Best Writer

Kurt Busiek, Astro City, Image
Dan Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Garth Ennis, Preacher, DC/Vertigo
Neil Gaiman, Sandman, DC/Vertigo
Alan Moore, From Hell, Kitchen Sink Press  

 

Best Artist

Charles Burns, Black Hole, Kitchen Sink Press
Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics  
Frank Miller, Sin City, Dark Horse Comics
Bill Sienkiewicz, Voodoo Child, Kitchen Sink Press
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Fantagraphics

Best Cartoonist

Charles Burns, Black Hole, Kitchen Sink Press
Dan Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Frank Miller, Sin City, Dark Horse Comics
Jeff Smith, Bone, Cartoon Books/Image
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Fantagraphics

 

Special Award for Humor

Doug Allen
Peter Bagge
Dan Clowes
Evan Dorkin
Jeff Smith

Best Inker

Gerhard, Cerebus, Aardvark-Vanaheim
Kevin Nowlan, Superman vs. Aliens, DC /Dark Horse
Jimmy Palmiotti, Ash, Image
Wade Von Grawbadger, Starman, DC
Jim Woodring, Jim, Fantagraphics
Best Cover Artist

Dan Clowes, Eightball #16, Fantagraphics
Tony Harris, Starman #10, DC
Adam Hughes, Ghost #1, Dark Horse Comics
Dave McKean, Sandman #71, DC
Alex Ross, Astro City #1, Image
 

Best Letterer

Dan Clowes, Eightball, Fantagraphics
Todd Klein, Sandman, DC
Tom Orzechowski, Spawn, Image
Dave Sim, Cerebus, Aardvark-Vanaheim
Richard Starkings & Comicraft, Astro City, Image
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Fantagraphics

 

Best Colorist

Laura Allred, Madman, Dark Horse Comics
Mark Chiarello, Vigilante, DC
Matt Hollingsworth, Grendel Tales: Devil’s Choice, Dark Horse Comics
Angus McKie, Martha Washington Goes to War, Dark Horse Comics
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Fantagraphics

 

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Acme Novelty Library, Chris Ware; edited by Kim Thompson, Fantagraphics
Bone, Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books/Image Comics)
Eightball, Dan Clowes; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics
From Hell, Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press
Sin City, Frank Miller, Dark Horse Comics
Stray Bullets, David Lapham, El Capitan

 

Best New Series

Astro City, Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson, Image  
Black Hole, Charles Burns; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press
Optic Nerve, Adrian Tomine; edited by Chris Oliveros, Drawn & Quarterly
Preacher, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon; edited by Axel Alonso, DC/Vertigo
Stray Bullets, David Lapham, El Capitan

 

Best Single Issue or Story

Astro City #1, Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson, Image
Blab! #8, various; edited by Monte Beauchamp, Kitchen Sink Press
Black Hole #1, Charles Burns; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press
Eightball #15, Dan Clowes; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics
Sandman #69, Neil Gaiman and Marc Hempel; edited by Karen Berger, DC
Self-Loathing #1, Robert Crumb and Aline-Kominsky Crumb; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics
Sin City: Silent Night, Frank Miller; edited by Bob Schreck, Dark Horse Comics

 

Best New Talent

Ivan Brunetti, Schizo /Antarctic Press
Zandar Cannon, Replacement God /Slave Labor
Joe Chiapetta, Silly Daddy /Spit and a Half
David Mack, Kabuki /Caliber
Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve /Drawn & Quarterly

 

Best Anthology

Blab!, Edited, Monte Beauchamp, Kitchen Sink Press
Dark Horse Presents,edited by Bob Schreck, Dark Horse Comics
Drawn & Quarterly,edited by Marina Lesenko, Drawn & Quarterly
Negative Burn, edited by Joe Pruett and Charles Moore, Caliber
Zero Zero, edited by Kim Thompson, Fantagraphics

 

Best Graphic Album of Original Material
Confessions Of A Cereal Eater, Rob Maisch and Scott Hampton, Bo Hampton, Rand Holmes and Sandy Plunkett; edited by Scott Hampton and Letitia Glozer, NBM
Dropsie Avenue: The Neighborhood,  Will Eisner; edited by Chris Couch, Kitchen Sink Press
Jar Of Fools,Vol. 2, Jason Lutes; edited by Michel Vrana, Black Eye
Stuck Rubber Baby, Howard Cruse; edited by Bronwyn Carlton Taggart, Paradox  
Voodoo Child, Marty Green and Bill Sienkiewicz; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press

 

Best Graphic Album of Preivously Released Material

Best Of Negative Burn, various; edited by Joe Pruett and Charles Moore, Caliber
Hellboy: The Wolves Of St. August, Mike Mignola; edited by Barbara Kesel and Scott Alley, Dark Horse Comics
Madman Adventures Collection, Michael Allred; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press
Pussey!, Dan Clowes; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics
Tale Of One Bad Rat, Bryan Talbot; series edited by Randy Stradley; collection edited by Lynn Adair, Dark Horse Comics

 

Best Amercian Edition of Foreign Material

Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo; translated by Yoko Umezawa and Jo Duffy; edited by Kochi Yuri, Hisataka Nishitani and Marie Javins, Marvel/Epic  
Button Man: The Killing Game, John Wagner and Arthur Ranson; edited by Phil Amara, Kitchen Sink Press
Ghost In The Shell, Masamune Shirow; translated by Frederick Schodt and Toren Smith; edited by Lynn Adair, Peet Janes, Greg Vest and Marilee Hord, Dark Horse Comics
Heavy Metal, various artists; edited by Kevin Eastman, Heavy Metal
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind, Hayao Miyazkai; translated by Matt Thorn; edited by Annette Roman, Viz

 

Best Domestic Reprint

Alley Oop Vol. 3, V. T. Hamlin; edited by Frank Stack, Lee Castro, Dave Schreiner and Chris Couch, Kitchen Sink Press
The Complete Crumb Comics, Robert Crumb; edited by Mark Thompson, Fantagraphics
Li’l Abner, Al Capp; edited by Chris Couch, Kitchen Sink Press
Pogo, Walt Kelly; edited by Tom Spurgeon and Rebecca Bowen, Fantagraphics
Yellow Kid, R. F. Outcault; edited by Christopher Couch, Kitchen Sink Press

 

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Acme Novelty Library, Chris Ware; edited by Kim Thompson; art directed by Chris Ware, Fantagraphics
Blab! #8, various artists; edited and art directed by Monte Beauchamp, Kitchen Sink Press
Jar Of Fools,Vol. 2, Jason Lutes; edited by Michel Vrana, Black Eye
Narrative Corpse, various artists; edited by Art Spiegelman and R. Sikoryak; art directed by Art Spiegelman, RAW Books/Gates of Heck
Yellow Kid, R. F. Outcault; edited by Christopher Couch; art direction by Tamara Sibert and Amie Brockway, Kitchen Sink Press

 

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, Comics Journal Inc.
Comic Strip Century, edited by Bill Blackbeard and Dale Crain, Kitchen Sink Press
Crumb directed, Terry Zwigoff, (Superior Pictures)
Yellow Kid, R. F. Outcault; edited by Christopher Couch; art direction by Tamara Sibert and Amie Brockway, Kitchen Sink Press

 

Best Syndicated Strip

Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Watterson, Universal Press
Dilbert, Scott Adams, United Features
For Better Or Worse, Lynn Johnston, Universal Press
Underworld, Kaz, Self-syndicated
Zippy, Bill Griffith, King Features