Best Writer

Peter Bagge for Hate
[ Fantagraphics ]

Kurt Busiek for Marvels
[ Marvel ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Neil Gaiman for Sandman
[ DC ]

Scott McCloud for Understanding Comics
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Artist

Michael Allred for Madman
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Simon Bisley for Melting Pot
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Frank Miller for Sin City
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Alex Ross for Marvels
[ Marvel ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Cartoonist

Michael Allred for Madman
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Peter Bagge for Hate
[ Fantagraphics ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Jeff Smith for Bone
[ Cartoon Books ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Special Award for Humor

Doug Allen

Peter Bagge

Dan Clowes

Mark Martin

Jeff Smith

Best Inker

Simon Bisley for Project X (aka Thump ‘N Guts )
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Shephard Hendrix for Captain Sternn
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Jaime Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

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

Al Williamson for Spider-Man 2099
[ Marvel ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Letterer

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Todd Klein for Sandman
[ DC ]

Bob Lapan for Understanding Comics
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Tom Orzechowski for Spawn
[ Image ]

Dave Sim for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Best Colorist

Laura Allred for Madman
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Julia Lacquemont for Captain Sternn
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Mike Newhall for Blood Club
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Steve Oliff for Spawn
[ Image ]

Jim Woodring for Tantalizing Stories
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Continuing or Limited Series

1963 by Alan Moore and various artists
[ Image ]

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

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell; edited by James Vance
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross; edited by Marcus McLaurin
[ Marvel ]

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

Tantalizing Stories by Mark Martin and Jim Woodring
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best New Series

Captain Sternn by Bernie Wrightson and Shephard Hendrix; edited by Phil Amara
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Idiotland by Doug Allen and Gary Leib; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Meatcake by Dame Darcy; edited by Kim Thompson and Gary Reed (Calibre/Fantagraphics)

Melting Pot by Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot and Simon Bisley; edited by James Vance
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Palestine by Joe Sacco; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Single Issue or Story

Batman: Mad Love by Paul Dini and Bruce W. Timm; edited by Scott Peterson
[ DC ]

Blab! #7 : "The Bard Must Die" by Frank Stack; edited by Monte Beauchamp
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Blood Club by Charles Burns; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Grafitti Kitchen by Eddie Campbell; edited by Phil Amara
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Madman Adventures #3 by Michael Dalton Allred
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Marvels #1 by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross; edited by Marcus McLaurin
[ Marvel ]

Sandman #50 : "Ramadan" by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell; edited by Karen Berger
[ DC ]

Best Anthology

Blab!, edited by Monte Beauchamp
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

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

Duplex Planet, edited by David Greenberger
[ Fantagraphics ]

Negative Burn, edited by Joe Pruett and Charles Moore
[ Caliber ]

Snake Eyes, edited by Glenn Head
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Graphic Album of Original Material

Big Wheels by Graham Chaffee; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Blab! #7 by various artists; edited by Monte Beauchamp
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

King Vol. 1 by Ho Che Anderson; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Marat/Sade Journals by Barron Storey; edited by Mark Martin
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud; edited by Mark Martin
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Upturned Stone by Scott Hampton; edited by Paul Jenkins
[ Heavy Metal/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Graphic Album of Preivously Released Material

Book Of Jim by Jim Woodring
[ Fantagraphics ]

Complete Bone Adventures by Jeff Smith
[ Cartoon Books ]

The Crow by James O’Barr; edited by Mark Martin
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron by Dan Clowes
[ Fantagraphics ]

Time In Overdrive by Mark Schultz; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Amercian Edition of Foreign Material

Billie Holiday by Jose Munoz and Carlos Sampayo; edited by Gary Groth, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Eva Medusa by Ana Mirallès and Antonio Segura; edited by Julie Simmons
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

In Search Of Shirley by Cosey
[ NBM ]

Julien Boisvert, Vol. 1: Neekibo; Vol. 2: Grisnoir by Dieter and Michel Plessix; edited by Greg Baisden
[ Heavy Metal/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Torpedo by E. Sánchez Abulí and Jordi Bernet; edited by R. Fiori
[ Hardboiled ]

Best Domestic Reprint

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

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 ]

Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland, Vol. 6 by Winsor McCay; edited by Bill Blackbeard; packaged by Dale Crain
[ Fantagraphics ]

The Spirit: The Origin Years by Will Eisner; edited by Dave Schreiner and James Vance
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Cages by Dave McKean, assisted by Clare Haythornthwaite
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

The Crow by James O’Barr; edited by Mark Martin
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross; edited by Marcus McLaurin; design by Joe Kaufman and Comicraft
[ Marvel ]

Rubber Blanket #3 by David Mazzucchelli, Ted Stearn, David Hornung and Richmond Lewis; edited by David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis
[ Rubber Blanket ]

Time In Overdrive by Mark Schultz; edited by Dave Schreiner; art director Ray Fehrenbach
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

A Century Of Women Cartoonists by Trina Robbins; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Comic Book Rebels edited by Steve Bissette
[ Donald I. Fine ]

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. ]

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud; edited by Mark Martin
[ Tundra/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Syndicated Strip

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
[ Universal Press Syndicate ]

Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau
[ Universal Press Syndicate ]

The Far Side by Gary Larson
[ Feature Syndicate ]

Steven by Doug Allen
[ Self-syndicated ]

Zippy by Bill Griffith
[ King Features Syndicate ]