The ''
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 publ ...
'' (''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 aspired to bring back a series of comic book fan awards like the
Goethe Awards, 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 enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleas ...
''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[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 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 creator, 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 ...
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
Maggie Thompson 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. "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 (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
* 1998 DC
* 1999 DC
* 2000 DC
* 2001 DC
* 2002 DC
* 2003 DC
* 2004 DC
* 2005 DC
* 2006
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
* 2008 DC
Favorite Editor
* 1982 (tie)
**
Al Milgrom
Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book artist (penciller and inker), writer, and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of '' Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penci ...
**
Len Wein
Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine (character), Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel sup ...
* 1983
Mike Gold
* 1984
Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at 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 (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
* 1986
Dennis O'Neil
Dennis "Denny" 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 h ...
* 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.
Career
Early career
Gruenwald got his start in comics f ...
* 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
* 1993
Mike Carlin
Michael Carlin (born October 6, 1958) is an American comic book writer, editing, 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 M ...
* 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 pro ...
* 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
* 2003 Axel Alonso
* 2004 Tom Brevoort
* 2005
Dan DiDio
Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...
* 2006 Joe Quesada
Favorite Writer
* 1982
Frank Miller
* 1983 (tie)
**
Chris Claremont
Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...
**
Dave Sim
Dave Sim (born 17 May 1956) is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, known for his comic book ''Cerebus the Aardvark, Cerebus'', his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political an ...
* 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 (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
* 1986 Alan Moore
* 1987 Alan Moore
* 1988 Chris Claremont
* 1989 Chris Claremont
* 1990 Chris Claremont
* 1991
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
* 1992 Neil Gaiman
* 1993 Neil Gaiman
* 1994
Peter David
* 1995
Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comics, Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of ...
* 1996
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 '' Da ...
* 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, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.''
Early lif ...
* 1998 Kurt Busiek
* 1999 Alan Moore
* 2000 Alan Moore
* 2001
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist.
Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...
* 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 (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
* 2005 Geoff Johns
* 2006
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
* 2007 Geoff Johns
* 2008 Geoff Johns
Favorite Artist/Penciller
* 1982
Frank Miller
* 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 (c ...
* 1984
John Byrne
* 1985 George Pérez
* 1986 John Byrne
* 1987 George Pérez
* 1988
Todd McFarlane
* 1989 Todd McFarlane
* 1990
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...
* 1991 Jim Lee
* 1992 Todd McFarlane
* 1993 Todd McFarlane
* 1994 Todd McFarlane
* 1995
William Van Horn
* 1996 John Byrne
* 1997 George Pérez
* 1998 George Pérez
* 1999 George Pérez
* 2000 George Pérez
* 2001
John Romita Jr.
* 2002 George Pérez
* 2003 George Pérez
* 2004 Jim Lee
* 2005 George Pérez
* 2006 George Pérez
* 2008 George Pérez
Favorite Fan Artist
* 1982
Fred Hembeck[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
* 1987 John Costanza
* 1988
Tom Orzechowski
* 1989
Rick Parker
* 1990 Rick Parker
* 1991 Tom Orzechowski
* 1992 Tom Orzechowski
* 1993 Tom Orzechowski
* 1994
Todd Klein
* 1995
William Van Horn
* 1996
Richard Starkings and
Comicraft
* 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
* 2006 Jeff Eckleberry
* 2009 Todd Klein
* 2010 Todd Klein
Favorite Colorist
* 1986
Lynn Varley
* 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 wri ...
* 1988 Glynis Oliver
* 1989 Glynis Oliver
* 1990
Gregory Wright
* 1991 Joe Rosas
* 1992
Steve Oliff
* 1993 Steve Oliff &
Olyoptics
* 1994 Steve Oliff & Olyoptics
* 1995 Tom McCraw
* 1996 Gregory Wright
* 1997
Lovern Kindzierski
* 1998 Lynn Varley
* 1999 Lynn Varley
* 2000
Laura Depuy
* 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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...
'' (
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!'' (
First)
* 1984 ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel)
* 1985 ''
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...
'' (
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 in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
'' (Marvel)
* 1992 ''
The Sandman'' (DC)
* 1993 ''The Sandman'' (
DC/Vertigo)
* 1994 ''The Sandman'' (DC/Vertigo)
* 1995 ''
Uncle Scrooge Adventures'' (
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British politican, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party.
In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
)
* 1996 ''
Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' (
Homage)
* 1997 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' (Homage)
* 1998 ''
Avengers'' (Marvel)
* 1999 ''
Avengers Forever'' (Marvel)
* 2000 ''
Starman'' (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, ...
'' (DC)
* 2006 ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' (Marvel)
Favorite Original Graphic Novel/Album
* 1984 ''
Dazzler: The Movie'' (
Marvel Graphic Novel #12) (
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 ...
)
* 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'' (Marvel)
* 1991 ''
Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham'' (DC &
Egmont Fleetway
Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London.
History
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 t ...
)
* 1992 ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...
: Debt of Honor'' (DC)
* 1993 ''
Superman: Speeding Bullets'' (DC)
* 1994 ''
The Power of Shazam!'' (DC)
* 1995 ''
Sandman Midnight Theatre'' (
DC/Vertigo)
* 1996 ''Batman/Captain America'' (DC/Marvel)
* 1997 ''
Sin City
''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir Comic book, 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 Prese ...
: Family Values'' (
Dark Horse
A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
)
* 1998 ''The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln'' (
Image
An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be Two-dimensional space, two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be di ...
)
* 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'' (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 a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...
'' (
DC)
* 1988 ''
Batman: Year One'' (DC)
* 1989 ''X-Men:
Days of Future Past'' (
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 ...
)
* 1990 ''Batman Archives'' Vol. 1 (DC)
* 1991 ''
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes'' (DC)
* 1992 ''
Sin City
''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir Comic book, 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 Prese ...
'' (
Dark Horse
A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
)
* 1993 ''
The Death of Superman'' (DC)
* 1994 ''
Marvels'' (Marvel)
* 1995 ''
Carl Barks Library'' (
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British politican, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party.
In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
)
* 1996 ''
Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City'' (
Image
An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be Two-dimensional space, two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be di ...
/
WildStorm
Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...
/
Homage)
* 1997 ''
Kingdom Come'' (DC)
* 1998 ''
Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero featured in American comic books first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole (artist), Jack Co ...
Archives'', vol. 1 (DC)
* 1999 (tie)
** ''
Manhunter: The Special Edition'' (DC)
** ''
300
__NOTOC__
Year 300 ( CCC) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1053 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 300 ...
'' (Dark Horse) (tie)
* 1999 ''
From Hell'' (
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist. He was the illustrator and publisher of '' From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), and the creator of the semi-autobiographical ''Alec'' stories collected in ''Alec: ...
) (tie)
* 2000 ''
Spirit Archives'' (DC)
Favorite Limited Series
* 1985
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
, by
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 (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
(
DC)
* 1986 ''
Batman: The Dark Knight'', by
Frank Miller (DC)
* 1987 ''
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...
'', by
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 (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
(DC)
* 1988 ''
Batman: The Cult'' (DC)
* 1989 ''
Hawkworld'' (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 (comics), limited series written by Jim Starlin and Penciller, pencilled by George Pérez and Ron ...
'' (
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 ...
)
* 1992
WildC.A.T.S. (
Image
An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be Two-dimensional space, two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be di ...
)
* 1993 (tie)
** ''
Daredevil: Man Without Fear'' (Marvel)
** ''
Death: The High Cost of Living'' (DC/Vertigo) (tie)
* 1994 ''
Marvels'' (Marvel)
* 1995 ''
Sin City
''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir Comic book, 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 Prese ...
: The Big Fat Kill'' (Dark Horse)
* 1996 ''
Kingdom Come'' (DC)
* 1997 ''
Batman: The Long Halloween'' (DC)
* 1998 ''
Superman for All Seasons'' (DC)
* 1999 ''
Avengers Forever'' (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 ma ...
'' (Marvel)
Favorite Painter
* 1991
Simon Bisley
Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s in comics, 1990s work on ''ABC Warriors'', ''Lobo (DC Comics), Lobo'' and ''Sláine (comics), Sláine''.
Early life
Simon Bisley began drawing when he was six years old. He is ...
* 1992
Joe Jusko
* 1993 Joe Jusko
* 1994
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, 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 ...
* 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''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
* 1983 (tie)
**
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
**
Cerebus
**
Reuben Flagg
* 1984 Wolverine
* 1985 Batman
* 1986 Batman
* 1987 Batman
* 1988 Batman
* 1989
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
* 1990 Spider-Man
* 1991 Spider-Man
* 1992
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawning, 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: Armageddon' ...
* 1993 Batman
* 1994 Batman
* 1995 Donald's Nephews (
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are Multiple birth, triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist and screenwriter Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro. They are the nephews of Donald Duck an ...
)
* 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
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 (c ...
* 1986 George Pérez
* 1987 George Pérez
* 1988
Todd McFarlane
* 1989 Todd McFarlane
* 1990 Todd McFarlane
* 1991
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...
* 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 Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comi ...
* 1993 Brian Bolland
* 1994 Brian Bolland
* 1995
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, 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 ...
* 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 (
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 (tie)
** "Doom!", ''
Thor
Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred g ...
'' #337 (Marvel)
** "Hard Times", ''
American Flagg!'' #1-3 (
First)
* 1984 "
The Judas Contract", ''
Tales of the Teen Titans'' #42-44 (
DC)
* 1985 "Beyond the Silent Night", ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'' #7 (DC)
* 1986 "
Batman: The Dark Knight", ''Batman: The Dark Knight'' #1-4 (DC)
* 1987 ''
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...
'' (DC)
* 1988 "
A Death in the Family", ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' #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 prolo ...
", the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
titles (Marvel)
* 1991 "
Season of Mists", ''
The Sandman'' #21-28 (DC)
* 1992 "
The Death of Superman", the
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
titles (DC)
* 1993 "
Reign of the Supermen", the Superman titles (DC)
* 1994 "
The Kindly Ones", ''The Sandman'' #57-69 (DC)
* 1995 "
Horsing Around with History", ''
Uncle Scrooge Adventures'' #33 (
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British politican, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party.
In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
)
* 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", ''
Starman'' #62-72 (DC)
* 2001 ''
Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' #36 (Marvel)
* 2002 (tie)
** "Super-Human", ''
Ultimates
The Ultimates is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, which first started publication from ''The Ultimates (comic book), The Ultimates'' ...
'' #1-6 (Marvel)
** ''
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a multi-genre, cross-over comic book series co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The comic book spans four volumes, an original graphic novel, and ...
'' Vol. 2 #1-3 (DC/ABC) (tie)
* 2003 "
Hush", ''Batman'' #609-619 (DC)
* 2004 "Identity Crisis", ''
Identity Crisis
In psychology, identity crisis is a stage in Erik Erikson's theory of personality development. This stage happens during adolescence. It is a period of deep reflection and examination of various perspectives on oneself.
The Erikson's stages of ps ...
'' #1-5 (DC)
* 2005 "Infinite Crisis", ''
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, ...
'' #1 (DC)
* 2006 "Happily Ever After", ''
Fables
Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse (poetry), verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphized, and that ...
'' #50 (DC)
Favorite Direct-Sales Only Title (
Phil Seuling
Philip Nicholas Seuling (; January 20, 1934 – August 21, 1984) was an American 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, orig ...
Award)
* 198?
ook title? by
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 (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
* 1986 ''
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...
'', by
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 (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
Favorite Publication About Comics
* 1982 ''
The Comic Reader'' (
Street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a city, town or village, typically lined with Building, buildings on one or both sides. Streets often include pavements (sidewalks), pedestrian crossings, and sometimes amenities like Street light, streetligh ...
)
* 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 anal ...
'' (
Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
)
* 1985 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics)
* 1986 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics)
* 1987 ''Amazing Heroes'' (Fantagraphics)
* 1988 ''
Marvel Age'' (
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 ...
)
* 1989 ''Marvel Age'' (Marvel)
* 1990 ''Marvel Age'' (Marvel)
* 1991 ''
Wizard'' (
Wizard)
* 1992 ''Wizard'' (Wizard)
* 1993 ''Wizard'' (Wizard)
* 1994 ''Wizard'' (Wizard)
See also
*
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 publ ...
* ''
List of comics awards''
References
{{American Comic Book Industry Awards
Comics awards in the United States