1998 Pantera di Lucca Comics (Lucca Comics' Panther Award)
(Winners in bold and followed by an *)
Best Italian Scriptwriter (or sole Author)
- Alfredo Castelli *
- Mauro Cominelli
- Massimo De Vita
- Leo Ortolani
- Giovanni Mattioli
- Vittorio Giardino
Best Italian Designer
- Roberto Baldazzini *
- Massimo Bonfatti
- Massimo Carnevale
- Giuseppe Palumbo
- Corrado Mastantuono
- Fabio Civitelli
- Davide Toffolo
- Claudio Villa
Best Foreign Scriptwriter (or sole Author)
- Daniel Clowes
- David Mazzucchelli
- Alexandro Jodorowski *
- Terry Moore
- Rumiko Takahashi
- Chris Ware
- Noel Van Horn
- Alexandar Zograf
- Robin Wood
Best Foreign Designer
- Eddie Campbell
- Cèsar Ferioli
- Juan Giminez *
- Jason Lutes
- Thomas Ott
- Josè Munoz
- Mark Schultz
- Daan Jippes
Best Current Publisher in the Italian Market
- Kappa Edizioni
- Paolo Ferriani Editore
- PuntoZero
- Hazard
- Sergio Bonelli Editore *
- Magic Press
- Phoenix Enterprise
Best Book in the Italian Market
- Lo sconosciuto (The Disowned), by Magnus (Einaudi);
- Palestine, by Joe Sacco (Phoenix Enterprise)
- Prima pagare poi ricordare (Pay first, then remember), by Filippo
Scozzari (Castelvecchi)
- Verso la tempesta (Against the Storm), by Will Eisner (PuntoZero) *
- I camminatori (Fond of Walking), by Otto Gabos (Kappa Edizioni)
- Benvenuti a Palomar (Welcome to Palomar), by Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez
(Magic Press)
- Jonas Fink, by Vittorio Giardino (Lizard)
Best Young Author
- Gianluca Costantini
- Tito Faraci *
- Piero Ferrero (in Feropi art)
- Gian Maria Liani
- Patrizia Mandanici
- Tommaso Milella
- Stefano Zattera
Career Award (Italian Author)
- Guglielmo Letteri
- Giorgio Rebuffi *
- Carlo Chendi
- Nevio Zeccara
- Enrico Bagnoli
- Enzo Facciolo
Career Award (Foreign Author)
- Edika (Edouard Carali)
- Don Lawrence *
- David Mazzucchelli
- Robin Wood
- Leonard Starr
- Alexandro Jodorowski
- Munoz and Sampayo
Nominating Jury:
Gianfranco Goria (journalist, author, President of Anonima Fumetti;
President of the Jury)
Luciano Bottaro (author; Italy)
Hermann (author; Belgium)
Sydney Jordan (author; UK)
Raphael Martinez (international agent, publisher; Spain)
Ulrich Schroder (author, Disney Creative Center--Paris; Germany)
Dez Skinn (publisher; UK)
Carlos Trillo (comic book scriptwriter, comic book historian; Argentina)
"Targhe" of Masters of the Image
Decided by the "Scientific Committee" of Lucca Comics
- Tiberio Colantuoni *
- Guglielmo Letteri *
- Guido Zamperoni *
- Nevio Zeccara *
- Sergio Tarquinio *
Smoke of China Award
(Voted on by readers and critics)
Realistic Comics
Best Scriptwriter: Carl Ambrosini
Best Designer: Giampiero Casertano
Best Solo Author: Vittorio Giardino
Best New Author: Giuseppe Franzella
Best Character: Jonas Fink
Humorous Comics
Best Scriptwriter: Leo Ortolani
Best Designer: George Cavazzano
Best Solo Author: Leo Ortolani
Best New Author: Paul Zaniboni
Best Character: Calvin & Hobbes
Other Categories
Best "copertinista": Claudius Villa
Best "testata": Napoleone
Best publisher: Lizard
Best comic collection: Jonas Fink
Best story: Ken Parker, "Face of Branch"
Best classic: Letterista
Best Watchmen: Renata Tuis
Best translator: Daniel Brolli
Career Award: Lina Buffolente
"Targa" Pines Marks: Erinni
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