Bleeding Cool, the premiere source for breaking news and gossip in the comic book industry (www.bleedingcool.com), announced today the nominees for the second annual Bleeding Cool Fan Awards, to be voted on by the website?s extensive fan community and awarded during the Phoenix Comicon in two weeks.? Selected by site founder Rich Johnston, the nominees for the twenty award categories reflect the website?s most trending topics spanning the first half of 2012, a mixture of topics that range from the industry-shaping to the most controversial and sensational.
The list of categories and nominees can be found below. Please be sure to visit Bleeding Cool’s official announcement for Rich Johnston’s flavorful descriptions of each category!
BEST MONTHLY-ISH COMIC OF 2012 SO FAR
Prophet
Journey into Mystery
Supurbia
Amazing Spider-Man
Ferals
BEST COMIC WRITER OF 2012 SO FAR
Brandon Graham
Dan Slott
Kieron Gillen
Scott Snyder
David Lapham
BEST COMIC ARTIST OF 2012 SO FAR
JH Williams III
Chris Bachalo
James Stokoe
Sara Pichelli
Ivan Reis
BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OR SIMILAR OF 2012 SO FAR
The Vicar Woman by Emma Rendell
Queen Crab by Jimmy Palmiotti and Artiz Eiguren
Jerusalem by Guy Delisle
Mouse Guard HC FCBD by David Petersen and friends
Goliath by Tom Gauld
BEST PUBLISHER OF 2012 SO FAR
Image
Kickstarter
Avatar
Boom
DC Comics
BEST SWIPE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Frank Quitely’s Madman strip (in 20th Anniversary Monster) / Oor Wullie
Paola Di Clement’s Nathan Never and Jim Lee’s Batman
Rorschach Statue and Strutting Leo
X-O Manowar and Reporters Without Borders
Fallen Angel and Ruby Rocket
BEST RELAUNCHED COMIC OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Wolverine and the X-Men
Daredevil
Batgirl
Animal Man
Prophet
STUPIDEST CONTROVERSY OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Black Ultimate Spider-Man
Gay Ultimate Spider-Man
Claims of Jack Kirby Having No Screen Credit on Avengers When He Actually Did
Wonder Woman’s Pants
Captain Marvel’s Short Hair
THE PRO WHO SHOULD REALLY STAY OFF THE INTERNET
Ales Kot
Frank Miller
John Byrne
Steve Wacker
Larry of Larry’s Comics
BEST COMICS SELF PROMOTION OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Sam Humphries
Mark Millar
Renae De Liz
Rich Johnston
Alex De Campi
WORST PORTRAYAL OF AN ESTABLISHED COMIC CHARACTER IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Batman in Batman: Odyssey
Starfire in Red Hood and the Outlaws
Captain America in Avengers Vs. X-Men
Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad
Batgirl in Batgirl
RACIST, SEXIST OR HOMOPHOBIC COMIC OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Holy Terror
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Catwoman
Voodoo
Lady Death
GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Frank Miller’s Holy Terror
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Crossed
Deathstroke #9
Avengers Vs. X-Men
BEST FIGHT SCENE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Maggie Chascarillo and Valerie The Frogmouth – Love and Rockets: New Stories #4
Sinister Six Vs The Avengers in Amazing Spider-Man
Bruce Wayne Vs The Owls in Batman
Shang Chi, Sharon Carter and Captain America in Secret Avengers #18
The Remains of The Twelve Vs The Naked Dynamic Man
BEST SEX SCENE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Saga #1 and the TV Headed Shagging Robots
Catwoman #1 and #2
The Last of the Greats #3 with Oprah Winfrey
Ferals #1
Namor and Emma Frost in Uncanny X-Men #10
BEST FEUD OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins – Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever
Steve Wacker and The Internet
Scott Lobdell and Ron Marz
Mark Waid and Phil Boyle
DC Panelists and San Diego Batgirl
MOST ANTICIPATED COMIC FOR THE REST OF 2012
Jupiter’s Children
Happy
Phonogram 3
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 2009
Fashion Beast
MOST ANTICIPATED BITCHNG ABOUT A COMIC FOR THE REST 2012
Before Watchmen
Brian Bendis’ X-Men
Scott Lobdell’s Superman
Whatever the Hell They Do to the Marvel Universe at the End of AVX
The DC Comics Zero Issues In September
COMIC MOST LIKELY TO NEED DEFENDING BY THE CBLDF IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS
Wayward Girls
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 2009
The Complete Works Of Milo Manara
Random manga with twelve year olds having sex with tentacles
Crossed
COMIC-BASED FILM/TV OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS THAT WE COULD WATCH WITHOUT SHAME
X-Men: First Class
The Avengers
The Walking Dead
DC Nation Shorts
Captain America