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Comic Book Awards Almanac
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1997 Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards(only those receiving 10 or more votes are listed)(Number of voters: ~2000) Favorite Editor: Mark Gruenwald 87 (tie) Dennis O'Neil 87 (tie) Mike Carlin 70 Archie Goodwin 64 Karen Berger 57 Bob Harras 46 KC Carlson 30 Bobbie Chase 21 Joey Cavalieri 19 Paul Kupperberg 17 Bob Schreck 17 Diana Schutz 17 Fabian Nicieza 15 Kevin Dooley 13 Brian Augustyn 12 Leonard (John) Clark 12 Favorite Comic Book: Kurt Busiek's Astro City 130 Starman 70 Preacher 46 Strangers in Paradise 26 Bone 25 The Power of Shazam 24 Cerebus 20 Legionnaires 19 Untold Tales of Spider-Man 19 Batman 18 Incredible Hulk 18 Sandman Mystery Theatre 18 Uncanny X-Men 17 Books of Magic 16 Flash 16 Spawn 15 Supergirl 15 Superman 15 Fantastic Four 14 JLA 14 Legion of Super-Heroes 14 Spectre 13 Barry Windsor-Smith: Storyteller 12 Uncle Scrooge Adventures 12 Batman & Robin Adventures 11 Uncle Scrooge 10 Favorite Comic-Book Story: Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come 1-4) 143 Onslaught (multiple titles) 31 Welcome to the Big City (KBAC v. 2 #1) 25 Sin City: That Yellow Bastard (SC:TYB 1-6) 21 The Wedding Album (Superman: TWA) 20 The Nearness of You (KBAC 1/2) 19 Sand and Stars (Starman 20-23) 18 Batman and Captain America (B/CA) 17 The Tempest (Sandman 75) 15 Final Night (Final Night 1-4) 11 Everyday Life (KBAC v. 2 #2-3) 10 Sins of the Child (Starman 15-16) 10 Favorite Writer: Mark Waid 148 Kurt Busiek 130 Peter David 105 James Robinson 101 Garth Ennis 71 Alan Moore 34 Frank Miller 29 Neil Gaiman 23 Grant Morrison 22 John Byrne 19 Chuck Dixon 16 Terry Moore 14 Jeff Smith 13 Don Rosa 12 John Ostrander 11 Karl Kesel 10 Scott Lobdell 10 Jerry Ordway 10 Favorite Penciller: John Byrne 64 Tony Harris 35 Frank Miller 35 Jim Lee 33 Gary Frank 31 Barry Windsor-Smith 24 Brent Anderson 22 Mark Schultz 18 Adam Hughes 16 Stuart Immonen 16 George Perez 16 Humberto Ramos 16 Don Rosa 16 Steve Rude 16 Tom Mandrake 15 Kelley Jones 14 Chris Bachalo 13 Jeff Moy 13 Pat Block 12 Alan Davis 12 Mike Mignola 12 Curt Swan 12 Steve Dillon 11 Joe Madureira 11 John Romita, Jr. 11 Michael Zulli 11 Greg Capullo 10 Travis Charest 10 Mike Deodato Jr. 10 Dan Jurgens 10 Dave Sim 10 Favorite Inker: Terry Austin 54 Wade von Grawbadger 36 Mark Farmer 35 George Perez 33 Scott Williams 30 Jimmy Palmiotti 29 Todd McFarlane 28 D-Tron 23 Frank Miller 21 Kevin Nowlan 21 Gerhard 20 Cam Smith 20 Tom Palmer 19 Will Blyberg 18 Al Williamson 18 Scott Hanna 17 W.C. Carani 16 Bill Sienkiewicz 16 Pat Block 15 John Byrne 15 John Beatty 12 Mike Manley 12 Joe Rubinstein 12 Rick Burchett 11 Alex Garner 11 Ron Boyd 10 John Dell 10 Jeff Smith 10 Favorite Colorist: Gregory Wright 54 Tom McCraw 51 Steve Oliff & Olyoptics 40 Lovern Kindzierski & Digital Chameleon 37 Laura Allred 36 Patricia Mulvihill 28 Barry Windsor-Smith 27 Wildstorm FX (Joe Chiodo, Jessica Ruffner) 25 Alex Sinclair 23 Glenn Whitmore 22 Matt Hollingsworth 17 Susan Daigle-Leach 14 Tom Luth 14 Marie Severin 14 Lynn Varley 14 Gene d'Angelo 13 Steve Buccellato & Electric Crayon 12 Gloria Vasquez 12 James Sinclair 11 Carla Feeny 10 Favorite Painter: Alex Ross 585 Joe Jusko 22 Glenn Fabry 20 Dave McKean 15 Jerry Ordway 15 Dave Dorman 12 Dan Brereton 11 Jon J. Muth 10 Mark Texiera 10 Favorite Cover Artist: Alex Ross 240 Glenn Fabry 66 Jerry Ordway 55 Brian Bolland 49 Tony Harris 35 Dave McKean 27 Carl Barks 19 Adam Hughes 17 Jim Lee 17 Alan Davis 14 John Byrne 13 Mike Mignola 13 Walt Simonson 12 Kelley Jones 11 Steve Rude 11 Miran Kim 10 George Perez 10 Favorite Letterer: Richard Starkings & Comicraft 154 Todd Klein 127 John Costanza 52 Tom Orzechowski 48 Dave Sim 42 John Workman 28 Stan Sakai 23 Chris Eliopoulos 19 Pat Brousseau 16 Ken Bruzenak 13 Bill Oakley 10 Favorite Original Graphic Novel/Album: Batman/Captain America 119 Fax From Sarajevo 102 Kingdom Come 38 Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory 22 Superman: The Wedding Album 19 Joker: The Devil's Advocate 17 Stuck Rubber Baby 16 Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album: KBAC: Life in the Big City 55 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 10th Anniversary 46 Flash Archives vol. 1 20 Sandman: The Wake 20 Strangers in Paradis: I Dream of You 20 Preacher: Gone to Texas 19 Legion of Super-Heroes Archives vol. 6 17 The Carl Barks Library 16 Sandman: The Kindly Ones 16 Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism 16 Bone vol. 3: Eyes of the Storm 15 Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color 14 Essential Spider-Man 13 Poison Elves: Requiem for an Elf 13 Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 10 Favorite Limited Series: Kingdom Come 441 Sin City: That Yellow Bastard 42 Concrete: Think Like a Mountain 22 Final Night 22 Hellboy: Wake the Devil 22 Batman: Black and White 19 Terminal City 17 DC vs. Marvel/Marvel vs. DC 14 Death: The Time of Your Life 14 From Hell 14 Amalgam 11 Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 1 10 Favorite Character: Batman 98 Superman 73 Starman (Jack Knight) 61 Spider-Man 39 Uncle Scrooge McDuck 29 Flash 28 Hellboy 20 Fone Bone 19 Hulk 19 Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) 18 Cerebus 17 Spawn 16 Spectre 14 Wolverine 14 Captain America 13 Concrete 13 Daredevil 13 Nightwing 13 Impulse 11 Katchoo (Strangers in Paradise) 10 Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo) 10 |