2003 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards

The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards is an award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. This was the first year that artists were invited to submit "introductions" for the awards, creating an online awards ceremony.

Outstanding Comic

• Nowhere Girl — by Justine Shaw (Winner)
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Sinfest — by Tatsuya Ishida
• Something Positive — by R. K. Milholland

Outstanding Newcomer

• Anne Frank Conquers The Moon Nazis — by Bill Mudron (Winner)
• Errant Story — by Michael Poe (Winner)
• Elf Only Inn — by Josh Sortelli
• Trilokan — by Suburi Y
• Weirdism — by Liz Groenveld & Norna Ross

WCCA Advancement of Webcomics Award

• Joey Manley of Modern Tales (Winner)
• Chris Crosby of Keenspot
• Teri Crosby of Keenspot
• Scott McCloud of scottmsccloud.com
• Thomas "volte6" Squires of Drunkduck
• Robb Tanner of Fright Night and Comixpedia
• The Entire Comixpedia Crew

Outstanding Art

• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner)
• Chopping Block — by Lee Adam Herold
• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Scary-Go-Round — by John Allison
• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner)
• E-Merl.com — by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
• Electric Sheep Comix — by Patrick Farley
• Kid Radd — by Dan Miller
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Real Life — by Greg Dean

Outstanding Writing

• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks (Winner)
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins

Outstanding Original Digital Art

• Scary-Go-Round — by John Allison (Winner)
• A Modest Destiny — by Sean Howard
• Diesel Sweeties — by R Stevens
• Real Life — by Greg Dean
• 8-Bit Theatre — by Brian Clevinger

Outstanding Use of Flash

• Homestar Runner — by The Brothers Chaps (Winner)
• Kung Fool — by H.S. Kim.
• Outside the Box — by Brendan Cahill
• Secret of Mana Theatre — by Sprite Monkey
• Vicious Souvenirs — by John Barber

Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas

• Fans! — by T Campbell (Winner)
• Magic Inkwell — by Cayetano Garza Jr
• Pup — by Drew Weing
• When I Am King — by Demian5
• Whimville — by Cayetano Garza Jr

Outstanding Website Design

• Nowhere Girl — by Justine Shaw (Winner)
• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• RPG World — by Ian J

Outstanding Black and White Art

• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks (Winner)
• Chopping Block — by Lee Adam Herold
• Errant Story — by Michael Poe
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Sinfest — by Tatsuya Ishida

Outstanding Character Design

• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi (Winner)
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• PvP — by Scott Kurtz
• RPG World — by Ian J

Outstanding Composition

• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner)
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• Kagerou — by Fireball
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Pup — by Drew Weing

Outstanding Environment Design

• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston (Winner)
• Errant Story — by Michael Poe
• Jack — by David Hopkins
• Kagerou — by Fireball
• Makeshift Miracle — by Jim Zubkavich
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Scary-Go-Round — by John Allison

Outstanding Line Art

• Sinfest — by Tatsuya Ishida (Winner)
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• PvP — by Scott Kurtz
• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi

Outstanding Use of Color

• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner)
• Cascadia — by Clio Chiang
• Kagerou — by Fireball
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Scary-Go-Round — by John Allison

Outstanding Character Development

• College Roomies from Hell!!! — by Maritza Campos (Winner)
• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Sluggy Freelance — by Pete Abrams

Outstanding Long Form Comic

• Small Stories (Same Difference) — by Derek Kirk Kim (Winner)
• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Nowhere Girl — by Justine Shaw
• RPG World — by Ian J
• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi

Outstanding Short Form Comic

• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins (Winner)
• Chopping Block — by Lee Adam Herold
• PvP — by Scott Kurtz
• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal — by Zach Weiner
• Sinfest — by Tatsuya Ishida

Outstanding Story Concept

• Return To Sender — by Vera Brosgol (Winner)
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• RPG World — by Ian J

Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic

• Commander Kitty — by Scotty Arsenault (Winner)
• Funny Farm — by R. Smith
• Jack — by David Hopkins
• Ozy and Millie — by David Craig Simpson
• Sabrina Online — by Eric W. Schwartz
• VG Cats — by Scott Ramsoomair

Outstanding Dramatic Comic

• Nowhere Girl — by Justine Shaw (Winner)
• Clan of The Cats — by Jamie Robertson
• Demonology 101 — by Faith Erin Hicks
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• Jack — by David Hopkins
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi

Outstanding Fantasy Comic

• Errant Story — by Michael Poe (Winner)
• The Circle Weave — by Indigo Kelleigh
• Clan of The Cats — by Jamie Robertson
• Elf Life — by Carson Fire
• RPG World — by Ian J

Outstanding Gaming Comic

• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins (Winner)
• Megatokyo — by Fred Gallagher & Rodney Caston
• PvP — by Scott Kurtz
• Real Life — by Greg Dean
• RPG World — by Ian J

Outstanding Gag Comic

• Sinfest — by Tatsuya Ishida (Winner)
• Chopping Block — by Lee Adam Herold
• Penny Arcade — by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• PvP — by Scott Kurtz
• Real Life — by Greg Dean

Outstanding Reality Comic

• Nowhere Girl — by Justine Shaw (Winner)
• Real Life — by Greg Dean (Winner)
• American Elf — by James Kochalka
• Mac Hall — by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd
• The Journal Comic — by Drew Weing

Outstanding Romantic Comic

• Boy Meets Boy — by K. Sandra (Winner)
• Avalon — by Josh Phillips
• College Roomies from Hell!!! — by Maritza Campos
• Eat The Roses — by Meaghan Quinn
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Sabrina Online — by Eric W. Schwartz
• Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi

Outstanding Science Fiction Comic

• Schlock Mercenary — by Howard Tayler (Winner)
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• It's Walky! — by David Willis
• Saturnalia — by space coyote

Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic

• It's Walky! — by David Willis (Winner)
• The Adventures of Captain Mooki — by Tysseling
• Fans! — by T Campbell
• Gaming Guardians — by Graveyard Greg & C Wilson Trull
• Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki — by Kittyhawk
• Supermegatopia — by The Brothers Grinn

External links

• 2003 WCCA results