Link: http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/nominations/

First order of business, the above cartoon, nothing to do with the Eagle awards I just thought it was funny ok? - You can find Hope 'n' Change by clicking on the cartoon strip.

You may disagree with some of my nominations for The Eagle Awards this year but choices had to be made, mine were made based on what I have personally read and experienced in 2010. Fundamentally The Eagles are beautifully flawed as they allow those nominating to add to the list, this is both to it's credit and it's curse as you will see:

Some of these selections are bound to be disqualified mostly due to ineligibility, those that I feel may be marked as such will have the word FAIL written after them.

Q1: Favourite Newcomer Writer

Kieron Gillen

Newcomer writer? Really? The guy has been around longer than Old Spice but I thought, hey, why not? If Gillen hadn't been in this category the nod would've gone to Nick Spencer, I think.

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Link: http://www.hbo.com/bored-to-death/index.html#/bored-to-death/inside/extras/download/super-ray.html

This week's something silly is brought to you by the good people at HBO and the wildly entertaining hit TV show Bored to Death. I'm a big fan of the show now going into it's second season, it has just the right amount of off-the-wall humour and self indulgent navel gazing that I enjoy. Also, Ted Danson as George, the bored New York socialite publisher man-child is inspired, I've always been a fan of his work from Cheers to Curb your Enthusiasm but this is a new high for me.

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