Comments on: Scream Award winners

By: Maria M

Maria M — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:57:08 +0000

Kudos, just meandered in. Wasn’t what I was looking for, but very neat site.

By: Hyper

Hyper — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:45:27 +0000

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

Jennifer de Guzman — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:41:38 +0000

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

Dara — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:11:20 +0000

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

Christopher Moonlight — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:37:51 +0000

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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