Media Release -- Broken Frontier proudly unveils the nominees for its seventh annual Broken Frontier Awards. The Broken Frontier staff went through piles of comics and graphic novels and carefully selected five nominees for each of its nine award categories: Best Writer – Mainstream, Best Writer – Independent, Best Artist – Mainstream, Best Artist – Independent, Best Ongoing Series, Best Limited Series, Best Debut Book, Best Graphic Novel and Best Publisher.
Now that we’ve put together the ballot, it’s up to you to help determine the award winners. Voting is completely anonymous and is open to fans, creators and industry professionals until Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 11:59 pm ET.
Click on the link below to cast your votes, and invite your friends and fellow fans to do the same!
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-frontier-awards-2010
The total amount of votes from the comics community will account for 50% of the final tally, while the votes of the Broken Frontier staff will account for the other 50%. The winners will be announced on December 28, 2010 with a spotlight on each of the winners on the same day in The Frontiersman #17, the upcoming issue of our digital comics magazine.
Broken Frontier Awards 2010: The Ballot
Best Writer – Mainstream
Bill Willingham (Fables, Jack of Fables)
Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Avengers)
Grant Morrison (Batman and Robin, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne)
J. Michael Straczynski (Superman: Earth One, Brave & The Bold)
Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors)
Best Writer – Independent
Dan Clowes (Wilson)
Jeff Smith (Rasl)
Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Incorruptible)
Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Shuddertown)
Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible)
Best Artist – Mainstream
Doug Mahnke (Green Lantern)
Frazer Irving (Batman and Robin, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne)
Jim Cheung (Avengers: The Children’s Crusade)
Olivier Coipel (Siege)
Steve Epting (Fantastic Four, The Marvel’s Project)
Best Artist – Independent
Charles Burns (X’ed Out)
Darick Robertson (The Boys)
Darwyn Cooke (The Outfit)
Jen Wang (Koko Be Good)
Nathan Fox (Fluorescent Black)
Best Ongoing Series
Batman and Robin (DC)
Scalped (DC/Vertigo)
The Unwritten (DC/Vertigo)
The Walking Dead (Image)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Blackest Night (DC)
Daytripper (DC/Vertigo)
Hellboy: The Storm (Dark Horse)
Siege (Marvel)
Spider-Man: Fever (Marvel)
Best Debut Book
American Vampire (DC/Vertigo)
Morning Glories (Image)
The Sixth Gun (Oni Press)
Skullkickers (Image)
The Traveler (BOOM! Studios)
Best Graphic Novel
45 (Com.X)
Moving Pictures (Top Shelf)
Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia)
Wilson (Drawn + Quarterly)
X'ed Out (Pantheon)
Best Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Dark Horse
DC Comics
Image Comics
Marvel Comics
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