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1989 Squiddy Awards

Creator Awards

Best Artist
9: Dave McKean
5: Todd McFarlane; Bill Sienkiewicz
3: Alan Davis; Gerhard
2: Norm Breyfogle; Paul Chadwick; Keith Giffen; Adam Hughes; Scott McCloud; Angel Medina; Walter Simonson; Reed Waller
1: Art Adams, Kyle Baker, Donna Barr, Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Richard Case, Jaime Hernandez, Jamie Hewlett, Brendan McCarthy, John J. Muth, Tim Sale, Mark Schultz, Matashume Shiro, Dave Sim, Bryan Talbot, John Totleben, Michael Zulli

Best Writer:
9: Alan Moore; Grant Morrison
8: Neil Gaiman; Dave Sim
3: Peter David; Ben Edlund; Keith Giffen
2: Chester Brown; Scott McCloud
1: Donna Barr, Jim Bricker, Paul Chadwick, Alan Grant, Gilbert Hernandez, Larry Marder, Hiyado Miyazaki, Ann Nocenti, Mark Schultz, Roy Thomas, Mark Verheiden, Kate Worley

Best Creative Team
12: Chris Claremont/Alan Davis/Paul Neary
11: Dave Sim/Gerhard
3: Neil Gaiman/Sam Keith; Keith Giffen/Tom and Mary Bierbaum
2: Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean; Grant Morrison/Richard Case; Ann Nocenti/John Romita, Jr/Al Williamson
1: Donna Barr/Hughes/Magyar, Mike Baron/Steve Rude, Jaime Delano/Richard Piers Rayner, Steve Gerber/ Bryan Hitch, Alan Grant/Norm Breyfogle, Mark Gruenwald/Paul Ryan, The Brothers Hernandez, Pat Mills/Kevin O'Neill, Todd McFarlane/Rick Parker, Alan Moore/David Lloyd, Alan Moore/John Totleben, Grant Morrison/Dave McKean, Roy Thomas/Jackson Guice, Matt Wagner/Tim Sale/Bernie Mirault, Reed Waller/Kate Worley

Book & Story Awards

Ongoing Series
14: Cerebus
6: Sandman; Zot!
5: Excalibur
3: Love and Rockets
2: Grendel
1: Animal Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers West Coast, Concrete, Daredevil, Deadline, Doom Patrol, Dr. Fate, Dreamery, Elementals, Hellblazer, Incredible Hulk, Question, Justice League America, Legion of Super-Heroes, Megaton Man, Miracleman, Nexus, The Spirit, Starman, Suicide Squad, Usagi Yojimbo, Xenozoic Tales

New Series
15: Sandman
5: L.E.G.I.O.N. '89
3: Animal Man; Legion of Super-Heroes
2: Appleseed; El Diablo; MAZE Agency; The Tick
1: Baker Street, Blackhawks, Crying Freeman, Fission Chicken, Hepcats, Hero Alliance, The Jam, Legends of the Dark Knight, Mr. Miracle, Moon Knight, Quasar, Star Trek, Taboo, Unsupervised Existence

Limited Series
14: V for Vendetta
5: Stinz
3: Aliens; Nausicaa; Black Orchid
2: Black Kiss; Electric Undertow; Hawkworld; Kings in Disguise; Skreemer; Stray Toasters
1: Adv. of Luther Arkwright, Damage Control, Grey, Justice Inc., Plastic Man, Predator, Relentless Pursuit, Marshall Law, Meltdown, Moonshadow

Most Improved Series
16: Doom Patrol
5: Grendel
4: Fantastic Four; X-Men
2: Action Comics; Elementals
1: Avengers West Coast, Alpha Flight, Animal Man, Cerebus, Dr. Strange, Dragonlance, Dreadstar, Flash, Hup, Legion of Super-Heroes, New Titans, Silver Surfer

Single Issue of a Series
2: Animal Man #5; Animal Man #19; Excalibur #14; Excalibur #16; Grendel #24; Sandman #3; Sandman #4; Sandman #6; Sandman #8; Sandman #9; Sandman #13; V for Vendetta #6; Zot! #27
1: A1 #1, Action Comics Annual #2, Animal Man #15, Avengers West Coast (Return of Original Human Torch), Daredevil #273, Desert Peach #2, Dr.Fate #13, Doom Patrol #22, Love and Rockets #31, Maze Agency #8, Power Pack #48, Sam & Max Special, Sandman #2, Silver Surfer #33, Small Press Tirade #1, Star Trek #4, Stick Boy #2, V for Vendetta #7, X-Men #257, Yummy Fur #18

Graphic Novel
14: Arkham Asylum
3: Epicurus the Sage
2: Gotham by Gaslight; Return to Big Nothing; Squadron Supreme
1: Beauty and the Beast: Portrait of Love, Brought to Light, Daredevil: Love and War, Demon Knight, Dr. Strange/Dr. Doom, Gregory, Neuromancer, The Shadow Strikes, Wolverine (the Jungle Adventure)

Strip or Panel
36: Calvin and Hobbes
4: Doonebury
3: Far Side
2: Ernie Pook's Comeek
1: BC, Cathy, If... (from UK Guardian), For Better or For Worse, Krazy Kat, Life in Hell, Mr. Boffo, Mother Goose and Grimm, On the Fasttrack, Tom Toles (Buffalo News' editorial cartoonist)

Miscellaneous Awards

Character
6: Kitty Pryde
5: Sandman
4: Animal Man; Jenny (from Zot!)
2: Batman; Concrete; John Constantine; Hulk; Josie (Ed the Happy Clown); Nightcrawler; Spider-Man; Stinz
1: Beanish, Cerebus, The Chief (Niles Caulder), Pellon Cross, Daigoro (Lone Wolf & Cub), Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Vanth Dreadstar, Vril Dox, Eppy (Grendel), Firestorm, G'nort, Hopey (Love and Rockets), Jaka, Joker, Luba (Love and Rockets), Mr. Fantastic, Oscar (Cerebus), Stilt-Man, Rachel Summers, The Tick, V, Wimpy (Popeye), Wolverine, Woody (Zot!), Zot

Team
12: Excalibur
9: Doom Patrol
5: Legion of Super-Heroes
3: Avengers; Elementals; Fantastic Four; JL(A|E|I)
2: X-Men
1: The Bradleys, Brotherhood of Dada (Doom Patrol), Danny and Suzy (Unsupervised Existence), Gregory and Herman Vermin (Gregory), Griffy and Zippy, Groo & Rufferto, Jesus and disciples (Yummy Fur), L.E.G.I.O.N, MAZE Agency, Mezz and the Band (Nexus), Power Pack, Sam & Max

Favorite R.A.C-er: (voters are invited to choose three)
14: Jayembee; Moriarty
6: Jim Drew; The Rev. Mom

4: Peter David; Kitty Pryde; Tim Maroney; Milo
3: Tom Galloway; Connie "Fuzzy" Hirsch; Chris Jarocha-Ernst
2: Dan'l Daheny-Oakes
1: Ellen Eades, Paul Estin, Eric Sadoyama, Col. G.L. Sicherman, Jim Van Verth

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