Possible Awards

Of The Webcomic Beacon Webcomic Awards, there are a few categories.
The number of awards given of each are listed next to the listed award.

*NOTE* I don't really want to have more than these 4 categories.... Even the Listener's Choice may not work if we don't get a whole lot of them.
Even the Ugly Duckling Award will be difficult to award... I can't really think of any off the top of my head.
I want to keep it simple as possible... which is why each main category can have more than one award to be given out.

The Newbie Beacy Award (2-4)
Handed out to outstanding new webcomics.
(Beginning between November 2007 - December 2008)

Standalone Complex Award (1-3)
Handed out to new short story form webcomics.
(Beginning between November 2007 - December 2008, and end before February 2009)

Ugly Duckling Award (1-2)
Handed out to an outstandingly improved webcomic
(Comparing back to between November 2006 - December 2007)

Listeners Choice Award (1)
This refers to the submissions we receive from our Listeners. (not a vote)
The most nominated webcomic we recieve during our Nomination process, will win this award.
(More are only given in the event of a tie.)



Eligibility for 2008 Awards:

(1a) Must have STARTED between November 2007 and December 2008.
Exception: Excludes considerations for "Ugly Duckling Award", which goes back only one additional year.

(2a) Must still be updating, or properly ended.
(2b) Must not be on an extended or indefinite hiatus, nor should have an abrupt ending (abandoned).

(3a) Must be a NEW comic. Not a Restarted/Relaunched comic.
(3b) Spin-offs and Side Comic to a parent comic should work just fine.

(4) Print comics repackaged for online, only count if the print was created within the time frame.

(5) Must be entirely free-to-read online.




Ineligibility for 2008 Awards:

(1) Any Webcomic that won a A Webcomic Beacon Webcomic Award the previous year.

(2) Abandoned or indefinitely hiatused webcomics.

(3) Any part of the past or current storyline requires purchase.



Considerations by Judges:

(1) Consider Updates that run THROUGH February 2009, especially for webcomics that started late in the year.

(2) Small Hiatuses should be acceptable, however, update schedule is important.

(3) Winners should be picked based on a consensus, if possible.



Nominations

Nominations begin February 2009.

All Nominations must follow guidelines foe eligibility.

If The Webcomic Beacon doesn't know about a new webcomic, we can't judge it.

We'll put out a list of known, new webcomics as reported by ourselves and listeners, by the beginning of March 2009.
These are the Nominations. People have until March 15th to inform us of missed, new webcomics.

Links for everything are here: http://webcomicbeacon.com/beakys/first/



Gastrophobia
Evil Diva
Bear Nuts
House Pets
Sister Claire: Pregnant Nun, Holy Crap!
Curvy
Night Zero
Nerf Now
Lowly Dregs
Apathy Adventures
All Manner of Bad
Trying Human
Surfboards and Rayguns
Road Crew
The Artiste Manquée
Steal This Comic
Sam & Lilah
Yellow Scarves
Sandra and Woo
Whubble
Ink Tank
Marsona's Story
Dumnesto'rs Heroes
Knowledge is Power
Wayward Fall
Blank it
Moe
Crowbar
Spying with Lana
Outrageous Fortune
Dawn's Dictionary Drama
Moose Mountain
Glimmer
Tall Comics
Our Last Gasp
Stud Kickass
Marooned
Strange Someone
Filtered Fuzz
Jenny_Everywhere_and_the_Golden_Key
Speak No Evil: Melancholy of a Space Mexican (SAC)
American Otaku
Odd-Fish
One Swoop Fell
Apple of Discord
Vlad The Vegan
Imy
Lovefeast
featuring Talking Guinea Pigs!
Turnus
Tales from the Middle Kingdom
Xandford
Ambient Rhythm
Lunder World
Psychic Soldier Kai
Father And Son (SAC)
Daisy Owl
Reign of Adeodatus
Legendary Boys of Floyd
Clockwork Game
The Magic Of Wonder
ETI-PI
Narure of Nature's Art
Capes n Babes
Union of Heroes
How Sweet It Is
Between Places
Big Sandy Gilmore
Genuine Draft
Starcrossed
Vendable
Sunset Grill
Matter of Fact

(in no particular order)

Sister Claire, Dregs, Xanford, Sandra and Woo, Blank-It, Odd Fish, Imy, Daisy Owl, Whubble, Ink Tank, Marooned, Evil Diva, Surfboards and Rayguns, Trying Human, Spying with Lana, Sam & Lilah, moe, Filtered Fuzz, Clockwork Games, Moose Mountain, Vlad the Vegan, One Swoop Fell, Bear Nuts, Nerf Now, Gastrophobia, House Pets, Union of Heros, Strange Someone, Curvy, Speak No Evil, and Night Zero.