Your 2011 Shel Dorf Award Winners

The second annual Shel Dorf Awards were held over the weekend at the Detroit Fanfare show. This is an awards program named after Shel Dorf, a Detroit native and a longtime force in organized fandom usually associated with the early days and subsequent growth of Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Winners in bold.

MINI SERIES OF THE YEAR
* Artifacts
* Daytripper
* Flashpoint
* Locke & Key: Keys To the Kingdom
* Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard

COMIC BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
* Stefan Blitz (Forces of Geek)
* Michael Hamersky (Michael D. Hamersky On Comics)
* Rich Johnston (Bleeding Cool News)
* Heidi MacDonald (The Beat)
* Various Contributors (Robot 6)

KIDS' COMIC OF THE YEAR
* Little Green Men
* Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
* Owly
* Scratch 9
* Tiny Titans

COLORIST OF THE YEAR
* Jeff Balke
* Jay Fotos
* Laura Martin
* Nei Ruffino
* Dave Stewart

ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR
* Brody's Ghost
* Cuba: My Revolution
* Earth One
* Market Day
* Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit

COMIC TO MULTI-MEDIA ADAPTATION OF THE YEAR
* Captain America: The First Avenger
* DCUniverse Online
* Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
* The Walking Dead
* Thor

SYNDICATED PRINT STRIP OF THE YEAR
* Beardo, Dan Dougherty
* Non Sequitur, Wiley Miller
* Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis
* Speed Bump, Dave Coverly
* Zits, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

WEB COMIC OF THE YEAR
* Axe Cop, Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle
* FreakAngels, Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield
* Girl Genius, Phil & Kaja Foglio
* Gutters, Ryan Sohmer
* Wombat Comic, Neil Bryer

LETTERER OF THE YEAR
* Jim Campbell
* Jay Fosgitt
* Todd Klein
* Tom Orzechowski
* Bill Tortolini

WRITER OF THE YEAR
* Jonathan Hickman
* Joe Hill
* Geoff Johns
* Robert Kirkman
* Rob M. Worley

PENCILER OF THE YEAR
* Richard Bonk
* Guy Davis
* David Finch
* Jason Howard
* Ethan Van Sciver

INKER OF THE YEAR
* Mike Deodato
* Klaus Janson
* Andy Owens
* Wade von Grawbadger
* Scott Williams

EDITOR OF THE YEAR
* Shannon Eric Denton
* Shawna Gore
* Angela Ruffino
* Jim Salicrup
* Steve Wacker

COVER ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Eric Basaldua
* Tim Bradstreet
* Tyler Kirkham
* Mike Mignola
* Alex Ross

CONTINUING SERIES OF THE YEAR
* Amazing Spider-Man
* American Vampire
* Fables
* Fantastic Four
* GI Joe: A Real American Hero
* Green Lantern
* Secret Six
* Sweet Tooth
* The Unwritten
* Usagi Yojimbo

SELF PUBLISHED COMIC OF THE YEAR
* Bob Howard, Plumber of the Unknown, Rafael Nieves and Dan Doughterty
* Cursed Pirate Girl, Jeremy Bastian
* Echo, Terry Moore
* Lackluster World by Eric Adams
* Reed Gunther, Shane and Chris Houghton
* The Uniques, Comfort Love and Adam Withers

Additionally, Randy Scott won something called the Jerry Bails Award. Congratulations to all winners and nominees.
 
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