The Eagle Awards were a series of British awards for

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titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's seminal boys' comic ''

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'', the awards were launched in 1977 for comics released in 1976. Burton, Richard "'The Eagles' are launched!" in Burton (ed.) ''Comic Media News'' #30 (Mar-Apr 1977), p. 11 " t up and financed by a group of dealers and

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editors" with the intention of including "people with... diverse interests... to make the poll as impartial as possible," the Eagles were described as "the first independent n the UK nationally organised comic art awards poll." The hope was that the Eagle Awards would "become a regular annual fandom event," and indeed, they were the preeminent British comics award in the 1980s and the 2000s (being mostly dormant in the 1990s), variously described as the country's comics equivalent of the

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or the BAFTAs. The Eagle Awards were usually presented in a ceremony at a British

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; venues over the years included the British Comic Art Convention, UKCAC, Comic Festival, Comic Expo, and the London MCM Expo. Hosts for the ceremonies included such notables as

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, Fraser Ayres,

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, and

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. Initially the Eagle Award itself was a certificate; eventually the award became an engraved trophy. Notable repeat Eagle Award winners included

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, who won the Favourite Comicbook Writer award an impressive eleven times (including sweeping the U.K. and U.S. categories in the period 1985–1987); Terry Austin, who won the Favourite Inker award nine times;

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, who won the Favourite Comics Artist (Fully Painted Artwork) seven times in ten possible years; and Laura DePuy Martin, who won the Favourite Colourist award six straight times. '' 2000 AD'' won the Favourite (Colour) Comic award 12 times, while '' The Walking Dead'' won Favourite Black & White Comicbook seven straight times.

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was voted Favourite Comicbook Character 12 times and

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won the award seven times; while the

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dominated the Favourite Comicbook Group or Team category, winning it eight times in the span of 11 years.

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won the Favourite Comicbook Character category three times, the Favourite Supporting Character award three times, and the Character Most Worthy of Own Title twice. In 2014, in connection with

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, the Eagle Awards were renamed, and presented as, the True Believer Comic Awards. They have not returned since then.

History

1977: conception and debut

The Eagle Awards were set up by prominent British comics enthusiasts Mike Conroy,

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, Colin Campbell, Phil Clarke, and

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. Because the ''

'' logo was perceived (as described by Burton) as "a standard of quality ... seldom reached" in early 1977, the Eagle Awards were named "with official blessing from IPC" (''Eagle'''s former publisher). The Eagle Awards were launched at the British Comic Art Convention, the earliest British fan convention devoted entirely to comics (and usually known by the moniker ''Comicon''). The first awards ceremony was held on 3 September 1977, at the Bloomsbury Centre Hotel, London. The 1978 and 1979 awards were also presented at the British Comic Art Convention. Almost from the beginning, the awards included separate UK and US sections.

The 1980s: a Golden Age

The 1980 Eagle Awards (for comics published in 1979) were sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Dark They Were and Golden Eyed,

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, Forever People, Nostalgia & Comics, Bob Smart, and Valhalla Books; and organised by Burton and Conroy. The 1981 edition was again organised by Burton and Conroy, and sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Forbidden Planet, Nostalgia & Comics, Bob Smart, and Comics Showcase.

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's ''

'' comic and creators dominated the 1981 Eagles, winning Favourite Comic Book, Artist ( John Byrne), Writer (

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), Inker ( Terry Austin), Character (

), Single Comic Book Story (''X-Men'' #137, "The Fate of the Phoenix"), Continued Comic Book Story (" The Dark Phoenix Saga," ''X-Men'' #135–137), and Cover (''X-Men'' #136, by Byrne and Austin)."Marvel's X-Men Sweep British Eagle Awards," ''The Comics Journal'' #69 (Dec. 1981), p. 19. The 1981 awards were organised by Burton and Conroy, and sponsored by Burton, Conroy, Colin Campbell, Bob Smart, and four UK comics retailers:

, Forever People, Nostalgia & Comics, and Comics Showcase. After a hiatus in 1982, the Eagle Awards returned in 1983, presented at the London Comic Mart by

and

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."News From Hither and Yon: Eagles Return, New Dog Strip, EC Update, Computer Comics," ''The Comics Journal'' #84 (Sept. 1983), p. 22. The 1984 Eagle Award nominations were announced in May"Eagle Nominations Announced," ''The Comics Journal'' #89 (May 1984), p. 11. with

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's '' American Flagg!'' dominating the nominations – Favourite Penciler, Inker, Writer, Comic, Character ( Reuben Flagg), Supporting Character ( Raul the cat), New Comic, Single or Continued Story, and two nominations for Favourite Cover – and winning seven of them. The 1984 awards presentation was at the Birmingham Comic Art Show. By the mid-1980s the work of British authors often dominated both the UK and US categories. In 1985 Alan Moore won favorite writer in both categories, and in 1986 (presented on June 1 at the Birmingham Comic Art Show), the awards "proved to be a virtual clean sweep ... by

," who not only again won "favourite writer in both the US and UK categories," but had his work win for favourite comic book, supporting character and new title in the US, and character, continuing story and "character worthy of own title" in the UK (in which last category his works held all top three spots)."Eagle Ayes" in Cefn Ridout, Bambos, Dick Hanson & Richard Ashford (ed.s) ''Speakeasy'' #64 (Jul 1986), p. 3 The awards became almost fully annual in 1987, in conjunction with the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC); they were held at the UKCAC in 1987, 1988, and 1990.

The 1990s: a fallow period

The Eagle Awards went dormant during most of the 1990s, as organizer Mike Conroy focused on his freelance writing (including becoming an editor of ''

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''). From 1990 to 1997, the Eagles were replaced by the UK Comic Art Awards, and then from 1997 until 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) were supplanted by the National Comics Awards.

The 2000s: a return to (hesitant) prominence

In 2000, on the 50th anniversary of the birth of ''

'', the Eagle Awards returned. The ceremony was held April 22, 2000, at the Bristol Comic Festival (known as "Comics 2000"); this time MC'd by actor/comedian

."Eagle Awards 2000: Sequential Tart Wins!"
''Sequential Tart''. Accessed Jan. 15, 2020. There were no Eagle Awards distributed in 2001; voting for comics published in 2000 ended in October 2001 and the winners were announced in June 2002 (at the Comic Festival, which had replaced UKCAC), so news reports announced these variously as the 2000, 2001, or 2002 Eagle Awards. The Eagles again went dormant in 2003 (replaced by the National Comics Awards). The Eagle Awards returned in 2004 (sponsored by the retailer Ace Comics) and were presented at the inaugural Comic Expo, held November 6–7, at the Ramada City Inn in

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; the Eagles were again not presented in 2005. The 2006–2008 awards presentations were held at the Comic Expo in Bristol, with the 2008 awards being notable for accusations of

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. Management of the Eagle Awards was transferred from co-founder Mike Conroy to his teenage daughter Cassandra Conroy in 2009 (although Mike Conroy stayed on as advisor). The previous years' venue the Bristol Comic Expo scaled back that year, and was not available for the evening awards ceremony. After attempting to go forward with the Eagle Awards as an online-only process, the Conroys were forced to cancel the 2009 awards due to a "lack of nominations."

2010–2014: rifts, name changes, and demise

The 2010–2012 awards were presented at the London MCM Expo. At the 2012 awards it was announced that the award would in future be called the MCM Award. The announcement prompted a public rift between MCM and the Conroys;"Stan Lee Backs Revived Eagle Awards"
at Downthetubes.net, 25 April 2014 as a result no Eagles were awarded in 2013. The Conroys decided to continue the awards separate from MCM, and in April 2014 it was announced that the award would be presented at the

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(LFCC) and be named The Stan Lee Eagle Award, with the backing of

in his last European convention appearance. In June 2014, however, it was announced that the new award would be called the True Believer Comic Awards. The inaugural True Believer Comics Awards were presented July 12, 2014, at the LFCC, with host

and a special appearance by Stan Lee.Freeman, John
"True Believer Awards: The Winners,"
DownTheTubes.net (JULY 13, 2014). They have not been awarded since.

Dates and locations

Nominations and voting

At the outset of the Eagle Award, ballots were made available to "most dealers, shops and fanzines." The initial method of casting votes was designed to be inclusive and straightforward, with completed forms able to be returned to the same place, rather than a centralised location. An initial ballot formed a list of nominees, from which the voting ballot was created and disseminated in the same manner. The awards for 1983 used an open voting system, with no pre-selected nominees. In 1984, the Eagles introduced a new nomination system composed of "prominent British fans, publishers, dealers, and artists," which put forward three names in each category. The 1986 Eagles saw the introduction of a "free vote . . . rather than pre-selected nominees," creating a "fairer reflection of fans' opinions – and some anomalous results, especially in the Roll of Honor category." The 2004 awards saw online voting for the first time; over 13,000 voting forms were "received via post, email and website counting centres." For the 2007 awards, nominations were made by the general comics-reading public via the Eagle Awards website; the five most popular became nominees for the awards.Freeman, John
"Eagle Award Nominations Sought,"
downthetubes.net (JANUARY 24, 2007).

Past winners

: ''Listed by year presented''

People

Favourite Comicbook Writer

won this award an impressive eleven times (including sweeping the U.K. and U.S. categories in the period 1985–1987), with

winning it four times (all in the span 1977–1981). * 1977 **U.K.:

**U.S.:

Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...

* 1978 **U.K.: Martin Lock **U.S.:

Steve Englehart Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett. Early li ...

* 1979 ** U.K.: T.B. Grover (pseudonym of John Wagner) ** U.S.:

*1980The source for this and other 1980 winners is **U.K.:

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**U.S.: Chris Claremont * 1981 **U.K.: T.B. Grover **U.S. Chris Claremont *1983 ** U.K.: Alan Moore ** U.S.: Frank Miller *1984 **U.K.:

Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfath ...

**U.S.:

*1985 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan MooreThe source for this and all 1985 awards is from *1986 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan Moore *1987 (U.K. and U.S.) Alan Moore * 1988 ** U.K.:

**U.S.: Alan Moore *1989 ** U.S.:

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

(for '' The Sandman'') *1990 **U.K.:

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...

**U.S.: Neil Gaiman, '' Sandman'' (DC) *2000 Alan Moore *2002 Alan Moore *2004

J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski, known as J. Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction televi ...

*2006 Grant Morrison *2007

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...

*2008 Alan Moore *2010 Warren Ellis *2011 Grant Morrison *2012

Scott Snyder Scott Snyder (born January 15, 1976) is an American comic book author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection ''Voodoo Heart'', and his work for DC Comics, including series such as ''American Vampire'', ''Detective Comics'', a highly acc ...

*2014

Matt Fraction Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' FF'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', an ...

Favourite Comics Writer/Artist

Mike Mignola won this award three times while Frank Miller won it twice. *2002 Frank Miller *2004 Mike Mignola *2006

*2007 Mike Mignola *2008

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*2010 Darwyn Cooke *2011 Mike Mignola *2012 Frank Miller

Favourite Comicbook Artist/Penciler

Multiple winners of this award included John Byrne,

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, and

with three wins; and

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a Creator ownership, creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and re ...

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George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and ''Elektra: Assassi ...

, Frank Miller,

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, and J. H. Williams III with two awards apiece. * 1977 ** U.K.: Frank Bellamy **U.S.:

* 1978 **U.K.:

**U.S.: Neal Adams * 1979 ** U.K.: John Bolton ** U.S.: John Byrne *1980 ** U.K.:

** U.S.: John Byrne *1981 **U.K.: Brian Bolland **U.S.: John Byrne *1983 **U.K.:

**U.S.: Frank Miller *1984 **U.S.:

*1985 **U.K.:

**U.S.

*1986 ** U.K.: Alan Davis **U.S.:

* 1987 **U.K.: Alan Davis **U.S.: Frank Miller *1988 **U.K.:

Bryan Talbot Bryan Talbot (born 24 February 1952) is a British comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of '' The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' and its sequels '' Heart of Empire'' and '' The Legend of Luther Arkwright'', as well as the ''Gra ...

**U.S.: Bill Sienkiewicz *1989 **U.K.:

(for '' The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'') *1990 **U.K.:

Simon Bisley Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s in comics, 1990s work on ''ABC Warriors'', ''Lobo (DC Comics), Lobo'' and ''Sláine (comics), Sláine''. Early life Simon Bisley began drawing when he was six years old. He is ...

**U.S.:

Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series '' Spawn,'' as well as bein ...

*2000

*2002

*2004

Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...

*2006

Bryan Hitch Bryan Hitch (born 22 April 1970) is a British comics artist and comic book writer, writer. Hitch began his career in the United Kingdom for Marvel UK, working on titles such as ''Action Force'' and ''Death's Head'', before gaining prominence o ...

*2007

John Cassaday Johnny Mac Cassaday (; December 14, 1971 – September 9, 2024) was an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed ''Planetary (comics), Planetary'' with writer Warren Ell ...

*2008

Frank Cho Frank Cho (born Duk Hyun Cho; 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as '' Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for M ...

*2010 Frank Quitely *2011 J. H. Williams III *2012 J. H. Williams III *2014

Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', ''DV8, DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', ''Archie (comic book), Archie'', and ''Saga (comic book), Saga''. She has been described as ...

Favourite Inker

Terry Austin won this award nine times in an eleven-year span (from 1978 to 1988). *1978 Terry Austin *1979 Terry Austin *1980: **U.K.:

**U.S.: Terry Austin *1981 Terry Austin *1983 Terry Austin *1984

*1985 Terry Austin *1986 Terry Austin *1987 Terry Austin *1988 Terry Austin *1990

Paul Neary Paul Neary (18 December 1949 – 10 February 2024) was a British comic book artist, writer and editor. His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for '' 2000 AD''. He later ...

*2000

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

*2002 Mark Farmer *2004 Scott Williams *2006 Jimmy Palmiotti *2007 Paul Neary *2008 D'Israeli (Matt Brooker) *2010 Kevin O'Neill *2011 Mike Mignola *2012 Scott Williams *2014

Becky Cloonan Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main ''Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the Fi ...

Favourite Comics Artist (Fully Painted Artwork)

dominated this award, winning it seven times in 10 possible years. *2000

*2002 Alex Ross *2004 Alex Ross *2006 Alex Ross *2007 Alex Ross *2008 Alex Ross *2010 J. H. Williams III *2011 J. H. Williams III *2012 Alex Ross *2014

Favourite Colourist

Laura DePuy Martin won this award six straight times from 2000 to 2008. *2000 Laura DePuy *2002 Laura Depuy *2004 Laura Martin *2006 Laura Martin *2007 Laura Martin *2008 Laura Martin *2010

Ben Templesmith Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1984) is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series ''Fell (comics), Fell'', with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW Publishing, IDW's ...

*2011 Dave Stewart *2012 Dave Stewart *2014

Matt Hollingsworth Matt Hollingsworth (born 1968, in California) is an American comic book colorist. As of 2023, he was continuing to color comics for Marvel including such notable titles as Guardian of the Galaxy, Punisher and Doctor Strange. He lives in Croatia. ...

Favourite Letterer

*2006

Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...

*2007

Chris Eliopoulos Chris Eliopoulos (born September 30, 1967) is an American cartoonist and letterer of comic books. Early life Eliopoulos attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City from 1985 to 1989. He majored in graphic design and minored in ...

*2008

*2010 Todd Klein *2011 Richard Starkings *2012 Richard Starkings/

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*2014

Annie Parkhouse Annie Parkhouse (née Halfacree) has been one of the leading letterers in British comics for over 30 years. Biography Beginning her career working on ''Lion'' for IPC magazines, she has since provided dialogue for many DC Comics titles and '' ...

Favourite Comics Editor

'' 2000 AD'''s Tharg the Mighty won this award four times (with three of those awards going to

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);

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also won the award three times. *2000

Dennis O'Neil Dennis "Denny" Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until h ...

*2002

Andy Diggle Andrew Diggle is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow: Year One, Green Arr ...

('' Mighty Tharg'': ''2000 AD'') *2004

(Marvel Comics) *2006 Axel Alonso *2007

*2008 Tharg (

) *2010 Axel Alonso *2011 Matt Smith/Tharg *2012

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*2014 Chris Ryall

Best Newcomer

*1997 Alex Ronald

Award for Favourite Newcomer Writer/Rising Star

*2008

*2010

Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and '' East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel's '' Fantastic Fo ...

*2011

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''Doctor Who'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas f ...

*2012

Jeff Lemire Jeff Lemire (; born March 21, 1976) is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer. He is the author of critically acclaimed titles including the '' Essex County Trilogy'', '' Sweet Tooth'', and '' The Nobody''. His written work ...

*2014 Matt Fraction

Award for Favourite Newcomer Artist/Rising Star

*1978

Marshall Rogers William Marshall Rogers III (January 22, 1950 – March 24, 2007),William Marshall Rogers III

*2008

David Aja David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known for his work on ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' and ''Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Hawkeye''. Career Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and served as ...

*2010 Jamie McKelvie *2011

Sara Pichelli Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for co-creating and first illustrating the Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli en ...

*2012 Francesco Francavilla *2014

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Favourite (Colour) Comic

'' 2000 AD'' was dominant in this category, winning 12 times; ''

'' was in second place with six wins (five of them in the period 1977–1981). *1977 ''

'' *1978 ''X-Men'' *1979 **U.K.: '' 2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''X-Men'' *1980 ** U.K.: ''2000 A.D.'' ** U.S.: ''X-Men'' *1981 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''X-Men'' *1983 ** U.K.: ''

Warrior A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal society, tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, social class, class, or caste. History ...

'' ** U.S.: '' Daredevil'' *1984 **U.K.: '' The Daredevils'' **U.S.: '' American Flagg!'' *1985 **U.K.: ''Warrior'', edited by

Dez Skinn Derek Graham "Dez" Skinn (born 4 February 1951) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', 10 June 2005. Accessed 14 August 2010WebCitation archive is a British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of ...

(Quality Communications) **U.S.: ''

Swamp Thing Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...

'' *1986 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''Swamp Thing'' *1987 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...

'' *1988 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''Watchmen'' *1990 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...

'' *2000 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''

Preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who Open-air preaching, preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach com ...

'', by

Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born 16 January 1970) is a Northern Irish-American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' ''Punisher'' franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Dar ...

and

*2002 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: '' JSA'' *2004 **U.K.: ''

Warhammer Monthly ''Warhammer Monthly'' was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name ''Warhammer Co ...

'' (

Black Library The Black Library is a division of Games Workshop (formerly a part of BL Publishing) which is devoted to publishing List of Black Library novels, novels and audiobooks (and has previously produced art books, background books, and graphic novels) ...

) **U.S.: ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...

'' (Marvel Comics) *2006 **U.K.: ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content L ...

'' (Rebellion) **U.S.: ''

The Ultimates The Ultimates is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, which first started publication from '' The Ultimates'' #1 (cover date March 2002), ...

'' Volume 2 (Marvel Comics) *2007 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''

All-Star Superman ''All-Star Superman'' is a twelve-issue American comic book series featuring Superman that was published by DC Comics. The series ran from November 2005 to October 2008 (on sale date). The series was written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Qu ...

'' *2008 **U.K.: ''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' **U.S.: '' Hellboy: Darkness Calls'' *2010 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: '' Batman and Robin'' *2011 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''Batman and Robin'' *2012 **U.K.: ''

Doctor Who Magazine ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...

'' **U.S.: ''

'' *2014 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' **U.S.: ''

Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

Favourite Comic Magazine

'' Savage Sword of Conan'' prevailed in this category three times in the five years it was awarded. * 1977 '' Savage Sword of Conan'' * 1978 ''Savage Sword of Conan'' * 1979 ''Savage Sword of Conan'' * 1980 ** U.K.: '' 2000 AD Summer Special'' ** U.S.: ''

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...

'' * 1981 ''

Epic Illustrated ''Epic Illustrated'' was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal'', it allowed explicit content to be featured, un ...

Favourite Comicbook - Humour

*1977 ''

''"Marvel Bullpen Bulletins," ''

Marvel Team-Up ''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...

'' #69 (May 1978). *1978 ''Howard the Duck''

Favourite Black & White Comicbook - Humour

*1977 '' Mad'' magazine

Favourite Black & White Comicbook

'' The Walking Dead'' won this category seven straight times. *2000 '' Hell and Back (A Sin City Love Story)'', by Frank Miller *2002 '' Liberty Meadows'', by

*2004 ''

Bone A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...

'' (Cartoon Books) *2006 '' The Walking Dead'' (

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

) *2007 ''The Walking Dead'' *2008 ''The Walking Dead'' *2010 ''The Walking Dead'' *2011 ''The Walking Dead'' *2012 ''The Walking Dead'' *2014 ''The Walking Dead''

Favourite UK Small Press Title/Black and White Comicbook

*2000 '' Kane'' by Paul Grist *2002 ''

Jack Staff ''Jack Staff'' is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. While the title character is billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", the series is known for being in the style of an anthology title and featuring an ensemble c ...

'' by Paul Grist (Dancing Elephant Press) *2004 '' Thrud the Barbarian'' (

Carl Critchlow Carl Critchlow is a British fantasy and science fiction comic illustrator. He is best known for his character Thrud the Barbarian, which originally appeared in ''White Dwarf (magazine), White Dwarf'' magazine, and for his work for the ''Lobst ...

) *2006 '' Springheeled Jack'' (Black Boar Press) *2007 '' Hero Killers'' (Moonface Press) *2008 '' How to Date a Girl in Ten Days'' by Tom Humberstone *2010 '' Whatever Happened to The World's Fastest Man?'' by Dave West and Marleen Lowe *2011 ''

Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

'' ( D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd) *2012 '' Viz'' (

Dennis Publishing Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusi ...

) *2014 '' Good Cop Bad Cop'' by Jim Alexander

Favourite Comic Album/Graphic Novel/Original Graphic Novel

*1986 **U.K.: ''

Nemesis In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (; ) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; ), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris: arrogance before the gods. Etymology The name ''Nemesis'' is derived from the Greek ...

Book III'' by

and Kevin O'Neill **U.S.: '' American Flagg!: Hard Times'' by

*1987 **U.K.: '' D.R. & Quinch's Totally Awesome Guide to Life'' by

and

**U.S.: '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' by Frank Miller and

Klaus Janson Klaus Janson (born January 23, 1952) is an American comics artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies. While he is best known as an inker, Janson has frequently worked as a penciller and co ...

*1988 **U.K.: '' Violent Cases'' by

and

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an England, English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as S. F. Said, S.F. Said, ...

**U.S.: ''Daredevil: Love and War'' by Frank Miller and

*1989 ''Violent Cases'' by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean *1990 **U.K.: ''

Sláine Sláine (sometimes anglicized as Slaine) is an Irish language, Irish given name. People Notable people with this name include: * Slaine (rapper), hiphop MC from Boston * Sláine ingen Briain (fl. 1014), daughter of Brian Boru and wife of Sigtryg ...

: The Horned God Book I'' by Pat Mills and

**U.S.: '' Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth'' by

and

*2000 '' JLA: Earth 2'' by Grant Morrison and

*2002 '' Safe Area Goražde'' by

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His groundbrea ...

*2004 '' Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place'' by

Brian Azzarello Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. ...

and

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

*2006 '' Top 10: The Forty-Niners'' by Alan Moore and

Gene Ha Gene Ha is an Americans, American comics artist and writer best known for his work on books such as ''Top 10 (comics), Top 10'' and ''Top 10: The Forty-Niners'', with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for America's Best Comics, the Batman graphic nove ...

*2007 '' Pride of Baghdad'' by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon *2008 '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier'' by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill *2010 '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century'' by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill *2011 ''

Scott Pilgrim ''Scott Pilgrim'' is a series of graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The original edition of the series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by P ...

, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour'' by

Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Se ...

*2012 '' Batman: Noël'' by

Lee Bermejo Lee Bermejo is an American comic book writer and artist whose published work includes interior illustrations and cover art. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Brian Azzarello including '' Lex Luthor: Man of Steel'', the '' Joker ...

*2014 ''Avengers: Endless Wartime'' by

, et al.

Favourite Trade Paperback/Reprint Collection

*2000 '' From Hell: To Hell'', by

and

Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist. He was the illustrator and publisher of '' From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), and the creator of the semi-autobiographical ''Alec'' stories collected in ''Alec: ...

*2002 '' The Authority: Under New Management'' by

and

*2004 '' The Chronicles of Conan'' (Dark Horse) *2006 '' Absolute Watchmen'' by Alan Moore and

*2007 ''

Absolute Absolute may refer to: Companies * Absolute Entertainment, a video game publisher * Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), independent national radio station in the UK * Absolute Software Corporation, specializes in security and data risk ma ...

Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character originating in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. Representation in traditional folklore The San ...

'' Volume 1 by

*2008 ''

'' Volume 2 by Neil Gaiman *2010 ''Captain Britain by Alan Moore and

Omnibus'' *2011 ''

'' by

and

*2012 ''Thor Omnibus by

Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

'' *2014 ''Hawkeye Volume 1 Oversized HC'' by

, et al.

Favourite New Comic Title

*1977 ''

'' *1978 ''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

'' *1979 ''

Micronauts Micronauts is a North American science fiction toyline manufactured and marketed by Mego from 1976 to 1980. The ''Micronauts'' toyline was based on and licensed from the '' Microman'' toyline created by Japanese-based toy company Takara in 1974 ...

'' *1980 ** U.K.: '' Doctor Who Weekly'' ** U.S.: ''Howard the Duck'' *1981 '' The New Teen Titans''"Eagle Awards,"
Grand Comics Database. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020. *1983 ** U.K.: ''Warrior'' ** U.S.: ''

Camelot 3000 ''Camelot 3000'' is an American twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Mike W. Barr and penciled by Brian Bolland. It was published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1985 as one of its first direct market projects, and as its first maxi-s ...

'' *1984 **U.S.: '' American Flagg!'' *1985 ** U.K.: ''

Captain Britain Captain Britain is a title used by various superheroes in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Excalibur. The moniker was first used in publication by Brian Braddock in ''Captain Britain'' #1 by writer Chris Cl ...

'' ** U.S.: ''

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which las ...

'', written by

Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''The New Mutan ...

(Marvel Comics) *1986 **U.K.: ''Captain Britain'' **U.S. '' Miracleman'' *1987 **U.K.: '' Redfox'' **U.S.: ''

'' *1988 **U.K.: '' The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' **U.S.: '' Marshal Law'' *1989 **U.K.: ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' *1990 **U.K.: '' The Bogie Man'' **U.S.: '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' *2000 '' Top 10'', by

and

*2002 ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...

'' *2004 '' Conan'' (Dark Horse) *2006 ''

'' (DC) by

and

*2007 ''

Nextwave ''Nextwave'' is a comedy comic book ongoing series, series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. ''Nextwave'' consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satire, satirizes ...

'' *2008 ''

Thor Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred g ...

'' *2010 '' Batman and Robin'' *2011 '' Daytripper'' *2012 ''

'' *2014 ''

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Comic book teams 1969 team The 1969 version of the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy were the origi ...

Favourite Single or Continued Comicbook Story

*1977 **Single: ''

'' #3: "Four Feathers of Death" (

Steve Gerber Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include '' Man-Thing'', ''Omega the Unknown,'' ''Marvel Spotlight ...

John Buscema John Buscema ( ; born Giovanni Natale Buscema, ; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002)Social Se ...

) **Continued: ''

Master of Kung Fu Zheng Shang-Chi,. also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in ''Spec ...

'' #48-51 (

Doug Moench Douglas Moench (; born February 23, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer of comics, novels, short stories, newspaper feature articles, weekly newspaper comic strips, film screenplays and teleplays. He is notable for his ''Batman'' wo ...

Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy (; born August 15, 1953) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises' 1978 '' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species'' ...

) *1978 **Single: ''

Avengers Avenger(s) or The Avenger(s) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Sag ...

Annual'' #7 – ''The Final Threat'' (

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, an ...

) **Continued: ''Avengers Annual'' #7/

Two-in-One Annual #2 (Jim Starlin) *1979 **Single: ''

'' #111 – ''Mindgames'' (

/ John Byrne) **Continued: ''The Avengers'' #167, 168, 170-177 (

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...

David Wenzel David T. Wenzel (; born November 22, 1950) is an illustrator and children's book artist. He is best known for his graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit''. Career Wenzel's first ambition had been to work for one of the big ani ...

) *1980 ** U.K.: *** Single: '' Hulk Weekly'' #2 (

Night Raven Night Raven is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears primarily in Marvel UK Comics, a division of Marvel Comics. Night Raven first appeared in ''Hulk Comic'' #1 (March 7, 1979 in ...

) *** Continued: ''Hulk Weekly'' 1–30, 42, 43 (

Black Knight The black knight is a literary stock character who masks his identity and that of his liege by not displaying heraldry. Black knights are usually portrayed as villainous figures who use this anonymity for misdeeds. They are often contrasted with ...

) ** U.S.: ***Single: ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

'' #128 – '' Demon in a Bottle'' (

David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in ''Action Comics''. Among the characters he created or ...

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born September 25, 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' and ''Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules'', and for co-fo ...

/ John Romita Jr.) ***Continued: ''X-Men'' #125-128 (Chris Claremont/John Byrne) *1981 **U.K. ***Single: "Terror Tube," ''2000 AD'' #167 ***Continued: "The Judge Child," ''2000 AD'' #156–181 **U.S. ***Single: ''X-Men'' #137 "The Fate of the Phoenix" ***Continued: ''X-Men'' #135–137, " The Dark Phoenix Saga" * 1983 ** U.K.: ''

Marvelman ''Marvelman'' was a British Golden Age superhero comic book, published by L. Miller & Son in the United Kingdom between 1954 and 1963. The lead character was originally created by Mick Anglo as a replacement for Captain Marvel due to Fa ...

'' (''

'' #1-3, 5, & 6) ** U.S.: ''

'' #1-4 (limited series) *1984 **U.S.: '' American Flagg!'' #1–2, "Hard Times" *1985 **U.K.: '' 2000 AD'' #355–359 **U.S.: ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'' #400 *1986 **U.K.: '' Halo Jones Book Two'' ('' 2000 AD'' #406-415) **U.S.: ''

Crisis on Infinite Earths ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...

'' #1-9 *1987 **U.K.: '' Halo Jones'' Book Three **U.S.: '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' *1988 **U.K.: ''

Zenith The zenith (, ) is the imaginary point on the celestial sphere directly "above" a particular location. "Above" means in the vertical direction (Vertical and horizontal, plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir). The z ...

'' (''2000 AD'' #535-550) **U.S.: ''

'' #404-407: ''

Year One The term "Year One" in political history usually refers to the institution of radical, revolutionary change. This usage dates from the time of the French Revolution. After the official abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, the ...

'' *1990 **U.K.: ''

: The Horned God Book I'' (''2000 AD'' #626-635) **U.S.: '' Skreemer'' (limited series) *2000 '' Daredevil'' (#1-8), by

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget buddy comedy film ''Clerks (film), Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted i ...

and

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, ...

*2002 '' The Authority: The Nativity'' *2004 '' Daredevil'' #46-50: ''Hardcore'' (

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist. Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...

Alex Maleev Alex Maleev (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Алекс Малеев) is a Bulgarian comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' (vol. 2) with frequent collaborator Brian Michael ...

) *2006 ''

'' volume 2 #1-9 (

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ext ...

, and

) *2007 ''

'' #1-6 *2008 ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

'' #25-30: '' The Death of Captain America'' *2010 **Single: ''

Phonogram Phonogram may refer to: * A sound recording – see Geneva Phonograms Convention * ''Phonogram'' (comics), a comic book by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie * Phonogram (linguistics), a grapheme which represents a phoneme or a combination of phon ...

: The Singles Club #4'': "Konichiwa Bitches" **Continued: '' The Walking Dead'' #61-65: "Fear The Hunters" *2011 **Single: '' Daytripper'' #8 **Continued: ''The Walking Dead'' #73-79: "Too Far Gone" *2012 **Single: ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' #12 **Continued: ''Walking Dead'' #79-84: "No Way Out" *2014 **Single: "Pizza is my Business," '' Hawkeye'' #11 **Continued: ''

Favourite Cover

*1979 ''

'' #67 (

) *1980 ** U.K.: '' 2000 AD'' 144 ** U.S.: '' The Avengers'' #185 (

) *1981 **U.K.: '' 2000 AD'' #173 (

) **U.S.: ''

'' #136 ( John Byrne/ Terry Austin) *1983 ** U.K.: ''

'' #7 ( Mick Austin) ** U.S.: ''

Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as ...

'' #55 ( Michael Golden) *1985 **U.K.: ''Warrior'' #19 ( David Lloyd/

Garry Leach Garry Leach (19 September 1954 – 26 March 2022) was a British comics artist and publisher. Biography Garry Leach's early work for ''2000 AD'' included mainly one-off stories featuring ''Dan Dare'' and '' M.A.C.H. 1''.New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...

'' #22 (

) *1986 **U.K.: ''Captain Britain'' #6 (

) **U.S.: ''Swamp Thing'' #34 (

John Totleben John Thomas Totleben (born February 16, 1958) is an American illustrator working mostly in comic books. Biography After studying art at Tech Memorial in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year. He then spent several years working ...

) *1987 **U.K.: '' 2000 AD'' #500 (multiple artists) **U.S.: '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' #1 ( Frank Miller/

) *1988 **U.K.: '' The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' #1 (

) **U.S.: ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...

'' #10 (

) *1989 **U.K.: ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' (Bryan Talbot) *1990 **U.K.: ''2000 AD'' Prog 626 (

) **U.S.: '' Aliens'' #1 (

Denis Beauvais Denis ("Den") Beauvais (born 1962) is a Canadian artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. He was born and raised in Ottawa.Saxberg, Lynn (April 4, 1990). "Dragons and demons make Aylmer artist famous", ''Ottawa Citizen'', p. E3. Ca ...

) *2000 ''Batman:

Harley Quinn Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, PhD) is a fictional American character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' as a henchwoman for the ...

'' (

) *2002 ''

'' #1 (

) *2004 '' JLA: Liberty and Justice'' (Alex Ross) *2006 ''

'' #1 (

) *2007 ''

Fables Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse (poetry), verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphized, and that ...

: 1001 Nights of Snowfall'' ( James Jean) *2008 ''

World War Hulk "World War Hulk" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled limited series and various titles published by Marvel Comics in 2007, featuring the Hulk. The series consists of five main issues titled ''World War Hulk'', ...

'' 1A ( David Finch) *2010 ''Batman and Robin'' #4 (Frank Quitely) *2011 ''

Batwoman Batwoman is a name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies of Batman similarly to Batgirl. The original version of the character, Kathy Kane (eventually given t ...

'' #0 ( J.H. Williams III) *2012 ''Batwoman'' #1 (J.H. Williams III) *2014 '' Hawkeye'' #9 (

)

Favourite Comic (excluding North American and UK titles)

*1990 '' Akira'' (Japan) *2000 ''

Bacchus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchus ( or ; ) by the Gre ...

'', by

(Australia)

Favourite Manga Comic

*2002 ''

Lone Wolf and Cub is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. It was serialized in Futabasha's manga magazine '' Weekly Manga Action'' from September 1970 to April 1976, with its chapters collected in 28 ' volumes. ...

'' *2004 ''

Blade of the Immortal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from June 1993 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'' (Dark Horse) *2006 ''Blade of the Immortal'' (Dark Horse) *2007 ''Blade of the Immortal'' *2008 ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

'' *2010 ''

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...

'' *2011 ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' *2012 ''

20th Century Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Big Comic Spirits'' from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 volumes. A 16 chapter ...

Favourite European Comic

*2002 ''

Metabarons ''The Metabarons'' () or ''The Saga of the Meta-Barons'' is a science fiction comics series relating the history of a dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. ''The Metabarons'' series was written by creator Alejandro Jodorowsky and ...

'' (

Les Humanoïdes Associés Les Humanoïdes Associés (or Humanoids) is a French- American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and financial director Be ...

, France) *2004 ''

Tex Tex, TeX, TEX, may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tex (nickname), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname * Tex Earnhardt (1930–2020), U.S. businessman * Joe Tex (1933–1982), stage name of American soul singer ...

'' (

Sergio Bonelli Editore Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM and other names) is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Giulio Chio (2015–present). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of G ...

, Italy) *2006 '' Asterix and the Falling Sky'' (Albert Rene Editions, France) *2007 ''

Asterix and the Vikings ''Asterix and the Vikings'' (released in French as ''Astérix et les Vikings'' and Danish as ''Asterix og Vikingerne'') is a 2006 Danish animated adventure film based on the French comic book series ''Asterix'', written by Stefan Fjeldmark and ...

'' (France) *2008 '' Requiem, Vampire Knight'' (Nickel Editions, France) *2010 '' Requiem Chevalier Vampire'' (France) *2011 '' Blacksad'' (

Dargaud Société Dargaud (), doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud, publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

, France) *2012 ''

Dylan Dog ''Dylan Dog'' is an Italian horror comics series created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Sergio Bonelli Editore since 1986. The series features the eponymous character, a paranormal investigator who takes on cases involving supernatural el ...

'' (Sergio Bonelli Editore, Italy)

Favourite Newspaper Strip

*2000 ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...

'' *2002 '' Liberty Meadows'' *2004 '' Mutts'' ( Patrick McDonnell)

Favourite Comic Strip in a UK Comic or Magazine

*2000 ''

'' ('' 2000 AD/

'') *2002 ''

Nikolai Dante ''Nikolai Dante'' is a comic book series published in the weekly British science fiction anthology '' 2000 AD'' from March 1997 until July 2012. History ''Nikolai Dante'' was created by writer Robbie Morrison and artist Simon Fraser. The lea ...

'' (''2000 AD'') *2004 ''

'' (''2000 AD/Judge Dredd Megazine – Rebellion'')

Favourite Web-Based Comic

*2000 '' Astounding Space Thrills'' by Steve Conley *2002 ''

Sluggy Freelance ''Sluggy Freelance'' is a long-running webcomic written and drawn by #Author, Pete Abrams. Starting in 1997, it is one of the oldest successful webcomics, and as of 2012 had hundreds of thousands of readers. Abrams was one of the first comic art ...

'' by Pete Abrams *2004 '' PvP'' by

Scott Kurtz Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip '' PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville ...

*2006 '' Supernatural Law'' by

Batton Lash Batton Lash (born Vito Marangi, October 29, 1953 – January 12, 2019) was an American comics creator who came to prominence as part of the 1990s self-publishing boom. He is best known for the series ''Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre'' ( ...

*2007 ''

Penny Arcade ''Penny Arcade'' is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website ''loonygames.com''. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have establish ...

'' by

Jerry Holkins Jerry Holkins (born Parkinson"Holkins is a combination of Holcomb (hers) and Parkinson (mine)." https://twitter.com/TychoBrahe/status/12073336701 on February 6, 1976) is an American writer. He is the co-creator and writer of the webcomic '' Penny ...

and

Mike Krahulik Michael Krahulik (; born September 25, 1977) is an American artist for the webcomic '' Penny Arcade'' and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker ...

*2008 ''

The Order of the Stick ''The Order of the Stick'' (''OOTS'') is a comedic webcomic that satirizes tabletop role-playing games and medieval fantasy. The comic is written and drawn by Rich Burlew, who illustrates the comic in a stick figure style. Taking place in a mag ...

'' by

Rich Burlew Rich Burlew (born September 1, 1974) is an American author, game designer, and graphic designer. He is best known for ''The Order of the Stick'' webcomic, for which he was ranked fifth on ComixTalk's list of the Top 25 People in Webcomics for 2 ...

*2010 '' FreakAngels'' by

and Paul Duffield *2011 '' Axe Cop'' by Malachai Nicolle and

Ethan Nicolle Ethan Nicolle is an American comic book creator, artist, and writer. He created the Slave Labor Graphics comic '' Chumble Spuzz'' which has been released as two graphic novels so far. He also worked with his younger brother, Malachai, to create ...

*2012 ''Freakangels'' *2014 '' Aces Weekly'' by David Lloyd, et al.
www.acesweekly.co.uk

Favourite Publisher

*2006

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

*2007

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

*2008 Marvel Comics *2010 DC Comics/

Vertigo Comics DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult comics, adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and ...

*2011 DC Comics/Vertigo/

WildStorm Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...

*2012 DC Comics/Vertigo *2014

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...

Characters

Favourite Comicbook Character

won this category 12 times;

won seven times, and

won it three times. *1977 ** U.K.:

**U.S.:

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero created by American author Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) and who debuted in 1932 and went on to appear in a series of fantasy stories published in ''We ...

*1978 ** U.K.:

**U.S.:

*1979 ** U.K.: Judge Dredd ** U.S.: Batman *1980 **U.K.: Judge Dredd **U.S.:

*1981 **U.K.: Judge Dredd **U.S.: Wolverine *1983 ** U.K.:

** U.S.: Wolverine *1985 **U.K.: Judge Dredd **U.S.: Reuben Flagg *1986 ** U.K.: Halo Jones ** U.S.: Batman *1987 **U.K.: Judge Dredd **U.S.: Batman *1988 **U.K.: Luther Arkwright **U.S.: Batman *1989 **U.K.: Luther Arkwright *1990 **U.K.:

**U.S.: Batman *2000 Batman *2002 Batman *2004 Batman *2006 Batman *2007 Batman *2008 Batman

Favourite Villain

DC's

The Joker The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' on ...

won this category five times, '' 2000 AD'''s Torquemada won four times, and Marvel's

Magneto A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...

came away with three wins. *1978

Thanos Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Devia ...

*1979

*1980 ** U.K.: Judge Cal ** U.S.: Magneto *1981 **U.K.:

Judge Death This is a list of characters in the British comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' appearing in '' 2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Major characters have their own art ...

**U.S.: Magneto * 1983 ** U.K.:

Kid Marvelman Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goat * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin, lea ...

** U.S.:

Darkseid Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #134 (December 1970), before being fully in ...

*1985 **U.K.: Torquemada, from '' Nemesis the Warlock'' ('' 2000 AD''), by

and

(

Fleetway Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. History It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies t ...

) **U.S.:

Doctor Doom Doctor Doom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' The Fantastic Four'' #5 in April 1962, and has since endured as the arch ...

*1986 **U.K.: Torquemada **U.S.:

Anti-Monitor The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and later appears as an enemy to the Green Lantern Corps ...

*1987 **U.K.: Torquemada **U.S.:

*1988 **U.K.: Torquemada **U.S.: The Joker *1990 **U.K.:

**U.S.: The Joker *2000 Herr Starr (''Preacher'') *2002

Lex Luthor Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...

(''Superman'') *2004

(''

'' – Marvel Comics) *2006 The Joker *2007 Dirk Anger (''

'': Marvel Comics, ) *2008 The Joker

Favourite Supporting Character

*1978

Pip the Troll Pip the Troll is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021), voiced by Patton Oswalt. Publication history Pip the T ...

*1979

*1980 ** U.K.: Ro-Jaws ** U.S.: Wolverine *1981 **U.K.: Hoagy (

Robo-Hunter ''Robo-Hunter'' is a recurring comic strip, strip in the British Comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', initially written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson (artist), Ian Gibson. The series starred Sam Slade, a laconic, ageing, cigar-smoki ...

) **U.S.: Wolverine *1983 ** U.K.: Zirk (''

'') ** U.S.: Elektra *1984 **U.S.: Raul the cat ('' American Flagg!'') *1985 **U.K.: Evey (''

V for Vendetta ''V for Vendetta'' is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (comics), David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published between 1982 and 1985 in black and white as an ongoing Serial (li ...

'') **U.S.: Raul the cat ('' American Flagg!'') *1986 **U.K.: Meggan (''Captain Britain'') **U.S.:

John Constantine John Constantine (), also known as Hellblazer, is an antihero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben, and first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #37 (June 1985). I ...

(''Swamp Thing'') *1987 **U.K.: Ukko the Dwarf (

) **U.S.: John Constantine *1988 **U.K.: Ukko the Dwarf **U.S.: Abigail Arcane Cable *1990 **U.K.: Middenface McNulty (''

Strontium Dog ''Strontium Dog'' is a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezquer ...

'') *2000 Oracle/Barbara Gordon (''Batman''/''

Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as (although not the same as) raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively predation, hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and smaller birds). In addition to speed ...

'') *2002

Commissioner James Gordon James W. "Jim" Gordon Sr. is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted in the firs ...

(''Batman'') *2004

Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...

(''Spider-Man'' – Marvel Comics)

Character Most Worthy of Own Title

*1978

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...

*1979 Silver Surfer *1980 ** U.K.:

** U.S.:

Warlock A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft. Etymology and terminology The most commonly accepted etymology derives '' warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver". The term came to apply special ...

*1981 **U.K.:

**U.S.: Silver Surfer *1983 ** U.K.:

Judge Anderson Judge Cassandra Anderson is a fictional law enforcer and psychic appearing in the British science fiction comics '' 2000 AD'' and the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland, Anderson made her debut as ...

** U.S.: The Spectre *1985 **U.K.: D.R. & Quinch **U.S.: The Spectre *1986 **U.K.: Halo Jones **U.S.:

*1987 **U.K.:

**U.S.: Wolverine *1988 **U.K.: Halo Jones **U.S.: Rorschach *1990 **U.K.: Captain Britain *2000 Luther Arkwright (''Heart of Empire'') *2002 Elijah Snow (''Planetary'') *2004

(Marvel Comics)

Favourite Comicbook Group or Team

The

dominated this category, winning it eight times in the span of 11 years. *1977

*1978 X-Men *1979 X-Men *1980 ** U.K.:

Ro-Busters ''Ro-Busters'' is a British comics, comic story that formed part of the original line-up of the magazine ''Starlord (comics), Starlord''. Similar in premise to that of the ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'' television series, it was cre ...

** U.S.: X-Men *1981 X-Men *1983 X-Men *1985 **U.K.: Mega City Judges **U.S.:

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

*1986 X-Men *1987 X-Men *1988

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

*1990

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...

Comics Press & Media

Favourite Specialist Comics Publication/Trade Publication

Multiple award-winners in this category included '' Wizard'' with six wins,

Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...

with its publications ''

Amazing Heroes ''Amazing Heroes'' was a magazine about the comic book medium published by American company Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, '' The Comics Journal'', ''Amazing Heroes'' was a hobbyist magazine rather than an anal ...

'' and ''

The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing r ...

'' racking up seven wins in total, and the British publication ''

Speakeasy A speakeasy, also called a beer flat or blind pig or blind tiger, was an illicit establishment that sold alcoholic beverages. The term may also refer to a retro style bar that replicates aspects of historical speakeasies. In the United State ...

'' with four wins. *1977 **Pro: ''

House of Hammer ''The House of Hammer'' was a British black-and-white magazine featuring articles and comics related to the Hammer Film Productions series of horror and science fiction films. The brainchild of Dez Skinn,Dakin, John. "'Marvel Revolution' in Eng ...

'' **Fan: '' Comic Media News'' *1978 **Pro: '' Starburst'' **Fan: ''Comic Media News'' * 1980 **U.K. (fan): '' BEM'' **U.S. (fan): ''

'' *1981 **U.K.: '' BEM'' **U.S.: ''

'' *1985 **U.K.: ''

Fantasy Advertiser ''Fantasy Advertiser'', later abbreviated to ''FA'', was a British fanzine focused on comic books, founded in 1965 by Frank Dobson, the "Godfather of British Fandom." Considered the first British comics fanzine, ''Fantasy Advertiser'' started out ...

'' **U.S.: ''

'' *1986 ** U.K.: ''

'' **U.S.: ''Amazing Heroes'' *1987 ** U.K.: ''Speakeasy'' **U.S.: ''Amazing Heroes'' *1988 ** U.K.: ''Speakeasy'' **U.S.: ''Amazing Heroes'' *1990 **U.K.: ''Speakeasy'' **U.S.: ''

Marvel Age ''Marvel Age'' was a promotional comic book-sized magazine from Marvel Comics published from 1983 to 1994. Basically a comic-length edition of the Bullpen Bulletins page, ''Marvel Age'' contained previews of upcoming Marvel comics, as well as i ...

'' *2000 '' Wizard'' *2002 ''Wizard'' *2004 ''The Comics Journal'' (

) *2006 ''The Comics Journal'' (Fantagraphics Books) *2007 ''Wizard'' *2008 ''Wizard'' *2010 ''Wizard'' *2011 ''Wizard'' *2012 ''

DC Comics Super Hero Collection The DC Comics Super Hero Collection was a fortnightly magazine collection, by Eaglemoss Publications, and DC Comics, launched on the 15 March 2008, in the United Kingdom. The series was inspired by the success of '' The Classic Marvel Figurine Col ...

'' *2014 ''Bleeding Cool''

Favourite Comics-Related Book

*2002 ''

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ''The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay'' is a 2000 novel by American author Michael Chabon. A historical fiction novel, it follows the lives of two Jewish cousins, Josef "Joe" Kavalier, a Czech artist and magician who escapes Nazi-occupied ...

'', by

Michael Chabon Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, ...

*2004 ''Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross'' by

Chip Kidd Charles Kidd (born 1964) is an American graphic designer known for Cover art, book covers. Early childhood Born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up being fascinated and heavily inspired by Am ...

with Geoff Spear *2006 ''Eisner/Miller'' (edited by Charles Brownstein & Diana Schutz) *2007 ''

Making Comics ''Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels'' is a book by comic book writer and artist Scott McCloud, published by William Morrow Paperbacks in 2006. A study of methods of constructing comics, it is a thematic se ...

: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels'' by

Scott McCloud Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. His non-fiction books about comics, ''Understanding Comics'' (1993), '' Reinventing Comics'' (2000), and '' Making Comics'' (2006), are made in comic ...

(HarperCollins) *2008 '' Our Gods Wear Spandex'' by Christopher Knowles *2010 ''The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels'' by

Andy Schmidt Peter Andrewes "Andy" Schmidt is an American comic book editor and writer. He is best known for his work at Marvel and is now editing and writing at other companies. Career At Marvel, Schmidt was an Associate Editor and mainly worked on the "Mar ...

*2011 ''75 Years of DC Comics'' by

Paul Levitz Paul Levitz (; born October 21, 1956) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002 to 2009, he worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn ...

(

Taschen Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt Taschen and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen. History The company began as Tasch ...

) *2012 ''Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero'' by

*2014 ''The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire'' by Blake Bell and Michael J. Vassallo

Favourite Comics Related Website (professional)

Comic Book Resources ''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...

was a repeat winner in this category, with five wins in 14 years. *2000

*2002 Comic Book Resources *2004 Comicon.com *2006 Silver Bullet Comic Books *2007

Newsarama ''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US. Hi ...

*2008 Marvel.com *2010 Comic Book Resources *2011 Comic Book Resources *2012

Bleeding Cool ''Bleeding Cool'' is an Internet news site, focusing on comics, television, film, board games, and video games. Owned by Avatar Press, it was launched by Rich Johnston in 2009. Avatar Press also publishes an associated magazine, also called ''B ...

*2014 Comic Book Resources

Favourite Comics Related Website (fan-organised)

*2000 Sequential Tart

Favourite Comics E-Zine

*2002 '' Comic Book Electronic Magazine'' *2004 ''

Favourite Comics-based Film or TV Series

*2000 ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (also known as ''Batman of the Future'' in Europe) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and serving as the sequel to both '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' The New Ba ...

'' *2004 '' X2'' (

Bryan Singer Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed, as well as multiple television series. After graduating from the Univ ...

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

) *2006 ''

Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Bruce Wayne / B ...

'' (

Christopher Nolan Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters with complex storytelling, he is considered a leading filmma ...

) *2007 '' Heroes'' *2008 ''

300 __NOTOC__ Year 300 ( CCC) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1053 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 300 ...

'' *2010 ''

'' *2011 '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' *2012 ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...

'' *2014 ''

Iron Man 3 ''Iron Man 3'' is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' (2008) an ...

Favourite British Fan Personality

* 1977 Martin Lock

Favourite Comics-Related Merchandise

*2004 '' Kingdom Come''

action figure An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game, television program, or sport; fictional or historical. These figures are usually ...

s (DC Select; second series)

Special awards

Favourite Comic Publication "All Time"

* 1977 ''

Roll of Honour

*1977

*1978

*1979

Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...

*1980

*1981

Jerry Siegel Jerome "Jerry" Siegel ( ; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) Roger Stern. ''Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939–1943'' DC Comics/ Kitchen Sink Press, Inc./ Sterling Publishing; 2006 was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of ...

and

Joe Shuster Joseph Shuster ( ; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in ''Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938). Shuster was involv ...

*1982 Mick Austin *1983

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

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Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko. Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular ac ...

Steve Ditko entry
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Jan. 16, 2020. *1986

*1987 Frank Miller *1988

*1990 '' 2000 AD'' *2000

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

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Gail Simone Gail Simone (born July 29, 1974) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC Comics, DC's ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', ''Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female write ...

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