The horror! The horror! I just saw the press release at Newsarama announcing that The Sandman: Endless Nights and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume Two have been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for illustrated narrative. I'm guessing this is a DC Comics release because: a. the Bram Stoker Awards are given by the Horror Writers Association, not the "Horror Writers of America," as the release states; and b. nominations were (apparently quietly) announced nearly two weeks ago. I think the HWA could use a better PR person.

Other Bram Stoker Award nominees of particular interest include:
* Nonfiction: Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman, edited by Gary Spencer Millidge and Smoky Man (Abiogenesis Press)
* Illustrated narrative: Kolchak: Devil in the Details by Stefan Petrucha (Moonstone); Graphic Classics: Ambrose Bierce edited by Tom Pomplun (Graphic Classics); and Vampire the Masqerade Giovanni -- The Machiavelli Conundrum by Robert Weinberg (Moonstone/White Wolf)
* Work for young readers: The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
* Alternative forms: Ghosts of Albion (webcast script) by Christopher Golden and Amber Benson (BBC Online)

The awards will be presented June 5 in New York City.