Comments on: The good, the bad and the Eisner reactions http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/ Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kevin http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/comment-page-1/#comment-8358 Kevin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:20:35 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=7629#comment-8358 Some excluded options... Best Writer/Artist Jeff Smith, RASL Best New Series Captain Britain and MI:13 by Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk (Marvel Comics) RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) Best Continuing Series Doktor Sleepless by Warren Ellis and Ivan Rodriguez (Avatar) Best Writer Warren Ellis, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel), No Hero, Anna Mercury, Doktor Sleepless (Avatar) Robert Kirkman, Invincible, The Astounding Wolf-Man, The Walking Dead (Image) Mark Millar, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, 1985 (Marvel), Kick-Ass (Marvel/Icon), War Heroes (Image) Some excluded options…

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Smith, RASL

Best New Series
Captain Britain and MI:13 by Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk (Marvel Comics)
RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Best Continuing Series
Doktor Sleepless by Warren Ellis and Ivan Rodriguez (Avatar)

Best Writer
Warren Ellis, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel), No Hero, Anna Mercury, Doktor Sleepless (Avatar)
Robert Kirkman, Invincible, The Astounding Wolf-Man, The Walking Dead (Image)
Mark Millar, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, 1985 (Marvel), Kick-Ass (Marvel/Icon), War Heroes (Image)

]]> By: J. Jonah http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/comment-page-1/#comment-8328 J. Jonah Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:40:21 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=7629#comment-8328 All-Star Superman was merely OK. It wasn't as good as everyone seems to think it was. I wasn't impressed with many of the nominees. I may be in the extreme minority but the MOST OVERRATED Series EVER is Fables by Bill Willingham. I fail to see why this series is so damn "wonderful". Some idiots have actually made the preposterous claim that it's even better than Sandman. Thor by Straczynski is again only OK. Invincible Iron Man is BORING BORING BORING. Madame Xanadu SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE LIST. Talk about overrated. Another Cloying Boring Mess from Vertigo. As to what should be nominated: What about Anna Mercury by Warren Ellis? What about Gravel by Warren Ellis? No Hero by Warren Ellis? Lobster Johnson by Mike Mignola? BPRD 1946 by Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart? What about Buffy Season 8? The EISNERS have really dropped the ball. All-Star Superman was merely OK. It wasn’t as good as everyone seems to think it was.

I wasn’t impressed with many of the nominees. I may be in the extreme minority but the MOST OVERRATED Series EVER is Fables by Bill Willingham. I fail to see why this series is so damn “wonderful”. Some idiots have actually made the preposterous claim that it’s even better than Sandman.

Thor by Straczynski is again only OK.

Invincible Iron Man is BORING BORING BORING.

Madame Xanadu SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE LIST. Talk about overrated. Another Cloying Boring Mess from Vertigo.

As to what should be nominated: What about Anna Mercury by Warren Ellis? What about Gravel by Warren Ellis? No Hero by Warren Ellis? Lobster Johnson by Mike Mignola? BPRD 1946 by Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart? What about Buffy Season 8?

The EISNERS have really dropped the ball.

]]> By: Jason Baur http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/comment-page-1/#comment-8327 Jason Baur Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:49:01 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=7629#comment-8327 To be fair (any maybe a bit pedantic), Invincible Iron Man is not a relaunch per se, as it ran along side the pre-existing Iron Man series for several months. Which produces something of a gordian knot of numbering schemes if Marvel ever decides to reset Iron Man's numbering. But Invincible IM is legitimately a new series. The All-Star Superman classification still doesn't make any sense though. To be fair (any maybe a bit pedantic), Invincible Iron Man is not a relaunch per se, as it ran along side the pre-existing Iron Man series for several months. Which produces something of a gordian knot of numbering schemes if Marvel ever decides to reset Iron Man’s numbering. But Invincible IM is legitimately a new series. The All-Star Superman classification still doesn’t make any sense though.

]]> By: Simon DelMonte http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/comment-page-1/#comment-8325 Simon DelMonte Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:29:48 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=7629#comment-8325 This was a surprisingly non-commercial slate. Which says volumes about the output of the more commercial comic book lines in 2008. DC (distinct from Vertigo), Marvel, Image, even Dark Horse are not pushing the envelope very much now. Was disappointed, though, that Girl Genius was not nominated for webcomic. This was a surprisingly non-commercial slate. Which says volumes about the output of the more commercial comic book lines in 2008. DC (distinct from Vertigo), Marvel, Image, even Dark Horse are not pushing the envelope very much now.

Was disappointed, though, that Girl Genius was not nominated for webcomic.

]]> By: Kirk Warren http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/the-good-the-bad-and-the-eisner-reactions/comment-page-1/#comment-8323 Kirk Warren Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:10:48 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=7629#comment-8323 There were some really odd choices for the Eisners this year. All Star Superman stood out like a sore thumb since it's not an ongoing or "continuing" series and put out liek 3 issues in the past year. It's an amazing comic, but I think it's insulting to other creators that put out equally as good work at the standard monthly schedule. It's also odd that it wasn't included with The Twelve in the maxiseries category. Actually, The Twelve probably shouldn't be on there either sicne it's on 'hiatus' and isn't even publishing or finished. Invincible Iron Man was the other oddity to me. It's an okay book, but I don't think it's top of the class either. The traced looking artwork doesn't help my feelings in regards to it, but there are far worse choices that could have been made than IIM. Was happy to see Fables and Madame Xanadu get a lot of love. There were some really odd choices for the Eisners this year. All Star Superman stood out like a sore thumb since it’s not an ongoing or “continuing” series and put out liek 3 issues in the past year. It’s an amazing comic, but I think it’s insulting to other creators that put out equally as good work at the standard monthly schedule. It’s also odd that it wasn’t included with The Twelve in the maxiseries category.

Actually, The Twelve probably shouldn’t be on there either sicne it’s on ‘hiatus’ and isn’t even publishing or finished.

Invincible Iron Man was the other oddity to me. It’s an okay book, but I don’t think it’s top of the class either. The traced looking artwork doesn’t help my feelings in regards to it, but there are far worse choices that could have been made than IIM.

Was happy to see Fables and Madame Xanadu get a lot of love.

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