Southside Comic Awards 2003
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* All results are taken from books that have been under review in the past year on Southside. So if our results differ to the mainstream awards like Wizard Magazine then you know why. Hopefully we'll open up some new books you might not have seen yet or had the chance to read, hopefully we'll inspire you to go out and purchase something new and experience these great comics first hand, but mostly we just did this list for fun, isn't that a good enough reason?

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Best Ongoing Series [Pamphlet/Single Issue Format]: Catwoman

Best Ongoing Series [Trade Paperback Collection]: Ultimate Spider-Man

Best Maxi Series [12 issues]: Sleeper

Best Mini Series [ 4-6 Issues]: Vertigo POP! Bangkok

Best Manga: Iron Wok Jan! / Battle Royale [Tie]

Southside 10/10 Awards [Multiple Recipients]:
Ghost in The Shell 2 - Man Machine Interface 1
Powers Vol. 1 - Who Killed Retro Girl?
100 Bullets – Vol.1 - First Shot Last Call
100 Bullets – Vol.4 - A Foregone Tomorrow
My Uncle Jeff
Iron Wok Jan!
Y The Last Man - Cycles
Conan: The Legend 0
The Flash 200

Best New Series: Runaways

Best Stand Alone Issue/One Shot: Christa Shermot’s 100% Guaranteed How-To Manual For Getting Anyone to Read Comic Books!!!

Trade Paperback of the Year: 100 Bullets – Vol.4 - A Foregone Tomorrow

Mature Readers Title of the Year: Sleeper

Best Artist: Eduardo Risso [100 Bullets, Batman]

Best Writer: Ed Brubaker [Catwoman, Gotham Central, Sleeper]

Best Inker: Doug Hazlewood [The Flash]

Best Colourist: Studio F [Lone Wolf 2100, Spectacular Spider-Man, Human Torch, Venom, Wolverine Xisle, Mystique]

Best Letters: Todd Klein [1602, Fables, Wonder Woman]

Best Covers: J.G. Jones [Catwoman, Wanted, Y-The Last Man]

Teamwork Award [Artist/Writer]: Mark Bagley / Brian Michael Bendis [Ultimate Spider-Man]

Standout Local Talent: The Strika Entertainment Team [Supa Strikas]

Worst Book of The Year: Spidergirl 56

Local Retailer of the Year: Readersden [www.readersden.co.za]

Best Online Retailer of the Year: Exclusive Books [www.exclusivebooks.com]

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