The Harvey Award nominations have been announced! The Eisners are in the books! And now we offer our annual corrective: THE INNIE AWARDS!

What does ‘Innies’ stand for? Well, other than an attempt at shameless self-branding, it stands for ‘independence’! Being ‘in’ the know! Part of the ‘in’ crowd! And possessing the non-freaky type of belly button.

Since we don’t have the big-time budget of the fancy-pants Eisners or Harveys, we’ve limited ourselves to five categories.  (Sorry Best Translation of Foreign Material for Tweens!)

Keep in mind that these are for comics that were published in 2014.

If the Eisners are the Oscars, and the Harveys are the Golden Globes, then the Innies are the Independent Spirits–or at least the People’s Choice Awards!

The Nominations:

Best Limited Series:

• Brass Sun by Ian Edginton and I.N.J Culbard (2000AD)
• Dry Spell by Ken Krekeler (Action Lab/Danger Zone)
• Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
• The Twilight Zone by J. Michael Straczynski and Guiu Vilanova (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Wild’s End by Dan Abnett and I.N.J Culbard (BOOM! Studios)

Best Ongoing Series:

• Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla (Archie Horror)
• Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (Image)
• The Massive by Brian Wood and various (Dark Horse)
• Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)
• Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Mike Allred (Marvel)

Best Writer:

• Matt Kindt, Mind MGMT (Dark Horse)
• Ken Krekeler, Dry Spell (Action Lab/Danger Zone)
  
• Greg Rucka, Lazarus (Image)
  
• Dan Slott, Silver Surfer (Marvel)
  
• Brian Wood, The Massive (Dark Horse), Moon Knight (Marvel)
  

Best Artist:

• Mike Allred, Silver Surfer (Marvel)
  
• I.N.J. Culbard, Wild’s End (BOOM! Studios), Brass Sun (2000AD)
  
• Francesco Francavilla, Afterlife with Archie (Archie Horror)
  
• Matt Kindt, Mind MGMT (Dark Horse)
  
• Gabriel Rodriguez, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (IDW)
  

Best Colorist:

• Laura Allred, Silver Surfer (Marvel)
  
• Jordie Bellaire, The Massive (Dark Horse), Moon Knight (Marvel), Zero (Image)
  
• Nelson Daniel, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (IDW), Wild Blue Yonder (IDW)
  
• Dave Stewart B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth (Dark Horse), Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.: 1952 (Dark Horse)
  
• Matthew Wilson The Wicked + The Divine (Image), Daredevil (Marvel)
  

Now it’s your turn. Did we miss anyone or anything?

Let the internet shouting begin!

Turning pages,

Derek & Scott