Comments on: Scream Award winners http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Maria M http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-2472069 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:57:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-2472069 Kudos, just meandered in. Wasn't what I was looking for, but very neat site. Kudos, just meandered in. Wasn’t what I was looking for, but very neat site.

]]> by: Hyper http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-481233 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:45:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-481233 Oh come on now - don't lets all be so cynical about it. I'm happy for Ben and Steve, this kind of press gives the domino effect. People who pick up 30 Days of Night (5 years old or not its still a classic, I'd let Watchmen win next year and not be too choked up about it.) will most likely look for more Templesmith books which will then spill to other "dark painters" and build that genre up. Sounds good to me. Any TV award show that gives awards to mass-market sensations like Transformers, and has Miller and Cassaday as recipients in the same breath is OK in my book. Jen and Dara - you two are too fanboy-ish about this ;-) I'm with Christopher. Oh come on now - don’t lets all be so cynical about it.

I’m happy for Ben and Steve, this kind of press gives the domino effect. People who pick up 30 Days of Night (5 years old or not its still a classic, I’d let Watchmen win next year and not be too choked up about it.) will most likely look for more Templesmith books which will then spill to other “dark painters” and build that genre up. Sounds good to me.

Any TV award show that gives awards to mass-market sensations like Transformers, and has Miller and Cassaday as recipients in the same breath is OK in my book.

Jen and Dara - you two are too fanboy-ish about this ;-) I’m with Christopher.

]]> by: Jennifer de Guzman http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480324 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:41:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480324 I agree, Dara. How is it that 30 Days of Night won this year's award when it was published in 2002? Lame. It seems the Scream Awards can't notice something unless Hollywood has first. And I'm pretty sure that Pan's Labyrinth, despite being set in Spain, is a Mexican film. But it's not a Hollywood film, so who cares? I agree, Dara. How is it that 30 Days of Night won this year’s award when it was published in 2002? Lame. It seems the Scream Awards can’t notice something unless Hollywood has first.

And I’m pretty sure that Pan’s Labyrinth, despite being set in Spain, is a Mexican film. But it’s not a Hollywood film, so who cares?

]]> by: Dara http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480295 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:11:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480295 I don't know...I don't think this kind of silly press is actually a <i>good</i> thing. Frank Miller is the best comic book writer for - of all things - All-Star Batman and Robin and a Robocop series that was scripted by someone else (Steven Grant)? 30 Days of Night, a comic that came out <i>5 years ago</i>, is the best comic? Seriously? Like all other awards shows, this one seems to be just self-referential mutual masturbation by the Hollywood types. Gee, anything comic book related that won an award just happens to be associated with a current hot movie property. Imagine that. Give me a break. In my opinion, comics deserve much, much, much better. At least a bit of respect. I don’t know…I don’t think this kind of silly press is actually a good thing. Frank Miller is the best comic book writer for - of all things - All-Star Batman and Robin and a Robocop series that was scripted by someone else (Steven Grant)? 30 Days of Night, a comic that came out 5 years ago, is the best comic? Seriously?

Like all other awards shows, this one seems to be just self-referential mutual masturbation by the Hollywood types. Gee, anything comic book related that won an award just happens to be associated with a current hot movie property. Imagine that.

Give me a break.

In my opinion, comics deserve much, much, much better. At least a bit of respect.

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480005 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:37:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/scream-award-winners/#comment-480005 The scream awards may be silly, but it's great that they're helping to bring comics into the public eye, like they are. This would be a good time for the Eisners move in with a fresh angle. The scream awards may be silly, but it’s great that they’re helping to bring comics into the public eye, like they are. This would be a good time for the Eisners move in with a fresh angle.

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