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1987 Jack Kirby Awards


For work done in 1986
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue

  • Batman #404, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli (DC)
  • Dark Knight #1, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley (DC) *
  • Salome #1, by P. Craig Russell (Eclipse)
  • Watchmen #1, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
  • Watchmen #2, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)

Best Continuing Series

  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Jonny Quest, by William Messner-Loebs and various artists (Comico)
  • Grendel, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Nexus, by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (First)
  • Swamp Thing, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC) *

Best Black-and-White

  • Beanworld, by Larry Marder (Eclipse)
  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim) *
  • Dark Horse Presents, by various creators (Dark Horse)
  • Flaming Carrot, by Bob Burden (Renegade)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Silent Invasion, by [??] (Renegade)

Best Finite Series (completed in 1986)

  • Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC) *
  • Flesh & Bones, by Jan Strnad and Dennis Fujitake (Fantagraphics)
  • Mage, by Matt Wagner (Comico)
  • Man of Steel, by John Byrne and Dick Giordano (DC)
  • Moonshadow, by J. M. DeMatteis and Jon J. Muth (Marvel)
  • Spiral Path, by [??] (Eclipse)

Best New Series

  • Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC)
  • Grendel, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
  • Jonny Quest, by William Messner-Loebs and various artists (Comico)
  • The 'Nam, by Doug Murray and Michael Golden (Marvel)
  • Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC) *

Best Graphic Album

  • Daredevil: Love and War, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
  • Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC) *
  • Dracula, by [??] (Marvel)
  • Grendel: Devil by the Deed, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
  • Maus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books)

Best Writer

  • Mike Baron, for Nexus (First)
  • Frank Miller, for Daredevil (Marvel)
  • Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
  • Alan Moore, for Watchmen (DC) *
  • Alan Moore, for Swamp Thing (DC)

Best Writer/Artist (single or team)

  • Mike Baron and Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
  • Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
  • Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, for Daredevil (Marvel)
  • Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, for Watchmen (DC) *
  • Matt Wagner, for Mage (Comico)

Best Artist

  • Dave Gibbons, for Watchmen (DC)
  • Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
  • George Perez, for Wonder Woman (DC)
  • Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
  • Bill Sienkiewicz, for Elektra: Assassin (Marvel) *

Best Art Team

  • Steve Bissette and John Totleben, for Swamp Thing (DC)
  • Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, for Dark Knight (DC) *
  • Steve Rude and John Nyberg, for Nexus (First)
  • Dave Sim and Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Matt Wagner, for Mage (Comico)

Hall of Fame

  • Neal Adams
  • Carl Barks *
  • Steve Ditko
  • Will Eisner *
  • Jack Kirby *
  • Harvey Kurtzman
  • Jerry Siegel
  • Alex Toth
  • Wally Wood