The Glyph Comics Awards is for the best

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made by people of color from the last calendar year. The goal is to award the People of Color for their awesome work in the comics industry and also to inspire young writers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the industry. They are not exclusive to a certain group of people. The awards are named for the blog ''Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community'', at ''Pop Culture Shock'', started in 2005 by comics journalist Rich Watson as a means to provide news and commentary on comics with black themes. The Glyph Comics Awards have been presented at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, in Philadelphia, since 2006.

Judges

2006

Source: * Omar Bilal, creator of the Museum of Black Superheroes website * Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, senior comics editor at ''

Pop Culture Shock Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

'' *

Stephanie Brandford Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian ...

, moderator of the Dwayne McDuffie forum at VHive * Eliot Johnson, co-founder of the fan club STEEL (Stop Trying to Eliminate Ethnic Legends) and former columnist with '' Broken Frontier'' * Rich Watson, Glyph Comics Awards founder

2007

Johanna Draper Carlson Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

, founder of the review website ComicsWorthReading.com * Pam Noles, professional writer and former

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

s judge *

Calvin Reid Calvin may refer to: Names * Calvin (given name) ** Particularly Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States * Calvin (surname) ** Particularly John Calvin, theologian Places In the United States * Calvin, Arkansas, a hamlet * Calvin ...

, senior editor for Publishers Weekly and former Eisner Awards judge * Hannibal Tabu, online comics reviewer and professional fiction writer * Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder

2008

* Cheryl Lynn Eaton, comics journalist and founder of the Ormes Society *

Prof. William Foster Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

, comics historian and lecturer * Tony Isabella, comics writer and columnist *

Katherine Keller Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

, editor-in-chief,

Sequential Tart In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called ''elements'', or ''terms''). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is calle ...

* Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder

2009

* Valerie D'Orazio, president of the Friends of Lulu * Nathan Erhardt, writer, Comics Nexus * Ed Mathews, columnist, Pop Image * Tim O'Shea, writer/interviewer, TalkingWithTim.com * Elayne Riggs, comics reviewer and commentator

2010

* David Brothers, comics blogger (4th Letter!) * Carol Burrell, editorial director, Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group * Brian Cronin, writer, Comic Book Resources * Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics

2011

* Jennifer Contino, comics journalist * Martha Cornog, graphic novel columnist for

Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...

* Joseph Phillip Illidge, writer, Expo Weekly * J. Calendar Mozzocco, writer for Newsarama * Chad Nevett, writer for

Comics Should Be Good ''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...

2012

* Omar Bilal, webmaster, BlackSuperhero.com * Robin Brenner, editor-in-chief, NoFlyingNoTights.com * David Brothers, comics blogger, 4thLetter.com * Tim Callahan, comics blogger, Comic Book Resources

2013

Source: * Maurice Waters, owner and operator of Blackscifi.com * Hannibal Tabu, review columnist at '' Comic Book Resources'' * Omar Bilal, Owner and Operator of Museum of Black Superheroes * Eric Deggans, TV and media critic, '' Tampa Bay Times''

2014

Source: * Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards Chairperson and curator of the Museum of UnCut Funk, a virtual museum that celebrates 1970s Black culture * Omar Bilal, founder of the Museum of Black Superheroes * Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of ComicsWorthReading.com * Hannibal Tabu, author, comics reviewer, and editor-in-chief of Komplicated at

The Good Men Project The Good Men Project is an American weblog founded by Tom Matlack in 2009. Background The online platform was founded in 2009 by American entrepreneur Tom Matlack. The Good Men Project launched as an online publishing site and social platform o ...

* Maurice Waters, owner of Black-Scifi.com * Joseph Wheeler III, president of the New Art Order, founder of the OnyxCon convention, and creator of the UAC ANKh Project

2016

Source: * Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards chair * Michael A. Gonzales, author, writer, blogger * Regina L. Sawyer, owner of Lockett Down Publications * Grace D. Gipson, doctoral student, University of California, Berkeley * Jiba Molei Anderson, CEO of Griot Enterprises * Mark A. Randolph, writer, educator, and collector

2020

* Shenkarr Davis, Glyph Comics Award chair * Crystal Sparrow, freelance writer * Carla Wiley, co-founder of Progeny's Legacy Jamaa * William Mason Jones, founder of Afrofuturism Network * Deirdre Hollman, founder of the Black Comics Collective * Tatiana Bacchus, videographer/filmmaker

List of Glyph Comics Awards winners

Pioneer Award

* 2004:

Samuel Joyner Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

, cartoonist * 2005: Bertram Fitzgerald, editor and publisher, Golden Legacy Comics * 2006:

Turtel Onli Turtel Onli (born January 25, 1952 in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois) is an Citizenship in the United States, American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher. Over Onli's career, his work has touched upon a variety of di ...

, creative artist and educator * 2007: Larry Fuller, underground comics artist and publisherWatson, Rich. Accessed Apr. 13, 2009.

Story of the Year

* 2006: '' Nat Turner'', Kyle Baker, writer and artist * 2007: ''

Stagger Lee "Stagger Lee", also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton, in St. Louis, Missouri, at Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and first recorded ...

'',

Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch Order of the British Empire, OBE (18 November 1897 – 1 June 1967) was a BBC Radio producer and presenter. He became known as "Uncle Mac" on ''Children's Hour'' and ''Children's Favourites'' and provided the voice ...

, writer,

Shepherd Hendrix A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' 'herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, i ...

, artist * 2008: '' Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm'',

Percy Carey Percy Carey (born June 11, 1970), also known by the stage names MF Grimm, Grimm Reaper, GM Grimm and originally Build and Destroy, is an American underground rapper, music producer, CEO, and Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer from New Yo ...

, writer,

Ronald Wimberly Ronald Wimberly (born April 28, 1979) is an American cartoonist. He has published several graphic novels, as well as shorter works for ''The New Yorker'', DC/Vertigo, Nike, Marvel, Hill and Wang, and Dark Horse Comics. Wimberly was the 2016 Col ...

, artist * 2009: ''

Bayou In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They ...

'', Jeremy Love, writer and artist * 2010: '' Unknown Soldier'' #13-14,

Joshua Dysart Joshua Dysart (born June 21, 1971) is an American comic book writer. He has done work for DC Comics, Vertigo Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Valiant Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Penny-Farthing Press, Virgin Comics and Random House ...

, writer, Pat Masioni, artist * 2011: ''

Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun ''Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence'' is a memoir by American social activist Geoffrey Canada. Beacon Press published the book on January 31, 1995. Beacon published a graphic novel adaptation of the book in 2010, illustrated ...

'',

Geoffrey Canada Geoffrey Canada (born January 13, 1952) is an American educator, social activist and author. Since 1990, Canada has been president of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization that states its goal is to increase high scho ...

, writer,

Jamar Nicholas Jamar Nicholas (born March 18, 1973) is an African American cartoonist, graphic novelist, and educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for original graphic novel, ''Leon: Protector of the Playground'', and his graphic novel adapta ...

, artist * 2012: ''Princeless'', Jeremy Whitley, writer, M. Goodwin, artist * 2013: ''Monsters 101'', Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artistMacDonald, Heidi
"2013 Glyph Comics Awards Winners announced,"
''The Beat'' (May 22, 2013). * 2014: ''Watson and Holmes'' #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) * 2015: ''

Shaft Shaft may refer to: Rotating machine elements * Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power * Line shaft, a power transmission system * Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque * Axle, a shaft around whi ...

'', David F. Walker (writer) and Bilquis Evely (artist)"2015 Glyph Comics Awards Winners,"
ECBACC official website (May 17, 2015). * 2016: ''Revelation: Brotherman-Dictator of Discipline'', Dawud Anyabwile (artist), Guy A. Sims (writer), and Brian McGee (colorist) * 2017: ''

March Book Three The ''March'' trilogy is an autobiographical black and white graphic novel trilogy about the Civil rights movement, told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The series is written by Lewis and Andrew Ay ...

'', John Lewis and

Andrew Aydin Andrew Aydin (born August 25, 1983) is an American comics writer, known as the Digital Director & Policy Advisor to Georgia congressman John Lewis, and co-author, with Lewis, of Lewis' #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling autobiographical graphic no ...

(writers) and Nate Powell (artist)Glyph Comics Awards
Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Feb. 1, 2021. * 2018: ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'', Tim Fielder (writer/artist)"2018 GLYPH AWARDS Winners,"
''First Comic News'' (May 23, 2018). * 2019: ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web'', Greg Anderson Elysee (writer) and

Daryl Toh Daryl Toh (born April 15, 1986) is a Malaysian comic book artist and writer. Toh first gained attention through his supernatural webcomic ''Tobias and Guy'', published on his Tumblr account, and focusing on the relationship between the human Guy a ...

(artist)Chiu-Tabet, Christopher
"2019 Glyph Comics Award Winners Announced,"
''Multiversity Comics'' (May 18th, 2019). * 2020: ''Malika — Fallen Queen Part One'', Roye Okupe (writer); Sunkanmi Akinboye and Etubi Onucheyo (artists)

Best Writer

* 2006:

Lance Tooks A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike sim ...

, '' Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki'' * 2007: Derek McCulloch, ''Stagger Lee'' * 2008: James Sturm, '' Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow'' * 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou'' * 2010:

Alex Simmons Alexandria Patrice Simmons (; born July 7, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Memphis. From 2018 to 2023, she coached at Gardner–Webb University. Pla ...

, '' Archie & Friends'' * 2011:

, '' Unknown Soldier'' * 2012: Jeremy Whitley, ''Princeless'' * 2013:

Brandon M. Easton Brandon M. Easton is a professional writer, screenwriter, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Easton was born in Baltimore, Maryland and resides in Southern California. Easton is mainly known for his work on the Warner Bros. Animation ...

, ''Shadowlaw'' * 2014: Brandon M. Easton, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6 * 2015: Keef Cross, ''Day Black'' * 2016: Juliana "Jewels" Smith, ''(H)afrocentric'' * 2017: John Lewis &

, ''

''"2017 Glyph Award Winners Announced,"
''Previews World'' (May 22, 2017). * 2018:

, ''Leon: Protector of the Playground'' * 2019: Greg Anderson Elysee, ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web'' * 2020: Newton Lilavois,
Crescent City Monsters
'

Best Artist

* 2006: Kyle Baker, '' Nat Turner'' * 2007: Kyle Baker, '' The Bakers'' * 2008: Kyle Baker, '' Nat Turner: Revolution'' * 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou'' * 2010:

Jay Potts A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian m ...

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World of Hurt ''StarFist'' is a series of military science fiction novels written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. The novels are set in the 25th century and are written from the viewpoint of the men of the ''Confederation of Human Worlds'' Marine Corps 34th ...

'' * 2011:

Richard Koslowski Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

, ''

BB Wolf and the 3 LPs BB, Bb, or similar, may refer to: In arts and entertainment *BB, abbreviation for a catalogue of works by Béla Bartók * ''BB'' (album), by Mod Sun (2017) *"BB Talk", 2015 song by Miley Cyrus * BB (Transformers), a character in the franchi ...

'' * 2012:

Sara Pichelli Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for ID ...

, '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' * 2013: Chris Samnee, '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' #6 * 2014: N. Steven Harris, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6 * 2015: Nelson Blake 2, ''Artifacts'' * 2016: Dawud Anyabwile, ''Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline: Revelation Book One'' * 2017: Brian Stelfreeze, ''

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...

'' * 2018: Shauna J. Grant, ''Princess Love Pon'' * 2019:

Khary Randolph Khary Randolph (born January 10, 1979, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comic book artist. He has worked on such series as ''Starborn'', ''Charismagic'', ''Tech Jacket'', ''Mosaic'', and ''Excellence''; and for such publishers as Marvel C ...

, Roger Robinson, and Manuel Garcia, ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'' * 2020: Gian Carlo Bernal,
Crescent City Monsters
'

Best Male Character

* 2006: Huey Freeman, ''

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'';

Aaron McGruder Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating ''The Boondocks'', a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation. Early life and education Aaron ...

, writer/artist * 2007: Stagger Lee, ''Stagger Lee'';

, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist; inspired by the life of Lee Shelton * 2008: Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow''; co-created by James Sturm, writer, and

Rich Tommaso Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated comm ...

, artist * 2009: Black Lightning, ''

Final Crisis "Final Crisis" is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely b ...

: Submit''; Grant Morrison, writer, Matthew Clark, Norm Rapmund, Rob Hunter, and Don Ho, artists * 2010:

Isaiah Pastor Isaiah ( or ; he, , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "God is Salvation"), also known as Isaias, was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the ...

, ''World of Hurt''; created by Jay Potts, writer and artist * 2011: Geoff, ''

''; created by

, writer, and

, artist * 2012: Miles Morales; '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'';

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...

, writer,

, artist; inspired by the character created by

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

& Steve Ditko * 2013: Mort; ''Monsters 101''; Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artist * 2014: Jack Maguire; ''Nowhere Man: You Don't Know Jack''; Jerome Walford, writer/artist * 2015: Bass Reeves; ''Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth'';

Joel Christian Gill Joel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing: ''Strange Fruit Vol I : Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History'', ''Bass Ree ...

, writer/artist * 2016: Arron Day (Blackjack); ''BlackJack: There Came a Dark Hunter''; Alex Simmons, writer; Tim Fielder, artist * 2017:

Matt Trakker The following is a list of characters and vehicles from the ''M.A.S.K.'' media franchise, including the toyline and its M.A.S.K. (TV series), television adaptation. The toyline lasted longer than the cartoon series. Toylines There were five dif ...

; ''

M.A.S.K. M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is a media franchise created by Kenner. The main premise revolved around the fight between the titular protagonist underground task force and the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network o ...

— Mobile Armored Strike Kommand''; Brandon Easton, writer; Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists * 2018: Is'nana the Were-Spider; ''Is'nana the Were-Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1, Greg Anderson-Elysee, writer/artist * 2019: Noble; ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'', Brandon Thomas (writer),

, Roger Robinson, and Manuel Garcia (artists) * 2020: Is'nana the Were-Spider; ''Is'nana the Were-Spider: The Ballads of Rawhead and John Henry'', Greg Anderson Elysee (writer) and David Brame & Walter Ostlie (artists)

Best Female Character

* 2006: Darlin' Niki, '' Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki'' * 2007:

Thomasina Lindo Thomasina or Thomasine is the feminine form of the given name Thomas, which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to Tamsin. Tamsin can be used as a name in itself; variants of Tamsin include Tamsyn, Tamzin, Tamsen, Tammi and Tamasin. The ver ...

, ''

Welcome to Tranquility ''Welcome to Tranquility'' is an American comic book ongoing series, series created by Gail Simone and Neil Googe and published by Wildstorm. The series is set in Tranquility, a fictional town in Oregon, which is home to retired superheroes and ...

''; co-created by

Gail Simone Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''Birds of Prey'', ''Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. Other ...

, writer,

Neil Googe Neil Googe is a British comics artist. Biography Googe's early comics work include a ''Shotgun Mary'' mini-series and work on '' 2000 AD'', including a number of ''Judge Dredd'' stories. In 1999, Googe was hired as the artist for a graphic nove ...

, artist * 2008: Amanda Waller, ''

Checkmate Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is ...

''; Greg Rucka, writer, Joe Bennett &

Jack Jadson Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

, artists * 2009: Lee Wagstaff, ''Bayou,'', Jeremy Love, writer and artist * 2010: Aya, '' Aya: The Secrets Come Out'', created by

Marguerite Abouet Marguerite Abouet (born 1971) is an Ivorian writer of bandes dessinées, best known for her graphic novel series '' Aya''.Clement Oubrerie, artist * 2011: Selena, ''

28 Days Later ''28 Days Later'' is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagi ...

'', created by

Michael Alan Nelson Michael Alan Nelson (born June 6, 1971) is an American comic book writer and novelist. He is best known for the comic book and novel series ''Hexed'', ''Supergirl'' comics, and co-writing the " Day Men" comics series. Nelson has written over 30 g ...

, writer, Declan Shalvey and Marek Oleksicki, artists * 2012: Adrienne; ''Princeless''; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist * 2013: Dyana; ''Night Stalker''; Orlando Harding, writer; David Miller, artist * 2014: Ajala Storm; ''Ajala: A Series of Adventures''; Robert Garrett (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) * 2015: Ajala Storm; ''Ajala: A Series of Adventures''; Robert Garrett (writer) and N. Steven Harris & Walt Msonza Barna, (artists) * 2016: Moon Girl; ''

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur ''Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'', or simply ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'', is an American animated television series developed by Steve Loter, Jeffrey M. Howard, and Kate Kondell and produced by Cinema Gypsy Productions, Disney T ...

''; Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder (writers) and Natacha Bustos and Amy Reeder (artists) * 2017: Lily Brown; ''Malice in Ovenland'' vol. #1; Micheline Hess, writer/artist * 2018: Matty Watty; ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'' Tim Fielder (writer/artist) * 2019: Blackstarr; ''Blackstarr: Birth of a Supernova Part 1'', by Charlene R. Jones (writer) and Corey Thomas (artist) * 2020: Iyanu; ''Iyanu, Child of Wonder Chapter One'', by Roye Okupe (writer) and Godwin Akpan (artist)

Rising Star Award

* 2006:

Robert Roach The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, '' The Roach'' * 2007: Spike Trotman, ''

Templar, Arizona ''Templar Arizona'' is a webcomic written and drawn by Spike Trotman, Charlie Spike Trotman. It was hosted on Webcomics Nation. Trotman describes ''Templar, Arizona'' as "a story about a town, and the people who live there", specifically referring ...

'' * 2008:

Marguerite Abouet Marguerite Abouet (born 1971) is an Ivorian writer of bandes dessinées, best known for her graphic novel series '' Aya''.Aya'' * 2009:

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and John Jennings, '' The Hole: Consumer Culture'' * 2010: Jay Potts, ''World of Hurt'' * 2011:

, ''

'' * 2012: Whit Taylor, ''Watermelon'' * 2013: Raymond Ayala, writer, ''H.O.P.E.'' * 2014: Alverne Ball (writer), Jason Reeves and Luis Guerrero (artists), ''One Nation'' #1 * 2015: Alverne Ball & Jason Reeves (writers), Lee Moyer and Ari Syahrazad (artists), ''One Nation: Old Druids'' * 2016: Chuck Collins (writer and artist), ''Bounce!'' * 2017: Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham, ''Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny'' * 2018: Greg Anderson-Elysee, (writer and artist), ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1 * 2019: Austine Osas (writer) and Yusuf Shittuh (artist), ''Under the Sun'' * 2020: Allison Chaney Whitmore (writer) and Carola Borelli (artist), ''Love University''

Best Reprint Publication

* 2006: '' Birth of a Nation: a Comic Novel'' softcover, Crown * 2007: '' Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda'',

First Second Books First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It als ...

;

Mark Siegel Mark Siegel (born June 2, 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is known both as an author, illustrator, and as the editorial director of First Second Books, a Macmillan imprint which publishes graphic novels for all ages. He grew up in France until the ...

, editor,

Alexis Siegel Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–197 ...

, translator * 2008: '' Aya'', Drawn & Quarterly;

Chris Oliveros Drawn & Quarterly is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic content, a ...

, publisher,

Helge Dascher Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. ...

, translator * 2009: '' Me and the Devil Blues V1, '', Del Rey Manga;

David Ury David Brian Ury (born September 30, 1973) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and Japanese translation specialist. Early life and education Ury was born and raised in Sonoma, California. He graduated from Sonoma Valley High Sch ...

, translator/adapter * 2010: '' Aya: The Secrets Come Out'', Drawn & Quarterly * 2011: ''

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali ''Superman vs. Muhammad Ali'' is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, a story in whi ...

Deluxe Hardcover'', DC Comics * 2012: ''No award given'' * 2013: ''No award given'' * 2014: '' Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'', Fellowship of Reconciliation/ Top Shelf Productions * 2015: ''Techwatch'', Chameleon Creations * 2016: ''Concrete Park'' vol. 2: ''R-E-S-P-E-C-T'', Dark Horse Comics * 2017: ''E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Part One'', YouNeek Studios * 2018: ''

'' vol. 3: ''Smartest There Is'', Marvel Comics * 2019: ''Malika – Warrior Queen Part One'', YouNeek Studios * 2020: ''Blackstarr: Birth of a Supernova Part One'', Shugalene Publications *2021: ''Kyle Flex: Monster Hunter #1'', Denied Studios Writer KJ FROM CALI

Best Cover

* 2006: ''Nat Turner'' #1, Kyle Baker, illustrator * 2007: ''Stagger Lee'', Shepherd Hendrix, artist * 2008: '' Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm'';

, illustrator * 2009: '' Unknown Soldier'' #1;

Igor Kordey Igor Kordej (referred to as Igor Kordey in American and French publications; born 23 June 1957) is a croats, Croatian comic book artist, illustrator, graphic designer and scenographer of international reputation. Early life Igor Kordej graduated ...

, illustrator * 2010: '' Luke Cage Noir'' #1; Tim Bradstreet, illustrator * 2011: ''Unknown Soldier'' #5; Dave Johnson, illustrator * 2012: '' Chew'' #27;

Rob Guillory Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Ro ...

, illustrator * 2013: ''Indigo Hit List 1.0''; Charlie Goubile and Mshindo Kuumba I, artists * 2014: ''Route 3'' #2: A Date... A Destiny; Sean Hill, artist * 2015: ''Offset'' #1: "The Man Who Travels with a Piece of Sugarcane": Tristan Roach, artist * 2016: ''Blue Hand Mojo: Dust to Dust'', John Jennings, artist * 2017: ''Black'' #1,

, artist * 2018: ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'', Tim Fielder, artist * 2019: ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'', Khary Randolph, artist * 2020:
Crescent City Monsters
' #2, Gian Carlo Bernal, artist

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic

* 2006: ''

The K Chronicles ''The K Chronicles'' is an autobiographical weekly comic strip by the independent cartoonist Keith Knight that has been produced since the early 1990s. Knight is an African-American artist whose comics often explore themes relevant to his racial ...

'', Keith Knight, writer/artist * 2007: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist * 2008: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist * 2009: ''Bayou'', Jeremy Love, writer/artist * 2010: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist * 2011: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist * 2012: ''Fungus Grotto'', Shatia Hamilton, writer * 2013: ''

Mama's Boyz Jerry Craft (born January 22, 1963)
''Lambiek's Comiclopedia''. Accessed Jan. 22, 2014. is an

Jerry Craft Jerry Craft (born January 22, 1963)
''Lambiek's Comiclopedia''. Accessed Jan. 22, 2014. is an

* 2017: ''Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny''; Marcus Williams (writer) and Greg Burnham (artist) * 2018: ''(H)afrocentric'' vols. 1–4; Juliana "Jewels" Smith (writer); Ronald Nelson (artist) * 2019: ''Weapon of the People: Decoded''; Muhammad Rasheed (writer/artist) * 2020: ''Isshoni'', by Alfred Stewart (writer/artist)

Fan Award for Best Comic / Best Work

* 2006: '' Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther?'',

Reginald Hudlin Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director, producer, and comic-book writer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was P ...

John Romita, Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Early ...

Klaus Janson Klaus Janson (born January 23, 1952) is a German-born American comics artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies. While he is best known as an inker, Janson has frequently worked as a penc ...

, Axel Alonso * 2007: '' Storm'',

Eric Jerome Dickey Eric Jerome Dickey (July 7, 1961January 3, 2021) was an American author. He wrote several crime novels involving grifters, ex cons, and assassins, the latter novels having more diverse settings, moving from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom to ...

David Yardin David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

Lan Medina Rolando Medina, commonly known as Lan Medina (born December 22, 1961), is a Filipino comic book artist best known for his work on '' Fables, Aria, District X'', and '' The Punisher: MAX'' imprint. Awards In the 2007 Glyph Comics Awards, the Fan ...

and Jay Leisten &

Sean Parsons Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angli ...

* 2008: '' Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four''; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Paul Pelletier &

Rick Magyar Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

, artists * 2009: '' Vixen: Return of the Lion''; G. Willow Wilson, writer, Cafu, artist * 2010: '' Luke Cage Noir''; Mike Benson and Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist * 2011: ''Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers'';

, writer, Denys Cowan, artist * 2013: ''Ascended: The Omega Nexus'', Roger Reece and Jerry Reece (writers) * 2014: ''Watson and Holmes'' #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) * 2015: ''OneNation: SafeHouse'', Jason Reeves (writer), Samax Amen & Deon De Lange (artists) * 2016: ''Bounce!''; Chuck Collins, writer/artist * 2017: ''

: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand'', Brandon Easton (writer) and Tony Vargas (artist) * 2018: ''Is'Nana the Were Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1, Greg Anderson-Elysee (writer/artist) * 2019: ''Endigo Society: The Golden Age'', Norwick Robinson (writer), Mikhail Sebastian & Brandon Treadway * 2020:
Crescent City Monsters
', Newton Lilavois (writer) and Gian Carlo Bernal (artist)

References

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