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18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)

(For work done in 1999)

Favorite Publisher
DC (68.5%)
Marvel (14.2%)
Dark Horse (5.0%)
Image (1.8%)
Aardvark-Vanaheim (1.0%)
Abstract Comics (0.9%)
Archie (0.9%)
Sirius (0.9%)
Radio Comix (0.8%)
Gemstone (0.7%)
Avatar (0.6%)
Oni (0.6%)
Cartoon Books (0.6%)
Others (3.5%)

Favorite Editor
Denny O'Neil (22.0%)
Tom Brevoort (18.4%)
Scott Dunbier (5.2%)
Peter Tomasi (3.7%)
Bob Harras (3.7%)
Karen Berger (3.3%)
Dan Raspler (2.8%)
Mike Carlin (2.6%)
Diana Schutz (2.5%)
Bobbie Chase (2.1%)
Joey Cavalieri (1.9%)
Eddie Berganza (1.8%)
Alisa Kwitney (1.8%)
Joe Quesada (1.6%)
Jordan Gorfinkel (1.6%)
Stuart Moore (1.4%)
Ralph Macchio (1.0%)
Bob Schreck (1.0%)
Elin Winkler (0.9%)
Others (20.6%)

Favorite Writer
Alan Moore (20.0%)
Kurt Busiek (13.3%)
Mark Waid (6.5%)
Waren Ellis (6.3%)
Peter David (5.5%)
Garth Ennis (4.3%)
James Robinson (4.2%)
Devin Grayson (2.0%)
Chuck Dixon (2.0%)
Christopher Priest (1.9%)
John Ostrander (1.7%)
Grant Morrison (1.6%)
Frank Miller (1.6%)
Neil Gaiman (1.6%)
Kevin Smith (1.5%)
Terry Moore (1.4%)
Jeph Loeb (1.3%)
J. Michael Straczynski (1.1%)
John Byrne (1.0%)
Fabian Nicieza (0.8%)
Paul Dini (0.7%)
Brian Holgun (0.7%)
Stan Sakai (0.7%)
Steve Englehart (0.7%)
Chris Claremont (0.7%)
David Gouer (0.6%)
Dan Jurgens (0.6%)
Others (15.6%)

Favorite Penciller
George Perez (20.0%)
John Byrne (2.9%)
Bryan Hitch (2.5%)
Chris Sprouse (2.2%)
Joe Quesada (2.0%)
Brent Anderson (2.0%)
Gil Kane (1.9%)
Tim Sale (1.7%)
Greg Land (1.6%)
Frank Miller (1.6%)
Alan Davis (1.4%)
J.H. Williams (1.3%)
Frank Cho (1.2%)
Terry Moore (1.2%)
Erik Larsen (1.2%)
Sal Velluto (1.2%)
Stan Sakai (1.2%)
Mike Mignola (1.1%)
Howard Porter (1.1%)
Bryan Talbot (1.1%)
Scott McDaniel (1.1%)
Jim Lee (1.1%)
Sergio Aragones (1.0%)
Steve Rude (1.0%)
Tom Mandrake (1.0%)
Jerry Ordway (1.0%)
Chris Bachalo (0.9%)
Dave Sim (0.9%)
J. Scott Campbell (0.8%)
Others (40.7%)

Favorite Inker
Al Vey (9.1%)
Jimmy Palmiotti (8.7%)
Terry Austin (6.7%)
Paul Neary (4.6%)
Tom Palmer (4.5%)
Al Gordon (2.9%)
Mark Farmer (2.8%)
Mick Gray (2.1%)
Frank Miller (2.1%)
Will Blyberg (2.0%)
Klaus Janson (1.9%)
Bob Almond (1.9%)
Kevin Nowlan (1.7%)
Dick Giordano (1.7%)
Drew Geraci (1.6%)
Al Milgrom (1.5%)
Karl Stacy (1.4%) 
Joe Rubinstein (1.3%)
Stan Sakai (1.3%)
John Dell (1.2%)
Others (39.1%)

Favorite Letterer
Todd Klein (23.9%)
Richard Starkings and Comicraft (18.3%)
John Costanza (7.8%)
Dave Sim (7.7%)
John Workman (3.7%)
Stan Sakai (3.2%)
Chris Eliopoulos (2.8%)
Bill Oakley (2.4%)
Tom Orzechowski (2.3%)
Ken Lopez (2.2%)
Gaspar Saladino (2.1%)
Ken Bruzenak (1.3%)
Dennis Heisler (1.2%)
Artie Simek (1.2%)
Chris Ware (1.1%)
Jim Novak (1.0%)
Others (17.8%)

Favorite Colorist
Lynn Varley (12.6%)
Liquid (8.5%)
Laura Depuy (6.2%)
Tom Smith (5.8%)
WildStorm FX (4.4%)
Digital Chameleon (3.7%)
Laura Allred (3.4%)
Tom McCraw (3.2%)
Greg Wright (2.9%)
Steve Oliff (2.4%)
Glenn Whitmore (2.3%)
Alex Sinclair (2.2%)
Tom Luth (2.0%)
Richard Isanove (1.9%)
Alex Ross (1.9%)
Jeromy Cox (1.7%)
Jonathan D. Smith (1.7%)
Angus McKie (1.4%)
Marie Severin (1.4%)
Others (30.5%)

Favorite Comic Book
Avengers Forever (Marvel) (11.5%)
Starman (DC) (7.2%)
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (DC/Wildstorm) (7.2%)
Batman (DC) (6.8%)
JLA (DC) (6.4%)
Top 10 (DC/ABC) (6.4%)
Preacher (DC/Vertigo) (5.2%)
The Flash (DC) (4.6%)
Tom Strong (DC/ABC) (4.0%)
The Authority (DC/Wildstorm) (3.4%)
Strangers in Paradise (Abstract) (3.3%)
Planetary (DC/Wildstorm) (2.7%)
JSA (DC) (2.4%)
Uncanny X-Men (Marvel) (2.2%)
Transmetropolitan (DC/Vertigo) (2.2%)
Promethea (DC/ABC) (2.2%)
Black Panther (Marvel) (2.2%)
Tomorrow Stories (DC) (1.9%)
Thor (Marvel) (1.9%)
Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) (1.9%)
Books of Magic (DC/Vertigo) (1.8%)
Hitman (DC) (1.8%)
Superman (DC) (1.7%)
Danger Girl (DC/Wildstorm) (1.6%)
Thunderbolts (Marvel) (1.6%)
Daredevil (Marvel) (1.6%)
Nightwing (DC) (1.6%)
Birds of Prey (DC) (1.5%)
Rising Stars (Image) (1.5%)
Fantastic Four (Marvel) (1.5%)
Age of Bronze (Image) (1.4%)
Others (37.8%)

Favorite Character
Batman (16.6%)
Superman (9.9%)
Spider-Man (4.7%)
Starman (Jack Knight) (4.3%)
Captain America (2.7%)
The Flash (Barry Allen) (2.6%)
Tom Strong (2.5%)
Spider Jerusalem (2.5%)
Wolverine (2.3%)
Nightwing (2.2%)
Daredevil (2.0%)
Black Panther (1.9%)
Jack B. Quick (1.8%)
Promethea (1.7%)
Captain Marvel (1.7%)
Spectre (1.7%)
Usagi Yojimbo (1.6%)
Preacher (Jesse Custer) (1.5%)
Cerebus (1.3%)
Aquaman (1.2%)
Vampirella (1.1%)
The Flash (Wally West) (1.1%)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (1.1%)
Iron Man (1.0%)
Barry Ween (1.0%)
Thor (0.9%)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (0.8%)
Others (26.2%)

Favorite Original Graphic Novel
Batman: War on Crime (DC) (26.4%)
Superman: Peace on Earth (DC) (16.9%)
Sandman: Dream Hunters (DC) (8.9%)
Goodbye, Chunky Rice (Top Shelf) (2.9%)
Son of Superman (DC) (2.8%)
Green Lantern: Fear Itself (DC) (2.5%)
The Big Book of Grimm (DC/Paradox) (1.9%)
You Are Here (DC) (1.8%)
Incredible Hulk vs. Superman (Marvel/DC) (1.1%)
Others (33.6%)

Favorite Painter
Alex Ross (81.7%)
Dan Brereton (3.2%)
Joe Jusko (3.0%)
David Mack (1.9%)
Glenn Fabry (1.4%)
Frank Frazetta (1.2%)
Steve Rude (1.2%)
Dave McKean (1.1%)
Jerry Ordway (1.0%)
Dave Dorman (0.9%)
Mark Texeira (0.9%)
Glen Orbik (0.8%)
Kyle Baker (0.8%)
Others (7.5%)

Favorite Story
"No Man's Land", Batman titles (DC) (15.9%)
"Ultron Unlimited", Avengers #19-22 (Marvel) (5.7%)
"Crisis Times Five", JLA #28-31 (DC) (4.4%)
"Guardian Devil", Daredevil #3-8 (Marvel) (4.1%)
"Stars My Destination", Starman #49-60 (DC) (2.5%)
"The Radiant, Heavenly City", Promethea #1 (DC/ABC) (2.2%)
"For Tomorrow", Hitman #39-42 (DC) (1.8%)
"Justice Be Done", JSA #1-5 (DC) (1.8%)
"Hell & Back", Sin City: Hell & Back #1-6 (Dark Horse) (1.8%)
"Earth X", Earth X #0-9 (Marvel) (1.8%)
"Chain Lightning", Flash #145-150 (DC) (1.7%)
"How Tom Strong Got Started", Tom Strong #1 (DC/ABC) (1.7%)
"Justice Society Returns", various titles (DC) (1.5%)
Others (53.2%)

Favorite Reprint Graphic Album
Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC) (5.0%)
300 (Dark Horse) (5.0%)
From Hell (Eddie Campbell) (5.0%)
Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC) (2.6%)
Shazam! Archives, vol. 2 (DC) (2.3%)
JLA: Justice For All (DC) (2.6%)
Mystery in Space (DC) (2.6%)
All-Star Archives, vol. 5 (DC) (2.6%)
Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter (Dark Horse) (2.3%)
The Kingdom (DC) (2.1%)
Green Lantern: Fear Itself (DC) (2.0%)
Legion Archives, vol. 9 (DC) (1.7%)
The Kents (DC) (1.5%)
Prince Valiant, vol. 39 (Fantagraphics) (1.5%)
Daredevil: Guardian Devil (Marvel) (1.4%)
StormWatch: A Finer World (DC/Wildstorm) (1.4%)
Whiteout (Oni) (1.4%)
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel) (1.0%)
World's Finest Archives, vol. 1 (DC) (1.0%)
Avengers: Visionaries (Marvel) (0.8%)
Others (54.4%)

Favorite Limited Series
Avengers Forever (Marvel) (8.7%)
Earth X (Marvel) (6.9%)
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave & the Bold (DC) (5.0%)
Inhumans (Marvel) (4.9%)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DC/ABC) (4.4%)
Heart of Empire (Dark Horse) (2.9%)
Sin City: Hell & Back (Dark Horse) (2.8%)
Groo & Rufferto (Dark Horse) (1.2%)
Black Widow (Marvel) (1.2%)
Fanboy (DC) (1.0%)
300 (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Tarzan/Batman: Claws of the Cat-Woman (DC/Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Whiteout: Melt (Oni) (1.0%)
Scene of the Crime (DC) (0.9%)
Others (54.3%)

Favorite Cover Artist
Alex Ross (28.0%)
Brian Bolland (7.3%)
George Perez (6.0%)
Adam Hughes (5.4%)
Glenn Fabry (3.7%)
Alan Davis (3.1%)
Tony Harris (2.5%)
Dave McKean (2.2%)
Tim Bradstreet (2.0%)
Steve Lightle (1.9%)
John Byrne (1.9%)
Joe Quesada (1.7%)
John Cassaday (1.5%)
Michael W. Kaluta (1.5%)
Others (31.3%)