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Each year, throughout the year, individual members of the Comics Creators Guild can nominate their favourite comics and creators. At the end of the year the Committee compiles a shortlist of nominees and throws open the voting.

Below are this year's nominees and the categories they're being recognised for. Should you wish to register your vote in any category, please E-MAIL us your vote by April 10 2008. The final winners will be announced at the Comics Creators Guild AGM on April 24.

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Nominees for 2007

 

• Frank Bellamy Lifetime Achievement Award: in recognition of a substantial body of work, of an exceptionally high standard, over a significant period of time...

Jack Davis Steve DitkoJules Pfeifer

Russ HeathMarie SeverinJim Steranko

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• CCG Contributor Award: given to the member (or members) that produces the best piece of artwork or writing of whatever length, or for the best contribution to appear in the Newsletter, or on the web site, or in any Guild publication, or who best promotes the Guild over the year...

Allan HarveySiobhan Hillman

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• CCG Special Award: the person, organisation, or event that most favourably promoted the image of comics in the public eye over the year...

UK Web & Mini Comix Thing 2007Caption 2007: Dreams and Nightmares

The Cartoon Museum Comics Britannia (BBC 4)

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• Best Title: the publication most consistently worth reading over the last year....

The Brave and the Bold (DC Comics)Jonah Hex (DC Comics)

Ex Machina (Wildstorm)Justice League Unlimited (DC Comics)

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• Best Graphic Novel Compilation: celebrates the most noteworthy collection of previously published material...

Adventures of Tintin, Volume 6 by Herge, Lonsdale-Cooper and Turner (Egmont UK)

Jonah Hex: Origins by Palmiotti, Gray and Jordi Bernet (DC Comics)

SHAZAM!: The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith (DC Comics)

The Spirit, Book 1 by Darwyn Cooke (DC Comics)

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• Best Original Graphic Novel: recognizes the most noteworthy all-new book...

God Save the Queen by Mike Carey and John Bolton (Vertigo)

Silverfish by Dave Lapham (Vertigo)

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• Best One-Off: the best single, complete, publication...

Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Planner (DC Comics)

Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special (DC Comics)

The Search for Ray Palmer Countdown Special (DC Comics)

Salamander Dance #0 (5 Minit Comics)

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• Best Limited Series/Story Arc: mini-series, or series-within-a-series...

All Star Superman (DC Comics) Neil Gaiman's Eternals (Marvel Comics)

Metal Men (DC Comics) 52 (DC Comics)

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• Best Anthology Title:...

The Beano (DC Thomson) 2000AD (Rebellion)

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• Best Strip from an Anthology or Periodical:...

"Worlds of If" by Steve Bell

"My Friend Frankie" by Jennifer Moore, Stephen Gladden, Janice Kubo (Cartoon Network Block Party #31)

"How Boys Revise" by W!n (Salamander Dance #0)

"How Girls Revise" by W!n (CCG Annual 2007)

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• Best Cover: that shiny thing on the front...

Jonah Hex #21 by Jordi Bernet (DC Comics)

Space Babe 113 #3 by John Maybury (Soaring Penguin)

SHAZAM!: The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith and Steve Hamaker (DC Comics)

The Spirit Book 1 by Darwyn Cooke (DC Comics)

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• Best Small Press/Self-Published Publication: done for love and precious little money...

A 24 Hour Comic by Cliodhna

Queer Sea Side Story (Square Eyed Stories #20)

Salamander Dance #0 (5 Minit Comics)

Space Babe 113 #3 (Soaring Penguin)

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• Best Strip from a Newspaper, Magazine or Internet Site: ...

Dilbert by Scott Adams Narbonic by Shaenon K Garrity (www. narbonic.com)

Nemi by Lise (from Metro) Worlds of If by Steve Bell

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• Best Comic Produced For Children: those comics specially aimed at the little 'uns...

The Beano (DC Thomson) Justice League Unlimited (DC Comics)

Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century (DC Comics) Teen Titans Go! (DC Comics)

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• Best Comics Related Product:....

Batman Beyond DVD Box Sets Justice League Unlimited DVD Box Set

Meanwhile... by RC Harvey Now Read This! (CCG web site)

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• Foreign Work Most Deserving of Translation into English:...

Ernie Pike by Hugo Pratt

Jeremiah by Herman (all of them)

Lucy L'Espoir by Patrick Norbert and Tanino Liberatore (Capitol)

Spirou by Franquin (all of them)

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• Comics Creators Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement: in recognition of a life lived in comics. This award recognizes TWO individuals who have made a valuable and lasting contribution to the art from and the industry. There are no "winners" the two picked this year are simply the two picked this year...

CC Beck Frank Bellamy Massimo BelardinelliJohn Broome

Jack Burnley Al CappElliot CaplinDave Cockrum

Johnny Craig Roy Crane Gene DayArnold Drake

Bill EverettBill FingerHal Foster Phil Gascoine

Steve Gerber GilesJoe Gill M C Gaines

William GainesHarold GrayEdmond HamiltonV T Hamlin

Bob HaneyJohnny Hart Burne HogarthEdgar P Jacobs

Jack 'Jaxon' Jackson Bob Kane Bob Kanigher Charles Keene

Walt Kelly Harvey Kurtzman Joe ManeelyRuss Manning

Phil May Windsor McCaySheldon Mayer Rueben Moreira

Paul S Newman Don NewtonMart NodellBob Oksner

Joe Orlando Mike Parobeck Bob PowellHugo Pratt

Bruno Premiani Mac Raboy Alex Raymond Frank Robbins

Marshall Rogers Bud Sagendorf Kurt SchaffenbergerNoel Sickles

Dick SprangCurt Swan

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