Adamson Awards
Awarded by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA, a.k.a. the Swedish Comic Academy), at the annual Gothenburg
Book Fair (Göteborg Bok & Bibliotek). The award is named for "Adamson" (Silent Sam), a famous Swedish
comic strip created by Oscar Jacobsson in 1920.
There are two categories:
- Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist
- Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist
Periodically, the academy also awards an Adamson Gold Award for lifetime achivement.
1965
Chester Gould, USA; "Dick Tracy"
Rudolf Petersson, Sweden; "91:an"
1966
Harvey Kurtzman, USA; "Djungelboken"; skapad av Mad (Jungle Books; Mad)
Elov Persson, Sweden; "Kronblom" and "Agust"
1967
Charles M. Schultz, USA; "Snobben" (Snoopy)
Rit-Ola (Jan-Erik Garland), Sweden; "Biffen and Bananen"
1968
Jean-Claude Forest, France; "Barbarella"
Jan Lööf, Sweden; "Felix"
1969
Harold R. Foster, USA; "Prins Valiant" (Prince Valiant)
Rune Andréasson, Sweden; "Bamse"
1970
Robert Crumb, USA; "Fritz the Cat", etc.
Torvald Gahlin, Sweden; "Klotjohan" and "Fredrik"
1971
Hergé (Georges Remi), Belgium; "Tintin"
Torsten Bjarre, Sweden; "Flygsoldat 113 Bom"
1972
Guido Crepax, Italy; "Valentina", etc.
Rolf Gohs, Sweden; "Mystiska 2:an"
1973
[No Awards]
1974
René Goscinny, France; "Asterix", etc.
[No Swedish award]
1975
Mort Walker, USA; "Knasen" and "Sams serie" (Beetle Bailey?)
Nils Egerbrandt, Sweden; "Olli" and "91:an"
1976
John Hart, USA; "B.C."
Gösta Gummesson, Sweden; "Åsa-Nisse"
1977
Lee Falk, USA; "Mandrake" and "The Fantom" (Mandrake, and The Phantom)
[No Swedish award]
1978
[No Awards]
1979
Moebius (Jean Giraud), France; "Blueberry", etc.
[No Swedish award]
1980
André Franquin, Belgium; "Spirou" and "Gaston"
[No Swedish award]
1981
Gérard Lauzier, France; "Sånt är livet" etc.
Gunnar Persson, Sweden; "Kronblom"
1982
[No Awards]
1983
Caza (Philippe Cazaumayou), France; "Mardrömmarnas stad", etc.
Ulf Lundkvist, Sweden; "Mannen med den långa håriga näsan" i ETC
1984
[No Awards]
1985 (The Swedish Academy of Comic Art 20th Year Celebration)
Brant Parker, USA; "Trollkarlen from Id" (Wizard of Id)
Jerry Dumas, USA; "Sams serie" and "Sam and Silo"
Sergio Aragonés; USA; "Groo", etc.
Burne Hogarth, USA; "Tarzan"
Jerry Siegel, USA; "Superman"
[No Swedish awards]
1986
Jacques Tardi, France; "Adéle Blanc-Sec", etc.
Joakim Pirinen, Sweden; "Socker-Conny" etc.
1987
Claire Bretécher, France; "De frustrerade"
Gunnar Grähs, Sweden; "Evert and Tyra"
1988
Art Spiegelman, USA; "Maus"
Lars Hillersberg, Sweden; "50-talet"
1989
Bud Grace, USA; "Ernie"
Don Martin, USA; strips from Mad
[No Swedish Award]
1990
Frank Miller, USA; recreation of "Batman" and "Daredevil"
Leif Zetterling, Sweden; "Nils Holgerssonb flyger igen"
1991
Bill Watterson, USA; "Kalle and Hobbe" (Calvin & Hobbes)
Lena Ackebo; Sweden; strips in the publication, Galago
1992
Bill Sienkiewicz, USA; "Daredevil", and graphic experiments
Joakim Lindengren, Sweden; strips in the publications, Galago and Pyton
1993
Neil Gaiman, England; "The Sandman", etc.
Charlie Christensen, Sweden; "Arne Anka"
1994
Scott McCloud, USA; the comic strip publication, "Understanding Comics"
Gunnar Lundkvist, Sweden; "Klas Katt" and "Olle Ångest", etc.
1995
Scott Adams, USA; "Herbert and Herbert" (Dilbert)
Max Andersson, Sweden; the volume "Vakuumneger", etc.
1996
Jeff Smith, USA; "Bone"
Jan Romare, Sweden; "Pyton", "Himlens Änglar", "Ugglan Urban", etc.
1997
Patrick McDonnell, USA; "Morrgan och Klös" (Mutts)
Jan Berglin, Sweden
1998
Don Rosa, USA; (Donald Duck)
Mats Källblad, Sweden
1999
Enki Bilal, France; (Nikopol)
Patrik Norrman, Sweden
2000
Alan Moore, England; (Watchmen, Tom Strong)
Monica Hellström, Sweden
2001
Jim Meddick, USA; (Robotman/Monty)
Claes Reimerthi & Hans Lindahl, Sweden; "Fantomen" (The Phantom)
2002
Daniel Clowes, USA; (Ghost World) (tie)
Jerry Scott, USA; "Baby Blues", "Nancy", "Zits" (tie)
Lars Mortimer, Sweden
2003
Chris Ware, USA; (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartst Kid on Earth, The Acme Novelty Library)
Martin Kellerman, Sweden
2004
Joe Sacco, USA; (Palestine)
Tony Cronstam, Sweden
2005
Jim Borgman, USA; (Zits)
David Nessle, Sweden
2006
Frode Øverli, Norway; (Pondus)
Johan Wanloo, Sweden
Adamson Gold (for lifetime achievement)
1986 Lee Falk, USA; (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician)
1988 Mort Walker, USA; (Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois)
1990 Carl Barks, USA; (Donald Duck)
1992 Stan Lee, USA; (Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk)
1997 Marten Toonder, The Netherlands; (Tom Poes)
1998 Will Eisner, USA; (The Spirit, various graphic novels)
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