From: MHIGH@VM1.TUCC.TRINITY.EDU ("net.spy!")
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: drum roll please - THE RESULTS!
Date: 8 Apr 92 23:14:56 GMT
Organization: And one for Jenny and the Wimp.

Presenting......

THE THIRD FURRY SURVEY AWARDS   (in stereo, where available)

Finally - the results!  There were 38 responses in all.  Nine questions -
  and each person was allowed to give up to three answers per question
  (except #4 - which allowed up to six answers).

*ahem*  The envelopes, please......

Favorite continuing professional comic book series -

   New Albedo  (Antarctic)           20
   Usagi Yojimbo  (Fantagraphics)    18
   Rhudiprrt  (MU Press)             11
   Hepcats  (Double Diamond)          6
   Omaha  (Kitchen Sink)              6
   Furrlough  (Antarctic)             5
   Red Shetland  (GraphXPress)        2
   Cerebus  (Aardvark-Vanaheim)       2
   (4 responses with 1 vote)

Favorite professional comic book series of all time -

   Xanadu  (Thoughts and Images)     18
   Albedo/New Albedo  (T&I, Ant.)    16
   Fusion  (Eclipse)                 13
   Critters  (Fantagraphics)          9
   Usagi Yojimbo  (Fantagraphics)     5
   Stinz  (Fantagraphics, BNW)        3
   Space Ark  (Apple)                 3
   Rhudiprrt  (MU Press)              3
   Captain Jack  (Fantagraphics)      2
   Cutey Bunny  (Army Surplus)        2
   9 responses with one vote)

Favorite single issue of all time -

   Xanadu Color Special (Eclipse)    12
   Furkindred (MU Press)              4
   Sam and Max Special #1             3
   Two votes each:  Command Reviews (as a set), Xanadu #1, Fusion #1,
     Contractors, Critters #47, Command Review #2
   (27 responses with one vote)

The top artists - both professional and amateur -

   Steve Gallacci             18       Donna Barr               4
   Vicky Wyman                15       Joe Rosales              4
   Terrie Smith               14       Ken Sample               4
   Monika Livingston          11       Conrad Wong              3
   Tom Verre                   9       Roy Pounds II            3
   Stan Sakai                  7       Eric Blumrich            3
   Lance Rund                  6       Zjonni Perchalski        3
   Jimmy Chin                  5       Joshua Quagmire          3
   Two votes each:  Mel. White, Mike Higgs, Jack Cavanaugh,
     Maggie de Alarcon, Dave Kuhn, Shon Howell, Mary Lynn. S. Johnson,
     Reed Waller, Taral Wayne, Jim Groat, Ken Macklin, Dave Sim.
   (29 responses with one vote)

Favorite writers -

   Watts Martin               15
   Steve Gallacci             10
   Elf Sternberg               8
   C.J. Cherryh                6
   Dwight Decker               5
   Two votes each:  Stan Sakai, Donna Barr, Conrad Wong, Alan Dean
     Foster, Peter Glaskowsky, James Lynn, Dave Sim.
   (22 responses with one vote)

The top small press publications -

   Yarf!                      17
   Gallery                     7
   Everchanging Palace         6
   Furtherance                 4
   Centaur's Gatherum          3
   Two votes each:  Bestiary, Affurmative Action!, Touch,
     Mythagoras.
   (8 responses with one vote)

Favorite furry characters -

   Erma Felna (Albedo)        10
   Tan (Fusion)                8
   Revar (GoF, GoB)            5
   Miyamoto Usagi (UY)         4
   Alfon Kashota (Albedo)      3
   Jack Salem (.357!)          3
   Cutey Bunny                 3
   Two votes each:  Tabbe le Fauve (Xanadu), Empress Alicia (Xanadu),
     Morrigan (Empires), Pfitzi (Rhudiprrt), Omaha, Lady Fatima (Xanadu),
     Maora, Sam (Sam and Max).
   (41 responsed with one vote)

Favorite animated furries -

   The Beast (BatB)           10
   Furrball (Tiny Toons)       7
   Fifi Lafume (Tiny Toons)    4
   Don Karnage (Disney Aft)    4
   Mrs. Brisbee (NIMH)         4
   Gadget (Disney Aft.)        3
   Babs Bunny (Tiny Toons)     3
   Amy the Squirrel            3
   Bagi (Tezuka)               3
   Two votes each:  Shere Khan, Robin Hood, Baloo, Maid Marion,
     Darkwing Duck.
   (20 responses with one vote)

What everyone is looking forward to -

   ConFurence 4                  10
   New Albedo 4 (out)             6
   Xanadu:  Across Diamond Seas   5
   Lesbian Foxes in Hovertanks    4
   Refractions, Albedo Fanzine    3
   Two votes each:  Yarf!, Rhudiprrt, Furrlough, Omaha, Furkindred.
   (these are just among the votes that COULD be tallied.  Some of
   the answers were a bit hard to categorize)

Compared to the last survey - the results are ALMOST identical -
  the top scorers for each category this time was the same as it was
  back in October as well.
  Some exceptions:
  1.  Furrlough - new since October
  2.  Critters - from 2 votes to 9 (!!)
  3.  Lance Rund - who made a very strong showing at the end of the surve
  4.  Joe Rosales - A year ago, most people would have said, "Who?"
  5.  Steve Gallacci, as writer - in second place, by ghod.
  6.  Gallery - from 2 votes to second place!
  7.  Animated furries - a new category.  Understandably, Beast takes
      the honors, but...Furrball in second?  Mrowr.
  8.  Now, it seems like EVERYBODY wants to go to CF4!

Who voted:

   From:    E_MCCOY@UNHH.UNH.EDU
   From: """ <noel@umbc2.umbc.edu>
   From: "Dr. Samuel Conway" <r0th@midway.uchicago.edu>
   From: "Jimmy Chin" <jc@otter.cis.ufl.edu>
   From: "Martin K. Jones" <martin@aru.dom.uab.edu>
   From: "Michael C. Smit" <mcsmit@watmath.waterloo.edu>
   From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
   From: ben@taronga.com (Ben Ettinger)
   From: bmarcum@world.std.com (Bill Marcum)
   From: dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu
   From: dmitchell@cix.compulink.co.uk (Daniel Mitchell)
   From: dodger@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (The Artful)
   From: fields@alcor.usc.edu (Canis)
   From: foxen@netcom.com (Foxen)
   From: gt7664a@prism.gatech.edu
   From: john s nunnemacher <nunnemaJ@moravian.edu>
   From: jrd@frame.com (James Drew)
   From: lorbit!phoenix@uunet.UU.NET (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
   From: lynx@netcom.com (Conrad Wong)
   From: mrs@netcom.com (Morgan Schweers)
   From: pluck@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Thomas Pluck)
   From: raboczi@s1.elec.uq.oz.au (Simon Raboczi)
   From: rei2!fox@uunet.uu.net
   From: ronni@glia (Vrykolakas)
   From: sandvig@dione.cray.com (Cary A. Sandvig)
   From: Avi Melman <amelman@orion.oac.uci.edu>
   From: BLAMBLAMBLAMthud <thud%wam.umd.edu@CARNEGIE.BITNET>
   From: David Mishael Green <dgreen@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
   From: Don Weatherwax <76635.2734@CompuServe.COM>
   From: Greywolf <PEACOCK5293@iscsvax.uni.edu>
   From: James Ronald Simonds <nicholas@wam.umd.edu>
   From: Kay Shapero <Kay.Shapero@f524.n102.z1.fidonet.org>
   From: Lawrence Shields <shiell@rpi.edu>
   From: LUOMA@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU
   From: Major Matt Mason <MARMELMM%DUVM.BITNET@BITNET.CC.CMU.EDU>
   From: Richard Chandler <mauser@intercon.com>
   From: Rick Pim <RICK%QUCDNEE.bitnet@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
   From: mhigh@vm1.tucc.trinity.edu (net.spy!)

Thanks to everyone who participated!

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