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4th Annual Wizard Fan Awards

(For material published in 1996)
(Winners in bold and marked with "*")

Comic creative

Favorite writer

  • Kurt Busiek
  • Peter David
  • Garth Ennis
  • Scott Lobdell, X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Generation X (Marvel) *
  • Mark Waid

Favorite penciller

  • J. Scott Campbell
  • Adam Kubert
  • Jim Lee *
  • Joe Madueira
  • Joe Quesada

Favorite inker

  • Alex Garner
  • Todd McFarlane *
  • Jimmy Palmiotti
  • Tim Townsend
  • Scott Williams

Favorite colorist

  • Laura Allred *
  • Joe Chiodo
  • Digital Chameleon
  • Electric Crayon
  • International House of Color

Favorite letterer

    [Winner not known]
  • Chris Eliopoulos
  • Todd Klein
  • Tim Orzechowski
  • Rick Parker
  • Richard Starkings and Comicraft

Favorite editor

  • Joey Cavalieri
  • Mark Gruenwald
  • Bob Harras, X-Men group (Marvel) *Stuart Moore
  • Denny O'Neil

Comic character

Favorite male hero

    [Winner not known]
  • Batman
  • Spawn
  • Spider-man
  • Superman
  • Wolverine

Favorite female heroine

    [Winner not known]
  • Angela
  • Lady Death
  • Rogue
  • Shi
  • Witchblade

Favorite villain

    [Winner not known]
  • Doctor Doom
  • Onslaught
  • Ra'as al Ghul
  • Sabretooth
  • Saint of Killers

Favorite supporting character

    [Winner not known]
  • Arseface
  • Lois Lane
  • Mary Jane Parker
  • Norman McCay
  • Terry Fitzgerald

Comic books

Favorite ongoing series

    [Winner not known]
  • Gen13
  • Preacher
  • Spawn
  • Uncanny X-Men
  • Untold Tales of Spider-man

Favorite one-shot or mini-series

    [Winner not known]
  • Kingdom Come
  • Legends of the Dark Claw
  • Marvel vs. DC
  • Onslaught "bookends"
  • Spider-boy

Favorite publisher

    [Winner not known]
  • Dark Horse
  • DC COmics
  • Image
  • Marvel Comics
  • Sirius

Comic product

Favorite comic merchandise (statue, poster, video game, whatever)

    [Winner not known]
  • Madman yo-yo
  • Sandman bookends
  • Sin City lighter
  • Swamp Ting statue
  • X-Men: Children of the Atom video game

Favorite comic trading card set

    [Winner not known]
  • Amalgam
  • Kingdom Come Extra
  • Onslaught: Marvel Universe
  • Return of the Jedi Widevision
  • Superman Action Packs

Favorite comic toy

    [Winner not known]
  • Spawn Series 6
  • Star Wars: Power of the Force
  • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
  • Total Justice
  • X-Men: Classics Light-Ups

Favorite comic animation project

    [Winner not known]
  • "Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast"
  • "Spider-man"
  • "Superman"
  • "The Tick"
  • "X-Men"

Favorite comic live-action project

    [Winner not known]
  • "Babylon 5"
  • "Generation X"
  • "Lois and Clark"
  • "Star Trek: Deep Space 9"
  • "The X-Files"

Neat stuff

Comics' Greatest Moment 1996

    [Winner not known]
  • Arrival of Captain Marvel, Kingdom Come #3
  • Heroes Sacrifice to stop Onslaught, Onslaught: Marvel Universe
  • Return of Peter Parker, Spider-man #75
  • Sacrifice of Hal Jordan, Final Night #4
  • Wedding of Superman and Lois Lane, Superman Wedding Album

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Award

    [Information not available]