Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards


The Comics Buyer's Guide magazine administered the annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1982 to circa 2010, with the first awards announced in issue #500.
Upon taking over as CBG editors, Don and Maggie Thompson aspired to bring back a series of comic book fan awards like the Goethe Awards, which they had administered in the first half of the 1970s. The format and balloting of the Fan Awards were in many ways derived from the Goethe Award/Comic Fan Art Award. The awards were initially voted on by CBG subscribers; the voting was later opened up to everyone. As many as 5,000 votes were cast per year during the 1990s.
The awards were often presented at the annual Chicago Comicon until 1996 ; from that point forward the CBG Award results were simply published in the magazine.
As of 2006, awards were presented in 12 categories.

Past winners

Dates for awards are slightly confusing, as explained by the Comic Book Awards Almanac:
Alex Ross won the CBG Award for Favorite Painter seven years in a row, resulting in that publication's retirement of that category in 2001. Comics Buyer's Guide Senior Editor Maggie Thompson later commented in regard to this, "Ross may simply be the field's Favorite Painter, period. That's despite the fact that many outstanding painters are at work in today's comic books."
The following are past winners :

Favorite Publisher

Favorite Editor

Favorite Writer

Favorite Artist/Penciller

Favorite Fan Artist

Favorite Inker

Favorite Letterer

Favorite Colorist

Favorite Comic Book

Favorite Original Graphic Novel/Album

Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album

Favorite Limited Series

Favorite Painter

Favorite Character

  • 1982 Wolverine
  • 1983
  • * Batman
  • * Cerebus
  • * Reuben Flagg
  • 1984 Wolverine
  • 1985 Batman
  • 1986 Batman
  • 1987 Batman
  • 1988 Batman
  • 1989 Spider-Man
  • 1990 Spider-Man
  • 1991 Spider-Man
  • 1992 Spawn
  • 1993 Batman
  • 1994 Batman
  • 1995 Donald's Nephews
  • 1996 Batman
  • 1997 Batman
  • 1998 Batman
  • 1999 Batman
  • 2000 Batman
  • 2001 Spider-Man
  • 2002 Batman
  • 2003 Batman
  • 2004 Batman
  • 2005 Batman
  • 2006
  • * Batman
  • * Spider-Man
  • 2008 Batman

Favorite Cover Artist

Favorite Comic-Book Story

Favorite Direct-Sales Only Title ([Phil Seuling] Award)

Favorite Publication About Comics