| Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Fan-voted awards for comic book creators, titles, and characters |
| Sponsored by | Comic Buyer's Guide |
| Country | U.S. |
| Hosted by | Chicago Comicon (c. 1983–1996) |
| Formerly called | CBG Award |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | c. 2010 |
The Comics Buyer's Guide (CBG) magazine administered the annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1982 to circa 2010, with the first awards announced in issue #500 (June 17, 1983).
Upon taking over as CBG editors, Don and Maggie Thompson aspired to bring back a series of comic book fan awards like the Goethe Awards, which they had administered in the first half of the 1970s. (The Goethe Award — later known as the Comic Fan Art Award — originated with the fanzine Newfangles and then shared close ties with The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom.)[1][2] The format and balloting of the Fan Awards were in many ways derived from the Goethe Award/Comic Fan Art Award. The awards were initially voted on by CBG subscribers; the voting was later opened up to everyone. As many as 5,000 votes were cast per year during the 1990s.[1]
The awards were often presented at the annual Chicago Comicon[1] until 1996 (when the Wizard Fan Awards moved in); from that point forward the CBG Award results were simply published in the magazine.
As of 2006, awards were presented in 12 categories.[3]