hsut@ee.UUCP (02/04/85)
This is a reposting of the Best/Worst of 1984 poll. I'm putting no strict restrictions on cover dates of nominations, but please be reasonable (most of the early respondents have been, thanks!). Your votes will be scored thus: 5 points for first choice, 3 for second and 1 for third. Feel free to declare ties. All honorable mentions will be listed. The categories are: Best/Worst Continuing Series of 1984 Best/Worst Limited Series of 1984 B/W Single Issue B/W Independent (this category is becoming somewhat redundant, since most of the votes I got were for independents anyway!) B/W Writer B/W Artist/Team of Artists B/W New Talent Feel free to add "Special Awards", e.g. most inane, meaningless, offensive and over-hyped series of all time written by former Legion of Super Heroes writers whose first name is Jim, etc. Once again, have fun! I'll keep the poll open for another two weeks, unless the volume of votes (or lack thereof) indicates that I change the deadline. Bill Hsu {ihnp4, decvax, allegra, ucbvax}!pur-ee!hsut
drforsey@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Forsey) (02/09/85)
<ahem> Dear Bill, Being a functional computer illiterate, I have not yet learned to send things directly to individuals, but I want to vote in your poll, so I'm posting it on the net for the whole world to deride. Hope you see this and can accept it. BEST CONTINUING SERIES 1: LOVE & ROCKETS 2: <tie> MR. X and NEXUS 3: ZOT! BEST LIMITED SERIES (well, they *finished* in 1984 in some cases...) 1: THE ROCKETEER 2: MAGE 3: CAMELOT 3000 BEST SINGLE ISSUE 1: LOVE & ROCKETS #8 2: <tie> L&R #9 and ZOT! #6 3: <tie> L&R #6 and L&R #7 (yes, I really do like L&R) BEST WRITER 1: <tie> Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez 2: <tie> Mike Baron and John Ostrander 3: <tie> Scott McCloud and Alan Moore BEST ARTIST 1: Jaime Hernandez 2: Steve Rude 3: Dave Stevens BEST NEW TALENT 1: Matt Wagner 2: Art Adams 3: damn, his name escapes me at the moment, but he's the guy they've got inking NEXUS now... Eric Something??... WORST LIMITED SERIES <all together now>: ***SECRET WARRRRRRRSSSSSS!!!!!!!!*** WORST WRITER: Tom de Falco (I'm not even sure what he wrote in 84, but his scripts have always made me bite chunks out of passing trucks) SPECIAL AWARDS: The "I Know What I'm Doing, Do You?" Award to Bill Sienkiewicz The "Is There Any Reason We Can't Award This To A Woman?" Self- Indulgence Certificate to Chris Claremont To Kitty Pride, an "Insufferably Cute And Pert" Commemorative Spittoon The Mantle of Unquestioned Godhood is awarded jointly to John Byrne and Frank Miller (Mike Grell gets to carry the hem) The Lonely Tenacity Medal to MS. TREE, for detectives above and beyond the call of duty. An honorary "When will you be published in North America" plane ticket to V FOR VENDETTA. The Cabbage Patch Kid Award for endearing cuddliness, to Judge Dredd. A bottle of "Onward and Upward" champagne for the Hernandez Bros. And a good-bye from the Gray Mouser.