story needs to be complete to qualify, so no Demon Knights or Stormwatch yet.)
In the new Fancast category, The SF Squeecast, which is brought to you by me, Kat Valente, Seanan McGuire, Lynne Thomas and Elizabeth Bear.
To vote in the Hugos, you need either to have attended last year's Worldcon in Reno, be going to this year's in Chicago, or buy a supporting membership for Chicago, great value in that you get e-editions of all the nominated works in return.
This is not the case, however, in terms of the other awards system I'm mentioning today, the Eagle Awards, which is open to anyone. Go take a look at their new ballot and vote for your favourite comics. (Demon Knights, Action Comics, Knight and Squire and Stormwatch are all eligible for this one, but please don't vote for me as Favourite Newcomer. I won that last time. Jimmy Broxton, though, would be a cool write-in as that, or indeed as Best Artist. I think this is one of those polls where write-ins stay in the drop down menu, so he may well be on the list by the time you look.) Doctor Who fans will want to help DWM in its quest for Eagle recognition. And could I just say that it's a shame that Frank Hampson has never been voted onto the Hall of Fame in an award named after the comic he spent so much time working on.
In other business, CBR asked me and a whole bunch of other creators about their comics picks for 2012, and if you've ever visited the Broken Frontier comics website, they've got a survey up asking about that.
I'll be back on Friday, with the first of our Casual Fridays, featuring music, special guests and chatter. Until then, Cheerio!
The nomination phase of this year's Hugo Awards is open. I'd like to point out that I have several horses in the race this year...
In the Novelette category, 'The Copenhagen Interpretation' in the July issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
In the Graphic Story category, 'The Black Ring' in Action Comics or 'For Six' in Knight and Squire. (A story needs to be complete to qualify, so no Demon Knights or Stormwatch yet.)
In the new Fancast category, The SF Squeecast, which is brought to you by me, Kat Valente, Seanan McGuire, Lynne Thomas and Elizabeth Bear.
To vote in the Hugos, you need either to have attended last year's Worldcon in Reno, be going to this year's in Chicago, or buy a supporting membership for Chicago, great value in that you get e-editions of all the nominated works in return.
This is not the case, however, in terms of the other awards system I'm mentioning today, the Eagle Awards, which is open to anyone. Go take a look at their new ballot and vote for your favourite comics. (Demon Knights, Action Comics, Knight and Squire and Stormwatch are all eligible for this one, but please don't vote for me as Favourite Newcomer. I won that last time. Jimmy Broxton, though, would be a cool write-in as that, or indeed as Best Artist. I think this is one of those polls where write-ins stay in the drop down menu, so he may well be on the list by the time you look.) Doctor Who fans will want to help DWM in its quest for Eagle recognition. And could I just say that it's a shame that Frank Hampson has never been voted onto the Hall of Fame in an award named after the comic he spent so much time working on.
In other business, CBR asked me and a whole bunch of other creators about their comics picks for 2012, and if you've ever visited the Broken Frontier comics website, they've got a survey up asking about that.
I'll be back on Friday, with the first of our Casual Fridays, featuring music, special guests and chatter. Until then, Cheerio!
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Great issue of Stormwatch this week. Harry Tanner is a great character you created.
Thanks very much.
Paul, I'm really loving your Stormwatch run, you're exactly what that title deserved, so please do tell: are you coming back after your hiatus of issues 7 and 8?
Thanks and no, I'm not. I'm sure they'll announce a new regular writer soon. Cheers.
Picked up about 20 of the #1's for the New 52, I'm down to following about four or five, and Demon Knights and Stormwatch top that list. I'll be sure to keep an eye here to see what new material you'll have coming up, keep up the great work!
Thanks very much.