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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 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 ComiconMiller, 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 HembeckHembeck 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) (

) * 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'' (

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

'' (

) * 1993 '' The Death of Superman'' (DC) * 1994 '' Marvels'' (Marvel) * 1995 '' Carl Barks Library'' (

) * 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 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) ** ''

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'' (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

( DC) * 1986 '' Batman: The Dark Knight'', by Frank Miller (DC) * 1987 ''

'', by

(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 ...

'' (

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

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

* 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

* 1986 George Pérez * 1987 George Pérez * 1988 Todd McFarlane * 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 Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comi ...

* 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!", ''

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'' #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", ''

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

'' (DC) * 1988 " A Death in the Family", ''

'' #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

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 (

) * 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", ''

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

'' #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 ...
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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'' (

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

References

{{American Comic Book Industry Awards Comics awards in the United States

Past winners

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