From: tyg@valhalla.HQ.Ileaf.COM (Tom Galloway)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: 89-91 Squiddies analysis
Date: 4 Jan 1993 11:30:40 -0600
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Due to needing to dig out the last three years of Squiddy results to mail
them out, I decided to do a bit of analysis on them. Or at least on the
categories which it makes sense to do so over a three year period (i.e.
Best New Series shouldn't have any overlap, so it doesn't make much sense
to do anything with it). Since both the number of people voting, and in
some cases the number of items they could vote for, varied over the period,
I looked at relative placement; i.e. first, second, third, etc. The general
format is to list those which received votes in all three years, then those
with votes in two years and one year, noting significant placings for the
latter two.

Favorite Artist:

Only 11 artists got votes all three years. In order of their average placement
in the Awards each year, their overall standings are:

3.00  Dave McKean
4.67  Alan Davis
6.00  Bill Sienkiewicz
6.33  Dave Sim
7.67  Gerhard
10.00 Adam Hughes
10.33 John Byrne
10.67 Keith Giffen
16.33 Paul Chadwick
19.00 Donna Barr
19.00 John J. Muth

31 artists got votes in 2 years. Of these, the only ones with at least
one top ten placement and their averages are:
2.50  Jim Lee
3.00  Simon Bisley
5.00  Todd MacFarlane
7.00  Steve Rude
9.00  George Perez
11.50 Art Adams
13.50 Angel Medina
13.50 Walt Simonson
13.50 Norm Breyfogle
15.50 Sam Keith

The other artists with votes in 2 years are:

Carl Barks, Brian Bolland, Richard Case, Colleen Doran, Ben Edlund, Malcolm
Jones III, Dan Jurgens, Dale Keown, Rick Leonardi, Ron Lim, Mike Mignola, Stan
Sakai, Tim Sale, Mark Schultz, Matashume Shiro, Curt Swan, Bryan Talbot, John
Totleben, Charles Vess, Adam Warren, Michael Zulli

Of the 53 artists getting votes in one year, the only two with significant
placings were Reed Waller and Scott McCloud, who each placed 5th their
year. The others are:

Jim Aparo, Sergio Aragones, Chris Bachaco, Peter Bagge, Mark Bagley, Kyle
Baker, Eduardo Barreto, Hernandez Brothers, Mark Buckingham, Geof Darrow,
Steve Dringenberg, Phil Foglio, Dave Gibbons, Daerick Gross, Jackson Guice,
Paul Gulacy, Scott Hampton, Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Jamie Hewlett,
Klaus Janson, Sam Jones, Kelley Jones, John K. Snyder III, Gil Kane, Eric
Larsen, Steve Lightle, Kevin Maguire, Brendan McCarthy, Ted McKeever, Shawn
McManus, Frank Miller, Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Sean Phillips, Wendy
Pini, Whilce Portacio, Craig Russell, Scott Savedra, Bart Sears, Eric
Shanower, Dave Stevens, Larry Strohman, R.G. Taylor, Ty Templeton, Lynn
Varley, Tom Verre, Matt Wagner, Bill Watterson, Andrew Wildman,  Bill
Willingham 

Favorite Writer:

Only 8 writers got votes all three years, and six of them have clearly
dominated. I suspect that one of them may be a surprise to r.a.c.ers

1.67  Neil Gaiman
2.33  Dave Sim
3.33  Alan Moore
3.33  Peter David
4.67  Grant Morrison
5.33  Keith Giffen
10.00 Scott McCloud
11.00 Donna Barr

10 writers got votes in two years. The only noteworthy placements were
that Chris Claremont and Ben Edlund each placed 5th one of their two years.

These writers are:
Peter Bagge, Carl Barks, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Ben Edlund, Alan Grant,
Larry Hama, Gilbert Hernandez, Doug Moench, Mark Verheiden

45 writers got votes in one year. Notable placements were a 6th by the
Bierbaums and a 4th by John Ostrander.
These writers were:

John Arcudi, Kyle Baker, Tom & Mary Bierbaum, Jim Bricker, Chester Brown, Paul
Chadwick, D.G. Chichester, Alan Davis, J.M. DeMatteis, Ben Dunn, Steve
Englehart, Garth Ennis, Phil Foglio, Floyd Gottfredson, Roberta Gregory, Mike
Grell, Jaime Hernandez, Hernandez Brothers, Yokinobu Hoshino, Gerard Jones,
Dave Louarpe, Larry Marder, Dave McKean, William Messner-Loebs, Frank Miller,
Peter Milligan, Hiyado Miyazaki, Fabian Nicienza, Ann Nocenti, Dennis O'Neil,
John Ostrander, George Perez, Mark Schultz, Masamune Shirow, Walt Simonson,
Toren Smith, Art Spiegelman, Jim Starlin, Len Strazewski, Roy Thomas, Martin
Wagner, Bill Willingham, Marv Wolfman, Kate Worley

For Favorite r.a.c.er, 10 people got votes all three years. 
2.33  Moriarty
2.67  Peter David
3.67  Jayembee
4.33  James Drew
8.33  Chris Jarocha-Ernst
8.67  Kitty Pryde
9.33  Tom Galloway
12.33 Connie Hirsch
13.00 Paul Estin
14.33 Col. G.L. Sicherman

10 people received votes in 2 years. Notable placements there are Martin
Terman with 2 5ths, The Rev. Mom with a 3rd and 10th, Dani Zweig with
a 4th, and Ken Arromdee with a 6th.

The ten are:
Ken Arromdee, Enrique Conty, Milo Cooper, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, Ted Faber, Bob
"Omega" Mosley, Jim Pruyne, The Rev. Mom, Martin Terman, Dani Zweig

44 other netters got votes in one year. Notable placements were a 6th
by Elmo, a 7th by Ryan Mathews, and a 5th by Tim Maroney.

Lore, Elmo, David Alas, Clay Bond, John Bullough, Kevin Chen, Jim Cowling,
Damian Cugley, James D. Nicoll, Darryl DePriest, Jym Dyer, Ellen Eades, David
Edwin Mutch, RD Francis, Stuart Friedberg, Mike Godwin, Rod Johnson, Robert
Kelly, Roger Klorese, Eddie Maise, Roland Mann, Tim Maroney, Ryan Mathews,
Mickey McCarter, Ernie Opoko, Paulo Pereira, Phil Pfeiffer, Michael Rawdon,
Elisabeth Riba, Mang S. Chin, Eric Sadoyama, Papa Sm00sh, Lance Smith, Neil
Southwell, Henry Spencer, Michael Toth, Francis Uy, Jim Van Verth, Eric W.
Fritzius, Andrew Weiland, Karen Williams, Jim Zelenka, Justin du Coeur, "The
net.lurkers" 

Favorite established continuing series

7 titles got votes in all three years

1.33  Cerebus
1.33  Sandman
4.33  Legion of Super-Heroes
5.00  Incredible Hulk
7.00  Doom Patrol
9.00  Miracleman
14.00 Xenozoic Tales

17 series got votes in two of the three years. Worth noting are Hellblazer's
5th and 7th placings, Excalibur's 4th and 6th, Love and Rockets 5th and 8th
placings, and Zot!'s 2nd and 5th placings. The titles getting votes in two
years are:

2000 A.D., Akira, Amazing Spider-Man, Animal Man, Beautiful Stories for Ugly
Children, Desert Peach, Dr. Fate, Excalibur, Hawk & Dove, Hellblazer, Justice
League America, Love and Rockets, Suicide Squad, Tick, Uncanny X-Men, Usagi
Yojimbo, Zot!

50 titles received votes in one year. None had particularly significant
placements. These are:

Avengers West Coast, Baker Street, Batman, Concrete, Daredevil, Deadline,
Demon, Dreadstar, Dreamery, Eightball, Elementals, Elfquest, Fantastic Four,
Faust, Flaming Carrot Comics, Flash, Freak Brothers, Green Arrow, Green
Lantern, Grendel, Groo the Wanderer, Guardians of Galaxy, Hate, Hawkworld,
Hepcats, Iron Man, Justice League Europe, LEGION '91, Legends of the Dark
Knight, Megaton Man, Mr. Miracle, Namor, New Warriors, Nexus, Ninja High
School, Outlanders, Question, Roachmill, Shade the Changing Man, Silver
Surfer, Starman, Stinz, Superman, Taboo, The Spirit, Uncle Scrooge, Wonder
Woman, X-Factor, XXXenophile, Yummy Fur

Out of the 74 series which received votes, I believe 16 have been cancelled
or are on hiatus.

Favorite character

11 characters got votes all three years. Clearly having your own book
is a help; only one supporting character and one team character made
the list.

1.67  Dream
3.00  Kitty Pryde
4.66  John Constantine
5.00  Hulk
6.33  Batman
6.33  Cerebus
11.00 Concrete
10.00 Daredevil
13.33 Tick
15.33 Wolverine
17.00 Jaka (Cerebus)

22 characters were voted on in two years. Notable are Death, with a placement
of 1.50, Jenny from Zot! with a placement of 5.00, Spider-Man with a 5.00,
Animal Man with a 7.50, and Stinz and Nightcrawler each with a 4th placement
one year.

Animal Man, Bacchus (Deadface), Beanish (Tales of the Beanworld), Buddy
Bradley (Hate), Captain America, Death (Sandman), Dove, Guy Gardner, Hal
Jordan, Hopey (Love and Rockets), Jenny (Zot!), Lobo, Marshall Law,
Nightcrawler, Omaha, Rogue, Ron Post (Those Annoying Post Brothers),
Speedball, Spider-Man, Stinz, Tenzil Kem (Matter-Eater Lad), Woody Bernstein
(Zot!)

Of the 100 characters receiving votes in one year, only one had a top
ten placing. Namely a 4th for Josie from Ed, The Happy Clown. The others
are:

Amanda Waller, Angel (Cages), Badger, Bitchy Bitch, Black Knight, Changeling,
Chester Brown (Yummy Fur), Cliff Steele, Crazy Jane, Cyclops, Daigoro (Lone
Wolf & Cub), Destruction, Deunan (Appleseed), Doctor Fate, Doctor Druid, Dr.
Strange, Elektra, Emperor Norton, Eppy (Grendel), Etrigan (the Demon), Faust,
Firestorm, Flash (Wally West), Forge (X-Men), Franklin Richards, G'nort, Gen
the Bounty Hunter (Usagi Yojimbo), Green Arrow, Heraclio (Love and Rockets),
Igantz Mouse, Jo Nah (Ultra Boy), Joker, Josie ("Ed the Happy Clown"), Jubilee
(X-Men), Judge Dredd, Kate Mclellan (Knights of Pendragon), Kathy George
(Shade), Kei (Dirty Pair), Leetah, Lord Julius, Luba (Love and Rockets),
Lucifer (Sandman), Magneto, Marv (Sin City), Marvel Boy, Mickey Mouse,
Miracleman, Mister X, Mo (Dykes to Watch Out For), Morningstar, Mr. Fantastic,
Mr. Nobody, Mrs. Thatcher (Cerebus), Namorita, Nausicaa, Nexus, Nightfall
(Elfquest), Nova (New Warriors), Oscar (Cerebus), Oxel Karnhus, Pa Perkins
(Polly and Her Pals), Pai (3X3 Eyes), Pellon Cross, Penny Robinson, Pfirsich
Rommel (Desert Peach), Phase, Princess Kahm (Outlanders), Querl Dox, Question,
Rachel Summers, Ragman, Regency Elf, Reid Fleming, Rick (Cerebus), Roachmill,
Seren (Distant Soil), She-Hulk, Starman, Stilt-Man, Strong Guy, Superman, The
Chief (Niles Caulder), The American, The Lone Goat (Usagi Yojimbo), The Roach
(Cerebus), Thor, Tim Drake (Robin), Usagi Yojimbo, V, Vanth Dreadstar, Vision,
Vlad Spiegelman, Vril Dox, Wally West, Wildfire, Willoughby Kipling (Doom
Patrol), Wimpy (Popeye), Wolfsbane, Wonder Woman, Zot


Favorite team of characters

Either eight or nine teams were named all three years (see below).

1.67  Legion of Super-Heroes
2.00  Doom Patrol
4.00  Excalibur
4.67  X-Men
6.00  JLA
7.00  Elementals
8.00  JLE
9.33  L.E.G.I.O.N
10.67 Avengers

The Justice League was hard to classify, due to it splitting from JLI to JLA
and JLE during late 1989. Thus, for this purpose, I'm counting the placement
of JLA/E/I in 1989 for both.

Among the ten teams with votes in 2 years, significant placings are the
two 4ths by the Fantastic Four, and a 3rd by X-Factor (gee, I wonder what
year produced that one?). The teams are:

Bulldaggers (Savage Henry), Extremists (JLE), Fantastic Four, Hawk and Dove,
Inferior Five, New Titans, New Warriors, Suicide Squad, The Endless (Sandman),
X-Factor

None of the 42 teams which got votes in one year did anything significant
in the placings.

"Jesus and disciples" (Yummy Fur), "Mezz and the Band" (Nexus), A.B.C
Warriors, Aliens, Argonauts, Boom'r Band (Tales of the Beanworld), Brotherhood
of Dada (Doom Patrol), Chow Sol'jers (Tales of the Beanworld), Danny and Suzy
(Unsupervised Existence), Fem-Force, Gregory and Herman Vermin (Gregory),
Griffy and Zippy, Groo & Rufferto, Hero Alliance, Klarion's Gang, Lord
Julius's Like-a-Looks (Cerebus), Love and Rockets, MAZE Agency, Milk and
Cheese, Moe and Detritus, Ninja High School, Power Pack, Sam & Max, Scraggs,
Shadow's Agents, Silver Surfer/The Impossible Man, Space Barbarians (Outland),
Starjammers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Bradleys, The cast of Desert
Peach, The cast of Zot, The Beans (Tales of the Beanworld), The Dirty Pair,
The Miracle Family (Miracleman), The Wolfriders, Trenchcoat Brigade,
Wolfriders (Elfquest), Wolveroach/Elrod, Yokums, new Fantastic Four, old
Justice League of America

Favorite Comic Strip:

Only once has Calvin & Hobbes not won this by a greater than 4-1 margin.
And that was when it won by almost twice as much during the year when
Watterson was on sabbatical. 

Five strips got votes all three years:

1.00 Calvin and Hobbes
2.00 Doonebury
3.67 Far Side
7.33 For Better or For Worse
8.00 Life in Hell

Strips getting votes in two years:

3.00 Foxtrot
4.50 Robotman
6.00 Ernie Pook's Comeek
6.50 Fusco Brothers
7.00 Peanuts
8.00 Mother Goose and Grimm
8.00 Mr.  Boffo
8.00 On the Fastrack
9.50 Dilbert
9.50 Garfield
9.50 Outland

Strips with votes in one year:

Amy and Jordan, Arlo and Janis, BC, Batman, Bizarro, Blondie, Brenda Starr,
Cathy, Ernie, Footrot Flats, Gil Thorp, If... (from UK Guardian), Julius
Knipl Real Estate Photographer, Krazy Kat, Luann, Modesty Blaise, Norb,
Ophelia and Jake, Prince Valiant, Refrigerator Johnny, Rose is Rose, Shoe,
Sylvia, Tom Toles (Buffalo News' editorial cartoonist)

"Dan Quayle has decided to return to his former job with his family's
newspaper. When asked for comment, Quayle said 'I just hope I can remember
the route'" --Capitol Steps
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