From: [s--wl--g] at [islandnet.com] (Jim Cowling)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc,rec.arts.comics.info
Subject: Rich's Observations
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 96 20:57:07 GMT

What a great place Diego is... a slight bit larger than the UKCAC I
know and love.

And doesn't Jeff Mason look like a young Jim Shooter.

Eisner awards...

Acme and Astro wiped the floor, Preacher went out, and there were some
surprising but rewarding awards.

Stan Sakai won Talent deserving of wider recognition, Batman and Robin
Adventures got Best Title for Younger readers, Milk and Cheese 666 won
best Humor, with a great aceptance speech, John Bolton won best
painter for Man Bat, Geof Darrow got the Penciller/Inker for Big Guy,
Alex Ross got the cover artist for Astro City, Big Book of
Conspiracies won best anthology, Complete Crumb Comics vol 12 won best
archival collection, Acme Novelty Library won best publication design,
Stn Sakai won best letterer (but Sim wasn't even nominated), Chris
Ware won best colouring for Acme, in which lies a tale, Staurt Moore
and Bronwyn Taggart tied for best editor, Alan Moore won best writer
ffor From Hel, David Lapham won best writer/artist drama for Stray
Bullets, Sergio Aragones won for best writer/artist huimour for Groo,
Astro City won best new series, Sin City: Big Fat Kill won best
limited series for Frank Miller, which shocked a lot of people, Acme
Novelty Library won best continuity series, TCJ won the best
comics-related periodical while Alex Toth got the comics related book,
The US Post Office won for their stamps for the Comics Related Item,
The Tale Of One Bad RAt by Bryan TAlbot won the best graphic album
reprint, Stuck Rubber Baby won for Graphic Album- New, The Eltingville
Comic-Book Science-Fiction Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club in
Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett by Dorkin in Instant Pian  won best
short story, Strangers in Paradise won serialised story, Astro City 4
won best single issue and Hal Foster, Bob Kane and Alex Raymond join
the Hall of Fame.

Phew.

Kim Thompson revealed that when Acme's early days weren't selling,
Chris asked for a three colour cover instead of a two colour cover.
After umming and ahhing, Kim worked out that the extra colour might
help sales and so overall it was a good thing to do. He said yes, and
asked Chris which colours.

"Black, light grey and dark grey".

More stuff coming soon, I'll be back in Blighty on Tuesday, but I'm
off to get blitzed with Mark Millar and Grant Morrison.

Oh and for the prurient of you who asked, yes indeed I now am a felon
in this state. It's this English accent that does it I reckon. But her
eighteenth birthday is soon, honest....

And another one. Friends of Lulu have been told exactly what Lulu is
slang for in certain parts of Britain.

Pop by the Twist and Shout booth 1319, we're having lots of fun!

Rich Johnston
In America.