For the past six years, we’ve offered fans the chance to nominate their favorite creators and projects of the previous year for our annual Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards. Here are the finalists in each of the 12 categories for the 29th annual awards: the longest-running comic-book awards in which you, the fans, pick your favorites.
Our criteria for eligibility is that the creator nominated had to have work published in the year of eligibility or a given work had to have a 2010 publication date. Through May 31, each fan could cast his or her votes online. (Only one ballot per fan; ballot box stuffing will result in discarding all involved ballots.)
We’re tallying the votes now and will announce the winners at CBGXtra.com and in CBG #1681 (Sep 11), shipping in early July.
Favorite Editor
Axel Alonso
Tom Brevoort
Shannon Eric Denton
Jim Salicrup
Chris Warner
Favorite Writer
Ed Brubaker
Geoff Johns
Stuart Paul
Jim Shooter
Rob Worley
Favorite Penciller
John Byrne
Amanda Conner
George Pérez
John Romita Jr.
Stan Sakai
Favorite Inker
Paulo Henrique
Klaus Janson
Steve Leialoha
Dexter Vines
Scott Williams
Favorite Colorist
Wes Dzioba
Tom Luth
Laura Martin
Alex Sinclair
Dave Stewart
Favorite Letterer
Janice Chiang
Chris Eliopoulos
Todd Klein
Tom Orzechowski
Richard Starkings and Comicraft
Favorite Cover Artist
David Finch
Adam Hughes
Jason Kruse
Alex Ross
Raymond Swanland
Favorite Story
“Aztlan, Part 1: Out of Time” (Turok, Son of Stone #1, Dark Horse)
“Isn’t It Bromantic?” (Veronica #202, Archie)
“The Pet Project” (Scratch9 #1-3, Ape Entertainment)
“Rome of Shadow, Rome of Light” (Ides of Blood #1, DC/WildStorm)
Untitled story (Walking Dead #78, Image)
Favorite Comic Book Series or Mini-Series
Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel)
Brightest Day (DC)
Ides of Blood (DC/WildStorm)
Scratch9 (Ape Entertainment)
Walking Dead (Image)
Favorite Graphic Novel
BB Wolf And The 3 LPS (Top Shelf)
Grunts: War Stories (Arcana)
Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia)
Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (aka Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6) (Oni)
Superman Earth One (DC)
Favorite Character
Batman
Green Lantern
Magnus, Robot Fighter
Spider-Man
Superman
Favorite Publisher
Boom! Studios
Dark Horse
DC
Marvel
Papercutz
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