Voting opens for third annual Shel Dorf Awards

The nominees have been announced for the third annual Shel Dorf Awards, named in honor of the late Detroit native and founder of Golden State Comic-Con, which grew into Comic-Con International.

Online voting is now open. The winners will be presented Oct. 27 at Detroit FanFare. 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 Orzcechowski

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 Mike 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
• 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
• The 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