BGNoAT Round 1 Results

[Sam]

Well y’all, the first round of the Comic Tower’s Best Graphic Novel of All Time (BGNoAT from here on) has come to a close and it has turned into an interesting race. So far we have ties in four of the five brackets. One of the brackets even had a five way tie for 3rd and 4th places.

I would like to thank each and every one of y’all who voted and also ask that you encourage your friends to vote as well. I spoke with several people who felt that since they hadn’t read all the books that they shouldn’t vote. All I can say to that is this. If you haven’t read any of the books, you shouldn’t vote. However, if you have read, and enjoyed, even one of the titles being voted on then you have a favorite among the titles presented and should vote for that title. I have read literally hundreds and hundreds of comics and graphic novels, and I hadn’t even heard of one or two titles that were nominated much less read them. So please don’t let the fact that you haven’t read every title discourage you to vote. This IS, after all, a popularity contest. Thank you for your participation. Now to the results.

Moving forward into Round 2 are:
With 13 votes, Watchmen by Alan Moore
With 11 votes, V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
With 9 votes, The Sandman: World's End by Neil Gaiman
With 9 votes, The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
With 8 votes, Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
With 6 votes Maus by Art Spiegelman
With 6 votes, The Crow by James O'Barr
With 5 votes, The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Robin Furth and Peter David
With 5 votes, X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
With 5 votes, Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
With 4 votes, 300 by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis
With 3 votes, From Hell by Alan Moore
With 3 votes, The Dark Tower: Treachery by Robin Furth and Peter David

We also have the following ties, which will be posted later in tie breaker voting polls to determine who makes the cut. These are arraigned by their Round 1 Brackets rather than votes.

Bracket 1
Tie for 4th place with 1 vote each:
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale
Batman: Dark Victory by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison

Bracket 2
Tie for 3rd and 4th with 2 votes each:
Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
X-Men : X-Cutioner's Song by Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, and Peter David
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
Invisibles: The Invisible Kingdom by Grant Morrison
X-Men : The Messiah Complex by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost

Bracket 3
Tie for 4th with 2 votes each:
The Invisibles : Say You Want A Revolution by Grant Morrison
Ultimate Spiderman: Death Of A Goblin by Brian Michael Bendis

Bracket 5
Tie for 4th with 2 votes each:
Love and Rockets: Maggie the Mechanic by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
Blankets by Craig Thompson


We will be posting the Tie Breaker polls soon so keep you're eyes open and your votes ready.

[turtlex]

Tie-Breaker polls will be posted soon.

[Brice]

Well y’all, the first round of the Comic Tower’s Best Graphic Novel of All Time (BGNoAT from here on) has come to a close and it has turned into an interesting race. So far we have ties in four of the five brackets. One of the brackets even had a five way tie for 3rd and 4th places.

I would like to thank each and every one of y’all who voted and also ask that you encourage your friends to vote as well. I spoke with several people who felt that since they hadn’t read all the books that they shouldn’t vote. All I can say to that is this. If you haven’t read any of the books, you shouldn’t vote. However, if you have read, and enjoyed, even one of the titles being voted on then you have a favorite among the titles presented and should vote for that title. I have read literally hundreds and hundreds of comics and graphic novels, and I hadn’t even heard of one or two titles that were nominated much less read them. So please don’t let the fact that you haven’t read every title discourage you to vote. This IS, after all, a popularity contest. Thank you for your participation. Now to the results.

Moving forward into Round 2 are:
With 13 votes, Watchmen by Alan Moore
With 11 votes, V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
With 9 votes, The Sandman: World's End by Neil Gaiman
With 9 votes, The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
With 8 votes, Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
With 6 votes Maus by Art Spiegelman
With 6 votes, The Crow by James O'Barr
With 5 votes, The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Robin Furth and Peter David
With 5 votes, X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
With 5 votes, Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
With 4 votes, 300 by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis
With 3 votes, From Hell by Alan Moore
With 3 votes, The Dark Tower: Treachery by Robin Furth and Peter David

We also have the following ties, which will be posted later in tie breaker voting polls to determine who makes the cut. These are arraigned by their Round 1 Brackets rather than votes.

Bracket 1
Tie for 4th place with 1 vote each:
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale
Batman: Dark Victory by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison

Bracket 2
Tie for 3rd and 4th with 2 votes each:
Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
X-Men : X-Cutioner's Song by Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, and Peter David
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
Invisibles: The Invisible Kingdom by Grant Morrison
X-Men : The Messiah Complex by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost

Bracket 3
Tie for 4th with 2 votes each:
The Invisibles : Say You Want A Revolution by Grant Morrison
Ultimate Spiderman: Death Of A Goblin by Brian Michael Bendis

Bracket 5
Tie for 4th with 2 votes each:
Love and Rockets: Maggie the Mechanic by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
Blankets by Craig Thompson


We will be posting the Tie Breaker polls soon so keep you're eyes open and your votes ready.

So, I shouldn't have made the vote you wanted me to (and I did) make? :orely:

:P

[Sam]

Well y'all, the first round of the Comic Tower's Best Graphic Novel of All Time is officially over. There were some surprises, some disappointments, and several ties. We even had one tie in the tiebreaker and had to employ THE HAT.

I have arrainged the results in order of the number of votes garnered during the voting. Bear in mind though that votes during the tiebreaking rounds will not be counted toward this total. Since there was a tie, the winner/winners of the tiebreaker voting gained ONE vote only toward their official total and thus giving them just enough edge to boost them forward into the next round. If you would like to know the results per Bracket please pm me. Without any further ado here are the results.

Moving forward into Round 2 are:
With 13 votes, Watchmen by Alan Moore
With 11 votes, V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
With 9 votes, The Sandman: World's End by Neil Gaiman
With 9 votes, The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
With 8 votes, Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
With 6 votes, Maus by Art Spiegelman
With 6 votes, The Crow by James O'Barr
With 5 votes, The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Robin Furth and Peter David
With 5 votes, X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
With 5 votes, Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
With 4 votes, 300 by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
With 3 votes, Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis
With 3 votes, From Hell by Alan Moore
With 3 votes, The Dark Tower: Treachery by Robin Furth and Peter David
With 3 votes, Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
With 3 votes, The Invisibles: Say You Want A Revolution by Grant Morrison
With 3 votes, Blankets by Craig Thompson
With 3 votes, X-Men: The Messiah Complex by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost
With 2 votes Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison


Below you will find the complete listing of all titles entered into the BGNoAT. Again, they are arrainged by number of votes. Thank you for nominating, and thank you for voting.
1. Watchmen by Alan Moore - 13 votes
2. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore - 11 votes
3. The Sandman: World's End by Neil Gaiman - 9 votes
4. The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman - 9 votes
5. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore - 8 votes
6. Maus by Art Spiegelman - 6 votes
7. The Crow by James O'Barr - 6 votes
8. The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Robin Furth and Peter David - 5 votes
9. X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont - 5 votes
10. Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill - 5 votes
11. 300 by Frank Miller - 4 votes
12. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller - 3 votes
13. Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis - 3 votes
14. From Hell by Alan Moore - 3 votes
15. The Dark Tower: Treachery by Robin Furth and Peter David - 3 vote
16. Kingdom Come by Mark Waid - 3 votes
17. Blankets by Craig Thompson - 3 votes
18. The Invisibles: Say You Want A Revolution by Grant Morrison - 3 votes
19. X-Men: The Messiah Complex by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost - 3 votes
20. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison – 2 votes
21. X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song by Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, and Peter David – 2 votes
22. Ultimate Spiderman: Death Of A Goblin by Brian Michael Bendis - 2 votes
23. Love and Rockets: Maggie the Mechanic by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez - 2 votes
24. Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot - 2 votes
25. X-Men: X-tinction Agenda by Chris Claremont - 2 votes
26. Johnny The Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez - 2 votes
27. Sam & Max Surfing The Highway by Steve Purcel - 2 votes
28. Invisibles: The Invisible Kingdom by Grant Morrison - 2 votes
29. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale - 1 vote
30. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale - 1 vote
31. Bone by Jeff Smith – 1 vote
32. Tank Girl by Alan Martin – 1 vote
33. Megatokyo Volume 3 by Fred Gallagher – 1 vote
34. Alias by Brian Michael Bendis – 1 vote
35. Judge Dredd: America by John Wagner – 1 vote
36. The Maxx, Volume 6 by Sam Kieth – 1 vote
37. Frank Miller's Robocop by Frank Miller and Juan Jose Ryp – 1 vote
38. Brodie's Law: Project Jameson by Daley Osiyemi – not voted for
39. Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham – not voted for
40. Fables: Homelands by Bill Willingham – not voted for
41. Hewligan's Haircut by Jamie Hewlett – not voted for
42. Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street by Warren Ellis – not voted for
43. Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson – not voted for
44. A History of Violence by John Wagner – not voted for


We will hold the drawing for the prize once the BGNoAT has crowned a champion. Please be sure to join us for Round 2, starting real soon.

[turtlex]

I've put the 20 GN's that are in Round Two into The Hat program and here are the brackets for the next round :

Bracket One
1. 300 by Frank Miller
2. Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
3. Blankets by Craig Thompson
4. Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

Bracket Two
5. The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
6. Watchmen by Alan Moore
7. The Sandman: World's End by Neil Gaiman
8. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Bracket Three
9. From Hell by Alan Moore
10. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison
11. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
12. The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Robin Furth and Peter David

Bracket Four
13. Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis
14. The Crow by James O'Barr
15. X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
16. The Invisibles: Say You Want A Revolution by Grant

Bracket Five
17. The Dark Tower: Treachery
18. X-Men: The Messiah Complex by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost
19. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
20. Maus by Art Spiegelman

Take a good look at the above and start thinking of your choices.

The top two from each bracket will move on.

I'm working on building the polls now, they should be up soon.

[Sam]

That damn Hat hates me. It really, really hates me.

[turtlex]

You and me both.

[razz]

It really is a shame that none of you have heard of MT

[Sam]

I've heard of it. I've just never read it.