PRESS RELEASE:
KAPOW!, which was took place this weekend and was a phenomenal success, hosted the first annual Stan Lee Awards and the list of winners is now in! These international annual awards were nominated by a variety of expert judges from the world of comics, movies, TV, gaming, publishing and entertainment and voted for by the public.
Stan Lee is honoured to have these awards in his name explaining
"this is a fantastic platform to reward the cream of comic book talent for all their creativity and imagination throughout 2010, which has brought us so much entertainment and inspiration" and explains that having an awards show in his honour has made him feel like
"a living Oscar".
Best Writer
Grant Morrison
Best Artist
John Romita Jr.
Best Series
The Walking Dead
Best Superhero or SciFi Movie
Inception
Best Trade
Blackest Night
Best Limited Series or Story Arc
Batman & Robin Must Die
Best Comic Hero
Batman
Best Newcomer
Jonathan Ross
Best Publisher
Marvel
Best TV Show
The Walking Dead
Best Game or Toy
Red Dead Redemption
Man or Woman of the Year
Stan Lee
Stay tuned to CBM today and tomorrow for the rest of my coverage from the event, including advance reviews of
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights and
Super. I'll also be posting a series of pictures from the event along with descriptions of the rest of the footage which was shown from
Thor.