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16th Annual Comic Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1998)

(For books published in 1997)

Favorite Publisher
DC (55.4%)
Marvel (14.6%)
Dark Horse (7.2%)
Image (5.6%)
Fantagraphics (2.1%)
Gladstone (1.6%)
Acclaim (1.2%)
Sirius (0.9%)
Aardvark-Vanaheim (0.8%)
Caliber (0.8%)
Slave Labor (0.7%)
Awesome (0.5%)
Chaos (0.5%)
[Others] (8.2%)

Favorite Editor
Archie Goodwin (14.9%)
Denny O'Neil (9.1%)
Mike Carlin (6.3%)
Bob Harras (6.0%)
Karen Berger (5.0%)
Tom Brevoort (4.6%)
K.C. Carlson (3.6%)
Ralph Macchio (3.3%)
Dan Raspler (3.3%)
Bobbie Chase (2.7%)
Paul Kupperberg (2.5%)
Kevin Dooley (2.2%)
Joey Cavalieri (2.3%)
Fabian Nicieza (2.0%)
Diana Schutz (1.8%)
Eddie Berganza (1.3%)
Shelly Roeberg (1.0%)
[Others] (28.0%)

Favorite Writer
Kurt Busiek (20.7%)
James Robinson (9.9%)
Peter David (8.2%)
Mark Waid (8.1%)
Garth Ennis (5.7%)
Grant Morrison (5.6%)
Alan Moore (4.1%)
Frank Miller (2.2%)
Chuck Dixon (2.1%)
John Byrne (1.7%)
John Ostrander (1.7%)
Terry Moore (1.6%)
Neil Gaiman (1.4%)
Don Rosa (1.2%)
Dave Sim (1.0%)
[Others] (24.5%)

Favorite Penciller
George Pérez (8.5%)
John Byrne (5.5%)
Tony Harris (3.4%)
Jim Lee (2.6%)
Phil Jiminez (2.3%)
Steve Rude (2.2%)
Steve Dillon (2.1%)
Adam Kubert (2.0%)
Frank Miller (1.8%)
Mike Mignola (1.8%)
Andy Kubert (1.6%)
Dave Sim (1.6%)
John Romita, Jr. (1.6%)
Don Rosa (1.4%)
Gary Frank (1.4%)
Jeff Moy (1.4%)
Howard Porter (1.3%)
Jeff Smith (1.3%)
Alan Davis (1.2%)
Tom Mandrake (1.2%)
[Others] (54.0%)

Favorite Inker
Terry Austin (7.4%)
Mark Farmer (6.7%)
George P'erez (5.1%)
Wade von Grawbadger (4.8%)
Jimmy Palmiotti (3.5%)
Dick Giordano (2.7%)
Todd McFarlane (2.6%)
Will Blyberg (2.6%)
Al Williamson (2.3%)
John Dell (2.3%)
Frank Miller (2.0%)
Gerhard (2.0%)
Batt (1.8%)
Scott Hanna (1.8%)
Tom Palmer (1.8%)
Al Vey (1.7%)
Cam Smith (1.5%)
Scott Williams (1.5%)
Jesse Delperdang (1.5%)
W.C. Carani (1.5%)
Kalus Janson (1.2%)
Gary Martin (1.2%)
Jeff Smith (1.2%)
John Byrne (1.1%)
John Stokes (1.1%)
Tom Mandrake (1.1%)
[Others] (36.2%)

Favorite Letterer
Richard Starkings and Comicraft (21.1%)
Todd Klein (16.3%)
John Costanza (7.7%)
Dave Sim (5.7%)
John Workman (5.7%)
Tom Orzechowski (4.7%)
Pat Brosseau (3.0%)
John Roshell/Gaushell (2.9%)
Bill Oakley (2.3%)
Willie Schubert (2.3%)
Clem Robins (2.0%)
Ken Lopez (1.6%)
Stan Sakai (1.6%)
Ken Bruzenak (1.3%)
Alex Ross (1.1%)
Gaspar Saladino (1.1%)
[Others] (19.7%)

Favorite Painter
Alex Ross (70.3%)
Jerry Ordway (2.9%)
Glenn Fabry (2.6%)
Jon J. Muth (2.1%)
Joe Jusko (1.6%)
Simon Bisley (1.6%)
Daniel Brereton (1.3%)
Joseph Michael Linsner (1.2%)
Charles Vess (1.0%)
Tony Harris (1.0%)
[Others] (14.3%)

Favorite Comic Book
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Image) (12.1%)
JLA (DC) (6.2%)
Starman (DC) (5.6%)
Preacher (DC/Vertigo) (4.4%)
Thunderbolts (Marvel) (2.9%)
Bone (Cartoon Books) (2.7%)
Strangers in Paradise (Abstract) (2.6%)
The Power of Shazam! (DC) (2.1%)
Legionnaires (DC) (1.7%)
Supreme (Awesome) (1.7%)
Fantastic Four (Marvel (1.6%)
Incredible Hulk (Marvel) (1.6%)
Hate (Fantagraphics) (1.5%)
Batman (DC) (1.3%)
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.3%)
Legion of Super-Heroes (1.3%)
Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (1.1%)
Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC/Vertigo) (1.1%)
Nightwing (DC) (1.0%)
Savage Dragon (Image) (1.0%)
Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
[Others] (44.3%)

Favorite Original Graphic Novel
Sin City: Family Values (Dark Horse) (27.3%)
Life Story of the Flash (DC) (14.5%)
Wonder Woman: Amazonia (DC) (6.7%)
The Wizard's Tale (Image) (3.7%)
Uncle Sam (DC) (2.8%)**
Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death (Marvel) (2.3%)
Scary Godmother (Sirius) (1.6%)
A Jew in Communist Prague (NBM) (1.2%)**
Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet (DC) (1.2%)
Big Book of the Unexplained (DC/Paradox) (1.2%)
What is is That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel) (1.2%)
[Others] (36.5%)
(** These are technically limited series of graphic novels)

Favorite Limited Series
Batman: The Long Halloween (DC) (9.5%)
Uncle Sam (DC) (6.5%)
The Kents (DC) (6.2%)
Shade (DC) (5.9%)
Heroes Reborn: The Return (Marvel) (5.1%)
Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (DC) (2.4%)
"Tangent" (DC) (2.1%)**
Terminal City: Aerial Grafitti (DC/Vertigo) (2.1%)
Hellboy: ALmost Colossus (Dark Horse) (1.6%)
Superman/Madman Hullabaloo (DC and Dark Horse) (1.3%)
Sin City: Sex and Violence (Dark Horse) (1.2%)
Batman/Aliens (DC and Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Red Rocket 7 (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Unknown Soldier (DC) (1.0%)
Concrete: Strange Armor (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Birds of Prey: Wolves (DC) (1.0%)
[Others] (50.8%)
(** Not a series, but rather a set of loosely-related one-shot stories)

Favorite Colorist
Lovern Kindzierski (9.8%)
Tom McCraw (9.4%)
Gregory Wright (6.6%)
Alex Sinclair (5.3%)
Laura Allred (3.2%)
Liquid! (3.0%)
Steve Oliff and Olyoptics (3.0%)
Pat Garrahy (2.8%)
Glenn Whitmore (2.7%)
Joe Rosas (2.1%)
Gloria Vazquez (1.8%)
Carla Feeney (1.6%)
Tom Smith (1.4%)
Joe Chiodo (1.4%)
Jeremy Cox (1.4%)
Marie Severin (1.4%)
Atomic Paintbrush (1.2%)
Barry Windsor-Smith (1.2%)
Susan Daigle-Leach (1.2%)
Pamela Rambo (1.1%)
Angus McKie (1.1%)
Brian Haberlin (1.1%)
Lynn Varley (1.1%)
Matt Hollingsworth (1.1%)
Noelle Giddings (1.1%)
Tom Luth (1.1%)
Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon (1.1%)
[Others] (30.9%)

Favorite Cover Artist
Alex Ross (28.4%)
Glenn Fabry (6.5%)
Jerry Ordway (5.7%)
Brian Bolland (4.0%)
George P'erez (3.4%)
John Byrne (2.6%)
Alan Davis (1.9%)
Dave McKean (1.2%)
Steve Rude (1.2%)
Joseph Michael Linsner (1.1%)
Travis Charest (1.1%)
Adam Hughes (0.9%)
Don Rosa (0.9%)
[Others] (41.1%)

Favorite Story**
"Confession", Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5-9 (Image) (10.0%)
"Rock of Ages", JLA #10-12 (DC)
"Batman: The Long Halloween", Batman: The Long Halloween #2-13 (DC) (2.6%)
"Uncle Sam", Uncle Sam #1-2 (DC) (1.9%)
"Justice... Like Lightning", Thunderbolts #1 (Marvel) (1.9%)
"New World Order", JLA #1-4 (DC) (1.7%)
"Talking with David '97", Starman #37 (DC) (1.7%)
"Heroes Reborn: The Return", Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4 (Marvel) (1.4%)
"Sin City: Family Values", Sin City: Family Values (Dark Horse) (1.1%)
"Show 'em All", Kurt Busiek's Astro City #10 (Image) (1.1%)
"Then & Now", Teen Titans #12-15 (DC) (0.9%)
[Others] (72.6%)
(** Only those issues with a 1997 cover date are listed)

Favorite Reprint Graphic Album
Kingdom Come (DC) (26.1%)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, vol. 7 (DC) (4.8%)
Squadron Supreme (Marvel (4.6%)
Golden Age of Marvel COmics (Marvel) (2.2%)
Essential Spider-Man, vol. 1 (Marvel) (2.0%)
Superman: The Action Comics Archives, vol. 1 (DC) (1.8%)
All-Star Archives, vol. 3 (DC) (1.8%)
Astro City: Confession (Image) (1.6%)
Leave It to Chance: Shaman's Rain (Image) (1.6%)
Zot!, vol. 1 (Kitchen Sink) (1.6%)
Bone, vol. 4: Dragonslayer (1.4%)
JLA: New World Order (DC) (1.4%)
Quantum & Woody: The Director's Cut (Acclaim) (1.4%)
Preacher: Until the End of hte World (DC/Vertigo) (1.2%)
Sandman Dustcovers (DC/Vertigo) (1.2%)
Cerebus, vol. 11: Guys (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.0%)
Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Pogo (Fantagraphics) (1.0%)
[Others] (42.2%)

Favorite Character
Batman (9.8%)
Spider-Man (6.6%)
Jack Knight (Starman) (6.1%)
Superman (2.9%)
Captain America (3.3%)
Flash (2.9%)
Hulk (2.1%)
Captain Marvel (The Power of Shazam!) (2.0%)
Cerebus (2.0%)
Hellboy (1.8%)
Nightwing (1.6%)
The Thing (Fantastic Four) (1.6%)
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (1.6%)
Green Lantern (1.4%)
Wolverine (1.4%)
John Constantine (Hellblazer) (1.3%)
Concrete (1.1%)
Iron Man (1.1%)
Jesse Custer (Preacher) (1.0%)
Spawn (1.0%)
Spectre (1.0%)
Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo) (1.0%)
Wonder Woman (1.0%)
[Others] (42.5%)