Goethe Awards
| Goethe Award / Comic Fan Art Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in comic books, as voted on by fans |
| Venue | Comic Art Convention (1972, 1974) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | Newfangles / The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom |
| First awarded | 1971 |
| Last awarded | 1976 |
The Goethe Award (named after J. W. Goethe), later known as the Comic Fan Art Award, was an American series of comic book fan awards, first presented in 1971 for comics published in 1970. The award originated with the fanzine Newfangles and then shared close ties with The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom. The Comic Art Convention (CAC) twice hosted the presentation of the awards, at the 1972 and 1974 CACs. The format and balloting of the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards, presented by the Comics Buyer's Guide from 1982–2008, were in many ways derived from the Goethe Award/Comic Fan Art Award.
The Goethe Awards/Comic Fan Art Awards were tallied yearly for comic books produced during the previous year, and were given out in the following categories for "professional" comics:
In addition, awards were given out in the following categories for the fanzine/small press world:
Don & Maggie Thompson created the Goethe Awards in 1971; the Goethe Awards for comics published in 1970 were first published in a 1971 issue of their fanzine Newfangles.
Nominations for the 1972 Goethe Awards (for comics published in 1971) ballot were initially published in The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom (TBG),The Monster Times, and Graphic Story World. Nominations were sent in from 335 readers. Ultimately, there were 7 categories with 4-7 nominees in each category. 700 fans voted for the final nominees. The 1972 Goethe Awards were presented July 3, 1972, at the Comic Art Convention, New York City, in a ceremony emceed by Tony Isabella and Carl Gafford. The award results were also published in Comic Art News & Reviews.
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