Spy Comics Presents #3 Wins "Cover of the Year!"

By Prof. Martin R. Schoedel

Official DFG Historian

Spy Comics Presents #3 has won "Cover of the Year" in the 2008 DFG Fan Awards. The result is strangely appropriate given that it was real team effort by DFG Co-Publishers Dan Graves and Darryl Andrews. When reached for comment, Mr. Andrews noted, "It's kind of funny because it really was a last-minute thought to do this cover at all. Dan had a whole other cover pencilled for the issue that was given to Peter Repovski to ink. Pete's other professional commitments delayed the cover so we were behind the eight ball in getting the issue out. I had previously prepared a cover for Captain Nepto Prime #1, but when that title's focus changed, we scrapped the cover. I had passed the line art for the Nepto and Jester image on to Dan to use if the need came up. Well, Dan is not one to waste top-tier artwork and when the crisis over the cover for Issue 3 arose, he drew some quite stunning images of Holden, Bates, Glow Girl, and the Grim Avenger and did a composite of both our drawings to create this award-winning cover." When asked for further comment, Dan Graves added, "Darryl's got the story down quite accurately. Although Nepto does not appear in the story attacking the Jester, the interior story was about the above-mentioned members of the Invincibles trying to stop an assassination attempt by The Warrior (under contract to Nepto) on the Jester in his civilian identity as the mayor of Carnage City. It worked quite nicely as a "hook" to draw people into the story. It was all capped off by some very nice colouring by the late Flora Lovaratlot."

The Cover for Captain Nepto Prime came in second place. Watch this space for the next installment of the 2008 DFG Fan Awards!

Vote for your Favourite DFG Fan! Part 2 of the 2008 DFG Fan Awards

By Prof. Martin R. Schoedel
Official DFG Historian

Well, as announced earlier (click here for story), Part 1 of the 2008 DFG Fan Awards has closed with Dan Graves being declared the creator of the year. We now turn to our second poll. This is an unusual poll for the comics industry, but we at DFG Comics believe that our fans are what make our comics great! To this end we are announcing our second poll, "Who is your favourite DFG fan?"

For the uninitiated, allow me to introduce our nominees. First up is noted DFG enthusiast and collector, Javier Santamotzarello. Javier is perhaps the best-known of DFG's fans. Javier began collecting DFG memorabilia over 2 decades ago, has organized several DFG conventions, owns his own DFG Comics and Memorabilia store in Mexico City, and has been guest on numerous talk shows (including Oprah, Larry King, Brian Linehan, CityLine, the Jack Parr Show, Good Morning America, Good Morning Mexico, Good Morning Carnage City, Good Night Nurse, Good Night Moon, Conan O'Brien, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and others) speaking about his ongoing interest in all things DFG.

Second is Louise Expatcanuck. Louise is one of our newer fans, but very enthusiastic. In fact she has made a recent significant contribution to the DFG Universe by creating our newest villain, Spychiatrist. Louise drove all the way from North Carolina to Carnage City to lead a prayer vigil when our beloved, and now deceased colourist, Flora Lovartalot lay dying. She also headed up the "Tether for Flora" campaign in which many mourning fans wore little Ikea tether straps on the lapels reminding us always to tether our Ikea shelves lest another tragic shelving accident happens like the one that felled Flora. She has also acheived a mythic status in fandom for having vulcan nerve-pinched Frank Daniels at the last Carnage City ComicCon.

Next up are Joe Macrel and Johnny Seamore. These two cousins have been DFG fans from the start. Little is known about them except for being faithful fans and letter writers ever since DFG began bringing us the best in Canadian comics way back in 1981.

Jimmy, age 8, is one of our newest fans and wrote a very charming letter to our DFG fan club site earlier this year. We at DFG always try to remember that every DFG Comics is always someone's first comic, and so we try to make each one memorable. Thanks to Jimmy for reminding us about our own experiences of reading comics at his age. He even touched the hardened old heart of DFG Production Manager Frank Daniels.

Lexington Mazaicecreamconey sent us a letter earlier this year that was quiet a good letter. We was lambasted by Frank Daniels for his stupidity. Lex's inclusion in this poll is our way of making it up to him and part of our agreement, brokered through our legal counsel, Sir Milton Goldfarbstein, QC, KG, LLB, PhD, to avoid his lawsuit for defamation.

Well, those are our contenders... you have seven days to get your votes in.

We'll be back in 7 days with the results and an all-new poll in the 2008 DFG FAN AWARDS!