Best Writer

Peter Bagge for Hate
[ Fantagraphics ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Will Eisner for Invisible People
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Neil Gaiman for Sandman
[ DC ]

Gilbert Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Alan Moore for From Hell
[ SpiderBaby/Tundra ]

Best Artist

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Jaime Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Frank Miller for Sin City
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Mark Schultz for Xenozoic Tales
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra ]

Best Cartoonist

Michael Allred for Madman
[ Tundra ]

Peter Bagge for Hate
[ Fantagraphics ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Will Eisner for Invisible People
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra ]

Special Award for Humor

Doug Allen

Sergio Aragones

Peter Bagge

Dan Clowes

Joe Matt

Best Inker

Mark Farmer for Excaliber
[ Marvel ]

Kevin Nowlan for Batman: Sword of Azrael
[ DC ]

Mark Silvestri for Cyberforce
[ Image ]

Scott Williams for WildC.A.T.s
[ Image ]

Al Williamson for Spider-Man 2099
[ Marvel ]

Karl Story for Star Trek: Debt of Honor
[ DC ]

Best Letterer

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Todd Klein for Sandman
[ DC ]

Tom Orzechowski for Spawn
[ Image ]

Denise Prowell for Xenozoic Tales
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Dave Sim for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Best Colorist

Mark Chiarello for Dracula
[ Topps ]

Joe Chiodo for Cyberforce
[ Image ]

Mark Martin for "Montgomery Wart" in Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank in the River
[ Tundra ]

Steve Oliff for Akira
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank in the River
[ Tundra ]

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Cages by Dave McKean; assisted by Clare Haythornthwaite
[ Tundra ]

Invisible People by Will Eisner; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Love & Rockets by Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Eightball by Dan Clowes; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Hate by Peter Bagge; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Sandman by Neil Gaiman and various artists; edited by Karen Berger
[ DC ]

Best New Series

Big Mouth by Pat Moriarity and various; edited by Pat Moriarity
[ Starhead ]

Cud by Terry Laban; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Madman by Michael Dalton Allred
[ Tundra ]

Spawn by Todd McFarlane; edited by Tom Orzechowski
[ Image ]

Tantalizing Stories by Mark Martin and Jim Woodring
[ Tundra ]

Best Single Issue or Story

Big Mouth #1 featuring cartoons by Pat Moriarity and various writers; edited by Pat Moriarity
[ Starhead ]

Hate #9 by Peter Bagge; featuring "Follow That Dream"; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Invisible People Book 1: Sanctum by Will Eisner; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Nexus: The Origin by Mike Baron, Steve Rude and Gary Martin; edited by Anina Bennett
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Rubber Blanket #2 featuring stories by David Mazzucchelli, Ted Stearn, David Hornung and Richmond Lewis; edited by David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis
[ Rubber Blanket ]

Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank in the River featuring "Frank in the River" by Jim Woodring, and "Montgomery! Montgomery Wart!" by Mark Martin
[ Tundra ]

Xenozoic Tales #12 featuring "Two Cities" by Mark Schultz, and "A Woman's Work..." by Mark Schultz and Steve Stiles; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Anthology

Hyena, edited by Mark Martin
[ Tundra ]

Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Drawn & Quarterly, edited by Chris Oliveros
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Pictopia, edited by Gary Groth and Robert Boyd
[ Fantagraphics ]

Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette
[ SpiderBaby/Tundra ]

Best Graphic Album of Original Material

Acid Bath Case by Steven Walsh and Kellie Strom; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Batman: Night Cries by Archie Goodwin and Scott Hampton; edited by Denny O'Neil
[ DC ]

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 1 by P. Craig Russell and Oscar Wilde
[ NBM ]

Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Bo Hampton and Washington Irving
[ Tundra ]

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Mike Ploog and L. Frank Baum
[ Tundra ]

Star Trek: Debt of Honor by Chris Claremont, Adam Hughes and Karl Story; edited by Robert Greenberger
[ DC ]

Best Graphic Album of Previously Released Material

The Crow Vol. 1 by J. O'Barr
[ Tundra ]

Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Hypnotic Tales by Richard Sala; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

The Playboy by Chester Brown
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Sin City by Frank Miller
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo; edited by Margaret Clark and Marcus McLaurin; translated by Jo Duffy; lettered by Michael Higgins; colored by Steve Oliff
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Cheval Noir by various; edited by Mike Richardson, translated and lettered by various
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Crying Freeman by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami, edited by Saturo Fujii, Gerard Jones and Will Jacobs, lettering and touch-up by Wayne Truman
[ Viz ]

Heavy Metal by various; edited by Julie Simmons-Lynch; translated by various; lettering designed by Adam Kubert
[ Tundra ]

Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi; edited by Saturo Fujii and John Togashi; translated by Gerard Jones and Matt Thorn; lettering and touch-up art by Wayne Truman
[ Viz ]

Best Domestic Reprint

The Complete Crumb Comics by Robert Crumb; edited by Gary Groth and Robert Boyd; art direction by Mark Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

DC Archives by various; edited by Bob Kahan; series designed by Alex Jay/Studio J; publication designed by Brian Pearce
[ DC ]

Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman; edited by Dave Schreiner; art direction by Monte Beauchamp
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond; edited and art directed by Pete Poplaski
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Li’l Abner by Al Capp; edited by Dave Schreiner; art direction by Ray Fehrenbach
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Arcane Eye of Hogarth by Burne Hogarth; edited by Gary Groth and Pat Moriarity, assisted by Jason Lutes; designed by Pat Moriarity
[ Fantagraphics ]

Batman: Night Cries by Archie Goodwin and Scott Hampton; edited by Denny O'Neil; art direction by Robbin Brosterman
[ DC ]

Cages by Dave McKean, assisted by Clare Haythornthwaite
[ Tundra ]

Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman; edited by Dave Schreiner; art direction by Monte Beauchamp
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Rubber Blanket #2 by David Mazzucchelli, Ted Stearn, David Hornung and Richmond Lewis; edited by David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis
[ Rubber Blanket ]

Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank in the River by Jim Woodring and Mark Martin
[ Tundra ]

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

Comic Buyer’s Guide , edited by Don and Maggie Thompson
[ Krause ]

The Comics Journal , edited by Gary Groth and Frank Young; art directed by Dale Yarger
[ Comics Journal Inc. ]

Comics Scene , edited by David McDonnell; art direction by Jim McLernon
[ Starlog ]

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
[ Slide Show Presentation ]

Wizard: The Guide to Comics , edited by Alan Binenstock; art direction by Brad Fountain
[ Gareb Shamus Enterprises ]

Best Syndicated Strip

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
[ Universal Press ]

Ernie Pook’s Comeek by Lynda Barry
[ Self-syndicated ]

The Far Side by Gary Larson
[ Feature ]

For Better or Worse by Lynn Johnston
[ Feature ]

Zippy by Bill Griffith
[ King Features ]