For almost a decade the MCM London Comic Con has been a haven for comics, movies, games and anime – and now, together with the Eagle Awards and upcoming Universal Pictures blockbuster Snow White And The Huntsman, they’re looking to the next decade with a prestigious competition for new comic artists and writers.

Judged by Titan Publishing senior editor Steve White, bestselling writer Tony Lee and Eisner-winning artist Mark Buckingham, the ‘Huntsman’s Challenge’ competition calls on comic creators to come up with a fully finished, coloured and lettered five page story with a plot relevant to a dark fantasy setting.

“In just a few years we’ve seen our small Artists Alley turn into a full scale Comic Village, with hundreds of comic creators now attending and exhibiting,” said MCM marketing director Bryan Cooney. “Many of today’s best UK creators started with a table at our shows, growing as we have. We’d like to give that opportunity to the next generation of creative teams.”

Submissions will be accepted from 1-29th February 2012 and our judges will select two winners: one for best design and art, the other for best writing quality. Both creative teams will be nominated for a new Eagle Award, the MCM Expo Award For New Visionaries and have their story included in May’s MCM London Comic Con show programme, printed in conjunction with Snow White And The Huntsman from Universal Pictures, who will also provide a selection of prizes.

Both winners will also receive invites to the 2012 Eagle Awards ceremony and after-party on the Friday of the MCM London Comic Con, along with industry passes to the full London Comic Con weekend and signing slots in the show’s Comic Village.

“Winning an Eagle on your first time out is a story worth telling in its own right,” Cooney commented. “Having tens of thousands of people read your story and having it in print alongside a movie like Snow White And The Huntsman is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

All accepted entries will receive audience invitations to the May 2012 Eagle Awards.

Competition Rules and How to Enter

Entries for the ‘Huntsman’s Challenge’ will be accepted 1-29th February 2012. Entrants must submit a fully finished, coloured and lettered five page story as a 300 dpi jpg or pdf with a page dimension of 170mm (w) x 230mm (h). These entries must have a beginning, middle and end within these pages, with a story relevant to a dark fantasy setting.

Individuals or a team may enter, colourist, artist, writer, creator. however if a member of your team is an established professional it may limit your option for which category you may be eligible for, e.g. if they are an artist you would be restricted to the writers nomination or vice versa.

Content (violence, gore) should be aimed at a max 15 rating.

Entries can be excepted from ANY country, please note invitations for nominees to the awards does not include travel, hotel etc.

Files can be uploaded via our gateway

For guidance email: judges@eagleawards.co.uk

Panel of Industry Judges

STEVE WHITE: Senior Editor, Titan Publishing: An editor of many of Titan’s top comics and graphic novels including the UK Transformers comic, Steve is also an artist, writer and colourist of over 20 years’ experience.

MARK BUCKINGHAM: Artist: A multiple Eisner winning artist of over twenty five years standing, Mark is best known for his work on Hellblazer, Miracleman, Doctor Who and his award winning run as the primary artist on Fables for DC/Vertigo.

TONY LEE: Writer: A #1 New York Times Best-selling Author, Tony has been a freelance writer for 25 years, and a comic writer for nine of those. Best known as author and ‘showrunner’ of the Doctor Who comic for IDW, Tony’s creator-owned comic Hope Falls is currently being adapted into a movie by Future Films.

MCM Expo Award For New Visionaries Voting

When the two stories shortlisted for the MCM Expo Award For New Visionaries have been selected, members of the public will be able to read both and vote for their favourite by visiting either www.londoncomiccon.net or www.eagleawards.co.uk

Q1. Favourite Newcomer Writer

  Al Ewing

  Bryan Lee O’Malley

  Nick Spencer

  Paul Cornell

  Scott Snyder

Q2. Favourite Newcomer Artist

  Bryan Lee O’Malley

  Fiona Staples

  Rafael Albuquerque

  Sara Pichelli

  Sean Murphy

Q3. Favourite Writer

  Ed Brubaker

  Grant Morrison

  John Wagner

  Robert Kirkman

  Warren Ellis

Q4. Favourite Writer/Artist

  Bryan Lee O’Malley

  Darwyn Cooke

  Gabriel Ba with Fabio Moon

  Jeff Lemire

  Mike Mignola

Q5. Favourite Artist: Pencils

  Becky Cloonan

  Carlos Ezquerra

  Dave Ryan

  J. H. Williams III

  Mike Mignola

Q6. Favourite Artist: Inks

  Becky Cloonan

  Bill Sienkiewicz

  Carlos Ezquerra

  Gary Erskine

  Mike Mignola

Q7. Favourite Artist: Fully Painted Artwork

  Alex Ross

  Ben Templesmith

  J. H. Williams III

  D’Israeli

  Jock

Q8. Favourite Colourist

  Dave Stewart

  Jeff Balke

  Laura Allred

  Laura Martin

  Len O’Grady

Q9. Favourite Letterer

  Annie Parkhouse

  Chris Eliopoulos

  Jim Campbell

  Richard Starkings

  Russ Wooton

Q10. Favourite Editor

  Matt Smith/Tharg

  Scott Allie

  Steve Wacker

  Todd McFarlane

  Tom Brevoort

Q11. Favourite Publisher

  Dark Horse

  DC Comics/Vertigo/WildStorm

  IDW

  Image Comics (inc Top Cow)

  Marvel

Q12. Favourite American Comicbook: Colour

  Amazing Spider-Man by Various (Marvel)

  Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison plus Various (DC Comics)

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight by Various(Dark Horse)

  Doctor Who by Tony Lee plus Various (IDW Publishing)

  Hellboy by Mike Mignola plus Various (Dark Horse)

Q13. Favourite American Comicbook: Black and White

  Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower (Image Comics)

  Demo Vol.2 by Brain Wood and Becky Cloonan (DC Comics)

  Echo by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)

  RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Comics)

  The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)

Q14. Favourite British Comicbook: Colour

  2000AD by Various (Rebellion)

  Dandy by Various (DC Thomson)

  Doctor Who Magazine by Various (Panini Comics)

  The Man of Glass by Martin Flink (Accent UK)

  Torchwood by Various (Titan Books)v

Q15.Favourite British Comicbook: Black and White

  Commando by Various (DC Thomson)

  Dogbreath by Various (Futurequake Publishing)

  Futurequake by Various (Futurequake Publishing)

  Paragon by Various (David Cavendish)

  Zarjaz by Various (Futurequake Publishing)

Q16. Favourite New Comicbook

  Alan Moore’s Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows (Avatar Press)

  American Vampire by Stephen King, Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque (DC Comics/Vertigo)

  Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)

  War of the Independents by Dave Ryan (Red Anvil Comics)

  S.H.I.E.L.D by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver(Marvel)

Q17. Favourite Manga

  Bleach by Tite Kubo (Shueisha/Viz Media)

  Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha/Viz Media)

  One Piece by Eiirchiro Oda (Shueisha/Viz Media)

  Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (Square Enix/Viz Media)

  Berserk by Kenatro Miura (Hakusensha/ Dark Horse Comics)

Q18. Favourite European Comicbook

  Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Darguad/Dark Horse Comics)

  Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa (Soleil/Marvel)

  Requiem: Vampire Knight by Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit (Nickel Editions/Panini Comics)

  The Scorpion by Desberg Desberg and Enrico Marini (Dargaud/Cinebook ltd)

  L’Histoire Secrete by Edward Gauvin and Jean-Pierre Pecau (Delcourt/Archaia Studio Press)

Q19. Favourite Web-Based Comic

  Axe Cop by Malachai and Ethan Nicolle

  Freak Angels by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield

  Hark! A Vagrant! By Kate Beaton

  Questionable Content by Jeph Jaques

  xkcd.com by Randall Munroe

Q20. Favourite Single Story

  Daytripper #8 by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba (DC Comics/Vertigo)

  Amazing Spider-Man #625: Endanger Species by Joseph Kelly and Max Fuimara(Marvel)

  A Cat Named Haiku by Mark Poulton and Dexter Weeks (Arcana Studio)

  Legends: The Enchanted #0 by Nick Percival (Radical Comics)

  Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark by Ryan Ottley and Jason Howard (Image Comics)

Q21. Favourite Continued Story

  The Walking Dead #73-79: Too Far Gone by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image Comics)

  2000AD #1650-1693: Judge Dredd: Tour of Duty (Rebellion)

  Fables #94-98: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (DC Comics/Vertigo)

  Hellboy #47-49: The Storm by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo (Dark Horse)

  Invincible #71-continuing: The Viltrumite War by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley (Image Comics)

Q22. Favourite 2010 Cover

  2000AD Prog 1700 by Jonathan Davis Hunt

  Axe Cop: Vol 1 by Ethan Nicolle

  Batwoman #0 by J.H. Williams III

  Daytripper #2 by Gabriel Ba

  War of the Independents by Dave Ryan

Q23. Favourite 2010 Original Graphic Novel

  At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft and Ian Culbard (SELFMADE HERO)

  Hellblazer: Pandemonium by Jamie Delano and Jock (DC Comics/Vertigo)

  Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke (IDW Publishing)

  Scott Pilgrim Vol 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Fourth Estate)

  Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis (DC Comics)

Q24. Favourite Reprint Compilation

  Absolute All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly (DC Comics)

  Batwoman: Elegy by Gregg Rucker and J.H. Williams III (DC Comics)

  Charley’s War: Great Mutiny by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun (Titan Books ltd)

  Doctor Who: Fugitive by Tony Lee, Al Davison and Matthew Smith (IDW Publishing)

  The Walking Dead: Volume 13 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn (Image Comics)

Q25. Favourite Comics-Related Book

  75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz (Taschen GmBH)

  Cover Run: The DC Comic Art of Adam Hughes by Adam Hughes (DC Comics)

  Icons: The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee by Jim Lee and Bill Baker (Titan Books ltd)

  Mega-City One Archives by August Hann and Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Mongoose Publishing)

  The Horror, The Horror: Comic Books The Government Didn’t Want You To Read by Jim Trombetta and R. Spiel (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)

Q26. Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show

  The Big Bang Theory

  Iron Man 2

  Kick Ass

  Scott Pilgrim Vs the World

  The Walking Dead

Q27. Favourite Comics-Related Website

  Bleeding Cool

  Comic Attack

  Comic Book Resources

  Comics Alliance

  Girls Read Comics Too

  Newsarama.com

Q28. Favourite Magazine about Comics

  Alter Ego (TwoMorrows)

  Back Issue (TwoMorrows)

  Comic Heroes (Future Publishing)

  Tripwire (Tripwire)

  Wizard (Wizard)

Q29. Roll of Honour

  Bryan Lee O’Malley

  Carlos Ezquerra

  Dave Gibbons

  David Mazzuchelli

  John Byrne

Nominations Open for Eagle Awards 2011 & Joint Ownership Announcement

What was your favourite comic of 2010? Which artists and writers really grabbed your attention? Nominations open on Friday 4 February and run until 7 March for the world-famous Eagle Awards, so head on over to www.eagleawards.co.uk to make your voice heard!

The top five nominations in each section will then be verified and voting gets underway on 14 March – let us know who you want to see honoured on the big night of 27 May at the London MCM Expo by picking your favourites of 2010.

Once again the awards ceremony will be streamed LIVE to the world over the internet via www.mcmbuzz.com which proved extremely popular in 2010.

Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s most prestigious fan-selected awards, giving the entire comics community the opportunity to vote for the finest publications and brightest talent of the past year, with categories covering the whole world of comics, including manga, movies and webcomics.

MCM Expo Group managing director Paul Miley and the Eagle Awards’ Cassandra Conroy are delighted to announce that going forward the Eagle Awards will be co-owned and organised equally by both parties.

Last October the Eagles moved to their new home at London MCM Expo, London’s Comic Con – www.londonexpo.com – and 2011 sees the awards return to Excel once again – this time back in their traditional May slot.

“All nominees will be invited to the Awards Ceremony at May’s London MCM Expo and the winners will be offered the opportunity to give an acceptance speech,” said Cassandra Conroy. “The full list of Award Winners will be released to the world 27 May.”

For general enquiries on the Eagle Awards, contact info@eagleawards.co.uk
For press information/interviews, please contact press@eagleawards.co.uk

To buy tickets to the London MCM Expo at Excel London on 27-29 May, please visit: www.mcmexpogroup.com/store

ABOUT THE EAGLE AWARDS:

Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last 28 years ranging from Uncanny X-Men and Swamp Thing to MAD and 2000 AD.

Unique in the comics industry in that they reflect both the professional and the reader’s choice, the Eagle Awards comprise of two distinct stages:

(i) A Nominations Form allows the entire comics community to choose their favourites.

(ii) The top five nominations then appear on the voting form for the readers and fans to choose from, thus focusing the fans with no wasted votes.

If you wish to be removed from these mailings, please respond with the word REMOVE in your subject header to eagleawards@btconnect.com

ABOUT THE MCM EXPO GROUP:

London MCM Expo is organized by the MCM Expo Group as one of a number of pop culture events in their portfolio. London’s Comic Con, it is supported by major media companies such as Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Wizards of the Coast, Manga Entertainment, SFX and NEO to name but a few.

Taking place each May and October at London’s massive Excel exhibition centre, the London MCM Expo is now the main focus and must-be event for UK fans and industry to attend to promote new releases and forthcoming productions whether comics, movies, videogames, DVDs or books.

Over the last decade, the London MCM Expo has grown into the one UK show that is not to be missed. To find out more, visit: www.londonexpo.com

It was also another record-breaking year for the awards with a continued growth in the number of participating voters. Continuing to expand their worldwide penetration, Yet again, the awards took on more of an international flavour. Apart from Britain, the USA and Canada, the thousands of ballots that flooded in came from more than 100 countries. Among them were several in Europe as well as Afghanistan, Botswana, Egypt, India, North Korea, Russia, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam and Zimbabwe to name but a few.

A highlight of the MCM Expo, the Eagle Awards results for 2009 were announced at a gala presentation held at London’s ExCeL on Friday, October 29 2010.

A complete list of winners follows:

Roll of Honour – Brian Bolland

Favourite Newcomer Writer – Jonathan Hickman

Favourite Newcomer Artist – Jamie McKelvie

Favourite Writer – Warren Ellis

Favourite Writer/Artist – Darwyn Cooke

Favourite Artist: Pencils – Frank Quietly

Favourite Artist: Inks – Kevin O’Neill

Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork – J.H. Williams III

Favourite Colourist – Ben Templesmith

Favourite Letterer – Todd Klein

Favourite Editor – Axel Alonso

Favourite Publisher – DC/Vertigo

Favourite American Comicbook: Colour – Batman & Robin

Favourite British Comicbook: Colour – 2000 AD

Favourite American Comicbook: Black and White – Walking Dead

Favourite British Comic (Black and White): Whatever Happened To The World’s Fastest Man?

Favourite New Comicbook – Batman & Robin

Favourite Manga – Fullmetal Alchemist

Favourite European Comicbook – Requiem Chevalier Vampire

Favourite 2009 Single Story – Phonogram – The Singles Club 4: Konichiwa Bitches

Favourite 2009 Continued Story – Walking Dead #61-65: Fear The Hunters

Favourite 2009 Cover – Batman & Robin #4

Favourite 2009 Original Graphic Novel – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century

Favourite 2009 Reprint Compilation – Captain Britain Omnibus by Alan Moore & Alan Davis

Favourite Magazine about Comics – Wizard

Favourite Comics-Related Book – The Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels (Andy Schmidt)

Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show – Watchmen

Favourite Comics-Related Website – comicbookresources.com

Favourite Web-Based Comic – Freak Angels

This year was a banner one for the Eagle Awards as London’s MCM Expo took on responsibility for hosting the awards on a permanent basis.

It was also another record-breaking year for the awards with a continued growth in the number of participating voters. Continuing to expand their worldwide penetration, Yet again, the awards took on more of an international flavour. Apart from Britain, the USA and Canada, the thousands of ballots that flooded in came from more than 100 countries. Among them were several in Europe as well as Afghanistan, Botswana, Egypt, India, North Korea, Russia, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam and Zimbabwe to name but a few.

A highlight of the MCM Expo, the Eagle Awards results for 2009 were announced at a gala presentation held at London’s ExCeL on Friday, October 29 2010.

A complete list of winners follows:

Roll of Honour – Brian Bolland

Favourite Newcomer Writer – Jonathan Hickman

Favourite Newcomer Artist – Jamie McKelvie

Favourite Writer – Warren Ellis

Favourite Writer/Artist – Darwyn Cooke

Favourite Artist: Pencils – Frank Quietly

Favourite Artist: Inks – Kevin O’Neill

Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork – J.H. Williams III

Favourite Colourist – Ben Templesmith

Favourite Letterer – Todd Klein

Favourite Editor – Axel Alonso

Favourite Publisher – DC/Vertigo

Favourite American Comicbook: Colour – Batman & Robin

Favourite British Comicbook: Colour – 2000 AD

Favourite American Comicbook: Black and White – Walking Dead

Favourite British Comic (Black and White): Whatever Happened To The World’s Fastest Man?

Favourite New Comicbook – Batman & Robin

Favourite Manga – Fullmetal Alchemist

Favourite European Comicbook – Requiem Chevalier Vampire

Favourite 2009 Single Story – Phonogram – The Singles Club 4: Konichiwa Bitches

Favourite 2009 Continued Story – Walking Dead #61-65: Fear The Hunters

Favourite 2009 Cover – Batman & Robin #4

Favourite 2009 Original Graphic Novel – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century

Favourite 2009 Reprint Compilation – Captain Britain Omnibus by Alan Moore & Alan Davis

Favourite Magazine about Comics – Wizard

Favourite Comics-Related Book – The Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels (Andy Schmidt)

Favourite Comics-Related Movie or TV Show – Watchmen

Favourite Comics-Related Website – comicbookresources.com

Favourite Web-Based Comic – Freak Angels

Favorite Newcomer Writer

 Jason Aaron

 Nick Tapalansky

 Simon Spurrier

 Tony Lee

 Matt Fraction

Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork

 Ashley Wood

 Azim Akberali

 Ben Templesmith

 Marko Djurdjevic

 Alex Ross

Favourite Black and White Comicbook – American

 Local

  Phonogram

  Usagi Yojimbo

  Wasteland

  The Walking Dead

Favourite Black and White Comicbook – British

  Biomecha

  Eleventh Hour

  FutureQuake

  Tales from the Flat

  Walking Wounded

  How to Date a Girl in Ten Days

Favourite Colour Comicbook – American

  All Star Superman

  Awakening

  Captain America

  Y: The Last Man

  Hellboy: Darkness Calls

Favourite Colour Comicbook – British

  2000 AD

  Hope Falls

  Judge Dredd Megazine

  Starship Troopers

  Spectacular Spider-Man

Favourite Colourist

  Dave Stewart

  D’Israeli (Matt Brooker)

  Matt Hollingsworth

  Richard Isanove

  Laura Martin

Favourite Comics Artist: Inks

  Ande Parks

  Frank Quitely

  Gary Erskine

  Thomas Boatwright

  D’Israeli (Matt Brooker)

Favourite Comics Artist: Pencils

  Bryan Hitch

  Ethan Van Sciver

  Frank Quitely

  Thomas Boatwright

  Frank Cho

Favourite Comics Cover published during 2007

  Fables 66 (James Jean)

  Immortal Iron Fist 4 (David Aja)

  Northlanders 1B (Adam Kubert)

  The Umbrella Academy 1 (James Jean)

  World War Hulk 1A (David Finch)

Favourite Comics Hero

  Dan Dare

  Hellboy

  Judge Dredd

  Spider-Man

  Batman

Favourite Comics Related Website

  2000ADonline

  Comic Book Resources

  Jinxworld

  Newsarama

  Marvel.com

Favourite Comics Story published during 2007

  Criminal 6-10: Lawless

  Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War

  Hellboy: Darkness Calls

  Y: The Last Man 55-60

  Captain America 25-30: The Death of Captain America

Favourite Comics Villain

  Doctor Doom

  Harley Quinn

  Iron Man

  Sinestro

  Joker

Favourite Comics Writer

  Brian K. Vaughan

  Brian Michael Bendis

  Ed Brubaker

  Warren Ellis

  Alan Moore

Favourite Comics Writer/Artist

  Bob Byrne

  Bryan Talbot

  Darwyn Cooke

  Eric Powell

  Alan Davis

Favourite Comics-Based Movie Or TV

  30 Days of Night

  Heroes

  Spider-Man 3

  Stardust

  300

Favourite Comics-Related Book

  Pulphope: The Art of Paul Pope

  Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean

  Thrill Power Overload

  Uno Tarino: The Latest Art of Ashley Wood

  Our Gods Wear Spandex

Favourite Editor

  Axel Alonso

  Chris Ryall

  Kris Simon

  Tom Brevoort

  Tharg (Matt Smith)

Favourite European Comic

  Blacksad

  Dylan Dog

  Sancho

  The Killer

  Requiem, Vampire Knight

Favourite Letterer

  Chris Eliopoulos

  Richard Starkings

  Thomas Mauer

  Todd Klein

  Dave Gibbons

Favourite Magazine About Comics

  Back Issue

  Comics International

  Draw!

  The Comics Journal

  Write Now!

  Wizard

Favourite Manga

  Blade of the Immortal

  Bleach

  Dragon Ball Z

  Naruto

  Death Note

Favourite New Comicbook

  Awakening

  Dan Dare

  Hope Falls

  Immortal Iron Fist

  The Umbrella Academy

  Thor

Favourite Newcomer Artist

  Azim Akberali

  Cliff Chiang

  Declan Shalvey

  Mahmud A. Asrar

  David Aja

Favourite Original Graphic Novel

  Alice in Sunderland

  The Goon: Chinatown

  The Order of the Stick: Start of Darkness

  The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo

  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier

Favourite Publisher

  Dark Horse

  DC

  Image

  Vertigo

  Marvel

Favourite Reprint Compilation

  Criminal 1: Coward

  Dynamo 5 Vol 1

  Immortal Iron Fist: The Last Iron Fist Story

  Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files 03

  Absolute Sandman Volume 2

Favourite Web-Based Comic

  Girl Genius

  Penny Arcade

  PvP

  The Adventures of Dr. McNinja

  The Order of the Stick

Roll of Honour

  Bill Sienkiewicz

  Brian Bolland

  Brian K. Vaughan

  Mike Wieringo

  Mike Mignola