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From: drforsey@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Forsey)
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Subject: Re: Repost --- Best/Worst of 1984 Poll
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Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 17:59:13 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  8 17:59:13 1985
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Dear 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.