1999 Squiddy Awards

Creator Categories

Best Penciler:
16: George Pérez
13: Bryan Hitch
7: J.H. Williams III
6: John Cassaday; Carlos Pacheco
5: Darick Robertson; Bryan Talbot
4: Jeff Moy
3: Brent Anderson; Steve Dillon; Michael Lark; Jae Lee
2: Dale Eaglesham; Jose Ladronn; Greg Land; Terry Moore; John Romita, Jr; Steve Rude; Stan Sakai; Chris Ware
1: Charles Burns; John Byrne; Sean Chen; Mark Crilley; Dave Gibbons; Randy Green; Rachel Hartman; Lynn Johnston; Adam Kubert; Roger Langridge; John Paul Leon; Leonardo Manco; Angel Medina; Mike Mignola; Joe Quesada; Dave Sim; Peter Snejbjerg; Charles Vess; Adam Warren

Best Inker:
19: Paul Neary
10: Jimmy Palmiotti
7: W.C. Carani; Gerhard
5: Phil Jimenez
4: Mick Gray; Jose Marzan, Jr; Rodney Ramos; Eric Shanower
3: Al Vey
2: Mark Farmer; John Floyd; Scott Hanna; Garry Leach; Bryan Talbot; Wade von Grawbadger
1: Sergio Aragonés; John Cassaday; D-Tron; John Dell; Drew Geraci; Gene Ha; Rachel Hartman; Mark Heike; Lea Hernandez; Klaus Janson; Jesus Merino; Kevin Nowlan; Ron Randall; Eduardo Risso; Seth; Juan Vlasco

Best Painter:
33: Alex Ross
14: Kyle Baker
13: David Mack
6: Glenn Fabry
4: Dan Brereton; Joe Jusko; Steve Rude
2: Scott Hampton
1: Eddie Campbell; Massimo Frezzato; Brad Gorby; Jon J Muth; no award; Sean Phillips; John K. Snyder III; Mark Texeira

Best Letterer:
32: Todd Klein
17: Dave Sim
10: Comicraft
5: John Costanza
4: Chris Eliopoulos
3: John Workman
2: Ken Lopez; Richard Starkings
1: Pat Brousseau; John Byrne; Ellie DeVille; Dreamer Design; Ali Fuchs; Sean Glumace; Patrick McDonnell; no award; Seth; Chris Ware

Best Colorist:
40: Laura DePuy
11: Tom McCraw
6: Liquid!
5: Steve Oliff
4: Patricia Mulvihill
3: JD Smith
2: Kyle Baker; Digital Chameleon; Nathan Eyring; Richard Isanove; Angus McKie; Chris Sotomayor; Greg Wright
1: Jeromy Cox; Matt Hollingsworth; Lovern Kindzierski; Lee Loughridge; no award; Jerry Ordway; James Sinclair; Tom Smith; Daniel Vozzo; Chris Ware; WildstormFX; Tom Ziuko

Best Creative Team:
17: Busiek/Pérez/Vey/Comicraft/Smith (Avengers)
16: Ellis/Hitch/Neary/Cline/DePuy (The Authority)
12: Ellis/Robertson/Ramos (Transmetropolitan)
10: Moore/Ha/Cannon/Klein (Top 10)
8: Ellis/Cassaday/DePuy/Fuchs (Planetary)
6: Moore/Williams/Gray/Klein (Promethea)
4: Azzarello/Risso (100 Bullets); Ennis/Dillon (Preacher)
3: Busiek/Anderson (Kurt Busiek's Astro City)
2: Dixon/McDaniel/Story (Nightwing); McKinnon/Wiley (Sleaze Castle); Stern/Merlo/Moy/Carani/McCraw (Legionnaires)
1: Aragonés/Evanier/Sakai/Luth (Groo); Bendis/Medina (Sam & Twitch); Brubaker/Lark (Scene of the Crime); Busiek/Stern/Chen (Iron Man); Busiek/Stern/Pacheco/Merino (Avengers Forever); Casey/Rude/Pepoy/Novak/Mounts (X-Men: Children of the Atom); D-Tron/Tan/Smith (Spirit of the Tao); Jurgens/Romita (Thor); Kesel/Grummett (Superboy); Larsen/Eliopoulos/IHOC (Savage Dragon); Mackie/Byrne/Hanna/Wright (Amazing Spider-Man); Moore/Campbell (From Hell); Moore/Nowlan (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen); Moore/Sprouse/Gordon (Tom Strong); Priest/Bright/Adams (Quantum & Woody); Robinson/Snejbjerg (Starman); Sim/Gerhard (Cerebus); Smith/Fegredo (Jay & Silent Bob); Smith/Quesada/Palmiotti (Daredevil)

Best Cover Artist:
16: Brian Bolland
13: John Cassaday
9: Alex Ross
7: Alan Davis
5: Tim Bradstreet; Michael Kaluta
4: Glenn Fabry; Tony Harris; Steve Rude
3: Greg Land/Brian Stelfreeze
2: Adam Hughes; Jose Ladronn; David Mack; Dave McKean; George Pérez; John Romita, Jr.
1: M.D. Bright; John Byrne; Sean Chen; Geof Darrow; Gerhard; Brad Gorby; Jaime Hernandez; Dave Johnson; Adam Kubert; J. Michael Linsner; Carlos Pacheco; Joe Quesada; Darick Robertson; Peter Snejbjerg; Brian Stelfreeze; Bryan Talbot; Adam Warren; Ashley Wood

Best Editor:
39: Tom Brevoort
5: Scott Dunbier; Jordan B. Gorfinkel; Dan Raspler; Bob Schreck
4: Axel Alonso; Mike Carlin; Denny O'Neil
3: no award
2: Gilbert Hernandez; Stuart Moore; Joe Quesada
1: Scott Allie; Karen Berger; Bobbie Chase; Renae Geerlings; Gary Groth; Mike Heisler; Matt Idelson; Jason Liebig; Ralph Macchio; Heidi MacDonald; Maureen McTigue; Diana Schutz; Chris Staros; Kim Thompson

Best Political Cartoonist:
14: Garry Trudeau
11: Tom Tomorrow
5: Jeff MacNelly
4: Steve Bell; no award; Pat Oliphant; Dave Horsey
2: Matt (Daily Telegraph)
1: Aislin; Ruben Bolling; Jim Borgman; Herblock; Mike Keefe; Michael Leunig; Aaron McGruder; Tony Millionaire; Ted Rall; Tom Toles; Garrick Tremain; Corky Trinidad (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Book and Story Categories

Best Series:
13: Transmetropolitan
9: Top 10
8: Black Panther; Planetary
7: Avengers
6: Acme Novelty Library; Authority
4: Preacher
3: Finder; Invisibles; JLA; Thunderbolts
2: Age of Bronze; Dreaming; Kurt Busiek's Astro City; Nightwing; Promethea; Usagi Yojimbo
1: 100 Bullets; Akiko; Amazing Spider-Man; Amy Unbounded; Batman: Gotham Adventures; Birds of Prey; Bishop; Blade of the Immortal; Books of Magic; Daredevil; Doonesbury; Flash; Gloomcookie; Hitman; Kane; Lethargic Lad; Robin; Sam & Twitch; Superboy; Supernatural Law; Thieves & Kings; Thor; Wonder Woman; Young Justice

Best New Series:
22: Top 10
14: Planetary
11: Authority; Promethea
9: 100 Bullets
7: JSA
4: Rising Stars
3: Tom Strong
2: Gloomcookie; no award; Sam and Twitch; Tellos; Titans; Weasel; X-Men: Hidden Years; Xeno's Arrow
1: Bishop; Captain Marvel; Lady Pendragon; Mr. Majestic

Best Limited Series:
20: Avengers Forever
12: Heart of Empire
10: Inhumans
7: Scene of the Crime
6: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
4: Finals
3: Clan Apis; Doctor Mid-Nite; Earth X; Whiteout: Melt
2: Batman/Tarzan; Louis Riel; no award; Speed Racer; Superman/Batman: Generations
1: Adventures of Evil & Malice; Artesia; Batman: Dark Victory; Blaze of Glory; Brave & the Bold; Call Me Princess; Factor; Heavy Liquid; Hellboy: Box Full of Evil; Human Target; JLA: Year One; Mystery Date; Sunset Riders; Trenchcoat Brigade; X-Men: Hellfire Club

Best Single Comic:
7: Dork #7; Tomorrow Stories #2
6: Avengers #1-1/2
5: Promethea #1
3: Acme Novelty Library #13; Avengers #22; Maison Ikkoku Part 9 #10; Nightwing #38
2: Batman: No Man's Land #1; Birth Caul; Daredevil #8; Daredevil #9; Fortune & Glory #1; Planetary #3; Preacher #51; Superman #151; Transmetropolitan #22; Transmetropolitan #28; Weasel #1
1: Action #761; Amazing Spider-Man #4; Amy Unbounded #9; Authority #4; Authority #8; Avengers Forever #9; Avengers Forever #12; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125; Birds of Prey (Dick & Babs on trapeze); Birds of Prey #8; Blade of the Immortal #34; Dreaming #44; Hellblazer #143; Incredible Hulk vs. Superman; Inhumans #2; JLA #34; JLA #35; JLA #37; Kurt Busiek's Astro City #17; Kurt Busiek's Astro City #19; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1; Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinte Earths special; Martian Manhunter #11; Mr. Majestic #1; no award; Penny Century #5; Planetary #4; Planetary #5; Planetary #7; Quantum & Woody #32; Sock Monkey #2; Strangers in Paradise #27; Supergirl #39; Superman Adventures #36; Thunderbolts #26; Transmetropolitan #18

Best Graphic Novel:
18: JLA: Earth 2
8: Good-bye, Chunky Rice
6: I Die at Midnight
5: Clockwork Angels
4: JLA: Foreign Bodies; no award
3: Acme Novelty Library #13; Dignifying Science; Hulk vs. Superman; Son of Superman
2: Batman: The Chalice; Batman: War on Crime; JLA: Superpower
1: The Broccoli Agenda

Best Reprint Book:
20: From Hell
7: Crisis on Infinite Earths
6: Essential Fantastic Four vol.2
4: Batman: Strange Apparitions; The Kents; Manhunter: Special Edition; Superman for All Seasons; Whiteout
3: Essential Avengers vol.1; LSH Archive vol.9; Stormwatch: A Finer World
2: Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius; Bone: Old Man's Cave; Stormwatch: Change or Die; 300; Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter
1: Artesia; Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon; Batman in the 70s; Batman: The Long Halloween; Complete Sky Masters; Escapo; Finder: Sin-Eater; Galaxion vol.1; Golden Age Men of Mystery #20; Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #1; Gunslingers; Jack Kirby's Forever People; JLA/Titans; Maison Ikkoku; Marvel Mystery Comics; My New York Diary; Mystery in Space; Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days; New Teen Titans Archive; Quantum & Woody: Magnum Force; Superman: The Dark Side; Tarzan of the Apes; Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life

Best Anthology:
20: Tomorrow Stories
9: DC Elseworlds 80-Page Giant 9
6: no award; Oni Double Feature
5: Dignifying Science
3: Grendel Black White & Red
2: Action Girl Comics; Batman Chronicles; Eightball; Flinch
1: Dark Horse Presents; Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999 "DHP Jr."; Dee Vee; Dork; Dork Tower; Furrlough; Jupiter; Knights of the Dinner Table; Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #2; NON; Pulp; Strange Adventures; Wild Women; Winter's Edge III; Zero Zero

Best Web Comic: (links provided by voters)
9: Astounding Space Thrills
6: My Obsession with Chess/Scott McCloud
5: Daily Rare Bit Fiends; Rust/PopImage
4: no award
3: PvP; Sluggy Freelance
2: Japanese Beetle; Superduperheroes; User Friendly; X-Flies: Flies in Black
1: Crazy Boss; Doonesbury Town Hall; Exercises in Style; Gambit; Helen: Sweetheart of the Internet; Kevin & Kell; Ozy and Millie; Waiting for Bob

Best Comic Strip:
15: Peanuts
9: Foxtrot
7: Dilbert
6: Boondocks; Doonesbury
4: For Better or For Worse; Liberty Meadows; Mutts; Robotman
3: Dykes to Watch Out For; Luann; no award; Zits
2: Bullpen Bits; Story Minute
1: Acme Novelty Library; Arlo and Janis; Betty; Clare in the Community; If...; Life in Hell; Maakies; Rhymes with Orange; Sherman's Lagoon; Top of the World!

Other Categories

Best Character:
10: Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan)
9: Jenny Sparks (Authority)
6: Batman
5: Promethea
4: Black Panther
3: Barry Ween; Jimmy Corrigan (Acme Novelty Library); Oracle (Birds of Prey)
2: Amy (Amy Unbounded); Everett K. Ross (Black Panther); Hawkeye; Jack B. Quick (Tomorrow Stories); Jaeger (Finder); Jesse Custer (Preacher); John Constantine (Hellblazer); Mina Murray (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen); Superman; Tom Strong; Wallace West (Flash)
1: A. Bizarro; Aquaman; Aunt May (Spider-Man); Daredevil; Dave Warrant (Quantum & Woody); Dilbert; Doctor Mid-Nite; Dream; Echo (The Dreaming); Elijah Snow (Planetary); Hellboy; Huntress; Kabuki; King Mob (The Invisibles); Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern); Martian Manhunter; Mavis (Supernatural Law); Monk (Heart of Empire); Monstress (Legion of Super-Heroes); Moonstone (Thunderbolts); Nightwing; Princess Victoria Arkwright (Heart Of Empire); Rubel (Thieves & Kings); Saturn Girl (Legion of Super-Heroes); Slam Bradley (Detective Comics); Superboy; Thor; Tommy Monaghan (Hitman); Ultron (Avengers); Usagi Yojimbo; Vary (Mystery Date); Warlock; Wonder Man; Wonder Woman; Woodrow Van Chelton (Quantum & Woody); Yusaku Godai (Maison Ikkoku)

Best Team:
15: The Authority
13: The Avengers
12: Top 10 (cast)
9: Planetary
8: The Legion of Super-Heroes
7: Thunderbolts
5: JSA
4: The Invisibles; Young Justice
3: Hitman (cast)
2: Batman (cast); Bone (cast); Knights of the Dinner Table; Noh Agents (Kabuki); Quantum & Woody; Spider Jerusalem & his assistants
1: Akiko (cast); Astronauts in Trouble (news team); Batman: Gotham Adventures (cast); Dilbert (cast); Femforce; Inhumans; Johnny B. Quick (cast); Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.; Tom Strong (cast); Wolff & Byrd; X-Force; X-Men

Best Dramatic Adaptation:
24: Mystery Men
17: Batman/Superman Adventures
9: Batman Beyond; no award
4: Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot
2: Dilbert TV series
1: Julius Knipl Opera (NYC)

Best Text Adaptation:
12: no award
10: Sandman: The Dream Hunters
7: Avengers/Thunderbolts
5: Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust
4: Hellboy: Odd Jobs
1: Gathering of the Sinister Six; Making of Astronauts in Trouble; X-Men/Avengers Gamma Quest

Best Merchandise Adaptation:
9: no award; Spider Jerusalem action figure
7: Legion of Super-Heroes PVC Set
4: DC Direct action figures; Death action figure
3: Crisis on Infinite Earths poster
2: Dawn action figure; Flaming Carrot action figure; Preacher PVC Set; Silver Age Green Lantern 9" figure; Spider Jerusalem statue; Thor statue; Transmetropolitan watch
1: Black Bolt bust; Black Bolt figure; Evil Cyborg Lethargic Lad Dolly; Hard Travelling Heroes action figures; Harley & Ivy t-shirt; JSA PVC Set; Nightwing statue; Original Avengers boxed set; Silver Age Aquaman 9" figure; Shakespeare bust from Batman; Sin City Marv action figure; Starman action figure; Zauriel action figure

Best Publication:
19: The Comics Journal
12: Comic Book Artist
10: no award
7: Comic Buyer's Guide
5: Wizard
4: Comic Shop News
3: Comics International
2: Dave van Domelen's Rants; From Girls to Grrlz
1: Alter Ego; Comic Book Heaven; Comic Book Profiles; Onomatopoeia; RAC/RACM FAQ; You'll All Be Sorry

Best Focused Web Site: (addresses provided by voters)
7: Warren Ellis
5: Avengers Assemble; Jinxworld.com; Scott McCloud
4: Legion of Super-Resources; Marvel Chronology Project
3: Daredevil: Man Without Fear; Dixonverse
2: Barbelith; Channel Zero; DC Comics; House of Vertigo; MV1 Fanfic; no award; Superman Homepage; Unofficial Green Arrow Compendium; White Poppies, Marble Halls; X-Axis
1: Aquaman page; Artesia; Atelier DivaLea; Avengers 2000 Fanfic; Avengers Message Board; Better Batman Bureau; canarynoir.com; Carrier: Headquarters of the Authority; The Comics Journal Online; Darkhorse.com; Dilbert Zone; Doctor Fate fansite; Exhibit A Press; Femfans Club; GLC page; Jay Hosler; JSA Appreciation Association; Legion Frunt Analyses; Marvel.com; Savage Dragon; The Bomb (Invisibles); Uncanny X-Page; X-Fan

Best General Web Site: (addresses provided by voters)
29: Comic Book Resources
11: Sequential Tart
8: Psycomic
7: Mania
6: New Comics Release List; Ramblings 99
5: Comicon
3: Grand Comics Database; PopImage
2: Comic Book Net; Comics Continuum
1: Cheeks the Toy Wonder; Comic Book Awards Almanac; Comics I Don't Understand; Comics Worth Reading; Eyrie.org; indy Magazine; no award; World's Finest

Favorite R.A.C-er (Non-Creators): (voters are invited to choose three)
24: Paul O'Brien
19: Dave Van Domelen
17: Johanna Draper Carlson
16: Todd VerBeek
15: Tom Galloway
10: Don MacPherson
9: Randy Lander
8: Mike Chary
7: no award
6: Sidne Gail Ward
5: Loren Di Iorio; David Stepp
4: Jerry Boyajian; T. Troy McNemar
3: Jim "Spooon" Henry; Hosun S. Lee; Charles LePage; Bala Menon; Tsr0; Ultimatt; Dwight Williams
2: Leah Adezio; Owen Allaway; Mike Collins; Hernan Espinoza; Laura Gjovaag; Carl Henderson; Edward Mathews; Eric J. Moreels; Jess Nevins; Jeffrey D. Sykes
1: Saxon Brenton; Damon Crumpler; de Designers; Alan David Doan; Duncan; Brad Ferguson; Carl Fink; Brian Fried; David Goldfarb; David R. Henry; Alexa Iturralde; Kate the Short; Bob Kennedy; KRothst402; Annie M.; Bennet H. Marks; Kevin Maroney; Pat O'Neill; Elayne Riggs; Rob Rogers; James Schee; Katie Schwarz; Danny Sichel; Marc Singer; Chris Small; Joe Smith Jr.; Ray Tate; Alan Travis; Steve Wacker; Jennifer Whitson

Favorite R.A.C-er (Creators): (voters are invited to choose three)
45: Christopher Priest
40: Kurt Busiek
28: Warren Ellis
23: Tom Brevoort
13: Peter David; Dan Curtis Johnson
12: Mark Evanier
10: Ty Templeton
8: Fabian Nicieza
7: Lea Hernandez
6: Tony Isabella; Steve Lieber
5: Steven Grant; Jeff Moy; no award
4: John Kovalic; Richard Pace; Greg Rucka
3: Dwayne McDuffie
2: John Beatty; Steve Gerber; Nat Gertler; Peter Gross; Stuart Moore
1: Paul Jenkins; Andy Lanning; Erik Larsen; Paul Levitz; Carlos Pacheco; Ben Raab; Louise Simonson; Lawrence Watt-Evans

See also:
The just-released Squiddies for the whole 1990's, and the awards for every year all the way back to the mid-1980's.
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