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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 11, 2016 15:37:17 GMT -5
Another Classic Comics Christmas has come and gone. I don't think I'm alone in thinking this was the best one yet. The sheer eclecticism of your entries is staggering. Every imaginable permutation of the medium—comic strips, comic books, magazine cartoons, political cartoons, graphic novels, mini-comics, web comics, undergrounds, indies, manga, bandes desinee—is represented, as is every decade from the 1900s to the 2000s. We should really give ourselves a collective pat on the back for our cosmopolitan taste, and for proving anew that here at CCF there is so much more to “classic comics” than old super-hero books (though we love them too!).
Before we take a look at your submissions, what say we spare arf a mo for some scintillating stats, shall we?
32 participants cast 363 votes for 185 cartoonists. This means there were significantly more multiple votes cast than last year (not altogether unexpected).
Tied for the most votes received at 11 each are Jack Kirby and Bill Watterson. Second place went jointly to Will Eisner and Frank Miller (9 votes). The bronze is split between Gary Larson, Charles Schulz and Jim Starlin (8 votes).
Here's how the rest of the survey breaks down”
7 votes: Darwyn Cooke, Jeff Smith
6 votes: John Byrne, Jaime Hernandez
5 votes: Hal Foster, Gilbert Hernandez, Scott McCloud, Stan Sakai, Dave Stevens
4 votes: Carl Barks, Mike Grell, Herge (George Remi), Dave Sim, Walt Simonson
3 votes: Sergio Aragones, Berke Breathed, Daniel Clowes, Kim Deitch, Sam Glanzman, Chester Gould, Dan Jurgens, Walt Kelly, Joe Kubert, Don Martin, Winsor McCay, Linda Medley, Mike Mignola, Wendy Pini, Don Rosa, Eric Shanower, Gilbert Shelton, Art Spiegelman, Osamu Tezuka
2 votes: Lynda Barry, Howard Chaykin, Frank Cho, Richard Corben, Robert Crumb, Jim Davis, Phillipe Druillet, Bill Everett, Keith Giffen, Fred Hembeck, Lynn Johnston, Russ Manning, Larry Marder, Bill Mauldin, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Victor Moscoso, Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, Paul Pope, Hugo Pratt, Jim Steranko, Alex Toth, Matt Wagner, Chris Ware, Basil Wolverton, Wally Wood, Jim Woodring
1 vote: Everybody else! (You're nuts if you think I'm typing all those names!)
Not surprisingly, the lion's share of citations—144—went to American cartoonists. Great Britain was next with 11. A distant third were France and Japan with 5 each. Other nationalities represented were Canada and New Zealand (4; 5 for Canada if you count Byrne, whose eligible work was done for American publishers), Belgium and Italy (3), the Netherlands and the Phillipines (2), Brazil and Norway (1).
Also not surprisingly, alas, the majority (172) of cartoonists cited were male. 11 women received nods, and two trangendered artists.
Next: Your lists!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 11, 2016 15:39:27 GMT -5
Action Ace
12. Carl Barks
11. Dan Jurgens
10. Michael Ramirez
9. Hal Foster
8. Jeff Smith
7. John Byrne
6. Dave Stevens
5. Darwyn Cooke
4. Fred Hembeck
3. Charles Schulz
2. Berke Breathed
1. Bill Watterson
Arthur Gordon Scratch
12. Doug TenNapel
11. Johnen Vasquez
10. Ted McKeever
9. Nabiel Kanan
8. Johnny Ryan
7. Jeff Smith
6. Kyle Baker
5. Paul Pope
4. Osamu Tezuka
3. Louis Trondheim
2. Dave Cooper
1. Jim Woodring
benday-dot
12. Doug Wildey
11. Jeff Jones
10. Phillipe Druillet
9. Richard Corben
8. Mark Schultz
7. Basil Wolverton
6. Bill Everett
5. Hal Foster
4. Joe Kubert
3. Frank Miller
2. Chris Ware
1. Jack Kirby
berk
12. Jim Starlin
11. Richard Corben
10. Herge
9. Wally Wood
8. Jim Steranko
7. Frans Masereel
6. Denis Sire
5. Dan Clowes
4. Charles Schulz
3. Jaime Hernandez
2. Gilbert Hernandez
1. Jack Kirby
bert
12. Mark Crilley
11. Richard Moore
10. Lynn Johnston
9. Scott McCloud
8. James A. Owen
7. John Byrne
6. Charles Schulz
5. Linda Medley
4. Terry Moore
3. Bill Watterson
2. Don Rosa
1. Keith Giffen
Cei-U!
12. Jerry Ordway
11. Victor Moscoso
10. Dave Stevens
9. Gahan Wilson
8. Jack Kirby
7. Walt Simonson
6. Gilbert Shelton
5. Arn Saba
4. E. C. Segar
3. Gilbert Hernandez
2. Bill Watterson
1. Walt Kelly
coke & comics
12. Jeff Smith
11. Eric Shanower
10. Frank Miller
9. Darwyn Cooke
8. Osamu Tezuka
7. Mosashi Tanaka
6. Craig Thompson
5. Bryan Talbot
4. Scott McCloud
3. Jim Starlin
2. Bill Watterson
1. Stan Sakai
Confessor
12. Raymond Briggs
11. Al Jaffee
10. Winsor McKay
9. Gary Larson
8. Léo
7. Frank Miller
6. Chester Gould
5. Edgar P. Jacobs
4. Art Spiegelman
3. Frank Hampton
2. Will Eisner
1. Herge
crimebuster
12. Sam Glanzman
11. Don Rosa
10. Scott McCloud
9. Darwyn Cooke
8. Jack Kirby
7. Walt Simonson
6. Alex Robinson
5. Jeff Smith
4. Wendy Pini
3. Stan Sakai
2. Mike Grell
1. Charles Biro
Dr. Hfuhruhurr
12. Berke Breathed
11. Rube Goldberg
10. Tom Toles
9. Hal Foster
8. Frank Miller
7. Moebius
6. Matt Wagner
DubipR
12. Henk Kuijpers
11. George Harriman
10. Dave Stevens
9. Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
8. Evan Dorkin
7. Paul Pope
6. Mike Allred
5. Joost Swarte
4. Howard Chaykin
3. John Held, Jr.
2. Gilbert Hernandez
1. Jaime Hernandez
foxley
12. Bernie Wrightson
11. Jinky Coronado
10. Larry Welz
9. Frank Miller
8. Budd Root
7. Milo Manara
6. Frank Cho
5. Phil Foglio
4. Darwyn Cooke
3. Howard Chaykin
2. Mike Grell
1. Herge
hondobrode
12. Gilbert Shelton
11. Gary Larson
10. Bill Watterson
9. Chester Gould
8. Robert Crumb
7. Matt Groening
6. Art Spiegelman
5. Kim Deitch
4. Dan Clowes
3. Carl Barks
2. Al Capp
1. Winsor McCay
Icctrombone
12. Rich Buckler
11. Bob Layton
10. Gary Larson
9. Walt Simonson
8. Mike Grell
7. Frank Miller
6. John Byrne
5. Charles Schulz
4. Erik Larsen
3. Jack Kirby
2. Sergio Aragones
1. Jim Starlin
MDG
12. Steve Ditko
11. Charles Burns
10. Sam Glanzman
9. Gilbert Hernandez
8. John Stanley
7. Alex Toth
6. Dan Clowes
5. Will Eisner
4. Spain Rodriguez
3. Jaime Hernandez
2. Harvey Kurtzman
1. Kim Deitch
MechaGodzilla
11. Jack Kirby
10. Gary Larson
9. Dale Messick
8. Charles Schulz
7. Don Martin
6. George Pérez
5. Jim Davis
4. Bill Watterson
3. Dave Stevens
To be continued...
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 11, 2016 15:40:15 GMT -5
mrp
12. Herge
11. Dylan Horrocks
10. Linda Medley
9. Joe Sacco
8. Colleen Doran
7. Stan Sakai
6. Gary Spencer Millidge
5. Wendy Pini
4. Mike Mignola
3. Jeff Smith
2. Scott McCloud
1. Will Eisner
MWGallagher
12. Fletcher Hanks
11. Jack Cole
10. Lynda Barry
9. Jim Woodring
8. Doug Allen
7. Steve Purcell
6. Chris Ware
5. Ernie Bushmiller
4. Basil Wolverton
3. Jaime Hernandez
2. Bill Everett
1. Jack Kirby
Pakehafulla
12. Dave Sim
11. John Byrne
10. Murray Ball
9. Tim Truman
8. Sergio Aragones
7. Moebius
6. Jim Starlin
5. Gary Larson
4. Walt Simonson
3. Mike Mignola
2. Frank Miller
1. Jack Kirby
Pharozonk
12. Dan Jurgens
11. Ray Billingsley
10. Bill Amend
9. Akira Toriyama
8. Darwyn Cooke
7. Jerry Ordway
6. Jim Davis
5. Gary Larson
4. Jim Shooter
3. Keith Giffen
2. Alan Davis
1. Bill Watterson
Pól Rua
12. Don Martin
11. Larry Marder
10. Frank Espinoza
9. Roger Langridge
8. Rafael Navarro
7. Alex Toth
6. Alfredo Alcala
5. Linda Medley
4. Richard Sala
3. Sergio Aragones
2. Stan Sakai
1. Paul Grist
Prince Hal
12. Stan Lynde
11. Robert Minor
10. V. T. Hamlin
9. Art Spiegelman
8. Bill Mauldin
7. Darwyn Cooke
6. H. T. Webster
5. Joe Kubert
4. Will Eisner
3. Chester Gould
2. Bill Watterson
1. Walt Kelly
Reptisaurus!
12. Winsor McCay
11. Naoki Urasawa
10. Steve Dahlman
9. Keith Knight
8. Victor Moscoso
7. Charles Schulz
6. Jason (John Saeterøy)
5. Gilbert Hernandez
4. Chris Onstad
3. Kim Deitch
2. Larry Marder
1. Lynda Barry
Rob Allen
12. Greg Evans
11. Jeff Smith
10. Robert Crumb
9. Jim Starlin
8. Jim Steranko
7. Gilbert Shelton
6. Alison Bechdel
5. Eric Shanower
4. Bill Watterson
3. Charles Schulz
2. Will Eisner
1. Jack Kirby
Roquefort Raider
12. Jack Katz
11. Eric Shanower
10. Will Eisner
9. Phillipe Druillet
8. Jiro Taniguchi
7. Boulet (Gilles Roussel)
6. Russ Manning
5. Hal Foster
4. Carla Speed McNeil
3. Jaime Hernandez
2. Dave Sim
1. Hugo Pratt
shaxper
12. Stan Sakai
11. Lynd Ward
10. George Pérez
9. P. Craig Russell
8. Carl Barks
7. Robert Sikoryak
6. Scott McCloud
5. Jim Starlin
4. Jack Kirby
3. Will Eisner
2. Hugo Pratt
1. Dave Sim
Simon Garth
12. Matt Wagner
11. Leo Baxandale
10. Posy Simonds
9. John Byrne
8. Jim Starlin
7. Steve Bell
6. Dave Sim
5. Jaime Hernandez
4. Frank Miller
3. Will Eisner
2. Bill Watterson
1. Garry Trudeau
Slam Bradley
12. Don Newton
11. Wally Wood
10. Mike Grell
9. Will Eisner
8. Charles Addams
7. Carl Barks
6. Darwyn Cooke
5. Berke Breathed
4. Milton Caniff
3. Bill Mauldin
2. Walt Kelly
1. Bill Watterson
thwtguardian
12. Jill Thompson
11. Steve Moncuse
10. Osamu Tezuka
9. Ricardo Delgado
8. Russ Manning
7. Bill Wray
6. Richard Stevens III
5. Mike Mignola
4. Sam Glanzman
3. Lee Falk
2. Hal Foster
1. Joe Kubert
ultimatejezebel
12. Dan DeCarlo
11. Dave Stevens
10. Fred Hembeck
9. Jim Starlin
8. Bob Grace
7. Giovanna Casotto
6. Gary Larson
5. Dan Jurgens
4. Wendy Pini
3. John Byrne
2. Bob Montana
1. Frank Miller
wildfire2099
12. Dr. Seuss
11. Jeff Smith
zilch
12. Charles Schulz
11. Sheldon Mayer
10. Don Martin
9. Don Rosa
8. Lynn Johnston
7. Jon L. Blummer
6. Frank Cho
5. Jack Kirby
4. Gary Larson
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 11, 2016 15:55:10 GMT -5
As always, half the fun of these surveys is seeing why folks chose what they chose. You can see those whys and wherefores in the original threads by clicking on the following links: The ChallengeThe First DayThe Second DayThe Third DayThe Fourth DayThe Fifth DayThe Sixth DayThe Seventh DayThe Eighth DayThe Ninth DayThe Tenth DayThe Eleventh DayThe Twelfth DayThe Near MissesThe handful of folks who didn't finish their lists should feel free to finish at their convenience and I will update their list accordingly (but not the stats because I'm not doing all that math again!). For that matter, I never truly consider these surveys closed, so if you're reading this down the line and want to add your own list, please do. All I ask is that you read the Challenge/Advance Warning thread first so you understand the rules and that you post your choices in the original threads. And with that, we bid fare thee well to the year 2015. Big, big thanks to everyone who participated for not only meeting my expectations but exceeding them. Y'all rock! Here's to a 2016 full of health, happiness, success and good comics! Cei-U! I summon the big “whew!” |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 11, 2016 15:59:07 GMT -5
Thanks for all the work, Kurt!
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Post by foxley on Jan 11, 2016 16:07:49 GMT -5
And I echo Crimebuster thanks, Kurt. I look forward to this event all year: no matter how much I may tear my hair out actually compiling my list.  And thank you to my fellow posters for once again exposing me to creators and works I have never encountered before. These discoveries are one of the major reasons I look forward to the 12 Days. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 16:18:13 GMT -5
A hale and hearty huzzah! for Kurt.
Cei-U are one helluva guy!
Thank you.
-M
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Post by MDG on Jan 11, 2016 16:19:07 GMT -5
Again, thanks Kurt. (However, I'm shocked--shocked--that such a careful writer and editor as yourself would misspell the name of one of the top vote-getting cartoonists.)
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 11, 2016 16:25:27 GMT -5
Reptisaurus!12. Winsor McCay 11. Naoki Urasawa 10. Steve Dahlman 9. Keith Knight 8. Victor Moscoso 7. Charles Shultz 6. Jason (John Saeterøy) 5. Gilbert Hernandez 4. Chris Onstad 3. Kim Deitch 2. Larry Marder 1. Lynda Barry 7. You're not the only one to mis-type this, but it's "Schulz." 6. Wow. Never knew Jason's real name. (And I'm the only one who voted for him.) My hat is off to you, sir. 12, 8, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 - 7 of mine made other people's lists, and I had exactly ONE Marvel/DC centric creator (who only worked in the '40s) and TWO traditional syndicated newspaper cartoonists. Crazy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 16:51:19 GMT -5
Ditto. . FANTASTIC job, Kurt.
thank you!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 11, 2016 17:13:09 GMT -5
Again, thanks Kurt. (However, I'm shocked-- shocked--that such a careful writer and editor as yourself would misspell the name of one of the top vote-getting cartoonists.) I always remember that it's not the conventional spelling ("Schultz") but I always forget it's the T that's omitted, not the C. Anyhow, it's all been corrected. Cei-U! I summon the faux pas! |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 11, 2016 17:45:07 GMT -5
Thanks, as always, for being a high point of my holiday season, Kurt!
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Post by Pharozonk on Jan 11, 2016 17:48:53 GMT -5
Thanks for another fantastically fun year, Kurt! Everyone's choices were definitely eye opening and I have plenty of new creators to check out this year. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 11, 2016 17:53:40 GMT -5
I didn't participate this year but I must say Kurt, you did a magnificent job and nobody does it better. Nobody does it half as good as you.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 11, 2016 19:35:52 GMT -5
Thanks for continuing the tradition, Fearless Leader.
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