The Official Cappies 2009 Nomination Thread

[Chris Fluit]

Yes, we're doing the Cappies again this year. And yes, I said I would post the thread some time next week but I had time this weekend so here it is. Here are the rules: There are 23 categories. Each member may nominate up to two (2) nominees for each category. You are not required to nominate two for every category. And you are not required to nominate for every category. There is only a maximum limit, not a minimum. Comic books shall only be nominated from the calendar year of 2009. Mini-series which overlap two years are eligible (though I may reserve judgment depending on how much they actually overlap into this year). For creators, only their work in the given year should be considered. The nominations shall be open at least one week. And the most important rule of all: Have fun! Here are the categories: Best Writer Best Artist Most Underrated Writer Most Underrated Artist Best Self-Contained Story (single issue or one-shot) Best Story Arc Best Limited Series Best Ongoing Series Best Original Graphic Novel Best Web Comic Best Reprint or Archive Best New Title Most Underrated Title Best Male Character Best Female Character Best Villain Best New Character Best Team Biggest Surprise Best Cover Best Fight Scene Best Character Recovery RIP Award (for Fictional Characters) If you need to refresh your memory, the "Comics for This Week" threads are available in the blog section going back to the summer and there's a "Cappies Memory Box" thread floating around somewhere too.

[Jason Marconnet (Pint sized mod)]

Best Writer
Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man)
Geoff Johns (Green Lantern)
Best Artist
Ivan Reiss (Blackest Night)
Frank Quietly (Batman & Robin)
Most Underrated Writer
Cristos Gage (Avengers the Initiative)
Most Underrated Artist
Craig Rosseau (Perhapanauts)
Best Self-Contained Story (single issue or one-shot)
Secret Warriors:The List
Best Story Arc
Most Wanted (Invincible Iron Man)
Blackest Night
Best Limited Series
Incognito
Best Ongoing Series
Invincible Iron Man
Green Lantern
Best New Title
Secret Warriors
Batman & Robin
Most Underrated Title
Avengers the Initiative
Best Male Character
Nick Fury
Tony Stark
Best Female Character
Pepper Potts (Invincible Iron Man)
Spitfire (Captain Britain & MI:13)
Best Villain
Norman Osborne
Dracula (Captain Britain & MI:13)
Best New Character
Larfleeze: Agent Orange (Green Lantern)
Best Team
Secret Warriors
Green Lantern Corps
Best Cover
Blackest Night #2

Invincible Iron Man #20

RIP Award (for Fictional Characters)
Little Boy Blue (Fables)

I still need to think about Best character recovery, best fight and biggest surprise

[Chris Fluit]

Anyone else?

[Alan M.]

I haven't had time to sit down and think these out yet...what type of deadline were you looking at?

[Chris Fluit]

I had said "at least a week"- knowing that the earliest I'd be able to get to them would be Saturday the 2nd- but I didn't have a definite date in mind. I'll certainly keep the nominations open longer than I initially intended in order to provide the opportunity for more suggestions. Would a definite deadline date help?

[Pencho15]

I usually have a list of the things I like each year in order to have it ready for the nominations, but I don't know where I did out it so I'll just nominate on a few categories.

Best Writer:
Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Blackest Night, Flash Rebirth, Justice Society)
Best Artist:
Ethan van Sciver (Flash Rebirth)
Most Underrated Artist:
Mauro Cascioli (Justice League: Cry for Justice)
Best Self-Contained Story (single issue or one-shot)
Justice Society of America: 80 page giant
Best Story Arc:
Blackest Night
Best Limited Series:
Blackest Night: Batman
Best Ongoing Series:
Green Lantern
Best Reprint or Archive:
The Complete Peanuts
Best New Title:
Power Girl
Best Male Character:
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Best Female Character:
Liberty Belle
Best Villain:
Black Hand
Best Cover:
Young X-men #11
Blackest Night: Titans #3
Best Fight Scene:
Dove vs Black Lanterns Hawk and Hawk in Blackest Night: Titans #2
Hawkman & Hawkgirl vs Black Lanterns Ralph and Sue Dibny in Blackest Night #1
Best Character Recovery:
Flash (Barry Allen)

[Chris Fluit]

Thanks for the nominations, Francisco.

Everyone else, I'm shooting for a soft deadline of Friday. Please get any nominations in by then.

[Doc Beechler (mod-MD)]

Best Writer
Naoki Urasawa
Bryan Lee O'Malley

Best Artist
Francis Manapul
Jeremy Bastian

Most Underrated Writer
Paul Tobin
Jill Thompson

Most Underrated Artist
Jill Thompson
Colleen Coover

Best Limited Series
Beasts of Burden
Solomon Kane: Castle of the Devil

Best Ongoing Series
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys
Daredevil

Best Original Graphic Novel
Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
Jellaby: Monster in the City

Best Web Comic
Hark! A vagrant!
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php

Best Reprint or Archive
The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics

Best New Title
Cursed Pirate Girl
Pluto - Naoki Urasawa

Most Underrated Title
Usagi Yojimbo
Cursed Pirate Girl

Best Male Character
Gesicht - Pluto
The Doctor - Doctor Who

Best Female Character
Magic Trixie
Sophia “Chat” Sanduval - Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

Best Villain
Wilson Fisk
Lady Bullseye

Best New Character
Lady Bullseye
Cursed Pirate Girl



Best Cover
Daredevil #500

Best Character Recovery
Dakota North
Patsy Walker - Hellcat

[Dagwan]

Other than what others have already nominated...

Best OGN: Beanworld Vol. 3: Remember Here When You are There
Best Artist: JH Williams III (Detective Comics)
Underrated Writer: Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hercules)
Best Character Recovery: Avengers (Mighty Avengers)

More as I think of them...

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[Chris Fluit]

Here's what I have so far.

Best Writer: Geoff Johns, Peter David
Best Artist: Mike Perkins (The Stand), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Most Underrated Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (The Stand), Jay Faerber
Most Underrated Artist: Mike Perkins (The Stand)

Best Self-Contained Story (single issue or one-shot): Captain America #600, X-Factor #50
Best Story Arc: "Vampire State," Captain Britain and MI:13 (#10-15), "The Dark Ages," Fables (#77-82)

Best Limited Series: Blackest Night, Angel: Blood and Trenches
Best Ongoing Series: Green Lantern, X-Factor

Best Original Graphic Novel
Best Web Comic

Best Reprint or Archive: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus (Volumes 6 and 7)
Best New Title: S.W.O.R.D.

Most Underrated Title: Captain Britain and MI:13

Best Male Character:
Best Female Character: Buffy Summers

Best Villain
Best New Character

Best Team: Mighty Avengers, Uncanny X-Men
Biggest Surprise: Rictor and Shatterstar finally kiss

Best Cover: Fables #81, The Umbrella Academy #4

Best Fight Scene
Best Character Recovery

RIP Award (for Fictional Characters)

[Doc Beechler (mod-MD)]

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