Comments on: Harvey memories http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Baltimore Comic-Con 2006 » Comics Worth Reading http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-152488 Sun, 13 May 2007 01:17:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-152488 [...] Heidi MacDonald and her pictures (here you can see my dinner dress, in a photo I did not know was being taken, or I would have stood up straight) and the Harvey Award ceremony [...] […] Heidi MacDonald and her pictures (here you can see my dinner dress, in a photo I did not know was being taken, or I would have stood up straight) and the Harvey Award ceremony […]

]]> by: Kevin Boyd http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4863 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:31:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4863 PS Due to work obligations I only caught the tail end of the Harvey Award ceremony in Baltimore but what I saw I enjoyed. I came in when George Perez was receiving his Hero Award and stayed until the end. Everyone who was there seemed like they had a great time. I particularly liked the stage setup. PS Due to work obligations I only caught the tail end of the Harvey Award ceremony in Baltimore but what I saw I enjoyed. I came in when George Perez was receiving his Hero Award and stayed until the end. Everyone who was there seemed like they had a great time. I particularly liked the stage setup.

]]> by: Kevin Boyd http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4862 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:27:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4862 It would be nice to see the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards also receive some recognition from publishers. DC also unintentionally ran a dinner with creators against the awards in Toronto last April, but thankfully the DC creators in attendance who were nominated were able to stick it out for the ceremony - or at least for the part of the ceremony they were nominated for - before heading out for the dinner. I think we did a pretty decent job of moving the ceremony forward without getting too dull. 12 awards in less than 2 hours with no major hiccups or errors was pretty good and I think our team - including MC's Rick Green and Rob Salem did a great job. Next year the JSA's will be presented on June 9, 2007. It would be nice to see the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards also receive some recognition from publishers.

DC also unintentionally ran a dinner with creators against the awards in Toronto last April, but thankfully the DC creators in attendance who were nominated were able to stick it out for the ceremony - or at least for the part of the ceremony they were nominated for - before heading out for the dinner. I think we did a pretty decent job of moving the ceremony forward without getting too dull. 12 awards in less than 2 hours with no major hiccups or errors was pretty good and I think our team - including MC’s Rick Green and Rob Salem did a great job. Next year the JSA’s will be presented on June 9, 2007.

]]> by: J.D. Lombardi http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4527 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:59:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4527 Indeed it was a really fun time there and like you, I too enjoyed getting a little better dressed than I was at the con. It made for a nice change of pace. Yummy food also helps, as was the case for the eve as well. And well...I had fun monitoring all sorts of goings on at my table and in the room in general. Indeed it was a really fun time there and like you, I too enjoyed getting a little better dressed than I was at the con. It made for a nice change of pace. Yummy food also helps, as was the case for the eve as well.

And well…I had fun monitoring all sorts of goings on at my table and in the room in general.

]]> by: jimmy http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4498 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:55:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4498 my apologies for the "person wanting to keep it slow and boring" statement. clearly, that was me opining and not necessarily putting words in someone's mouth or attacking. and yes, i've been a couple of times. i was just saying how i've heard many people, including many creators/nominees, mention their lack of interest in attending. i think it's great that others, like the above, can have a great time. i suppose i can chalk it down to my attention span or lack thereof. or we're all just wimps as the person above suggests. :) i'd love to see both of these awards become a "must attend" event for the industry. creators wanting to attend and not feeling obligated. i'm sure it's a huge undertaking and i'm not saying the organizers at the eisner's dont do a fine job. just giving my 2 cents and all. my apologies for the “person wanting to keep it slow and boring” statement. clearly, that was me opining and not necessarily putting words in someone’s mouth or attacking. and yes, i’ve been a couple of times. i was just saying how i’ve heard many people, including many creators/nominees, mention their lack of interest in attending. i think it’s great that others, like the above, can have a great time. i suppose i can chalk it down to my attention span or lack thereof. or we’re all just wimps as the person above suggests. :)

i’d love to see both of these awards become a “must attend” event for the industry. creators wanting to attend and not feeling obligated. i’m sure it’s a huge undertaking and i’m not saying the organizers at the eisner’s dont do a fine job. just giving my 2 cents and all.

]]> by: david http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4463 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:18:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4463 I'm a big geek for awards shows. I attend the Eisners every year. (Hi Jackie!) Haven't been to the Harveys yet, but I want to. People who get bored at these things are wimps. I have a great time. I’m a big geek for awards shows. I attend the Eisners every year. (Hi Jackie!) Haven’t been to the Harveys yet, but I want to. People who get bored at these things are wimps. I have a great time.

]]> by: Jackie Estrada http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4431 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:42:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4431 Gee, I don't remember telling anyone, "No thanks, we'd rather keep the Eisner Awards slow and boring"! I do know that I looked at the materials sent me and they didn't really fit into our setup for the show and thanked the person very much for offering his services. Have you been to the Eisners? Every year we make changes to liven things up and quicken the pace for an event that has to cover a lot of ground: 28 Eisner categories plus several other awards. This year we made some major changes, including Bill Morrison as MC, presenter couples (including as Paul Dini and Misty, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett) and a jazz combo playing in the foyer. I'm happy to say that Bill will be back again in 2007, ably assisted by his ginchy wife Kayre, and we'll have some major celebrity presenters, including Neil Gaiman. It sounds like Kyle was a great choice for Harvey MC and that the Harvey dinner was a lovely event. I wish I could have been there. Kudos to the Baltimore organizers for taking it on--I know it's a lot of hard work. Jackie Estrada Eisner Awards Administrator Gee, I don’t remember telling anyone, “No thanks, we’d rather keep the Eisner Awards slow and boring”! I do know that I looked at the materials sent me and they didn’t really fit into our setup for the show and thanked the person very much for offering his services.

Have you been to the Eisners? Every year we make changes to liven things up and quicken the pace for an event that has to cover a lot of ground: 28 Eisner categories plus several other awards. This year we made some major changes, including Bill Morrison as MC, presenter couples (including as Paul Dini and Misty, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett) and a jazz combo playing in the foyer. I’m happy to say that Bill will be back again in 2007, ably assisted by his ginchy wife Kayre, and we’ll have some major celebrity presenters, including Neil Gaiman.

It sounds like Kyle was a great choice for Harvey MC and that the Harvey dinner was a lovely event. I wish I could have been there. Kudos to the Baltimore organizers for taking it on–I know it’s a lot of hard work.

Jackie Estrada
Eisner Awards Administrator

]]> by: jimmy http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4427 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:53:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/13/harvey-memories/#comment-4427 hey! i was at your table too! albeit briefly. :) i wish i could have stayed for the whole event, but i had to bust out. i think the problem w/ most of the awards shows, ESPECIALLY the Eisners...is that they are slow and boring. for everyone. i've heard many a creator/nominee say this. baltimore did a great job of spicing up the Harvey's w/ the cocktail hour and dinner. plus, i hear kyle was brilliant as MC. as for the Eisners, well, they seem to be stuck in their ways. my co-host, who has a background in video presentation and used to produce a huge fashion awards show here in NYC, offered the Eisner people some video packages and ideas to liven up the awards. the person in charge was not interested. they'd rather keep it slow and boring. *sigh*... i think if they can get people to make it more fun and shorter...then more will want to show up. just sayin.. jimmy co-host, COMIC NEWS INSIDER hey! i was at your table too! albeit briefly. :) i wish i could have stayed for the whole event, but i had to bust out.

i think the problem w/ most of the awards shows, ESPECIALLY the Eisners…is that they are slow and boring. for everyone. i’ve heard many a creator/nominee say this. baltimore did a great job of spicing up the Harvey’s w/ the cocktail hour and dinner. plus, i hear kyle was brilliant as MC.

as for the Eisners, well, they seem to be stuck in their ways. my co-host, who has a background in video presentation and used to produce a huge fashion awards show here in NYC, offered the Eisner people some video packages and ideas to liven up the awards. the person in charge was not interested. they’d rather keep it slow and boring. *sigh*…

i think if they can get people to make it more fun and shorter…then more will want to show up.

just sayin..

jimmy
co-host, COMIC NEWS INSIDER

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