The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for

Spanish comics Spanish comics are the comics of Spain. Comics in Spain are usually called ''historietas'' or ''cómics'', with ''tebeos'' primarily denoting the magazines containing the medium. ''Tebeo'' is a phonetic adaptation of ''TBO'', a long-running (1 ...

. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

(International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It takes its name from the

heroic fantasy Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of ...

comics character with the same name, created by Spanish artist Víctor de la Fuente.

Award categories

Awards are made in several categories: * ''Mejor Historia Larga'' (Best Long Story), also known as ''Mejor Historieta Larga'' (Best Long Comic) * ''Mejor Historia Corta'' (Best Short Story), also known as ''Mejor Historieta Corta'' (Best Short Comic) * ''Mejor Guión'' (Best Script) * ''Mejor Dibujo'' (Best Drawing) * ''Mejor Portada'' (Best Cover, since 1989) * ''Mejor Editorial'' (Best Publisher, every 5–10 years since 1997 * ''Haxtur al Humor'' (Haxtur for Humor, since 2000) * ''Autor que Amamos'' ("Author That We Loved", ''homenaje a la carrera de algún prestigioso creador''; added in 1986) * ''Finalista más Votado'' (Finalist with the Most Votes, since 1990) * ''Special John Buscema Award'', awarded in 2002 and 2004

Best Long Comic Strip

*1985: ''

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'', by Mike W. Barr and

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(Ed. Zinco) *1986: '' Dreadstar'', by

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 ...

(Ed. Fórum) *1987: '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'', by

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, and

Lynn Varley Lynn Varley is an American comic book colorist, notable for her collaborations with her then-husband, comic book writer/artist Frank Miller. Biography Varley grew up in Livonia, Michigan.

(Ed. Zinco) *1988: ''

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and

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...

(Ed. Zinco) *1989: ''

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*1990: '' Cinder & Ashe'', by

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José Luis García-López José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish people, Spanish-Argentines, Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he pr ...

(Ed. Zinco) *1991: ''

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'', by

Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on '' Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), ''Scout'', and the ...

(Ed. Zinco) *1992: '' Les Tours de Bois-Maury'', by

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(Ed. Norma) *1993: ''Eva Medusa'', by

Antonio Segura Antonio Segura (June 13, 1947 – January 31, 2012) was a Spanish comics writer. Biography Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 1980s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopoldo Sanchez who w ...

and Ana Miralles (Ed. Glanat) *1994: ''La cró de Leodegundo'' ("The Chronicle of Leodegundo"), by Gaspar Meana (Ed. El Pexe) *1995: '' Dropsie Avenue'', by

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 ...

(Ed. Norma) *1996: ''

Largo Winch ''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamme ...

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Jean Van Hamme Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including ''Histoire sans héros'', '' Thorgal'', '' XIII'' and ''Largo Winch''. Biography ...

and Philippe Francq (Ed. Grijalbo) *1997: ''

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'' #1/2, by

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and

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London i ...

(Ed. Zinco) *1998: ''The Black Dragon'', by

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...

and

John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican Party (United States), Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to ...

(Ed. Planeta de Agostini) *1999: '' The Tale of One Bad Rat'', by

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 ...

(Ed. Planeta) *2000: ''

Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...

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Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...

(Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2001: ''The Crowned Heart'', by

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French Experimental film, avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films ''El Topo'' (1970), ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and ''Santa Sangre'' ...

and

Jean Giraud Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predomin ...

(Ed. Norma) *2002: '' A Journal of My Father'', by

Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese mangaka, manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Career Taniguchi began his career as an ...

(Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2003: ''

Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit '' rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom ...

: The Dragon Below Conspiracy'', by

Stan Sakai is a Japanese Americans, Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Early life Sakai was born Masahiko Sakai (坂井雅彦) in Kyoto, Japan, to Akio and Ter ...

(Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2004: ''

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'', by

Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his professional career has created two series simultaneously. The stories to many of these were co-written in collaboration with hi ...

(Ed. Planeta deAgostini) *2005: ''

A History of Violence ''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC Comics, DC A History of Violence (comics), graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The fi ...

'', by John Wagner and

Vince Locke Vincent Locke () is an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Deadworld'' and ''A History of Violence'' and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Biography Locke began work in 1986 illustrating '' ...

(Astiberri) *2006: ''Yajiro Togane. Asa el ejecutor nº 5'', by Kazuo Koike and

Goseki Kojima was a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his collaborations with manga writer Kazuo Koike, the most famous of them being ''Lone Wolf and Cub''. Biography Kojima was born in Yokkaichi, Mie, on the same day as Osamu Tezuka. After getting out ...

(Planeta deAgostini) *2007 (Ex aequo): ''Usagi Yojimbo: Duelo en Kitanoji'' by

(Planeta de Agostini) and ''"Lobo", El Rey'', by Yoshiharu Imaizumi and

(Ponent Mon) *2008: Elric by

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and Walter Simonson (Planeta de Agostini) *2009: ''El Gavilán'' (Primer ciclo) by Patrice Pellerin (IO Edicions) *2010: ''Alicia en Sunderland'' by

(Random House Mondadori) *2011: ''Polina ''by

Bastien Vivès Bastien Vivès (born 11 February 1984) is a French comic book artist. Life and career Born in Paris, Vivès spent his childhood drawing with his younger brother. He took live model classes from the age of 10 years. Vivès studied Applied arts at ...

(Diábolo Ediciones) *2012: '' El bosque de los suicidas'' by El Torres and Gabriel Hernández (Dib-Buks) *2013 (Ex aequo): '' Tex: Sangre en Colorado'' by

Claudio Nizzi Claudio Nizzi (born 9 September 1938 in Sétif, Algeria) is an Italian comic author. He started his career as comic scriptwriter in 1963, writing for the comics magazine '' Il Vittorioso''. During 1969 he started working for ''Il Giornalino'' cre ...

and

Ivo Milazzo Ivo Milazzo (born 20 June 1947) is an Italian comic book artist. Born in Tortona, Milazzo worked mainly for Sergio Bonelli Editore. He debuted in 1971, drawing some ''Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character ...

and ''Tex: El gran robo '' by Claudio Nizzi and José Ortiz (both Editorial Aleta) *2014 (Ex aequo): ''La propiedad'' by

Rutu Modan Rutu Modan (; born 1966) is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist. She is co-founder of the Israeli comics group Actus Tragicus and published the graphic novels ''Exit Wounds'' (2007) and '' The Property'' (2013). Biography Rutu Modan was ...

(Ediciones Sins Entido) and ''Tex: Colorado Bell'' by

Mauro Boselli Mauro Boselli (born 22 May 1985) is an Argentine former professional association football, footballer who played as striker. Boselli began his career at Argentine Primera División, Argentine First Division clubs Boca Juniors and Estudiantes d ...

and

Alfonso Font Alfonso Font (born 28 August 1946) is a Spanish comic book artist. Biography Alfonso Font was born in Barcelona, Spain. He began his comics career in the 1960s as apprentice in the local Editorial Bruguera studio, working mostly at western, war, ...

(Editorial Aleta) *2015: ''El Cantar de Teudan; Tomos I y II '' by Gaspar Meana (Editorial UIB)

Best Short Comic Strip

*1985: "Primer amor" , by Carlos Giménez, in ''Ilustración+Comix Internacional'' #45 (Ed. Toutain) **"Aventura Amorosa en el metro" , by Will Eisner, in ''Ilustración+Comix Internacional'' #45 (Ed. Toutain) **"Juegos de azar" , by Zentner & Pellejero, in ''Cairo'' #32 (Ed. Norma) **''Viceversa'' , by Jan (Caja de Ahorros de Sevilla) *1986: ''Los Pecados de Cupido'' , by J. Zentner & R. Pellejero (Ed. Norma) **'' Daredevil'', by

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 ...

David Mazzucchelli David John Mazzucchelli (; born September 21, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines ''Born Again (comics), Daredevil: Born Again'' and ''Batman: Year One'', as well as for gra ...

(Ed. Fórum) **"Llegada rrival, by

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 ...

Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book artist (penciller and inker), writer, and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of '' Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penci ...

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Steve Leialoha Steve Leialoha (born January 27, 1952) is an American comics artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s. He has worked primarily as an inker, though occasionally as a penciller, for several publishers, including Marvel Comics and lat ...

, in ''Secret Wars'' #13 (Ed. Fórum) **''El rubí de Abu Talib Halim'' , by J.L. Cruces, in Cairo #46 (Ed. Norma) *1987: ''Barcelona 1992'', by Montesol (Ed. Norma) **"Fantasmas" , by John Byrne &

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Ear ...

, in ''Superman'' #5 (Ed. Zinco) **"Esclara de vecinos" , by Pons, in ''Historias Completas de El Víbora'' #1 (Ed. La Cúpula) **''

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'', by

(Ed. Zinco) *1988: ''Macao'', by Mique Beltrán (Ed. Norma) **"Metrópolis 900 Mi.", by John Byrne, in ''Superman'' #23 (Ed. Zinco) **''En clase de religion'' , by Mediavilla (El Víbora; La Cúpula) **"El valle de la luna azul" , by A. Buylla, in ''El Wendigo'' #42 *1989: "La rosa de Abisinia" , by V. Mora & Víctor de la Fuente, in ''Gran Aventurero'' #1 (Ediciones B) **"Chiaroscuro", by

Ann Nocenti Ann "Annie" Nocenti (; born January 17, 1957) is an American journalist, filmmaker, teacher, comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work at Marvel in the late 1980s, particularly a four-year stint as the editor of ''Uncanny X-Men' ...

& David Mazzucchelli, in ''Patrulla X Especial Verano'' -Men Summer Special(Ed. Fórum) **''Como la vez del jamón'' ("Like the Time of Jamón"), by Giancarlo Berardi & Ivo Milazzo (Ed. Norma) **''El todopoderoso'' ("The Almighty"), by Pons, César, & Galiano (El Víbora; La Cúpula) *1990: ''La sangre del volcán'' ("The Blood of the Volcano"), by

(Ed. Norma) **"El jefe he Head, by Dave Gibbons, in ''Cimoc'' #110 (Ed. Norma) **"Cien Millones muerte incluida" he Million Dollar Hit by

Leonard Starr Leonard Starr (October 28, 1925 – June 30, 2015) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist, and advertising artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strip ''Mary Perkins, On Stage, On Stage'' and reviving ''Little Orphan Annie'' ...

Stan Drake Stanley Albert Drake (November 9, 1921 – March 10, 1997) was an American cartoonist best known as the founding artist of the comic strip '' The Heart of Juliet Jones''. Born in Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of N ...

, in ''Gran Aventurero'' #11 (Ediciones B) **"Las lágrimas de Tjahzi" , by Jean van Hamme & Grzegorz Rosinski, in ''Cimoc'' #110 (Ed. Norma) *1991: ''Mechanics'', by

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(Ed. La Cúpula) **''Bianco Natale'' (Tom's Bar), by Birardi & Milazzo (Ed. Toutain) **"Sabor a menta" , by Carlos Giménez, in ''Totem el Comix'' #53 (Ed. Toutain) **''Loba'' , by Jean van Hamme & Grzegorz Rosinski (Ed. Norma) *1992: "El Santo Maldito" ("The Bloody Saint"), by Jamie Delano & Bryan Talbot, in ''

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'' #1 (Ed. Zinco) **"Dream of a Thousand Cats", by Neil Gaiman & Kelley Jones, in ''

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'' #11 (Ed. Zinco) **''Abraham Stone'', by

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(Ed. Norma) **"Encuentro Nocturno" , by Daniel Torres, in ''Cimoc'' #136 (Ed. Norma) *1993: " Seasons of Mists Part 4", by Neil Gaiman &

Matt Wagner Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series ''Mage (comics), Mage'' and ''Grendel (comics), Grendel''. Early life, family and education Matt Wagner's childhood was spe ...

, in ''Sandman'' #18 (Ed. Zinco) **"Secrets from the Surfer’s Past", by Jim Starlin, in ''Silver Surfer'' #12 (Ed Fórum) **''El ladrón de almas'' , by Alfons Font (Ed. Norma) **"Violador" , by Carlos Giménez, in ''Comix Internacional'' #5 (Ed. Zinco) *1994: " Gon Lives with the Penguins", by

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, in ''Gon'' #2 on Again(Ed. La Cúpula) **''Dolar de muelas (Cochina Publicidad)'' (Ed. Zinco) **Mike Baron, for ''Nexus'' (Ediciones B) **Giancarlo Berardi, for ''Como la vez del jamón'' (Ed. Norma) **Dennis O'Neil, for "Santa Prisca" & "Transformation", in ''

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'' #10-11 (Ed. Zinco) *1990: Jean van Hamme, for ''XIII'' (Ed. Grijalbo) **Walter Simonson, for "La canción de Mjolnir" , in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #62 (Ed. Fórum) **

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 ...

, for ''

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'' (Ed. Zinco) **Dennis O'Neil, for "The Plastic Dilemma", in ''Question'' #19 (Ed. Zinco) *1991: Carlos Giménez, for "Sabor a menta" , in ''Totem el Comix'' #53 (Ed. Toutain) **Jean van Hamme, for ''XIII: The Night of 3 August'' (Ed. Gijalbo) **Andrew Helfer, for '' Justice, Inc.'' (Ed. Zinco) **Alan Moore, for ''La cosa del pantano'' #1-5 (Ed. Zinco) *1992: Jim Starlin, for ''Silver Surfer'' #1-5 (Ed. Fórum) **Peter David, for '' The Atlantis Chronicles'' (Ed. Zinco) **Neil Gaiman, for "Collectors", in ''Sandman'' #7 (Ed. Zinco) **Jean van Hamme, for ''Largo Winch'' #1-2 (Ed. Grijalbo) *1993: Antonio Segura, for ''Eva Medusa'' (Ed. Glénat) **Jim Starlin, for "Secrets from the Surfer’s Past", in ''Silver Surfer'' #12 (Ed. Fórum) **Frank Miller, for "Sin City", in ''Cimoc'' #134-148 (Ed. Norma) **Alfons Font, for ''El ladrón de almas'' (Ed. Norma) *1994: Neil Gaiman, for '' Death: The High Cost of Living'' (Ed. Zinco) **Gaspar Meana, for ''La cró de Leodegundo'' (Ed. El Pexe) **Jean van Hamme, for ''Largo Winch'' #3-4 (Ed. Grijalbo) **Alejandro Jodorowski, for ''El Lama blanco'' (Ed. Norma) *1995: Neil Gaiman, for '' The Children's Crusade'' (Ed. Zinco) **Will Eisner, for ''Dropsie Avenue'' (Ed. Norma) **David Mazzucchelli, for ''Big Man'' (Ed. El Wendigo) **Satoshi Kon, for ''Regreso al mar'' (Ed. Planeta de Agostini) *1996: Peter David, for "Para que la oscuridad no nos alcance" o That the Dark Does Not Reach Us in ''Hulk: The Fall of the Pantheon'' (Ed. Fórum) **Peter Bagge, for ''Hate'' #2 (Ed. La Cúpula) **Jean van Hamme, for ''Largo Winch'' #5-6 (Ed. Grijalbo) **Jamie Delano, for ''Manbat'' (Ed. Zinco) *1997: Garth Ennis, for ''Preacher'' #1/2 (Ed. Zinco) **Daniel Torres, for ''El Octavo día II'' (Ed. Norma) **Neil Gaiman, for ''Death: The Time of Your Life'' (Ed. Norma) **Terry Laban, for ''The Dreaming: The Goldie Factor'' (Ed. Norma) *1998: Bryan Talbot, for ''The Dreaming: Weird Romance'' (Ed. Norma) **Yslaire, for ''Sambre'' (Ed. Glénat) **Chris Claremont, for ''The Black Dragon'' (Ed. Planeta de Agostini) **Patrick Cothias, for ''El viento de los Dioses'' (Ed. Glénat) *1999: Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley, for ''Star Wars: Crimson Empire'' (Ed. Norma) **Garth Ennis, for ''Preacher: Blood & Whiskey'' (Ed. Norma) **Stan Sakai, for ''Usagi Yojimgo: Daisho'' (Ed. Planeta) **Bryan Talbot, for ''The Tale of One Bad Rat'' (Ed. Planeta) *2000: Stan Sakai, for ''Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Garth Ennis, for ''Predicador: Salvación'' (Ed. Norma) **Osamu Tezuka, for ''Adolf'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Yves Sente, for ''La maquinación Voronov'' (Ed. Norma) *2001: Carlos Giménez, for "Firmes... ¡Ar!", in ' #4 (Ed. Glenat) **Alejandro Jodorowsky, for ''The Crowned Heart'' (Ed. Norma) **Hermann, for ''Wild Bill ha Muerto'' (Imágica cómics) **Jeph Loeb, for ''Superman For All Seasons'' (Ed. Norma) *2002: Posy Simmonds, for ''Gemma Bovery'' (Ed. Destino) **J. Michael Straczynski, for ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #36 (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Jiro Taniguchi, for ''The Almanac of My Father'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Will Eisner, for ''Un anillo de boda especial'' (Ed. Norma) *2003: Stan Sakai, for ''Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Below Conspiracy'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Will Eisner, for ''The Rules of the Game'' (Ed. Norma) **

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 ...

& Bryan Hitch, for ''The Ultimates'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Bryan Talbot, for ''Heart of Empire'' (Ed. Astiberri) *2004: Giancarlo Berardi, for ''Ken Parker. Hogar Dulce Hogar'' (Ken Parker: Home Sweet Home) (Ed. Norma) **Jean Van Hamme, for ''Largo Winch. Ver Venecia... Y Morir'' (To See Venice... and To Die) (Ed. Norma) **Naoki Urasawa, for ''Monster'' (Ed. Planeta deAgostini) **Kazuo Koike, for ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' #4, (Ed. Planeta deAgostini) *2005: J. M. Straczynski, for ''Supreme Power'' (Panini Comics) **R. Utsumi, for ''The Elm Tree of the Caucasus'' (Ponent Mon) **S. Tosaki, for ''Pumori (k)'' (Otakuland) **John Wagner, for ''A History of Violence'' (Astiberri) *2006: Peter O'Donnell, for ''Mala Suki/Modesty Blaise nº 4'' (Planeta deAgostini) **Kazuo Koike, for ''Yajiro Togane. Asa el ejecutor nº 5'' (Planeta deAgostini) **Brian Michael Bendis, for ''

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'' (Panini Comics) **Diana Schutz, for ''Amor de juventud/Tim Sale.Solo'' (Planeta deAgostini) *2007: Jean-Charles Kraehn, for ''Gil St. André ''Vol.s 6/8 (Glénat) *2008: Alfonso Zapico, for ''Café Budapest'' (Astiberri) *2009:

Léo Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo. Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, ''Léonor'', '' Léonore'', ''Eléonore'' ...

, for ''Betelgeuse ''(Planeta de Agostini) *2010: D. Z. Mairowitz, for ''Kafka'' (La Cúpula) *2011: Giancarlo Berardi for ''Julia ''(Aleta Ediciones) *2012: El Torres for ''El bosque de los suicidas'' (Dib-Buks) *2013: Jan Strnad for '' Ragemoor'' (Norma) *2014: Peter Bagge for ''La mujer rebelde'' (La Cúpula) *2015: Alfonso Zapico for ''La balada del norte'' (Editorial Astiberri)

Best Drawing

*1985: Brian Bolland, for ''Camelot 3000'' (Ed. Zinco) **Jan, for ''Super López'' (Bruguera), and ''Viceversa'' (Caja de Ahorros de Sevilla) **Barry Windsor-Smith, for ''Machine Man'' (Ed. Fórum) **Will Eisner, for "Aventura Amorosa en el metro" (Adventures in Love in the city), in ''Ilustración+Comix Internacional'' #45 (Ed. Toutain) *1986: Daniel Torres, for ''Roco Vargas'' (Ed. Norma) **Víctor de la Fuente, for "Los ángeles de acero" (The Street Angels), in ''Ilustración+Comix'' #54-57 (Ed. Toutain) **John Byrne, for ''

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 ...

'', and ''Alpha Flight'' (Ed. Fórum) **

Paul Smith Paul Smith is the name of: Music * Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer * Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist * Paul Smith (English singer) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of British in ...

, for ''

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 ...

'' (Ed. Fórum) *1987: David Mazzucchelli, for '' Batman: Year One'' (Ed. Zinco), and ''Daredevil: Born Again'' (Ed. Fórum) **Barry Windsor-Smith, for "Muerta viva" (Lifedeath), in ''Patrulla X'' (Uncanny X-Men) (Ed. Fórum) **John Byrne, for ''Superman'' (Ed. Zinco) **Beroy, for ''Ajeno'' (Ed. Toutain) *1988: Dave Gibbons, for ''Watchmen'' (Ed. Zinco) **Mique Beltrán, for ''Macao'' (Ed. Norma) **F. Bourgeon, for ''Los compañeros del crepúsculo'' (Ed. Norma) **

Franco Saudelli Franco Saudelli (born 4 August 1952) is an Italian comics artist, mostly known for his erotic stories. Biography Franco Saudelli was born in Latina (Lazio), but moved soon to Rome. He made his debut in the comics world in the mid-1970s, fir ...

, for ''La Bionda'' (Ed. Norma) *1989: Brian Bolland, for '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' (Ed. Zinco) **Jean "Moebius" Giraud, for ''

The Incal ''The Incal'' (; French: ''L'Incal'') is a French graphic novel series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and originally illustrated by Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius). ''The Incal'', with first pages originally released as ''Une aventure de John Di ...

'' (Eurocomic) **I. Milazzo, for "Tom's Bar", in ''Totem-El Comix'' #31 (Ed. Toutain) **David Mazzucchelli, for "Chiaroscuro", in ''Patrulla X'' Especial Verano (Ed. Fórum) *1990: Walter Simonson, for "La canción de Mjolnir" , in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #62 (Ed. Fórum) **José L. García López, for ''

Deadman Deadman or Deadman's may refer to: * "Deadman" or "dead man", are alternative terms for a dead man's switch * "Deadman's foot" is another name for a Salamander (metallurgy), Salamander in metallurgy * "Deadman anchor" is a buried object (log, con ...

'', and ''Cinder and Ashe'' (Ed. Zinco) **Steve Rude, for ''Nexus'' (Ediciones B) **

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Joseph Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite E ...

, for ''Batman El Film'' (Ed. Zinco) *1991: G. Rosinki, for ''Loba'' (Ed. Norma) **Walter Simonson, for ''Fantastic Four'' (Ed. Fórum) **Jean "Moebius" Giraud, for ''La Diosa'' (Ed. Norma) **Joe Kubert, for ''Abraham Stone'' (Ed. Norma) *1992: Kevin Maguire, for ''The Adventures of Captain America'' (Ed. Fórum) **Jaime Hernandez, for ''Las mujeres perdidas'' (Ed. La Cúpula) **Hermann, for "Sigurd (Las Torres de Bois-Maury)" in ''Cimoc'' #136-139 (Ed. Norma) ** Dan Barry, for ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' (Ed. Norma) *1993: Georges Bess, for ' (Ed. Norma) **Ana Miralles, for ''Eva Medusa'' (Ed. Glenat) **

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, ...

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic produc ...

, for ''Batman: Sword of

Azrael Azrael (; , 'God has helped'; ) is the canonical angel of death in Islam and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter. Relative to similar concepts of such beings, Azrael holds a benevolent role as God's angel of death; he acts as ...

'' (Ed. Zinco) **Alan Davis, for ''

Excalibur Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. E ...

'' (Ed. Fórum) *1994: Philippe Francq, for ''Largo Winch'' #3-4 (Ed. Grijalbo) **Gaspar Meana, for ''La cró de Leodegundo'' (Ed. El Pexe) **Dave Mazzucchelli, for ''Discovering America'' (Ed. F.M.C. Gijón) **Kevin Maguire, for ''

The New 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 ...

'' (Ed. Zinco) *1995: Jerry Ordway, for ''

The Power of Shazam! ''The Power of Shazam!'' is a 1994 hardcover graphic novel, written and painted by Jerry Ordway for DC Comics. The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing series ...

'' (Ed. Zinco) **Bruce W. Timm, for ''Batman: Mad Love'' (Ed. Zinco) **David Mazzucchelli, for ''Hombre Grande'' (Ed. El Wendigo) **Alex Ross, for ''Marvels'' (Ed. Fórum) *1996: José L. García López, for ''Superman: Kal'' (Ed. Zinco) **Rubén Pellejero, for ''El silencio de Malka'' (Ed. Glénat) **Alan Davis, for ''Clandestine'' (Ed. Fórum) **

François Boucq François Boucq (; born 28 November 1955 in Lille), is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his satirical and surreal comics revolving around the main character . Career Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or '' ...

, for ''Los diented del tiburón'' (Ed. Norma) *1997: Paul Gulacy, for ''

Batman Versus Predator ''Batman Versus Predator'' is a comic book crossover featuring a duel between Batman and members of the titular extraterrestrial race from the ''Predator'' film franchise. It was written by Dave Gibbons with art by Andy and Adam Kubert, and wa ...

II'' (Ed. Zinco) **Steve Dillon, for ''Preacher'' #1/2 (Ed. Zinco) **Daniel Torres, for ''El Octavo día II'' (Ed. Norma) **Bruce Timm, for "Two of a Kind", in ''Batman: Black & White'' #1 (Ed. Zinco) *1998: Yslaire, for ''Sambre'' (Ed. Glénat) **Steve Dillon, for ''Predicador: Cruzados'' (Ed. Norma) **John Bolton, for ''The Black Dragon'' (Ed. Planeta de Agostini) **Alex Ross, for ''

Kingdom Come Kingdom Come may refer to: * "Kingdom come", a phrase in the Lord's Prayer in the Bible Film * ''Kingdom Come'' (1919 film), a Western short featuring Hoot Gibson * ''Kingdom Come'' (2001 film), a comedy starring LL Cool J * ''Kingdom Come'', ...

'' (Ed. Vid) *1999: ''Preacher: Dixie Fried'', by Steve Dillon (Ed. Norma) **''The Towers of Bois-Maury'' #9-10, by Hermann Huppen (Ed. Norma) **''The Tale of One Bad Rat'', by Bryan Talbot (Ed. Planeta) **''Boy Vampiro: Soy Egipcio'' , by Eduarto Risso (Ed. Glénat) *2000: Mark Schultz, for ''Xenozoic Tales'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Kevin O'Neil, for ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Rubén Pellejero, for ''Tabú'' (Ed. Glenat) **Igor Kordey, for ''Batman/

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

: The Claws of the Catwoman'' (Ed. Norma) *2001: Hermann, for ''Wild Bill ha muerto'' (Imágica cómics) **Tim Sale, for ''Superman For All Seasons'' (Ed. Norma) **

Juanjo Guarnido Juanjo Guarnido (born 1967) is a Spanish illustrator and the co-author of the comic book series '' Blacksad''. Early life Guarnido was born in Granada, Spain. He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada. Career ...

, for ''

Blacksad ''Blacksad'' is a noir comic series created by Spanish authors Juan Díaz Canales (writer) and Juanjo Guarnido (artist), and published by publisher Dargaud in album format. Though both authors are Spanish, their main target audience for ''Blac ...

'' (Ed. Norma) ** Carlos Giménez, for ' #4 (Ed. Glenat) *2002: Gaspar Meana, for ''La Infanta, el Pirata y el Niño'' (Ed. VTP) **René Pellejero, for ''Un poco de humo azul'' (Ed. Glenat) **Hermann, for ''Bois-Maury: Rodrigo'' (Ed. Norma) **John Romita, Jr., for ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #36 (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2003:

Richard Corben Richard Corben (November 1, 1940December 2, 2020) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine, especially the ''Den'' series which was featured in the magazine's first film a ...

, for ''

Cage A cage is an enclosure often made of mesh, bars, or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something or someone. A cage can serve many purposes, including keeping an animal or person in captivity, capturing an animal or person, and displayi ...

'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Tim Sale, for '' Batman: Dark Victory'' **Bryan Hitch, for ''The Ultimates'' **George Bess, for ''Juan Solo'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2004: Joe Kubert, for ''Tex: The Solitary Rider'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Philippe Franq, for ''Largo Winch: To See Venice… And To Die'' (Ed. Norma) **John Cassaday, for ''Batman/ Planetary and Captain America'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Brian Hitch, for ''The Ultimates'' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) *2005: Igor Kordey, for "Storm: Sand", in ''Xtreme X-Men'' (Panini Comics) **Lee Weeks, for ''Captain America'' #17-20 (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Alfonso Font, for ' (Ed. Planeta DeAgostini) **Andy Kubert, for ''

Marvel 1602 ''Marvel 1602'', or simply ''1602'', is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowe ...

'' (Panini Comics) *2006: Frank Cho, for ''Shanna'' (Panini Comics) **Gregorz Rosinski, for ''La venganza del conde Skarbek'' (Norma Editorial) **Tim Sale, for ''Una jugada peligrosa/Tim Sale.Solo'' (Planeta deAgostini) **David Lloyd, for ''Kickback'' (Planeta deAgostini)

Author That We Love

*1986: Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza-

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*1987: Víctor de la Fuente *1988: Eugenio Giner *1989:

Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At the ...

*1990: Chiqui de la Fuente *1991: Dan Barry *1992 (tie): **

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

** Adolfo Álvarez Buylla *1993: Juan G. Iranzo *1994:

*1995:

*1996:

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 ...

*1997 (tie): **

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

Gilbert Shelton Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the iconic underground characters '' The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'', '' Fat Freddy's Cat'', and '' Wonder ...

*1998:

*1999 (tie): *

Rafael Méndez Rafael Méndez (March 26, 1906 – September 15, 1981) was a Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. He is known as the " Heifetz of the Trumpet." Early life Méndez was born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico to a musical family. As a child, he perfor ...

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 ...

*2000 (tie): ** Ibáñez **

Quino Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón (17 July 193230 September 2020), better known by his pen name Quino (), was an Argentina, Argentine cartoonist. His comic strip ''Mafalda'' (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas ...

*2001:

Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films '' El Topo'' (1970), '' The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and '' Santa Sangre'' (1989), Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cul ...

*2002:

Marie Severin Marie Severin (; August 21, 1929 – August 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and colorist best known for her work for Marvel Comics and the 1950s' EC Comics. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards ...

*2003 (tie): **Jordan **

Moebius Moebius, Mœbius, Möbius or Mobius may refer to: People * August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), German mathematician and astronomer * Friedrich Möbius (art historian) (1928–2024), German art historian and architectural historian * Theodor ...

*2004 (tie): **

Purita Campos Purificación Campos Sánchez (18 August 1937 – 19 November 2019), better known as Purita Campos, was a Spanish cartoonist, illustrator and painter. Life Campos was born in Barcelona in 1937. She trained in fine arts at the Llotja de Barcelon ...

** Mordillo *2005:

* 2006:

Frank Stack Frank Huntington Stack (born October 31, 1937, in Houston, Texas) is an American underground comix, underground cartoonist and fine artist. Working under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for his work while living in the Bible Belt ...

* 2007: Luis del Olmo * 2008 (tie): **

Giancarlo Berardi Giancarlo Berardi (born 15 November 1949) is an Italian comic book writer. Born in Genoa, he is most famous as creator of comics '' Ken Parker'' (1977) and ''Julia Julia may refer to: People *Julia (given name), including a list of people wit ...

Michael Kaluta Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or Michael Wm. Kaluta (born August 25, 1947), is an American comics artist and writer best known for his acclaimed 1970s adaptation of the pulp magazine hero ''The Shadow'' with writer Den ...

* 2009:

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018) was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's " Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

* 2010: Jose María Blanco Ibarz * 2011 (tie): ** Jean-Claude Mezieres ** Hermann Huper **

Núria Pompeia Núria Vilaplana i Buixons (1931 – 25 December 2016), better known as Núria Pompeia, was a Catalan Spanish cartoonist, graphic humorist, journalist in the Catalan and Castilian languages, and a Catalan writer in Catalan. Born and raised in Dr ...

*2012 (tie): ** Georges Bess ** Bruce Jones * 2013: José Ortiz *2014 (tie): ** Ricardo Martínez, **

Jordi Bernet Jordi Bernet Cussó (born 14 June 1944) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series ''Torpedo'' and for American weird western comic book ''Jonah Hex''. Career He was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish comic book ar ...

*2015 (tie): **

Trini Tinturé Trini Tinturé ( Trinidad Tinturé Navarro; 6 August 1935 – 17 January 2024) was a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator. Her work has a prominent place in the history of 20th-century comics. She worked mainly for the foreign market. She special ...

Best Cover

*1989: ''Totem-El Comix'' #31 (Ed. Toutain); Aventurero #1 (Ediciones B), by Ivo Milazzo *1990: ''The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told'', by Brian Bolland (Ed. Zinco) *1991: ''Fantastic Four'' #100 (Interior Cover), by Walter Simonson (Ed. Fórum) *1992: ''Las mejores historias de los años 50'' reatest 1950s Stories Ever Told by Joe Kubert (Ed. Zinco) *1993: ''Superman'' #120, by Jerry Ordway (Ed. Zinco) *1994: '' Aliens: Salvation'', by

Mike Mignola Michael Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a Hellboy Universe, shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', ''Abe Sapien'', ''Lobster Johns ...

(Ed. Norma) *1995: ''Marvels'' #3, by Alex Ross (Ed. Fórum) *1996: ''Star Wars'' #1, by

Art Adams Arthur Adams (born April 5, 1963) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer. He first broke into the American comic book industry with the 1985 Marvel Comics miniseries ''Longshot (Marvel Comics), Longshot''. His subsequent in ...

*1997: ''Batman: Dark Allegeiances'', by Howard Chaykin *1998: "Hellblazer", by Glenn Fabry, in ''Vértigo'' #49 *1999: ''Aliens: Glass Corridor'', by David Lloyd *2000: ''Predicador. Y llegó el infierno'' #2 (''Preacher: All Hell's a-Coming'' #2) *2001: ''Star Wars: Emissaries to Malastare'', by Mark Schultz (Ed. Norma) *2002: ''Juan Solo: Los perros del poder'', by Georges Bess *2003: ''Djinn'' #1, by Ana Miralles *2004: ''Captain America, Hielo 1 parte'', (Ice Part 1), by

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 ...

*2005: ''Loki'', by Esad Ribic *2006: ''La fórmula/Martin Mystère nº 3'', by

Giancarlo Alessandrini Giancarlo Alessandrini (born March 20, 1950) is an Italian comic artist. Biography Born in Iesi, Alessandrini graduated from Ancona's Art Institute and begins drawing comics professionally in 1972 for ''Il Corriere dei Ragazzi'' with the story ' ...

*2007: ''Clásicos DC: Orion'' nº 4 by Walter Simonson *2008: ''María y yo'', by Miguel Gallardo *2009: ''La Guarida del Horror'', by

*2010: '' Batman Año 1'' nº 3 by

*2011: ''Julia'' nº2 by Marco Soldi *2012: ''Yaxin. El fauno Gabriel'' by Man Arenas *2013: ''Nuevas aventuras de Diego Valor'' by

Daniel Acuña Daniel Acuña (born 1974) is a Spanish comic book artist. Early life In University, college, Daniel Acuña studied painting and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. He cites his early influences as Jack Kirby, the Romitas (John Romita Sr, Senio ...

*2014: ''Daredevil: Dark Nights'' n° 8, by

Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and Ha ...

*2015: ''Little Nemo, Regreso a Slumberland'' ('' Little Nemo, Return to Slumberland'') by Gabriel Rodríguez

Finalist with the most votes

*1989: ''Batman: The Killing Joke'', by Brian Bolland (Ed. Zinco) *1990: ''The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told'', by Brian Bolland (Ed. Zinco) *1991: ''Loba'', by Jean van Hamme & G. Rosinki (Ed. Norma) *1992: ''Las Torres de Bois-Maury'', by Hermann (Ed. Norma) *1993: ''Eva Medusa'', by Antonio Segura & Ana Miralles (Ed. Glanat) *1994: Kevin Maguire, for ''The New Titans'' (Ed. Zinco) *1995: Neil Gaiman, for ''The Children's Crusade'' (Ed. Zinco) *1996: "Los padres de Valerie" , by Peter Bagge, in ''Hate'' #2 (Ed. La Cúpula) *1997: Paul Gulacy, for ''Batman versus Predator II'' (Ed. Zinco) *1998: Bryan Talbot, for ''The Dreaming: Weird Romance'' (Ed. Norma) *1999: ''Preacher: Blood & Whiskey'', by Garth Ennis (Ed. Norma) *2000: Igor Kordey, for ''Batman/Tarzán. The Claws of the Catwoman'' (Ed. Norma) *2001: ''Star Wars: Emissaries to Malastare'', by Mark Schultz (Ed. Norma) *2002:

Bill Watterson William Boyd Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes''. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded ''Calvin and Hobbes'' with a short statement to newspa ...

, for ''El último libro de Calvin y Hobbes'' (Ediciones B) *2003: ''Heart of Empire'', by Bryan Talbot (Ed. Astiberri) *2004: John Cassaday *2005: Ricardo *2006:

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 ...

Best Publisher

*1997 (tie): *D.C. *Ed. Zinco

Humor

*2000: Gallego & Rey **Ricardo & Nacho **Ventura **El Roto *2001: El Roto **Maitena **Bill Watterson **Neto *2002: Neto, for ''Nuestros Paisanos'' (Ed. Madú) **Idígoras & Pachi, for ''Pascual Mayordomo Real'' (La Esfera) **Bill Watterson, for ''El último libro de Calvin y Hobbes'' (Ediciones B) **Ricardo & Nacho, for ''Goomer'' *2003: Roberta Gregory, for ''A Bitch Is Born'' (Ed. Recerca-Alecta) **Maitena (RqueR Editorial) **

Scott Adams Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American author and cartoonist. He is the creator of the ''Dilbert'' comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of business, commentary, and satire. Adams worked in various corporate r ...

, for ''

Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satire, satirical office humor about a White-collar worker, white-collar, micromanagement, micromanaged offic ...

'' (Ed. Graniaca) **

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

, for '' Mutts'' (Ed. Devir) *2004: Idigoras and Pachi, for ' (the World) **

J. M. DeMatteis John Marc DeMatteis (; born December 15, 1953) is an American writer of comic books, television and novels. Biography Early career J. M. DeMatteis's earliest aspirations were to be a rock musician and comic book artist. He began playing in ban ...

and Kevin Maguire, for '' Formerly Known as the Justice League'' (Ed. Norma) **Patrick McDonnell, for ''Mutts III'' (Devir) **

Jean-Jacques Sempé Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, ''Le Petit Nicolas'', and also for his poster-like illust ...

, for ''The World of Sempe'' (Ed. Norma) *2005: Ricardo, for ''Ricardo 2003-2004'' (Thursday) **R. Roman and P. Garcia, for ''{The Strip and Relaxes}'' (The New Spain) **Jordi Labanda, (RM) **

, for '' Liberty Meadows'' (Ed. Norma) *2006: RAMÓN, (Colpisa) **GRANDA, ARTURO ARIAS y ÑATA, for En todas las ocasiones y Más madera (El Comercio) **

, for Liberty Meadows 6 (La Colla de la pessigolla) ** PAU, for '' Pau per tots'' (

Diario de Mallorca The is a Spanish daily newspaper based in Palma de Mallorca. History The ''Diario de Mallorca'' was founded in 1953 from a merger between the '' Correo de Mallorca'' and '. In November 1991, Prensa Ibérica acquired a majority stake in the news ...

)

Special John Buscema Award

* 2002:

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins ( Perlson; August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024) was an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first women in the movement. She co-produced the 1970 underground comic '' I ...

* 2003 Desert * 2004 (tie): ** Luis Alberto de Cuenca ** Carlos Giménez * 2005:

* 2006: John Lent * 2007:

Maurice Horn Maurice Horn (June 28, 1931 – December 30, 2022) was a French-American comics historian, author, and editor, considered to be one of the first serious academics to study comics. He was the editor of ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'', ''The ...

* 2008: Luis Gasca * 2010:

Gil Parrondo Gil Parrondo Rico OAXS (17 June 1921 – 24 December 2016) was a Spanish art director, set decorator and production designer. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another in the category of Best Art Direction. Selected film ...

* 2011: Desierto * 2012: Instituto Quevedo del Humor de la Universidad Alcalá - Director Tomás Gallego * 2013 (''Ex aequo''): **

Javier Mariscal Francisco Javier Errando Mariscal, better known as Javier Mariscal (born 9 February 1950), is a Spanish artist and designer whose work has spanned a wide range of mediums, ranging from painting and sculpture to interior design and landscaping ...

** Frédéric Manzano *2014 (''ex aequo''): **

Juan José Plans Juan José Plans Martínez (February 28, 1943, Gijón, Asturias - February 24, 2014, Gijón, Asturias) was a Spanish writer, journalist, and radio and television announcer. He specialized as a writer in fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and publ ...

y **

References

English translation of El Wendigo site

External links

Haxtur Awards and nominees 1985 - present
Comics awards Culture of Asturias