The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the

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the previous year. The votes were by the U.K. comics fan community, and were open to anyone. The Awards were founded in 1997 by comic creators

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and Mark Buckingham. They took over for the UK Comic Art Awards, which were presented from 1990 to 1997 (which had themselves replaced the

Eagle Awards The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by United Kingdom, UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle (British comics), Eagle'' comic, they were l ...

, which were the dominant British comics awards from 1977 to 1990). The National Comics Awards were distinguished by the distinctive "Jimmy" statue designed by Buckingham.

Structure and categories

The National Comics Awards were awarded by UK comics fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Financial supporters of the awards could have their companies' names added to an individual award, as well as having a representative of the business present the award at the ceremony.. The National Comics Awards were presented to individual creators as well as for publications and characters. There was also a section of the awards devoted to all-time lists. From 1997 to 1999, voters were required to pay to vote for the "Best Comic Ever" category, with all proceeds going to charity: in 1997 the category was "Best British Comic Ever," in 1998 it was "Best Comic in the World Ever," and in 1999 it was "Best Comic of the 20th Century" (with all proceeds going to the ChildLine Charity).

History

The first National Comics Awards presentation took place 15 March 1997 at

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(UKCAC) in London, presented by

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and

Paul Gambaccini Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Grea ...

. In 1998 the Awards took place at the

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UKCAC. The Awards were held at the

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Comic Festival in 1999, and from 2001 to 2003. There were no National Comics Awards presented in 2000, as the Eagle Awards were revived that year."Eagle Awards 2000: Sequential Tart Wins!"
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. Presenters included Mike Conroy and

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'', Martin Averre of Ace Comics, Dave Finn of Incognito Comics, Mark Buckingham, Nick Parry-Jones of Red Route Distribution, The Comedian from ''

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(a.k.a. character costume models Doug Oliver and Andrea Sanders),

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...

Karen Berger Karen Berger (; born February 26, 1958) is an American comic book editor. She is best known for her role in helping create DC Comics' Vertigo imprint in 1993 and serving as the line's Executive Editor until 2013. She currently oversees Berger B ...

, Jonathan Bryans and Bryan Liddiard of Naturesguard, Carol Bennett of

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Rich Johnston Richard Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site ''Bleeding Cool''. ''The Comics Journal'' described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His pas ...

, Alex Summersby of MacUnlimited, and

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. The 2003 awards, presented in London at that year's Comic Festival, were sponsored by

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, Ace Comics,

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, ''

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, '' SFX'' magazine,

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, and '' Diamond Previews.'' After 2003 the major UK comics awards again became the

, until 2012 (2014) when they were discontinued.

Awards

Individual awards

Best Writer / Best Writer in Comics Today/Now

*1997:

Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Dari ...

*1998:

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, w ...

*1999:

John Wagner John Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British comics industry, occasionally also working in American comics. ...

*2001: John Wagner, for '' Button Man'' and ''

Judge Dredd Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...

'' (both in '' 2000 AD'') *2002: Grant Morrison **

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 Hell' ...

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

**John Wagner **

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, ' ...

**Garth Ennis **

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 (Marvel Comics ser ...

** Anonymous (''

The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...

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Robbie Morrison Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial ''Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser. Career Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...

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 ...

* 2003:

Dan Abnett Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series '' The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ex ...

** Mike Carey **

Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

Best Artist / Best Artist in Comics Today/Now

*1997:

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 ...

*1998:

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised i ...

*1999: Alex Ross *2001:

Carlos Ezquerra Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Early work Born in Ibdes, province of Zaragoza, Arag ...

for ''

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Strontium Dog ''Strontium Dog'' was a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezque ...

'' ('' 2000 AD''), and ''

Just a Pilgrim ''Just a Pilgrim'' is a five-issue comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, and published by Black Bull, the short-lived comics publishing division of Wizard Entertainment, in 2001. It was followed by a 4 is ...

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Black Bull Comics Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business. Gareb Sham ...

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Frank Quitely Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as '' New X-Men'', ''We3'', '' All-Star Supe ...

Frazer Irving Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a s ...

Bryan Hitch Bryan Hitch (born 22 April 1970) is a British comics artist and writer. Hitch began his career in the United Kingdom for Marvel UK, working on titles such as ''Action Force'' and ''Death's Head'', before gaining prominence on American titles ...

**Carlos Ezquerra **

John Cassaday John Cassaday (; born 1971) is an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed '' Planetary'' with writer Warren Ellis, ''Astonishing X-Men'' with Joss Whedon, '' Captain ...

** John Romita, Jr. **

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English artist and writer of comic books, known for his work on titles such as ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur'', '' JLA: The Nail'' and '' JLA: ...

**Steve Dillon **Alex Ross * 2003 (sponsored by Ace Comics):

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Best New Talent

*2001 (tie): **

, for ''

Necronauts ''Necronauts'' was a story appearing in the British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', by British comics writer Gordon Rennie and artist Frazer Irving. It brought Irving to public attention as his high contrast black and white artwork ...

'' in '' 2000 AD'' ** Jock, for ''

'' in ''2000 AD'' *2002: Frazer Irving **John Watson ** Mike Carey **Tan Eng Huat **

Simon Spurrier Simon "Si" Spurrier (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC. Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write h ...

**Nick Locking **

Ed Brubaker Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...

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 ...

**Jock **

Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before f ...

* 2003 (sponsored by ''

''):

(writer,

Lady Constantine John Constantine () is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Constantine first appeared in '' Swamp Thing'' #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, and John T ...

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** Andy Clarke **

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Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'', '' Ex Machina'', '' Runaways'', ''Pride of Baghdad'', ''Saga'', and '' Paper Girls''. Vaughan was a ...

** Jai Sen **

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** Bruce Jones

Publication awards

Best Comic (British)

*1997: '' 2000 AD'' *1998: ''2000 AD'' *1999: ''2000 AD''

Best Comic Now

*2002: ''

'' **'' 2000 AD'' **''

Transmetropolitan ''Transmetropolitan'' is a cyberpunk transhumanist comic book series written by Warren Ellis and co-created and designed by Darick Robertson; it was published by the American company DC Comics in 1997–2002. The series was originally part of t ...

'' **'' New X-Men'' **'' Planetary'' **''

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'' **'' Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' **''

100 Bullets ''100 Bullets'' is an American comic book published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. Written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso, the comic book ran for 100 issues and won the Eisner Award and Harvey Award. Style Both ...

'' **''

X-Force X-Force is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants#New Muta ...

'' **''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...

Best Comic in the World Today

*2001: '' 2000 AD'', edited by

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'' **'' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' **''

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V for Vendetta ''V for Vendetta'' is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published between 1982 and 1985 in black and white as an ongoing serial in the British antholog ...

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'' Award for Comic of the Year): '' 2000 AD'' ** ''

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Warhammer Monthly ''Warhammer Monthly'' was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name ''Warhammer Com ...

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Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content Like ...

'' ** ''

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 ...

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Ultimate X-Men ''Ultimate X-Men'' is a superhero comic book series, which was published by Marvel Comics, from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of the Ultimate Marvel imprint. The U ...

Best New Comic

*1997: ** British: '' Octobriana'' ** Int'l: ''

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Strangehaven ''Strangehaven'' is a self-published comic book series created by Gary Spencer Millidge. It is not published to a regular schedule, and the series went on hiatus in 2005. Since 2014, new ''Strangehaven'' chapters have been published in ''Meanwhil ...

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Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

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Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

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'' **'' Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' **''

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Jack Staff Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. Billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", it is known for being in the style of an anthology title and for its multi-linear plotlines. He first saw print in comics pu ...

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Courtney Crumrin ''Courtney Crumrin '' is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press. Publication history ''Courtney Crumrin'' was originally published as a limited series of 12 comics compiled into thr ...

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Judge Dredd vs. Aliens ''Judge Dredd vs. Aliens'' is an intercompany crossover, featuring Judge Dredd and the Alien from the ''Alien'' franchise. It was published in 2003, weekly in '' 2000 AD'' and as a monthly miniseries by Dark Horse Comics. Plot A shoot out in a ...

Best Self-Published/Independent

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Gary Spencer Millidge Gary Spencer Millidge (born 1961) is a British comic book creator best known for his series '' Strangehaven''. He has also written and contributed to books about comics. Biography In 1995 Millidge began his '' Strangehaven'' series and in the s ...

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Zarjaz ''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. Publication history ''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...

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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 ...

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'' by

** ''

'' ** '' Fred the Clown'' ** '' The Girly Comic'' ** '' Miranda'' ** '' Oddcases'' ** ''

'' ** ''

30 Days of Night ''30 Days of Night'' is a three-issue horror comic book miniseries written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by American company IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property. The series takes place i ...

'' ** ''

'' ** '' Devilchild''

Best Comic (International)

*1997: ''

'' (

) *1998: ''Preacher'' (DC) *1999: ''Preacher''

Best Cover

*1997: '' Kingdom Come'' #1, by

(

)

Best Individual Story

*1997: '' Kingdom Come'' #1, by

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...

and

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)

Best Collected Series or Graphic Novel

*1999: ''

Superman For All Seasons ''Superman for All Seasons'' is a 4-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1998, hot off the heels from their previous success, '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', and a ...

'' *2003 (sponsored by

): '' Daemonifuge'' (

Kev Walker Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on '' 2000 AD'' and ''Warhammer'' comics and the collectible card game ''Magic: The Gathering''. He is now working for Marvel Comics. Biography Walker be ...

and Jim Campbell) — Black Library Press ** ''

'' ** '' Rosemary's Backpack'' ( Drew Gilbert and

) ** ''

'' (

Steve Niles Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as '' 30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', ''Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line''. ...

and

Ben Templesmith Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1984) is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series ''Fell (comics), Fell'', with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW Publishing, IDW's ...

) ** ''

'' vol. one ** ''

The Dark Knight Strikes Again ''Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'', also known as ''DK2'', is a 2001-2002 DC Comics three-issue limited series comic book written and illustrated by Frank Miller and colored by Lynn Varley, featuring the fictional superhero Batman. The seri ...

'' ** '' Catwoman: Selina's Big Score'' ** '' Fables: Legends In Exile'' ** ''

The Redeemer ''The Redeemer'' is a special, 4-issue comic mini-series published by ''Warhammer Monthly'', Games Workshop's monthly comic collection. It was written by veteran British comic writer Pat Mills. Set on the Hive World of Necromunda, The Redeemer c ...

'' (

Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather o ...

, Debbie Gallagher (comics), Debbie Gallagher, Wayne Reynolds) ** ''After the Snooter'' (Eddie Campbell)

Best Newspaper Strip / Best Online Strip

*1997: ''Calvin & Hobbes'' *1998: ''Calvin & Hobbes'' *1999: ''Calvin & Hobbes'' *2002: ''The Atrocity'' **''Bobbins (webcomic), Bobbins'' **''Marshal Law'' **''Super Idol'' **''Dilbert'' **''Sluggy Freelance'' **''Nowhere Girl'' **''Bullpen Bits'' (Marvel) **''Squidbitz'' **''Astounding Space Thrills'' * 2003 (sponsored by

): '' Fred the Clown'' (Roger Langridge) ** '' Oddcases'' ** ''Nowhere Girl'' ** ''Red Meat (comic strip), Red Meat'' ** ''Bash Street Kids Capers'' ** ''Juniper Crescent'' ** ''PvP'' ** ''Astounding Space Thrills'' ** ''Death Takes a Holiday (comic strip), Death Takes a Holiday'' ** ''Miffy (comic strip), Miffy'' (''Borderline (magazine), Borderline'')

Best Comic-based Multimedia

*1997: Spawn (comics), Spawn figures, produced by McFarlane Toys, Todd Toys

Best Comic-based Film/TV

*1997: ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Lois & Clark'' *1998: ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men in Black'' *1999: ''Blade (1998 film), Blade'' *2001: ''X-Men (film), X-Men'', directed by Bryan Singer (20th Century Fox) *2002: ''Ghost World (film), Ghost World'' **''X-Men (film), X-Men'' **''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' **''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'' **''Blade II'' **''Dennis the Menace (1993 film), Dennis The Menace'' **''From Hell (film), From Hell'' **''Batman: The Animated Series, Batman (animated)'' **''Justice League (animated series), Justice League (animation)'' **''X-Men: Evolution'' * 2003 (Sponsored by '' SFX'' magazine): ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'' ** ''Daredevil (film), Daredevil'' ** ''X2 (film), X2'' ** ''Smallville'' ** ''Road to Perdition'' ** ''Blade II'' ** ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'' ** ''American Splendor (film), American Splendor'' ** ''Birds of Prey (TV series), Birds of Prey'' ** ''Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series), Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future''

Best Specialist Comics Publication / Best Specialist Magazine or Website

*1997: ''

'' *1998: ''Tripwire'' *1999: ''Comics International'' *2001: ''

'' magazine (and website) published by

*2002: ''Borderline'' ** 2000 AD (comics), 2000adonline.com **''Comics International'' **''Beanotown'' **''Wizard (magazine), Wizard'' **''Komixworld'' **''Comic Book Resources'' **''Ninth Art'' **DC Comics.com **''Tripwire'' * 2003 (sponsored by '' Diamond Previews''): ''

'' ** 2000 AD (comics), 2000adonline.com ** ''Borderline (magazine), Borderline'' ** ''Ninth Art'' ** ''

'' ** ''Black Library'' ** ''Beanotown'' ** ''Newsarama'' ** ''Silver Bullet Comics'' ** ''Sequential Tart''

Character awards

Best Character

*1997: Batman (

) *1998: Batman (DC) *1999 (tie): *Batman *

*2001: Judge Dredd, Created by

, published in '' 2000 AD'' *2002: Judge Dredd (''2000 AD'') **Dennis the Menace (UK comics), Dennis the Menace **Batman **Spider-Man **Spider Jerusalem (''

'') **Nikolai Dante **Roger The Dodger **John Constantine (''

'') ** Daredevil **Superman * 2003:

** Blinky (comics), Blinky (''

'') ** John Constantine ** Batman ** Kal Jerico ** Nikolai Dante ** Spider-Man ** Wolverine (character), Wolverine ** Desperate Dan ** Sláine (comics), Sláine

Best Supporting Character

*1997: Cassidy (DC Comics), Cassidy (''

'') *1998: Cassidy (''Preacher'') *1999: Galen DeMarco, Judge Galen DeMarco *2001: Natt The Hat, from ''

'' comic by John McCrea (comics), John McCrea and

*2002: Dennis the Menace (UK), Gnasher **Strontium Dog, Wulf Sternhammer **Barbara Gordon/Oracle (''Birds of Prey (team), Birds of Prey'', ''

'') **Alfred (comics), Alfred (''Batman'') **Cassidy (''Preacher'') **Lex Luthor (''Superman (comic book), Superman'', ''Batman'') **Dick Grayson, Nightwing (''Nightwing'', ''Batman'') **Sinister Dexter **Deena Pilgrim (''Powers (comics), Powers'') **Doop (comics), Doop (''

'') * 2003: Big Yellow Dog (from ''Blinky (comics), Blinky'', in ''

'', by Nick Brennan) ** Gnasher ** Ukko the Dwarf ** Wulf Sternhammer ** Scabbs (''Kal Jerico'') ** Judge Hershey ** Chesters Aliens ** Jekyll/Hyde (comics), Jekyll/Hyde (''

'') ** Joe Pineapples ** Beryl the Peril, Beryl the Peril's Dad

Most Missed Character, Strip, or Comic

*1997: Dan Dare *1998: Dan Dare *1999: Johnny Alpha (''

'')

All-time awards

Best Comics Writer Ever

*2001: Alan Moore, for ''

'', ''Swamp Thing'' (

), ''

'', ''Miracleman'' (Quality Communications), ''Halo Jones'' ('' 2000 AD'') *2002: Alan Moore **John Wagner **Stan Lee **Neil Gaiman **Grant Morrison **Frank Miller **Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant **

**Anonymous (''The Beano'') **Garth Ennis * 2003 (sponsored by

**Stan Lee **

**Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant **

Best Comics Artist Ever

*2001: Carlos Ezquerra, for ''Judge Dredd'' *2002: Jack Kirby **Brian Bolland **Carlos Ezquerra **Mike McMahon (comics), Mike McMahon **Alex Ross **Neal Adams **Alan Davis **Frank Miller **Simon Bisley **Will Eisner * 2003 (sponsored by

): Jack Kirby **

** Brian Bolland **

** Colin MacNeil ** Will Eisner ** Mike McMahon (comics), Mike McMahon ** Simon Bisley ** Bryan Talbot ** John Buscema

Best British Comic Ever

*1997: ''

'' **''Eagle (comic), The Eagle'' **''Viz Comic'' **'' 2000 AD''

Best Comic in the World Ever

*1998: ''Eagle (comic), The Eagle''

Best Comic of the 20th Century

*1999: ''The Eagle''

Roll of Honor/Lifetime Achievement

*1997:

*1998: Archie Goodwin (comics), Archie Goodwin *1999: Bob Kane *2002:

**Stan Lee **

**Phil Hall **Mike McMahon (comics), Mike McMahon **

**Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant **Will Eisner *2003:

** Stan Lee **

** Will Eisner **

** John Buscema ** Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant

References

{{British Comic Book Industry Awards Comics awards

Structure and categories

History

Awards

Individual awards

Best Writer / Best Writer in Comics Today/Now

Best Artist / Best Artist in Comics Today/Now

Best New Talent

Publication awards

Best Comic (British)

Best Comic Now

Best Comic in the World Today

Best New Comic

Best Self-Published/Independent

Best Comic (International)

Best Cover

Best Individual Story

Best Collected Series or Graphic Novel

Best Newspaper Strip / Best Online Strip

Best Comic-based Multimedia

Best Comic-based Film/TV

Best Specialist Comics Publication / Best Specialist Magazine or Website

Character awards

Best Character

Best Supporting Character

Most Missed Character, Strip, or Comic

All-time awards

Best Comics Writer Ever

Best Comics Artist Ever

Best British Comic Ever

Best Comic in the World Ever

Best Comic of the 20th Century

Roll of Honor/Lifetime Achievement

See also

References