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Comic Book Awards Almanac
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16th Annual Comic Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1998)(For books published in 1997) Favorite Publisher DC (55.4%) Marvel (14.6%) Dark Horse (7.2%) Image (5.6%) Fantagraphics (2.1%) Gladstone (1.6%) Acclaim (1.2%) Sirius (0.9%) Aardvark-Vanaheim (0.8%) Caliber (0.8%) Slave Labor (0.7%) Awesome (0.5%) Chaos (0.5%) [Others] (8.2%) Favorite Editor Archie Goodwin (14.9%) Denny O'Neil (9.1%) Mike Carlin (6.3%) Bob Harras (6.0%) Karen Berger (5.0%) Tom Brevoort (4.6%) K.C. Carlson (3.6%) Ralph Macchio (3.3%) Dan Raspler (3.3%) Bobbie Chase (2.7%) Paul Kupperberg (2.5%) Kevin Dooley (2.2%) Joey Cavalieri (2.3%) Fabian Nicieza (2.0%) Diana Schutz (1.8%) Eddie Berganza (1.3%) Shelly Roeberg (1.0%) [Others] (28.0%) Favorite Writer Kurt Busiek (20.7%) James Robinson (9.9%) Peter David (8.2%) Mark Waid (8.1%) Garth Ennis (5.7%) Grant Morrison (5.6%) Alan Moore (4.1%) Frank Miller (2.2%) Chuck Dixon (2.1%) John Byrne (1.7%) John Ostrander (1.7%) Terry Moore (1.6%) Neil Gaiman (1.4%) Don Rosa (1.2%) Dave Sim (1.0%) [Others] (24.5%) Favorite Penciller George Pérez (8.5%) John Byrne (5.5%) Tony Harris (3.4%) Jim Lee (2.6%) Phil Jiminez (2.3%) Steve Rude (2.2%) Steve Dillon (2.1%) Adam Kubert (2.0%) Frank Miller (1.8%) Mike Mignola (1.8%) Andy Kubert (1.6%) Dave Sim (1.6%) John Romita, Jr. (1.6%) Don Rosa (1.4%) Gary Frank (1.4%) Jeff Moy (1.4%) Howard Porter (1.3%) Jeff Smith (1.3%) Alan Davis (1.2%) Tom Mandrake (1.2%) [Others] (54.0%) Favorite Inker Terry Austin (7.4%) Mark Farmer (6.7%) George P'erez (5.1%) Wade von Grawbadger (4.8%) Jimmy Palmiotti (3.5%) Dick Giordano (2.7%) Todd McFarlane (2.6%) Will Blyberg (2.6%) Al Williamson (2.3%) John Dell (2.3%) Frank Miller (2.0%) Gerhard (2.0%) Batt (1.8%) Scott Hanna (1.8%) Tom Palmer (1.8%) Al Vey (1.7%) Cam Smith (1.5%) Scott Williams (1.5%) Jesse Delperdang (1.5%) W.C. Carani (1.5%) Kalus Janson (1.2%) Gary Martin (1.2%) Jeff Smith (1.2%) John Byrne (1.1%) John Stokes (1.1%) Tom Mandrake (1.1%) [Others] (36.2%) Favorite Letterer Richard Starkings and Comicraft (21.1%) Todd Klein (16.3%) John Costanza (7.7%) Dave Sim (5.7%) John Workman (5.7%) Tom Orzechowski (4.7%) Pat Brosseau (3.0%) John Roshell/Gaushell (2.9%) Bill Oakley (2.3%) Willie Schubert (2.3%) Clem Robins (2.0%) Ken Lopez (1.6%) Stan Sakai (1.6%) Ken Bruzenak (1.3%) Alex Ross (1.1%) Gaspar Saladino (1.1%) [Others] (19.7%) Favorite Painter Alex Ross (70.3%) Jerry Ordway (2.9%) Glenn Fabry (2.6%) Jon J. Muth (2.1%) Joe Jusko (1.6%) Simon Bisley (1.6%) Daniel Brereton (1.3%) Joseph Michael Linsner (1.2%) Charles Vess (1.0%) Tony Harris (1.0%) [Others] (14.3%) Favorite Comic Book Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Image) (12.1%) JLA (DC) (6.2%) Starman (DC) (5.6%) Preacher (DC/Vertigo) (4.4%) Thunderbolts (Marvel) (2.9%) Bone (Cartoon Books) (2.7%) Strangers in Paradise (Abstract) (2.6%) The Power of Shazam! (DC) (2.1%) Legionnaires (DC) (1.7%) Supreme (Awesome) (1.7%) Fantastic Four (Marvel (1.6%) Incredible Hulk (Marvel) (1.6%) Hate (Fantagraphics) (1.5%) Batman (DC) (1.3%) Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.3%) Legion of Super-Heroes (1.3%) Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (1.1%) Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC/Vertigo) (1.1%) Nightwing (DC) (1.0%) Savage Dragon (Image) (1.0%) Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) (1.0%) [Others] (44.3%) Favorite Original Graphic Novel Sin City: Family Values (Dark Horse) (27.3%) Life Story of the Flash (DC) (14.5%) Wonder Woman: Amazonia (DC) (6.7%) The Wizard's Tale (Image) (3.7%) Uncle Sam (DC) (2.8%)** Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death (Marvel) (2.3%) Scary Godmother (Sirius) (1.6%) A Jew in Communist Prague (NBM) (1.2%)** Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet (DC) (1.2%) Big Book of the Unexplained (DC/Paradox) (1.2%) What is is That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel) (1.2%) [Others] (36.5%) (** These are technically limited series of graphic novels) Favorite Limited Series Batman: The Long Halloween (DC) (9.5%) Uncle Sam (DC) (6.5%) The Kents (DC) (6.2%) Shade (DC) (5.9%) Heroes Reborn: The Return (Marvel) (5.1%) Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (DC) (2.4%) "Tangent" (DC) (2.1%)** Terminal City: Aerial Grafitti (DC/Vertigo) (2.1%) Hellboy: ALmost Colossus (Dark Horse) (1.6%) Superman/Madman Hullabaloo (DC and Dark Horse) (1.3%) Sin City: Sex and Violence (Dark Horse) (1.2%) Batman/Aliens (DC and Dark Horse) (1.0%) Red Rocket 7 (Dark Horse) (1.0%) Unknown Soldier (DC) (1.0%) Concrete: Strange Armor (Dark Horse) (1.0%) Birds of Prey: Wolves (DC) (1.0%) [Others] (50.8%) (** Not a series, but rather a set of loosely-related one-shot stories) Favorite Colorist Lovern Kindzierski (9.8%) Tom McCraw (9.4%) Gregory Wright (6.6%) Alex Sinclair (5.3%) Laura Allred (3.2%) Liquid! (3.0%) Steve Oliff and Olyoptics (3.0%) Pat Garrahy (2.8%) Glenn Whitmore (2.7%) Joe Rosas (2.1%) Gloria Vazquez (1.8%) Carla Feeney (1.6%) Tom Smith (1.4%) Joe Chiodo (1.4%) Jeremy Cox (1.4%) Marie Severin (1.4%) Atomic Paintbrush (1.2%) Barry Windsor-Smith (1.2%) Susan Daigle-Leach (1.2%) Pamela Rambo (1.1%) Angus McKie (1.1%) Brian Haberlin (1.1%) Lynn Varley (1.1%) Matt Hollingsworth (1.1%) Noelle Giddings (1.1%) Tom Luth (1.1%) Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon (1.1%) [Others] (30.9%) Favorite Cover Artist Alex Ross (28.4%) Glenn Fabry (6.5%) Jerry Ordway (5.7%) Brian Bolland (4.0%) George P'erez (3.4%) John Byrne (2.6%) Alan Davis (1.9%) Dave McKean (1.2%) Steve Rude (1.2%) Joseph Michael Linsner (1.1%) Travis Charest (1.1%) Adam Hughes (0.9%) Don Rosa (0.9%) [Others] (41.1%) Favorite Story** "Confession", Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5-9 (Image) (10.0%) "Rock of Ages", JLA #10-12 (DC) "Batman: The Long Halloween", Batman: The Long Halloween #2-13 (DC) (2.6%) "Uncle Sam", Uncle Sam #1-2 (DC) (1.9%) "Justice... Like Lightning", Thunderbolts #1 (Marvel) (1.9%) "New World Order", JLA #1-4 (DC) (1.7%) "Talking with David '97", Starman #37 (DC) (1.7%) "Heroes Reborn: The Return", Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4 (Marvel) (1.4%) "Sin City: Family Values", Sin City: Family Values (Dark Horse) (1.1%) "Show 'em All", Kurt Busiek's Astro City #10 (Image) (1.1%) "Then & Now", Teen Titans #12-15 (DC) (0.9%) [Others] (72.6%) (** Only those issues with a 1997 cover date are listed) Favorite Reprint Graphic Album Kingdom Come (DC) (26.1%) Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, vol. 7 (DC) (4.8%) Squadron Supreme (Marvel (4.6%) Golden Age of Marvel COmics (Marvel) (2.2%) Essential Spider-Man, vol. 1 (Marvel) (2.0%) Superman: The Action Comics Archives, vol. 1 (DC) (1.8%) All-Star Archives, vol. 3 (DC) (1.8%) Astro City: Confession (Image) (1.6%) Leave It to Chance: Shaman's Rain (Image) (1.6%) Zot!, vol. 1 (Kitchen Sink) (1.6%) Bone, vol. 4: Dragonslayer (1.4%) JLA: New World Order (DC) (1.4%) Quantum & Woody: The Director's Cut (Acclaim) (1.4%) Preacher: Until the End of hte World (DC/Vertigo) (1.2%) Sandman Dustcovers (DC/Vertigo) (1.2%) Cerebus, vol. 11: Guys (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.0%) Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse) (1.0%) Pogo (Fantagraphics) (1.0%) [Others] (42.2%) Favorite Character Batman (9.8%) Spider-Man (6.6%) Jack Knight (Starman) (6.1%) Superman (2.9%) Captain America (3.3%) Flash (2.9%) Hulk (2.1%) Captain Marvel (The Power of Shazam!) (2.0%) Cerebus (2.0%) Hellboy (1.8%) Nightwing (1.6%) The Thing (Fantastic Four) (1.6%) Uncle Scrooge McDuck (1.6%) Green Lantern (1.4%) Wolverine (1.4%) John Constantine (Hellblazer) (1.3%) Concrete (1.1%) Iron Man (1.1%) Jesse Custer (Preacher) (1.0%) Spawn (1.0%) Spectre (1.0%) Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo) (1.0%) Wonder Woman (1.0%) [Others] (42.5%) |