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
- Green: Wicked Wicked Ways 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
- Twokinds 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