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21st Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2003)

(For work done in 2002)

Favorite Publisher
DC 47.2%
Marvel 24.3%
CrossGen 11.5%
Image 2.5%
Oni 2.0%
Dark Horse 1.4%
Linsner.com 1.4%
Top Shelf 1.1%
Bongo 1.1%
Fantagraphics 0.8%
[Others] 6.7%

Favorite Editor
Axel Alonso 16.7%
Tom Brevoort 13.4%
Joe Quesada 7.4%
Bob Schreck 7.1%
Peter Tomasi 4.5%
Ralph Macchio 3.3%
Scott Dunbier 3.0%
Karen Berger 3.0%
Eddie Berganza 2.6%
Jamie Rich 2.2%
Mike Carlin 2.2%
Scott Allie 2.2%
Joey Cavalieri 1.9%
Joseph Michael Linsner 1.9%
Stuart Moore 1.9%
Bill Morrison 1.9%
Denny O'Neil 1.5%
Will Dennis 1.5%
Diana Schutz 1.1%
Ian Feller 1.1%
Barbara Kesel 1.1%
Mike Marts 1.1%
[Others] 17.5%

Favorite Writer
Brian Michael Bendis 17.1%
Geoff Johns 12.3%
Alan Moore 11.1%
Peter David 10.3%
J. Michael Straczynski 5.1%
Mark Waid 4.0%
Chuck Dixon 2.6%
Joseph Michael Linsner 2.6%
Kurt Busiek 2.6%
Jeph Loeb 1.7%
Warren Ellis 1.7%
Mark Millar 1.7%
Brian Azzarello 1.4%
Garth Ennis 1.1%
Grant Morrison 1.1%
Greg Rucka 1.1%
Kevin Smith 1.1%
Barbara Kesel 0.9%
Doug Moench 0.9%
Tony Bedard 0.9%
[Others] 18.6%

Favorite Penciller
George Perez 7.1%
Greg Land 6.3%
Jim Lee 6.3%
John Romita, Jr. 6.1%
Bryan Hitch 5.1%
Alan Davis 3.3%
Joseph Michael Linsner 2.7%
John Cassaday 2.4%
Rags Morales 2.4%
Paul Gulacy 2.1%
Phil Jimenez 2.1%
Scott Kolins 2.1%
Butch Guice 1.8%
Ed Benes 1.8%
John Byrne 1.8%
Mike Allred 1.8%
Frank Quietly 1.5%
J.H. Williams III 1.5%
Mike Mignola 1.5%
Alex Maleev 1.2%
Andrea DiVito 1.2%
Colleen Doran 1.2%
Eduardo Risso 1.2%
Leonard Kirk 1.2%
Terry Moore 1.2%
[Others] 34.5%

Favorite Inker
Jimmy Palmiotti 7.1%
Art Thibert 5.7%
Scott Hanna 5.6%
Mark Farmer 3.9%
Terry Austin 3.6%
Doug Hazelwood 3.2%
Michael Bair 3.2%
Joseph Michael Linsner 2.9%
Scott Williams 2.9%
Drew Geraci 2.5%
Tom Palmer 2.5%
Andy Lanning 1.8%
P. Craig Russell 1.8%
Rick Magyar 1.8%
Alex Lei 1.4%
Ande Parks 1.4%
Bill Sienkiewicz 1.4%
Karl Kesel 1.4%
Paul Neary 1.4%
Al Vey 1.1%
Colleen Doran 1.1%
Danny Miki 1.1%
Jay Leistan 1.1%
Keith Champagne 1.1%
Klaus Janson 1.1%
Mick Gray 1.1%
Richard Friend 1.1%
Robin Riggs 1.1%
[Others] 34.4%

Favorite Letterer
Richard Starkings & Comicraft 17.2% (tie)
Todd Klein 17.2% (tie)
Chris Eliopoulous 7.8%
John Workman 6.1%
David Lamphear 5.3%
Troy Peteri 4.9%
John Costanza 4.5%
Ken Lopez 3.7%
Tom Orzechowski 3.7%
Bill Oakley 2.5%
Gaspar Saladino 2.0%
Joseph Michael Linsner 2.0%
Stan Sakai 2.0%
Dave Sim 1.6%
Cory Petit 1.2%
Ken Bruzenak 1.2%
Randy Gentile 1.2%
Sean Konot 1.2%
Albert De Guzman 0.8%
Colleen Doran 0.8%
[Others] 8.6%

Favorite Colorist
Laura DePuy Martin 15.6%
Paul Mounts 5.1%
Justin Ponsor 4.3%
Lynn Varley 4.3%
Laura Allred 3.9%
John Kalisz 3.5%
Dave Stewart 3.5%
Joseph Michael Linsner 3.1%
Tom Smith 3.1%
James Sinclair 2.7%
Matt Hollingsworth 2.3%
Alex Sinclair 2.3%
Digital Chameleon 1.9%
Liquid 1.9%
Guy Major 1.6%
Hi-Fi Colour Design 1.6%
Jeromy Cox 1.6%
Marie Severin 1.6%
Richard Isanove 1.6%
Rob Schwager 1.6%
Tom McCraw 1.6%
[Others] 31.5%

Favorite Comic Book
JSA 11.4%
Amazing Spider-man 4.4%
The Ultimates 4.1%
Ultimate Spider-man 3.5%
Fantastic Four 3.2%
Daredevil 2.9%
Fables 2.9%
Avengers 2.6%
Powers 2.6%
Batman 2.3%
Flash 2.0%
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2.0%
Ruse 2.0%
Supergirl 2.0%
Alias 1.8%
Promethea 1.8%
100 Bullets 1.5%
Green Arrow 1.5%
JLA 1.5%
Legion 1.5%
Sojourn 1.5%
[Others] 40.9%

Favorite Character
Batman 14.3%
Spider-man 9.6%
Superman 5.5%
Hellboy 3.5%
Daredevil 3.2%
Captain Marvel (DC) 2.6%
Flash 2.6%
Dawn 2.3%
Supergirl 2.3%
Wolverine 2.0%
Green Arrow 1.7%
Wonder Woman 1.7%
Captain America 1.5%
Hulk 1.5%
Jessica Jones (Alias) 1.5%
Spider Jerusalem 1.5%
Savage Dragon 1.2%
[Others] 41.4%

Favorite Original Graphic Novel
JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (DC) 31.7%
Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC) 8.1%
Green Lantern: Legacy (DC) 5.0%
JLA Secret Origins (DC) 5.0%
The Pro (Image) 5.0%
Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries (Dark Horse) 3.7%
3 Fingers (Three Fingers Press) 3.1%
Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (DC) 3.1%
Creature Tech (Top Shelf) 1.9%
Hulk: The End (Marvel) 1.9%
Sandman Presents the Furies (DC/Vertigo) 1.9%
Batman: Absolution (DC) 1.2%
Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset (DC/ABC) 1.2%
Human Target: Final Cut (DC/Vertigo) 1.2%
In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe (DC/Vertigo) 1.2%
King David (DC/Paradox Press) 1.2%
Kolchak the Night Stalker (Moonstone) 1.2%
Metabarons: Alpha & Omega (Humanoids) 1.2%
[Others] 21.1%

Favorite Story
"Super-Human," The Ultimates #1-6 4.9% (tie)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 #1-3 4.9% (tie)
"Out," Daredevil #32 4.1%
"Stealing Thunder," JSA #32-37 3.7%
"Legends in Exile," Fables #1-5 3.4%
"Unmanned," Y: The Last Man #1-5 3.4%
"Hush," Batman #608 3.0%
"Many Happy Returns," Supergirl #75 3.0%
The Dark Knight Strikes Again #2-3 2.6%
JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice 2.2%
"The Conversation," Amazing Spider-man #38 1.9%
"Bohica," Negation #1-7 1.9%
Captain America Vol. 4 #1-6 1.9%
"Bruce Wayne: Murderer?," the Batman comics 1.9%
"Archer's Quest," Green Arrow #16-18 1.5%
"Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," the Batman comics 1.5%
"Crossfire," Flash #183-188 1.5%
"The Obsidian Age," JLA #69-74 1.5%
Midnight Nation #9-12 1.5%
Spider-man: Blue #1-5 1.5%
"One More Time," Transmetropolitan #60 1.5%
[Others] 46.8%

Favorite Cover Artist
Alex Ross 17.1%
Brian Bolland 11.6%
Adam Hughes 7.3%
Kaare Andrews 5.8%
Joseph Michael Linsner 3.4%
Greg Land 2.1%
Tim Bradstreet 2.1%
John Cassaday 1.8%
Dave Johnson 1.5%
Greg Horn 1.5%
Matt Wagner 1.5%
Phil Noto 1.5%
Alan Davis 1.2%
Frank Cho 1.2%
George Perez 1.2%
Glenn Fabry 1.2%
Rags Morales 1.2%
P. Craig Russell 1.2%
[Others] 35.2%