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1999 Good Taste Awards

(for work done in 1998)

Total# of votes: approx. 63

Key:
# of votes Person or item voted for

Best Writer

    27 Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville)
    14 Joe Sacco (Soba)
    8 Edmond Baudoin (Piero, L'Association en Egypte)
    6 David B.(L'Ascension du Haut Mal t. 3)
    6 Jason Lutes (Berlin #4)

Best Artist:

    18 Max (The Extended Dream of Mr. D. # 1)
    16 Dave McKean (Cages)
    11 David B. (L'Ascension du Haut Mal t. 3)
    10 Maurice Vellekoop (Vellevision)
    9 Jaime Hernandez (Penny Century #2-3)

Best Cartoonist

    18 Lewis Trondheim (Harum Scarum, The Hoodoodad, The Nimrod #1-2)
    14 Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville)
    11 Joe Sacco (Soba)
    10 David B. (L'Ascension du Haut Mal t. 3)
    9 Edmond Baudoin (Piero, L'Association en Egypte)

Talent Deserving Wider Recognition

    14 Brian Ralph
    13 Phoebe Gloeckner
    12 Blutch
    10 Thomas Ott
    7 David B.

Best Publisher

    23 Drawn & Quarterly
    17 L'Association
    11 Fantagraphics Books
    7 Black Eye
    6 Actus Tragicus

Best Continuing Series

    16 Berlin #4, by Jason Lutes (Black Eye)
    15 Acme Novelty Library #10, by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
    13 Nowhere #4, by Debbie Drechsler (Drawn & Quarterly)
    10 Black Hole #5-6, by Charles Burns (Fantagraphics)
    6 Dirty Plotte #12, by Doucet (Drawn & Quarterly)
    3 Palookaville #12, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best New Series

    17 The Nimrod #1-2, by Lewis Trondheim (Fantagraphics)
    16 Sock Monkey #1-2, by Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse)
    8 Luba #1-2, by Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
    7 Donjon v1-2, by Sfar and Lewis Trondheim
    6 Magic Whistle #1, by Henderson (Alternative Press)

Best Finite Series

    24 Extended Dream of Mr. D #1, by Max (Drawn & Quarterly)
    12 The End #1-3, by Ilya (Slab-O-Concrete)
    8 Land of Nod #3-4, by Stephens (Dark Horse)
    5 Envelope Manufacturer #1, by Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
    4 Scatterbrain #1-4, by various (Dark Horse)

Best Mini-Comic

    15 Fireball, by Brian Ralph
    12 Lambiek Avontuur Strip, by Ware
    8 Minutiae, by Lasky
    6 James Kochalka Superstar #11, by James Kochalka
    4 4th and Inches: A Beak and Clemmy Erotic Odyssey, by various

Best Web-Published Comic

    11 "My Obsession With Chess", by Scottt McCloud, http://scottmccloud.com/comics/comics.html
    9 "Leisuretown", http://www.leisuretown.com
    6 "Filler", by Havrilesky and Colon, http://www.suck.com
    3 "Carl Lives!", by Scott McCloud, http://scottmccloud.com/comics/comics.html
    1 "Porphyria's Lover", by Scott McCloud, http://scottmccloud.com/comics/comics.html

Best Foreign Language Comic

    12 Cheval sans tete #5, by various (Amok)
    10 Stigmates, by Mattotti (Seuil)
    9 L'Ascension du Haut-Mal 3, by David B. (L'Association)
    6 Vivons Heureux sans en avoir l'air, by Dupuy and Berberian (Humanos)
    4 Berlin 1931, by Cava and Raul (Amok)

Best Anthology

    13 Lapin #18-21 (L'Association)
    12 Stripburger (Stripcore/Forum Ljubljana)
    11 Top Shelf #6-7 (Top Shelf)
    10 Cheval Sans Tete #5 (Amok)
    7 Blab! #9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Short Piece

    18 "Queen of the Black Black", by Kelso, Queen of the Black Black
    10 "The Northwest Comix Collective", by Evan Dorkin, Dork #6
    9 "Home School", by Jaime Hernandez, Penny Century #3
    8 "Etoile d'Orient", by Alagbe, Cheval Sans Tete #5
    6 "The War Crimes Trials", by Joe Sacco, Details

Best Single Issue of an Ongoing Series

    14 Berlin #4, by Jason Lutes (Black Eye)
    13 Acme Novelty Library #10, by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
    11 L'ascension du Haut Mal 3, by David B. (L'Association)
    10 Hate #30, by Peter Bagge and various others (Fantagraphics)
    9 Nowhere #4, by Dreschler (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Ongoing Serialized Story

    17 "Berlin", by Jason Lutes, Berlin #4
    15 "Alec", by Campbell, Dee Vee #5-8
    13 "Black Hole", by Charles Burns, Black Hole #5-6
    10 "Clyde Fans", by Seth, Palookaville #12
    5 "Summer of Love", by Dreschler, Nowhere #4

Best One Shot

    32 Soba, by Joe Sacco (Drawn and Quarterly)
    10 Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight, by James Sturm (Drawn and Quarterly)
    8 Jack's Luck Runs Out, by Little (Beekeeper)
    7 Dance of the Gull Catchers, by Alan Moore and Campbell (Kitchen Sink)
    6 Observable, by Pinkus (Actus Tragicus)

Best Graphic Novel

    29 Hicksville, by Dylan Horrocks (Black Eye)
    21 Cages, by Dave McKean (Kitchen Sink)
    6 Black Candy, by Madden (Black Eye)
    6 Ethel & Ernest, by Briggs (Jonathan Cape)
    2 L'Ascension du Haut Mal 3, by David B. (L'Association)

Best Reprint Collection

    21 Vellevision, by Maurice Vellekoop (Drawn & Quarterly)
    19 Little Man, by Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
    8 Queen of the Black Black, by Kelso (Highwater)
    6 Rocco Vargas, by Torres (Dark Horse)
    5 Black Jack, Vol 1, by Tezuka (Viz)

Best Strip

    20 Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, by Ben Katchor
    14 Mutts, by McDonnell
    8 Story Minute, by Lay
    8 Doonesbury, by Gary Trudeau
    4 This Modern World, by Tom Tomorrow

Best Guilty Pleasure

    13 Bone, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
    12 Stray Bullets, by David Lapham
    11 Mister Miracle, by Jack Kirby (DC)
    9 Essential Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Marvel)
    6 Kane, by Grist (Dancing Elephant)

Best Production Design

    24 Acme Novelty Library #10, by Chris Ware (Fanatgraphics)
    14 Cages, by Dave McKean (Kitchen Sink Press)
    12 Vellevision, by Maurice Vellekoop (Drawn & Quarterly)
    8 Cheval sans tete (Amok)
    5 Hicksville, by Dylan Horrocks and Vrana (Black Eye)

Best Publication About Comics

    34 Comics Journal #200-207 (Fantagraphics)
    9 9e Art #3
    5 Nga Pakiwaituhi o Aotearoa/New Zealand Comics (Hicksville Press)
    5 The Imp #2
    4 Zozolala #96-103

Best [comix@] Poster

    23 Arthur van Kruining
    22 Bart Beaty
    17 Paul Gravett
    14 Mark Nevins
    10 Matt Madden