Best Continuing or Limited Series
Eightball, Dan Clowes, Fantagraphics
Hate, Peter Bagge, Fantagraphics
Love & Rockets, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Sandman, Neil Gaiman and various, DC
Yummy Fur, Chester Brown, Vortex
Best Single Issue or Story
“Prey” in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11-15, Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy, Terry Austin, and Steve Oliff, DC
Eightball #3, Dan Clowes, Fantagraphics
Hate #2, Peter Bagge, Fantagraphics
“Poison River” in Love & Rockets #32-34, Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Miracleman #19, Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, and Sam Parsons, Eclipse
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Sandman #19, Neil Gaiman with William Shakespeare, Charles Vess, and Steve Oliff, DC
Xenozoic Tales #10, Mark Schultz and Steve Stiles, Kitchen Sink Press
“The Playboy Stories” in Yummy Fur #21-23, Chester Brown, Vortex
Zot! #33, Scott McCloud, Eclipse
Best Writer
Peter Bagge, Hate, Fantagraphics
Daniel Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Neil Gaiman, Sandman, DC
Gilbert Hernandez, Love & Rockets, Fantagraphics
Scott McCloud, Zot!, Eclipse
Best Artist or Penciller
Daniel Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Geof Darrow, Hard Boiled, Dark Horse Comics
Jaime Hernandez, Love & Rockets, Fantagraphics
Jim Lee, Uncanny X-Men, Marvel
Steve Rude, World’s Finest, DC
Mark Schultz, Xenozoic Tales, Kitchen Sink Press
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
Peter Bagge, Hate, Fantagraphics
Chester Brown, Yummy Fur, Vortex
Daniel Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Gilbert Hernandez, Love & Rockets, Fantagraphics
Dave Sim, Cerebus, Aardvark-Vanaheim
Special Achievement in Humor
Sergio Aragones
Peter Bagge
Bob Burden
Daniel Clowes
Joe Matt
Best Anthology
AI, edited by Dave Elliott, Atomeka
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley, Dark Horse Comics
Drawn and Quarterly, edited by Chris Oliveros, Drawn & Quarterly
RAW, edited by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, Penguin/Raw
Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette, Spiderbaby
Best Graphic Album of Original Work
Enemy Ace: War Idyll, George Pratt, DC
Elektra Lives Again, Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, Marvel/Epic
Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth, Charles Vess, Marvel
Why I Hate Saturn, Kyle Baker, Piranha
Wilderness Book II, Timothy Truman, 4Winds
Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work
Deadface, Eddie Campbell, Dark Horse Comics
The Death of Speedy, Jaime Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Dinosaur Shaman, Mark Schultz, Kitchen Sink Press
Kings in Disguise, James Vance and Dan Burr, Kitchen Sink Press
Warts and All, Drew Friedman and Josh Alan Friedman, RAW/Penguin
Best Inker
Gerhard, Cerebus, Aardvark-Vanaheim
Malcolm Jones III, Sandman, DC
Karl Kesel, World’s Finest, DC
Scott Williams, Uncanny X-Men, Marvel
Al Williamson, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Marvel/Epic
Best Letterer
Kyle Baker, Why I Hate Saturn, Piranha
Daniel Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Todd Klein, Sandman, DC
Tom Orzechowski, Uncanny X-Men, Marvel
Douglas Potter, Owlhoots, Kitchen Sink Press
Dave Sim, Cerebus, Aardvark-Vanaheim
Best Colorist
Claude Legris, Hard Boiled, Dark Horse Comics
Steve Oliff, Akira, Marvel/Epic
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Marvel/Epic
Lynn Varley, Elektra Lives Again, Marvel/Epic
Mark Wheatley, Breathtaker, DC
Best New Series
Buzz, various, edited by Mark Landman, Kitchen Sink Press
Dirty Plotte, Julie Doucet, Drawn & Quarterly
Give Me Liberty, Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, Dark Horse Comics
Graphique Musique, Michael Allred, Slave Labor/Caliber
Hate, Peter Bagge, Fantagraphics
Best New Talent
Michael Allred
Ho Che Anderson
John Bergin
Julie Doucet
Colin Upton
Special Award for Excellence in Design and Production
Breathtaker, DC
Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland, edited by Richard Marschall, designed by Dale Crain, Fantagraphics
Elektra Lives Again, edited by Margaret Clark & Ralph Macchio, design by Graphitti, Marvel/Epic
Enemy Ace: War Idyll, edited by Andrew Helfer, designed by Dale Crain, DC
RAW, edited and designed by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, Penguin/Raw
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Akira, Marvel/Epic
Cheval Noir, Dark Horse Comics
Crying Freeman, Viz
Lt. Blueberry, Marvel/Epic
Lone Wolf and Cub, First
Best Reprint Project
Batman: The Collected Dailies, DC /Kitchen Sink Press]
Complete Crumb Comics, Fantagraphics
Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland, Fantagraphics
Krazy and Ignatz, Eclipse
Li’l Abner, Kitchen Sink Press
Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation
Amazing Heroes, edited by Tom Harrington, Fantagraphics
Blab!, edited by Monte Beauchamp, Kitchen Sink Press
The Comic Book Makers, edited by Joe Simon
Comics Buyer’s Guide, edited by Don and Maggie Thompson, Krause
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Helena Harvilicz, Fantagraphics
Best Syndicated Comic Strip
Calvin and Hobbes,Bill Watterson
Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau
Ernie Pook’s Comeek, Lynda Barry
The Far Side, Gary Larson
Outland, Berkeley Breathed
Jack Kirby Hall of Fame
Neal Adams
Jack Cole
Jack Davis
Will Elder
Gil Kane
Bernard Krigstein
Joe Kubert
Stan Lee
Al Williamson
Basil Wolverton