The Glyph Comics Awards is for the best

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made by

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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 The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) is the Philadelphia region's first Black people, black comic book convention, bringing together hundreds of comic book, science fiction, and fantasy creators, their colleagues, and their fans. ...

, in

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, 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'' * Stephanie Brandford, moderator of the

Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for producing and writing the animated series '' Static Shock'', '' Damage Control'', ''Justice League Unlimited'' and '' Ben ...

forum at VHive * Eliot Johnson, co-founder of the fan club STEEL (Stop Trying to Eliminate Ethnic Legends) and former columnist with ''

Broken Frontier ''Broken Frontier'' is a web-magazine which publishes news, interviews, and essays about the comic book industry, with a focus on the British small press scene. It was founded by Frederik Hautain in 2002. In 2017 the site came under the ownership ...

'' * Rich Watson, Glyph Comics Awards founder

2007

* Johanna Draper Carlson, 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, senior editor for

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...

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 The Ormes Society is an online group that promotes black women who work in the comic book industry. The organization is named after Jackie Ormes, a pioneering African-American comic artist. History The Ormes Society was founded in 2007 by artist ...

* Prof. William Foster, comics historian and lecturer *

Tony Isabella Tony Isabella (born December 22, 1951) is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic, known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath; DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning; and as ...

, comics writer and columnist * Katherine Keller, 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 Valerie D'Orazio (born February 23, 1974) is an American comic book writer and editor. Career D'Orazio was hired as assistant editor at Acclaim in 1997. She joined the Creative Services Department at DC Comics in 2000. In 2002, she became assi ...

, president of the

Friends of Lulu Friends of Lulu was a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States, which operated from 1994–2011 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. Membership was op ...

* 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 ''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 ...

* 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 Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History N ...

* Chad Nevett, writer for Comics Should Be Good

2012

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

2013

Source: * Maurice Waters, owner and operator of Blackscifi.com * Hannibal Tabu, review columnist at ''

'' * Omar Bilal, Owner and Operator of Museum of Black Superheroes * Eric Deggans, TV and media critic, ''

Tampa Bay Times The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single y ...

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 ...

* 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 The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

* 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, cartoonist * 2005:

Bertram Fitzgerald ''Golden Legacy'' was the umbrella title for a line of educational black history comic books published by Fitzgerald Publishing Co. from 1966 to 1976. ''Golden Legacy'' published comic book biographies of such notable figures as Toussaint Louvert ...

, editor and publisher, Golden Legacy Comics * 2006: Turtel Onli, creative artist and educator * 2007: Larry Fuller, underground comics artist and publisherWatson, Rich. Accessed Apr. 13, 2009.

Story of the Year

* 2006: ''

Nat Turner Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.Schwarz, Frederic D.1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion" ''American Heri ...

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Kyle Baker Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series ''Plastic Man''. Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his wor ...

, writer and artist * 2007: '' Stagger Lee'',

Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch 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 of "Larry the Lamb" in '' ...

, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, 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'', 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'',

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, artist * 2012: ''Princeless'',

Jeremy Whitley Jeremy Whitley is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator and writer of the Marvel Comics series '' The Unstoppable Wasp'', centred on Nadia van Dyne, of the Glyph-winning, Eisner-nominated series ''Princeless'', and as ...

, 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'', 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 Dawud Anyabwile (born February 6, 1965, in Philadelphia) is an African Americans, African-American comic book artist. He is the illustrator of ''Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline comics'', and C.E.O. of Big City Entertainment. He also has an arti ...

(artist), Guy A. Sims (writer), and Brian McGee (colorist) * 2017: ''

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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 Nathan Lee Powell (born 1978) is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel ''Swallow Me Whole'' won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the ''March'' trilogy, an autobiographical ...

(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 (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, '' Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki'' * 2007: Derek McCulloch, ''Stagger Lee'' * 2008:

James Sturm James Sturm (born 1965) is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Sturm is also the founder of the National Association of Comics Art Educators (NACAE), an organization committed t ...

, '' Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow'' * 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou'' * 2010:

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Archie & Friends Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.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 ...

, '' Unknown Soldier'' * 2012:

, ''Princeless'' * 2013: Brandon M. Easton, ''Shadowlaw'' * 2014: Brandon M. Easton, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6 * 2015: Keef Cross, ''Day Black'' * 2016: Juliana "Jewels" Smith, ''(H)afrocentric'' * 2017:

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''"2017 Glyph Award Winners Announced,"
''Previews World'' (May 22, 2017). * 2018: Jamar Nicholas, ''Leon: Protector of the Playground'' * 2019: Greg Anderson Elysee, ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web'' * 2020: Newton Lilavois,
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Best Artist

* 2006:

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'' * 2008: Kyle Baker, '' Nat Turner: Revolution'' * 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou'' * 2010: Jay Potts, '' World of Hurt'' * 2011: Richard Koslowski, '' BB Wolf and the 3 LPs'' * 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 I ...

, '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' * 2013:

Chris Samnee Chris Samnee is an American comic book artist. He received the 2011 Harvey Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his work on the '' Thor: The Mighty Avenger'', and won a 2013 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for his work on '' The Rocketeer: ...

, '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' #6 * 2014: N. Steven Harris, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6 * 2015: Nelson Blake 2, ''Artifacts'' * 2016:

, ''Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline: Revelation Book One'' * 2017:

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, '' Black Panther'' * 2018: Shauna J. Grant, ''Princess Love Pon'' * 2019: Khary Randolph, Roger Robinson, and Manuel Garcia, ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'' * 2020: Gian Carlo Bernal,
Crescent City Monsters
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Best Male Character

* 2006:

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

, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist; inspired by the life of

Lee Shelton Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee," "Stagger Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25th, 1895. The ...

* 2008: Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow''; co-created by

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, artist * 2009:

Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...

, '' Final Crisis: Submit'';

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, w ...

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Norm Rapmund Norm Rapmund is an American comic book inker. Career Image Comics and Marvel Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' ''Brigade'' #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles '' Bloodstrike'' and '' Team Youngblood'' until ...

, Rob Hunter, and

Don Ho Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name. Life and career Ho was a singer of Native ...

, artists * 2010: Isaiah Pastor, ''World of Hurt''; created by Jay Potts, writer and artist * 2011: Geoff, '' Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun''; created by

, writer, and Jamar Nicholas, artist * 2012:

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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, ' ...

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* 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 (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was an American law enforcement official, historically noted as the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory. During his lo ...

; ''Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth''; Joel Christian Gill, writer/artist * 2016: Arron Day (Blackjack); ''BlackJack: There Came a Dark Hunter''; Alex Simmons, writer; Tim Fielder, artist * 2017:

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— 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), Khary Randolph, 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, ''

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. Othe ...

, 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 Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Legends'' #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and ...

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Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well as ...

, writer, Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson, 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'', 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 Declan Shalvey is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for Marvel Comics, drawing titles like ''Moon Knight'', ''Thunderbolts'' and ''Deadpool''. For Image Comics, he has collaborated with writer Warren Ellis on science fiction ser ...

and

Marek Oleksicki Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The titl ...

, artists * 2012: Adrienne; ''Princeless''; created by

, 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''; 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 Roach'' * 2007:

Spike Trotman Charlie Spike Trotman, also known as C. Spike Trotman, (born November 18, 1978) is an American cartoonist and publisher known for creating the long-running web comic '' Templar, Arizona'', and for publishing the ''Smut Peddler'' anthologies of w ...

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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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, '' The Hole: Consumer Culture'' * 2010: Jay Potts, ''World of Hurt'' * 2011: Jamar Nicholas, '' Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun'' * 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,

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* 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, editor, Alexis Siegel, translator * 2008: '' Aya'',

Drawn & Quarterly 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, ...

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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, translator * 2009: ''

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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'',

* 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 DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* 2012: ''No award given'' * 2013: ''No award given'' * 2014: ''

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story ''Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'' is a 16-page comic book about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery bus boycott published in 1957 by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR USA). It advocates the principles of nonvio ...

'',

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Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, originally owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. Now an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf is based in Marietta, Georgia. Top Shelf pu ...

* 2015: ''Techwatch'', Chameleon Creations * 2016: ''Concrete Park'' vol. 2: ''R-E-S-P-E-C-T'',

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

* 2017: ''E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Part One'', YouNeek Studios * 2018: '' Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' vol. 3: ''Smartest There Is'',

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

* 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,

, 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 ''Marvel Noir'' is a 2009/2010 Marvel Comics alternative continuity combining elements of film noir and pulp fiction with the Marvel Universe. The central premise of the mini-series replaces super powers with driven, noir-flavored characterizatio ...

'' #1;

Tim Bradstreet Tim Bradstreet (born on February 16, 1967)is an American artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books, book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards. Early life Tim Bradstreet was born February 16, 1967, in Ch ...

, illustrator * 2011: ''Unknown Soldier'' #5; Dave Johnson, illustrator * 2012: ''

Chew Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow a more efficient break down by enzymes. During the mastication process, ...

'' #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, Khary Randolph, 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'', 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 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., Klaus Janson,

Axel Alonso Axel Alonso () is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017.Marston, George (November 17, 2017)"AXEL ALONSO Out, CB C ...

* 2007: ''

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'',

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'';

, writer,

Paul Pelletier Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller. Career Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Publica ...

& Rick Magyar, artists * 2009: '' Vixen: Return of the Lion'';

G. Willow Wilson Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982) is an American comics writer, prose author, and essayist. Her best-known prose works include the novels ''Alif the Unseen'' and '' The Bird King''. She is most well known for relaunching the '' Ms. Ma ...

, writer,

Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank, he is regarded as one of the gr ...

, artist * 2010: ''

''; Mike Benson and Adam Glass, writers,

Shawn Martinbrough Shawn C. Martinbrough is an American citizen, American comic book artist. The long-time artist for Robert Kirkman's ''Thief of Thieves'', Martinbrough is known for his film noir-influenced drawing style.Younger, Briana. "Washington, DC: Shawn Marti ...

, artist * 2011: ''Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers'';

, writer,

Denys Cowan Denys B. Cowan (born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Early life Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s ...

, 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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