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Tue Mar 4, 2008 — by Van Jensen
Former Eisner Judges Name Favorite Comics of 2007
Last year's panel weigh in on this year's crop
Jeff Vandermeer, the fantasy author and comic critic at Bookslut, caught up with all his fellow judges from the 2007 Eisner Awards and compiled a list of everyone's favorite comics from 2007 (which are eligible for the 2008 Eisners).
Their choices are all listed right here. The panel consisted of Vandermeer, comics critic Chris Reilly, librarian Robin Brenner, Isotope Comics owner James Sime and the USA Today's Whitney Matheson.
The most consistent choices are The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, The Trial of Colonel Sweeto, The Arrival and my personal favorite, Super Spy.
I don't know what it says about me that my best of 2007 most closely mirrors that of Sime, the self-styled "Comic Pimp."
The judges for the 2008 Eisner Awards, which will be held July 25 at the San Diego Comic Con, have been named. To see that list or to nominate a book, go here.
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Comments (9)
Ariel - 16/f/USA (4:40 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
Booksluts, comic pimps, who knew that we were into such hot and sinful names here in the comic book industry?
Marilee J. Layman (7:11 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
Who knew you needed to parade your age, gender, and location here in the comic book industry?
Alan Coil (10:36 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
And the audacity, the audacity, I tells ya, to brag about being young. Kids these days make me feel real old.
Marilee J. Layman (10:52 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
Heh. I just had another geezer moment. Look here to find the #1 song the day you were born:
http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm
Ariel - 16/f/USA (8:08 PM on Wed Mar 5, 2008)
"Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul
Marilee J. Layman (8:18 PM on Wed Mar 5, 2008)
Mine is "Sincerely" by the McGuire Sisters and while I know the song, I don't remember them. On the other hand, I know who Paula Abdul is, but I don't know the song.
Marilee J. Layman (7:15 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
I loved The Arrival. It's easily the best comic I've read recently. My review is here:
http://mjlayman.livejournal.com/161954.html
Van Jensen (9:00 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
I hate to say I haven't read The Arrival yet, though I'm dying to. I was talking to fantasy author Kelly Link about comics, and she also said it's one of the best she's ever read.
Marilee J. Layman (9:23 PM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)
I understand his earlier books are also very good, although this is the best so far. The library doesn't have them, so I'll have to seek them in used bookstores.