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For some reason, this Harvey nominating thing snuck up on me.

(Photo by Dharbin.)

Not sure if you are into nominating our work, but if you are, here are my suggestions as to where the work would fit:

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
1.    Lamar Abrams - Remake
2.    Fred Chao - Johnny Hiro
3.    Joshua Cotter - Driven By Lemons
4.    Ethan Rilley - Pope Hats

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL
1.    Driven by Lemons - AdHouse Books
2.    Remake - AdHouse Books

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
1.    Afrodisiac - AdHouse Books
2.    Johnny Hiro - AdHouse Books

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
1.    Lamar Abrams - Remake
2.    Fred Chao - Johnny Hiro

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
1.    The Ancient Book of Sex and Science - AdHouse Books / Red Window
2.    Process Recess 3 - AdHouse Books
3.    Driven by Lemons - AdHouse Books
4.    Afrodisiac - AdHouse Books

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Here are the details if you are interested in nominating:

Please edit this file and email the ballot to harveyballots@hotmail.com.
Voters may nominate 1-5 works in each category, and may choose any works
that were published and distributed in the 2009 calendar year.

You may include this text in the body of the email, or attach it.

Ballots are due by April 23, 2010.

All ballots must include requested professional verification information.
The Harvey Awards may be voted on exclusively by Comic-Book creators, those
who write, draw, ink, color, letter, design, and are involved in the
creative aspect of comics.  Fans, retailers, distributors, and accounting
personnel votes will not be counted.

Please include your information below :

Name :
Address :
City :
State :
Zip :
Email :
Brief List of Work in Comics :

For more information about the Harvey Awards, please visit us at
www.harveyawards.org.  You may also contact baltimorecomiccon@yahoo.com
with any questions.

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And is it crass to campaign for books I’m proud of? Possibly. I just thought these books deserve some recognition…

Instead of a SPX report, like I’ve done in the past, I thought I’d create my first ever AdNatz Competition.

And by that, I’m basically just having fun with my creating a list of some of my favorite things I received at SPX. By winning your category below, you really don’t “win” anything, other than my appreciation that you’ve created such a fine piece of work. So, thanks.

Like the Ignatz Awards, I’ll keep the AdNatz brief. No more than nine items… and kind of random.

AdFave: UNSETTLED by James Hindle. Best packaging. Best minis. Best overall greatness. If I could have only received one mini at SPX, this would have been the one I wanted. Three great minis in one envelope for only $5.

AdMiniWithTheMost: CYCLOPS by Evan Dahm. From the creator of Rice Boy, a mini comic that is minute in scale, but big in content. If you don’t know Rice Boy, you will.

AdHard: 3 STORY by Matt Kindt. Not the only hardback I got, but the first one I read, and really enjoyed.

AdNewness: MANS WALKIN’ by Jose-Luis Olivares. I never heard of JLO before this SPX, but he gave me a bunch of his comics during the show. I like his stuff. My fave is MANS.

AdGirth: A COLLECTION OF MORNING EMAILS by GB Tran. If this “mini” was anything thicker, I don’t know if it could be stapled! Acting as a collection of 8-bittish dootles of his first emails in the morning, I found most chuckle-worthy.

AdMail: MILKY WAY SHUFFLE! by Elio. If Elio had been at SPX, I had planned to seek this out. Since he wasn’t, he dropped me one in the mail, and now I am happy. Great little mini with a distinct voice and a nice doodle in the back!

AdContinuation: BIKEMAN by Jon Chad. Man… I love this comic. Thanks for making these Jon. This is sample book three.

Ad#1: LEGENDS OF SUPER WRESTLE by Andy Kettler & Kevin Panetta. Like a European Los Brothers, this mini is building a universe one page at a time. While not the best it can be yet, I do enjoy reading these, and hope Andy and Kevin keep making them.

AdFun: REMATCH by JP Coovert. A fantastic mini about the Intergalactic Ping Pong Championship. Great production, great fun. JP make some great comics, and this one makes me smile.

AdAlmostNotAMini: COVERED IN CONFUSION by Will Dinski. Does Will make some of the most elaborate minis in this day and age? Yes. This new one follows his previous efforts in creating a great comic that almost feels like a book.

Well, I guess I’ll end it there. Thanks to all that “entered”. You’re all winners in that you’re following your love of making comics, and that’s pretty cool.

For his Harvey nomination of SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDWEST.

I love you bro, and wish only the best for you! Harvey info here.

While cruising THE interwebs the other day for SDCC info, I saw that the Eisners are now available for online voting:

Go Vote!

I think online voting is WAY cool. The only thing cooler is if someone, at some point, decides to broadcast the awards event online.

As a reminder to what AdRelated titles are up for consideration, we remind you thusly…

Best Short Story:  “Freaks,” by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3
Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Skyscrapers of the Midwest, by Joshua W. Cotter
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Enrico Casarosa, The Venice Chronicles (Ateliér Fio/AdHouse)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Best Lettering: Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)

And because I don’t like posting without pictures, enjoy…

Today most people who are looking for AND THERE YOU ARE in their local comic shop should be able to find a copy.

(Ronnie holding Oscar!)

Granted, I was JUST informed earlier this week that there seems to be an allocation to some shops. The reason is that copies seemed to have gotten lost from point A to point B. Never fear, we’re ON IT! So, as always, please support your LCS and purchase your copy there. If that should fail, and you have a fear of the Amazog, then by golly, order direct from us.

Eisner News:

We’ve been sort of nominated in five categories. That’s pretty cool. I say “sorta” since three of the noms were for books we help distribute or design/distribute. But I’m still counting them! OK. Here’s the full list, and here’s the AdHouse list:

Best Short Story:  “Freaks,” by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3
Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Skyscrapers of the Midwest, by Joshua W. Cotter
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Enrico Casarosa, The Venice Chronicles (Ateliér Fio/AdHouse)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Best Lettering: Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)

If I think of it, I’ll post a reminder when peeps can vote. And YES, if you think you can vote, you should be able to. Obviously, we’d appreciate any nods our way. And congrats to almost all of the nominees! (Weeeeeeeee!)

Oh.. and yes, we find ourselves rather busy of late. You?