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1985 Jack Kirby Awards


For work done in 1984
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue

  • Love and Rockets #5, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Swamp Thing #32, by Alan Moore and Shawn McManus (DC)
  • Swamp Thing #34, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC)
  • Swamp Thing Annual #2, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC) *
  • Teen Titans #50, by Marv Wolfman, George Perez and Romeo Tanghal (DC)

Best Continuing Series

  • American Flagg, by Howard Chaykin (First)
  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Jon Sable, by Mike Grell (First)
  • Nexus, by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (First)
  • Swamp Thing, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC) *

Best Black-and-White Series

  • American Splendor, by Harvey Pekar and various creators (Harvey Pekar)
  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim) *
  • Elfquest, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini (WaRP Graphics)
  • Journey, by William Messner-Loebs (Fantagraphics)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)

Best Finite Series

  • Camelot 3000, by Mike W. Barr and Brian Bolland (DC)
  • Cloak and Dagger, by [??] (Marvel)
  • Crisis On Infinite Earths, by Marv Wolfman and George Perez (DC) *
  • Machine Man, by Herb Trimpe, Barry Windsor-Smith and Tom DeFalco (Marvel)
  • Night Music, by P. Craig Russell (Eclipse)

Best New Series

  • Dalgoda, by Jan Strnad and Dennis Fujitake (Fantagraphics)
  • Grimjack, by John Ostrander and Tim Truman (First)
  • Mister X, by [??] (Vortex)
  • Power Pack, by Louise Simonson and June Brigman (Marvel)
  • Zot!, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse) *

Best Graphic Album

  • Beowolf, by [??] (First) *
  • Medusa Chain, by Ernie Colon (DC)
  • Mutant World, by [??] (Catalan)
  • Starstruck, by Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta (Marvel)
  • Swords of the Swashbucklers, by [??] (Marvel)

Best Writer

  • Mike Baron, for Nexus (First)
  • John Byrne, for Fantastic Four (Marvel)
  • Howard Chaykin, for American Flagg (First)
  • Gilbert Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Alan Moore, for Swamp Thing (DC) *

Best Artist

  • Howard Chaykin, for American Flagg (First)
  • Jaime Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
  • Bill Sienkiewicz, for New Mutants (Marvel)
  • Dave Stevens, for Rocketeer (Comico) *

Best Art Team

  • Steve Bissette and John Totleben, for Swamp Thing (DC) *
  • John Byrne and Jerry Ordway, for Fantastic Four (Marvel)
  • Dan Day and Nestor Redondo, for Aztec Ace (Eclipse)
  • Steve Rude and Eric Shanower, for Nexus (First)
  • Dave Sim and Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Cover

  • Mister X #1, by Paul Rivoche and Dean Motter (Vortex)
  • Swamp Thing #34, by Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC) *

Best Comics Publication

  • Amazing Heroes, edited by [??] (Fantagraphics)
  • Comics Buyer's Guide, edited by [Don?] Thompson (Krause)
  • Comics Interview, edited by [??] (Fictioneer)
  • Comics Journal, edited by [??] (Fantagraphics)
  • Escape Magazine, edited by [??] (Escape Publishing)