The nominees have been announced for the fourth annual Shel Dorf Awards, named in honor of the late Detroit native and founder of Golden State Comic-Con, which grew into Comic-Con International.
ROBOT 6 is among the nominees for Comic Blogger of the Year. Online voting is now open. The winners will be presented Oct. 25 at Detroit FanFare. The nominees are:
Writer of the Year
• Brian K. Vaughan
• Dan Slott
• Mark Waid
• Robert Kirkman
• Scott Snyder
Penciler of the Year
• David Aja
• Fiona Staples
• Greg Capullo
• Jim Lee
• Ryan Stegman
Inker of the Year
• Bill Sienkiewicz
• Jonathan Glapion
• Mark Morales
• Scott Williams
Colorist of the Year
• Brandon Graham
• Dave Stewart
•Fiona Staples
• Laura Allred
•Nei Ruffino
Editor of the Year
• Chad Lambert
• Craig Yoe
• Raven Gregory
• Scott Allie
• Steve Wacker
Cover Artist of the Year
• Alex Ross
• David Aja
• Francesco Francavilla
• J.H. Williams III
• Skottie Young
Letterer of the Year
• Chris Eliopoulos
• Chris Ware
• Jaymes Reed
• Joe Caramagna
• Todd Klein
Miniseries of the Year
• 47 Ronin
• Age of Ultron
• Five Ghosts
• Godzilla
• Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive
Original Graphic Novel of the Year
• Arsenic Lullaby - The Big Stall
• Building Stories
• District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C.
• Parker: The Score
• God Hates Astronauts
Webcomic of the Year
• Battlepug by Nike Norton
• Girl Genius by Phil & Kaja Foglio
• Penny Arcade
• Questionable Content
• Adventures of Dr McNinja
Syndicated Print Strip of the Year
• Beardo by Dan Dougherty
• Dilbert
• Funky Winkerbean
• Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
• Pickles
Comic to Multi-Media Adaptation of the Year
• Arrow, The CW
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Iron Man 3
• Man of Steel
• The Walking Dead
Comic Blogger of the Year
• Decapitated Dan
• Heidi MacDonald, The Beat
• Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool News
• Robot 6 (various contributors)
• Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter
Continuing Series of the Year
• Batman
• Daredevil
• Hawkeye
• Saga
• Superior Spider-Man
• The Walking Dead
Self-Published Comic of the Year
• Aw Yeah Comics
• Demeter by Becky Cloonan
• Rachel Rising by Terry Moore
• Rainbow in the Dark by Comfort Love & Adam Withers
• Touching Evil by Dan Dougherty
Kids' Comic of the Year
• Adventure Time
• Bodie Troll
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
• Princeless
• Sonic the Hedgehog