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GOLDEN LOEB AWARDS - Voting Opens
2008-01-28 09:10:54

You can practically feel the electricity in the air. After a weekend spent tallying the nominations of you, the Marvel Comics readers, we're ready to announce the nominees for the 2007 Golden Loeb Awards.

Here's how it works: in order to qualify, each category needed to have at least two nominations. There were some very clever ideas bandied about that, quite honestly, would have taken more time for me to figure out than I really had free. But all of them were appreciated.

TO VOTE: Simply name your picks and e-mail them to mheroes@marvel.com. One ballot to a customer, please, and one vote per category. You don't have to vote in every category--vote only for the ones you want. You can also write-in a vote for a non-nominee in any category.

Voting will close at midnight on Friday, February 1st. Thereafter, I'll tally everything up, and announce the winners next week.

All right, enough preamble! Here are your Golden Loeb Nominees:


BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker
Brian Michael Bendis
Dan Slott
Matt Fraction
JMS
Peter David

BEST PENCILLER:
Steve McNiven
Steve Epting
Leinil Yu
John Romita Jr
Jim Cheung
John Cassaday

BEST INKER
Dexter Vines
Stefano Guardiano
Mark Morales
Klaus Janson
Mitch Breitweiser
Terry Pallot

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Amarta
Paul Mounts
Laura Martin
Daniele Rudoni
Rain Beredo
Lee Bermejo
Morry Hollowell
Nathan Fairbairn

BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos
Joe Caramanga
Cory Petit
Richard Starkings

BEST COVER ARTIST
Steve Epting
David Finch
Marko Djurdjevic

BEST SINGLE ISSUE
Captain America #25
X-Men #200

BEST STORY ARC
“Messiah Complex” - Assorted X-titles
"Blinded by the Light" - X-Men #200-203
"Quest for Magik" - New X-Men #38-41
"Fallen Son" - Fallen Son #1-5
"The Death of the Dream, Act One" - Captain America #25-30

BEST NEW SERIES
The Order
Avengers: Initiative
Mighty Avengers
Thor
New Warriors

BEST SERIES
Captain America
New Avengers
Immortal Iron Fist
X-Men
Daredevil
Astonishing X-Men

BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk
Annihilation: Conquest: Starlord

BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Captain America Omnibus
X-Men Omnibus
Annihilation

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Captain America
Iron Man
Spider-Man
Cyclops
Nova
Ms Marvel

BEST VILLAIN 2007
Red Skull
Mr. Sinister
The Hood
Dr. Faustus
Mystique
Mr. Fear
Miek
The Hulk

BEST TEAM 2007:
The Astonishing X-Men
The New X-Men
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers The Initiative

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
X-Men #200
Captain America #25
The Order #3
New Avengers #31
Annihilation: Conquest #1
Amazing Spider-Man #545

BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
Ultimates 2 #13 (Ultimates Vs. Asgard)
World War Hulk #2 (Warbound Vs. Everybody)
New Avengers: Illuminati #5 (Illuminati Vs. Skrulls)
Civil War #7 (Cap Surrenders)
New Avengers #36 (Everybody Vs. The Hood)
Astonishing X-Men #23 (Cyke cuts loose)

BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Cyclops' Awesome Plan (Astonishing X-Men #23)
Death Of Captain America (Captain America #25)
Nova Hits the Phalanx Shield/escapes the Phalanx (Nova #7)
Black Bolt is a Skrull (New Avengers Illuminati #5)

Polls are open!

More later!

Tom B

Question about write-in votes.
Can we only vote for Marvel Universe books? Or are other books published by Marvel (Dark Tower, Marvel Illustrated, Icon or the Dabel Brothers books) allowed as well?

Posted by Michael Heide on 2008-01-28 11:18:46
Ballot sent (with a few write-ins)
Had to throw in a few write-ins. My main write-in being Iron Man's beatdown in Thor #3 for moment of the year.

Posted by friskydingo on 2008-01-28 11:26:36
my votes
BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker
BEST PENCILLER:
Steve McNiven
BEST INKER
Dexter Vines
BEST COLORIST
Morry Hollowell
BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos
BEST COVER ARTIST
David Finch
BEST SINGLE ISSUE
Captain America #25
BEST STORY ARC
"The Death of the Dream, Act One" - Captain America #25-30
BEST NEW SERIES
The Order
BEST SERIES
New Avengers
BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk
BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Captain America Omnibus
BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Captain America
EST VILLAIN 2007
Red Skull
BEST TEAM 2007:
New Avengers
BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
Captain America #25
EST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
New Avengers #36 (Everybody Vs. The Hood)
BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Death Of Captain America (Captain America #25)



Posted by gentega on 2008-01-28 17:31:07
Could we please not post our votes here?
Nothing personal, gentega (especially since I notice several similarities to my own tentative list), but I think this talkback section could become very chaotic very soon if everybody posts their grocery lists.

Posted by Michael Heide on 2008-01-28 21:37:45
This is how I'm voting!
It's not a secret or anything, and I want to campaign. Don't read it if you don't want to see my list!

BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker

BEST PENCILLER:
Steve Epting

BEST INKER
Klaus Janson

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Amarta

BEST LETTERER
Richard Starkings

BEST COVER ARTIST
Steve Epting

BEST SINGLE ISSUE
Captain America #25

BEST STORY ARC
"The Death of the Dream, Act One" - Captain America #25-30

BEST NEW SERIES
Thor

BEST SERIES
Captain America

BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk

BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Captain America Omnibus

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Captain America

BEST VILLAIN 2007
The Hulk

BEST TEAM 2007:
Mighty Avengers

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
Captain America #25

BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
World War Hulk #2 (Warbound Vs. Everybody)

BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Death Of Captain America (Captain America #25)


Posted by Dusty. on 2008-01-28 23:45:20
I'm sure that a lot of the stuff I voted for won't win. Not that I don't agree with the nominations though ;)

Posted by doncorswhazie on 2008-01-29 02:54:21
Best ongoing :

SPIDERWOMAN
by Michael Bendis and Howard Chaykin

Posted by notapotatoe on 2008-01-29 10:56:08
Best Limited Series
World War Hulk

Posted by EdwinQuinones on 2008-01-29 11:43:00
No Silver Surfer: Requiem? That was the best mini-series EVER!

Anyway, my votes:

Best Writer: Ed Bruabker
Best Penciller: Steve McNiven
Best Inker: Stefano Guardiano
Best Colorist: Morry Hollowell
Best Letterer: Chris Eliopolous
Best Cover Artist: Marko Djurdjevic
Best Single Issue: Write In: Silver Surfer: Requiem 4
Best Story Arc: Messiah Complex
Best New Series: Thor
Best Series: Write In: Fantastic Four
Best Limited Series: Write In: Silver Surfer: Requiem
Best Collected Edition: Annihilation
Best Character 2007: Write In: Thor
Best Villain: Write In: Joe Quesada
Best Team: Write In: Fantastic Four
Best Cliffhanger: Write In: Amazing Spider-Man 541
Best Splash Page: New Avengers: Illuminati 5 (Illuminati vs Skrulls)
Bada$$ Moment: Write In: Spider-Man/Kingpin fight (Amazing Spider-Man 542)

-LOTRKing

Posted by LOTRKing on 2008-01-29 11:43:53
You would put four of my favorite characters (Captain America, Spider-Man, Cyclops, and Ms. Marvel) all together for best hero and make me only chose one.

Posted by 616 Spider-Man on 2008-01-29 12:41:16
colorist's
Daniele Rudoni
Rain Beredo
Nathan Fairbairn
sorry, but which books do these guys work on?

not to pick on people or anything... but how can these guys be nominated, but NOT the consistently amazing Matt Hollingsworth???

i'll take it that this was an oversight Tom, lol

Posted by irate snowman on 2008-01-29 16:45:51
Tom didn't nominate the colorists. We did.

Posted by Michael Heide on 2008-01-29 17:35:28
BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker


BEST PENCILLER:
Steve McNiven


BEST COVER ARTIST
David Finch


BEST SINGLE ISSUE
Captain America #25


BEST STORY ARC
"Fallen Son" - Fallen Son #1-5


BEST NEW SERIES
Mighty Avengers


BEST SERIES
Immortal Iron Fist


BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk


BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Annihilation

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Ms Marvel

BEST VILLAIN 2007
Mystique


BEST TEAM 2007:
Mighty Avengers

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
New Avengers #31


BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
New Avengers #36 (Everybody Vs. The Hood)


BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Death Of Captain America (Captain America #25)


Posted by Seru1 on 2008-01-29 18:46:42
BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker

BEST PENCILLER:
John Cassaday

BEST INKER
Mark Morales

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Amarta

BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos

BEST COVER ARTIST
David Finch

BEST SINGLE ISSUE
X-Men #200

BEST STORY ARC
“Messiah Complex” - Assorted X-titles

BEST NEW SERIES
Thor

BEST SERIES
X-Men

BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk

BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Annihilation

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Nova

BEST VILLAIN 2007
The Hulk

BEST TEAM 2007:
New Avengers

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
X-Men #200

BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
Civil War #7 (Cap Surrenders)

BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Nova Hits the Phalanx Shield/escapes the Phalanx (Nova #7)


Posted by gambit21 on 2008-02-01 12:04:23
BEST WIRTER:
Ed Brunaker

BEST PENCILLER:
Jim Cheung

BEST INKER:
Mark Morales

BEST COLORIST:
Frank D'Amarta

BEST COVER ARTIST:
Marko Djurdjevic

BEST SINGLE ISSUE:
Write In! - Thor #3

BEST STORY ARK:
"Messiah Complex"
BUT Really it's a tie with "The Death of The Dream"

BEST NEW SERIES:
Thor

BEST SERIES:
Captain America

BEST COLLECTED EDITION:
Annihilation

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Cyclops

BEST VILLAIN 2007:
Red Skull

BEST TEAM 2007:
The New X-men (Farewell!)

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
Captain America #25

BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
Astonishing X-men #23

BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Write In!- Thor #3 (Iron Man gets it handed to him by Thor!)



Posted by Wilford on 2008-02-03 13:42:36
my votes
BEST WRITER
JMS

BEST PENCILLER:
Steve McNiven

BEST INKER
Terry Pallot

BEST COLORIST
Morry Hollowell

BEST LETTERER
Richard Starkings

BEST COVER ARTIST
Marko Djurdjevic

BEST SINGLE ISSUE
Captain America #25
X-Men #200

BEST STORY ARC
"Fallen Son" - Fallen Son #1-5

BEST NEW SERIES
New Warriors

BEST SERIES
Captain America

BEST LIMITED SERIES
World War Hulk

BEST COLLECTED EDITION
Captain America Omnibus

BEST CHARACTER 2007:
Captain America

BEST VILLAIN 2007
Red Skull

BEST TEAM 2007:
New Avengers

BEST CLIFFHANGER 2007:
Captain America #25

BEST SPLASH PAGE 2007:
Civil War #7 (Cap Surrenders)

BADASS MOMENT OF THE YEAR 2007:
Black Bolt is a Skrull (New Avengers Illuminati #5)

Posted by roy_g on 2008-02-03 23:44:36
LEE BERMEJO IS THE BEST ARTIST!!!

Posted by bronexu on 2008-06-09 18:52:27
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