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Comics Buyer's Guide ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The public ...

'' (''CBG'') magazine administered the annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1982 to circa 2010, with the first awards announced in issue #500 (June 17, 1983). Upon taking over as ''CBG'' editors, Don and

Maggie Thompson Maggie Thompson (born Margaret Curtis; November 29, 1942), is an American longtime editor of the now-defunct comic book industry news magazine ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', science fiction fan, and collector of comics. Early life Margaret (nicknam ...

aspired to bring back a series of comic book fan awards like the

Goethe Awards The Goethe Award, later known as the Comic Fan Art Award, was an American series of comic book fan awards, first presented in 1971 for comics published in 1970. The award originated with the fanzine ''Maggie Thompson, Newfangles'' and then shared ...

, which they had administered in the first half of the 1970s. (The Goethe Award — later known as the Comic Fan Art Award — originated with the

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

''Newfangles'' and then shared close ties with ''The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom''.)Thompson, Maggie
"Comics Fan Awards 1961-1970"
''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (August 19, 2005). The format and balloting of the Fan Awards were in many ways derived from the Goethe Award/Comic Fan Art Award. The awards were initially voted on by ''CBG'' subscribers; the voting was later opened up to everyone. As many as 5,000 votes were cast per year during the 1990s. The awards were often presented at the annual

Chicago Comicon Fan Expo Chicago (formerly Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, and commonly known as the Chicago Comicon), is a comic book convention held during the summer in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. It was t ...

Miller, John Jackson
"Comics Buyer's Guide: A Look Back: Launched as The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom, how a publication started by a teenager ran for nearly 1,700 issues,"
''Comichron''. Accessed Jan. 22, 2020. until 1996 (when the

Wizard Fan Awards ''Wizard'' or ''Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture'' (previously titled ''Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' and ''Wizard: The Comics Magazine'') was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wi ...

moved in); from that point forward the CBG Award results were simply published in the magazine. As of 2006, awards were presented in 12 categories.

Past winners

Dates for awards are slightly confusing, as explained by the Comic Book Awards Almanac:

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...

won the CBG Award for Favorite Painter seven years in a row, resulting in that publication's retirement of that category in 2001. ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' Senior Editor

later commented in regard to this, "Ross may simply be the field's Favorite Painter, period. That's despite the fact that many outstanding painters are at work in today's comic books."

Thompson, Maggie Maggie Thompson (born Margaret Curtis; November 29, 1942), is an American longtime editor of the now-defunct comic book industry news magazine ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', science fiction fan, and collector of comics. Early life Margaret (nickname ...

. "Super-power to the people!" ''Comics Buyer's Guide''. #1663 (March 2010), Page 16. The following are past winners (where the information is available):

Favorite Publisher

* 1997

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* 1998 DC * 1999 DC * 2000 DC * 2001 DC * 2002 DC * 2003 DC * 2004 DC * 2005 DC * 2006

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

* 2008 DC

Favorite Editor

* 1982 (tie) **

Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of ''Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker ...

** Len Wein * 1983

Mike Gold Michael Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) was the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich. A lifelong communist, Gold was a novelist and literary critic. His semi-autobiographical novel '' Jews Without Money'' (1930) was a bes ...

* 1984

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comic ...

* 1985

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New Te ...

* 1986

Dennis O'Neil Dennis Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retir ...

* 1987

Mark Gruenwald Mark Eugene Gruenwald (; June 18, 1953 – August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler known for his long association with Marvel Comics. Biography Early career Gruenwald got his start in comics fa ...

* 1988 Dennis O'Neil * 1989 Dennis O'Neil * 1990

Bob Harras Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...

* 1991 Bob Harras * 1992

Karen Berger Karen Berger (; born February 26, 1958) is an People of the United States, American comic book editor. She is best known for her role in helping create DC Comics' Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint in 1993 and serving as the line (comics), line's E ...

* 1993

Mike Carlin Michael Carlin (born October 6, 1958) is an American comic book writer, editor, and executive. He has worked principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics since the 1970s. Early life Carlin attended the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan, ...

* 1994 Mike Carlin * 1995 Bob Harras * 1996 (tie) ** Mark Gruenwald ** Dennis O'Neil * 1997 Archie Goodwin * 1998

Tom Brevoort Tom Brevoort () is an American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics, where he has overseen titles such as '' New Avengers'', ''Civil War'', and ''Fantastic Four''. He became Executive Editor in 2007, and in January 2011 was prom ...

* 1999 Dennis O'Neil * 2000

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...

* 2001 Joe Quesada * 2002

Axel Alonso Axel Alonso () is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017.Marston, George (November 17, 2017)"AXEL ALONSO Out, CB C ...

* 2003 Axel Alonso * 2004 Tom Brevoort * 2005 Dan DiDio * 2006 Joe Quesada

Favorite Writer

* 1982

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...

* 1983 (tie) ** Chris Claremont **

Dave Sim Dave Sim (born 17 May 1956) is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, best known for his comic book '' Cerebus'', his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political and philosophical ...

* 1984 Chris Claremont * 1985

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including '' Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', '' The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and '' From He ...

* 1986 Alan Moore * 1987 Alan Moore * 1988 Chris Claremont * 1989 Chris Claremont * 1990 Chris Claremont * 1991

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

* 1992 Neil Gaiman * 1993 Neil Gaiman * 1994

Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...

* 1995 Carl Barks * 1996 Mark Waid * 1997

Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...

* 1998 Kurt Busiek * 1999 Alan Moore * 2000 Alan Moore * 2001

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...

* 2002 Brian Michael Bendis * 2003 Brian Michael Bendis * 2004

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim. He serve ...

* 2005 Geoff Johns * 2006

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

* 2007 Geoff Johns * 2008 Geoff Johns

Favorite Artist/Penciller

* 1982

* 1983

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

* 1984 John Byrne * 1985 George Pérez * 1986 John Byrne * 1987 George Pérez * 1988

Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...

* 1989 Todd McFarlane * 1990

Jim Lee Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...

* 1991 Jim Lee * 1992 Todd McFarlane * 1993 Todd McFarlane * 1994 Todd McFarlane * 1995

William Van Horn William Van Horn (born February 15, 1939) is a Disney comics artist and writer, and has been since 1988. He draws mostly Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories, and he has also written and/or illustrated stories based on the animated series ''DuckT ...

* 1996 John Byrne * 1997 George Pérez * 1998 George Pérez * 1999 George Pérez * 2000 George Pérez * 2001

John Romita Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Early ...

* 2002 George Pérez * 2003 George Pérez * 2004 Jim Lee * 2005 George Pérez * 2006 George Pérez * 2008 George Pérez

Favorite Fan Artist

* 1982

Fred Hembeck Fred Hembeck (born January 30, 1953) is an American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from major American comic book publishers. His work has frequently been published by the firms whose characters he spoofs. His characters are ...

Hembeck entry
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. * 1983 Fred Hembeck * 1984 Fred Hembeck

Favorite Inker

* 1986 Terry Austin * 1987 Terry Austin * 1988 Terry Austin * 1989 Terry Austin * 1990 Scott Williams * 1991 Scott Williams * 1992 Scott Williams * 1993 Scott Williams * 1994 Scott Williams * 1995 Pat Block * 1996 Terry Austin * 1997 Terry Austin * 1998 Al Vey * 1999 Al Vey * 2000 Al Vey * 2001 Tom Palmer * 2002

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

* 2003 Scott Williams * 2004 Scott Williams * 2005 Terry Austin * 2006 Scott Williams

Favorite Letterer

* 1986

John Costanza John Costanza (born August 14, 1943, in Dover, New Jersey) is an American comic book artist and letterer. He has worked for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was the letterer during Alan Moore's acclaimed run on ''Swamp Thing''. The bulk of Co ...

* 1987 John Costanza * 1988

Tom Orzechowski Thomas Orzechowski (born March 1, 1953) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed December 21, 2010WebCitation archive is a comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on ''Uncanny X-Me ...

* 1989 Rick Parker * 1990 Rick Parker * 1991 Tom Orzechowski * 1992 Tom Orzechowski * 1993 Tom Orzechowski * 1994

Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...

* 1995

* 1996

Richard Starkings Richard Starkings (born 27 January 1962) is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, and is one of the most prolific creators in that industry. ...

and

Comicraft Comicraft is a company which provides graphic design and lettering services to various (primarily comic book) companies. History The company was founded by Richard Starkings in 1992. Starkings had been working for Marvel UK for five years, but ...

* 1997 Richard Starkings and Comicraft * 1998 Richard Starkings and Comicraft * 1999 Todd Klein * 2000 Todd Klein * 2001 Todd Klein * 2002 (tie) ** Todd Klein ** Richard Starkings and Comicraft (tie) * 2003 Richard Starkings and Comicraft * 2004 Richard Starkings and Comicraft * 2005

John Workman John Workman (born June 20, 1950) is an American editor, writer, artist, designer, colorist and letterer in the comic book industry. He is known for his frequent partnerships with writer/artist Walter Simonson and also for lettering the entire ru ...

* 2006 Jeff Eckleberry * 2009 Todd Klein * 2010 Todd Klein

Favorite Colorist

* 1986

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* 1987

Glynis Oliver Glynis Oliver, also credited as Glynis Wein (), is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. For several years, she was married to Len Wein. She returned to her maiden name in 1985. Work In the fall of 1972, Len Wein and wr ...

* 1988 Glynis Oliver * 1989 Glynis Oliver * 1990 Gregory Wright * 1991 Joe Rosas * 1992

Steve Oliff Steve Oliff (born February 20, 1954) is an American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978. Biography Oliff broke into professional comics by attending comic book conventions and meeting people. At one co ...

* 1993 Steve Oliff &

Olyoptics Steve Oliff (born February 20, 1954) is an American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978. Biography Oliff broke into professional comics by attending comic book conventions and meeting people. At one co ...

* 1994 Steve Oliff & Olyoptics * 1995 Tom McCraw * 1996 Gregory Wright * 1997

Lovern Kindzierski Digital Chameleon was a comic book coloring and inking studio based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They have countless credits for a variety of publishers, and are attributed with being the first studio to make the use of the computer software pr ...

* 1998 Lynn Varley * 1999 Lynn Varley * 2000

Laura Depuy Laura DePuy (credited later in her career as Laura Martin, having married Randy Martin in 2001) is a colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen. Career A sometimes comi ...

* 2001 Laura Depuy * 2002 Laura Depuy Martin * 2003 Laura Depuy Martin * 2004 Laura Depuy Martin * 2005 Laura Martin * 2006 Eva Hopkins

Favorite Comic Book

* 1982 ''

The Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X- ...

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Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

) * 1983 ''

American Flagg! ''American Flagg!'' is an American comic book series created by writer-artist Howard Chaykin, published by First Comics from 1983 to 1989. A science fiction series and political satire, it was set in the U.S., particularly Chicago, Illinois, in th ...

'' (

First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

) * 1984 ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel) * 1985 ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental List of swamp monsters, creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or mo ...

'' ( DC) * 1986 ''Swamp Thing'' (DC) * 1987 ''

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

'' (DC) * 1988 ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel) * 1989 ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel) * 1990 ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel) * 1991 ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'' (Marvel) * 1992 '' The Sandman'' (DC) * 1993 ''The Sandman'' ( DC/Vertigo) * 1994 ''The Sandman'' (DC/Vertigo) * 1995 ''

Uncle Scrooge Adventures ''Uncle Scrooge Adventures'' is a 1987-1997 Disney comic book series published by Gladstone Publishing under license from the Walt Disney Company. It features the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. It wa ...

'' (

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

) * 1996 '' Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' ( Homage) * 1997 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' (Homage) * 1998 ''

Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...

'' (Marvel) * 1999 ''

Avengers Forever ''Avengers Forever'' is a twelve-issue comic book limited series published from December 1998 to November 1999 by Marvel Comics. It follows the storyline of Rick Jones and his quest to build a team of Avengers from the past, present, and future ...

'' (Marvel) * 2000 ''

Starman ''StarMan'' is a 1996 fantasy novel by Australian writer Sara Douglass. It follows the second book in the series, '' Enchanter'', with Axis marching north with his army to confront a formidable enemy. Background ''StarMan'' was first published ...

'' (DC) * 2001 '' JSA'' (DC) * 2002 ''JSA'' (DC) * 2003 ''JSA'' (DC) * 2004 ''JSA'' (DC) * 2005 ''

Infinite Crisis "Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, a ...

'' (DC) * 2006 ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' (Marvel)

Favorite Original Graphic Novel/Album

* 1984 '' Dazzler: The Movie'' (

Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establi ...

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) * 1985 '' The Comic Book Price Guide'' #15 (Overstreet) * 1986 '' Daredevil: Love and War'' (Marvel Graphic Novel #24) (Marvel) * 1987 '' Batman: Son of the Demon'' ( DC) * 1988 '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' (DC) * 1989 '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (DC) * 1990 ''

Elektra Lives Again ''Elektra Lives Again'' is a 1990 graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, published through American company Marvel Comics' imprint Epic Comics. It is a spin-off from Miller's run on ''Daredevil'' and tells the story of the apparent retur ...

'' (Marvel) * 1991 '' Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham'' (DC & Egmont

Fleetway Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies that merg ...

) * 1992 ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

: Debt of Honor'' (DC) * 1993 '' Superman: Speeding Bullets'' (DC) * 1994 ''

The Power of Shazam! ''The Power of Shazam!'' is a 1994 hardcover graphic novel, written and painted by Jerry Ordway for DC Comics. The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing seri ...

'' (DC) * 1995 ''

Sandman Midnight Theatre ''Sandman Midnight Theatre'' is the title of a one-shot comic book in which two DC comics characters called the Sandman — Dream and Wesley Dodds — encounter each other. ''Sandman Midnight Theatre'' was co-written by '' Sandman Mystery Theat ...

'' ( DC/Vertigo) * 1996 ''Batman/Captain America'' (DC/Marvel) * 1997 ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #51� ...

: Family Values'' (

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might. Origin Th ...

) * 1998 ''The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln'' (

Image An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

) * 1999 '' Batman: War on Crime'' (DC) * 2000 '' Shazam! Power of Hope'' (DC) * 2001 '' Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth'' (DC) * 2002 ''JLA/JSA: Family Values'' (DC) * 2003 '' The Sandman: Endless Nights'' (DC/Vertigo) * 2004 '' The Originals'' (DC/Vertigo) * 2005 '' Top 10: The Forty-Niners'' (DC/ABC) * 2006 ''

The Dreamland Chronicles ''The Dreamland Chronicles'' is an all-ages fantasy webcomic and comic book series created by Scott Christian Sava with 3D computer graphics. Plot summary ''The Dreamland Chronicles'' is about a college student, Alex, who returns to a realm of dr ...

'' (Blue Dream Studios) * 2009 ''Tales of the Starlight Drive-In'' (Image)Official Press Release
"'Tales of the Starlight Drive-In' Wins 'Best Graphic Novel' in 2009 Comic Buyer's Guide Fan Awards,"
''CBR'' (Aug 15, 2009).

Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album

* 1987 ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...

'' ( DC) * 1988 '' Batman: Year One'' (DC) * 1989 ''X-Men:

Days of Future Past "Days of Future Past" is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book ''The Uncanny X-Men'' issues #141–142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde transfer ...

'' (

) * 1990 ''Batman Archives'' Vol. 1 (DC) * 1991 '' The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes'' (DC) * 1992 ''

'' (

) * 1993 ''

The Death of Superman "The Death of Superman" is a crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kese ...

'' (DC) * 1994 ''

Marvels ''Marvels'' is a four-issue Limited series (comics), miniseries comic book written by Kurt Busiek, painted by Alex Ross and edited by Marcus McLaurin. It was published by Marvel Comics in 1994. Set in the 1939 to 1974 time period, the series ex ...

'' (Marvel) * 1995 ''

Carl Barks Library ''The Carl Barks Library'' (''CBL'') is a series of 30 large hardcover books reprinting all of the Disney comics stories and covers written and/or drawn by Carl Barks. Stories that were modified in the original publication, sometimes for productio ...

'' (

) * 1996 '' Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City'' (

WildStorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

/ Homage) * 1997 '' Kingdom Come'' (DC) * 1998 ''

Plastic Man Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole (artist), Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the fi ...

Archives'', vol. 1 (DC) * 1999 (tie) ** '' Manhunter: The Special Edition'' (DC) ** '' 300'' (Dark Horse) (tie) * 1999 ''

From Hell ''From Hell'' is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998. The full collection was published in 1999 by Top Shelf Productions. Set during the Whitechapel murders of ...

'' (

Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Chicago. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of ''From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), Campbell is also the creator of the semi-au ...

) (tie) * 2000 ''

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Archives'' (DC)

Favorite Limited Series

* 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths "Crisis on Infinite Earths" is a 1985 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March ...

, by

( DC) * 1986 '' Batman: The Dark Knight'', by

(DC) * 1987 ''

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(DC) * 1988 '' Batman: The Cult'' (DC) * 1989 ''

Hawkworld ''Hawkworld'' is a comic book series published by American company DC Comics from 1989 to 1993. The initial storyline was published as a three-issue mini-series and then, based on the high sales and interest level generated by this limited serie ...

'' (DC) * 1990 '' Lobo'' (DC) * 1991 ''

The Infinity Gauntlet ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. In addition to an eponymous, six-issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez and Ron Lim, crossover chapters appeared ...

'' (

) * 1992 WildC.A.T.S. (

) * 1993 (tie) ** '' Daredevil: Man Without Fear'' (Marvel) ** '' Death: The High Cost of Living'' (DC/Vertigo) (tie) * 1994 ''

'' (Marvel) * 1995 ''

: The Big Fat Kill'' (Dark Horse) * 1996 '' Kingdom Come'' (DC) * 1997 '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' (DC) * 1998 '' Superman for All Seasons'' (DC) * 1999 ''

'' (Marvel) * 2000 ''

Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

'' (Marvel)

Favorite Painter

* 1991

Simon Bisley Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on '' ABC Warriors'', '' Lobo'' and '' Sláine''. Early life Simon Bisley began drawing when he was six years old. He is self-taught, with only a short one-year stay a ...

* 1992

Joe Jusko Joe Jusko (; born September 1, 1959) is an American artist known for his realistic, highly detailed painted fantasy, pin-up, and cover illustrations, mainly in the comic book industry. Jusko painted the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, the ...

* 1993 Joe Jusko * 1994

* 1995 Alex Ross * 1996 Alex Ross * 1997 Alex Ross * 1998 Alex Ross * 1999 Alex Ross * 2000 Alex Ross

Favorite Character

* 1982

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...

* 1983 (tie) **

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

Cerebus ''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes on ...

** Reuben Flagg * 1984 Wolverine * 1985 Batman * 1986 Batman * 1987 Batman * 1988 Batman * 1989

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

* 1990 Spider-Man * 1991 Spider-Man * 1992

Spawn Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals Arts, entertainment, and media * Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise ** '' Spawn: ...

* 1993 Batman * 1994 Batman * 1995 Donald's Nephews (

Huey, Dewey, and Louie Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist ( screenwriter) Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro and are the nephews of Donald Duck and the grand-ne ...

) * 1996 Batman * 1997 Batman * 1998 Batman * 1999 Batman * 2000 Batman * 2001 Spider-Man * 2002 Batman * 2003 Batman * 2004 Batman * 2005 Batman * 2006 (tie) ** Batman ** Spider-Man (tie) * 2008 Batman

Favorite Cover Artist

* 1985

* 1986 George Pérez * 1987 George Pérez * 1988

* 1989 Todd McFarlane * 1990 Todd McFarlane * 1991

* 1992

Brian Bolland Brian Bolland (; born 26 March 1951)Salisbury, Mark, ''Artists on Comic Art'' (Titan Books, 2000) , p. 11 is a British comics artist. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology '' 2 ...

* 1993 Brian Bolland * 1994 Brian Bolland * 1995

* 1996 Alex Ross * 1997 Alex Ross * 1998 Alex Ross * 1999 Alex Ross * 2000 Alex Ross * 2001 Alex Ross * 2002 Alex Ross * 2003 Alex Ross * 2004 Alex Ross * 2005 Alex Ross * 2006 Scott Christian Sava

Favorite Comic-Book Story

* 1982 "Last Hand", '' Daredevil'' #181 (

) * 1983 (tie) ** "Doom!", ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...

'' #337 (Marvel) ** "Hard Times", ''

'' #1-3 (

) * 1984 "

The Judas Contract The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

", ''

Tales of the Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' #42-44 ( DC) * 1985 "Beyond the Silent Night", ''

'' #7 (DC) * 1986 " Batman: The Dark Knight", ''Batman: The Dark Knight'' #1-4 (DC) * 1987 ''

'' (DC) * 1988 "

A Death in the Family ''A Death in the Family'' is an autobiographical novel by author James Agee, set in Knoxville, Tennessee. He began writing it in 1948, but it was not quite complete when he died in 1955 (with reputedly many portions having been written in the hom ...

", ''

'' #426-429 (DC) * 1989 "A Lonely Place of Dying", ''Batman'' #440-442 & ''The New Titans'' #60-61 (DC) * 1990 "

X-Tinction Agenda "X-Tinction Agenda" is a 1990 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran through ''Uncanny X-Men'' and its spin-off titles, ''X-Factor'' and ''New Mutants''. "X-Tinction Agenda" not only reunited the X-Men after a prolong ...

", the

titles (Marvel) * 1991 "

Season of Mists ''Season of Mists'' is a 1990-1991 American eight-part comic and the fourth collection of issues in the DC Comics' '' The Sandman'' series. It collects issues #21–28. It was written by Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenbe ...

", '' The Sandman'' #21-28 (DC) * 1992 "

", the

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

titles (DC) * 1993 "

Reign of the Supermen "The Death of Superman" is a Crossover (fiction), crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry O ...

", the Superman titles (DC) * 1994 " The Kindly Ones", ''The Sandman'' #57-69 (DC) * 1995 " Horsing Around with History", ''

'' #33 (

) * 1996 "Kingdom Come", '' Kingdom Come'' #1-4 (DC) * 1997 "Confession", '' Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' #5-9 (Image) * 1998 "Superman for All Seasons", '' Superman for All Seasons'' #1-4 (DC) * 1999 "No Man's Land", Batman titles (DC) * 2000 "Grand Guignol", ''

'' #62-72 (DC) * 2001 ''

Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly ...

'' #36 (Marvel) * 2002 (tie) ** "Super-Human", ''

Ultimates The Ultimates is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics and created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, which first started publication from ''The Ultimates'' #1 (March 2002), as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel ...

'' #1-6 (Marvel) ** ''

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a comic book series (inspired by the 1960 British film ''The League of Gentlemen'') co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The series spans four volum ...

'' Vol. 2 #1-3 (DC/ABC) (tie) * 2003 "

Hush Hush may refer to: Film and television * ''Hush'' (1921 film), starring Clara Kimball Young * ''Hush'' (1998 film), starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Hush!'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi * ''Hush'' (2005 film), starring ...

", ''Batman'' #609-619 (DC) * 2004 "Identity Crisis", ''

Identity Crisis In psychology, identity crisis is a stage theory of identity development where it involves resolution of a conflict over the 8 stages of the lifespan.(Schultz, 216) The term was coined by German psychologist Erik Erikson. The stage of psychosoci ...

'' #1-5 (DC) * 2005 "Infinite Crisis", ''

'' #1 (DC) * 2006 "Happily Ever After", ''

Fables Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral ...

'' #50 (DC)

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Phil Seuling Philip Nicholas Seuling (January 20, 1934 – August 21, 1984) was a comic book fan convention organizer and comics distributor primarily active in the 1970s. Seuling was the organizer of the annual New York Comic Art Convention, originally held ...
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Favorite Publication About Comics

* 1982 ''

The Comic Reader ''The Comic Reader'' (''TCR'') was a comics news- fanzine published from 1961 to 1984. Debuting in the pre- direct market era (before the proliferation of comics retailers), ''TCR'' was the first regularly published comics industry news fanzine, a ...

'' (

Street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...

) * 1983 ''The Comic Reader'' (Street) * 1984 ''

Amazing Heroes ''Amazing Heroes'' was a magazine about the comic book medium published by American company Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, ''The Comics Journal'', ''Amazing Heroes'' was a hobbyist magazine rather than an analyt ...

'' (

Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was found ...

) * 1985 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics) * 1986 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics) * 1987 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics) * 1988 ''

Marvel Age ''Marvel Age'' was a promotional comic book-sized magazine from Marvel Comics published from 1983 to 1994. Basically a comic-length edition of the Bullpen Bulletins page, ''Marvel Age'' contained previews of upcoming Marvel comics, as well as in ...

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) * 1989 ''Marvel Age'' (Marvel) * 1990 ''Marvel Age'' (Marvel) * 1991 '' Wizard'' ( Wizard) * 1992 ''Wizard'' (Wizard) * 1993 ''Wizard'' (Wizard) * 1994 ''Wizard'' (Wizard)

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