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17th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1999)

(For work done in 1998)

Favorite Publisher
DC (47.4%)
Marvel (25.0%)
Dark Horse (4.4%)
Image (4.2%)
Gladstone (2.7%)
Kitchen Sink (2.4%)
Fantagraphics (2.1%)
Oni (1.4%)
Gemstone (0.8%)
Slave Labor (0.7%)
Chaos (0.6%)
Others (8.3%)

Favorite Editor
Tom Brevoort (15.0%)
Archie Goodwin (13.2%)
Denny O'Neil (8.1%)
Bob Harras (6.7%)
Karen Berger (4.7%)
Mike Carlin (4.5%)
Ralph Macchio (2.8%)
Joey Cavalieri (2.6%)
Diana Schutz (2.4%)
Peter Tomasi (1.8%)
Stuart Moore (1.5%)
Eddie Berganza (1.4%)
Paul Kupperberg (1.3%)
Bob Schreck (1.2%)
Joe Quesada/Jimmy Palmiotti (1.1%)
Axel Alonso (1.1%)
KC Carlson (1.0%)
Bobie Chase (1.0%)
Others (25.5%)

Favorite Writer
Kurt Busiek (22.3%)
Mark Waid (9.0%)
James Robinson (7.2%)
Peter David (7.0%)
Garth Ennis (6.7%)
Alan Moore (4.3%)
Grant Morrison (4.0%)
Devin Grayson (2.4%)
Kevin Smith (2.4%)
Warren Ellis (1.8%)
John Byrne (1.7%)
Neil Gaiman (1.5%)
Chuck Dixon (1.4%)
Dan Jurgens (1.4%)
Jerry Ordway (1.4%)
Terry Moore (1.3%)
Jeph Loeb (1.1%)
John Ostrander (0.9%)
Don Rosa (0.9%)
Dave Sim (0.9%)
Frank Miller (0.8%)
Steven T. Seagle (0.8%)
Dan Clowes (0.7%)
Matt Wagner (0.6%)
Paul Dini (0.6%)
Roy Thomas (0.6%)
Stan Sakai (0.6%)
Others (15.6%)

Favorite Penciller
George Perez (23.1%)
John Byrne (5.8%)
Alan Davis (4.1%)
Frank Miller (3.6%)
Brent Anderson (2.7%)
Tony Harris (1.9%)
Jerry ordway (1.9%)
Steve Dillon (1.7%)
John Romita, Jr. (1.7%)
Phil Jimenez (1.4%)
J. Scott Campbell (1.4%)
Jose Ladronn (1.3%)
Mike Mignola (1.3%)
Travis Charest (1.2%)
Terry Moore (1.2%)
Joe Quesada (1.2%)
Don Rosa (1.1%)
Dave Sim (1.0%)
Jim Lee (0.9%)
Stan Sakai (0.8%)
Andy Kubert (0.8%)
Joe Madureira (0.8%)
Tom Mandrake (0.8%)
Jim Aparo (0.8%)
Stuart Immomen (0.8%)
Adam Kubert (0.8%)
Tim Sale (0.8%)
Linda Medley (0.8%)
Michael Turner (0.8%)
Others (33.5%)

Favorite Inker
Al Vey (7.0%)
Terry Austin (6.8%)
Jimmy Palmiotti (6.6%)
Mark Farmer (5.3%)
Wade von Grawbadger (4.4%)
Will Blyberg (3.7%)
Gerhard (3.3%)
Klaus Janson (3.3%)
Dick Giordano (2.8%)
Scott Hanna (2.8%)
Al Williamson (2.4%)
Tim Townsend (2.0%)
Tom Palmer (1.8%)
Scott Williams (1.8%)
John Dell (1.7%)
Joe Sinnott (1.5%)
Frank Miller (1.3%)
Bill Sienkiewica (1.3%)
John Byrne (0.9%)
Drew Geraci (0.9%)
Mike Mignola (0.9%)
Don Rosa (0.9%)
Karl Stacy (0.9%)
Others (35.7%)

Favorite Letterer
Richard Starkings and Comicraft (26.9%)
Todd Klein (15.7%)
Dave Sim (6.7%)
John Costanza (6.0%)
Tom Orzeshowski (4.7%)
John Workman (4.3%)
John Roshell (3.4%)
Ken Lopez (3.0%)
Stan Sakai (2.6%)
Clem Robins (1.9%)
Bill Oakley (1.7%)
Pat Brosseau (1.5%)
Ken Bruzenak (1.5%)
Terry Moore (1.1%)
Others (18.9%)

Favorite Colorist
Lynn Varley (9.3%)
Digital Chameleon (6.3%)
Tom Smith (5.4%)
Gregory Wright (5.0%)
Tom McCraw (4.8%)
Liquid (4.5%)
Alex Sinclair (4.1%)
Bjarne Hansen (3.2%)
Susan Daigle-Leach (2.6%)
Brian Haberlin (2.6%)
Patricia Mulvihill (2.6%)
Tom Luth (2.4%)
Steve Oliff (2.4%)
Laura Allred (1.7%)
Pamela Rambo (1.7%)
Joe Rosas (1.7%)
Jason Wright (1.7%)
Jonathan D. Smith (1.3%)
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (1.3%)
Pat Garrahy (1.1%)
Matt Hollingsworth (1.1%)
Others (33.1%)

Favorite Comic Book
The Avengers (Marvel) (8.8%)
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Image) (8.7%)
Preacher (DC) (6.5%)
Starman (DC) (6.2%)
JLA (DC) (5.3%)
Strangers in Paradise (2.6%)
Thunderbolts (Marvel) (2.0%)
Daredevil (Marvel) (1.8%)
Nightwing (DC) (1.7%)
Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) (1.7%)
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.5%)
Flash (DC) (1.5%)
Power of Shazam (DC) (1.5%)
Superman (DC) (1.5%)
Akiko (Sirius) (1.4%)
Batman (DC) (1.2%)
Batman: Gotham Adventures (DC) (1.2%)
Bone (Cartoon Books) (1.2%)
Transmetropolitan (DC) (1.2%)
Captain America (Marvel) 1.1%)
Iron Man (Marvel (1.1%)
Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC) (1.1%)
Thor (Marvel) (1.1%)
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories (Gladstone) (1.1%)
Other (37.0%)

Favorite Original Graphic Novel
The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (Image) (9.7%)
A Family Matter (Kitchen Sink) (8.4%)
Scary Godmother: Revenge of Jimmy (Sirius) (5.2%)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dust Waltz (Dark Horse) (3.4%)
Road to Perdition (DC) (3.0%)
Fairly Tales of Oscar Wilde, vol. 3 (NBM) (1.5%)
Superman: A Nation Divided (DC) (1.2%)
Planet Racers I (Zeromayo) (1.2%)
Others (66.2%)

Favorite Limited Series
Superman For All Seasons (DC) (12.5%)
300 (Dark Horse) (8.9%)
JLA: Year One (DC) (8.2%)
JLA: The Nail (DC) (6.4%)
DC One Million (DC) (3.3%)
Avengers Forever (Marvel) (3.1%)
Inhumans (Marvel) (2.4%)
Jay & Silent Bob (Oni) (1.8%)
Superman & Batman: Generations (DC) (1.3%)
The Kents (DC) (1.3%)
JAL/Titans (DC) (1.3%)
Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (DC) (1.0%)
Sergio Aragones' Groo & Rufferto (Dark Horse) (1.0%)
Nevada (DC) (0.9%)
Whiteout (Oni) (0.7%)
Moon Knight (Marvel) (0.6%)
Others (45.2%)

Favorite Painter
Alex Ross (72.1%)
Jerry Ordway (3.3%)
Glenn Fabry (2.3%)
Joe Jusko (2.3%)
Ban Brereton (1.6%)
Mark Texiera (1.2%)
Simon Bisley (0.9%)
Tony Harris (0.9%)
Joe Chiodo (0.7%)
Scott Hampton (0.7%)
David Mack (0.7%)
Charles Vess (0.7%)
Others (12.8%)

Favorite Story
"Superman for All Seasons", Superman for All Seasons #1-4 (4.4%)
"Guardian Devil", Daredevil (vol. 2) #1.2 (2.8%)
"JLA: The Nail", JLA: The Nail #1-3 (2.6%)
"DC One Million", various DC comics (2.3%)
"The Lone and Level Sands", Incredible Hulk #467 (2.2%)
"Cataclysm", Batman titles (2.0%)
"Emerald Knights", Green Lantern #101-106 (1.8%)
"Once an Avenger", Avengers (vol. 3) #1-3 (1.7%)
"300", 300 #1-5 (1.7%)
"Grasscutter", Usagi Yojimbo #17-25 (1.6%)
"JLA Year One", JLA Year One #1-12 (1.4%)
"In the Best of Families", Fantastic Four 1998 Annual (1.2%)
Others (74.2%)

Favorite Reprint Graphic Album
Plastic Man Archives, vol. 1 (DC) (7.1%)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC) (4.9%)
Batman: The Long Halloween (DC) (4.7%)
Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle (DC) (3.1%)
Essential Spider-Man, vol. 3 (Marvel) (2.6%)
Legion Archives, vol. 8 (DC) (2.4%)
Astro City: Family Album (Image) (1.9%)
Essential Silver Surfer, vol. 1 (Marvel) (1.9%)
Green Lantern 1963 Annual (DC) (1.9%)
JLA Archives, vol. 4 (DC) (1.9%)
JLA: The Nail (DC) (1.8%)
Batman Archives, vol. 4 (DC) (1.7%)
Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (Dark Horse) (1.6%)
Mage: the Hero Discovered, vol. 1 (Image) (1.5%)
Astro City: Confession (Image) (1.4%)
Cerebus, vol. 12: Rick's Story (Aardvark-Vanaheim) (1.3%)
Bone, vol. 5: Rockjaw (Cartoon Books) (1.2%)
Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (DC) (1.2%)
Unvle Sam (DC) (1.2%)
Wonder Woman Archives, vol. 1 (DC) (1.2%)
Others (49.2%)

Favorite Character
Batman (10.7%)
Superman (9.8%)
Spider-Man (5.9%)
Jack Knight (Starman) (5.6%)
Captain America (3.7%)
Nightwing (3.3%)
Flash (2.5%)
Captain Marvel (2.3%)
Daredevil (2.3%)
Cerebus (2.2%)
Jesse Custer (Preacher) (2.2%)
Fone Bone (Bone) (1.9%)
Hellboy (1.9%)
Thor (1.9%)
Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan) (1.7%)
Hawkeye (Avengers/Thunderbolts) (1.4%)
Iron Man (1.2%)
Uncle Scrooge (1.2%)
Wolverine (1.1%)
Martian Manhunter (1.1%)
Miyamoto Usagi (Usaji Yojimbo) (1.1%)
Donald Duck (1.0%)
Groo (0.9%)
Hal Jordan (0.9%)
Savage Dragon (0.9%)
The Spirit (0.9%)
Wesley Dodds (Sandman Mystery Theatre) (0.9%)
Others (29.3%)

Favorite Cover Artist
Alex Ross (29.5%)
Glenn Fabry (6.7%)
George Perez (6.7%)
Jerry Ordway (6.4%)
Tony Harris (5.7%)
Brian Bolland (3.2%)
Adam Hughes (2.9%)
Dave McKean (2.2%)
Alan Davis (2.0%)
John Byrne (1.5%)
Mark Schultz (1.3%)
Tim Bradstreet (1.2%)
Jim Lee (1.0%)
Travis Charest (0.8%)
Steve Rude (0.8%)
Others (27.8%)