Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Hit List - Ledgers Final Nominees

Well then, it was a nice surprise this morning to see that Gary had listed the Final Ledger Nominees and even more gratifying to be included as a final nominee for Person of the Year. Thanks to everyone who nominated me and also those people that nominated the Ozcomics Magazine, the 24hour Comic Challenge and Ozcomics.com (though I only moderated it for half the year i'll still claim credit), thanks for your recommendation.

Apparently the voting form will be up January 14th.

PERSON OF THE YEAR
Recognition for an Australian individual's efforts in 2004.

  • Aaron Burgess
  • Mark Selan
  • Daniel Zachariou

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR
Australian artist, publisher, or event. Business or creative.
  • Phase Two Comics
  • Dillon Naylor's 2004 (Batrisha wear in Target etc.)
  • Gary Chaloner's John Law in print

NEW TALENT DESERVING WIDER RECOGNITION
In recognition of excellence in 2004. Print or web.
  • Chelsea Fritzlaff
  • Jase Harper
  • Matt Huynh

SMALL PRESS TITLE OF THE YEAR
Mini comics, zines featuring comic content etc.
  • Dirty Little Creep, Mandy Ord
  • Eat Comics, Tonia Walden, editor
  • Sporadic, Jase Harper, editor

INDEPENDENT PRESS TITLE OF THE YEAR
Local publishers distributing mainly in Australia.
  • Azerath, Creatorline/Phosphorescent Comics
  • The Crumpleton Experiments, Nautilus Illustrations
  • Killeroo, Ozone Studios

INTERNATIONAL TITLE OF THE YEAR
Titles distributed overseas and within Australia featuring Australian talent
  • District X, Marvel Comics
  • Small Gods, Image Comics
  • Will Eisner's John Law: Dead Man Walking, IDW

ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR
Produced by and including Australian creators. In recognition of excellence in 2004.
  • Eat Comics, Tonia Walden, editor
  • The Ink, Aaron Burgess, editor
  • Sporadic, Jase Harper, editor

WEBCOMIC OF THE YEAR
Produced by Australian creators. In recognition of excellence in comics distributed via the web in 2004.
  • Platinum Grit
  • Raymondo Person
  • Will Eisner's John Law

WRITER OF THE YEAR
In recognition of writing excellence in 2004 by an Australian creator. Print or web.
  • Trudy Cooper et al.
  • Christian Read
  • Daniel Reed

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Full art, penciller, painter or multimedia. In recognition of excellence in 2004 by an Australian creator. Print or web.
  • Jason Badower
  • Trudy Cooper
  • Jase Harper

INKER OF THE YEAR
In recognition of inking excellence in 2004 by an Australian creator. Print or web.
  • Gary Chaloner
  • Darren Close
  • Doug Holgate
  • Daniel Reed

COLOURIST OF THE YEAR
In recognition of colouring and/or grey toning excellence by an Australian creator in 2004. Print or web.
  • Jason Badower
  • Doug Holgate
  • Annette Kwok

LETTERER OF THE YEAR
In recognition of lettering excellence in 2004 by an Australian creator. Print or web.
  • Gary Chaloner
  • Jacon Kovaks
  • Jason Paulos

COVER ARTIST OF THE YEAR
In recognition of excellence in cover artwork in 2004 by an Australian creator. Print or web.
  • Jason Badower, Killeroo Book 2
  • Gary Chaloner, Will Eisner's John Law: Dead Man Walking
  • Matt Huynh, Domino Joe, Bloom

SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY OF THE YEAR
In recognition of excellence in a particular issue or short story in 2004 by an Australian creator/s.
  • The Eldritch Kid #1, Christian Read & Christopher Burns
  • 'Good for the Goose' (Killeroo Book 2), Jan Napiorkowski & Jason Badower
  • 'Law, Luck and a Dead Eyed Mystic' (Will Eisner's John Law: Dead Man Walking), Gary Chaloner
  • 'Meat Burger Heaven' (Eat Comics), Dean Rankine

COMIC STRIP OF THE YEAR
Produced for magazines, newspapers and their web sites etc. by an Australian creator, published in 2004. Print or web.
  • Batrisha (K-Zone et al.), Dillon Naylor
  • Grossgirl and Boogerboy (Mania), Dean Rankine
  • Raymondo Person, Patrick Reid

RETAIL OUTLET OF THE YEAR
In recognition of Australian retail excellence and support in 2004.
  • Kings Comics, Sydney
  • Minotaur Books, Melbourne
  • Phase Two Comics, online

DESIGN OR PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR
In recognition of design excellence in 2004 by Australian creator/s or publishers. Web site design, book design, promotional materials, et al.
  • Keychain Comics, design by Aaron Burgess
  • Killeroo Book Two, design by Darren Close
  • The Watch: Casus Belli, design by Karen Howard

LEDGER OF HONOUR
Nominees chosen from Australian creators, publishers or retailers past or present.
  • Gary Chaloner
  • Trudy Cooper
  • Tim McEwen
  • Tonia Walden

Grouping nominations;
Gary Chaloner - 8 nominations
Darren Close and Killeroo - 7 nominations
Phosphorescent Comics - 6 nominations
Platinum Grit - 4 nominations
Jase Harper and Sporadic - 4 nominations

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