Like the Internet as a whole, the Squiddy Awards continue to grow in volume. I received 220 raw votes, 209 after disqualifying invalid return addresses and some non-RAC'ers who voted brainlessly because a Web advertiser said so (i.e. put the advertised comic in a few categories and left the rest blank). If we commit exponential folly with statistics, the Squiddies will be more popular than the CBG Fan Awards within a decade.
Many Thanks to Alik Widge for coding the Web voting booth, to the Special Jury for agreeing on nothing, and to the numerous netizens who emailed me with eligibility and spelling corrections.
On the down side, this year's vote was marred by commerical Web campaigning. Next year's awards will definitely have formal guidelines for such activity.
But overall, I'm pleased with this year's winners. To quote Paul Estin, legendary RAC'er and former FAQ keeper who ran an RAC award poll in 1990:
Hmmm... I think if everyone bought as rec.arts.comics does, "independents" and certain DC titles would sell a lot better. Let's all take a moment to feel smug and superior. :-)
There was mass confusion about the LSH/L* Creative Teams. I divided the 21 often contradictory votes as follows: Peyer only = LSH (1), Stern only = L* (12), both scripters = split 50/50 (8).
Best Writer:
35: Kurt Busiek
17: Mark Waid
16: Grant Morrison
13: Garth Ennis
10: Alan Moore
9: John Callahan
8: Warren Ellis; James Robinson
6: John Ney Rieber
5: Wendy Pini; Christopher Priest
4: Roger Stern, Peter David, Karl Kesel, John Ostrander
3: Richard Pini, John Byrne, Bebe Williams
2: Neil Gaiman, Mark Oakley, Mark Evanier, Larry Hama, Jim
Woodring, Garry Trudeau
1: Terry Moore, Seth, Scott Lobdell, Rumiko Takahashi, Paul Chadwick, Moebius, Mike Mignola, Matt Wayne, Marv Wolfman, Mark Crilley, Kathryn Bolinger, Jon Lewis, Joellyn Auklandus, Jhonen Vasquez, Jeph Loeb, Jeff Smith, Hiroaki Samura, Gary St. Lawrence, Gary Spencer
Millidge, Frank Miller, Fabian Nicieza, Eric Stephenson, Donna Barr, David Quinn, Dan Clowes
Best Penciler
13: Phil Jimenez
9: Steve Blevins
9: Jeff Moy
8: Steve Rude
7: Brent Anderson
6: Tony Harris, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo
5: Stuart Immonen, Steve Dillon, John Byrne, Gary Frank
4: Wendy Pini, Mike Mignola, Jim Lee
3: Paul Smith, Paul Chadwick, Hiroaki Samura, Chris Ware, Alan Davis
2: Tom Mandrake, Tom Grummett, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Grist,
Michael Zulli, John McCrea, J. Scott Campbell, Colleen Doran, Charles
Vess
1: Ty Templeton, Tim Vigil, Tim Truman, Tim Sale, Tim
Perkins, Terry Moore, Teri Wood, Ted McKeever, Steve Yeowell, Stan
Sakai, Scott McDaniel, Sal Buscema, Rumiko Takahashi, Rob Liefeld,
Philip Hester, Peter Gross, Patrick Zircher, Pat Oliffe, P. Craig
Russell, Mike Deodato Jr, Michael Lark, Michael Allred, Mark Oakley,
Mark Millar, Mark Crilley, Lynn Johnston, Larry Marder, Kieron Dwyer,
Joseph Michael Linsner, John Romita Jr, Jeff Smith, Howard Porter, Greg
Horn, Gary Erskine, Frank Quitely, Dave Sim, Dan Jurgens, Cary Nord,
Carlos Pacheco, Brett Booth, Bebe Williams, Art Adams, Aron Wiesenfeld,
Adam Warren, Adam Pollina, Adam Kubert
Best Inker
11: W.C. Carani
9: George Pérez
8: Gerhard
7: Wade Von Grawbadger
6: Mark Farmer
5: Wendy Pini, Mark Buckingham, John Byrne
4: Terry Austin, Kevin Nowlan, Jose Marzan Jr, Cam Smith
3: Todd McFarlane, Ron Boyd, Brett Breeding, Al Williamson
2: Wayne Faucher, Terry Beatty, Ted McKeever, Karl Story, John Nyberg, Joe Madureira, Jeff Smith, Frank Miller, Daniel Shelton, Al Vey
1: Will Blyberg, Troy Hubbs, Tom Ryder, Tom Palmer, Tom Buckingham, Tim Townsend, Tim Sale, Terry Moore, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragonés, Scott Williams, Scott McRae, Rumiko Takahashi, Romeo Tanghal, Richard Case, Richard Bennet, Paul Pope, Mike Mignola, Matt Wagner, Matt Howarth, Masashi Tanaka, Mark Crilley, Larry Rodman, Kathryn Bolinger, Karl Kesel, Josef Rubenstein, John Stokes, Jim Woodring, Jim Madureira, Jerry Bracca, Jay Stephens, Dick Giordano, Dave Lapham, Dave Johnson, Dave Gibbons, Dave Cooper, D-Tron, Craig Taillefer, Chris Cross, Charles Vess, Bon Weick, Bebe Williams, Barry Windsor-Smith, Andrew Pepoy, Ande Parks
Best Painter
109: Alex Ross (no, that's not a typo!)
7: Wendy Pini
6: Dave McKean
4: Steve Rude
3: Jon J Muth, Glenn Fabry, Dan Brereton
2: Sam Keith, Rumiko Takahashi, John Byrne, Charles Vess
1: Tony Harris, Tony Fitzpatrick, Tom Luth, Scott Williams, Peter Kuper, Peter Doherty, Miran Kim, Kurt Ross, Kathryn Bolinger, Joseph Michael Linsner, John Ridgway, Jerry Ordway, Jason Pearson
Best Letterer
37: Comicraft/Richard Starkings
24: Todd Klein
21: Dave Sim
7: John Costanza
6: Lorina Mapa
5: Stan Sakai, Pat Brosseau
4: Tom Orzechowski
3: Willie Schubert, Gaspar, David Lanphear
2: Pat Prentice, Ken Bruzenak, Dave Gibbons, Clem Robbins, Chris Ware
1: Vickie Williams, Roxanne Starr, Rick Parker, Patrick McDonnell, Mike Conley, Mark Crilley, Kurt Ross, Jeannine Crowell, Chris Eliopoluis
Best Colorist
31: Tom McCraw
11: Atomic Paintbrush
9: Digital Chameleon
7: Olyoptics
6: Matt Hollingsworth
5: Marie Javins, Barry Windsor Smith
4: Tom Luth, Chris Ware, Carla Feeny
3: Trish Mulvihill, Steve Buccellato, Kathryn Bolinger, James Sinclair
2: Tom Vincent, Tom Orzechowski, Tatjana Wood, Suzanne Dechnik, Joe Chiodo, Jeremy Cox, Gregory Wright, Daniel Vozzo, Adrienne Roy
1: Steve Oliff, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh, Roberta Tewes, Nathan Kane, Michael Luck, Matt Webb, Mary Woodring, Lovern Kindzerski, Julia Lacquement, Jason Pearson, Isabelle Rabarot, Gloria Vasquez, Glenn Whitmore, Gene D'angelo, Christie Scheele, Chris Chelenor, Bernie
Mireault
Best Creative Team
18: Busiek/Anderson/Ross/et al (Astro City)
17: Waid/Ross (Kingdom Come)
16: Stern/McCraw/Moy/Carani/et al (Legionnaires)
13: Ennis/Dillon/et al (Preacher)
8: Robinson/Harris/et al (Starman)
7: Sim/Gerhard (Cerebus)
6: Wendy & Richard Pini (Elfquest); Auklandus/Blevins/Shelton/Mapa (ElfQuest)
5: Peyer/McCraw/Moder/Boyd/et al (Legion of Super-Heroes); Ostrander/Mandrake (Spectre)
4: Robinson/Smith (Leave It To Chance); Morrison/Quitely (Flex Mentallo)
3: Waid/Ramos (Impulse); Moore/Campbell (From Hell);
Mignola/Sinclair (Hellboy); Lobdell/Bachalo/Buckingham (Generation X);
David/Frank/et al (Hulk); Busiek/Olliffe/Vey/et al (Untold Tales)
2: Rieber/Gross/et al (Books of Magic); Motter/Lark (Terminal City); McKinnon/Wiley (Sleaze Castle); Loeb/Sale (Batman); Chris Ware; Aragonés/Evanier/et al (Groo)
1: Wildstorm Studios; Waid/Garney; Waid/Augustyn; Wagner/Seagle/Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre); Velez/Larocca (Ghost Rider); Vatine/Blanchard/Rueda/Rabarot (Star Wars); St. Lawrence/Kraus; Skolnick/Zircher/Pepoy (New Warriors); Nizzi/Villa (Tex Willer); Morrison/Jimenez (Invisibles); Moore/Charest/Johnson (WildCATs); Messner-Loebs/Deodato; Mattson/Kesel/Pelletier/et al (Superboy); Liefeld/Loeb/Sibal; Larsen/Eliopoulos/Rude/Eichorn (Savage Dragon); Kelly/McGuinness (Deadpool); Kaminski/Williams (Scare Tactics); Jurgens/Pérez; John Byrne (New Gods); Jenkins/Phillips (Hellblazer); Harkins/Barral/Braccia/Mapa (Elquest Rogue's Curse); Hama/Kubert/et al (Wolverine); Ennis/McCrea; Busiek/Olliffe/Williamson; Blevins/Shelton (Elfquest Kahvi); Bebe Williams (Art Comic)
Best Cover Artist
52: Alex Ross
15: Glenn Fabry
12: Dave McKean
9: Wendy Pini
8: Tony Harris
6: Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning
5: Jerry Ordway; Chris Ware
4: Alan Davis
3: Hiroaki Samura; Alan Davis & Mark Farmer
2: Sergio Aragonés; Paul Smith; Mark Crilley; Joe Madureira; Jeff Moy; Bill Sienkiewicz; Barry Blair & Colin Chan
1: Whilce Portacio, Walter Simonson, Ty Templeton, Tom Mandrake, Tim Sale, Sean Phillips, Rumiko Takahashi, Phil Jimenez, Peter Gross, Mitsuaki Hashimoto, Mike Mignola, Mike Kaluta, Michael Golden, Matt Wagner, M Gerald Delaney, Lee Moder, Kurt Ross, Kelley Jones, Joseph Michael Linsner, Jose Luiz Garcia-Lopez, John Byrne, Jim Lee, George Pérez, Geoff Darrow, Gary Spencer Millidge, Dave Sim & Gerhard, Dan Jurgens, Curt Swan, Claudio Castellini, Chris Bachalo, Carlos Pacheco, Alex Horley, Adam Warren
Best Editor
17: K.C. Carlson
15: Fabian Nicieza
12: Tom Brevoort, Richard Pini
11: Mark Gruenwald
8: Stuart Moore, Karen Berger
6: Brian Augustyn
5: Diana Schutz, Dan Raspler
4: Mike Carlin, Archie Goodwin
3: Sarah Dyer, Gary Groth, Dwayne McDuffie
2: Stan Lee, Shelly Roeberg, Paul Kupperberg, Bobbie Chase, Bob Harras, [no editor]
1: Toshifumi Yoshida, Ruben Diaz, Peter Tomasi, Michael Vrana, Matt Groening, Lou Stathis, Lee Salem, Kim Thompson, Kevin Dooley, Joey Cavelieri, Jim Pruett, Jessica Abel, Elin Winkler, DK Thorslund, Chris Duffy, Byron Erickson
My changes this year confused some people, so let me restate: Astro City, JLA, all of Heroes Reborn, etc, count as Ongoing Series, not New or Limited. Those three categories are mutually exclusive, as are the awards for Single Comic (0-64 page original), Graphic Novel (65+ page original), and TPB Collection (reprint).
Speaking of Graphic Novels, it's kind of sad that there were only two major GNs last year, and one of them was just a Wedding Album. Heck, I had one of those! (http://gl.umbc.edu/~fuy1/wedding/) C'mon publishers, I want to see more long-form comics, preferably in paperback.
Best Story
38: Kingdom Come
6: Think Like a Mountain (Concrete)
6: Dinner at Eight (Astro City v1 #6)
5: From Hell, Batman/Captain America
4: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #1-6
3: Where is Astra? (Astro City v2 #2-3), Until the End of the World (Preacher #8-17), That Yellow Bastard (Sin City), Strangers In Paradise, Man Without a Country (Captain America), Jack London (Artbabe #5), House of Fun (Invisibles), Flex Mentallo, Fatal Five (LSH/L*), Entropy in the UK (Invisibles #17-19), Dreamtime (Elfquest)
2: The Mist (SMT #37-40), Tempest (Sandman #75),
Strangehaven, Shards (Elfquest), Sand & Stars (Starman #20-23), Rogue's
Curse (Elfquest), Nose Nipple (Raunchy Roach), Goldie Factor (The
Dreaming), Emerald Vi (LSH/L*), Big Tex (Acme Novelty Library)
1: Wolverine #102, Welcome to Astro City (Astro City v2
#1), Wake The Devil (Hellboy), Terminal City, Ten Thousand Bullets
(Hitman), Strange Case of Molly O'Dare, Stormwatch #40, Starman #27,
Spawn #50, Sins of The Father (Starman), Shounen Sunday (Ranma 1/2),
Seven Miles a Second, Scarlet Thunder #1-4, Revelations (Spider-Man),
Return of Blood Syndicate (Icon), Ray #25, Pryde & Wisdom, Onslaught
(X-Men), New Blood (Legionnaires #43), Metropolis Now! (LSH #85),
Meltdown (New Titans), Love & Rockets #50, Long Halloween (Batman),
London Burning (Excalibur #96-100), Leave It To Chance #1-4, Last
Temptation of Jack (Invisibles #23), Kahvi (Elfquest), It's A Good Life
if You Don't Weaken (Palookaville), Hidden Years (Elfquest), Hell & Back
(Starman), Haunting of America (Spectre), Ghost In The Shell, Further
Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, Freebooters (Storyteller), Final
Night, End of Swamp Thing, Dragonslayer (Bone), Destroyer Duck/Savage
Dragon, Dead Heat (Flash/Impulse), Crusaders (Preacher), Bone, Blood
Brothers (Spider-Man)03, Blade of the Immortal: Genius, Blade of the
Immortal: Conquest, Ascension (A Distant Soil), All in the Family
(Preacher), Akiko, Adolf
Ongoing Series
20: Kurt Busiek's Astro City
19: Legionnaires
16: Preacher
8: Books of Magic, Acme Novelty Library
7: Starman, Invisibles
5: Strangers In Paradise, Elfquest: Hidden Years
4: Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Thieves & Kings, Flash
3: Uncanny X-Men, Supreme, Spectre, Sandman Mystery
Theater, Legion of Super-Heroes, Elfquest: Shards, Elfquest
2: Stray Bullets, Stormwatch, Sanctuary, Ranma 1/2, Nexus,
Maison Ikkoku, Kane, Icon, Hellboy, Gold Digger, Aquaman
1: Wonder Woman, Wolverine, Wandering Star, Usagi Yojimbo,
Superboy & the Ravers, Spawn, Sleaze Castle, Sin City, Simpsons Comics,
Scud the Disposable Assassin, Sandman Mystery Theatre, Sandman, Raunchy
Roach, Power of Shazam, Nightwing, New Warriors, Naughty Bits, Maxx,
Love & Rockets, Leave It To Chance, Kevin & Kell, Hellblazer, Hate,
Green Goblin, Ghost Rider, ESPers, Doonesbury, Dilbert, Bone, Black
Hole, Batman, Avengers (pre-Heroes Reborn), Art Comics, Amazing
Spider-Man, A Distant Soil
New Series
27: Leave it to Chance
15: Hitman
12: Akiko
10: Supergirl; Barry Windsor Smith Storyteller
8: Ninjak v2
3: X-O Manowar v2, ElfQuest: Wild Hunt, Elfquest:
Dreamtime, Deadpool, Berlin, Aztek
2: Scare Tactics, Reality Check, Raunchy Roach, Nightwing,
House Of Secrets, Cyberella, Copybook Tales, Age of Heroes
1: Tommy, Superman Adventures, Six Degrees, Land of Nod,
Inu-yasha (Shounen Sunday), Ghost Ship, Fleener, Elfquest: Rogue's
Curse, Elektra, DV8, Dreaming, Dear Julia, Challengers of the Unknown,
Blade of the Immortal, Big Bang, All New Exiles, A Touch of Silver
Limited Series
66: Kingdom Come
11: Flex Mentallo
6: Elfquest: Kahvi
6: Batman: Black & White
5: Terminal City
4: Batman: Long Halloween
4: Batman/Grendel II
3: Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix, From Hell, Body Bags
2: Whoa, Nellie, Thrillkiller, The System, Tempest,
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives, Pryde and Wisdom, Onslaught, Heroes, Final
Night, Elfquest: Jink, Concrete: Think Like a Mountain, Chiaroscuro,
Black Lamb
1: X-Men: Clan Destine, Wise Son: White Wolf, Vigilante,
Ultragirl, Total Justice, Time Breakers, Storm, Spider-Man: Redemption,
Kabuki: Masks of the Noh, Johnny the Homicidal Manaic, Indiana Jones &
the Sargasso Pirates, Gon, Ghost Ship, ElfQuest: Rebels, Elfquest: Proof
Positive, Dominion Conflict 1: No More Noise, Dawn, Cavewoman: Rain,
Captain Marvel, Buck Godot, Battle of the Century
Single Comic
16: Batman/Captain America
7: Astro City v2 #1
6: Sandman #75
5: Seven Miles a Second; Astro City v1 #6
4: Kingdom Come #4
3: Spider-Boy #1, Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck #1, Sandman
#74, Preacher #18, Legionnaires #36, Kingdom Come #1, Elfquest:
Wavedancers Special #1, Elfquest: Hidden Years #29, Elfquest #6, Astro
City v2 #1/2
2: X-Men Meets Star Trek, Wolverine #102, Untold Tales of
Spider-Man Annual '96, Swamp Thing #165, Superman's Metropolis, Starman
Annual '96, Starman #27, Starman #17, Ray #25, Nightwing #1,
Legionnaires #43, Kingdom Come #2, Invisibles #25, Farewell Moonshadow,
Elfquest #4, Doonesbury 12 Nov 96, Copybook Tales #1, Blade of the
Immortal: Criminal, Acme Novelty Library #7, Acme Novelty Library #6
1: X-O Manowar #4, X-O Manowar #1, X-Men: Clan Destine #1,
WildCATs #28, THB Parade, Supreme #42, Stormwatch #40, Spider-Man #75,
Spider-Boy #2, Spectre #50, Sovereign Seven Annual#1, Sin City: Silent
Night, Savage Dragon #31, Preacher #20, Preacher #16, Onslaught:
Epilogue, One Life Furnished in Early Moorcock, New Warriors #75, Love
and Rockets #50, Legionnaires #40, Legionnaires #38, Legionnaires #37,
Legion of Super-Heroes #85, Legion of Super-Heroes #78, Kingdom Come #3,
Jim #6, Invisibles #20, Incredible Hulk #446, Impulse #20, Heroes #2,
Green Goblin #13, Ghost Ship #1, Gen 13 #13, Flex Mentallo #4, Excalibur
#103, Elfquest #3, DV8 #2, Distant Sons, Cerebus #214, Captain America
#1, Astro City v2 #2, Adventure Strip Digest #4, Acme Novelty Library #5
Graphic Novel
18: Fax From Sarajevo
10: Superman: Wedding Album
1: Verdilak, The Suit, Magician's Village, King of Persia, Gon Again, Dog Moon, Batman/Deadman, Adolf
Collection/TPB
20: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
13: Astro City: Life in the Big City
10: Cowboy Wally Show
9: Strangers In Paradise: I Dream of You
8: Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism
7: Essential Spider-Man
6: Preacher: Until the End of the World
5: Preacher: Gone to Texas
4: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #6
2: Sleaze Castle: Directors Cut #0, Legion of Super-Heroes
Archives #7, Jar of Fools, Essential X-Men, Bone Reader, Batman: Dark
Knight 10th Anniversary, Art Adams Creature Features
1: X-Men Visionaries II, Wildstorm Rising, Thor:
Worldengine, Superman: Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite, Strange
Attractors: Chaos Jitterbug, Simpsons Comics Strike Back, Sandman:
Kindly Ones, Rhudiprrt, Prince of Fur, Ranma 1/2 Memorial Book, Poison
Elves: Traumatic Dogs, Mutant Massacre, Mr. Monser: Origins, Mighty
Cartoon Heroes #0, Lt. Blueberry, Life of the Party, Legion of Super
Heroes Archives #5, Kane: Rabbit Hunt, Kane: Greetings from New Eden,
Icon: A Hero's Welcome, Flash Archives #1, Essential Wolverine, Daddy's
Girl, Concrete: Original Series, Collected Thieves & Kings v1, Cavewoman
(First Series), Captain America: Operation Rebirth, Battle Angel Alita:
Angel of Death, Batman: Haunted Knight, AKA Goldfish, Age of Reptiles
Daily Strip
65: Dilbert
15: FoxTrot
13: For Better Or For Worse
12: Doonesbury
5: Kevin & Kell
4: Peanuts
3: Raunchy Roach, Over the Hedge, Mutts
2: Zippy, Sherman's Lagoon, If..., Funky Winkerbean, BC, Art Comics
1: Willy 'n Ethel, Sylvia, Sigmund, Rose is Rose, Robotman,
One Big Happy, Mallard Fillmore, Garfield, Fred Bassett, Between
Friends, Augusta, Alley Oop, 9 Chickweed Lane
Weekly Strip
14: Life in Hell
5: Dykes to Watch Out For
5: Ernie Pook's Comeek
4: Tom the Dancing Bug; This Modern World
3: Wolff & Byrd
2: The City; Bad Publicity
1: Underworld, The Fringe, Story Minute, Rhymes with Orange, Red Meat, Prince Valiant (Sunday series), Phantom (Sunday series), Pfeiffer, NOO Greak Kollum, Mutts, Millenium Basin, Cow-Boy, Adventures of Aaron, Acme Comics
Single Panel
19: Bizarro
16: Non Sequitur
11: Callahan
6: Family Circus
3: Closer To Home
2: Pluggers, Mister Boffo
1: Ziggy, Speedbump, Real Life Adventures, Mixed Media, Lost Consonants, Life in Hell, Kat & Carlyle, Iggy, Horrorscope, Doctor Fun, Abductee
Political Cartoonist
31: Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury)
12: Tom Toles
6: Jeff MacNelly (Chicago Tribune)
5: Tom Tomorrow (This Modern World)
4: Steve Bell
2: Ted Rall, Jules Feiffer
1: Tim Menees (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Terho Ovaska,
Serge Chapleau (La Presse), Ron Tandberg (Melbourne Age), Pat Oliphant,
Mike Luckovich, Martelte, Kal, Jos Collignon (de Volkskrant), Jim
Borgman, Jeff Knight, Hugh Haynie, Herblock, Doug Martelette, David
Horsey (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Carlson (Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel), Cam (Regina Leader Post), Calvin Grondahl (Standard
Examiner), Bruce MacKinnon (Halifax Chronicle-Herald), Bill Day (Detroit
Free Press), Benson, Asay (Asay's View)
Strip Collection
12: Calvin & Hobbes: It's a Magical World
11: Calvin & Hobbes: There's Treasure Everywhere
10: Dilbert: Fugitive from the Cubicle Police
9: Dilbert Principle
4: Virtual Doonesbury
3: Outland: One Last Little Peak
2: Walt Kelly's Pogo volume 1; Unnatural Dykes to Watch Out For; Mutts; Dilbert: Still Pumped From Using The Mouse
1: Wolff & Byrd: Fright Court, University 2, Underworld 2, This Modern World: Wrath of Sparky, The Worst Thing I've Ever Done, Oddsville, Grimmy: Friends don't let friends own cats!, Gone with the Kudzu, Fox Trot: At least this place sells T-Shirts, For Better or For Worse: Death of Farley, Doonesbury: What a Long Strange Trip
On a brighter note, congrats to all of this year's favorite RAC'ers. It's pretty clear that the readers like frequent posters who provide knowledge & reviews. I agree, online reviews are a helpful service, and I look forward to the separate rac.reviews and rac.fandom newsgroups.
Company/Imprint
54: DC
31: Homage
13: DC Vertigo
12: Warp Graphics
9: Fantagraphics
6: Acclaim Valiant; Acclaim
4: Milestone; Marvel; Dark Horse
3: I-Box
2: Slave Labor Amaze Ink, Marvel X-Men, Marlowe & Company,
Dark Horse Legend, Antarctic Press, Andrews & McMeel
1: WCG, Verotik, Tapestry, Studio Proteus, Sirius,
Shoukakukan, North Star, London Nights, Kitchen Sink, Gladstone, Drawn &
Quarterly, DC Paradox, DC Helix, Creator's Syndicate, Cartoon Books,
Bongo, Black Eye, Big Bang
Character
13: Tommy Monaghan (Hitman)
7: Jesse Custer (Preacher)
6: Wally West (Flash)
5: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac; Impulse; Chance Falconer (Leave it to Chance)
4: Superman (including Kingdom Come); Raquel Ervin (Rocket)
3: Supreme, King Mob (from Invisibles), Jack Knight (Starman), Gates (from LSH), Dilbert
2: Usagi Yojimbo, Tim Hunter, Supergirl, Storm, Steel,
Spectre, Saturn Girl, Pike (Elfquest), Nightwing, Molly O'Reilly (from
Books of Magic), Mike the Parademon, Manji (Blade of the Immortal),
Madman, Jack Hawksmoor (Stormwatch), Flex Mentallo, Ferro, Ember,
Cerebus, Captain America, Ben Reilly (Spider-Man)
1: Wonder Woman, Wesley Dodds, Treestump, Teir, Tao, Swamp
Thing, Spawn, Spark, Snoopy, Skywise, Sixpack (from Hitman), Shade, Scud
the Disposable Assassin, Scarlet Witch, Savage Dragon, Sandman, Saint of
Killers (from Preacher), Ruthie (from One Big Happy), Rogue, Rayek,
Raunchy Roach, Quinton (from Thieves & Kings), Quimby The Mouse, Phoney
Bone, Pete Wisdom, Panda (from Body Bags), Onslaught, Nightfall
(Elfquest), Maxine Manchester (Ladytron), Matter Eater Lad, Marv (Sin
City), Maggie Chascarillo, Lucky Luke, Lobo, Leonard the Duck, Koko, Kim
Rosenthal, Katchoo (from Strangers in Paradise), Kamandi, Jink, Jimmy
Corrigan, Jim Crow (from Invisibles), Jenny Sparks, Jack in the Box
(from Astro City), Hourman, Hoon, Hibiki Ryouga, Hellboy, Hal Jordan,
Green Goblin, Freefall, Frank, Fire, Faust, Eno Camoni (from Duplex),
Drub (Elfquest), Dilbert's boss, Dian Belmont, Denny (Ninjak), Death,
Daredevil, Cosmic Boy, Concrete, Captain Marvel (Shazam), Calvin, Buddy
Bradley, Brainiac 5, Big Fish in Sky, Ben Grimm (The Thing), Beeba (from
Akiko), Aztek, Ayla Ranzz, Astra, Arseface, Amy Racecar
Character Team
42: Legion of Super-Heroes
10: Justice League of America
8: cast of Preacher
7: Stormwatch; Invisibles
6: Gen13
5: Wolfriders; First Family
4: X-Men, WildCATs, cast of Starman
3: Wesley Dodds & Dian Belmont, Kevin & Kell, Fantastic Four, Excalibur
2: New Warriors, Dilbert & Dogbert, cast of Strangers In Paradise, cast of Scud The Disposable Assassin, cast of Elfquest: Wild Hunt, cast of Astro City, Batman & Captain America
1: X-Factor, Watchmen, Tug & Buster, Thunderbolts, Teen
Titans, Superboy & the Ravers, Rubel & Varkias (from Thieves & Kings),
Rebels (Elfquest), R.E.B.E.L.S., Quimbies The Mouse, Marvel Family,
Legion of Infinity, Heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, ESPers, Double
Impact, Dirty Pair, Cyberforce, Chot, Yun, Suntop, cast of Terminal
City, cast of Superman, cast of Stray Bullets, cast of Ranma 1/2, cast
of Ragmop, cast of Maison Ikkoku, cast of Impulse, cast of Icon, cast of
Flash, cast of Elfquest: Rogues Curse, cast of Elfquest, cast of
Doonesbury, cast of Dilbert, cast of Copybook Tales, cast of Body Bags,
cast of Akiko, Bureau of Paranormal Defense & Research (Hellboy),
Bradleys (from Hate), Bones, Batman & Robin, Avengers (pre-HR), Avengers
(HR), 469th Half Track Support & Gravedigging
Other-Media Adaptation
24: Superman animated series
16: Tick animated series
7: "Bizarro Jerry" Seinfeld episode
5: Lois & Clark TV show; Ghost in the Shell movie
4: Spider-Man Animated Series; Dilbert Principle
3: Last Son of Krypton (Superman pilot), Fushigi Yuugi TV anime, Cutter model kit
2: X-Men Spaghettios, X-Men Animated Series, Total Justice action figures, Phantom movie
1: Widowmaker action figure, Total Justice Green Lantern
figure, Spawn action figures, Shade's Diary, Perdida Durango, Ninja High
School RPG, Naughty Bits action figure, Maxx action figure, Marvel
Superheroes video game, Jason Vader action figure, How to Draw Comic
Book Heroes and Villains software, Happy Noodle Boy web movie,
Dilbert/Dogbert dolls, DC Animated Heroes CD-ROM, Aquaman action figure
Letter Column
20: Greetings from Astro City
12: Gone to Texas (Preacher)
11: Invisible Ink
10: Concrete: Think Like a Mountain
9: Elf Addressed
8: Lost in the Stars (Starman)
6: BLAM (Sin City)
3: Groo Grams; Aardvark Comment (Cerebus)
2: X-Mail, Spectre, Spawning Ground, Omnicomments
(Legionnaires), Oh, So? (Comic Buyers Guide), Jinx, Impulse, Hate,
Grendel Tales, Eightball
1: Thought Patterns (Proffessor X), Stray Bullets,
Strangers in Paradise, Slacker, Ninjak, Nightwing, Naughty Bits, Junk
Mail (Simpsons), Green Mail, Fin Addicts (Savage Dragon), Deathreats
(Poison Elves), Deadpool, Comics Journal, Az You Like It (Azrael),
Amalgam Books, Akiko, Acme Novelty Library
Convention
19: San Diego Comicon
12: Chicago Comicon
4: Mid-Ohio Con
3: Motor City Comic Con
3: Small Press Expo
2: UKCAC, Oz-Con (Melbourne), Newcastle International Comic
Art Festival, LA Con III, Heroes Con
1: the one closest to my house, Stayman, Oakland Wondercon,
Independent Comics Expo, Dynamic Forces (NYC), Arisia, Alternative Press
Expo
Publication
23: The Comics Journal
16: Comic Buyers' Guide
14: Wizard
9: Comic Book Heroes by Jones & Jacobs
8: Overstreet's FAN; Comic Shop News
5: Comics International; Comic Book Net
3: Animerica
2: Jack Kirby Collector; indy Magazine
1: Zozolala, Zentertainment, Previews, Kryptonian Cybernet,
Inks, Hogan's Alley, COMMunications, Comic Speedline
Journalist
21: Peter David
12: Mark Evanier
6: Warren Ellis
5: Tony Isabella
4: Fabian Nicieza
3: Scott McCloud; Gary Groth
2: Will Jacobs & Gerard Jones; Tom Spurgeon
1: Robin Snyder, Rob Allstetter, RC Harvey, Ray Mescallo,
Matt High, Maggie Thompson, Les Daniels, Lea Hernandez, Jeff Mason,
Harry Knowles, Greg Stump, Gary St. Lawrence, Frederik J Schodt, Craig
Shutt, Charles Hatfield, Bart Beatty
Web Site
18: New Comics Release List
11: Smash magazine;
Callahan Online
10: ElfQuest;
Smoke Damage
6: Glenn Carnagey;
Jonah Weiland
5: Green Lantern
4: X-Men;
Dark Horse;
Comic Book Net
3: rec.arts.comics.*;
LSH mailing list;
Art Comic
2: Elfquest mailing list;
Spumco;
Spiderman site;
Halloween A-Go-Go;
Team Oracle;
Anime Turnpike;
Ranma site;
Kevin & Kell
1: news:rec.arts.comics.strips;
news:rec.arts.comics.misc;
news:rec.arts.comics.lsh;
news:rec.arts.comics.dc.universe;
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~ampcon/ (Jack Kirby);
http://www.stus.com;
http://www.sojourn.com/~dh5251/web/ (Ancient Brain Parts);
http://www.sigma.net/capt_am/index.htm;
http://www.servtech.com/public/cernovog/Toons.html;
http://www.sdgweb.com/~sci-fi/coolnews.html (Ain't It Cool);
http://www.ocsonline.com/~bjourdain (Golden Age Batman);
http://www.mcs.net/~dvoskuil/hepcats/ (Hepcats);
http://www.mcgill.ca/~mordru/ (Mission Monitor Board);
http://www.lm.com/~fiasco/ (Fiasco Comics);
http://www.lemoncustard.com;
http://www.kuai.se/~alvortiz/external/smb/ (Spider-Man);
http://www.jimwoodring.com;
http://www.interactive.net/~thehop/kirby;
http://www.idyllmtn.com/rac/dc/lsh/lsh_res.html;
http://www.holycow.com/dreaming/ (Neil Gaiman);
http://www.grove.ufl.edu/~jrm (Jeff Mason);
http://www.goldenfrog.com/ch/;
http://members.tripod.com/~comics_faq/ (Frankie's rac* FAQs);
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/4234/common.html (Common People);
http://www.gdma.com;
http://www.dccomics.com;
http://www.cris.com/~scotth/cmxdex.html;
http://www.concentric.net/~Bbickel/bj.html (Comics I Don't Understand);
http://www.compulink.co.uk/~recombo-dna-lab/comix.htm;
http://www.ccse.net/~ncrl/legion.html (LSH Chat Report);
http://www.boneville.com;
http://www.auburn.edu/~ogwynca/NEXUS/nexus.html;
http://verbeekt.cit.hope.edu/BeeksBooks/;
http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~wald/watchmen-index.html;
http://members.aol.com/waltgrogan/marvelfamily.htm (Shazam);
http://lab.housing.fsu.edu/titans/ (Titans Lair)
Favorite R.A.C-er: (voters are invited to choose three)
46: Elayne Wechsler-Chaput
23: Mike Chary
19: Elmo (Greg Morrow)
17: Kurt Busiek
15: Christopher Priest
12: Dave van Domelen
8: Randy Lander; Donald MacPherson
7: Tom Galloway; Paul O'Brien
5: Rich Johnston; Marty Kuhn
4: Tony Isabella, Sidne Gail Ward, Matthew High (AP), Mark
Evanier, Johanna Draper, Jim Smith, Katharine Weizel (the Short),
Francis Uy, Bizarro/Mazerki (Aaron Mojo)
3: Tom Brevoort, T Troy McNemar, Peter David, Kevin J
Maroney, Jim Cowling, Hosun Lee (Vorpal Bunny), Abhay Khosla
2: Todd VerBeek, Ted Rall, Steven Grant, Scott Hollifield,
Richard Pini, Martha Thomases, Marilee Stephens, Lee Salem, Layla Voll,
Joanna Sandsmark, Jeremy Billones, David Goldfarb, D Scott Doty,
Christian Viola, Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Bebe Williams
1: Yngvar Folling, Windy T Wise, Wiley Miller, Whitney,
Ulti-Matt, Tannhauser, Stu Rees, Steven Chaput, Steve Rowe, Sigma7,
Sarah Harrison, Rogers Cadenhead, Rich Adams, Patrick O'Duffy, Patman,
Pat D O'Neill, Nathan Sanders, Mike Knauer, Michael Grabois, Melsteve,
Marie Javins, Maricat, Mari Hersh-Tudor, Leah Adezio, Kid York,
Katie Schwartz, Joseph Nebus, John Callahan, Joellyn Auklandus, Jinci,
Jhohen Vasquez, Jess Nevins, Jeff McCoskey, Jeff Mason, Jeff Manson,
Glenn Carnagey, Gary St. Lawrence, Fairlight, Enigmatic C., Dug (Paul
Duggan), Doug Rockstead, Denise Voskuil, David Stepp, David Henry, Dave
Eppley, damon crumpler, ComicBkNet, Cian O'Conner, Charlie Ball, Charles
LePage, Carl Fink, Brucha Meyers, Brooke McEldowney, Bob Kennedy, Bob
Ingersoll, Bob Heer, Angel of Death, Andrew Melbourne,
Andrew Arnold, Alik Widge, Aardy DeVarque