Best Completed Comic presented by Banes
Niccea on Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations to The Waves Inside and Without Moonlight
Here are your trophies:
This presentation was made by Banes
Niccea, WTF?!? Usually, ties are not allowed as part of the awards. If the judges cannot reach a decision for a category, usually a tiebreaking judge is brought in. For this category a special exception was made and judges urged strongly for it. Anyone that follows our usual alumni for the awards would have considered this a two comic race between Simply Sarah and Without Moonlight, and it was a surprise that three others comics received nominations (two of them were completed within a year). The judges did their due diligence and The Waves Inside was their pure winner. However, they felt like a final nod needed to be given between our two long term alumni and picked a winner between the two of them, Without Moonlight.
Critics’ Acclaim for The Waves Inside
The Waves Inside is a great psychological horror story. Very tight with many pages being only a single panel. It's very creepy and disturbing like the best of its genre.
We have a scrappy sketchy Lovecraftian story that really surprised me how much I enjoyed it.
Critics’ Acclaim for Without Moonlight
At first, I found it a bit hard going. Admirable more than enjoyable but I've really grown to appreciate it over the years. It's a different view of WW2 and as the various elements of the story fell into place it went from strength to strength and fired on all cylinders.
A comic that has details in writing and visuals that impress.
Niccea’s Notes: Welcome to the last day of awards presentations! The last two weeks just flew by. I will be accepting extra pages up until October 28th and then it will be time to roll the credits. Please also vote for your favorite presenter here
skyangel at 5:22AM, Oct. 14, 2023
Well done to you both.
PaulEberhardt at 4:25AM, Oct. 14, 2023
Excellent presentation again, Banes! The home stretch motif is very fitting indeed.
PaulEberhardt at 4:24AM, Oct. 14, 2023
Congratulations to both! Both awards are more than well-deserved, and giving it to both was the best decision. I wouldn't have wanted to get tasked with being a tiebreaker here, because... https://youtu.be/zOTb35OkqkU?si=DRm0IMIB99KtE8gh
HawkandFloAdventures at 2:20PM, Oct. 13, 2023
Wow it was a draw between two comics! Well done on the win :O
marcorossi at 2:15PM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations!
J_Scarbrough at 12:06PM, Oct. 13, 2023
Wait, you can have two winners in one category? No tiebreakers?
TheJagged at 8:35AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Thank you, thank you! I'd like to thank my mom who always supported me. And i'd like to thank my dog for being a very good boy. And i'd like to thank Jack Black for being a pretty cool dude. And i'd like to thank whoever invented those little plastic clip-ons you can buy at Ikea, they're really handy to keep chips and snacks fresh. I'd also like to thanks snacks for existing. I mean, what would life be without snacks! I think these are words we can all relate to. Thank you.
Locoma at 7:01AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations!! And this presentation was really fun to read, it's almost like a slasher flick
Banes at 4:59PM, Oct. 13, 2023
I didn't realize it played out like a slasher, but you're right! thanks!
Othosmops at 6:11AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Nice presentation ! Congratulations!
Banes at 3:48AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations!! Most triumphantly deserved!
Genejoke at 2:51AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congrats to both winners, it's well deserved. Hell congrats to the finalists, everyone of them deserves recognition for completing their comics, something Banes conveyed brilliantly in the presentation.
Tantz_Aerine at 1:42AM, Oct. 13, 2023
ANd Banes, I was abducted by kitties. And stopped by RL stuff. There were so many times I was certain I wouldn't get to finish! This presentation talks to my heart (and also made me chuckle)!
Tantz_Aerine at 1:40AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Oh wow, thank you so much! Especially for the consideration to have two winners. It means a lot more to me than simply picking one, that the judges felt that a second winner was necessary, and honored WM for that. You're amazing, and I'm truly humbled. I honestly expected at least a couple others to win, and it would have been fair, just as much as this pick. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm honored, and beyond happy that at WM's (vol. 1) final run, my characters can walk away with this particular one <3 Thank you! And wow, the stiff competition this year makes it all the more worth it!
Andreas_Helixfinger at 1:34AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations and Congratulations!
plymayer at 12:59AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations to the creators of both !
bravo1102 at 12:31AM, Oct. 13, 2023
Congratulations! Well done!
InkyMoondrop at 12:18AM, Oct. 13, 2023
More winners, more joy! Congrats!