Comments on: 2012 Glyph Comic Awards Change; I Am No Longer a Judge http://comicsworthreading.com/2013/02/08/2012-glyph-comic-awards-change-i-am-no-longer-a-judge/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brandon Montclare http://comicsworthreading.com/2013/02/08/2012-glyph-comic-awards-change-i-am-no-longer-a-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-128869 Brandon Montclare Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:09:57 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=30086#comment-128869 I inquired about the Glyph Awards this year. Unfortunately I missed the deadline by one day, and was quickly told there were no exceptions. Fair enough; that’s what deadlines are for… but as Johanna mentions, there’s always a flurry of publicity right at the deadline. Info on the awards was forwarded to me by a friend who saw a last-minute notice. By the time I saw his email, however, it was 9am the next morning.

I don’t know what would be the best solution, but it’s something awards organizers should consider.

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[...] Awards | Johanna Draper Carlson has resigned as a judge for the 2012 Glyph Comics Awards following a disagreement over which works are eligible for the annual honors. Carlson believed judges should be able to nominate comics (as is the case with the Eisners), but the organizers limited the pool to comics that were submitted to them, which resulted in a smaller group of nominees. [Comics Worth Reading] [...]

]]> By: Ralf Haring http://comicsworthreading.com/2013/02/08/2012-glyph-comic-awards-change-i-am-no-longer-a-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-128845 Ralf Haring Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:47:20 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=30086#comment-128845 I’ve never understood awards that require the nominees to submit their own work. Recognizing excellence shouldn’t hinge on that. They shouldn’t be excluded or discouraged from submitting something they did that they thought was particularly good, but it shouldn’t be the exclusive criterion for consideration.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2013/02/08/2012-glyph-comic-awards-change-i-am-no-longer-a-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-128841 Johanna Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:03:08 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=30086#comment-128841 True. Making the cut to get talked about is a statement in a work’s favor.

]]> By: David Oakes http://comicsworthreading.com/2013/02/08/2012-glyph-comic-awards-change-i-am-no-longer-a-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-128840 David Oakes Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:41:05 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=30086#comment-128840 Isn’t bothering to critique something in the first place a point that it deserves mention? “I wish I could say it lived up to expectations” or “I look forward to what [the creators] can do with more experience” may seem backhanded. But they are better than not bringing up a work at all.

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