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The [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]] is an annual award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. The nominations ballots for the 8th annual award cover [[webcomics]] active in 2007 and were emailed to pre-registered voters by 7 January 2008 and closed those submissions on 23 January 2008<ref>{{cite web| url=http://forums.comicgenesis.com/viewtopic.php?t=83539| title=Nomination Round Begins Monday, Jan. 7th| author=MHPayne| publisher=comicgenesis.com| accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref>. The nominees were announced on 3 February<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ccawards.com/2008finalists.html| title=The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards - 2008 Finalists| publisher=ccawards.com| accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>, and voting on those finalists had commenced on 8 February.

Voting ended on 8 March 2008, and [[MegaCon]] had announced that they would host the 2008 awards and that WCCA would present the winners in a live ceremony.{{clarification needed|date=September 2009|reason=megacon had written "MegaCon is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 6th annual Web Cartoonist Awards. After six years of growing, world-wide popularity, the WCCAs will, for the first time ever, be presenting the 2007 winners at a live ceremony." <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070127215541/http://www.megaconvention.com/programming.asp MegaCon Convention<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> which contradicts their 2008 statement <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080210135026/http://www.megaconvention.com/news.asp MegaCon Convention<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web |title=MegaCon Convention |url=http://www.megaconvention.com/news.asp |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080210135026/http://www.megaconvention.com/news.asp |archivedate=2008-02-10 |publisher=[[MegaCon]]| accessdate=2008-01-27 |quote=hosting the 8th annual Web Cartoonist Awards. After eight years of growing, world-wide popularity, the WCCAs will, for the first time ever, be presenting the 2008 winners at a live ceremony.}}</ref>. The ceremony was presented by The Committee's Live Presentation Director of Ceremonies, Mark Mekkes<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ccawards.com/committee.html| title=Web Cartoonists Choice Awards - Committee| publisher=ccawards.com| accessdate=2008-01-01}}</ref>, accompanying him was Tim “JT” Shea and Scott Gallatin, which were covering the event for their podcast, [http://gigcast.nightgig.com/ The Gigcast], a popular webcomic-themed podcast<ref>{{cite web| url=http://gigcast.nightgig.com/archives/581| title=The Gigcast - 2008 Web Cartoonists Choice Awards| publisher=gigcast.nightgig.com| accessdate=2008-03-11}}{{dead link|url=http://gigcast.nightgig.com/archives/581|date=September 2009}}</ref>. The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards had an online ceremony as well. Including the talent of several artists, each presentation was designed as a separate webcomic strip, announcing the nominees and winner, for each category<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ccawards.com/2008-big4ceremony.html| title=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards - The Big 4| publisher=ccawards.com| accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ccawards.com/2008-fab14ceremony.html| title=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards - The Fab 14| publisher=ccawards.com| accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref>.

There are 18 categories for the 2008 awards, with divisions for art and writing,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ccawards.com/categories.htm| title=Web Cartoonists' Choice Award Categories| publisher=ccawards.com| accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref>. The total categories for 2008 were reduced from the 26 that had been present in the 2007 awards, primarily due to the Committee dropping the "genre categories" from the list. The Committee's 2008 Chairman, Frank "Damonk" Cormier, had stated, on [http://webcomicbeacon.com/ The Webcomic Beacon], that the Committee had received a high amount of feedback to limit the categories. When people were voting on the 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, they were also asked what new genres, or categories, they thought should be included. Cormier explained, "We had a lot of people voting for 'no new genres', in fact, 'abolish the genres completely'." <ref>{{cite web| url=http://webcomicbeacon.com/2008/01/06/twcb-episode-5-the-web-cartoonists-choice-awards/| title=Episode 5: The WCCAs| publisher=webcomicbeacon.com| accessdate=2008-01-06}}</ref>

==Outstanding Comic==
Presented by Dylan Meconis of [http://dylanmeconis.com/ Quirky Bird]

* '''''[[Girl Genius]]'' by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Achewood]]'' by [[Chris Onstaad]]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[Perry Bible Fellowship]]'' by [[Nicholas Gurewitch]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

==Outstanding Newcomer==
Presented by Sheryl Schopfer of [http://www.deerme.net/ Deer Me]

* '''''[[Octopus Pie]]'' by Meredith Gran - Winner'''
* ''[[Bear and Kitten]]'' by Andy and Angie
* ''[[Pictures for sad children]]'' by [[John Campbell]]
* ''[[The Dreamer (webcomic)|The Dreamer]]'' by [[Lora Innes]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Inverloch (webcomic)|Sarah Ellerton]]

==Outstanding Artist==
Presented by Sergio Torres of [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/sergio/naivety/series.php Naivety Incarnate]

* '''Tracy J. Butler of ''Lackadaisy'' - Winner'''
* [[Aaron Diaz]] of ''[[Dresden Codak]]''
* [[Dylan Meconis]] of ''[[Family Man (webcomic)|Family Man]]''
* [[Nicholas Gurewitch]] of ''[[The Perry Bible Fellowship]]''
* [[Phil Foglio]] of ''[[Girl Genius]]''
* [[Sarah Ellerton]] of ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]''

===Outstanding Layout===
Presented by [http://davidmcg.net/ David McGuire]

* '''''[[Copper (comic)|Copper]]'' by [[Kazu Kibuishi]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Atland (webcomic)|Atland]]'' by [[Nate Piekos]]
* ''[[Dresden Codak]]'' by [[Aaron Diaz]]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Use of Color===
Presented by [http://blindkingdom.livejournal.com/ Dominique Ferland]

* '''''[[Dresden Codak]]'' by Aaron Diaz - Winner'''
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' by [[Jerry Holkins]] and [[Mike Krahulik]]
* ''[[The Perry Bible Fellowship]]'' by [[The Perry Bible Fellowship|Nicholas Gurewitch]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Black and White Art===
Presented by Bryant Paul Johnson of [http://tragi-comix.com/ Tragi-Comix]

* '''''Lackadaisy'' by Tracy J Butler - Winner'''
* ''[[Crowfeathers]]'' by [[Amy "SageBrush" Watson]]
* ''[[Digger (webcomic)|Digger]]'' by [[Digger (webcomic)|Ursula Vernon]]
* ''[[Octopus Pie]]'' by [[Meredith Gran]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' by [[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja|Chris Hastings]] (and [[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja|Kent Archer]])
* ''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' by [[Three Panel Soul|Ian McConville]] & [[Three Panel Soul|Matt Boyd]]

===Outstanding Photographic Comic===
Presented by Kane Lynch of [http://kanelynch.com/myth/index.html Myth and Madness]

* '''''[[A Softer World]]'' by Emily Horne and [[Joey Comeau]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Alien Loves Predator]]'' by [[Bernie Hou]]
* ''[[Dark Red]]'' by [[Lynn French]] and [[Joanna McKenzie]]
* ''[[Legostar Galactica]]'' by [[D.M. Jeftinija]]
* ''[[Twisted Kaiju Theater]]'' by [[Sean McGuinness]]

===Outstanding Character Rendering===
Presented by Fesworks of [http://theshifterarchive.com/ The Shifter Archive]

* '''''Lackadaisy'' by [[Tracy J. Butler]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[Scary Go Round]]'' by [[John Allison (artist)|John Allison]]
* ''[[The Dreamland Chronicles]]'' by [[Scott Christian Sava]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Environment Design===
Presented by Adam Holwerda of [http://www.adamholwerda.com/wordpress/ Empty Headbox]

* '''''[[Girl Genius]]'' by Phil and Kaja Foglio - Winner'''
* ''[[Atland (webcomic)|Atland]]'' by [[Nate Piekos]]
* ''[[Dresden Codak]]'' by [[Aaron Diaz]]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Website Design===
Presented by Vladimir Bazan Estrada of [http://www.ihooky.com/comic.php Ihooky]

* '''''Lackadaisy'' by [[Tracy J. Butler]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Atland (webcomic)|Atland]]'' by [[Nate Piekos]]
* ''[[Octopus Pie]]'' by [[Meredith Gran]]
* ''[[PvP]]'' by [[Scott Kurtz]]

===Outstanding Use of The Medium===
Presented by John Campbell of [[pictures for sad children]].

* '''''[[Dresden Codak]]'' by Aaron Diaz - Winner'''
* ''[[Diesel Sweeties]]'' by [[Richard Stevens (cartoonist)|R Stevens]]
* ''[[Dreamland Chronicles]]'' by [[Scott Christian Sava]]
* ''[[VG Cats]]'' by [[Scott Ramsoomair]]
* ''[[xkcd]]'' by [[Randall Munroe]]

==Outstanding Writer==
Presented by Tony Piro of [http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/ Calamities of Nature]

* '''[[Kaja Foglio|Kaja]] and [[Phil Foglio]] of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' - Winner'''
* [[Chris Onstad]] of ''[[Achewood]]''
* Spike of ''[[Templar, Arizona]]''
* [[Sarah Ellerton]] of ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]''
* [[Tom Siddell]] of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''

===Outstanding Character Writing===
Presented by [[Lee Bretschneider]] of [http://www.wheelchairromeo.com/ Wheelchair Romeo]

* '''''[[Templar, Arizona]]'' by Spike - Winner'''
* ''[[Achewood]]'' by [[Chris Onstad]]
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]]
* ''Lackadaisy'' by [[Tracy J. Butler]]
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'' by [[Jeph Jacques|J. Jacques]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Long Form Comic===
Presented by [http://www.JonathonDalton.com/ Jonathon Dalton]

* '''''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' by [[Rich Burlew]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]]
* ''[[Templar, Arizona]]'' by Spike
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

===Outstanding Short Form Comic===
Presented by Brian Brown of [http://boxbrown.com/ Bellen!]

* '''''[[Perry Bible Fellowship]]'' by Nicholas Gurewitch - Winner'''
* ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' by [[Jerry Holkins]] and [[Mike Krahulik]]
* ''[[Sinfest]]'' by [[Tatsuya Ishida]]
* ''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' by [[Ian McConville]] & [[Matt Boyd]]
* ''[[xkcd]]'' by [[Randall Munroe]]

===Outstanding Single Panel Comic===
Presented by [http://theonewhatis.livejournal.com/ John Cob]

* '''''[[xkcd]]'' by Randall Munroe - Winner'''
* ''[[The Book of Biff]]'' by [[Chris Hallbeck]]
* ''[[Bunny (webcomic)|Bunny]]'' by [[Huw Davies|H. Davies]]
* ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' by [[Zach Weiner]]
* ''[[Savage Chickens]]'' by [[Doug Savage]]

===Outstanding Comedic Comic===
Presented by Bryan Chojnowski of [http://www.muffin-time.com/ Muffin Time]

* '''''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik - Winner'''
* ''[[Beaver and Steve]]'' by [[James Turner]]
* ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' by [[Ryan North]]
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' by [[Rich Burlew]]
* ''[[xkcd]]'' by [[Randall Munroe]]

===Outstanding Dramatic Comic===
Presented by Mike May of [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/commonname/stockfootage/series.php Stock Footage]

* '''''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' by [[Tom Siddell]] - Winner'''
* ''[[Crowfeathers]]'' by [[Amy "SageBrush" Watson]]
* ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'' by [[Sarah Ellerton]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ccawards.com/ Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]
* [http://gigcast.nightgig.com/archives/581 The Gigcast's live coverage of the MegaCon Ceremony]{{dead link|url=http://gigcast.nightgig.com/archives/581|date=September 2009}}
* [http://webcomicbeacon.com/2008/01/06/twcb-episode-5-the-web-cartoonists-choice-awards/ The Webcomic Beacon's Frank "Damonk" Cormier interview]

{{WCCAs}}

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