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The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards was an annual awards ceremony that ran from 2001 to 2008. They were a form of peer recognition by the webcomics community, with voting rights granted to creators. Citing the WCCA can be useful in illustrating the prominence of webcomics that were active during that time, but the website that hosted the awards is no longer online and so data on nominees and winners is stored across a number of archived pages, including at least one year where the nominees and winners are not listed in text but noted in images scattered across over a dozen pages.
This essay provides easy to use links for citing the WCCA, consolidates results in years where no text file is available, and comments on using the WCCA in discussions of notability.
All nominees[edit]
If someone is very keen, it would be great to insert a table here of all winners and nominees across all years, to make it easy to find if a given comic or person was ever nominated.
Citing specific years[edit]
2001[edit]
The 2001 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2001">{{Cite web|date=|title=2001 Winners and Nominees|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612092952/http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm|archive-date=2004-06-12|access-date=|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
2002[edit]
The 2002 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2002">{{Cite web|date=|title=2002 Winners and Nominees|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2003.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612093649/http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm|archive-date=2004-06-12|access-date=|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
2003[edit]
The 2003 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2003">{{Cite web|date=|title=2003 Ceremony|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2003.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409171633/http://www.ccawards.com/2003.htm|archive-date=2005-04-09|access-date=|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
2004[edit]
The 2004 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2004">{{Cite web|date=|title=2004 Results|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315093049/http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm|archive-date=2005-03-15|access-date=|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
2005[edit]
The 2005 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2005">{{Cite web|date=|title=2005 Results|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607173044/http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm|archive-date=2007-06-07|access-date=|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
2006[edit]
There is no single list of the nominees and winners of the 2006 WCCA on the (archived) ccawards.com. Instead the results are shown in a "ceremony", a series of separate images on separate pages. This list collates the 2006 results.
| Category | Comic | Result |
| Outstanding Comic | Achewood | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Girl Genius | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Scary Go Round | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Fetus-X | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Narbonic | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | The Perry Bible Fellowship | win |
| Outstanding Newcomer | The Dreamland Chronicles | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Feral Calf | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Parallel Dementia | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Gunnerkrigg Court | win |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Pirate and Alien | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Starslip Crisis | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible | win |
| Outstanding Artist | Tales of the Travelling Gnome | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | The Perry Bible Fellowship | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Biozoic | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Digger | win |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Sam and Fuzzy | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Megatokyo | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Starslip Crisis | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Today: The Comic | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Wapsi Square | nom |
| Outstanding Character Art | Applegeeks | nom |
| Outstanding Character Art | The Dreamland Chronicles | nom |
| Outstanding Character Art | Fetus-X | nom |
| Outstanding Character Art | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Character Art | Ugly Hill | win |
| Outstanding Character Art | Wapsi Square | nom |
| Outstanding New Character Design | Aki Alliance | nom |
| Outstanding New Character Design | Templar, Arizona | win |
| Outstanding New Character Design | Biozoic | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Copper | win |
| Outstanding Environment Design | The Dreamland Chronicles | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Fetus-X | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Megatokyo | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Templar, Arizona | nom |
| Outstanding Layout | A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible | win |
| Outstanding Layout | Copper | nom |
| Outstanding Layout | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible | win |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Applegeeks | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Copper | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Gunnerkrigg Court | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Parallel Dementia | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Flash | Starslip Crisis | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Flash | Alpha Shade | win |
| Outstanding Use of Flash | Hold My Life | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Flash | E-Merl | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Flash | I am a Robot Builder | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | E-Merl | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Estancia | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Five Ways to Love a Cockroach | win |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Girly | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Smithson | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas | Synchronism | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | Applegeeks | win |
| Outstanding Website Design | Dueling Analogs | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | Shortpacked | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | Starslip Crisis | nom |
| Outstanding Writer | Chris Onstad (Achewood) | nom |
| Outstanding Writer | Kris Straub (Starslip Crisis, Checkerboard Nightmare, Modern Humor Authority) | nom |
| Outstanding Writer | Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics, Whispered Apologies) | win |
| Outstanding Writer | Sarah Ellerton (Inverloch) | nom |
| Outstanding Writer | Shaennon Garrity (Narbonic, Li'l Mell, Smithson, Trunktown) | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Achewood | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Order of the Stick | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Questionable Content | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Scary Go Round | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Something Positive | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Templar, Arizona | win |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Junk Riot | nom |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Something Positive | win |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Achewood | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | The Perry Bible Fellowship | win |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Shortpacked | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | White Ninja | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Inverloch | win |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Gunnerkrigg Court | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Templar, Arizona | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Dinosaur Comics | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Overcompensating | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Partially Clips | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | The Perry Bible Fellowship | win |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Wondermark | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Savage Chickens | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Chopping Block | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal | win |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Fetus-X | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Toothpaste For Dinner | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Today: The Comic | nom |
| Outstanding Story Concept | Girl Genius | win |
| Outstanding Story Concept | Gunnerkrigg Court | nom |
| Outstanding Story Concept | Templar, Arizona | nom |
| Outstanding Story Concept | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Digger | win |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Dinosaur Comics | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Feral Calf | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Sock'd | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | VG Cats | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Earthsong | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | The Dreamland Chronicles | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Inverloch | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | No Rest for the Wicked | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Order of the Stick | win |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Talismen: Return of the Exile | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | Dueling Analogs | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | Order of the Stick | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | Penny Arcade | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | VG Cats | win |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Devil's Panties | win |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Overcompensating | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Penny and Aggie | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Reprographics | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Something Positive | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Junk Riot | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Questionable Content | win |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Red String | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Sordid City Blues | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Starslip Crisis | win |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Zap! | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Freefall | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life | win |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Girl Genius | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Daedalus Blue | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic | Magelan | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic | Bang Barstal | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic | Smithson | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic | Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic | The Green Avenger | win |
This citation goes to the contents page that has links to each individual category page:[6]
2007[edit]
This page lists all the nominees, but not the winners. This page links to all the winners, but each is on its own page. The collated results are below:
| Category | Comic | Result |
| Outstanding Comic | Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Narbonic by Shaenon Garrity | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch | win |
| Outstanding Comic | Scary Go Round by John Allison | nom |
| Outstanding Comic | Templar Arizona by Spike | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | The Curious Adventures of Aldus Maycombe by Janine Harper | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Breakdown by Elizabeth A | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Lackadaisy by Tracey J. Butler | win |
| Outstanding Newcomer | Out There by R C Monroe | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | The Broken Mirror by Elanor Cooper and JJ Naas | nom |
| Outstanding Newcomer | What Birds Know by Emelie Friberg and Mattias Thorelli | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | Tracy J Butler of Lackadaisy | win |
| Outstanding Artist | Aimee Chow of Tales of Pylea | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | Nicholas Gurewitch of The Perry Bible Fellowship | nom |
| Outstanding Artist | Michelle Mayo of Tales of the Traveling Gnome | nom |
| Oustanding Writer | John Allison of Scary-Go-Round | nom |
| Oustanding Writer | Shaenon Garrity of Narbonic, Smithson, and Li'l Mel & Sergio | nom |
| Oustanding Writer | Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics | win |
| Oustanding Writer | Matt Summers of Tales of the Traveling Gnome, Tales of Pylea, and Knights of Vesteria | nom |
| Oustanding Layout | A Lesson is Learned, but the Damage is Irreversible by David Hellman and Dale Beran | nom |
| Oustanding Layout | Alpha Shade by Christopher & Joseph Brudlos | nom |
| Oustanding Layout | Copper by Kazu Kibuishi | win |
| Oustanding Layout | Dresden Codak by Aaron Diaz | nom |
| Oustanding Layout | Stuff Sucks by Liz Greenfield | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | The Curious Adventures of Aldus Maycombe by Janine Harper | win |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Digger by Ursula Vernon | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub | nom |
| Outstanding Black and White Art | Zebra Girl by Joseph England | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Between Two Worlds by JJ and EL | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Copper by Kazu Kibuishi | win |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | Tales of the Traveling Gnome by Matt Summers and Michelle Mayo | nom |
| Outstanding Use of Color | VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair | nom |
| Outstanding Photographic Comic | A Softer World by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau | win |
| Outstanding Photographic Comic | Alien Loves Predator by Bernie Hou | nom |
| Outstanding Photographic Comic | Legostar Galactica by D.M. Jeftinija | nom |
| Outstanding Photographic Comic | Sinister Bedfellows by Mckenzee | nom |
| Outstanding Photographic Comic | Twisted Kaiju Theater by Sean McGuinness | nom |
| Outstanding Character Rendering | Darken by Kate Ashwin | nom |
| Outstanding Character Rendering | Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava | nom |
| Outstanding Character Rendering | Lackadaisy by Tracy Butler | win |
| Outstanding Character Rendering | Templar Arizona by Spike | nom |
| Outstanding Character Rendering | Ugly Hill by Paul Southworth | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Alpha Shade by Christopher & Joseph Brudlos | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | The Curious Adventures of Aldus Maycombe by Janine Harper | nom |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell | win (tie) |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton | win (tie) |
| Outstanding Environment Design | Lords of Death and Life by Jonathan Dalton | nom |
| Outstanding Use of the Medium | Alpha Shade by Christopher & Joseph Brudlos | nom |
| Outstanding Use of the Medium | Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava | nom |
| Outstanding Use of the Medium | Halfpixel by Kristofer Straub | nom |
| Outstanding Use of the Medium | I Am A Rocket Builder by B. Shur | win |
| Outstanding Use of the Medium | Ornery Boy by Michael Lalonde | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | Alpha Shade by Christopher & Joseph Brudlos | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | The Curious Adventures of Aldus Maycombe by Janine Harper | nom |
| Outstanding Website Design | PVP by Scott Kurtz | win |
| Outstanding Website Design | Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Questionable Content by J. Jacques | win |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Scary Go Round by John Allison | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Something Positive by Randy Milholland | nom |
| Outstanding Character Writing | Templar Arizona by Spike | nom |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton | nom |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Questionable Content by J. Jacques | win |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Something Positive by Randy Milholland | nom |
| Outstanding Dramatic Comic | Talismen by Barb Jacobs and Steven P. Jones | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Least I Could Do by Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch | win |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Sheldon by Dave Kellett | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Shortpacked by David Willis | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida | nom |
| Outstanding Comedic Comic | Wondermark by David Malki | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton | nom |
| Outstanding Long Form Comic | Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew | win |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik | nom |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch | win |
| Outstanding Short Form Comic | Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | The Book of Biff by Chris Hallbeck | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Bunny by H. Davies | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Contemplating Reiko by Vincent Grisanti | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Fetus-X by Eric Millikin | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weiner | win |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Silent Kimbly by Ryan sias | nom |
| Outstanding Single Panel Comic | Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Angry D. Monkey by Keon Brown | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Dan & Mab's Furry Adventures by Amber M. Williams | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Digger by Ursula Vernon | nom |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | Lackadaisy by Tracey J. Butler | win |
| Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Darken by Kate Ashwin | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton | nom |
| Outstanding Fantasy Comic | No Rest For The Wicked by Andrea L. Peterson | win |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew | win |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | PVP by Scott Kurtz | nom |
| Outstanding Gaming Comic | VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Questionable Content by J. Jacques | win |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Smile by Raina Telgemeier | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Something Positive by Randy Milholland | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | Stuff Sucks by Liz Greenfield | nom |
| Outstanding Slice-of-Life Comic | The Devil's Panties by Jennie Breeden | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Fetus-X by Eric Millikin | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Girly by Josh Lesnick | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Megatokyo by Fred Gallagher | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Penny and Aggie by Gisèle Lagacé & T Campbell | nom |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Questionable Content by J Jacques | win |
| Outstanding Romantic Comic | Red String by Gina Biggs | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Crimson Dark by David C. Simon | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio | win |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler | nom |
| Outstanding Science Fiction Comic | Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Angry D. Monkey by Keon Brown | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Dr. McNinja by Chris Hastings & Kent Archer | win |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Evil, Inc. by Brad J. Guigar | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Green Avenger by Abby L | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Hero by Night Diaries by D.J. Coffman | nom |
| Outstanding Superhero / Action Comic | Magellan by Stephen Crowley | nom |
2008[edit]
The 2008 winners and nominees can be found in full here. To cite, copy this reference or the text below:
<ref name="WCCA2008">{{Cite web|date=|title=Here are Your 2008 WCCA Winners!|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2008finalists.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201171728/http://www.ccawards.com/2008finalists.html|archive-date=2009-12-01|access-date=2021-04-22|website=ccawards.com}}</ref>
WCCA and notability[edit]
In my opinion, the WCCA cannot be used as a source to establish notability.
The general test for notability of a subject requires the subject to have "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", where "significant coverage" means "addresses the topic directly and in detail". The WCCA sources are not significant coverage. They do not discuss the comics or artists in any detail; one could not go to the WCCA pages and learn much of anything about the comics, such as their plot, characters, starting date, or readership figures.
This is separate to citing them, of course. While significant coverage is needed to demonstrate notability, less significant coverage remains important for filling out the article and providing information not covered by other sources.
References[edit]
- ^ "2001 Winners and Nominees". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12.
- ^ "2002 Winners and Nominees". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12.
- ^ "2003 Ceremony". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2005-04-09.
- ^ "2004 Results". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-15.
- ^ "2005 Results". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Webcartoonists' Choice Awards 2006 Online Ceremony". ryanestrada.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Here are Your 2008 WCCA Winners!". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-22.