The Boarders Awards for 2003

[The Monarch]

My intentions were pure even if my spelling wasn't

David "the big hairy scot with the dunce hat on" page

[Bolt-01]

I spent about 1 1/2 hours formatting a list for the Stories this year an Oddboy beat me to it. Ah well.

There may be some useful info here:

2000ad online awards 2003
NOMINATIONS

Best Writer       Series. No single episodes.
Alan Grant       (Juliet November/ Young Middenface/ Apocalypse soon)
Andy Diggle      (Snow/Tiger)   
Clayton/Dows      (Synnamon)
Dan Abnett      (Sinister/Dexter/ VC's/ Atavar/ Durham Red)
Dave Stone      (Armitage)
Garth Ennis      (Judge Dredd)
Gordon Rennie   (Judge Dredd/ Caballistics inc/ Rogue Trooper/ Bato Loco)
Ian Edgington      (Kleggs/ Interceptor/ Leviathan/ Judge Dredd)
James Stevens (DB)   (Repo Mex/ Dead men walking)
John Smith      (Devlin Waugh/ Judge Dredd)
John Wagner      (Judge Dredd/ Strontium Dog/ Judge Death)
Pat Mills      (Slaine/ Black Siddha/ ABC Warriors)
Paul Cornell      (XTNCT)
Rob Williams       (Family)
Robbie Morrison   (Nikolai Dante/ Judge Dredd/ Bendatti Vendetta)
Si Spurrier      (Bec n Kawl/ Lobster Random/ From grace)
Steve Moore      (Tales of Telguuth)

Best Artist       Series. No single episodes
Adrian Salmon   (Judge Dredd)
Andy Clarke      (Snow/Tiger/ Sinister/Dexter)
Anthony Williams    (VC's)
Ben Willsher      (Sinister/Dexter)
Boo Cook      (Dead men walking)
Cam Kennedy      (Judge Dredd)
Cam Smith      (Sinister/Dexter)
Carl Critchlow      (Lobster Random)
Carlos Ezquerra   (Judge Dredd/ ABC Warriors/ Strontium Dog)
Charlie Adlard      (Judge Dredd)
Clint Langley      (Slaine)
Colin Macneil      (Devlin Waugh)
D'Isreali      (Leviathan/ XTNCT)
Dom Reardon      (Cabballistics inc)
Frazer Irving      (Judge Death/ From grace)
Graham Manley   (Juliet November/ Judge Dredd)
Henry Flint      (Judge Dredd)
Ian Gibson      (Judge Dredd)
Inaki Miranda      (Judge Dredd)
John Burns      (Nikolai Dante/ Judge Dredd/ Bendatti vendetta)
John Higgins      (Judge Dredd)
John Ridgeway   (Young Middenface/ Armitage)
John Haward      (Tales of Telguuth)
Laurence Campbell   (Synnamon)
Mark Harrison      (Durham Red)
Mike Collins      (Kleggs/ Rogue Trooper)
Patrick Goddard   (Judge Dredd)
Richard Elson      (Judge Dredd)
Shaun Thomas   (Apocalypse soon)
SIKU         (Judge Dredd)
Simon Coleby      (Judge Dredd/ Bato Loco)
Simon Davis      (Black Siddha/ Sinister/Dexter)
Simon Fraser      (Family/ Judge Dredd)
Staz Johnson      (Rogue Trooper)
Steve Roberts      (Sinister/Dexter/ Bec n Kawl)
Steve Yeowell      (Sinister/Dexter)
 

Best New Writer: What criteria for this? The only writer not to be published before January is Paul Cornell from my list above.  

Best New Artist: Again, what criteria?

Most Improved Droid: This could be anybody.

Best Strip (non Dredd)
ABC Warriors
Apocalypse soon
Armitage
Atavar II
Bec n Kawl
Black Siddha
Caballistics inc.
Dead men walking
Devlin Waugh
Durham Red
Family
From grace
Interceptor
Judge Death
Juliet November
Leviathan
Lobster Random
Nikolai Dante
Rogue Trooper
Sinister/Dexter
Slaine
Snow/Tiger
Strontium Dog
Synammon
Tales of Telguuth
The Bendatti vendetta
VC's
XTNCT
Young Middenface

Worst Strip "Steaming Bison": And the nominations are.....?

Best Messageboard Thread: And the nominations are.....?

Best Messageboard Icon: Could somebody sort the web-fu to the relevant page?

Best Dredd Strip   
Phartz         (meg 201)
War crimes       (meg 201)      
Incubus       (prog 1322-1335)
Bato Loco      (meg 202)
Marriage Game   (meg 203)
Monkey on my Back   (meg 204-206)
Trial of Orlok      (prog 1336-1337)
A night at the opera   (prog 1338)
Hard days night   (prog 1339-1341)
Revenge of the chief Judge man (prog1342-1349)
Shakedown      (meg 207-208)
The Satanist      (prog 1350-1356)
Hong Tong      (meg 209-210)
Holding on      (prog 1357)
Club sov      (prog 1358)
Meet the flooks   (prog 1359)
See Zammy run   (prog 1360-1361)
The in club      (prog 1362)
Sturm und Dang   (meg 211-212)
Inside Job      (prog 1363-1364)
Meatmonger      (prog 1366-?)

Best Meg Reprint
Fiends of the eastern front
Slaine (Time killer)
Darkies mob
Judge Dredd: The other Slab Tynan/ The greatest story ever told/ Big itch
Harry 20 on the high rock
Charlies war.

Best Audio: Sorry, I have no idea which of these are applicable.

Other categories:

Best 2000ad related sites? Isn't this a non-starter?
Best Fanzine:
Solar Wind? Does this count, Tharg plugged it.
Future quake? Does this count, not got one yet?
Dog Breath
Zarjazz

Any categories I have missed out?

Can I add my vote to Logans for a separate page for this? That is if Wake wants to do the work?

Bolt-01.

[ukdane]

Best Messageboard Icon: Could somebody sort the web-fu to the relevant page?

Link: http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=fan&page=icons" target="_blank">Nominations for Best Messageboard Icon are....

[DavidXBrunt]

Paul Cornell has had at least two series printed in the Meg before XTNCT, but it's probably fair to say that neither of them had the impact that Tripod and his mates has had.

I definatley think we should split the categories as there are a brick load of series, and it's unfair to pit a future shock against Leviathon. Or to decide between Stronty and Cabals, for instance.

More possible categories -
Best character,
Best supporting character,
Best character in 'Judge Dredd',
Best new character,
Funniest moment,
Best line,
Best cliff-hanger,
Best cover,
Best text feature,
Best collected edition,
Best audio,
Best merchandise...

More and more are springing to mind. Maybe a limit of 20 categories?

[Mudcrab]

Splendid idea.

Incidentally, the list of Dredd stories reads like a gang of perps:

Hard Day's Night Morrisson  
The Satanist Wagner
Club Sov Rennie  
Inside Job Edginton
Meatmonger Smith

...or the Famous Five perhaps :o)

[Slippery PD]

Yeah Id like to limit it to say 15 or so awards, any more and it gets too silly.  

Im trying not to have character threads, as they seem to be reflected in the Strip threads...  But I do like Best new character....  So that may blwo that one out of the window :)

Slips

[Wake]

I could set up a poll page parallel to the current page if the format is otherwise okay without spending too much time on it. Someone could then write a news item which I could put on the front page with a link to the awards page. However, each award would have to be a open ended, or voting from up to 10 options as per the current polls.

Wake

[Slippery PD]

Thanks wake.  

Ill do the blurb with some help from Rotts (if he still wants to?), Ill need to nail down the catergories as well....  


CHeers
SLips

[DavidXBrunt]

Are we splitting the caregories between Meg and 2k? Perhaps combining Dredd into one?

I don't think the character votes totally reflect the best strip. I can see Leviathon doing well in the best strip but Inspector Lament not rating highly as a character.

[ukdane]

Best Line = Transsexual Lightning...
or was that last year?

[W. R. Logan]

>Best Audio: Sorry, I have no idea which of these are applicable.

The 2000AD Audio?s released so far in 2003 are:

http://www.bigfinish.com/2000ad/ad10_firefromheaven.shtml>Fire From Heaven 18th January 2003.
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http://www.bigfinish.com/2000ad/ad11_99codered.shtml>99 Code Red! 18th May 2003.
http://www.bigfinish.com/graphics/ad11_99codered_big.jpg>

And to be released in November:
http://www.bigfinish.com/2000ad/ad12_warplanet.shtml>War Planet
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La Placa Rifa,
http://www.2000ad.nu/classof79/>W. R. Logan.

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[Oddboy]

I think it would be good if there was no 'view results' option for the awards poll until the results are finalised.
Especially if there are open ended questions because spelling & punctuation make a lot of confusion to the polls.

[Slippery PD]

The plan will be to draw up a list of awards.  Today and tommorrow.  Post this with those stories elligible for the awards, hopefully thatll keep spelling mistakes etc to a minimum

Yer Slips

[DavidXBrunt]

Nay there's been more audios than that this year, surely? And Fire was fairly recent too.

[Devons Daddy]

Best line
thats got to be in there this year.
something irrelevant but important to not let us get to serious.