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5th Annual Wizard Fan Awards

(For material published in 1997)
(Winners in bold and marked with "*")

Comic creative

Favorite writer

  • Kurt Busiek
  • Peter David
  • Garth Ennis
  • Grant Morrison
  • Mark Waid

Favorite penciler

  • Adam Kubert
  • Jim Lee
  • Joe Madureira
  • Marc Silvestri
  • Michael Turner

Favorite Inker

  • Batt
  • Mark Farmer
  • Todd McFarlane
  • Jimmy Palmiotti
  • Tim Townsend

Favorite Painter

  • Joe Jusko
  • Glenn Fabry
  • Glen Orbik
  • Jerry Ordway
  • Alex Ross

Favorite Colorist

  • Digital Chameleon
  • Electric Crayon
  • Liquid Graphics
  • Patrick Martin
  • Tom McCraw

Favorite Letterer

  • Todd Klein
  • Tom Orzechowski
  • Clem Robins
  • Richard Starkings and Comicraft
  • John Workman

Favorite Editor

  • Axel Alonso
  • Tom Brevoort
  • Kevin Dooley
  • Archie Goodwin
  • Bob Harras

Comic character

Favorite Hero

  • Batman
  • Hulk
  • Spawn
  • Spider-man
  • Wolverine

Favorite Heroine

  • Catwoman
  • Psylocke
  • Rogue
  • Supergirl
  • Witchblade

Favorite Villain

  • Baron Zemo
  • Bastion
  • Darkseid
  • Dr. Doom
  • Holiday

Favorite Supporting Character

  • Cassidy
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • Franklin Richards
  • Moira MacTaggart
  • Oracle

Comic books

Favorite Ongoing Series

  • Astro City
  • Incredible Hulk
  • JLA
  • Spawn
  • Uncanny X-Men

Favorite One-Shot or Mini-Series

  • Batman: The Long Halloween
  • Heroes Reborn: The Return
  • Tangent Comics
  • Uncle Sam
  • X-Men/WildC.A.T.s

Favorite Publisher

  • DC Comics
  • Marvel Comics
  • Todd McFarlane Productions
  • Top Cow Productions
  • WildStorm Productions

Comic product

Favorite Comic Merchandise

  • Dark Knight Returns, 10th Anniversary statue, DC Retail Products
  • Green Goblin bust, Legends in 3 Dimentions
  • Harley Quin action figure, Kenner
  • Legion of Super-Heroes Flight Ring, DC Retail Products
  • Spider-man web-shooters, Toy Biz

Favorite Comic TV or Movie Project

  • "The Batman/Superman Adventures"
  • "Space Ghost Coast to Coast"
  • "Spawn" HBO cartoon
  • "Spawn" movie
  • "Spider-man: The Animated Series"

Neat stuff

Comics' Greatest Moment--1997

  • The "A" returns to Captain America's mask, Captain America #7
  • Marvel's heroes return to the Marvel Universe, Heroes Reborn: The Return #4
  • Return of Magneto, Uncanny X-Men #350
  • Superman wrestles the angel Asmodel in hand-to-hand combat, JLA #7
  • Thunderbolts revealed as the Masters of Evil, Thunderbolts #1 *