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The Rec.arts.comics Eighties Awards!!
(originally conducted as part of the 1989 poll)
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Favorite writer:
 
Alan Moore.............22
Frank Miller............8
Dave Sim................8
Chris Claremont.........4
Gilbert Hernandez.......2
Tied with 1 : Mark Gruenwald, Phil Foglio, Scott McCloud, Walt
Simonson, Roy Thomas, Matt Wagner
 
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Favorite artist:
 
Bill Sienkiewicz.......12
George Perez............4
Dave McKean.............3
John Byrne..............2
Alan Davis..............2
Jaime Hernandez.........2
Kevin Maguire...........2
Steve Rude..............2
Dave Sim................2
John Totleben...........2
Tied with 1 : Sergio Aragones, Stephen Bissette, Brian Bolland,
Gerhard, Steve Lightle, Scott McCloud, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller,
Kevin O'Neill, Walter Simonson, Jim Starlin, Bryan Talbot
 
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Favorite new character or team:
 
Excalibur...............4
Sandman.................4
Concrete................3
Elementals..............3
Jenny (from Zot!).......3
Nexus...................3
Miracleman..............3
Kitty Pryde.............3
Rorschach...............2
Zot.....................2
Tied with 1 : Animal Man, John Constantine, Maggie Chascarillo,
Cutey Bunney, Damage Control, Dreadstar & Co., Dynamo Joe, Elektra,
Grendel (Hunter Rose), The Judge (Cerebus), Justice League
International, Marshall Law, Kevin Matchstick, Chester Monroe, Billy
Nguyen, Omaha, Torquemada, Stinz, The Tick, Venom, Watchmen
 
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Favorite continuing series:
 
Cerebus................12
Swamp Thing.............4
Love and Rockets........3
X-Men...................3
Daredevil...............2
Zot!....................2
Tied with 1 : Amazing Spider-Man, Akira, Avengers, Concrete,
Detective Comics, Dreadstar, Excalibur, Grimjack, Hulk, Legion of
Super-Heroes, Lone Wolf and Cub, Miracleman, (Claremont's) New
Mutants, Nexus, Omaha the Cat Dancer, Sandman, (Simonson's) Thor, The
Tick
 
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Favorite limited series:
 
Watchmen....................21
Dark Knight..................7
V for Vendetta...............5
Crisis on Infinite Earths....4
Tied with 1 : The Adv. of Luther Arkwright, Black Orchid, Dr. Fate,
Elektra: Assassin, Elfquest, Fantastic Four vs. X-Men, Kings in
Disguise, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, The Longbow Hunters, Mage : The
Hero Discovered, Nausicaa, Stinz, X-Men vs.  Avengers, Villains and
Vigilantes
 
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Favorite storyline of any series:
 
American Gothic, from Swamp Thing....4
Born Again, from Daredevil...........4
Church and State, from Cerebus.......4
The Elektra Saga, from Daredevil.....3
High Society, from Cerebus...........3
Quest for the Key, from Zot!.........3
The Asgardian Wars,
   from X-Men and New Mutants........2
Crisis on Infinite Earths............2
Tied with 1:
 The Armor Wars, from Iron Man
  Batman: Year One, from Batman
 The first Brood story, from X-Men
 Devil's Legacy, from Grendel
 A Dream of Flying, from Miracleman
 Gothic Empire, from Nemesis the Warlock
 The Fear, from Detective Comics
 The Great Darkness Saga, from Legion of Super-Heroes
 Kings in Disguise
 Nightcrawler limited series
 Miracleman Book 3
 Planet Earth, from Zot!
 The Sin-Eater, from Spectacular Spider-Man
 The Spider War, from Omega Men
 Spider-Woman vs. the Viper, from Spider-Woman
 The Surtur Saga, from Thor
 The Trial of Henry Pym, from Avengers
 The second Trigon story, from the New Teen Titans
  Vida Loca, from Love and Rockets
 Watchmen