Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!drforsey From: drforsey@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Forsey) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Re: Repost --- Best/Worst of 1984 Poll Message-ID: <1213@watcgl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 17:59:13 EST Article-I.D.: watcgl.1213 Posted: Fri Feb 8 17:59:13 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 04:57:23 EST References: <55500006@ee.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 68Dear Bill, Being a functional computer illiterate, I have not yet learned to send things directly to individuals, but I want to vote in your poll, so I'm posting it on the net for the whole world to deride. Hope you see this and can accept it. BEST CONTINUING SERIES 1: LOVE & ROCKETS 2: MR. X and NEXUS 3: ZOT! BEST LIMITED SERIES (well, they *finished* in 1984 in some cases...) 1: THE ROCKETEER 2: MAGE 3: CAMELOT 3000 BEST SINGLE ISSUE 1: LOVE & ROCKETS #8 2: L&R #9 and ZOT! #6 3: L&R #6 and L&R #7 (yes, I really do like L&R) BEST WRITER 1: Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez 2: Mike Baron and John Ostrander 3: Scott McCloud and Alan Moore BEST ARTIST 1: Jaime Hernandez 2: Steve Rude 3: Dave Stevens BEST NEW TALENT 1: Matt Wagner 2: Art Adams 3: damn, his name escapes me at the moment, but he's the guy they've got inking NEXUS now... Eric Something??... WORST LIMITED SERIES : ***SECRET WARRRRRRRSSSSSS!!!!!!!!*** WORST WRITER: Tom de Falco (I'm not even sure what he wrote in 84, but his scripts have always made me bite chunks out of passing trucks) SPECIAL AWARDS: The "I Know What I'm Doing, Do You?" Award to Bill Sienkiewicz The "Is There Any Reason We Can't Award This To A Woman?" Self- Indulgence Certificate to Chris Claremont To Kitty Pride, an "Insufferably Cute And Pert" Commemorative Spittoon The Mantle of Unquestioned Godhood is awarded jointly to John Byrne and Frank Miller (Mike Grell gets to carry the hem) The Lonely Tenacity Medal to MS. TREE, for detectives above and beyond the call of duty. An honorary "When will you be published in North America" plane ticket to V FOR VENDETTA. The Cabbage Patch Kid Award for endearing cuddliness, to Judge Dredd. A bottle of "Onward and Upward" champagne for the Hernandez Bros. And a good-bye from the Gray Mouser.