Best Writer

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Neil Gaiman for Sandman
[ DC ]

Frank Miller for Sin City
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Alan Moore for From Hell
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Dave Sim for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Best Artist

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Mike Mignola for Hellboy
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Mark Schultz for Xenozoic Tales
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library
[ Fantagraphics ]

Jim Woodring for Jim
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Cartoonist

Frank Miller for Sin City
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Dave Sim for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Jeff Smith for Bone
[ Cartoon Books ]

Chris Ware for Acme Novelty Library
[ Fantagraphics ]

Jim Woodring for Jim
[ Fantagraphics ]

Special Award for Humor

Doug Allen

Sergio Aragones

Peter Bagge

Dan Clowes

Jeff Smith

Best Inker

Jim Blanchard for Hate
[ Fantagraphics ]

Rick Burkett for Batman Adventures
[ DC ]

Gerhard for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Al Williamson for Spider-Man 2099
[ Marvel ]

Jim Woodring for Jim
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Letterer

Dan Clowes for Eightball
[ Fantagraphics ]

Todd Klein for Sandman
[ DC ]

Tom Orzechowski for Spawn
[ Image ]

Dave Sim for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Don Simpson for Bizarre Heroes
[ Fiasco ]

Best Colorist

Matt Hollingsworth for Grendel Tales
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Lovern Kindzierski/Digital Chameleon for Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
[ NBM ]

Angus McKie for Martha Washington Goes to War
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Steve Oliff/Olyoptics for Spawn
[ Image ]

Jim Woodring for Jim
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Continuing or Limited Series

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

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell; edited by Phil Amara
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

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

Sin City: The Big Fat Kill by Frank Miller
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Starman by James Robinson and Tony Harris; edited by Archie Goodwin
[ DC ]

Best New Series

Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Starman by James Robinson and Tony Harris; edited by Archie Goodwin
[ DC ]

THB by Paul Pope
[ Horse Press ]

Twisted Sisters by various; edited by Diane Noomin
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Tyrant by Steve Bisette
[ Spider Baby ]

Best Single Issue or Story

Acme Novelty Library #1 by Chris Ware; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Hate #16 by Peter Bagge; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Marvels #4 by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross; edited by Marcus McLaurin
[ Marvel ]

Sandman #58-66 by Neil Gaiman and Marc Hempel; edited by Karen Berger
[ DC ]

Twisted Sisters #2 by various; edited by Diane Noomin
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Xenozoic Tales #13 by Mark Schultz; edited by Dave Schreiner
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Anthology

Dark Horse Presents, edited by Bob Schreck and Randy Stradley
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

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

Instant Piano, edited by Barbara Kesel and Scott Allie
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

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

Twisted Sisters, edited by Diane Noomin
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Graphic Album of Original Work

City Of Glass by David Mazzuchelli and Paul Auster
[ Neon Lit ]

Jar Of Fools by Jason Lutes
[ Penny Dreadful ]

Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
[ Gollancz/DC ]

Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner and Frank Stack
[ Four Walls/Eight Windows ]

Power Of Shazam Jerry Ordway; edited by Mike Carlin
[ DC ]

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Material

Frank by Jim Woodring; edited by Gary Groth
[ Fantagraphics ]

Hellboy: Seed Of Destruction by Mike Mignola; edited by Barbara Kesel
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Introducing Kafka by Robert Crumb and David Zane Mairowitz
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

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

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

Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore
[ Abstract Studio ]

Best Amercian Edition of Foreign Material

Druuna: Carnivora by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri; edited bt Debra Rabas
[ Heavy Metal/Kitchen Sink Press ]

Maison Ikkoru by Rumiko Takahashi; edited by Trish Ledoux; translated by Gerard Jones and Matt Thorn; lettering and touch-up art by Wayne Truman
[ Viz ]

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

Sanctuary Sho Fumimura and Ryoichi Ikegami; edited by Trish ledoux; translated by Matt Thorn; lettering and touch-up art by Mary Kelleher
[ Viz ]

Streak Of Chalk

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 ]

DC Archives by various; series editor Bob Kahan
[ DC ]

Li'l Abner by Al Capp; edited by Chris Couch; art direction by Ray Fehrenbach
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

The Comic Strip Art Of Lyonel Feininger edited by Bill Blackbeard; designed by Dale Crain
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Powerhouse Pepper by Basil Wolverton; edited by Dick Voll; art direction by Jim Blanchard
[ Fantagraphics ]

Tarzan by Burne Hogarth; edited by Bill Blackbeard; production by Ying Gu
[ NBM ]

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware; edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

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

Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2 by P. Craig Russell
[ NBM ]

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

Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
[ Gollancz/DC ]

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

Barney Google by Billy De Beck; edited by Brian Walker
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

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

The Comics Journal edited by Gary Groth and Frank Young
[ Comics Journal Inc. ]

Crash edited by Steve Solomos
[ Crash Communications ]

Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years by Dave Schreiner; edited by Phil Amara and James Vance
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Best Syndicated Strip

Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson
[ Universal Press ]

Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau
[ Universal Press ]

The Far Side by Gary Larson
[ Feature ]

For Better Or Worse by Lynn Johnston
[ Universal Press ]

Zippy by Bill Griffith
[ King Features ]