The British Comic Awards (BCA) were a set of British awards for achievement in

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. Winners were selected by a judging committee; the awards were given out on an annual basis from 2012 to 2016 for comics made by United Kingdom creators published from September of the previous year until September of the current year. Award presentations were held at the

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Thought Bubble Festival, in the fall of the year. The British Comic Award took the place of the

National Comics Awards The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for comic book titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the United Kingdom the previous year. The votes wer ...

(1997–2003) and the

Eagle Awards The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by United Kingdom, UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle (British comics), Eagle'' comic, they were l ...

, both of which had petered out by the early 2010s.

Overview

The British Comic Awards were given out in five categories: * Best Book — "for long-form comics and collections"Freeman, John
"British Comic Awards launched,"
DownTheTubes.net (JULY 2, 2012). * Best Comic — "for short-form, self-contained stories" * Young People's Comic Award — "for short and long-form comics suitable for children voted for by young people" * Emerging Talent — "to recognize irrepressible talent and potential in a young or new creator" * Hall of Fame — "to commemorate the career and legacy of an influential figure from Britain’s rich comic history" Award recipients — except the Hall of Fame winner — were selected from a list of five nominees in each category. Before the nominees were whittled down to five, the BCA committee would release a longlist of eligible books, comics, and people. Nominations were accepted from the general public via a form on the BCA website. The BCA committee, which changed slightly each year, was made up of from seven to nine British individuals from academia and the arts. Committee members at various times included Lisa Wood,

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, and

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. The BCA committee chose that year's Hall of Fame recipient. The judging committee changed every year;"THE VOTING SYSTEM," British Comic Awards official website
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it generally had five to seven members. Judges at various times included

Eddie Argos Eddie Argos (born Kevin Macklin 25 October 1979) is the lead singer of English rock band Art Brut, and writer of comics. Personal life Born in Weymouth, England, Argos later moved to Poole, Dorset as a young child, and has subsequently writ ...

Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books '' The Princess and the Po ...

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, John Freeman,

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, and Stephen Holland of the

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-based comics retailer

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. The Young People’s Comic Award was not selected by the BCA judges; it was chosen by children from a selection of British schools and libraries.

History

The Awards were founded in 2012 by Adam Cadwell. There were some complaints after the first set of nominations were announced that the Awards seemed to favor

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and independent titles rather than "mainstream" British comics like '' 2000 AD'', ''

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''.Freeman, John
"British Comic Awards: The Winners,"
DownTheTubes.net (NOVEMBER 18, 2012). For the 2015 awards, the BCA opened a call for nominations from the general public, which could be submitted through its website; at that point, the Awards also partnered with the

-based comics retailer

. The 2015 awards were managed by BCA Founder Adam Cadwell."Nominees and Winners 2014/15," British Comic Awards official website
Archived at the Wayback Machine
The 2016 awards were co-sponsored by the Thought Bubble Festival and the

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& Information Service; they were limited to the Young People's Comic Award only. The nominated titles were sent to over a dozen schools across Leeds and throughout the country for young readers to read and judge. Their winning title was revealed at a special ceremony on 4 November in Leeds as part of the 10th anniversary of Thought Bubble; over 100 of the young judges were in attendance. Following the 2016 awards, it was announced that the British Comic Awards were "on hiatus" and would return, but in the years since they have disappeared.

Awards

; ''Winners listed by year; for some categories, other nominees are listed after the winner.''

Best Book

* 2012:Champion, Danny
"The British Comic Awards,"
''Comic Book Daily'' (November 20, 2012). ''Nelson'', edited by Rob Davis and

Woodrow Phoenix Woodrow Phoenix is a British comics artist, writer, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, font designer and author of children's books. Phoenix is best known for ''Rumble Strip'', published in 2008, a non-fiction look at the difficult social ...

** ''Don Quixote: Volume 1'' by Rob Davis ** ''Goliath'' by

Tom Gauld Tom Gauld (born 1976) is a Scottish cartoonist and illustrator. His style reflects his self-professed fondness of "deadpan comedy, flat dialogue, things happening offstage and impressive characters". Others note that his work "combines pathos ...

** '' Hilda and the Midnight Giant'' by

Luke Pearson Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the ''Hilda'' series of comics for Nobrow Press, and ''Hilda'', the Netflix series based on the comics. He has also storyboarded epi ...

** ''Science Tales'' by

Darryl Cunningham Darryl Cunningham (born 1960) is a British author and cartoonist who has written the books ''Science Tales'' (also known, in the US, as ''How to Fake a Moon Landing''), ''Psychiatric Tales'', ''The Age of Selfishness'' and ''Billionaires: The Liv ...

* 2013: ''The Nao of Brown'' by

Glyn Dillon Glyn Dillon (born 1971About: Glyn Dillon
, SelfMadeHero) is a British costume designer, as well ...

** ''The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil'' by

Stephen Collins Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former actor and writer. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the television series '' 7th Heaven'' from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the ABC t ...

** ''Judge Dredd: Trifecta'' by

Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...

, Rob Williams,

Simon Spurrier Simon "Si" Spurrier (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC. Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write h ...

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, D’Israeli,

Carl Critchlow Carl Critchlow is a British fantasy and science fiction comic illustrator. He is best known for his character Thrud the Barbarian, which originally appeared in ''White Dwarf'' magazine, and for his work for the ''Lobster Random'' comics. Care ...

, and

Simon Coleby Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

** ''The Man Who Laughs'' by

David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''Sticky Fin ...

and

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. Adapted from the

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. ** ''Mrs. Weber’s Omnibus'' by

Posy Simmonds Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds MBE, FRSL (born 9 August 1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist, and writer and illustrator of both children's books and graphic novels. She is best known for her long association with ''The Guardian'', for wh ...

* 2014: ''The Encyclopedia of Early Earth'' by

Isabel Greenberg Isabel Greenberg is a British graphic novelist and illustrator. Her first book, ''The Encyclopedia of Early Earth'', was published in 2013 by Jonathan Cape in the UK, Little Brown in the US and Random House Canada, Random House in Canada. Career ...

** ''The Absence'' by Martin Stiff ** ''Celeste'' by I. N. J. Culbard ** ''Lighter Than My Shadow'' by

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** ''Sally Heathcote: Suffragette'' by Mary Talbot,

Kate Charlesworth Kate Charlesworth (born 1950) is a British cartoonist and artist who has produced comics and illustrations since the 1970s. Her work has appeared in LGBT publications such as ''The Pink Paper'', ''Gay News'', ''Strip AIDS'', ''Dyke's Delight'', ...

, and

Bryan Talbot Bryan Talbot (born 24 February 1952) is a British comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' and its sequel '' Heart of Empire'', as well as the ''Grandville'' series of books. He collaborated ...

* 2015: ''The Motherless Oven'' by Rob Davis ** ''Comic Book Slumber Party: Fairytales for Bad Bitches'' by Hannah Chapman (editor) ** ''Supercrash: How to Hijack the Global Economy'' by

** ''The Rabbi'' by Rachael Smith ** ''Tim Ginger'' by

Julian Hanshaw Julian Hanshaw (born January 1971) is a British cartoonist best known for his graphic novels ''The Art Of Pho'', ''I'm Never Coming Back'', and ''Tim Ginger''. Early years Hanshaw attended The National Film and Television School where he studie ...

Best Comic

* 2012: ''Bad Machinery: The Case of The Fire Inside'' by John Allison ** ''The Accidental Salad'' by Joe Decie ** ''Girl & Boy'' by Andrew Tunney ** ''Hemlock'' by Josceline Fenton ** ''Tuk Tuk'' by

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* 2013: ''Winter's Knight: Day One'' by Robert M. Ball ** ''The Absence'' #5 by Martin Stiff ** ''The Listening Agent'' by Joe Decie ** ''Mud Man'' #6 by

Paul Grist Paul Grist may refer to: * Paul Grist (actor) (born 1939), British actor * Paul Grist (comics) Paul Grist (born 9 September 1960) is a British comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled police series '' Kane'' and his unorthodox superhero s ...

** ''Soppy'' #2 by Philippa Rice * 2014:MacDonald, Heidi
"British Comic Awards winners announced,"
''The Beat'' (Nov. 17, 2014).''

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Jamie McKelvie Jamie McKelvie is a cartoonist and illustrator, known for his both work on books such as ''Phonogram'', ''Young Avengers'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', and his approach to comic character design. Career Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated ...

, Matt Wilson, and Clayton Cowles ** ''Dangeritis: A Fistful of Danger'' by Robert M. Ball and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell ** ''In The Frame'' by

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** ''Raygun Roads'' by

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, Indio!, Mike Stock, and

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** ''Tall Tales & Outrageous Adventures'' #1: ''The Snow Queen & Other Stories'' by

* 2015: ''Grey Area: From the City to the Sea'' by Tim Bird ** ''Beast Wagon'' #1 by

, John Pearson, and Colin Bell ** ''Hand Me Down'' by Kristyna Baczynski ** ''Lost Property'' by Andy Poyiadgi ** ''Strip'' by Sarah Gordon

Young People's Comic Award

* 2012: ''Hilda and the Midnight Giant'' by

** ''Bad Machinery: The Case of The Fire Inside'' by John Allison ** ''Dinopopolous'' by

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** ''Gum Girl'' volume 1: ''Catastrophe Calling'' by

Andi Watson Andrew Watson (born 1969) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels ''Breakfast After Noon'', ''Slow News Day'' and his series ''Skeleton Key'' and ''Love Fights'', published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics ...

** ''The Lost Boy'' by

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* 2013: '' The Complete Rainbow Orchid'' by

Garen Ewing Garen Ewing (born 1969, England) is an illustrator, designer and most notably a comic creator, being the writer and illustrator of '' The Adventures of Julius Chancer - The Rainbow Orchid''. As an aside, Ewing is a part-time researcher and write ...

** ''Cindy & Biscuit'' #3 by

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** '' Hilda & The Bird Parade'' by

** ''Playing Out'' by

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** ''The Sleepwalkers'' by Vivianne Schwarz * 2014: '' Hilda and the Black Hound'' by

** ''Bad Machinery Vol 2: The Case of The Good Boy'' by John Allison ** ''BOO!'' by Paul Harrison-Davies, Andrew Waugh, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Jonathan Edwards, James Howard,

Gary Northfield Gary Northfield is a British cartoonist, most famous for his ''Derek the Sheep'' comic strip published in DC Thomson's ''The Beano'' and ''BeanoMAX''. Northfield graduated from Harrow College University of Westminster with a degree in Illustratio ...

, and

Jamie Smart Jamie Smart (born 21 July 1978) is a British comic artist and author best known for his 10-issue comic series '' Bear''. The Phoenix He is known for his children's cartoon series '' Bunny VS. Monkey'', running in The Phoenix, created original ...

** ''Corpse Talk: Season 1'' by Adam Murphy ** ''The Beginner’s Guide to Being Outside'' by Gill Hatcher * 2015: ''Star Cat: Book 01'' by James Turner ** ''Cindy and Biscuit Vol 1: We Love Trouble'' by

** ''Gary's Garden: Book 1'' by

** ''Ghost Cat’s Pedigree Chums'' by

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** ''Maleficium'' by EdieOP * 2016:"Young People's Comic Award Winner 2016," British Comic Awards official website
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''Lost Tales'' by Adam Murphy with

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** ''Mega Robo Bros'' by

Neill Cameron Neill Cameron is a British cartoonist. Biography Cameron started out in British small press comics, most notably drawing ''Bulldog Empire'', which also appeared in the small press section of ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and was reprinted in the fi ...

with

** ''Parsley Girl: Carrots'' by Matthew Swan ** ''Tamsin and the Deep'' by

and

** ''Zorse'' by Ramzee with

Liz Greenfield Liz Greenfield is a Dutch-born webcartoonist living in Manchester, England. Best known for writing the webcomic ''Stuff Sucks'', set in her birthplace of Amsterdam, Greenfield also wrote the webcomics ''Steak and Kidney Punch'' and ''Swallow''. ...

Emerging Talent

* 2012: Josceline Fenton ** Kristyna Baczynski **

** Louis Roskosch ** Jack Teagle * 2013: Will Morris for ''The Silver Darlings'' **

for ''The River of Lost Souls'' ** Dilraj Mann for ''Frank Ocean VS Chris Brown'', ''Make You Notice'', and ''Turning Point'' ** Jade Sarson for ''Cafe Suada: Cup 3 – Strange Stains'' ** Lizzy Stewart for ''Solo'', ''Four Days In Brussels'', ''Four Days in Iceland'', and ''Object Stories'' * 2014: Alison Sampson for her artwork in ''Genesis'' (

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) and "Shadows" from the ''In The Dark'' anthology (

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) **

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for ''Tam Lin'', ''The Courting of Fair Spring'', and ''Red-Nosed Frost and The Mermaid'' ** Rachael Smith for ''House Party'', ''One Good Thing'', ''Flimsy'', ''Vicky Park'' (a weekly comic in the ''

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''), and "The Amazing Seymore" from the ''Moose Kid Comics'' anthology **

Becca Tobin Rebecca Grace Tobin (born January 18, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. Early life Tobin grew up in Marietta, Georgia, the younger of two ...

for ''Eye Contact'', "Peppermint Butler's Peppermint Bark" from ''

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'' #30 (

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), and numerous short comics ** Corban Wilkin for ''Breaker's End'' * 2015: Rachael Stott for her artwork in ''Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor – SDCC Exclusive'' (

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), ''

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'' #46 and #47 (

), and ''Star Trek/Planet of the Apes'' #1-5 (IDW). ** Sarah Graley for ''Our Super Adventure'', ''Pizza Witch'', and ''Rent Quest'' ** Matt Taylor for ''The Great Salt Lake'' and his artwork on ''Wolf'' #1 and #2 (

) **

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for ''Long Lost Lempi and Snippets: Extracts from 4 Comics that Don’t Exist'' **

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for his artwork on ''

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Volume 1'' and ''ODY-C'' #6 (

)

Hall of Fame

* 2012:

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

* 2013:

Leo Baxendale Joseph Leo Baxendale (27 October 1930 – 23 April 2017) was an English cartoonist and publisher. Baxendale wrote and drew several titles. Among his best-known creations are the ''The Beano, Beano'' comic strip, strips ''Little Plum'', ''Minnie ...

* 2014:

* 2015:

Dudley D. Watkins Dudley Dexter Watkins (27 February 1907 – 20 August 1969) was an English cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his characters ''Oor Wullie'' and ''The Broons''; comic strips featuring them have appeared in Scottish newspaper The Su ...

Freeman, John
"British Comic Awards Shortlist announced, Beano artist Dudley D. Watkins enters 'Hall of Fame.'"
DownTheTubes.net (OCTOBER 2, 2015).

References

{{British Comic Book Industry Awards Comics awards British awards Awards established in 2012 Awards disestablished in 2016

Overview

History

Awards

Best Book

Best Comic

Young People's Comic Award

Emerging Talent

Hall of Fame

See also

References