Best Writer

Brian Azzarello for 100 Bullets
[ DC ]

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Ron Marz for Scion
[ CrossGen ]

Alan Moore for Top 10
[ ABC ]

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Artist

Jim Cheung for Scion
[ CrossGen ]

Dave Cooper for Weasel
[ Fantagraphics ]

Guice, Butch for Ruse
[ CrossGen ]

Eduardo Risso for 100 Bullets
[ DC ]

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Cartoonist

Frank Cho

Dan Clowes

Dave Cooper

Jeff Smith

Chris Ware

Special Award for Humor

Ivan Brunetti for Haw!

Evan Dorkin for Dork

Sam Henderson for Magic Whistle

Tony Millionaire for Sock Monkey

Johnny Ryan for Angry Youth Comix

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Acme Novelty #15
[ Fantagraphics ]

Drawn & Quarterly, Vol. 4
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Jack Cole and Plastic Man
[ Chronicle Books ]

Peanuts: Art of Charles Schulz
[ Pantheon ]

Spirit Archives
[ DC ]

Best New Series

Alias
[ Marvel ]

La Perdida
[ Fantagraphics ]

Legion
[ DC ]

Negation
[ CrossGen ]

Ruse
[ CrossGen ]

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Acme Novelty Library
[ Fantagraphics ]

Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Hellboy
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

100 Bullets
[ DC ]

Scion
[ CrossGen ]

Best Single Issue or Story

Acme Novelty Library No.15
[ Fantagraphics ]

Atlas No. 1
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 4
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Eightball No. 22
[ Fantagraphics ]

Ring of the Nibelung: "Sigfried"
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Ruse No. 1
[ CrossGen ]

Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth
[ DC ]

Three titles received the same number of votes for this category, resulting in seven nominees.

Best Graphic Album of Original Work

Golem's Mighty Swing
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Mail Order Bride
[ Fantagraphics ]

Name of the Game
[ DC ]

Pistolwhip
[ Top Shelf Comics ]

Soap Lady
[ Top Shelf Comics ]

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work

Akira
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Alec: How to be an Artist
[ Eddie Campbell Comics ]

Box Office Poison
[ Top Shelf Comics ]

Berlin
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

Lone Wolf & Cub
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Palestine
[ Fantagraphics ]

Two titles received the same number of votes for this category, resulting in six nominees.

Best Anthology

Bizarro
[ DC ]

Expo 2001
[ Small Press Expo ]

Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 4
[ Drawn & Quarterly ]

NON 5
[ Red Ink ]

The Comics Journal Winter Special 2002
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Inker

Charles Burns for Black Hole

John Dell for Mystic

Dave Cooper for Weasel

Digital Chameleon for Violent Messiahs

Andrew Hennessey for Sigil

Best Letterer

Dan Clowes for Eightball

Digital Chameleon for Akira

Dave Lamphear for Ruse

Dave Sim for Cerebus

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library

Best Colorist

Dan Clowes for Eightball

Frank D'Armata for Crux

Laura Depuy for Ruse

Lovern Kindzierski for The Ring of the Nibelung

Frank Ponsar for Scion

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library

Two colorists received the same number of votes for this category, resulting in six nominees.

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

For Better or for Worse

Liberty Meadows

Maakies

Mutts

Underworld

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

Comic Book Artist

Comics Journal

Jack Cole and Plastic Man

Jack Kirby Collection

Peanuts: Art of Charles Schulz

Best Presentation of Foreign Material

Akira
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Hey Wait!
[ Fantagraphics ]

Lone Wolf & Cub
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

The Nimrod
[ Fantagraphics ]

Super Manga Blast
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Best Domestic Reprint Project

Complete Crumb
[ Fantagraphics ]

The Grasshopper and the Ant
[ Denis Kitchen Publishing ]

Little Annie Fanny, Vol. 2
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Plastic Man Archives
[ DC ]

Spirit Archives
[ DC ]

Best New Talent

Graham Annable for Grickle

Jason Hall & Matt Kindt for Pistolwhip

Jason for Hey Wait!

Steve McNiven for Meridian

Carl Moline for Fray

Best Cover Artist

Charles Burns for Black Hole

Adam Hughes for Wonder Woman

Dave Johnson for 100 Bullets

Phil Noto for Birds of Prey

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library