Founded in 2010, the Shel Dorf Awards are “dedicated to recognising the comic industries best and brightest talents” from a fan perspective. Shel was a devoted comic fan and historian who founded the international Comic-Con convention in the US, now known as San Diego Comic-Con.
Last year’s winners include Robert Kirkman (Writer of the Year), Guy Davis (Penciler), Klaus Janson (Inker) and Mike Mignola (Cover Artist). All winners will receive their awards at the Detroit Fanfare 2012 Comic Book Convention on October 27th.
Congratulations to all the nominees – you can vote for your favourite NOW.
And the nominees are: –
Writer of the Year:
Ed Brubaker
Geoff Johns
Mark Waid
Robert Kirkman
Scott Snyder
Penciler of the Year:
Greg Capullo
Ivan Reis
J.H. Williams III
Paolo Rivera
Ryan Ottley
Ryan Stegman
Inker of the Year:
Bill Nichols
Jonathan Glapion
Scott Williams
Colorist of the Year:
Brian Miller / Hi Fi Color
Dave Stewart
Jeff Balke
Laura Allred
Nei Ruffino
Editor of the Year:
Axel Alonzo
Chad Lambert
Raven Gregory
Shannon Eric Denton
Sina Grace
Cover Artist of the Year:
Alex Ross
Bernie Wrightson
David Aja
Eric Basaldua
Nei Ruffino
Letterer of the Year:
Chris Eliopoulos
Jaymes Reed
Stan Sakai
Tom Orzcechoski
Mini Series of the Year:
Avengers Vs. X-Men
Deadworld War Of The Dead
Star Trek TNG / Doctor Who: Assimilation
Legend of Oz: The Wicked West
Original Graphic Novel of the Year:
Batman Earth One
Chillers
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland
Jim Henson’s Tales of Sand
Underwater Welder
Web Comic of the Year:
Axe Cop by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle
Battlepug by Nike Norton
Beardo by Dan Dougherty
Disappointing Monsters by Daniel Bradford & Owen Mackinder
Gronk by Katie Cook
Retail Sunshine by Phil Machi
Syndicated Print Strip of the Year:
Beardo by Dan Dougherty
Garfield
Foxtrot
Funky Winkerbean
Comic To Multi-Media Adaption of the Year:
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Walking Dead, Season Two
The Amazing Spider-Man
Comic Blogger of the Year:
Rich Johnston Bleeding Cool News
Heidi MacDonald The Beat
Henry Barajas
L. Vincent Poupard Yahoo
Decapitated Dan
Michael Hamersky On Comics
Continuing Series of the Year:
Amazing Spider-Man
Batman
Daredevil
Saga
The Walking Dead
Self Published Comic of the Year:
Arsenic Lullaby by Douglas Paszkiewicz
Bob Howard, Plumber of the Unknown by Rafael Nieves and Dan Doughterty
Rachel Rising by Terry Moore
Rainbow In The Dark by Comfort Love & Adam Withers
Red Angel by Erin Pyne & Russ Leach
Kids’ Comic of the Year:
Adventure Time
Amelia Rules
Owly
Superman Family Adventures
Tiny Titans
Mark Brassington 