Annual award (1982–2010)
| Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards |
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| Awarded for | Fan-voted awards for comic book creators, titles, and characters |
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| Sponsored by | Comic Buyer's Guide |
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| Country | U.S. |
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| Hosted by | Chicago Comicon (c. 1983–1996) |
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| Formerly called | CBG Award |
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| First award | 1983 |
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| Final award | c. 2010 |
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TheComics Buyer's Guide (CBG) magazine administered the annualComics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1982 to circa 2010, with the first awards announced in issue #500 (June 17, 1983).
Upon taking over asCBG editors, Don andMaggie Thompson aspired to bring back a series of comic book fan awards like theGoethe Awards, which they had administered in the first half of the 1970s. (The Goethe Award — later known as the Comic Fan Art Award — originated with thefanzineNewfangles and then shared close ties withThe Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom.)[1][2] The format and balloting of the Fan Awards were in many ways derived from the Goethe Award/Comic Fan Art Award. The awards were initially voted on byCBG subscribers; the voting was later opened up to everyone. As many as 5,000 votes were cast per year during the 1990s.[1]
The awards were often presented at the annualChicago Comicon[1] until 1996 (when theWizard Fan Awards moved in); from that point forward the CBG Award results were simply published in the magazine.
As of 2006, awards were presented in 12 categories.[3]
Dates for awards are slightly confusing, as explained by the Comic Book Awards Almanac:
The awards are for work done in the listed year; the results are published the following year. (Note that prior to approximately 1997, CBG referred to the current year's awards by the year the work was done, but around 1997, CBG started referring to the current year's awards by the year the award was given – though they continued referring to awards prior to the switchover date by the year the work was done. For consistency, the years on this site either refer to the year the work was done, or include the context necessary to determine which meaning is indicated.)[4]
Alex Ross won the CBG Award for Favorite Painter seven years in a row,[5] resulting in that publication's retirement of that category in 2001.Comics Buyer's Guide Senior EditorMaggie Thompson later commented in regard to this, "Ross may simply be the field's Favorite Painter, period. That's despite the fact that many outstanding painters are at work in today's comic books."[6]
The following are past winners (where the information is available):[4]
Favorite Artist/Penciller
[edit]- 1982Frank Miller
- 1983George Pérez
- 1984John Byrne
- 1985 George Pérez
- 1986 John Byrne
- 1987 George Pérez
- 1988Todd McFarlane
- 1989 Todd McFarlane
- 1990Jim Lee
- 1991 Jim Lee
- 1992 Todd McFarlane
- 1993 Todd McFarlane
- 1994 Todd McFarlane
- 1995William Van Horn
- 1996 John Byrne
- 1997 George Pérez
- 1998 George Pérez
- 1999 George Pérez
- 2000 George Pérez
- 2001John Romita Jr.
- 2002 George Pérez
- 2003 George Pérez
- 2004 Jim Lee
- 2005 George Pérez
- 2006 George Pérez
- 2008 George Pérez
Favorite Fan Artist
[edit]- 1986Terry Austin
- 1987 Terry Austin
- 1988 Terry Austin
- 1989 Terry Austin
- 1990Scott Williams
- 1991 Scott Williams
- 1992 Scott Williams
- 1993 Scott Williams
- 1994 Scott Williams
- 1995 Pat Block
- 1996 Terry Austin
- 1997 Terry Austin
- 1998 Al Vey
- 1999 Al Vey
- 2000 Al Vey
- 2001Tom Palmer
- 2002Jimmy Palmiotti
- 2003 Scott Williams
- 2004 Scott Williams
- 2005 Terry Austin
- 2006 Scott Williams
Favorite Comic Book
[edit]Favorite Original Graphic Novel/Album
[edit]Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album
[edit]Favorite Limited Series
[edit]- 1982Wolverine
- 1983 (tie)
- 1984 Wolverine
- 1985 Batman
- 1986 Batman
- 1987 Batman
- 1988 Batman
- 1989Spider-Man
- 1990 Spider-Man
- 1991 Spider-Man
- 1992Spawn
- 1993 Batman
- 1994 Batman
- 1995 Donald's Nephews (Huey, Dewey, and Louie)
- 1996 Batman
- 1997 Batman
- 1998 Batman
- 1999 Batman
- 2000 Batman
- 2001 Spider-Man
- 2002 Batman
- 2003 Batman
- 2004 Batman
- 2005 Batman
- 2006 (tie)
- 2008 Batman
Favorite Cover Artist
[edit]Favorite Comic-Book Story
[edit]- 1982 "Last Hand",Daredevil #181 (Marvel)
- 1983 (tie)
- 1984 "The Judas Contract",Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44 (DC)
- 1985 "Beyond the Silent Night",Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (DC)
- 1986 "Batman: The Dark Knight",Batman: The Dark Knight #1-4 (DC)
- 1987Watchmen (DC)
- 1988 "A Death in the Family",Batman #426-429 (DC)
- 1989 "A Lonely Place of Dying",Batman #440-442 &The New Titans #60-61 (DC)
- 1990 "X-Tinction Agenda", theX-Men titles (Marvel)
- 1991 "Season of Mists",The Sandman #21-28 (DC)
- 1992 "The Death of Superman", theSuperman titles (DC)
- 1993 "Reign of the Supermen", the Superman titles (DC)
- 1994 "The Kindly Ones",The Sandman #57-69 (DC)
- 1995 "Horsing Around with History",Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33 (Gladstone)
- 1996 "Kingdom Come",Kingdom Come #1-4 (DC)
- 1997 "Confession",Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5-9 (Image)
- 1998 "Superman for All Seasons",Superman for All Seasons #1-4 (DC)
- 1999 "No Man's Land", Batman titles (DC)
- 2000 "Grand Guignol",Starman #62-72 (DC)
- 2001Amazing Spider-Man #36 (Marvel)
- 2002 (tie)
- 2003 "Hush",Batman #609-619 (DC)
- 2004 "Identity Crisis",Identity Crisis #1-5 (DC)
- 2005 "Infinite Crisis",Infinite Crisis #1 (DC)
- 2006 "Happily Ever After",Fables #50 (DC)
Favorite Publication About Comics
[edit]- ^abcMiller, John Jackson."Comics Buyer's Guide: A Look Back: Launched as The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom, how a publication started by a teenager ran for nearly 1,700 issues,"Comichron. Accessed Jan. 22, 2020.
- ^Thompson, Maggie."Comics Fan Awards 1961-1970"Comics Buyer's Guide (August 19, 2005).Archived September 14, 2015, at theWayback Machine
- ^"22nd Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2004)," Hahn Library. Accessed Jan. 22, 2020.
- ^abComic Buyers Guide Fan Awards, Hahn Library. Accessed Jan. 22, 2020.
- ^"Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d.Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2014.
- ^Thompson, Maggie. "Super-power to the people!"Comics Buyer's Guide. #1663 (March 2010), Page 16.
- ^Hembeck entry,Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016.
- ^"COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1657 SEP 2009,"Previews World (2009). Accessed Jan. 22, 2020.
- ^Official Press Release."'Tales of the Starlight Drive-In' Wins 'Best Graphic Novel' in 2009 Comic Buyer's Guide Fan Awards,"CBR (Aug 15, 2009).
