Comic Book Fan-Fiction Awards

Award
Name:	Comic Book Fan-Fiction Awards
Date(s):	1998-2002
Frequency:	annual
Format:	vote
Type:	fanfic
Associated Community:	CFAN
Fandom:	Comics
URL:	The Comic Book Fan-Fiction Awards (dead link), CBFFA on Wayback
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Introduction

"The Annual Comic-Book Fan-Fiction Awards, an open fic/writer popularity vote first instituted in early 1998 -- voting is conducted in December/January (watch this site and others) and the results are presented in a rather unique form in March (hopefully!). The virtual award taken home by winners is called the Creative License."

Also known as CBFFAs.

The awards were presented during a round robin "award ceremony" set in the Subreality Cafe. Each award category was handled by a different writer, who wrote a short segment of the overall award ceremony. The awards were presented by fanwriters and fictives.

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1998

Winners

Best Serious: "Betrayal," by Valerie Jones

Best Humorous: "X-MST3k," by Kielle and Greg Newcomb

Best Series (tie): "X-S," by Darqstar

Best Series (tie): "The Gestalt Arc," by Lori McDonald

Best Subgenre: "Subreality Cafe," by Kielle

Best Mature (tie): "Devil's Due," by Laersyn

Best Mature (tie): "In The Midnight Hour," by Melissa Nolen

Best Excalibur: "Idylls of the Cat," by Luba Kmetyk

Best GenX: "Generation Cat," by Dyce

Best New Mutants: "Kid Dynamo," by Connie Hirsch

Best X-Force: "It's Too @#% Hot in Here!" by Desert Nomad

Best X-Men: "Devil's Due," by Laersyn

Best Non-Team: "The Gestalt Arc," by Lori McDonald

Best Serious Crossover: "Strange Encounter," by Valerie Jones

Best Humorous Crossover: "Of Mice and Mutants," by David J. Warner

Best New Female Character: Dawn Embers, by Tapestry

Best New Male Character: Remi Neramani, by Valerie Jones

Best Established Writer: Valerie Jones

Best New Writer: Dyce

Most Improved Writer: Me

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Sometimes Even The Music Is Against You," by Denise Keppel

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Betrayal," by Valerie Jones

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Kid Dynamo," by Connie Hirsch

Writer Hall of Fame: Kielle

Writer Hall of Fame: Lori McDonald

Writer Hall of Fame: Darqstar

Award Ceremony

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Intro by Kelly "Kielle" Newcomb

Fanfic Hall Of Fame by Dex Farkin

Writer Hall Of Fame by Dex

Most Improved Writer by Laersyn

Best New Female Character by Dex

Best New Male Character by Dyce

Best New Writer by Celendra/Silvanis

Interlude #1 by Dex

Best Established Writer by Susan Crites

Best Original Genre by Tapestry

Best Serious Crossover by Denise Keppel

Best Humorous Crossover by Haesslich

Best Adult/Mature Fanfic by Laersyn

Best Non-Team Fanfic by Haesslich

Best Team Story/Series: Excalibur by Suzene Campos

Best Team Story/Series: GenX by Jelpy

Interlude #2 by Dex

Best Team Story/Series: New Mutants by Patrick Sahlstrom

Best Team Story/Series: X-Force by Desert Nomad

Best Team Story/Series: X-Men: by Denise Keppel

Best Fanfic Series by Falstaff

Best Humorous Fanfic by Abyss

Best Serious Fanfic by Greg "Doc Nuke" Newcomb

The Lost Chapter by Abyss w/Tap & Haesslich

Best Of Breed & Wrap-Up by Kelly "Kielle" Newcomb

Chapter 26/25 by Claymore

1999

Winners

Best Serious: "Maturity in B Minor," by Dyce

Best Humorous: "The Adventures of God," by Poi Lass and Kaylee

Best Series: "Idylls Of The Cat," by Luba Kmetyk

Best Genre: "Subreality Cafe," by Kielle

Best Mature: "Chopsticks And Moonlight," by Dex Farkin

Best Excalibur: "Now Or Forever," by Indigo

Best Generation X: "Maturity in B Minor," by Dyce

Best New Mutants: "Class Reunion," by Leary

Best X-Force: "Just Lucky, I Guess," by DuAnn Cowart

Best X-Men: "Crimes Of The Heart," by Indigo

Best Non-Team: "Orphans," by Dex

Best Serious Crossover: "All My Mutants," by Denise Keppel

Best Humorous Crossover: "Sailor Hellblazer," by Rod M. and David Tal

Best New Female Character: Kai, by Kaylee

Best New Male Character: Will "Archetype" Riley, by James McBriarty

Best Image/WS: "The Doomed Generation," by Skyrocket

Best Established Writer: Luba Kmetyk

Best New Writer: Kaylee

Most Improved: Raven Adams

Fanfic Hall Of Fame: "Jean And Me," by David J. Warner

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Neon Hearts," by Susan Crites

Fanfic Hall of Fame: Vertigo: "No Way Up," by Kielle

Writer Hall of Fame: Dex

Writer Hall of Fame: Amanda Sichter

Writer Hall of Fame: Abyss

Award Ceremony

(Cue spooky Blair Witch music -- cue glowing text)

In March of 1999, twenty (more or less) amateur writers disappeared into the Internet wilds near CFAN while writing up the 1999 Comic-Book Fanfic Awards.

Nearly a year later, this documentary was found.

(Cue sloppy badly-lit camera shot of just the upper right quadrant of Kielle's wide-eyed, teary face)

KIELLE: It wasn't supposed to be this late...I'm so sorry...so sorry...

(Cut camera, cut music, cue to big glowing sign that reads...)

CFAN Proudly Presents:

The 1999 Comic-Book Fan-Fiction Awards

(or "Eight Months Late? Why Not Wait One More And Call It A Baby?")

Introduction, by Dex

Fanfic Hall of Fame, by Celendra

Writer Hall of Fame, by Dex

Most Improved Writer, by Denise Keppel

Best New Female Character, by Kaylee

Best New Male Character, by Dyce

Interlude, by Diamonde

Best New Writer, by Mitai

Best Established Writer, by Susan "Neon Nurse" Crites

Best Original Subgenre, by Seraph

Best Serious Crossover, by Denise Keppel

Best Humorous Crossover, by Trisha L. Sebastian

Extra Continuity Section, by Trisha L. Sebastian

Best Adult/Mature Story, by DarkRiver

Best Non-Team Fic, by DarkRiver

Best Image/Wildstorm Story, by Frito and Matt Nute

Best Team Story/Series: Excalibur, by Suzene Campos

Best Team Story/Series: Generation X, by Twiller

Best Team Story/Series: New Mutants, by Patrick Sahlstrom

Best Team Story/Series: X-Force, by Desert Nomad

Best Team Story/Series: X-Men, by Indigo

Best Fanfic Series:

NOTE FROM THE MANAGEMENT: This section never arrived and it is now far too late to write it in myself. I'm terribly sorry. :( If any one out there wants to whip something up to be included with the copy archived for posterity, be my guest.

Special Award: The Hawk's Talon, by David D. Amaya

Best Humorous Fanfic, by ...wait and see! ;)

Best Serious Fanfic, by Matt Nute

Best Of Breed & Wrap-Up, by Kelly "Kielle" Newcomb

2000

Winners

Best Serious: "First, Do No Harm," by Poi Lass

Best Humorous: "The Shi'ar Coffee Story," by Alicia McKenzie

Best Fic Series: "Mooks," by Kaylee

Best Mature: "Any Kinda Breath," by Kaylee

Best GenX: "Maturity in B Minor," by Dyce

Best X-Force: "Just Lucky, I Guess," by DuAnn Cowart

Best X-Force: "Broken," by Alicia McKenzie

Best X-Men: "First, Do No Harm," by Poi Lass

Best Marvel: "Old Glory," by Matt Nute

Best DC: "Superman And Man," by DarkMark

Best Solo Nightwing: "Water And Stone," by Matt Nute

Best Other: "Til The Midnight Hour," by Indigo

(broken link; award and winner unkown)

Best Humorous Crossover: "Sailor Hellblazer," by David Tai and Rod M.

Best Humorous Crossover: "The Midnighter Vs. Everyone," by Indigo and Redhawk

Best Original Female Character: Charlotte Ashcroft, by Kerri Gruver

Best Original Male Character: Draco, by Kaylee

Writer Of The Year: Alicia McKenzie

Best New Writer: Em-Spider

Most Improved: Em-Spider

(broken link; award and winner unkown)

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Five Minutes Longer," by Matt Nute

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Idylls Of The Cat," by Luba Kmetyk

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Just Lucky, I Guess," by DuAnn Cowart

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Pale Reign Over Geshem," by Abyss

Writer Hall of Fame: Alicia McKenzie

Writer Hall of Fame: Indigo

Writer Hall of Fame: Kaylee

Award Ceremony

Note: There was no CBFFA Floor Show for the year 2000.

2001

Winners

Best Serious Fanfic

WINNER: X-Manson by Dr. Benway

RUNNERS-UP: Diamonds Etched In Blood by Galaxia Alpha, Under A Blue Kentucky Sky by Dr. Benway, A Child's Tears by Michele Craighead, Crusade by Alicia McKenzie, Dialogue by Poi Lass, The Godless Among Them by Dyce-Elihara, If I Should Die by Amanda Sichter, Martha's Story by Samuel Hawkins, Speaker For The Dead by Dannell Lites, The Sum Of Zero by Dex, The Ticket by Domenika Marzione

Best Humorous Fanfic

WINNER: The Super Uncanny Adventures Of Bobby Drake And His Amazing X-Girlfriends by Kerrie Smith

RUNNERS-UP: Open House by Paradoqz, Apocalyptic Dementia by Ana Lyssie Cotton, The Fishing Trip set by Andraste, Gambit's Cat-astrophe by Jacque Koh, The Godless Among Them by Dyce-Elihara, My Time In Australia By Alex Summers by Maggiecat, Night Terrors by Ana Lyssie Cotton, Personals by Kaylee, Star Trek: Authority by DuAnn Cowart, Falstaff, Tapestry, & Lynxie, Zoo Day by DuAnn Cowart

Best Serious Crossover

WINNER: The Chosen Few by Ana Lyssie Cotton

RUNNERS-UP: Cain v. Abel: 1979 by Matt Nute, Questing (X-Men/Mage) by Matt "Smoot" Bowyer, Vale Of Sun, Valley Of Snow by Indigo, The Realm Of Possibilities + The Stuff Of Dreams by Rossi

Best Humorous Crossover

WINNER: The Getting Of Wisdom by Amanda Sichter

RUNNERS-UP: Personals by Kaylee, X-Men In Pokeworld by Maria Cline, Christmas At Stake by Dex, Star Trek: Authority by DuAnn Cowart, Falstaff, Tapestry, & Lynxie

Best Fanfic Series

WINNERS (tie): The Alchemy Arc by Dandelion & The Gauguin Series by queenB

RUNNERS-UP: Collective Mutants by Rossi, The Dracoverse by Kaylee & various, Generation Black Air by JB McDonald, The Godless Among Them + Slavery, Deliverance, And Faith by Dyce-Elihara, Oreo Cookies by Diamonde

Best Mature Fanfic

WINNER: X-Manson by Dr. Benway

RUNNERS-UP: Bodies Of Water by JB McDonald, Libertad by Tangerine, Quiet Waters by JB McDonald, The Sum Of Zero by Dex

Best Adult Fanfic

WINNERS (tie): Friendly Wager by DarkRiver & X-Manson by Dr. Benway

RUNNERS-UP: Faux Pas by Diamonde, Live Action Porno by Tangerine, Toronto by Tangerine, Uncharted Waters by JB McDragon

Best Original Character

WINNER: Annie from Dyce's The Godless Among Them + Slavery, Deliverance, And Faith

RUNNERS-UP: Nan Bass by Mice's God...er Dog, Naomi Chandler by Mel, Annie Peckenbaugh from ???, Gina Beldacci-Brown by Mel

Best Original Genre

WINNER: Shadowlands -- concept by Alicia McKenzie

RUNNERS-UP: The Dracoverse -- concept by Kaylee, The Mookverse -- concept by Kaylee, The Common People -- concept by Kielle & Phil Foster

Best X-Men Story/Series

WINNER: The Alchemy Arc by Dande

RUNNERS-UP: The Gauguin Series by queenB, The Sum Of Zero by Dex, Risen by Sequoia Swennes

Best X-Force/Cable Story/Series

WINNER: Crusade by Alicia McKenzie

RUNNERS-UP: In My Image by Diamonde, A Short Shower by Mel, The Kitten Saga by Ana Lyssie Cotton, Spin Cycle by Sabia Cordero

Best Other Mutants Story/Series

WINNERS (tie): The Personal Religion series by WGSarah & The Song Title Series by Dyce-Elihara

RUNNERS-UP: The Appeal Process by Brian Doyle, Collective Mutants by Rossi, Hitching To Nebraska by Cynjen, Maturity in B Minor by Dyce, Rising Sun by Dyce

Best Marvel Story/Series

WINNER: Next Best Thing by Jim Smith

RUNNERS-UP: Normal Like You by Larissa James, Unstoppable by Matt Nute, Plaza De Mal Muerte by Dannell Lites

Best DC/Vertigo Story/Series

WINNER: Suffer The Children by Rossi

RUNNERS-UP: Part Of The Game by Dannell Lites, The Apokolips Agenda by DarkMark, Love, Marriage, And...Oh Yes...the Menace Of Pulsar Stargrave by DarkMark, The Human Target: Five Hours to Kill by Syl Francis, Sea And Sky by Kerithwyn Jade & Dannell Lites, When I Grow Up by Diamonde, You Can Cry If You Want by Joannie Milligan

Best Image/Wildstorm Story/Series

WINNER: Antibodies by DuAnn Cowart

RUNNERS-UP: Cold Equations by Alara Rogers, The Waning Dark by T'Kuro Grym

Best Story/Series From Another Company

WINNERS (tie): Cold Fire (Rising Stars) by Paradoqz, Everybody's Gotta Leave Sometime by DarkMark, Tintin: If You're Gone by Maelstrom

Best Non-Team Story/Series

WINNERS (tie): Maggie by DarkMark & Unstoppable by Matt Nute

RUNNERS-UP: A Moment Of American Beauty by Tangerine, Bhagavadgita by Dex, Conversations Between Two Gentlemen By Henry Mulgrew (1858) by Dex, Faux Pas by Diamonde, Going Ballistic by Twiller, Remember When Falling by Amanda Sichter

Fanfic Hall Of Fame

WINNERS: X-Manson by Dr. Benway, Maturity in B Minor by Dyce, Drawn To The Lodestone Rock by Dandelion, Collective Mutants by Rossi, Orphans by Dex

RUNNERS-UP, A Companion Picture by Dande, Crusade + Broken by Alicia McKenzie, The DCU Woke Up Gay, Dreamweaver by Alicia McKenzie, Flipside by Pebblin, The Godless Among Them by Dyce, Nocturnes by Alicia McKenzie, Sailor Hellblazer by Rod M And David Tai, The Sanctity Of Snow by Gen X, Speaker For The Dead by Dannell Lites, Superman And Man by DarkMark, The Super Uncanny Adventures Of Bobby Drake And His Amazing X-Girlfriends by Kerrie Smith, The Ticket by Domenika Marzione, Two Thieves by Valerie Jones, Under A Blue Kentucky Sky by Dr. Benway

Writer Hall Of Fame

WINNERS: Dyce, Dr. Benway, Matt Nute, Rossi

RUNNERS-UP: Alara Rogers, Dandelion, DarkMark, queenB, Syl Francis

Most Improved Writer

WINNERS (tie): JB McDragon & Joannie Milligan

RUNNERS-UP: Cynjen, kaleko, Lise Williams, Paradoqz, Shaianne Perihawk

Best New Writer

WINNER: Andraste

RUNNERS-UP: Cosmic Girl, Galaxia Alpha, Latex, Rosencrantz

Writer Of The Year

WINNER: DarkMark

RUNNERS-UP: Dyce, queenB, Rossi, Tangerine, Dandelion, Dr. Benway

Award Ceremony

THE 2001 COMIC BOOK FAN-FICTION AWARDS SHOW!!!!

2001: A FANFICTION ODDITY!!!!

STARRING UATU THE WATCHER!!!!

ALAN SCOTT, THE GREEN LANTERN!!!!

AND A CAST OF MILLIONS!!!! WITH TEN THOUSAND ELEPHANTS!!!

PRODUCED BY RICK BEYONDER, THE MAN WITH

THE MOST EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introduction by Dex

Best Original Character by Rossi

Best Original Genre by Paradoqz

Best Crossover -- Serious by Andraste

Best Crossover -- Humorous by Dex (with assists from Ramiel)

Best Serious Fanfic by queenB

Best Humorous Fanfic by Abyss

Best Mature Fanfic by Darkmark

Best Adult Fanfic by DarkRiver

Best Non-Team Fanfic by Dyce

Best Team Story/Series -- Image/Wildstorm by DuAnn Cowart

Best Team Story/Series -- DC/Vertigo by Tapestry & Dex

Best Team Story/Series -- X-Men by Denise Keppel

Best Team Story/Series -- X-Force/Cable by Dandelion

Best Team Story/Series -- Other "X" by Diamonde

Best Team Story/Series -- Marvel by Jim Smith

Best Team Story/Series -- Other Company by Lyssie

Best Fanfic Series by Red Monster

Best New Writer by Frito

Most Improved Writer by Seraph

Writer Of The Year by Mitai

Fanfic Hall Of Fame by Indigo

Writer Hall Of Fame by Matt Nute

Hawk's Talon by Abyss

Wrap Up and Best of Breed by Kielle & Dex

2002

Winners

Best X-Men: "The Sum Of Zero," by Dex

Best Movieverse: "Land of Blood And Honey," by Dyce

Best Alternate X: "The Golden Goose Series," by Minisinoo et al.

Best X-Other: "Future Pluperfect," by Domenika Marzione

Best Marvel: "The Steel Handshake," by DarkMark

Best Gotham; "In The Blood," by Kr. Benway

Best DC/Vertigo: "A Day No Pigs Would Die," by Dannell Lites

Best Non-Team Fanfic: "Starlight And Moondust," by Mitai

Best Other: "The Last Fast Blast Of The Bouncing Beatnik," by DarkMark

Best Story In Original Genre: Renere Lise Williams (Shadowlands, Alicia McKenzie)

Best New Character: Annie Peckenpaugh, by Mice

Best New Character: Grace Kills-His-Horse, by Minisinoo

Best Adult/Mature Fanfic: "Shadows Over Westchester," by Kerrie Smith

Best Adult/Mature Fanfic: "Climb The Wind," by Minisinoo

Best Erotic Fanfic: "Lightning Over Elk River," by Minisinoo

Best Erotic Fanfic: "Surrender," by Paxnirvana

Best Humorous Crossover: "Beer And Bunnyslippers II," by Abyss

Best Serious Crossover: "Shadow Over Westchester," by Kerrie Smith

Best Series: "Shadowlands: Oasis," by Lise Williams and Alicia McKenzie

Best Series: "Growing Up A Superhero," by JB McDragon

Best Humorous: "Horray, Horray, The TO Has Gone Away," by Alicia McKenzie

Best Serious: "The Sum Of Zero," by Dex

Best Serious: "Suffer The Children," by Rossi

Best Serious: "Climb The Wind," by Minisinoo

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Devil's Due," by Laersyn

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "First, Do No Harm," by Poi Lass

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "'Til Christmas," by Kaylee

Fanfic Hall of Fame: "Dreamweaver," by Alicia McKenzie

Writer Hall of Fame: Alara Rogers

Writer Hall of Fame: queenB

Writer Hall of Fame: Luba Kmetyk

Writer Hall of Fame: Minisinoo

Writer Hall of Fame: Dyce

Writer Hall of Fame: Victoria P.

Most Improved: Paxnirvana

Best New Writer: Minisinoo

Writer of The Year: Dex

Writer of The Year: Minisinoo

Award Ceremony

THE COMIC BOOK FANFICTION AWARDS 2002

ALMOST OUT OF TIME

AWARDS FOR THE BEST IN COMIC FAN FICTION IN 2001

DOZENS OF WRITERS AND AWARDS!

RUNNING TIME: 1,006,500 YEARS (intermission at 1388AD)

ABSOLUTELY NO ELEPHANTS!

Introduction by Dex

Best Story In An Original Genre by Paxnirvana

Best Story/Series: DC/Vertigo by Paradoqz

Best Story/Series: Batman/Gotham by DarkMark

Best Original Character by Seraph

CMFFA Best Original Character by Dex

CMFFA Best Adult/Mature Story by Dex

CMFFA Best Adult/Erotic Story by Dex

Best Serious Crossover by Xander Dig

Best Humourous Crossover by Ana Lyssie Cotton

Best Adult/Mature Story by DuAnn C. Davis

Best Adult/Erotica Story by Darkriver

Best Non-Team Story by Domenika Marzione

Best Story/Series: X-Men by Amanda Sichter

Best Story/Series: Alternate X by Dyce

CMFFA Best Story/Series: Movieverse by Cherry Ice

CMFFA Best Serious Story by Cherry Ice

Best Story/Series: X-Other by Denise Keppel

Best Story/Series: Marvel by Jim Smith

Best Story/Series: Other Comic by JB McDragon

Best Fanfiction Series by Dex

Best Humourous Story by Mice

Best Serious Story by Diamonde

Best New Writer by Indigo

Most Improved Writer by Red Monster

Writer Of The Year by Matt Nute

CMFFA Writer Of The Year by Alara Rogers

Story Hall Of Fame by Andraste

Writer Hall Of Fame by Rossi

CMFFA Writer Hall Of Fame by Alara Rogers

Wrap-Up by Dex

Additional Reading

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