FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:The Comic Book Haters, hosts of the internationally ignored and soft spoken Comic Book Haters podcast, are making
internet history for the first time ever. Beginning late May 2007, the online comic book community is invited to partake in the "
Schooly Awards," the first annual-centennial celebration of the worst comics of the year. "Everyone always talks about the 'best'," said co-creator DJ
Sloofus as part of a fictionalized third person narrative, "but no one ever really mentions the
shit. There was a lot of
shit this year." Outspoken
crankpot (and the eponymous 'comic book hater' of the
show's title)
Schooly G revealed that the awards were created "to give hate-filled readers a chance to say 'fuck you!' to comic creators everywhere." His viewpoints were not
neccesarily shared by the rest of his associates.
The first annual-centennial
Schooly Awards are scheduled for the summer, 2007 convention season. As the only comic book awards named after a living person, a certain degree of decorum was needed. Specifically designed to be taken more seriously than the
Eisners, the "
Schoolys" (as they are known in some indie circles) offer no pretensions that their recipients are worthy of any recognition
whatesoever, but do feel the need to publicly denounce them amongst an audience of
jackanapes and bouffants. "I'd like to encourage everyone to get out there and vote,"
Sloofus said, as a tear welled up in his eye. The tear was later discovered to be
disingenuine.
This year's categories include:
- Worst Single Issue
- Worst New Series
- Worst Continuing Series
- Worst Original Graphic Novel or Trade Paperback
- Worst Writer
- Worst Artist (Penciller or inker)
- Worst Zombie Comic
- Worst Hero
- Worst Villain
- Schooly G's Favorite Comic of the Year (Only Schooly may vote for this one)
- The Comic Book Hater's Shit-Stained Hall of Shame 2007
Those reading these words have been specially selected to partake in the actual electoral process, simply by copying and pasting their votes to thecomicbookhaters@yahoo.com. All entries received before June 31st, 2007 will be counted towards the winners. Multiple votes are encouraged. One vote per househould, please. No Irish.
"I love the Comic Book Haters!"
"...my favorite podcast."
"It’s comic-book culture for people smart enough to know better."
The full transcript of the Schooly G interview can be found here.
It's Memorial Day, and the Comic Book Haters crew is remembering everyone who has gone before them. In honor of all those who died in Civil War, the Infinite Crisis, the Korvac Saga, Secret Wars I, Secret Wars II, Secret War, No Man's Land, the Infinity War, War of the Gods, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Secret Sacred Wars, 52, the Kree-Skrull War, the Clone Wars, the Atlantis Attacks war, the Evolutionary War, House of M, the Contest of Champions, the Extinction Agenda, Total Eclipse, the Great Disaster, the Great Darkness Saga, and anyone who ever tried to read the Filth, we bring you our own travesty: the Cartoon Haters. Join DJ Sloofus, Schooly G, and Umbrellaman, as they cheer a public domain version of Superman on against a pan-continental threat which is fast overtaking our American way of life. Fire up your video iPods and give it a go, Freedom Lovers!
