Annual Statistics

[MHPayne]

Folks:

As far as I can tell, this is the full list of those comics and creators who have won awards and those that have made the final ballots but haven't won since the first awards were given out in 2001. The format is alphabetical--it's the library clerk in me: I can't help it--so you have the name, then the year, then the number of awards won that year followed by the number of other categories the comic or creator was nominated in.

If that makes sense, skip this next part. If it doesn't make sense, here's Sinfest as an example. Its entry looks like this:

Sinfest: 2001--2, 0
2003--2, 3
2004--0, 3
2007--0, 2

That means it won 2 awards in 2001 and was nominated in no other categories except those 2. It got no nominations at all in 2002, then sprang back in 2003, winning 2 awards and being nominated in 3 other categories. In 2004, it won no awards but got 3 nominations; in 2005 and 2006, it again didn't make the final ballot in any category; but in 2007, it returned with 2 nominations.

No comic has won an award all 7 years, though Megatokyo has gotten nominations each year with Schlock Mercenary and Something Positive getting nominations in six of those seven years. As for who's won the most awards:

Mac Hall: 9
Chopping Block: 8
The Perry Bible Fellowship: 8
Count Your Sheep: 7
Penny Arcade: 7
Questionable Content: 6
Megatokyo: 5

Also, since 2005, we've given awards to individual writers and artists for their bodies of work over the course of each year. Their names appear following the lists of webcomics.

I don't know if this is the most useful format for this information, but, well, here it all is.

Mike, the Registrar

Webcomics:

Award Winners

8-Bit Theatre: 2002--1, 4
2003--0, 1

Alpha Shade: 2004--0, 5
2005--3, 1
2006--1, 1
2007--0, 4

Angst Technology: 2001--0, 1
2002--1, 0

Anne Frank Conquers The Moon Nazis: 2003--1, 0

Applegeeks: 2006--1, 2

Astronaut Elementary: 2005--1, 0

Avalon: 2001--2, 0
2002--1, 2

Beaver & Steve: 2005--1, 0

Boxjam's Doodles: 2001--2, 3

Boy Meets Boy: 2001--0, 2
2002--0, 1
2003--1, 0

Chopping Block: 2001--4, 1
2002--4, 1
2003--0, 4
2006--0, 1

College Roomies from Hell: 2001--2, 2
2002--0, 5
2003--1, 1
2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Commander Kitty: 2003--1, 0

Cool Cat Studios: 2001--1, 0

Copper: 2005--0, 3
2006--1, 2
2007--2, 0

Count Your Sheep: 2004--6, 3
2005--1, 0

The Curious Adventures of Aldus Maycombe: 2007--1, 3

Demonology 101: 2003--2, 4
2004--2, 0

The Devil's Panties: 2005--1, 0
2006--1, 0
2007--0, 1

Dicebox: 2005--1, 2

Diesal Sweeties: 2001--0, 1
2002--1, 4
2003--0, 1

Digger: 2005--1, 2
2006--2, 0
2007--0, 2

Dinosaur Comics: 2005--1, 3
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

The Discovery of Spoons: 2005--1, 0

Dr. McNinja: 2007--1, 0

Elf Life: 2001--1, 5
2003--0, 1

Elf Only Inn: 2003--0, 1
2004--1, 0

Errant Story: 2003--2, 2
2004--1, 0
2005--0, 1

Exploitation Now: 2001--1, 0
2002--1, 0

Fans!: 2001--0, 1
2002--0, 2
2003--1, 8
2004--0, 1

Five Ways To Love A Cockroach: 2006--1, 0

Freefall: 2001--1, 0
2002--0, 1
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1

Girl Genius: 2006--1, 2
2007--1, 2

Goats: 2002--1, 1
2004--0, 1

The Green Avenger: 2006--1, 0
2007--0, 1

Gunnerkrigg Court: 2006--1, 3
2007--1, 3

Homestar Runner: 2003--1, 0
2004--1, 0

I Am A Rocket Builder: 2006--0, 1
2007--1, 0

Inverloch: 2005--1, 3
2006--1, 9
2007--1, 4

It's Walky!: 2002--1, 0
2003--1, 6
2004--0, 5

Jack: 2002--0, 2
2003--0, 3
2004--1, 0
2005--0, 2

Kevin & Kell: 2001--1, 0
2002--0, 1

Lackadaisy: 2007--3, 0

A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversable: 2005--1, 3
2006--2, 0
2007--0, 1

Mac Hall: 2002--2, 3
2003--4, 2
2004--3, 0
2005--0, 2

The Makeshift Miracle: 2002--1, 1
2003--0, 1

Megatokyo: 2001--0, 1
2002--4, 3
2003--1, 13
2004--0, 8
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 2
2007--0, 1

The Morning Improv: 2002--0, 1
2004--1, 0

Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life: 2006--1, 1

No Rest for the Wicked: 2006--0, 1
2007--1, 0

Nowhere Girl: 2003--4, 1

The Order of the Stick: 2005--1, 1
2006--1, 2
2007--2, 0

Ornery Boy: 2004--0, 1
2005--1, 0
2007--0, 1

Ozy and Millie: 2002--1, 0
2003--0, 1
2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Penny Arcade: 2003--2, 10
2004--5, 3
2005--0, 5
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 2

The Perry Bible Fellowship: 2005--2, 0
2006--3, 0
2007--3, 0

PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi: 2005--2, 0

Pup: 2003--0, 2
2004--0, 1
2005--1, 0

PvP: 2001--0, 2
2003--0, 5
2004--0, 3
2005--0, 1
2007--1, 1

Questionable Content: 2004--0, 3
2005--1, 2
2006--1, 1
2007--4, 0

Real Life: 2001--1, 0
2003--1, 4
2004--1, 0
2005--1, 0

Reman Mythology: 2004--1, 3
2005--0, 5

Return to Sender: 2003--1, 0
2004--0, 1

RPG World: 2001--2, 1
2002--1, 2
2003--0, 7

Sabrina Online: 2001--1, 0
2002--0, 1
2003--0, 2
2004--0, 1

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal: 2003--0, 1
2006--1, 0
2007--1, 0

Saturnalia: 2003--0, 1
2004--1, 0

Scary-Go-Round: 2003--1, 3
2004--1, 6
2005--1, 2
2006--0, 2
2007--0, 2

Schlock Mercenary: 2001--1, 4
2002--0, 1
2003--1, 0
2004--1, 0
2005--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Sinfest: 2001--2, 0
2003--2, 3
2004--0, 3
2007--0, 2

Small Stories (Same Difference): 2003--1, 0

A Softer World: 2007--1, 0

Something Positive: 2002--0, 1
2003--0, 2
2004--0, 2
2005--1, 1
2006--1, 2
2007--0, 3

Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki: 2003--0, 1
2004--1, 0
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1

The Sporkman Chronicles: 2001--1, 0


Star Cross'd Destiny: 2005--1, 0

Starslip Crisis: 2006--1, 4
2007--0, 3

Strings of Fate: 2003--1, 5

Supermegatopia: 2001--0, 1
2002--1, 0
2003--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Templar, Arizona: 2006--2, 3
2007--0, 3

Ugly Hill: 2006--1, 0
2007--0, 1

VG Cats: 2003--0, 1
2004--1, 3
2005--2, 2
2006--1, 1
2007--0, 3

Wapsi Square: 2004--1, 0
2005--0, 2
2006--0, 2

When I am King: 2002--1, 0
2003--0, 1

Zebra Girl: 2004--1, 0
2005--0, 1
2007--0, 1


Other Comics That Appeared on the Final Ballots

?: 2001--0, 2

1/0: 2001--0, 1
2002--0, 3

9th Elsewhere: 2004--0, 5

Achewood: 2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 3

Acid Keg: 2005--0, 1

The Adventures of Captain Mooki: 2003--0, 1

Aki Alliance: 2006--0, 1

Alice: 2001--0, 1

Alien Loves Predator: 2007--0, 1

American Elf: 2003--0, 1
2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Angry D. Monkey: 2007--0, 2

Arrogance In Simplicity: 2001--0, 1

Ashfield: 2002--0, 2

Athena Voltaire: 2004--0, 1

Bang Barstal: 2006--0, 1

Between Two Worlds: 2007--0, 1

Biozoic: 2006--0, 2

Blotto Street: 2001--0, 2

Bobbins: 2002--0, 3

The Book of Biff: 2007--0, 1

Breakdown: 2007--0, 1

The Broken Mirror: 2007--0, 1

Bruno: 2001--0, 1

Bruno the Bandit: 2002--0, 1

Bunny: 2007--0, 1

Cascadia: 2003--0, 1
2004--0, 1

The Circle Weave: 2002--0, 1
2003--0, 1

Clan of the Cats: 2001--0, 3
2002--0, 2
2003--0, 2

The Class Menagerie: 2001--0, 2
2002--0, 1

Comicollage: 2001--0, 1

Contemplating Reiko: 2007--0, 1

Crimson Dark: 2007--0, 1

Ctrl+Alt+Del: 2004--0, 1
2005--0, 2

Dan & Mab's Furry Adventures: 2005--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Daedalus Blue: 2006--0, 1

Darken: 2007--0, 2

Detective Fork: 2005--0, 1

The Dreamland Chronicles: 2006--0, 4
2007--0, 2

Dresden Codak: 2007--0, 1

Dueling Analogs: 2006--0, 2

Earthsong: 2005--0, 2

Eat the Roses: 2001--0, 2
2002--0, 1
2003--0, 1

E-Merl.com/Externality: 2003--0, 1 (for E-Merl in general)
2004--0, 2 (for Externality specifically)
2005--0, 1 (for Daniel Goodbrey)
2006--0, 2 (for E-Merl in general)

E-Sheep.com: 2003--0, 1

Estancia: 2006--0, 1

Evil, Inc.: 2007--0, 1

Fallen Angel Used Books: 2004--0, 1

Feral Calf: 2006--0, 2

Fetus-X: 2006--0, 4
2007--0, 2

Four Toon Tellers' Serial: 2001--0, 1

Framed!: 2001--0, 2

The Front: 2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Funny Farm: 2003--0, 1

Gaming Guardians: 2001--0, 2
2002--0, 2
2003--0, 1

General Protection Fault: 2001--0, 1

Girly: 2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Gluemeat: 2002--0, 1

Goats: 2004--0, 1

Gravity: 2001--0, 1

Green: Wicked Wicked Ways: 2005--0, 1

Grimbles: 2002--0, 1

Halfpixel: 2007--0, 1

Hereville: 2005--0, 1

Hero by Night Diaries: 2007--0, 1

Hold My Life: 2006--0, 1

IanComix: 2002--0, 1

It's About Girls: 2005--0, 1

The Japanese Beetle!: 2001--0, 1

The Journal Comic: 2002--0, 2
2003--0, 1

Junk Riot: 2006--0, 2

Kagerou: 2003--0, 3

Keaner.net: 2004--0, 1

Kid Radd: 2003--0, 1

Killroy and Tina: 2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Ko Fight Club: 2001--0, 2

Kung Fool: 2002--0, 1
2003--0, 1

Lang Lang: 2001--0, 1

Least I Could Do: 2007--0, 1

Legostar Galactica: 2007--0, 1

Life on Forbez: 2001--0, 1

Lords of Death and Life: 2007--0, 1

Magellan: 2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Magic Inkwell: 2003--0, 1

Man-Man Comics: 2002--0, 1

Melonpool: 2001--0, 2
2002--0, 1
2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1

Mike's Stupid Comic: 2004--0, 1

Minor Reality: 2001--0, 2

A Modest Destiny: 2003--0, 1
2004--0, 1

Narbonic: 2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Near the Delta: 2005--0, 1

Nerdz: 2001--0, 1

Normal Guy: 2001--0, 1

Nukees: 2001--0, 2

Odd Jobs: 2001--0, 5

Out There: 2007--0, 1

Outside the Box: 2003--0, 1

Outsider: 2002--0, 1

Overcompensating: 2006--0, 2

Parallel Dementia: 2006--0, 2

Partially Clips: 2006--0, 1

Penny and Aggie: 2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Pentasmal: 2001--0, 1
2002--0, 2

The Pet Professional: 2005--0, 1

Pirate and Alien: 2006--0, 1

Pokey the Penguin: 2002--0, 1

Psychic Dyslexia Institute: 2001--0, 2

Punks & Nerds: 2005--0, 1

Purple Pussy: 2004--0, 1

Queen of Wands: 2004--0, 1

Red String: 2004--0, 1
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Reprographics: 2006--0, 1

Retail Weekly: 2001--0, 1

Riboflavin: 2002--0, 1

The Right Number: 2004--0, 1

Rogues of Clwyd-Rhan: 2001--0, 1

Sam and Fuzzy: 2004--0, 3
2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1

Savage Chickens: 2006--0, 1

Scrubs: 2001--0, 1

Secret of Mana Theatre: 2003--0, 1
2004--0, 1

Sheldon: 2007--0, 1

Shortpacked: 2006--0, 2
2007--0, 1

Silent Kimbly: 2007--0, 1

Sinister Bedfellows: 2007--0, 1

Skirting Danger: 2004--0, 2
2005--0, 1

Sluggy Freelance: 2001--0, 1
2003--0, 1

Smile: 2005--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Smithson: 2006--0, 2

Sock'd: 2006--0, 1

Sordid City Blues: 2006--0, 1

Sore Thumbs: 2004--0, 1

Spells & Whistles: 2004--0, 1

The Stiff: 2005--0, 1

Stuff Sucks: 2007--0, 2

Superosity: 2002--0, 1

Synchronicity: 2006--0, 1

Tales of the Traveling Gnome: 2007--0, 1

Talismen: 2007--0, 1

The Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat: 2005--0, 1

Today: the Comic: 2006--0, 2

Toothpaste for Dinner: 2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Triangle and Robert: 2001--0, 1

Trilokan: 2003--0, 1

Twisted Kaiju Theater: 2007--0, 1

Two Kinds: 2005--0, 1

Tymothi Godek: 2005--0, 1

Untitled Again: 2001--0, 1

Vicious Lies: 2001--0, 2

Vicious Souvenirs: 2003--0, 1

Wandering Ones: 2001--0, 1

The Weird Worlds of Pewfell Porfingles: 2002--0, 1

Weirdism: 2003--0, 1

Wendy: 2001--0, 1

What Birds Know: 2007--0, 1

Whimville: 2003--0, 1

White Ninja: 2006--0, 1

Wigu: 2004--0, 2

Wondermark: 2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Xenith: 2001--0, 1

You Damn Kid: 2004--0, 1

Zap!: 2006--0, 1

Zap Jones: 2001--0, 3

Zortic: 2001--0, 2


Writers & Artists:

Award Winners

Tracy J. Butler: 2007--1, 0

Shaenon Garrity: 2005--1, 0
2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

David Hellman: 2005--0, 1
2006--1, 0

Kazu Kibuishi: 2005--1, 0

Ryan North: 2005--0, 1
2006--1, 0
2007--1, 0


Other Writers & Artists Who Have Appeared on the Final Ballots

John Allison: 2005--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Aimee Chow: 2007--0, 1

Sarah Ellerton: 2005--0, 1
2006--0, 2

Nicholas Gurewitch: 2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Jerry Holkins: 2005--0, 1

Michelle Mayo: 2006--0, 1
2007--0, 1

Ian MacConville: 2005--0, 1

Chris Onstad: 2005--0, 1
2006--0, 1

Kristofer Straub: 2006--0, 1

Matt Summers: 2007--0, 1


More Figures

2001: 24 categories, 115 nominees: 4.79 nominees per category on average
61 titles for an average of 1.89 nominations per title

2002: 22 categories, 88 nominees: 4 nominees per category on average
47 titles, 25 never before nominated, for an average of 1.87 nominations per title

2003: 29 categories, 163 nominees: 5.62 nominees per category on average
62 titles, 33 never before nominated, for an average of 2.63 nominations per title

2004: 27 categories, 119 nominees: 4.41 nominees per category on average
59 titles, 27 never before nominated, for an average of 2.02 nominations per title

2005: 26 categories, 115 nominees: 4.42 nominees per category on average
66 titles & creators, 32 never before nominated, an average of 1.74 nominations per name

2006: 27 categories, 134 total nominees: 4.96 nominees per category on average
67 titles & creators, 40 never before nominated, an average of 2 nominations per name

2007: 25 categories, 121 total nominees: 4.84 nominees per category on average
70 titles & creators, 33 never before nominated, an average of 1.73 nominations per name

[AFCErik]

Wow! Thanks alot, MH! This took some effort. I like statistics, so I enjoy this kind of info.

[ShardZ]

This should definitely be stickied/archived for future years, if not updated.

Fantastic job!

[MHPayne]

I first put it together:

In 2004, I think, so I just need to update it every year. I know I posted it last year, but I guess that was on our previous message board...

Mike, the Registrar

[MaxHeqadroom]

This had to take you a tremendous amount of time to do. Kudos for your hard work. I would like to point out an error, however. Please check the Lackadaisy history. Tracy was nominated in 4 categories in 2007 and won all 4 of those. You have indicated 3, 0.

The categories were:
Outstanding Newcomer
Outstanding Artist
Outstanding Character rendering
Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic

Thanks,
Max

[Zortic]

I just have to jump in here and point out that this is just one more example of just how much Mike rocks!

[MHPayne]

Tracy was nominated in 4 categories in 2007 and won all 4 of those. You have indicated 3, 0.

The way I look at it:

Lackadaisy the comic was nominated in three categories while Ms. Butler was nominated separately in the Outstanding Artist category.

After all, when Shaenon Garrity won Outstanding Writer in 2005, she was writing, I think, three comics. So rather than listing all three of her comics as having won, I decided to list the winners and nominees for Artist and Writer in their own section after all the comics at the end of the whole thing.

Mike

Oh, and thank you, Mark. We'll have the procedures for this voting thing worked out by next year, I promise!

[ShardZ]

I know I posted it last year, but I guess that was on our previous message board...

Yep, I definitely missed it. I really did try to pay attention to that board, too, but there was a lot to follow. (Does anyone else find it ironic, lack of advertising aside, that that forum attracted far more discussion and posters, despite CG arguably comprising the largest reader base for the awards? Meh.)

Regardless, it would be great to be able to link to something like this the next time people complain that the same comics get nominated and win every single year.

But then, I'd also love to combat that sort of attack with separate threads for suggestions for each category. If creators or fans could link to or display a specific example in a post, perhaps with a brief explanation of why they believe it's worthy of a nomination, then prospective voters who are simply skimming could get a better impression of what's out there.

Or has that been tried before, and it failed? I can see how the sheer number of categories could be overwhelming... but you have to start somewhere, right?

[AFCErik]

Shardz, yes, good idea. A direct link to a Nomination Suggestions message thread on the Category List page next year.

Like:

Outstanding Newcomer - This is an award that acknowledges the best new comic of this year. Eligible candidates would be any comic that debuted within the last year. Click this link to suggest and view suggested candidates for nomination for outstanding newcomer.