I think I’ll talk about my votes and predictions for the WCCA’s this year. But before I discuss my votes and predictions themselves, I want to make a few things perfectly clear:
1) Yes, I am on the committee staff thing for the WCCAs. I vote on policies and I have some sort of say on how things go. That has no real bearing on how the winners will be picked in the end. Aside from that, I refuse to influence the end desicions based on my opinions, beyond whether or not a comic belongs in a certain category, and my basic votes as a participant.
2) There’s a lot of comics I like a lot, and there’s a lot of cartoonists I’m friends with and work with. And more than a handful that I can consider partners. So there’s a bias there. But I don’t factor that in with my nominations. My votes are simply for the comics that I think are outstanding and fit the category they are for. So if you’re a pal and I don’t vote for you, please don’t feel offended. Nothing against you or your work.
Now. with all that out of the way, let’s get to it.