WCCA 2008

[kgbooklog]

The 2008 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards were just announced, and this year they provided a text list of the finalists and winners for folks with slow connections who don't want to wait for the two presentations to load. But they still don't provide actual links to the nominees, so once again I'm providing this service. First comic listed in the winner, bold are ones I like, italics I don't.

OUTSTANDING COMIC FINALISTS:

Girl Genius
Achewood
Gunnerkrigg Court
Perry Bible Fellowship
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER FINALISTS:

Octopus Pie
Bear and Kitten
Pictures for Sad Children
The Dreamer
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING ARTIST FINALISTS:

Tracy J Butler of Lackadaisy
Aaron Diaz of Dresden Codak
Dylan Meconis of Family Man
Nicholas Gurewitch of The Perry Bible Fellowship
Phil Foglio of Girl Genius
Sarah Ellerton of The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING WRITER FINALISTS:

Kaja and Phil Foglio of Girl Genius
Chris Onstaad of Achewood
Spike of Templar, Arizona
Sarah Ellerton of The Phoenix Requiem
Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg Court

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER WRITING FINALISTS:

Templar, Arizona
Achewood
Girl Genius
Lackadaisy
Questionable Content
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING LONG FORM COMIC FINALISTS:

The Order of the Stick
Girl Genius
Gunnerkrigg Court
Templar, Arizona
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMIC FINALISTS:

Perry Bible Fellowship
Penny Arcade
Sinfest
Three Panel Soul
xkcd

OUTSTANDING SINGLE PANEL COMIC FINALISTS:

xkcd
The Book of Biff
Bunny
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Savage Chickens

OUTSTANDING COMEDIC COMIC FINALISTS:

Penny Arcade
Beaver and Steve
Dinosaur Comics
The Order of the Stick
xkcd

OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC COMIC FINALISTS:

Gunnerkrigg Court
Crowfeathers
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING LAYOUT FINALISTS:

Copper
Atland
Dresden Codak
Gunnerkrigg Court
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING USE OF COLOR FINALISTS:

Dresden Codak
Girl Genius
Gunnerkrigg Court
Penny Arcade
Perry Bible Fellowship
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING BLACK AND WHITE ART FINALISTS:

Lackadaisy
Crowfeathers
Digger
Octopus Pie
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
Three Panel Soul

OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHIC COMIC FINALISTS:

A Softer World
Alien Loves Predator
Dark Red
Legostar Galactica
Twisted Kaiju Theater

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER RENDERING FINALISTS:

Lackadaisy
Gunnerkrigg Court
Scary Go Round
The Dreamland Chronicles
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT DESIGN FINALISTS:

Girl Genius
Atland
Dresden Codak
Gunnerkrigg Court
The Phoenix Requiem

OUTSTANDING WEBSITE DESIGN FINALISTS:

Lackadaisy
Atland
Octopus Pie
PvP

OUTSTANDING USE OF THE MEDIUM FINALISTS:

Dresden Codak
Diesel Sweeties
Dreamland Chronicles
VG Cats
xkcd

And now the ones I like that weren't nominated:
Alpha-Shade
Buck Godot
Chessire Crossing
Crimson Dark
Faux Pas
Flaky Pastry
Flipside
Freefall
Galaxion
Haru-Sari
Magellan
No Rest for the Wicked
Storm Corps

Plus some that are now finished:
DM of the Rings
Get Medieval
Indefensible Positions
Inverloch
A Miracle of Science
Narbonic