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BOOK: Gold Award 2008 - SAM WEBER

BOOK: Silver Award 2008 - STEPHAN MARTINIERE

Dette års Spectrum Award er uddelt – for 15. gang i træk belønnes den bedste fantasy art. Mere end 5.000 værker er blevet gået igennem af dommerne (Daren Bader [artist/art director for Rockstar Games/San Diego], Tim Bodendistel [art director/Hallmark Cards], Frank Cho [artist], Kelley Seda [artist], and Justin Sweet [artist]). I hver af de traditionelle kategorier er valgt både en guld vinder og en sølv vinder. Dertil er der (pga jubilæet) valgt en ekstra præmie, ”Best in Show”.

Trofæet er en skulptur kreeret af Joseph DeVito på en fod skabt af Tom Banwell, med vinderens navn på enten en guld eller sølvplade.

Og igen i år kan vi nyde de bedste af værkerne (og alle vinderne) i den fabelagtige traditionelle udgivelse Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, fra Underwood Books, Nevada City, CA. Udkommer forventeligt til oktober 2008.

Vinderne er:

ADVERTISING
Gold Award: JOHNNY YANOK ("Resurrection of the Blood-Zombies From Beyond" / client: Headless Spectre Records / art director: Doktor Viktor Von Kreep)
Silver Award: BROM ("Hellbent" / client: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / art director: Brom)

BOOK
Gold Award: SAM WEBER (cover to THIRTEEN ORPHANS by Jane Linskold / client: Tor Books / art director: Irene Gallo)
Silver Award: STEPHAN MARTINIERE (cover to CITY WITHOUT END by Kay Kenyon / client: Pyr/Prometheus Books / art director: Lou Anders)

COMICS
Gold Award: JAMES JEAN (cover to FABLES #66: The Good Prince/ client: Vertigo/DC Comics / art director: Shelly Bond)
Silver Award: ADAM HUGHES (cover to CATWOMAN #75 / client: DC Comics / art director: Mark Chiarello)

CONCEPT ART
Gold Award: DANIEL DOCIU ("Defeated Dragon" / client: ArenaNet/Guildwars / art director: Daniel Dociu)
Silver Award: DANIEL DOCIU ("Carnival Season" / client: ArenaNet/Guildwars / art director: Daniel Dociu)

DIMENSIONAL
Gold Award: A. BRENT ARMSTRONG ("The Mummy Revisited" / bronze)
Silver Award: AKIHITO IKEDA ("Heart of Art" / mixed media)

EDITORIAL
Gold Award: PHIL HALE ("Interpreter" / client: Playboy Magazine / art director: Tom Staebler)
Silver Award: KURT HUGGINS & ZELDA DEVON ("Singer" / client: Polluto Magazine / art director: Adam Lowe)

INSTITUTIONAL
Gold Award: ROBH RUPPEL ("Hot, Dry, & Deadly" / client: Broadview Graphics / art director: Robh Ruppel)
Silver Award: LARRY MACDOUGALL ("Rainy River" / client: Underhill Studio / art director: P.A. Lewis)

UNPUBLISHED
Gold Award: OMAR RAYYAN ("The Apple")
Silver Award: BROM ("Black Coast" / art director: Arnie Fenner)

BEST IN SHOW

(jubilæumsprisen)
JAMES JEAN (cover to FABLES #67: The Good Prince / client: Vertigo/DC Comics / art director: Shelly Bond)

GRAND MASTER AWARD

(presented by the Spectrum Advisory Board)

JOHN JUDE PALENCAR

The Spectrum Grand Master Award is presented to a living artist for career excellence.