National Comics Awards June 2002 - Long Post!

[Tabitha]

I found this info via the DC Comics news site: www.dccomics.com

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NATIONAL COMICS AWARDS HONOR DC CREATORS AND PROJECTS

On June 1, the winners of the National Comics Awards were named at the U.K.’s Comics 2002 convention in Bristol, including three DC Comics creators. As in the past, the Awards committee provided not only the winners but also nine runners up in each category.

We congratulate all the winners, and thank British retailers and fans for their support.

BEST COMIC NOW

WINNER:
Beano

Runners up:
2000AD
Transmetropolitan
New X Men
Planetary
Lucifer
Dark Knight Strikes Again
100 Bullets
X Force
Ultimate Spider-Man

BEST COMIC EVER

WINNER:
Beano

Runners up:
WATCHMEN
THE SANDMAN
PREACHER
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
BATMAN
V FOR VENDETTA

BEST ARTIST NOW

WINNER:
Frank Quitely

Runners up:
Frazer Irving
Bryan Hitch
Carlos Ezquerra
John Romita Jr
Alan Davis
Steve Dillon
John Cassaday (PLANETARY)
Frank Miller (THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN!)
Alex Ross (WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH)

BEST ARTIST EVER

Winner:
Jack Kirby (JACK KIRBY’S NEW GODS, JACK KIRBY’S MR. MIRACLE,
GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY)

Runners up:
Brian Bolland (BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, CAMELOT 3000)
Alex Ross (WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH, KINGDOM COME)
Carlos Ezquerra
Mike McMahon
Neal Adams (THE GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW COLLECTION,
THE DEADMAN COLLECTION,)
Alan Davis (JLA: THE NAIL, SUPERBOY’S LEGION)
Simon Bisley
Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN)
Will Eisner (THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES, THE WILL EISNER LIBRARY)

BEST WRITER NOW

Winner:
Grant Morrison (The Filth, Invisibles)

Runners up:
Alan Moore (PROMETHEA, TOM STRONG, TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES)
Warren Ellis (PLANETARY)
Frank Miller (THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN!)

BEST COMICS WRITER EVER

Winner:
Alan Moore (SWAMP THING, WATCHMEN, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, TOP 10, TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES, PROMETHEA)

Runners up:
Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN, THE BOOKS OF MAGIC)
Grant Morrison (JLA, BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM, THE INVISIBLES)
Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN!)
Alan Grant (LOBO)
Garth Ennis (PREACHER, HITMAN, WAR STORIES)

BEST COMIC CHARACTER

Winner:
Judge Dredd

Runners up:
Batman
Spider Jerusalem
John Constantine
Superman

BEST SUPPORTING CHARACTER

Winner:
Gnasher

Runners up:
Barbara Gordon/Oracle
Alfred Pennyworth
Cassidy (PREACHER)
Lex Luthor
Nightwing

BEST NEW TALENT

Winner:
Fraser Irving

Runners up:
Mike Carey (LUCIFER)
Tan Eng Huat (DOOM PATROL)
Ed Brubaker (BATMAN, SCENE OF THE CRIME)
Geoff Johns (THE FLASH, JSA)
Judd Winick (GREEN LANTERN)

BEST NEW COMIC

Winner:
Ultimates

Runners up:
The Establishment
Doom Patrol
Dark Knight Strikes Again
Bat Girl
Catwoman
Muties
New X Men
Alias
Origin

BEST COMIC-BASED FILM or TV

Winner:
Ghostworld

Runners up:
Batman animated
Justice League animation
Smallville
Blade II
Dennis The Menace
From Hell
X Men Evolution
Spider-Man movie
X Men movie

THE ROLL OF HONOUR for Lifetime Achievement in Comics

Winner:
Alan Moore

Runners up:
Frank Miller
Will Eisner
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[ray gower]

Good to see that the old Beano can still carry itself after all these years in such lofty company. Three firsts!
Best Comic
Best Comic Ever
Best Support Character

 

[Tabitha]

I was really surprised by that, actually. But then bear in mind that the "national" in "National Comics Awards" is referring to Britain, so perhaps it is more understandable from that perspective.

I laughed out loud when I read that Gnasher had won best supporting character

 

[ray gower]

Oh! I don't know. The characters in Beano have been going as long as any of the superheroes, yet have suffered none of their often painful re-inventions. To my mind it makes Beano timeless in its appeal, so deserves a first.

I understand it still sells over 100K copies a week as well, a figure that most comics would love to see on their sales stats over any financial time period, so it is not exactly unpopular either.
(The dog-eared copy I have in my possession shows an ABC rated circulation of 163,787, though it is a couple of years old)