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Lit The Fifth Annual Aluminum Falcon Awards -- HALL OF FAME RESULTS UP!

Discussion in 'Literature' started by Havac , Jan 19, 2013.

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  1. Rogue_Follower

    Rogue_Follower Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Let's just go ahead and sticky this...
     
    Rogue_Follower, Jan 23, 2013
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  2. Grey1

    Grey1 Host: 181st Imperial Discussion Group star 4 VIP

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    Seems like I've read next to nothing from 2012. Plagueis is the only novel, and then there's probably... five comic arcs? Feels like nothing.
     
    Grey1, Jan 28, 2013
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  3. Zeta1127

    Zeta1127 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I feel so behind on reading in general, I have scarcely read anything since Allegiance, and I can't even remember how new the novel was when I read it. I have no interest in the post-NJO, so I have intentionally ignored almost everything from that period. I overlooked the Clone Wars novels and comics while I was reading the NJO, only for LFL to make it seem like I am not supposed to read them in the first place.
     
    Zeta1127, Jan 28, 2013
    #28
  4. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    Can we post our choices here too?

    (I just sent it in a message)


     
    Ghost, Jan 29, 2013
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  5. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Here are the votes I cast. I've put them ina spoiler block to help reduce scrolling:

    Best Novel:
    1) Darth Plagueis
    2) X-Wing: Mercy Kill
    3) FOTJ: Apocalypse

    Best Comic Arc:
    1) Darth Vader & the Ghost Prison
    2) Agent of the Empire: Iron Eclipse
    3) Dark Times: Out of the Wilderness

    Best TPB:
    1) Agent of the Empire: Iron Eclipse
    2) Dark Times: Out of the Wilderness
    3) Invasion: Revelations

    Best Short Story:
    Abstain

    Best reference Material:
    1) Essential Guide to Warfare
    2) Essential; Reader's Companion
    3) Dawn of the Jedi 0

    Best TV Episode:
    1) TCW: Massacre
    2) TCW: A Necessary Bond
    3) TCW: Revenge

    Best EU Work:
    1) Darth Plagueis
    2) Darth Vader & the Ghost Prison
    3) X-Wing: Mercy Kill

    Best Series:
    1) Dark Times
    2) Agent of the Empire
    3) Dawn of the Jedi

    Best Novel Author:
    1) James Luceno
    2) Aaron Allston
    3) Troy Denning

    Best Comic Author:
    1) Randy Stradley
    2) John Ostrander
    3) Tom Taylor

    Best Author:
    1) James Luceno
    2) John Ostrander
    3) Jason Fry & co

    Best Comic Artist:
    1) Doug Wheatley
    2) Jan Duursema
    3) Chris Scalf

    Best Cover Artist:
    1) Gonzalo Flores
    2) Jan Duursema
    3) Dave Dorman

    Best Artist:
    1) Chris Trevas
    2) Doug Wheatley
    3) Drew Baker

    Best Licensee:
    1) Dark Horse Comics
    2) Del Rey
    3) Lucasfilm Animation

    Hall of Fame, Books: KJA (his contributions are too numerous to ignore, even if my core is screaming "vote for Drew!")

    Hall of Fame, Comics: Chris Gossett (Redemption's artwork is still gorgeous)

    Hall of Fame, Reference: Bill Smith (WEG is the foundation of the EU)
     
    The2ndQuest , Jan 30, 2013
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  6. Havac

    Havac Former Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, I welcome discussion of your votes. I welcome your votes even more, so get them in before the end of the week!
     
    Havac , Jan 30, 2013
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  7. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    That was pretty much the same reasoning I had when I voted for him. Say what you will about his writing, but he did provide the foundation for a large amount of EU material.
     
    Todd the Jedi , Jan 30, 2013
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  8. Havac

    Havac Former Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    You're supposed to vote for the best nominees. Vote your conscience, not your sense of obligation to word count.

    I don't want to seem like I'm campaigning, I just feel bad seeing people saying that they wanted to vote for someone but felt like they had to vote for someone else.
     
    Havac , Jan 30, 2013
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  9. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Drew, I feel, contributed more to SW as a film franchise (and films in general) than the EU. I'm more a fan of Struzan than KJA but KJA has provided many positive elements to the EU even if one doesn't care for the way in which he used words to implement them.

    His TOTJ and Anthology work alone is worth my vote- the former established SW as a multi-era universe while the latter probably represents what the EU is best- works that take what we've seen in the films and fleshes the world around them out.
     
    The2ndQuest , Jan 30, 2013
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  10. Zorrixor

    Zorrixor Chosen One star 6

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    So, I just had to look up a picture from Ghost Prison #5 and came across this...
    I see CooperTFN's vision did not come to pass.
     
    Zorrixor, Feb 2, 2013
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  11. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    I don't even remember saying that.
     
    CooperTFN, Feb 2, 2013
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  12. Havac

    Havac Former Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Voting closes tonight, folks. Get those ballots in!
     
    Havac , Feb 2, 2013
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  13. Zorrixor

    Zorrixor Chosen One star 6

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    Bah! That's just an excuse for not making sure Ghost Prison was included under every entry. :p

    Best Author: Ghost Prison.
    Best Liscencee: Ghost Prison.
    Hall of Fame Reference: Ghost Prison.

    You all know it to be true!
     
    Zorrixor, Feb 2, 2013
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  14. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    "Making sure"? Dude, look at the first page - I couldn't even bother to vote myself. [face_whistling]
     
    CooperTFN, Feb 2, 2013
    #39
  15. Manisphere

    Manisphere Jedi Master star 5

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    Read Ghost Prison two days after voting. Man, I had no idea it was that good.
     
    Manisphere, Feb 2, 2013
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  16. jmf4

    jmf4 Jedi Master star 1

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    Finally motivated myself to vote. I'm guessing Plagueis/Luceno are going to run away with just about every category they're up for.
     
    jmf4, Feb 2, 2013
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  17. instantdeath

    instantdeath Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I certainly hope so. Anything that can make The Phantom Menace a more enjoyable film gets high marks from me :p
     
    instantdeath, Feb 2, 2013
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  18. Barriss_Coffee

    Barriss_Coffee Chosen One star 6

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    I almost felt like it was Ghost Written while reading it.
     
    Barriss_Coffee, Feb 3, 2013
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  19. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    [​IMG]
     
    CooperTFN, Feb 3, 2013
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  20. instantdeath

    instantdeath Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    So, I actually just read all of Ghost Prison. Very glad the board was not lying about it being made of awesome; I took it on faith and voted it "Best Comic Book arc". Luckily, I was not at all disappointed.

    It's so good that I now actually want a TFU III (with a playable Vader for breaking out of the prison, and perhaps for killing Starkiller as well).
     
    instantdeath, Feb 3, 2013
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  21. MistrX

    MistrX Jedi Master star 4

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    Ah, just missed it. Too bad, too, because I all ready to give Annihilation its lone vote.
     
    MistrX, Feb 4, 2013
    #46
  22. Plaristes

    Plaristes Jedi Master star 3

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    Any estimate on how long before results are released? A couple days? A week? A month?
     
    Plaristes, Feb 4, 2013
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  23. Havac

    Havac Former Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I will be tabulating results tonight or tomorrow night, and then it depends on if The2ndQuest wants to do images for the awards again.
     
    Havac , Feb 4, 2013
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  24. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I should be able work up the images sometime this week.
     
    The2ndQuest , Feb 5, 2013
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  25. Bib Fartuna

    Bib Fartuna Jedi Knight star 4

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    False advertising.

    How do I get my money back?
     
    Bib Fartuna, Feb 11, 2013
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