The 2002 Squiddy Awards
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was a whole other huge celebration that, while not as well known, was still
plenty of fun. We’re talking, of course, about the 2002 Squiddy Awards – the
annual comics industry awards given out by Usenet’s rec.arts.comics community.
And the winners are…
Best Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Best
Penciler: J.H. Williams III
Best Inker: Bob Almond, Mark
Farmer
Best Painter: Alex Ross
Best Letterer: Todd
Klein
Best Colorist: Laura DePuy Martin
Best Creative Team: Los
Bros Hernandez (Love & Rockets), Millar/Hitch/Currie (The
Ultimates), Milligan/Allred/Allred (X-Statix),
Moore/Williams/Gray/Cox/Klein (Promethea)
Best Cover Artist: Kaare
Andrews
Best Editor: Axel Alonso
Best Political Cartoonist: Aaron
McGruder (The Boondocks)
Best Short Story: Fantastic Four
#60 (“Inside Out), Transmetropolitan #60 (“One More Time”), Y: The
Last Man #1 (“Unmanned”)
Best Comics Novella: Ultimate Spider-Man
Special #1
Best Original Graphic Novel: JLA/JSA: Virtue and
Vice
Best Multi-Part Comics story: Black Panther #41-45
(“Enemy of the State II”), Y: The Last Man #1-5 (“Unmanned”)
Best
Comic Series: Lucifer
Best New Series: Y: The Last
Man
Best Limited Series: Apache Skies
Best Reprint
Collection: Absolute Authority
Best Anthology: September 11
(DC/Dark Horse/Image/Chaos)
Best Comic Strip: The Boondocks (Aaron
McGruder)
Best Web Comic: Gravers (www.opi8.com)
Best
Company or Imprint: DC Comics
Best Character: Judge Dredd
Best
Character Team: JSA (Justice Society of America), The Ultimates
Best
Comics-Related TV/Film/Performance: Spider-Man (Live Action Motion
Picture)
Best Comics-Related Story Print: No Award
Best
Comics-Related Merchandise: Streaky the Supercat soft toy
Best
Publication: Comic Book Artist
Best Focused Web Site: Mark
Evanier’s POV Online (www.povonline.com)
Best
General Web Site: Newsarama (www.newsarama.com)
Best
Journalist: Rich Johnston
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par Pages from Phil Jimenez’s i Wonder Womani0 and Jim Valentino’s i ShadowHawki0 .
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par Superhero sketches from Joseph Michael Linsner and Gene Colan.
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par Jason Narvaez’s art from i Secret Agentsi0 , published in Third Eye Publishing’s Annual #2 <A HREF="http://www.arghstudios.com/jason">www.arghstudios.com/jason</A>.
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par Art from Christine Norrie’s popular KUNG-FU SPACE GIRLS <A HREF="http://www.spookoo.com">www.spookoo.com</A>.
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par Art from Mario Ruiz and i Samson: Judge of Israeli0 , and the upcoming i Son of Mani0 from Metron Press <A HREF="http://www.metronpress.com">www.metronpress.com
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par Manga-infused art from Shoto Press artists Rizky Wasisto Edi and Seijuro Mizu <A HREF="http://www.shotopress.com">www.shotopress.com</A>.
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par ”CHARACTERISM” at the WAH Center, in cooperation with Lunarbase Gallery and the New York City Comic Book Museum opens Saturday, April 5super thnosupersub , with an opening reception from 4-6 p.m. The exhibit runs through April 29super thnosupersub . If there was one way to put comic book art on the radar of the art world, this is it.
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par Until next time’85
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par i This is a weekly column from our friend David Jay Gabriel, Executive Director and Founder of the New York City Comic Book Museum. You can email David at cf1 <A HREF="mailto:Nyccbm@hotmail.com">Nyccbm@hotmail.com</A>cf0 .
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