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Eagle Awards
EagleAward-logo2.jpg
Eagle Awards logo from c. 2012. It uses the same image from the UK's Eagle comic, modeled on the top of a large brass inkwell owned by Marcus Morris, the comic's founder.[1]
Awarded forBritish-based awards for comic book creators, titles, and characters
Sponsored byMike Conroy (1977–2014)
Cassandra Conroy (2008–2014)
LocationBritish Comic Art Convention (1977–1979, 1981)
(1980)
London Comic Mart (1983)
(1984, 1986)
UKCAC (1987–1990)
Comic Festival (2000, 2002)
Comic Expo (2004, 2006–2008)
London MCM Expo (2010–2012)
London Film and Comic Con (2014)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Hosted by
  • Paul Gambaccini (1990)
  • Simon Pegg (2000)
  • Norman Lovett (2007)
  • Fraser Ayres (2008)
  • Billy West (2011)
  • Anthony Stewart Head (2014)
Formerly calledMCM Awards
The Stan Lee Eagle Award
True Believer Comic Awards (2014)
First awarded1977
Last awarded2014
WebsiteEagleAwards.co.uk (defunct)

The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's Eagle comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in 1976.[2]

"[S]et up and financed by a group of dealers and fanzine editors" with the intention of including "people with... diverse interests... to make the poll as impartial as possible,"[2] the Eagles were described as "the first independent [in the UK], nationally organised comic art awards poll." The hope was that the Eagle Awards would "become a regular annual fandom event,"[2] and indeed, they were the preeminent British comics award in the 1980s and the 2000s (being mostly dormant in the 1990s), variously described as the country's comics equivalent of the Oscars[3] or the BAFTAs.[4][5] The Eagle Awards were usually presented in a ceremony at a British comic book convention; venues over the years included the British Comic Art Convention, UKCAC, Comic Festival, Comic Expo, and the London MCM Expo. Hosts for the ceremonies included such notables as Simon Pegg, Norman Lovett, Fraser Ayres, Billy West, and Anthony Stewart Head.

Initially the Eagle Award itself was a certificate; eventually the award became an engraved trophy.

Notable repeat Eagle Award winners included Alan Moore, who won the Favourite Comicbook Writer award an impressive eleven times (including sweeping the U.K. and U.S. categories in the period 1985–1987); Terry Austin, who won the Favourite Inker award nine times; Alex Ross, who won the Favourite Comics Artist (Fully Painted Artwork) seven times in ten possible years; and Laura DePuy Martin, who won the Favourite Colourist award six straight times. 2000 AD won the Favourite (Colour) Comic award 12 times, while The Walking Dead won Favourite Black & White Comicbook seven straight times. Batman was voted Favourite Comicbook Character 12 times and Judge Dredd won the award seven times; while the X-Men dominated the Favourite Comicbook Group or Team category, winning it eight times in the span of 11 years. Wolverine won the Favourite Comicbook Character category three times, the Favourite Supporting Character award three times, and the Character Most Worthy of Own Title twice.

In 2014, in connection with Stan Lee, the Eagle Awards were renamed, and presented as, the True Believer Comic Awards. They have not returned since then.

History[]

1977: conception and debut[]

Original Eagle Award logo

The Eagle Awards were set up by Mike Conroy, Nick Landau, Colin Campbell, Phil Clarke, and Richard Burton. Because the Eagle symbol was perceived (as described by Burton) as "a standard of quality ... seldom reached" in early 1977, the Eagle Awards were named "with official blessing from IPC" (Eagle's then-publisher).[2]

The Eagles were launched at the British Comic Art Convention,[2] the earliest British fan convention devoted entirely to comics (and usually known by the moniker Comicon). The first awards ceremony was held 3 September 1977, at the Bloomsbury Centre Hotel, London. The 1978 and 1979 awards were also presented at the British Comic Art Convention. Almost from the beginning, the awards included separate UK and US sections.

The 1980s: a Golden Age[]

The 1980 Eagle Awards (for comics published in 1979) were sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Dark They Were and Golden Eyed, Steve Dillon, Forbidden Planet, Forever People, Nostalgia & Comics, Bob Smart, and Valhalla Books; and organized by Burton and Conroy.[6] The 1981 edition was again organized by Burton and Conroy, and sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Forbidden Planet, Nostalgia & Comics, Bob Smart, and Comics Showcase.[7] Marvel's X-Men comic and creators dominated the 1981 Eagles, winning Favourite Comic Book, Artist (John Byrne), Writer (Chris Claremont), Inker (Terry Austin), Character (Wolverine), Single Comic Book Story (X-Men #137, "The Fate of the Phoenix"), Continued Comic Book Story ("The Dark Phoenix Saga," X-Men #135–137), and Cover (X-Men #136, by Byrne and Austin).[8] The 1981 awards were organized by Burton and Conroy, and sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Bob Smart, and four UK comics retailers: Forbidden Planet, Forever People, Nostalgia & Comics, and Comics Showcase.[8]

After a hiatus in 1982, the Eagle Awards returned in 1983, presented at the London Comic Mart by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.[3]

The 1984 Eagle Award nominations were announced in May[9] with Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! dominating the nominations — Favourite Penciler, Inker, Writer, Comic, Character (Reuben Flagg), Supporting Character (Raul the cat), New Comic, Single or Continued Story, and two nominations for Favourite Cover[9] — and winning seven of them.[10] The 1984 awards presentation was at the Birmingham Comic Art Show.

By the mid-1980s the work of British authors often dominated both the UK and US categories. In 1985 Alan Moore won favorite writer in both categories, and in 1986 (presented on June 1 at the Birmingham Comic Art Show),[11][12] the awards "proved to be a virtual clean sweep ... by Alan Moore," who not only again won "favourite writer in both the US and UK categories," but had his work win for favourite comic book, supporting character and new title in the US, and character, continuing story and "character worthy of own title" in the UK (in which last category his works held all top three spots).[13]

The awards became almost fully annual in 1987, in conjunction with the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC); they were held at the UKCAC in 1987, 1988, and 1990.

The 1990s: a fallow period[]

The Eagle Awards went dormant during most of the 1990s, as organizer Mike Conroy focused on his freelance writing (including becoming an editor of Comics International).[14] From 1990 to 1997, the Eagles were replaced by the UK Comic Art Awards, and then from 1997 until 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) were supplanted by the National Comics Awards.[15]

The 2000s: a return to (hesitant) prominence[]

In 2000, on the 50th anniversary of the birth of Eagle,[16] the Eagle Awards returned. The ceremony was held April 22, 2000, at the Bristol Comic Festival (known as "Comics 2000"); this time MC'd by actor/comedian Simon Pegg.[16] There were no Eagle Awards distributed in 2001; voting for comics published in 2000 ended in October 2001 and the winners were announced in June 2002 (at the Comic Festival,[citation needed] which had replaced UKCAC), so news reports announced these variously as the 2000, 2001, or 2002 Eagle Awards.[17] The Eagles again went dormant in 2003 (replaced by the National Comics Awards).

The Eagle Awards returned in 2004 (sponsored by the retailer Ace Comics)[18] and were presented at the inaugural Comic Expo, held November 6–7, at the Ramada City Inn in Bristol;[18] the Eagles were again not presented in 2005.

The 2006–2008 awards presentations were held at the Comic Expo in Bristol, with the 2008 awards being notable for accusations of ballot-stuffing.[4]

Management of the Eagle Awards was transferred from co-founder Mike Conroy to his teenage daughter Cassandra Conroy in 2009 (although Mike Conroy stayed on as advisor). The previous years' venue the Bristol Comic Expo scaled back that year, and was not available for the evening awards ceremony. After attempting to go forward with the Eagle Awards as an online-only process,[19] the Conroys were forced to cancel the 2009 awards due to a "lack of nominations."[20]

2010–2014: rifts, name changes, and demise[]

The 2010–2012 awards were presented at the London MCM Expo. At the 2012 awards it was announced that the award would in future be called the MCM Award.[21][22] The announcement prompted a public rift between MCM and the Conroys;[23][24] as a result no Eagles were awarded in 2013.

The Conroys decided to continue the awards separate from MCM, and in April 2014 it was announced that the award would be presented at the London Film and Comic Con (LFCC) and be named The Stan Lee Eagle Award, with the backing of Stan Lee in his last European convention appearance.[24] In June 2014, however, it was announced that the new award would be called the True Believer Comic Awards.[25][26] The inaugural True Believer Comics Awards were presented July 12, 2014,[27] at the LFCC, with host Anthony Stewart Head and a special appearance by Stan Lee.[28] They have not been awarded since.

Dates and locations[]

Year Date Convention City Venue Presenter/Host Notes
1977 Sept. 3 Comicon '77 London Bloomsbury Centre Hotel First annual presentation
1978 July 29 Comicon '78 London Bloomsbury Centre Hotel Presentation held in the Park Room
1979 Sept. 1 Comicon '79 Birmingham Hotel Metropole, National Exhibition Centre
1980 Oct. 18 London Lawrence Hall Source:[29]
1981 Nov. 1 Comicon '81 London Regent Centre Hotel Source:[7]
1982 NO AWARDS PRESENTED
1983 Oct.[30] 15[31] London Comic Mart Westminster Central Hall Westminster Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
1984 June 2 [9] Birmingham Midlands Arts Centre[32] Walt Simonson
1985
1986 June 1 Birmingham National Motorcycle Museum
1987 Sept. 5 United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) London UCL Institute of Education
1988 Sept. 24 UKCAC London Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education
1989 NO AWARDS PRESENTED[33]
1990[34] Sept. 23[35] UKCAC London UCL Institute of Education Paul Gambaccini and Dave Gibbons
1991 NO AWARDS PRESENTED; replaced by the UK Comic Art Awards
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 NO AWARDS PRESENTED
1999 NO AWARDS PRESENTED; replaced by the National Comics Awards
2000 Apr. 22 Comic Festival ("Comics 2000") Bristol Jurys Bristol Hotel Simon Pegg 50th anniversary of the birth of the Eagle
2001 NO AWARDS PRESENTED; again replaced by the National Comics Awards
2002 June 1 Comic Festival[citation needed] Bristol British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Temple Quay Known variously as the 2000, 2001, or 2002 Eagle Awards
2003 NO AWARDS PRESENTED; again replaced by (the final edition of) the National Comics Awards
2004 Nov. 6 Comic Expo Bristol Ramada City Inn
2005 NO AWARDS PRESENTED
2006 May 13 Comic Expo Bristol British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall/Ramada Plaza Hotel
2007 May 12 Comic Expo Bristol British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall/Ramada Plaza Hotel Norman Lovett[36] John M. Burns given the Eagle Awards 30th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Achievements in British Comics[37]
2008 May 10 Comic Expo Bristol British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall/Ramada Plaza Hotel Fraser Ayres[4]
2009 NO AWARDS PRESENTED
2010 Oct. 29[38] London MCM Expo London ExCeL London
2011 May 27 London MCM Expo London One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London Docklands Billy West[39]
2012 May 25 London MCM Expo London One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock Final Eagle Awards under that name
2013 NO AWARDS PRESENTED
2014 July 12 London Film and Comic Con London Earls Court 2 Anthony Stewart Head first (and only) presentation of the True Believer Comic Awards; special appearance by Stan Lee

Nominations and voting[]

At the outset of the Eagle Award, ballots were made available to "most dealers, shops and fanzines." The initial method of casting votes was designed to be inclusive and straightforward,[2] with completed forms able to be returned to the same place, rather than a centralized location. An initial ballot formed a list of nominees, from which the voting ballot was created and disseminated in the same manner.[2]

The awards for 1983 used an open voting system, with no pre-selected nominees.[31] In 1984, the Eagles introduced a new nomination system composed of "prominent British fans, publishers, dealers, and artists," which put forward three names in each category.[3]

The 1986 Eagles saw the introduction of a "free vote . . . rather than pre-selected nominees," creating a "fairer reflection of fans' opinions — and some anomalous results, especially in the Roll of Honor category."[13]

The 2004 awards saw online voting for the first time; over 13,000 voting forms were "received via post, email and website counting centres."[18]

For the 2007 awards, nominations were made by the general comics-reading public via the Eagle Awards website; the five most popular became nominees for the awards.[40]

Categories[]

Over the course of their existence, the Eagle Awards were eventually awarded in more than 30 categories.

The first ballot had nominations in 19 categories:

  1. Favourite Comicbook Artist
  2. Favourite British Comics Artist
  3. Favourite Comicbook Writer — U.S.
  4. Favourite British Comics Writer
  5. Favourite Comicbook — Dramatic
  6. Favourite Comicbook — Humour
  7. Favourite Dramatic Black & White Comics Magazine
  8. Favourite Black & White Comicbook — Humour
  9. Favourite Comic Publication All Time
  10. Favourite Comicbook Character
  11. Favourite British Comic Character
  12. Favourite Comicbook Team
  13. Favourite New Comic Title
  14. Favourite Single Comicbook Story
  15. Favourite Continued Comic Story
  16. Favorite Professional British Comic Publication
  17. Favourite British Fan Publication
  18. Favourite British Fan Personality
  19. Favourite Comics Creator All Time

The next year's ballot, 1978, had 21 categories, dropping Favourite British Fan Personality and Favourite Comic Publication "All Time," and adding categories for Inker, Villain, and Supporting Character. The 1979 ballot dropped categories for Favourite Comic — Dramatic and Favourite Comic — Humour and added categories for Cover and Character Most Worthy of Own Title.

The nominations for Favourite Single Comicbook Story and Favorite Continued Comicbook Story were separate from 1977 to 1980 and then again from 2011 to 2014; they were merged as one category from 2000 to 2010. Similarly, the Favourite Cover category was only divided into British and American sections from 1984 to 1990.

Reflecting an interest in long-form comics, the Best Original Graphic Novel category was added in 1986. The Favourite Team category was dropped after 1990.

With the revival of the Eagles in 2000, categories for Favourite Writer and Favourite Artist were no longer separated into UK and US sections, and a host of new categories were added:

  • Favourite Comics Artist — Fully Painted Artwork
  • Favourite Colourist
  • Favourite Comics Editor
  • Favourite Black & White Comicbook
  • Favourite British Small Press Title
  • Favourite Trade Paperback/Reprint Collection
  • Favourite Comic Strip/Newspaper Strip
  • Favourite Comics-Based Movie or TV
  • Favourite Comics Related Website
  • Favourite Comics Related Website (Fan-Organized)
  • Favourite Comics E-Zine

The Favourite Comics Related Website (Fan-Organized) category was dropped in 2002, but five more award categories were added:

  • Favourite Comics Writer/Artist
  • Favourite Manga Comic
  • Favourite European Comic
  • Favourite Comics-Related Book
  • Favourite Web-based Comic

The 2004 Eagles dropped awards for the long-running categories Supporting Character and Character Most Worthy of Own Title, as well as the relatively new categories of British Small Press Title, Comic Strip/Newspaper Strip, and Comics E-Zine. It added a Favourite Letterer category as well as the one-off category Favourite Comics-Related Merchandise.

The 2006 Eagles saw the addition of a Favourite Publisher award, and the 2008 Eagle Awards added categories for Favourite Newcomer: Writer and Favourite Newcomer: Artist while dropping the long-running categories Favourite Character/Hero and Favourite Villain.

The final set of awards, in 2014, were given in 28 categories.

The following is a comprehensive list of the Eagle Award categories and the years they were presented, many of which were divided into British sections and (North) American sections. These categories included:

  • Favourite Writer (1977–2014)
  • Favourite Artist/Penciler (1977–2014)
  • Favourite Comic/Colour Comicbook (1977–2014)
  • Favourite Black & White Comicbook (2000–2014)
  • Favourite New Title (1977–2014)
  • Favourite Single or Continued Story (1977––2014) — divided into separate categories for Single and Continued 1977–1980, and 2011–2014
  • Best Original Graphic Novel (1986–2014)
  • Favourite Comic Strip/Newspaper Strip (2000–2004)
  • Favourite Cover (1979–2014)
  • Favourite Character/Hero (1977–2008)
  • Favourite Villain (1978–2008)
  • Favourite Supporting Character (1978–2004)
  • Character Most Worthy of Own Title (1979–2004)
  • Favourite Specialist Comics Publication/Magazine About Comics (1977–2014)

General categories not divided into U.K. and U.S. sections were:

  • Favourite Comics Writer/Artist (2002–2012)
  • Favourite Inker (1978–2014)
  • Favourite Comics Artist — Fully Painted Artwork (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Colourist (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Comics Letterer (2004–2014)
  • Favourite Comics Editor (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Publisher (2006–2014)
  • Favourite Newcomer (1997)
  • Favourite Newcomer: Writer (2008–2014)
  • Favourite Newcomer: Artist (2008–2014)
  • Favourite Comic: Dramatic (1977–1978)
  • Favourite Comic: Humour (1977–1978)
  • Favourite Black & White Comicbook - Humour (1977–1980)
  • Favourite Comics Magazine (1977–1980)
  • Favourite British Small Press Title (2000–2004) — specific to the U.K.
  • Favourite Manga Comic (2002–2014)
  • Favourite European Comic (2002–2014)
  • Favourite Team (1977–1990) — divided into U.K./U.S. in 1985 only
  • Favourite Trade Paperback/Reprint Collection (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Comics-Related Book (2002–2014)
  • Favourite Comics-Based Movie or TV (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Comics Related Website (2000–2014)
  • Favourite Comics E-Zine (2000–2004)
  • Favourite Web-based Comic (2002–2014)
  • Roll of Honour (1977–2014) — originally called "Favourite Comics Creator All Time"

Finally, there were a few one-off awards:

  • Favourite British Fan Personality (1977)
  • Favourite Comic Excluding North American and UK titles (2000) — became separate awards for Favourite Manga and Favourite European Comic
  • Favourite Comics Related Website (Fan-Organized) (2000)
  • Favourite Comics-Related Merchandise (2004)
  • 30th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Achievements in British Comics (2006)

Past winners[]

Further information: List of Eagle Award nominees and winners
Listed by year presented

People[]

Favourite Comicbook Writer[]

Alan Moore won this award an impressive eleven times (including sweeping the U.K. and U.S. categories in the period 1985–1987), with Chris Claremont winning it four times (all in the span 1977–1981).

  • 1977[41]
    • U.K.: Chris Claremont
    • U.S.: Roy Thomas
  • 1978
  • 1979
    • U.K.: T.B. Grover (pseudonym of John Wagner)[42]
    • U.S.: Chris Claremont
  • 1980[6]
    • U.K.: John Howard
    • U.S.: Chris Claremont
  • 1981
    • U.K.: T.B. Grover
    • U.S. Chris Claremont
  • 1983
    • U.K.: Alan Moore[43]
    • U.S.: Frank Miller
  • 1984
    • U.K.: Pat Mills[44]
    • U.S.: Howard Chaykin
  • 1985 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan Moore[45]
  • 1986 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan Moore
  • 1987 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan Moore[46]
  • 1988
    • U.K.: Pat Mills[47]
    • U.S.: Alan Moore
  • 1989
    • U.S.: Neil Gaiman (for The Sandman)
  • 1990
    • U.K.: Grant Morrison
    • U.S.: Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC)
  • 2000 Alan Moore
  • 2002 Alan Moore
  • 2004 J. Michael Straczynski
  • 2006 Grant Morrison
  • 2007 Warren Ellis
  • 2008 Alan Moore
  • 2010 Warren Ellis
  • 2011 Grant Morrison
  • 2012 Scott Snyder
  • 2014 Matt Fraction[28]

Favourite Comics Writer/Artist[]

Mike Mignola won this award three times while Frank Miller won it twice.

  • 2002 Frank Miller
  • 2004 Mike Mignola
  • 2006 Howard Chaykin
  • 2007 Mike Mignola
  • 2008 Alan Davis
  • 2010 Darwyn Cooke
  • 2011 Mike Mignola
  • 2012 Frank Miller

Favourite Comicbook Artist/Penciler[]

Multiple winners of this award included John Byrne, Brian Bolland, and Alan Davis with three wins; and Neal Adams, John Bolton, George Pérez, Bill Sienkiewicz, Frank Miller, Brian Talbot, Frank Quitely, and J. H. Williams III with two awards apiece.

  • 1977
    • U.K.: Frank Bellamy
    • U.S.: Neal Adams
  • 1978
    • U.K.: John Bolton
    • U.S.: Neal Adams
  • 1979
    • U.K.: John Bolton
    • U.S.: John Byrne
  • 1980
    • U.K.: Brian Bolland[48]
    • U.S.: John Byrne[49]
  • 1981
    • U.K.: Brian Bolland
    • U.S.: John Byrne
  • 1983
    • U.K.: Brian Bolland
    • U.S.: Frank Miller
  • 1984
    • U.S.: Howard Chaykin
  • 1985
    • U.K.: Alan Davis
    • U.S. Bill Sienkiewicz
  • 1986
  • 1987
    • U.K.: Alan Davis
    • U.S.: Frank Miller
  • 1988
    • U.K.: Bryan Talbot
    • U.S.: Bill Sienkiewicz
  • 1989
  • 1990
    • U.K.: Simon Bisley
    • U.S.: Todd McFarlane
  • 2000 George Pérez
  • 2002 Frank Quitely
  • 2004 Jim Lee
  • 2006 Bryan Hitch
  • 2007 John Cassaday
  • 2008 Frank Cho
  • 2010 Frank Quitely
  • 2011 J. H. Williams III
  • 2012 J. H. Williams III
  • 2014 Fiona Staples

Favourite Inker[]

Terry Austin won this award nine times in an eleven-year span (from 1978 to 1988).

  • 1978 Terry Austin[51]
  • 1979 Terry Austin
  • 1980:
    • U.K.: Brian Bolland[a]
    • U.S.: Terry Austin
  • 1981 Terry Austin
  • 1983 Terry Austin[52]
  • 1984 Howard Chaykin
  • 1985 Terry Austin
  • 1986 Terry Austin
  • 1987 Terry Austin
  • 1988 Terry Austin
  • 1990 Paul Neary
  • 2000 Jimmy Palmiotti
  • 2002 Mark Farmer
  • 2004 Scott Williams
  • 2006 Jimmy Palmiotti
  • 2007 Paul Neary
  • 2008 D'Israeli (Matt Brooker)
  • 2010 Kevin O'Neill
  • 2011 Mike Mignola
  • 2012 Scott Williams
  • 2014 Becky Cloonan

Favourite Comics Artist (Fully Painted Artwork)[]

Alex Ross dominated this award, winning it seven times in 10 possible years.

  • 2000 Alex Ross
  • 2002 Alex Ross
  • 2004 Alex Ross
  • 2006 Alex Ross
  • 2007 Alex Ross
  • 2008 Alex Ross
  • 2010 J. H. Williams III
  • 2011 J. H. Williams III
  • 2012 Alex Ross
  • 2014 Fiona Staples

Favourite Colourist[]

Laura DePuy Martin won this award six straight times from 2000 to 2008.

  • 2000 Laura DePuy
  • 2002 Laura Depuy
  • 2004 Laura Martin
  • 2006 Laura Martin
  • 2007 Laura Martin
  • 2008 Laura Martin
  • 2010 Ben Templesmith
  • 2011 Dave Stewart
  • 2012 Dave Stewart
  • 2014 Matt Hollingsworth

Favourite Letterer[]

  • 2006 Todd Klein
  • 2007 Chris Eliopoulos
  • 2008 Dave Gibbons
  • 2010 Todd Klein
  • 2011 Richard Starkings
  • 2012 Richard Starkings/Comicraft
  • 2014 Annie Parkhouse

Favourite Comics Editor[]

2000 AD's Tharg the Mighty won this award four times (with three of those awards going to Matt Smith); Axel Alonso also won the award three times.

  • 2000 Dennis O'Neil
  • 2002 Andy Diggle (Mighty Tharg: 2000 AD)
  • 2004 Axel Alonso (Marvel Comics)
  • 2006 Axel Alonso
  • 2007 Matt Smith
  • 2008 Tharg (Matt Smith)
  • 2010 Axel Alonso
  • 2011 Matt Smith/Tharg
  • 2012 Karen Berger
  • 2014 Chris Ryall

Best Newcomer[]

Award for Favourite Newcomer Writer/Rising Star[]

  • 2008 Matt Fraction
  • 2010 Jonathan Hickman
  • 2011 Paul Cornell
  • 2012 Jeff Lemire
  • 2014 Matt Fraction

Award for Favourite Newcomer Artist/Rising Star[]

Works[]

Favourite (Colour) Comic[]

2000 AD was dominant in this category, winning 12 times; X-Men was in second place with six wins (five of them in the period 1977–1981).

Favourite Comic Magazine[]

Savage Sword of Conan prevailed in this category three times in the five years it was awarded.

Favourite Comicbook - Humour[]

Favourite Black & White Comicbook - Humour[]

  • 1977 Mad magazine

Favourite Black & White Comicbook[]

The Walking Dead won this category seven straight times.

  • 2000 Hell and Back (A Sin City Love Story), by Frank Miller
  • 2002 Liberty Meadows, by Frank Cho
  • 2004 Bone (Cartoon Books)
  • 2006 The Walking Dead (Image Comics)
  • 2007 The Walking Dead
  • 2008 The Walking Dead
  • 2010 The Walking Dead
  • 2011 The Walking Dead
  • 2012 The Walking Dead
  • 2014 The Walking Dead

Favourite UK Small Press Title/Black and White Comicbook[]

Favourite Comic Album/Graphic Novel/Original Graphic Novel[]

Favourite Trade Paperback/Reprint Collection[]

  • 2000 From Hell: To Hell, by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
  • 2002 The Authority: Under New Management by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch
  • 2004 The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse)
  • 2006 Absolute Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
  • 2007 Absolute Sandman Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman
  • 2008 Absolute Sandman Volume 2 by Neil Gaiman
  • 2010 Captain Britain by Alan Moore and Alan Davis Omnibus
  • 2011 Absolute All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
  • 2012 Thor Omnibus by Walt Simonson
  • 2014 Hawkeye Volume 1 Oversized HC by Matt Fraction, et al.

Favourite New Comic Title[]

Favourite Single or Continued Comicbook Story[]

  • 1977
  • 1978
    • Single: Avengers Annual #7 – The Final Threat (Jim Starlin)
    • Continued: Avengers Annual #7/Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (Jim Starlin)
  • 1979
    • Single: X-Men #111 – Mindgames (Chris Claremont/John Byrne)
    • Continued: The Avengers #167, 168, 170-177 (Jim Shooter/George Pérez, Sal Buscema, David Wenzel)
  • 1980
    • U.K.:
      • Single: Hulk Weekly #2 (Night Raven)
      • Continued: Hulk Weekly 1–30, 42, 43 (Black Knight)
    • U.S.:
      • Single: Iron Man #128 – Demon in a Bottle (David Michelinie, Bob Layton/John Romita Jr.)
      • Continued: X-Men #125-128 (Chris Claremont/John Byrne)
  • 1981
    • U.K.
      • Single: "Terror Tube," 2000 AD #167
      • Continued: "The Judge Child," 2000 AD #156–181
    • U.S.
  • 1983
    • U.K.: Marvelman (Warrior #1-3, 5, & 6)
    • U.S.: Wolverine #1-4 (limited series)
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
    • U.K.: Halo Jones Book Three
    • U.S.: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  • 1988
  • 1990
    • U.K.: Sláine: The Horned God Book I (2000 AD #626-635)
    • U.S.: Skreemer (limited series)
  • 2000 Daredevil (#1-8), by Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada
  • 2002 The Authority: The Nativity
  • 2004 Daredevil #46-50: Hardcore (Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev)
  • 2006 The Ultimates volume 2 #1-9 (Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, and Paul Neary)
  • 2007 Nextwave #1-6
  • 2008 Captain America #25-30: The Death of Captain America
  • 2010
  • 2011
    • Single: Daytripper #8
    • Continued: The Walking Dead #73-79: "Too Far Gone"
  • 2012
    • Single: Doctor Who #12
    • Continued: Walking Dead #79-84: "No Way Out"
  • 2014
    • Single: "Pizza is my Business," Hawkeye #11
    • Continued: Saga

Favourite Cover[]

  • 1979 Master of Kung Fu #67 (Paul Gulacy)
  • 1980
  • 1981
    • U.K.: 2000 AD #173 (Brian Bolland)
    • U.S.: X-Men #136 (John Byrne/Terry Austin)
  • 1983
  • 1985
    • U.K.: Warrior #19 (David Lloyd/Garry Leach)
    • U.S.: New Mutants #22 (Bill Sienkiewicz)
  • 1986
    • U.K.: Captain Britain #6 (Alan Davis)
    • U.S.: Swamp Thing #34 (John Totleben)
  • 1987
    • U.K.: 2000 AD #500 (multiple artists)
    • U.S.: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (Frank Miller/Klaus Janson)
  • 1988
  • 1989
    • U.K.: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright (Bryan Talbot)
  • 1990
    • U.K.: 2000 AD Prog 626 (Simon Bisley)
    • U.S.: Aliens #1 (Denis Beauvais)
  • 2000 Batman: Harley Quinn (Alex Ross)
  • 2002 Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (Joe Quesada)
  • 2004 JLA: Liberty and Justice (Alex Ross)
  • 2006 All-Star Superman #1 (Frank Quitely)
  • 2007 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (James Jean)
  • 2008 World War Hulk 1A (David Finch)
  • 2010 Batman and Robin #4 (Frank Quitely)
  • 2011 Batwoman #0 (J.H. Williams III)
  • 2012 Batwoman #1 (J.H. Williams III)
  • 2014 Hawkeye #9 (David Aja)

Favourite Comic (excluding North American and UK titles)[]

  • 1990 Akira (Japan)
  • 2000 Bacchus, by Eddie Campbell (Australia)

Favourite Manga Comic[]

Favourite European Comic[]

Favourite Newspaper Strip[]

Favourite Comic Strip in a UK Comic or Magazine[]

Favourite Web-Based Comic[]

Favourite Publisher[]

  • 2006 DC Comics
  • 2007 Marvel Comics
  • 2008 Marvel Comics
  • 2010 DC Comics/Vertigo Comics
  • 2011 DC Comics/Vertigo/WildStorm
  • 2012 DC Comics/Vertigo
  • 2014 IDW Publishing

Characters[]

Favourite Comicbook Character[]

Batman won this category 12 times; Judge Dredd won seven times, and Wolverine won it three times.

  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
    • U.K.: Judge Dredd
    • U.S.: Batman
  • 1980
    • U.K.: Judge Dredd[58]
    • U.S.: Wolverine
  • 1981
    • U.K.: Judge Dredd
    • U.S.: Wolverine
  • 1983
    • U.K.: Marvelman
    • U.S.: Wolverine
  • 1985
    • U.K.: Judge Dredd
    • U.S.: Reuben Flagg
  • 1986
    • U.K.: Halo Jones
    • U.S.: Batman
  • 1987
    • U.K.: Judge Dredd
    • U.S.: Batman
  • 1988
    • U.K.: Luther Arkwright
    • U.S.: Batman
  • 1989
    • U.K.: Luther Arkwright
  • 1990
  • 2000 Batman
  • 2002 Batman
  • 2004 Batman
  • 2006 Batman
  • 2007 Batman
  • 2008 Batman

Favourite Villain[]

DC's The Joker won this category five times, 2000 AD's Torquemada won four times, and Marvel's Magneto came away with three wins.

Favourite Supporting Character[]

Character Most Worthy of Own Title[]

Favourite Comicbook Group or Team[]

The X-Men dominated this category, winning it eight times in the span of 11 years.

Comics Press & Media[]

Favourite Specialist Comics Publication/Trade Publication[]

Multiple award-winners in this category included Wizard with six wins, Fantagraphics Books with its publications Amazing Heroes and The Comics Journal racking up seven wins in total, and the British publication Speakeasy with four wins.

Favourite Comics-Related Book[]

  • 2002 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon
  • 2004 Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross by Chip Kidd with Geoff Spear
  • 2006 Eisner/Miller (edited by Charles Brownstein & Diana Schutz)
  • 2007 Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud (HarperCollins)
  • 2008 Our Gods Wear Spandex by Christopher Knowles
  • 2010 The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels by Andy Schmidt
  • 2011 75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz (Taschen)
  • 2012 Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison
  • 2014 The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire by Blake Bell and Michael J. Vassallo

Favourite Comics Related Website (professional)[]

Comic Book Resources was a repeat winner in this category, with five wins in 14 years.

  • 2000 Comic Book Resources
  • 2002 Comic Book Resources
  • 2004 Comicon.com
  • 2006 Silver Bullet Comic Books
  • 2007 Newsarama
  • 2008 Marvel.com
  • 2010 Comic Book Resources
  • 2011 Comic Book Resources
  • 2012 Bleeding Cool
  • 2014 Comic Book Resources

Favourite Comics Related Website (Fan-Organized)[]

Favourite Comics E-Zine[]

Favourite Comics-based Film or TV Series[]

  • 2000 Batman Beyond
  • 2004 X2 (Bryan Singer, director)
  • 2006 Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, director)
  • 2007 Heroes
  • 2008 300
  • 2010 Watchmen
  • 2011 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • 2012 The Big Bang Theory
  • 2014 Iron Man 3

Favourite British Fan Personality[]

Favourite Comics-Related Merchandise[]

Special awards[]

Favourite Comic Publication "All Time"[]

Roll of Honour[]

  • 1977 Stan Lee
  • 1978 Steve Englehart
  • 1979 Jack Kirby
  • 1980 Roy Thomas
  • 1981 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
  • 1982 Mick Austin[60]
  • 1983 Will Eisner
  • 1985 Steve Ditko[61]
  • 1986 Alan Moore
  • 1987 Frank Miller
  • 1988 Pat Mills
  • 1990 2000 AD
  • 2000 Gil Kane
  • 2002 Joe Quesada
  • 2004 Neil Gaiman
  • 2006 Grant Morrison
  • 2007 Warren Ellis
  • 2008 Mike Mignola
  • 2010 Brian Bolland
  • 2011 Dave Gibbons
  • 2012 Frank Quitely
  • 2014 Gail Simone

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "The award went to John Stokes in second place, as Brian Bolland did not feel he was eligible for it in 1979."

Citations[]

  1. ^ Morris, Marcus (1977), The Best of The Eagle, London: Ebury Press, ISBN 978-0-7181-1566-1, p. 5.)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Burton, Richard "'The Eagles' are launched!" in Burton (ed.) Comic Media News #30 (Mar-Apr 1977), p. 11
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "News From Hither and Yon: Eagles Return, New Dog Strip, EC Update, Computer Comics," The Comics Journal #84 (Sept. 1983), p. 22.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hunt, James "A Report from Bristol International Comics Expo", Comic Book Resources (May 12, 2008).
  5. ^ Rigby, Regie. "An Eagle-ly anticipated development!" Comics Bulletin (May 28, 2010).
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b The source for this and other 1980 winners is "The Eagle Awards 1979," BEM #31 (Dec. 1980), p. 32.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b BEM #35 (Spring 1982), p. 3.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's X-Men Sweep British Eagle Awards," The Comics Journal #69 (Dec. 1981), p. 19.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Eagle Nominations Announced," The Comics Journal #89 (May 1984), p. 11.
  10. ^ Dallas, Keith. "1983: Controversy Over a Proposed New Comics Code," American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s (TwoMorrows, 2013).
  11. ^ The source for this and all 1986 awards is from Previous Winners: 1986 at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 22 September 2018.)
  12. ^ "English Eagle Awards Announced," The Comics Journal #110 (August 1986), p. 18.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Eagle Ayes" in Cefn Ridout, Bambos, Dick Hanson & Richard Ashford (ed.s) Speakeasy #64 (Jul 1986), p. 3
  14. ^ "‘Under new management’ – FPI speaks to Mike Conroy, new editor of Comics International," Forbidden Planet International (Feb. 27, 2007).
  15. ^ "National Comics Awards Results 2003". Down The Tubes. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved April 15, 2003.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Eagle Awards 2000: Sequential Tart Wins!", Sequential Tart. Accessed Jan. 15, 2020.
  17. ^ "2000 Eagle Awards," Hahn Library. Accessed Jan. 15, 2020.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c Patty, Shawn. "2004 Eagle Awards Winners," Comics Bulletin (November 11, 2004).
  19. ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "Eagle Awards and more British comics stuff," The Beat (May 8, 2009).
  20. ^ Carter, Glenn. "News," Eagle Awards website. Archived at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Morris, Steve (May 25, 2012). "The Final Eagle Awards have Landed". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  22. ^ Spurgeon, Tom (May 25, 2012). "Your 2012 Eagle Awards Winners". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  23. ^ "When Eagles Cry" at Bleedingcool.com, 31 May 2012
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stan Lee Backs Revived Eagle Awards" at Downthetubes.net, 25 April 2014
  25. ^ "True Believers Comic Awards replaces Eagle Awards?" by Hugh Armitage, at Digital Spy, 10 June 2014
  26. ^ "True Believers Awards Launched as Revamped 'Eagle Award' Site Vanishes", by John Freeman, at Downthetubes.net, 9 June 2014
  27. ^ "True Believers Comic Awards announce 2014 winners" by Kevin Melrose, at CBR, 14 July 2014
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b Freeman, John. "True Believer Awards: The Winners," DownTheTubes.net (JULY 13, 2014).
  29. ^ Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention advertisement, BEM #30 (Nov. 1980), p. 40: "All this plus the presentation of the Eagle Awards, which are voted for by the comic fans of Britain and denote achievement in the comic field."
  30. ^ Green, Steve. "This Month," The Birmingham Science Fiction Group #147 (Nov. 1983), p. 2.
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Eagle Awards - Results: 1983," Eagle Awards website. Archived at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 27, 2020.
  32. ^ Stringer, Lew. "Conventions of the Past - Part 1," Blimey! The Blog of British Comics (May 05, 2009).
  33. ^ MCH. "Newswatch: Arkham Leads British Awards," The Comics Journal #137 (Sept. 1990), p. 17.
  34. ^ "Previous Winners: 1990" at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 22 September 2018.)
  35. ^ "Eagle Awards Return," The Comics Journal #139 (Dec. 1990), p. 20.
  36. ^ Official Press Release. "Eagle Awards Website Open for Nominations," Comic Book Resources (Feb 05, 2007).
  37. ^ The source for this and all 2006 awards is from Previous Winners: 2006 at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 16 January 2020.)
  38. ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "2010 Eagle Award Winners," The Beat (30 October 2010).
  39. ^ Johnston, Rich (May 27, 2011). "The Eagle Awards – Results And Dave Gibbons' Acceptance Speech". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  40. ^ Freeman, John. "Eagle Award Nominations Sought," downthetubes.net (JANUARY 24, 2007).
  41. ^ The source for this and the other 1977 awards is Previous Winners: 1977, at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 9 September 2018.)
  42. ^ The source for this and the other 1979 awards is Previous Winners: 1979, at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 9 September 2018.)
  43. ^ Jump up to: a b "Eagle Awards," Grand Comics Database. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020.
  44. ^ The source for this and all 1984 awards is from Previous Winners: 1984 at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 22 September 2018.)
  45. ^ The source for this and all 1985 awards is from: TH. "1984 Eagle Awards announced," The Comics Journal #101 (Aug. 1985).
  46. ^ The source for this and all 1987 awards is from Previous Winners: 1987 at the Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 22 September 2018.)
  47. ^ The source for this and all 1988 awards is from Previous Winners: 1988 at the Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 22 September 2018.)
  48. ^ Bolland, Brian Archived 2016-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  49. ^ The source for this and other winners is Previous Winners: 1980, at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 9 September 2018.)
  50. ^ The source for all of these winners is "Previous Winners: 1990" at the Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine.
  51. ^ The source for this and the other 1978 winners is Previous Winners: 1978, at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 9 September 2018.)
  52. ^ Terry Austin entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020.
  53. ^ "Previous Winnders 1997" at the Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine.
  54. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel Team-Up #69 (May 1978).
  55. ^ Previous Winners: 2005 at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at The Wayback Machine
  56. ^ "X-Men Sweep Eagle Awards," The Comics Journal #52 (Dec. 1979).
  57. ^ "The Eagle Awards - Results and Dave Gibbons' Acceptance Speech". Bleedingcool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  58. ^ Groth, Gary. "Visions of Today and Tomorrow," The Comics Journal #72 (May 1982) , p. 55.
  59. ^ The source for this and all 1986 awards is from Previous Winners: 1985 at the official Eagle Awards website, archived at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 16 January 2020.)
  60. ^ Mick Austin entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020.
  61. ^ Steve Ditko entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020.

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