2005 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards

The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards is an award voted on by web cartoonists.

Outstanding Comic

* "Scary Go Round" by John Allison (Winner)
* "Copper" by Kazu Kibuishi
* "Ctrl+Alt+Del" by Tim Buckley
* "Questionable Content" by Jeph Jacques

Outstanding Newcomer

* "Beaver & Steve" by James Turner (Winner)
* "A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible" by Dale Beran & David Hellman
* "Pet Professional" by Jason Salsbury & Matt Kaufenberg
* "Punks & Nerds" by Josh Mirman
* "The Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat" by Zack Giallongo

Outstanding Artist

* Kazu Kibuishi ("Copper") (Winner)
* John Allison ("Scary-Go-Round")
* Sarah Ellerton ("Inverloch")
* David Hellman ("A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible")
* Ian McConville ("Mac Hall")

Outstanding Writer

* Shaenon Garrity ("Narbonic") (Winner)
* Jerry Holkins ("Penny Arcade")
* Ryan North ("Dinosaur Comics")
* Chris Onstad ("Achewood")

Outstanding Black and White Art

* "Digger" by Ursula Vernon (Winner)
* "Megatokyo" by Fred Gallagher
* "Sam and Fuzzy" by Sam Logan
* "Wapsi Square" by Paul Taylor

Outstanding Use of Color

* "VG Cats" by Scott Ramsoomair (Winner)
* "Copper" by Kazu Kibuishi
* "A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible" by Dale Beran & David Hellman
* "Mac Hall" by Ian MacConville

Outstanding Character Art

* "PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi" by Bleedman (Winner)
* "Earthsong" by Crystal Yates
* "Penny Arcade" by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
* "Wapsi Square" by Paul Taylor

Outstanding New Character Design

* "Astronaut Elementary" by Dave Roman (Winner)

Outstanding Environment Design

* "Alpha Shade" by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
* "Copper" by Kazu Kibuishi
* "Inverloch" by Sarah Ellerton
* "Reman Mythology" by Amy Kim Ganter
* "Scary-Go-Round" by John Allison

Outstanding Layout

* "A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible" by Dale Beran & David Hellman (Winner)
* "Copper" by Kazu Kibuishi
* "Girly" by Josh Lesnick
* "Mac Hall" by Ian MacConville
* "Scary-Go-Round" by John Allison

Outstanding Use of Flash

* "Alpha Shade" by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
* "The Discovery of Spoons" by Alexander Danner & John Barber (Winner)
* "Acid Keg" by Steve Hogan
* "The Discovery of Spoons" by Alexander Danner & John Barber
* "" by Thomas Clemmons & Gary Burch

Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas

* Drew Weing ("Pup") (Winner)
* Tymothi Godek ("Tree City U.S.A.", "Everybody Loves Chris Ware", "My Life With Pets")
* Daniel Merlin Goodbrey ("Mr. Nile", "The Formalist", "Externality")

Outstanding Website Design

* "Orneryboy" by Michael Lalonde (Winner)
* "Alpha Shade" by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos
* "Inverloch" by Sarah Ellerton
* "Ozy & Millie" by David Simpson
* "Penny Arcade" by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins

Outstanding Character (Writing)

* "Something Positive" by R.K. Milholland (Winner)
* "College Roomies From Hell" by Maritza Campos
* "Dicebox" by Jenn Manley Lee
* "Questionable Content" by Jeph Jacques

Outstanding Comedic Comic

* "The Perry Bible Fellowship" by Nicholas Gurewitch (Winner)
* "Dinosaur Comics" by Ryan North
* "Narbonic" by Shaenon Garrity
* "The Order of the Stick" by Rich Burlew
* "Penny Arcade" by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
* "Something Positive" by R.K. Milholland
* "VG Cats" by Scott Ramsoomair

Outstanding Dramatic Comic

* "Star Cross'd Destiny" by Blair B (Winner)
* "Jack" by David Hopkins
* "Reman Mythology" by Amy Kim Ganter
* "Star Cross'd Destiny" by Blair B
* "The Stiff" by Jason Thompson

Outstanding Long Form Comic

* "Alpha Shade" by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
* "Dicebox" by Jenn Manley Lee
* "Reman Mythology" by Amy Kim Ganter

Outstanding Short Form Comic

* "The Perry Bible Fellowship" by Nicholas Gurewitch (Winner)
* "Dinosaur Comics" by Ryan North
* "Penny Arcade" by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
* "VG Cats" by Scott Ramsoomair

Outstanding Story Concept

* "Count Your Sheep" by Adrian Ramos (Winner)
* "9th Elsewhere" by Caroline Curtis
* "Earthsong" by Crystal Yates
* "Hereville" by Barry Deutsch
* "Jack" by David Hopkins
* "Reman Mythology" by Amy Kim Ganter
* "Zebra Girl" by Joe England

Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic

* "Dinosaur Comics" by Ryan North (Winner)
* "Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures" by Amber M. Panyko
* "Digger" by Ursula Vernon
* "Detective Fork" by Kevin J. Guhl
* "Near the Delta" by Andrew Batog

Outstanding Fantasy Comic

* "Inverloch" by Sarah Ellerton (Winner)
* "The Order of the Stick" by Rich Burlew (Winner)
* "Digger" by Ursula Vernon
* "Errant Story" by Michael Poe
* "Reman Mythology" by Amy Kim Ganter

Outstanding Gaming Comic

* "VG Cats" by Scott Ramsoomair (Winner)
* "Ctrl+Alt+Del" by Tim Buckley
* "Penny Arcade" by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
* "PvP" by Scott Kurtz

Outstanding Reality Comic

* "The Devil's Panties" by Jennie Breeden (Winner)
* "Real Life" by Greg Dean (Winner)
* "American Elf" by James Kochalka
* "Smile" by Raina Telgemeier

Outstanding Romantic Comic

* "Questionable Content" by Jeph Jacques (Winner)
* "It's About Girls" by William G
* "Red String" by Gina Biggs
* "Two Kinds" by Tom Fischbach

Outstanding Science Fiction Comic

* "Dicebox" by Jenn Manley Lee (Winner)
* "Freefall" by Mark Stanley
* "Melonpool" by Steve Troop
* "Schlock Mercenary" by Howard Tayler

Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic

* "PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi" by Bleedman (Winner)
* "The Front" by Jerzy Drozd
* "Killroy and Tina" by Justin Pierce
* "Magellan" by Stephen Crowley
* "Skirting Danger" by Meredith Gran
* "Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki" by Kittyhawk
* "Supermegatopia" by Brian Burke & Stuart Burke

External links

* [http://www.ccawards.com/2005_ceremony.htm 2005 WCCA online ceremony]