1987 Jack Kirby Awards (original) (raw)

Comic Book Awards Almanac

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For work done in 1986
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue

• Batman #404, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli (DC)
• Dark Knight #1, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley (DC) *
• Salome #1, by P. Craig Russell (Eclipse)
• Watchmen #1, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
• Watchmen #2, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)

Best Continuing Series

• Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Jonny Quest, by William Messner-Loebs and various artists (Comico)
• Grendel, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
• Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
• Nexus, by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (First)
• Swamp Thing, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben (DC) *

Best Black-and-White

• Beanworld, by Larry Marder (Eclipse)
• Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim) *
• Dark Horse Presents, by various creators (Dark Horse)
• Flaming Carrot, by Bob Burden (Renegade)
• Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
• Silent Invasion, by [??] (Renegade)

Best Finite Series (completed in 1986)

• Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC) *
• Flesh & Bones, by Jan Strnad and Dennis Fujitake (Fantagraphics)
• Mage, by Matt Wagner (Comico)
• Man of Steel, by John Byrne and Dick Giordano (DC)
• Moonshadow, by J. M. DeMatteis and Jon J. Muth (Marvel)
• Spiral Path, by [??] (Eclipse)

Best New Series

• Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC)
• Grendel, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
• Jonny Quest, by William Messner-Loebs and various artists (Comico)
• The 'Nam, by Doug Murray and Michael Golden (Marvel)
• Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC) *

Best Graphic Album

• Daredevil: Love and War, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
• Dark Knight, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC) *
• Dracula, by [??] (Marvel)
• Grendel: Devil by the Deed, by Matt Wagner and various artists (Comico)
• Maus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books)

Best Writer

• Mike Baron, for Nexus (First)
• Frank Miller, for Daredevil (Marvel)
• Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
• Alan Moore, for Watchmen (DC) *
• Alan Moore, for Swamp Thing (DC)

Best Writer/Artist (single or team)

• Mike Baron and Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
• Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
• Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, for Daredevil (Marvel)
• Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, for Watchmen (DC) *
• Matt Wagner, for Mage (Comico)

Best Artist

• Dave Gibbons, for Watchmen (DC)
• Frank Miller, for Dark Knight (DC)
• George Perez, for Wonder Woman (DC)
• Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
• Bill Sienkiewicz, for Elektra: Assassin (Marvel) *

Best Art Team

• Steve Bissette and John Totleben, for Swamp Thing (DC)
• Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, for Dark Knight (DC) *
• Steve Rude and John Nyberg, for Nexus (First)
• Dave Sim and Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Matt Wagner, for Mage (Comico)

Hall of Fame

• Neal Adams
• Carl Barks *
• Steve Ditko
• Will Eisner *
• Jack Kirby *
• Harvey Kurtzman
• Jerry Siegel
• Alex Toth
• Wally Wood