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| Eagle Awards | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded |
1977 |
| Last awarded |
2012 |
| becomes | |
| The True Believers Comic Awards | |
| Previous Award: | Ally Sloper Award |
| Next Award: | National Comics Award |
The Eagle Awards are the name given to a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They are awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year, for who they feel are the best in each category of the awards.
History
Originated in 1976 thanks to two British fans, Mike Conroy and Richard Burton, it was named after the 1950s and 60's UK comic Eagle because the Eagle symbol was perceived (as described by Burton) to stand "for a standard of quality ... seldom reached", the Eagle Awards were so-called with official blessing from IPC.
An initial ballot formed a list of nominees, from which the voting ballot was created and disseminated in the same manner. From 1983 to 1984, the revised Awards included separate UK and US sections. The 1986 Eagles also saw the introduction of a "free vote... rather than pre-selected nominees," creating a "fairer reflection of fans' opinions, and some anomalous results especially in the Roll of Honor category.
It wasn’t until Britain had a regular annual comic convention (the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention, commonly shortened to UKCAC) in 1986 that the awards became a regular event. The awards did disappear for a time, replaced briefly with the National Comics Award, in 2000 they returned as an event at that years Comic Festival (which had replaced UKCAC) presented by Simon Pegg.
Cassandra Conroy took over the running of the Eagle Awards from her father in 2008 when she was only 16.
The Eagle Awards was renamed first as The Stan Lee Eagle Awards and then The True Believers Comic Awards in 2014.
1976
Presented at the British Comic Art Convention, 1977. For comics published in 1976.
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK ARTIST
Nominations:
- Neal Adams WINNER!
- John Buscema
- Paul Gulacy
- Barry Smith
- Jim Starlin
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK WRITER
Nominations:
- Roy Thomas WINNER!
- Steve Englehart
- Steve Gerber
FAVOURITE BRITISH COMICS WRITER
Nominations:
- Chris Claremont WINNER!
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK – DRAMATIC
Nominations:
- X-Men WINNER!
- Master of Kung Fu
- Warlock
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK – HUMOUR
Nominations:
- Howard the Duck WINNER!
- Plastic Man
- Plop!
FAVOURITE BLACK & WHITE COMICBOOK – DRAMATIC
Nominations:
- Savage Sword of Conan WINNER!
- Doc Savage
- Marvel Preview
FAVOURITE BLACK & WHITE COMICBOOK – HUMOUR
Nominations:
- MAD WINNER!
- Cracked
- Crazy
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK CHARACTER
Nominations:
- Conan WINNER!
- Howard the Duck
- Warlock
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK TEAM
Nominations:
- X-Men WINNER!
- Avengers
- Defenders
FAVOURITE NEW COMIC TITLE
Nominations:
- Howard the Duck WINNER!
- Nova
- Omega the Unknown
FAVOURITE SINGLE COMICBOOK STORY
Nominations:
- Howard the Duck #3: Four Feathers of Death [Steve Gerber/John Buscema] WINNER!
- Fantastic Four #176: Improbable as it may seem the Impossible Man is back in Town [Roy Thomas/George Pérez]
- Howard the Duck #1: Howard the Barbarian [Steve Gerber/Frank Brunner]
FAVOURITE CONTINUED COMIC STORY
Nominations:
- Master of Kung FU#48-51 [Doug Moench/Paul Gulacy] WINNER!
- Defenders#31-40 + Annual #1 [Steve Gerber/Sal Buscema]
- X-Men#98-100 [Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum]
ROLL OF HONOUR
Nominations:
- Stan Lee WINNER!
- Jack Kirby
- Jim Steranko
1977
Presented at the British Comic Art Convention, 1978.
FAVOURITE ARTIST
Nominations:
- Neal Adams WINNER!
- John Byrne
- Marshal Rogers
- Jim Starlin
FAVOURITE WRITER
Nominations:
- Steve Englehart WINNER!
- Chris Claremont
- Steve Gerber
- Roy Thomas
- Marv Wolfman
FAVOURITE COMIC BOOK (DRAMATIC)
Nominations:
- Uncanny X-Men WINNER!
- Avengers
- Conan the Barbarian
- Detective Comics
FAVOURITE COMIC BOOK (HUMOR)
Nominations:
- Howard The Duck WINNER!
- Cracked
- Crazy
- MAD
- Plastic Man
FAVOURITE CHARACTER
Nominations:
- Batman WINNER!
- Conan
- Howard the Duck
- Warlock
- Wolverine
FAVOURITE VILLAIN
Nominations:
- Thanos WINNER!
- Darkseid
- Doctor Doom
- Joker
- Scorpio
FAVOURITE SUPPORTING CHARACTER
Nominations:
- Pip the Troll WINNER!
- Beverly Switzler
- Impossible Man
- Vision
- Wolverine
FAVOURITE SINGLE STORY
Nominations:
- Avengers Annual #7 – The Final Threat [Jim Starlin] WINNER!
- Detective Comics #472 – I am the Batman [Steve Englehart/Marshal Rogers]
- Howard the Duck #16 – The Zen and Art of Comic Book Writing [Steve Gerber/Various Artists]
- Marvel Premiere #38 – The Lord of Tyndall's Quest [Doug Moench/Mike Ploog]
- Marvel Preview #11 – Starlord [Chris Claremont/John Byrne]
FAVOURITE CONTINUED STORY
Nominations:
- Avengers Annual #7/Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 [Jim Starlin] WINNER!
- Defenders #46-50 [Dave Kraft/Keith Giffen]
- Detective Comics #471-472 [Steve Englehart/Marshal Rogers]
- Star Wars #1-6 [George Lucas, Roy Thomas/Howard Chaykin]
- X-Men #105, 107 & 108 [Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum, John Byrne]
FAVOURITE NEW TITLE
Nominations:
- John Carter, Warlord of Mars WINNER!
- Rampaging Hulk
- Shade the Changing Man
- Star Hunters
- Star Wars
FAVOURITE TEAM
Nominations:
- X-Men WINNER!
- Avengers
- Defenders
- Fantastic Four
- Justice Society of America
FAVOURITE INKER
Nominations:
- Terry Austin WINNER!
- Ernie Chan
- Klaus Janson
- Tom Palmer
- Joe Sinnott
ROLL OF HONOUR
Nominations:
- Steve Englehart WINNER!
- Jack Kirby
- Will Eisner
- Jim Steranko
- Howard the Duck
FAVOURITE BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE
Nominations:
- Savage Sword of Conan WINNER!
- Creepy
- Eerie
- Marvel Preview
- Rampaging Hulk
1978
Presented at the British Comics Art Convention 11, Birmingham, 1979.
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK ARTIST (UK)
Nominations:
- John Bolton WINNER!
FAVOURITE COMICBOOK ARTIST (US)
Nominations:
- John Byrne WINNER!
- Gene Colan
- Michael Golden
- George Pérez
- Marshal Rogers
FAVOURITE INKER
Nominations:
- Terry Austin WINNER!
- Klaus Janson
- Bob Layton
- Tom Palmer
- Joe Sinnott
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER (UK)
Nominations:
- T.B. Glover WINNER! (pseudonym of John Wagner)
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER (US)
Nominations:
- Chris Claremont WINNER!
- Steve Englehart
- Steve Gerber
- Doug Moench
- Roy Thomas
FAVOURITE COMIC (UK)
Nominations:
- 2000AD WINNER!
FAVOURITE COMIC (US)
Nominations:
- X-Men WINNER!
- Avengers
- Detective Comics
- Jonah Hex
- Tomb of Dracula
FAVOURITE CHARACTER (UK)
Nominations:
- Judge Dredd
FAVOURITE CHARACTER (US)
Nominations:
- Batman WINNER!
- Conan
- Doctor Strange
- Howard the Duck
- Spider-Man
- Wolverine
FAVOURITE GROUP OR TEAM
Nominations:
- X-Men WINNER!
- Avengers
- Defenders
- Fantastic Four
- Legion of Super-Heroes
FAVOURITE VILLAIN
Nominations:
- Magneto WINNER!
- Death-Stalker
- Doctor Bong
- Doctor Doom
- Joker
- Michael Korvac
FAVOURITE SUPPORTING CHARACTER
Nominations:
- Wolverine WINNER!
- Beast
- Beverley Switzler
- Hawkeye
- Nightcrawler
- Vision
CHARACTER MOST WORTHY OF HIS OWN TITLE
Nominations:
- The Silver Surfer WINNER!
FAVOURITE SINGLE STORY
Nominations:
- X-Men #111 – Mindgames [Chris Claremont/John Byrne] WINNER!
- Avengers #177 – The Hope and the Slaughter [Jim Shooter/Dave Wenzel]
- Avengers #178 – The Martyr Perplex [Steve Gerber/Carmine Infantino]
- Superman vs Muhammed Ali [Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams]
- X-Men #109 – Home are the Heroes [Chris Claremont/John Byrne]
BEST CONTINUED STORY
Nominations:
- Avengers #167, 168, 170-177 [Jim Shooter/George Pérez, Sal Busce,a, Dave Wenzel] WINNER!
- Captain Marvel #58-62 [Doug Moench/Pat Broderick]
- Detective Comics #475-476 [Steve Englehart/Marshal Rogers]
- Thor [272-278 [Toy Thomas/John Buscema]
- X-Men #111-113 [Chris Claremont/John Byrne]
- X-Men #114-116 [Chris Claremont/John Byrne]
FAVOURITE NEW COMIC TITLE
Nominations:
- Micronauts WINNER!
- 1984
- DC Comics Presents
- Machine Man
- Spider-Woman
FAVOURITE COVER
Nominations:
- Master of Kung Fu #67 [Paul Gulacy] WINNER!
- Detective Comics #476 [Marshal Rogers]
- X-Men #111 [John Byrne]
- X-Men #113 [John Byrne]
- X-Men #114 [John Byrne]
FAVOURITE SPECIALIST COMICS PUBLICATION
Nominations:
- Comic Media News WINNER!
ROLL OF HONOUR
Nominations:
- Jack Kirby WINNER!
- Will Eisner
- Steve Gerber
- Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
- Superman