The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for comic book titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the United Kingdom the previous year. The votes were by the U.K. comics fan community, and were open to anyone.
13-604: The Awards were founded in 1997 by comic creators Kev F Sutherland and Mark Buckingham . They took over for the UK Comic Art Awards , which were presented from 1990 to 1997 (which had themselves replaced the Eagle Awards , which were the dominant British comics awards from 1977 to 1990). The National Comics Awards were distinguished by the distinctive "Jimmy" statue designed by Buckingham. The National Comics Awards were awarded by UK comics fans voting for work produced during
26-614: A studio with Marvel & DC Comics artist Mark Buckingham . From 1999 to 2004, he was the producer of the UK's Comic Festival in Bristol . Beginning as Comics 99, it included the National Comics Awards which he co-founded in 1997. For Comics 99, Sutherland produced The World's Biggest Comic which featured the work of 100 of the world's leading comic artists, auctioned to raise money for Comic Relief . His comic strips appear in
39-762: A unit for a Creative & Media Diploma course, in 2011 he presented the first of the Stan Lee Excelsior Awards in Sheffield, and in 2012 he helped open the new gallery at the BRIT School in Croydon . From 1994 to 2004, Sutherland was a regular compere at Bristol's Comedy Box, where he developed the audience interactive game show Win Some Beer . He created The Sitcom Trials in 1999, on stage in London and Bristol, at
52-782: The Edinburgh Fringe 2001, 2002 and 2004, and in Hollywood in 2005. It continues on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End. Since 2005, Sutherland has written, produced and performed as The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre , appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2103 - 16, 2018, 19, & 22 and in theatres internationally and on television. His TV work includes The Sitcom Trials and A-Z of Rude Health for ITV . In 2009 he made an attempt at
65-603: The Guinness World Record for telling jokes in one hour, in support of Comic Relief . Jean Sutherland Jean Sutherland (1907-2006) was a writer, performer and photographer, who lived for most of her life in the village of Newburgh , in Fife , Scotland. Her photographs of Fife locals and events appeared from the early 1960s to the 1990s in the Fife Herald and The Courier , for whom she contributed articles on
78-616: The LWT TV series), The Worm The World's Longest Comic Strip and many more. His self-published titles include The Hawk (1983), The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre comic (2008), Sinnerhound (2011), Hot Rod Cow (2011), and the local comic Captain Clevedon (2011). In 2007 he wrote Billy the Cat vs General Jumbo in The Beano Annual . In 2008 his Bash St Zombies original art
91-579: The "Best Comic Ever" category, with all proceeds going to charity: in 1997 the category was "Best British Comic Ever," in 1998 it was "Best Comic in the World Ever," and in 1999 it was "Best Comic of the 20th Century" (with all proceeds going to the ChildLine Charity). The first National Comics Awards presentation took place 15 March 1997 at United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) in London, presented by Jonathan Ross and Paul Gambaccini . In 1998
104-1440: The Awards took place at the Manchester UKCAC. The Awards were held at the Bristol Comic Festival in 1999, and from 2001 to 2003. There were no National Comics Awards presented in 2000, as the Eagle Awards were revived that year. The 2002 Awards were hosted by Kev F Sutherland . Presenters included Mike Conroy and Dez Skinn of Comics International , Martin Averre of Ace Comics, Dave Finn of Incognito Comics, Mark Buckingham , Nick Parry-Jones of Red Route Distribution, The Comedian from Watchmen and Alice in Wonderland (a.k.a. character costume models Doug Oliver and Andrea Sanders), Dave Gibbons , Karen Berger , Jonathan Bryans and Bryan Liddiard of Naturesguard, Carol Bennett of Knockabout Comics , Rich Johnston , Alex Summersby of MacUnlimited, and Jim Valentino . The 2003 awards, presented in London at that year's Comic Festival, were sponsored by Red Route Distribution , Ace Comics, Incognito Comics , Tripwire , Knockabout Comics , SFX magazine, Bulletproof Comics , Comics International , Borders Books , and Diamond Previews . After 2003
117-1100: The UK comic The Beano , chiefly comedy adventures starring The Bash Street Kids , with Dennis The Menace , Roger the Dodger and Minnie the Minx . In 2011, Sutherland drew Match magazine's Galaxy Wanderers strip, and Find It in Doctor Who Adventures . His debut graphic novel Findlay Macbeth was published in 2020, followed by The Prince Of Denmark Street, The Midsummer Night's Dream Team, Comic Tales From The Bible, and Richard The Third. Sutherland's previous comic strip work includes Star Trek Ghost Rider 2099 and Doctor Strange for Marvel Comics , UT which he also edited, Goosebumps for The Funday Times , educational illustration for Scholastic and HarperCollins , Zig and Zag 's Zogazine , Red Dwarf Smegazine (both for Fleetway ), and miscellaneous strips for Doctor Who Magazine , Oink , Viz , Gas , 2000AD , Warrior , Gladiators (based on
130-467: The major UK comics awards again became the Eagle Awards , until 2012 (2014) when they were discontinued. Kev F Sutherland Kev F. Sutherland (born 18 October 1961) is a Scottish comedian, caricaturist , and comic strip creator. He has drawn for a variety of publications, including The Beano . He has produced several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , including The Sitcom Trials and The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre . He
143-439: The previous year. Financial supporters of the awards could have their companies' names added to an individual award, as well as having a representative of the business present the award at the ceremony. The National Comics Awards were presented to individual creators as well as for publications and characters. There was also a section of the awards devoted to all-time lists. From 1997 to 1999, voters were required to pay to vote for
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#1732895102008156-571: Was born in Aberdeen and raised from age 6 in the village of Kibworth in Leicestershire. His paternal grandmother was the writer and photographer Jean Sutherland . In 1983 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design . Sutherland got his start in the world of British comics fandom , contributing artwork and humour columns to fanzines like BEM and Fantasy Advertiser in the late 1970s and early 1980s. From 1993 to 1998, Sutherland shared
169-512: Was exhibited as part of the Comic Timing exhibition at Harrods in London. Since 2003, Sutherland has presented his Comic Art Masterclasses in schools and colleges, and festivals educating students from seven years old to adult in the art of the comic strip. He appears regularly in the media as an authority on comics. He has spoken about the use of comic art in education at a number of Boys Writing Conferences, in 2009 he helped devise
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