The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

and

cartooning A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and g ...

by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the

Small Press Expo The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an American alternative comics convention. A registered 501(c)(3) that was created in 1994, every year since its inception, SPX has put on a festival, known as The Expo, that provides a forum for artists, writers an ...

since 1997, only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the

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. SPX has been held in either Bethesda,

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, or

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. The Ignatz Awards are named in honour of

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and his strip ''

Krazy Kat ''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Evening Journal'', whose owne ...

'', which featured a brick-throwing mouse named Ignatz.

Awards criteria

As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, the Ignatz Awards are voted on by attendees of the annual

(SPX, or The Expo, its corporate name), a weekend convention and tradeshow showcasing creator-owned comics. Nominations for the Ignatz Awards are made by a five-member jury panel consisting of comic book professionals. The jury panel remains anonymous (from both the public as well as each other) until the announcement of the awards. Jurors are prohibited from nominating their own work. However, there is no prohibition of one jury member's work being nominated for an award by his or her fellow jurors.

History

The first comics industry awards given the title "Ignatz" originated at the

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, held in Orlando, Florida, from 1974 to 1994. The current Ignatz Awards are not connected with OrlandoCon. The SPX Ignatz Awards were conceived in 1996 by SPX organizer Chris Oarr and cartoonist

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. Their original mandate, to set the Ignatz apart from "mainstream" awards like the

Eisner Awards 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 ...

, was that the work nominated be creator-owned, and focus more on work done by a single writer/artist. The Award was administered by Jeff Alexander from 1998 to 2006,McElhatton, Greg
"Goodbye, Jeff,"
GregMcE.com (Jan. 30, 2011). when they were taken over by Greg McElhatton. During his tenure as Ignatz Award Coordinator, Alexander drew a strip for the annual award program in

's style.

Award categories

The Ignatz is awarded in the following categories: *Outstanding

Artist An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...

*Outstanding Anthology (added in 2017) *Outstanding Collection (added in 2017) *Outstanding

Graphic Novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

(added in 2005) *Outstanding

Story Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...

*Promising New Talent *Outstanding Series *Outstanding Comic *Outstanding

Minicomic A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105& ...

*Outstanding

Online Comic Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be co ...

(added in 2001)

Discontinued categories

*Outstanding

or Collection (1997–2004, replaced in 2005 by two separate awards) *Outstanding Debut Comic (2000–2008) *Outstanding Anthology or Collection (2005–2016, replaced in 2017 by two separate awards)

Award winners and nominees

Outstanding Artist

*1997

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, '' Pickle'' ( Black Eye Productions) ** C. S. Morse, '' Soulwind'' (

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) ** Joe Chiappetta, '' Silly Daddy'' (self-published) ** Nick Craine, '' Portrait of a Thousand Punks: Hard Core Logo'' ( House of Anansi Press Ltd.) **

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, '' Penny Century'' ( Fantagraphics) *1999

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, '' Hicksville'' ( Blackeye) ** Dave Choe, ''

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Craig Thompson Craig Matthew Thompson (born September 21, 1975) is an American graphic novelist best known for his books '' Good-bye, Chunky Rice'' (1999), '' Blankets'' (2003), '' Carnet de Voyage'' (2004), '' Habibi'' (2011), and '' Space Dumplins'' (2015). T ...

, '' Good-Bye, Chunky Rice'' (

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'' ( Phoenix Enterprise Publishing Co.) ** Bill Presing, '' Rex Steele-Nazi Smasher'' ( Monkeysuit Press) *2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks ** Donna Barr, ''

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'' ( A Fine Line Press) **

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, '' Finder'' ( Lightspeed Press) **

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'' (Fantagraphics Books), '' Sock Monkey'' (

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'' (Fantagraphics Books) *2002

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, '' Artichoke Tales'' #1, '' Non'' #5 (

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and Red Ink Press) **

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, '' Blankets'' (Top Shelf Productions) **

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, '' Carnet de Voyage'' (Top Shelf Productions) *2006

, '' Billy Hazelnuts'' (

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) ** Anders Nilsen, ''

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, ''Skim'' (Groundwood Books) *2009

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, ''Delphine'' (Fantagraphics/Coconino) **Josh Simmons, ''Mome'' ( Fantagraphics) **

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) ** Mike Dawson, ''Troop 142'' (self-published & http://troop142.mikedawsoncomics.com) ** John Pham, ''Sublife'' #2 (

) ** Sully, ''The Hipless Boy'' (Conundrum Press) *2011 Joseph Lambert, ''I Will Bite You'' (Secret Acres) ** Michael DeForge, ''Lose'' #3 (Koyama Press) **Edie Fake, ''Gaylord Phoenix'' (Secret Acres) **

, ''H-Day'' (Picturebox) **Carol Tyler, ''You’ll Never Know, Vol 2: Collateral Damage'' (

) *2012

, ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'' (

) ** Marc Bell, ''Pure Pajamas'' (

) **Inés Estrada, ''Ojitos Borrosos'' (Self-published) **

, '' Habibi'' (Pantheon) **Matthew Thurber, ''1 800 Mice'' (Picturebox) *2013 Michael DeForge, ''Lose #4'' (Koyama Press) ** Lilli Carré, ''Heads or Tails'' (

) ** Miriam Katin, ''Letting It Go'' (

) **Ulli Lust, ''Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life'' (

) **Patrick McEown, ''Hair Shirt'' (Harry N. Abrams) *2014 Sam Bosma, ''Fantasy Basketball'' **

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, ''The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley'' **Sophie Goldstein, ''Darwin Carmichael Is Going to Hell; Edna II; House of Women'' **

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, ''Hip Hop Family Tree (Vol. 1)'' ** Jesse Reklaw, ''Couch Tag'' *2015

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– ''SuperMutant Magic Academy'' **

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– ''Saint Cole'' *2016 Tillie Walden – ''The End of Summer'' **

– ''Patience'' ** Ryan Heshka – ''Mean Girls Club'' ** Kevin Huizenga – ''Ganges'' **

– ''Disquiet'' *2017

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– ''

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'' ** Pablo Auldadell – ''Paradise Lost'' ** Manuele Fior – ''The Interview'' ** Keren Katz – ''The Academic Hour'' ** Barbara Yelin – ''Irmina'' *2018 Richie Pope – ''That Box We Sit On'' ** Yvan Alagbé – ''Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures'' ** Ivy Atoms – ''Pinky & Pepper Forever'' **

Tommi Parrish Tommi is a masculine Finnish given name. Traditional Finnish diminutive of “Thomas (name), Thomas”. Thomas comes from the Aramaic name Thoma, meaning ‘twin’. Used as a formal given name since 20th century, reinforced by the English Tommy. ...

– ''The Lie and How We Told It'' ** Sophie Standing – ''Anxiety is Really Strange'' *2019 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell – '' Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me'' **

Koren Shadmi Koren Shadmi (born 1981) is an Israeli-American illustrator and cartoonist. Career In 1998, at age 17, Shadmi released his first graphic novel in Israel, ''Profile 107'', a collaboration with mentor cartoonist Uri Fink. In 2002 Shadmi relocated t ...

– ''Highwayman'' **

Lucy Knisley Lucy Knisley (born January 11, 1985) is an American comic artist and musician. Her work is often autobiographical, and food is a common theme. Knisley's drawn travel journal ''French Milk'' was published through Simon & Schuster in October 2008 ...

– ''Kid Gloves'' ** Sloane Leong – ''Prism Stalker'' **

Ezra Claytan Daniels Ezra (; he, עֶזְרָא, '; fl. 480–440 BCE), also called Ezra the Scribe (, ') and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra, was a Jewish scribe (''sofer'') and priest (''kohen''). In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras ( grc-gre, Ἔσδρα� ...

– ''Upgrade Soul'' *2020 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell **Ana Galvañ – ''Press Enter to Continue'' **Michael DeForge – ''Familiar Face'' **Katie Hicks – ''Guts'' **Tianran Qu – ''Slices of Life: 100 Comic Montage'' *2021 Lee Lai – ''Stone Fruit'' **Ashanti Fortson – ''Leaf Lace'' **Arantza Peña Popo – ''Lavender Scare'' **Damien Roudeau – ''Crude'' **Karl Stevens – ''Penny''

Outstanding Anthology

*2017 ''Elements: Fire – An Anthology by Creators of Color'', edited by Taneka Stotts **''ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics'', edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery **''Comic Book Slumber Party's Deep Space Canine'', edited by Hanhah K. Chapman **''POWER & MAGIC: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology'', edited by Joamette Gil **''Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists'', edited by Javier Olivares & Santiago Garcia [Note: After winning, Stotts arranged to have her Ignatz Award smashed with a sledgehammer, and the shards individually mounted onto separate wooden bases with engraved nameplates, so that she could give a piece of the award to each of the contributors to her anthology.] *2018 ''Comics for Choice'' – edited by

Hazel Newlevant Hazel Newlevant is an American cartoonist and editor known for creating and editing comics about queer history, bisexuality, polyamory, and reproductive rights. Raised in Portland, Oregon, Newlevant lives in Queens, New York. Career Newlev ...

, Whit Taylor and Ø.K. Fox **''La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes'' – edited by Kat Fajardo & Pablo Castro **''Ink Brick'' #8 – edited by Alexander Rothmans, Paul K. Tunis, and Alexey Sokolin **''Bottoms Up, Tales of Hitting Rock Bottom'' – edited by J.T. Yost **''Lovers Only'' – edited by Mickey Zacchilli *2019 ''We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology'' – edited by Tara Avery and

Jeanne Thornton Jeanne Thornton (born 1983) is an American writer and copublisher of Instar Books and Rocksalt Magazine. She has received the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers. Anthologies to which she has contributed to have won a Lambda Lite ...

**''Electrum'' – edited by Der-shing Helmer **''Wayward Sisters'' – edited by Allison O'Toole **''Family – The Nib Magazine'' – edited by

Matt Bors Matt Bors (born 1983) is a nationally syndicated American editorial cartoonist and editor of online comics publication The Nib. Formerly the comics journalism editor for Cartoon Movement, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and 20 ...

, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris **''Death – The Nib Magazine'' – edited by

, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris *2020 ''Be Gay, Do Comics'' – edited by The Nib **''Sweaty Palms Volume 2'' – Sage Coffey **''Dates III'' – edited by Zora Gilbert and Cat Parra **''The Anthology of Mind'' – Tommi Musturi **''LAAB Magazine #4'' – edited by Ronald Wimberly and Joshua O'Neill *2021 ''Glaeolia 2'' **''A Queer Prisoner's Anthology IV'' – edited by Casper Cendre **''Bystander'' – Kadak Collective **''Confined Before Covid: A Pandemic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners'' – ABO Comix **''First Wave: Comics from the Early Months of China's Outbreak'' – edited by Xinmei Liu

Outstanding Collection

*2017 '' Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us: A Johnny Wander Collection'', by

Ananth Hirsh ''Johnny Wander'' is a former webcomic written by Ananth Hirsh and illustrated by Yuko Ota. It was published bi-weekly. In its earlier days, the comic generally focused on slice of life stories involving Ananth, Yuko, and their friends and fami ...

and Yuko Ota **''Boundless'', by

**'' The Complete Neat Stuff'', by

Peter Bagge Peter Bagge (pronounced , as in ''bag''; born December 11, 1957) is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics ''Hate'' and '' Neat Stuff''. His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduce ...

**''

Hip Hop Family Tree ''Hip Hop Family Tree'' is a series of educational and historical comic books written and illustrated by Ed Piskor that documents the early history of hip hop culture. Originating online with ''Boing Boing'', the series was published in print form ...

, Vol. 4'', by

**''Time Clock'', by Leslie Stein *2018 ''Sex Fantasy'' – Sophia Foster-Dimino **''Beirut Won’t Cry'' –

Mazen Kerbaj Mazen Kerbaj (born Beirut, 1975) is a Lebanese jazz and free improvisation trumpeter and comic book artist. Early life and education Kerbaj grew up in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, and began playing free jazz in local clubs following ...

**''Blackbird Days'' – Manuele Fior **''Language Barrier'' – Hannah K. Lee **''Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition'' – Julia Kaye *2019 ''Girl Town'' – Casey Nowak **''Love Letters to Jane’s World'' – Paige Braddock **''Dirty Plotte'' –

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

**''Leaving Richard’s Valley'' – Michael DeForge **''This Woman’s Work'' – Julie Delporte *2020 ''GLEEM'' – Eddie Carasco **''Inappropriate'' – Gabrielle Bell **''Glenn Ganges in: The River at Night'' – Kevin Huizenga **''The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski'' – Noah Van Sciver **''Slices of Life: 100 Comic Montage'' – Tianran Qu *2021 ''The Crossroads at Midnight'' – Abby Howard **''The Pleasure of the Text'' – Sami Alwani **''Nineteen'' – Ancco **''Do You Think I Look Like a Girl?'' – Tess Scilipoti **''The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud'' – Kuniko Tsurita

Outstanding Graphic Novel

*2005 ''Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return'',

Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi (; fa, مرجان ساتراپی ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis'' a ...

(Pantheon) ** ''Bighead'' by Jeffrey Brown (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Carnet de Voyage'',

(Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Cinema Panopticum'', Thomas Ott (

L'Association L'Association is a French publishing house located in Paris which publishes comic books. It was founded in May 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu, Lewis Trondheim, David B., Mattt Konture, Patrice Killoffer, Stanislas, and Mokeït. L'Associatio ...

, Fantagraphics) ** ''Why Are You Doing This?'', Jason (Fantagraphics Books) * 2006 '' Tricked'', Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''The Clouds Above'', Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Fun Home'',

Alison Bechdel Alison Bechdel ( ; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For'', she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir ''Fun Home'', which ...

(Houghton Mifflin) ** ''The Ticking'', Renee French (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Wimbledon Green'', Seth (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2007 ''

Don't Go Where I Can't Follow Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film '' Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Bil ...

'', Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) ** '' Aya'', Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Bookhunter'',

Jason Shiga Jason Shiga (born 1976) is an American cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and unconventional narrative techniques into his work. Early life Jason Shiga is from Oakland, California. His father, Seiji Shiga, was an animator who worke ...

(Sparkplug Comic Books) ** ''Exit Wounds'', Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''House'', Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics Books) * 2008 '' Skim'',

Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer'', and for several prose works of fiction and non-fiction."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Nex ...

and

(Groundwood Books) ** ''The Hot Breath of War'', Trevor Alixopulos (Sparkplug Comic Books) ** ''Notes for a War Story'', Gipi (First Second Books) ** ''Paul Goes Fishing'',

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Spent'', Joe Matt (Drawn & Quarterly) *2009 ''Acme Novelty Library'' #19,

(

) ** ''

Disappearance Diary is a manga by Hideo Azuma and published by East Press in Japan in March 2005. The manga is a somewhat-fictionalized autobiography of part of the author's life and of his alcohol dependency problems. It has received multiple awards inside and ...

'',

Hideo Azuma was a Japanese manga artist. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine '' Manga Ō''. He was most well known for his science fiction ''lolicon''-themed works appearing in magazines such as '' Weekly Shōnen ...

(Fanfare/Ponent Mon) ** ''Drop-In'', Dave Lapp (Conundrum) ** ''Nicolas'', Pascal Girard (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''You’ll Never Know, Book One: A Good and Decent Man'',

(Fantagraphics) *2010 ''Market Day'', James Sturm (

) **''The Complete Jack Survives'', Jerry Moriarty (Buentaventura Press) **''Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days'', Al Columbia (

) **''Summit of the Gods'' Vol. 1, Yumemakura Baku and

Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Career Taniguchi began his career as an assist ...

(Fanfare/Ponent Mon) **''Years of the Elephant'',

Willy Linthout Willy Linthout (born 1 May 1953) is a Belgian comics author, best known for the ''Urbanus'' comics and his graphic novel '' Years of the Elephant''. Biography Willy Linthout was born in Eksaarde near Lokeren, Belgium in 1953. He was a mechanic ...

(Fanfare/Ponent Mon) *2011 ''Gaylord Phoenix'', Edie Fake (Secret Acres) **''The Heavy Hand'', Chris Cilla (Sparkplug) **''Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword'', Barry Deutsch (Amulet Books) **''Special Exits'', Joyce Farmer (

) **''You’ll Never Know, Vol 2: Collateral Damage'', Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics) *2012 ''Big Questions'', Anders Nilsen (

) **''Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland'', Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant (Top Shelf/Zip) **''My Friend Dahmer'', Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts) **''Troop 142'', Mike Dawson (Secret Acres) **''A Zoo In Winter'', Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) *2013 ''Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life'', Ulli Lust (

) **''The Property'',

(

) **''Susceptible'', Genevieve Castree (

)) **''When David Lost His Voice'', Judith Vanistendael (Harry N. Abrams) **''You'll Never Know Vol. 3: A Soldier's Heart'',

(

) *2014 ''This One Summer'',

and

**''The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley'',

**''The Boxer'', Reinhard Kleist **''

Boxers and Saints ''Boxers'' and ''Saints'' are two companion graphic novel volumes written and illustrated by Gene Luen Yang, and colored by Lark Pien. The publisher First Second Books released them on September 10, 2013. Together the two volumes have around 500 ...

'',

Gene Luen Yang Gene Luen Yang (Chinese Traditional: 楊謹倫, Simplified: 杨谨伦, Pinyin: ''Yáng Jǐnlún''; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions a ...

**''War of Streets and Houses'', Sophie Yanow *2015 ''The Oven'', Sophie Goldstein **''Beauty'',

Kerascoët Kerascoët is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (born 1978) and Sébastien Cosset (born 1975). A married couple, they met while attending the Olivier de Serres art school. They chose their ...

and Hubert **''Rav'', Mickey Zacchilli **''Saint Cole'',

**''Wendy'',

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...

*2016 ''Hot Dog Taste Test'',

Lisa Hanawalt Lisa Hanawalt (born June 19, 1983) is an American illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the production designer and a producer of the Netflix animated series ' ...

**''Nod Away'', Josh Cotter **''Sick'', Gabby Schulz **''Soldier’s Heart'',

**''Trashed'',

Derf Backderf John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American cartoonist. He is most famous for his graphic novels, especially ''My Friend Dahmer'', the international bestseller which won an Angoulême Prize, and ear ...

*2017 ''My Favorite Thing is Monsters'',

**''Band for Life'', Anya Davidson **''Eartha'', Cathy Malkasian **''March: Book 3'', John Lewis,

, Andrew Aydin **''Tetris'',

Box Brown Brian "Box" Brown (born Brian Brown in 1980) is an American cartoonist whose first work was the online comic ''Bellen!''. He was awarded in 2011 a Xeric Grant for the comic ''Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing''. In 2011, Brown started a Kickstar ...

*2018 ''Why Art?'' – Eleanor Davis **''Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom'' – Marcelo D'Salete **''Uncomfortably Happily'' – Yeon-sik Hong **''The Lie and How We Told It'' –

**''Anti-Gone'' – Connor Willumsen *2019 '' Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me'' –

& Rosemary Valero-O'Connell **''Upgrade Soul'' – Ezra Clayton Daniels **''Woman World'' – Aminder Dhaliwal **''Highwayman'' –

**'' Gender Queer'' –

Maia Kobabe Maia Kobabe (, born 1989) is an American cartoonist and author. Life and career Kobabe graduated with an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts. Kobabe's work features themes of "identity, sexuality, anti-fascism, fairy tales and home ...

*2020 ''Hot Comb'' – Ebony Flowers **''This Was Our Pact'' – Ryan Andrews **''How I Tried to be a Good Person'' – Ulli Lust **''Skip'' - Molly Mendoza **''Pittsburgh'' – Frank Santoro *2021 ''Stone Fruit'' – Lee Lai **''Come Home, Indio'' – Jim Terry **''A Map to the Sun'' – Sloane Leong **''Mr. H: Portrait of a High School Art Teacher'' – Nico Harriman

Outstanding Story

* 1997 ''From Hell'' by

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including '' Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', '' The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and '' From He ...

and

(Kitchen Sink Press) ** "A Death In the Family" by Joe Chiappetta, ''Silly Daddy'' (self-published) ** "Ghost World"

, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) ** "Hicksville"

, ''Pickle'' (Black Eye Productions) ** "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" by

, ''Palookaville'' (Drawn & Quarterly) * 1998 "Ghost World" by

, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) ** "Jimmy Corrigan" by

, ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics) ** "Letters from Venus" by

, ''New Love'' (Fantagraphics) ** "New York City Diary"

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

, ''Dirty Plotte'' (Drawn & Quarterly) ** "Soba"

, ''Stories From Bosnia'' (Drawn & Quarterly) * 1999 "David Boring"

, ''Eightball #20'' (Fantagraphics) ** "Sex & Violence: part 2" by

David Lapham David Lapham is an American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book '' Stray Bullets''. Career David Lapham started his career in 1990 as a penciller at Valiant Comics. He went on to wo ...

, ''Stray Bullets #18'' (El Capitan Books) ** ''Cavewoman: Jungle Tales'' by

Budd Root Budd Root (born 1958 in Heidelberg, Germany) is an American cartoonist, and creator of the independent comic book '' Cavewoman'', published by Root's company Basement Comics/ Amryl Entertainment. Root is one of the premiere contemporary " good gi ...

(Basement Comics) ** "Over the Line" by Scott Roberts, ''Patty-Cake and Friends #13'' (Slave Labor) ** "Slow Jams" by David Choe, ''Non #3 & #4'' (Red Ink) * 2000 "Jimmy Corrigan, Smartest Kid On Earth" by

, ''The Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** "The Bridge" by Jason, ''Mjau Mjau No. 6'' (Jippi Forlag) ** ''Cave-In'' by Brian Ralph, (Highwater Books) ** ''From Hell'' by

and

, (Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Jug'' by Androo Robinson, (self-published) * 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks ** "Bygone" by

, ''Flipper Vol. 2'' (Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Herobear and the Kid No. 2'' by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics) ** ''The Nimrod No. 5'' by Lewis Trondheim (Fantagraphics Books) ** "Popeye the Savior Man" by Sean Bieri, ''Jumbo Jape'' (self-published) ** "Stocks Are Surging" by Tom Hart, ''The Collected Hutch Owen'' (Top Shelf Productions) * 2002 ''Trenches'' by Scott Mills (Top Shelf Productions) ** "Retreat" by

, ''Artichoke Tales #1'' (Highwater Books) ** "Royal Sable" by Mira Friedmann, ''Actus Box Series'' (Actus Tragicus) ** "Where Hats Go" by Kurt Wolfgang, ''Non #5'' (Red Ink Press) ** "Wir Mussën Wissen, Wir Werden Wissen (We Must Know, We Will Know)" by Ron Regé, Jr., Drawn & Quarterly volume 4 (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2003 '' Fleep'' by

(

Sparkplug Comic Books Sparkplug Comic Books is a defunct publisher and distributor of alternative comics founded by cartoonist Dylan Williams.Spurgeon, Tom"Dylan Williams, 1970-2011,"''The Comics Reporter'' (September 18, 2011). Based in Portland, Oregon, the company ...

) ** "30,000 Hours to Kill" by

''Love & Rockets #6'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Black Hole #10'' by Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books) ** "Hipman" by R. Crumb ''Mystic Funnies #3'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** Untitled second story by Jason, ''Sshhhh!'' (Fantagraphics Books) * 2004 "Glenn Ganges", ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Volume 1'', Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly) ** "The Little Things", ''Rubber Necker #3'', by

Nick Bertozzi Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series ''Rubber Necker'' from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and ...

(

) ** “Maggie”, ''Love and Rockets v.2 #8'',

(Fantagraphics Books) ** “Paul in the Metro”, ''Drawn & Quarterly #5'',

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** "Portrait of My Dad", ''McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern #13'',

David Heatley David Heatley (born October 17, 1974) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer, and musician. Biography Education Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Heatley graduated from Teaneck High School in 1993. He graduated from the San Francisc ...

(McSweeney's, Ltd.) * 2005 ''Dogs and Water'', Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) ** "Dumb Solitaire", ''Love and Rockets #11 and #13'',

(Fantagraphics) ** "Homme De Le Bois", ''The Frank Ritza Papers'', David Collier (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''The Legend of Wild Man Fischer'', Dennis P. Eichhorn and J.R. Williams (Top Shelf Productions) ** "Onion Jack", ''Superior Showcase #0'', Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books) * 2006 ''

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

'' #1, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books) ** "Prebaby", ''Scrublands'', Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books) ** "Somersaulting", ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase'' #3,

Sammy Harkham Sammy Harkham (born May 21, 1980) is an American cartoonist and editor, best known for editing the ''Kramers Ergot'' alternative comics anthology. His current work can be found in the comic ''Crickets'', which was published by Drawn & Quarterly f ...

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** "To Capt. Ayres", ''MOME'' Winter 2006,

Andrice Arp Andrice Arp (born 1969 in Los Angeles) is a U.S. comics artist and illustrator, and the daughter of Halton Arp. She has been a contributor to the self-published comic ''Hi-Horse''. In 2004, ''Hi-Horse Omnibus'', comprising all new material, was pu ...

(Fantagraphics Books) ** ''We Are On Our Own'', Miriam Katin (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2007 "Felix", ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase'' Vol. 4,

Gabrielle Bell Gabrielle Bell (born March 24, 1976 in London, England) is a British-American alternative cartoonist known for her surrealist, melancholy semi-autobiographical stories. Early life When Bell was two, her American mother divorced her British fath ...

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Delphine'' #1–2,

(Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press) ** ''Don't Go Where I Can't Follow'', Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''The End'', Anders Nilsen (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press) ** "Martha Gregory", ''Asthma'', John Hankiewicz (Sparkplug Comic Books) * 2008 ''The Thing About Madeleine'', Lilli Carré (Self-published) ** "Americus", ''Papercutter'' #7, MK Reed and Jonathan Hill (Tugboat Press) ** "The Candy Rod", ''Hotwire Comics'' #2, Onsmith (Fantagraphics Books) ** "The Galactic Funnels", ''Mome'' #11,

Dash Shaw Dash Shaw is an American comic book writer/artist and animator. He is the author of the graphic novels ''Cosplayers'', ''Doctors'', ''New School'', and ''Bottomless Belly Button'', published by Fantagraphics. Additionally, Shaw has written ''Love ...

(Fantagraphics Books) ** "The Urn", ''Inkweed'', Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books) * 2009 "Willy," ''Papercutter'' #10, Damien Jay (Tugboat) ** "The Carnival," ''Mome'' #14, Lilli Carré ( Fantagraphics) ** ''Disappearance Diary'',

(Fanfare/Ponent Mon) ** "Seeing Eye Dogs of Mars," ''Acme Novelty Library'' #19,

(

) ** "Untitled," ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book'' 5, Amanda Vähämäki (Drawn & Quarterly) *2010 ''Monsters'', Ken Dahl (Secret Acres) **"John Wesley Harding", ''The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book'', Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books) **''Market Day'', James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly) **"Turd Place", ''The Hipless Boy'', Sully (Conundrum Press) **"Untitled", ''Mome'' #16, Laura Park (Fantagraphics Books) *2011 "Browntown", ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'' #3, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) **"Blood of the Virgin", ''Crickets'' #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published) **"LINT", ''Acme Novelty Library'' #20, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) **"The most gripping mind-exploding triumphantly electric of our time", ''Papercutter'' #15, Jonas Madden-Conner (Tugboat Press) **"Weekends Abroad", ''Three'' #1, Eric Orner (self-published) *2012 “Return to Me,” ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'' #4, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) **''1 800 Mice'', Matthew Thurber (Picturebox) **“Keith or Steve”, ''Mome'' #22, Nick Drnaso (Fantagraphics) **''Lucille'', Ludovic Debeurme (Top Shelf) **“The Weeper”, ''Papercutter'' #17, Jason Martin and Jesse Reklaw (Tugboat Press) *2013 ''Gold Star'', John Martz (Retrofit Comics) **“Arid,” ''Secret Prison'' #7, Tom Hart (Retrofit Comics) **''Birdseye Bristoe'', Dan Zettwoch (

) **"The Carnival", ''Heads or Tails'', Lilli Carré (Fantagraphics) **“Neighbors”, ''Tusen Hjärtan Stark'' #1, Joanna Helgren (Domino Books) *2014 "Brownout Biscuit" (from '' Octopus Pie''): Dead Forever,

Meredith Gran ''Octopus Pie'' is a webcomic written and drawn by Meredith Gran, and coloured by Valerie Halla and Sloane Leong. It focuses on the misadventures of two 20-something women living in Brooklyn, New York. It was updated every Monday, Wednesday and ...

**''Destination X'', Jon Martz **"The Grassy Knoll",

Nick Drnaso Nick Drnaso (born 1989 in Palos Hills, Illinois) is an American author and graphic novelist, best known for his books ''Beverly'' (2016, Drawn and Quarterly) and '' Sabrina'' (2018, Drawn and Quarterly), the latter being the first graphic novel ...

**"Jobs", ''Life Zone'', Simon Hanselmann **"Mom", ''Viewotron'' #2,

Sam Sharpe Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictiona ...

*2015 ''Sex Coven'' from ''Frontier #7'',

** ''Doctors'',

** ''Me As a Baby'' from ''Lose #6'', Michael DeForge ** ''Nature Lessons'' from ''The Late Child And Other Animals'',

Marguerite Van Cook Marguerite Van Cook (née Martin) (born 1954) is an English artist, writer, musician/singer and filmmaker. She was born in Portsmouth, England and now resides in New York City on the Lower East Side, in the East Village. She attended Portsmouth ...

and

James Romberger James Romberger (born 1958) is an American fine artist and cartoonist known for his depictions of New York City's Lower East Side. Romberger's pastel drawings of the ravaged landscape of the Lower East Side and its citizens are in many public ...

** ''Weeping Flower, Grows in Darkness'', by Kris Mukai *2016 ''My Hot Date,''

** ''The Hunter'', Joe Sparrow ** ''Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam'' from ''Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories'', Simon Hanselmann ** ''Killing and Dying'',

Adrian Tomine Adrian Tomine (; born May 31, 1974) is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ongoing comic book series ''Optic Nerve'' and his illustrations in '' The New Yorker''. Early life Adrian Tomine was born May 31, 1974, in Sacramento, Cal ...

** ''“Shrine of the Monkey God'', from Kramers Ergot #8,

*2017 ''Diana’s Electric Tongue'', Carolyn Nowak **''March: Book 3'', John Lewis,

, Andrew Aydin **''My Favorite Thing is Monsters'',

**"Small Enough" from ''Diary Comics'', Dustin Harbin **"Too Hot to Be Cool" from ''Elements'', Maddi Gonzalez *2018 ''How the Best Hunter in the Village Met Her Death'' –

Molly Ostertag Molly Knox Ostertag (born October 28, 1991) is an American cartoonist and writer. Her work includes the animated series ''The Owl House'', webcomic ''Strong Female Protagonist'', the middle grade graphic novel series (''The Witch Boy'', ''The ...

**''Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures'' – Yvan Alabge **''Why Art?'' – Eleanor Davis **''Rhode Island Me'' – Michael DeForge **''The Lie and How We Told It'' –

*2019 '' Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me'' –

& Rosemary Valero-O'Connell **''Sacred Heart Vol 2 Part 1: Livin’ in the Future'' – Liz Suburbia **''Sincerely, Harriet'' – Sarah Winifred Searle **''Woman World'' – Aminder Dhaliwal **''The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea'' – Vannak Anan Prum *2020 ''The Hard Tomorrow'' – Eleanor Davis **"Little Red Riding Hood" – Gabrielle Bell **''The Lab'' – Allison Conway **''BTTM FDRS'' – Ezra Daniels and Dan Passmore **''The Weight #9'' – Melissa Mendes *2021 ''Personal Companion'' – Freddy Carrasco **''Misguided Love'' – Raquelle Jac **''Nineteen'' – Ancco **''Moms'' – Yeong-shin Ma **''The Hazards of Love'' – Stan Stanley

Promising New Talent

*1997 Debbie Drechsler, ''Nowhere'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Tom Hart, ''The Sands'' (Black Eye Productions) **C. S. Morse, ''Soulwind'' (Image Comics) **Walt Holcombe, ''King of Persia'' (self published through Accordion Press) **Steve Weissman, ''Yikes!'' (Alternative Press) *1998

, ''Finder'' (Lightspeed Press) ** Tara Jenkins, '' Galaxion'' (Helikon Press) **Matt Madden, ''Black Candy'' (Black Eye Books) **

Ron Rege Lavender Diamond is an American, Los Angeles-based band, fronted by singer Becky Stark. History While living in Providence, Rhode Island, Stark began performing as Lavender Diamond in a play that she and puppeteer Xander Marro wrote, created a ...

, ''Skibber Bee Bye'' (self-published) **Chris Oliveros, ''The Envelope Manufacturer'' (Drawn & Quarterly) *1999

Brian Ralph Brian Ralph (born 1973) is an American alternative cartoonist. His illustrations have appeared in ''Wired'' and the ''New York Post''. His debut graphic novel, ''Cave-In'', was nominated for three Harvey Awards, one Eisner Award, and listed as one ...

, ''Fireball #7'' (Fort Thunder) **Leland Myrick, ''Sweet'' (Adept Books) ** Madison Clell, ''Cuckoo'' (Green Door Studios) ** Jason Little, ''

Jack's Luck Runs Out ''Jack's Luck Runs Out'' is a full-color one-shot comic book created by Jason Little. The book features playing cards as characters, where the title character is a jack. In March 1998, Little received a grant to help publish the book from the Xer ...

'' (Top Shelf Productions) **Dave Kiersh, ''Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Kissing an Ashtray, Non #4'' (Red Ink) *2000

, ''Boswash'' (Luxurious Comics) **Ben Catmull, ''Paper Theater'' (self-published) **

Rod Espinosa Rod Espinosa is a Filipino comics creator, writer, and illustrator. In addition to his lengthy work ''Neotopia'', for Antarctic Press, Espinosa has done extensive work adapting and illustrating literary classics into comics form, as well as creatin ...

, ''The Courageous Princess'' (Antarctic Press) **Kevin Huizenga, ''Supermonster'' (self-published) **Stephen Notley, ''Bob the Angry Flower'' (self-published) *2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks **Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, ''Bipolar'', self-published **

Mike Kunkel Mike Kunkel is a cartoonist known, among other things, for his work on ''Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! ''Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!'' was an all-ages comic book series published by DC Comics as a part of its Johnny DC imprint. T ...

, ''Herobear and the Kid'', Astonish Comics **Metaphrog, ''Louis: Red Letter Day'', Metaphrog **Rutu Modan, ''Flipper'' Vol. 2, Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions **Ben Steckler, ''Get BenT'', self-published *2002

Greg Cook Gregory Lynn Cook (November 20, 1946 – January 27, 2012) was an American football quarterback who played two professional seasons, in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, ''Catch as Catch Can'' (Highwater Books) **Jeffrey Brown, ''Clumsy: A Novel'' (self-published) ** Mike Dawson, ''Cabaret'', ''Gabagool!'' (self-published) **Sammy Harkham, "Study Group 12 #2" "Though I Slumber, My Heart Is Still Awake" (Study Group 12) **Anders Brekhus Nilsen, ''Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia'' (self-published) **Rick Smith and Tania Menesse, ''Shuck'' (Shuck Comics) *2003

Derek Kirk Kim Derek Kirk Kim is a Korean-American writer, director, and artist. He is the recipient of the Eisner (2004), the Harvey (2004), and the Ignatz Award (2003) for his debut graphic novel ''Same Difference and Other Stories.'' (The contents of which w ...

, ''Same Difference and Other Stories'' (self-published) ** Marc Bell, ''Rosetta'' (Alternative Comics), ''Shrimpy & Paul'' (Highwater Books) **Ray Friesen, ''RQW'' (Don't Eat Any Bugs Comics) **John Hankiewicz, ''Tepid'', ''Eleanor E. Is Home'' (self-published) ** Raina Telgemeier, ''Take Out'' (self-published) *2004 Lauren Weinstein, ''Kramer's Ergot #4'' (Avodah Books) **Martin Cendreda, ''Hi-Horse Omnibus'' (

, Hi-Horse Comics) ** Svetlana Chmakova, ''Chasing Rainbows'' (www.girlamatic.com, www.svetlania.com) **Dan James, ''The Octopi and the Ocean'' (Top Shelf Productions) **Leland Purvis, ''Suspended in Language'' (G.T. Labs) *2005 Andy Runton, ''Owly'' (Top Shelf Productions) ** Joshua W. Cotter, ''Skyscrapers of the Midwest'' (AdHouse Books) ** Rebecca Dart, ''RabbitHead'' (

) ** Vanessa Davis, ''Spaniel Rage'' (Buenaventura Press) ** Karl Stevens, ''Guilty'' (Karl Stevens Publishing, dist. by

) * 2006

Hope Larson Hope Raue Larson (born 1982) is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Her main field is comic books. Biography Larson grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and attended Carolina Day School.Anne Fitten Glenn"Graphic Insight" ''Mountain Xpress'' ...

, ''Salamander Dream'' (AdHouse Books), ''Gray Horses'' (Oni Press) **

, ''Mome'' Winter 2006 (Fantagraphics Books) ** Jonathan Bennett, ''Mome'' Fall 2005 (Fantagraphics Books) ** R. Kikuo Johnson, ''Night Fisher'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** Ben Jones, ''BJ & Da Dogs'' (Picturebox, Inc.) * 2007 Tom Neely, ''The Blot'' (I Will Destroy You) **

, ''Lucky'', Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly) **

Scott Campbell (artist) Scott Campbell (born December 28, 1973), known professionally as Scott C., is an American artist and production designer, known for his work for LucasArts and Double Fine Productions. Early life Born and raised in San Jose, California, Scott s ...

, ''Flight'' Vol. 4 (Ballantine Books), ''Hickee'' vol. 3 #3 (Alternative Comics) ** Lilli Carré, ''Papercutter'' #3 (Tugboat Press), ''You Ain't No Dancer'' Vol. 2 (New Reliable Press) ** Brandon Graham, ''King City'' (TokyoPop) * 2008

Sarah Glidden Sarah Glidden (born in 1980) is an American cartoonist known for her nonfiction comics and graphic novels. Biography Glidden was born in Massachusetts, to a family of Jewish background. Glidden studied painting at Boston University. She began ...

, ''How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less'' (self-published) ** Oliver East, ''Trains Are... Mint''(Blank Slate) ** Austin English, ''Windy Corner'' #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books) ** Chuck Forsman, ''Snake Oil'' #1 (self-published) ** Lars Martinson, ''Tonoharu'' (Pliant Press/Top Shelf Productions) * 2009 Colleen Frakes, ''Woman King'' (self-published) ** T. Edward Bak, ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book'' 5 (

) ** Hellen Jo, ''Jin & Jam'' #1 (Sparkplug), "Diamond Heights," ''Papercutter'' #9 (Tugboat) ** Ed Luce, '' Wuvable Oaf'' (self-published) ** Amanda Vähämäki, ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book'' 5 (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2010 Matt Wiegle, "The Orphan Baiter", ''Papercutter'' #13 (Tugboat Press) ** Rina Ayuyang, ''Whirlwind Wonderland'' (Sparkplug Comic Books & Tugboat Press) ** Rami Efal, ''Never Forget, Never Forgive'' (Studio Namu) ** Blaise Larmee, ''Young Lions'' (self-published) ** Sully, ''The Hipless Boy'' (Conundrum Press) *2011 Darryl Ayo Brathwaite, ''House of Twelve Monthly'' #3 (Comixology) **Tony Breed, ''Finn and Charlie are Hitched'' (self-published/online) **Jesse Jacobs, ''Even the Giants'' (AdHouse) **Jon McNaught, ''Birchfield Close'' (

Nobrow Press Nobrow Press is a British publishing company based in London, England. Nobrow is known for its bi-annual eponymous anthology, for publishing the works of Blexbolex, Luke Pearson, Jon McNaught and Jesse Moynihan, and for exposing the English ...

) **Jesse Moynihan, ''Forming'' (Nobrow/online) *2012 Lale Westvind, ''Hot Dog Beach'' (Self-published) **Lauren Barnett, ''Me Likes You Very Much'' (Hic & Hoc Publications) **Clara Besijelle, ''The Lobster King'' (Self-published) **Tessa Brunton, ''Passage'' (Sparkplug Books) **Lila Quintero Weaver, ''Dark Room: A Memoir in Black and White'' (University of Alabama Press) *2013 Sam Alden, ''Hawaii 1997 & Haunter'' (Self-published) **Nathan Bulmer, ''Eat More Bikes'' (Koyama Press) **Philippa Rice, ''Looking Out'' (Hic & Hoc Publications) **Diana Thung, ''August Moon'' (Top Shelf) **Angie Wang, "The Teacup Tree," ''Secret Prison'' #7 (Self-published) *2014 Cathy G. Johnson, ''Jeremiah; Boy Genius; Until It Runs Clear'' **Luke Howard, ''Trevor'' **Nick Offerman, ''Orange; Onions'' **Keiler Roberts, ''Powdered Milk (series)'' **Daryl Seitchik, ''Missy'' *2015 Sophia Foster-Dimino – ''Sphincter''; ''Sex Fantasy'' ** M. Dean -'' K.M. & R.P. & MCMLXXI (1971)'' **

Dakota McFadzean Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota ...

– ''Don't Get Eaten by Anything'' ** Jane Mai – ''Soft'' **

Gina Wynbrandt Gina Wynbrandt is an American comic book artist and illustrator. Background Wynbrandt was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990. She is a graduate of Walter Payton College Prep and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the niece of c ...

– ''Big Pussy'' *2016 Tillie Walden – ''I Love This Part'' ** Kevin Budnik -''Handbook'' **

– ''Tom O’Bedlam'' ** Sara Lautman – ''The Ultimate Laugh, Grape Nuts'' ** Carolyn Nowak – ''Radishes'' *2017

Bianca Xunise Bianca Xunise is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and self-described " goth of color". Her work is nationally syndicated through the '' Six Chix'' comic strip collaborative. Early life Xunise was born in Chicago to artistic parents; her mo ...

– "Say Her Name" Originally published on

The Nib The Nib is an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded by cartoonist Matt Bors in September 2013, The Nib is an independent member-supported pu ...

. ** Kelly Bastow – ''Year Long Summer'' ** Margot Ferrick – ''Yours'' ** Aud Koch – "Run" from the Oath Anthology ** Isabella Rotman – ''Long Black Veil'' *2018 Yasmin Omar Ata – ''Mis(h)adra'' ** Tara Booth – ''How to Be Alive'' ** Xia Gordon – ''The Fashion of 2004'', ''Harvest'' ** Rumi Hara – ''Nori and The Rabbits of the Moon'' **

– ''The Lie and How We Told It'' *2019 **

Ebony Flowers Ebony Victoria Flowers is an American prose writer and cartoonist who lives in Denver. Flowers authored the graphic novel, ''Hot Comb,'' which contains several short story comics that are a mix of autobiographical and fiction. She has been publish ...

** Haleigh Buck ** Emma Jayne ** Mar Julia ** Kelsey Wroten *2020 Theo Stultz **AJ Dungo **Sylvia Nickerson **Andrew Lorenzi **Emil Wilson *2021 Pa-Luis **Royal Dunlap **Nico Harriman **Zoe Maeve **Tess Scilipoti

Outstanding Series

*1997

, ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics) **

Jason Lutes Jason Lutes (born December 7, 1967)
at Comic Creator is an American

, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) **

, ''Palookaville'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Gary Spencer Millidge, ''Strangehaven'' (Abiogenesis) *1998

, ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics) **

, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) ** Debbie Drechsler, ''Nowhere'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Joe Chiappetta, ''Silly Daddy'' (self-published) **Steve Weissman, ''Yikes!'' (Alternative Press) *1999 Max, ''The Extended Dream of Mr. D'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **

, '' Age of Bronze'' (

) ** Jay Hosler, '' Clan Apis'' (Active Synapse Comics) **Gary Spencer Millidge, ''Strangehaven'' (Abiogenesis) ** Adam Warren, ''Gen 13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy'' (Wildstorm) *2000

, ''Weasel'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** Jay Hosler, '' Clan Apis'' (Active Synapse Comics) ** Madison Clell, ''Cuckoo'' (Green Door Studios) **

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 ...

, ''

Heart of Empire {{italictitle ''Heart of Empire,'' or ''the Legacy of Luther Arkwright'' is a limited series by Bryan Talbot, published in nine monthly parts in 1999 by American company Dark Horse Comics. It is a sequel to his earlier work ''The Adventures of Lu ...

'' (Dark Horse Comics) **Jason, ''Mjau Mjau'' (Jippi Forlag) *2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks **

Jason Lutes Jason Lutes (born December 7, 1967)
at Comic Creator is an American

, ''Finder'' (Lightspeed Press) **Mike Kunkel, ''Herobear and the Kid'' (Astonish Comics) **Sam Henderson, ''Magic Whistle'', (Alternative Comics) **Jason, ''Mjau Mjau'' (Jippi Forlag) *2002

James Kochalka James Kochalka (born May 26, 1967, in Springfield, Vermont) is an American comic book artist, writer, animator, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's carto ...

''Sketchbook Diaries'' (Top Shelf Productions) **

, ''

'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Sam Henderson, ''Magic Whistle'' (Alternative Comics) ** David Hahn, ''Private Beach'' (Slave Labor Graphics) **Dave Cooper, ''Weasel'' (Fantagraphics Books) *2003 Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' (Fantagraphics Books) **

, ''Fred the Clown'' (Hotel Fred Press) **Ted Stearn, ''Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville'' (Fantagraphics Books) **Scott Roberts, ''Patty Cake'' (Slave Labor Graphics) **Gary Spencer Millidge, '' Strangehaven'' (Abiogenesis Press) *2004

, ''Finder'' (Light Speed Productions) ** Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' (Fantagraphics Books) **John Porcellino, ''King Cat'' (self-published) **

, ''Rubber Necker'' (

) **

, ''Stuff of Dreams'' (Fantagraphics Books) *2005

, ''Finder'' (Light Speed Productions) **

Tomer Hanuka Tomer Hanuka ( he, תומר חנוכה; born 1974) is an illustrator and cartoonist. Biography At age twenty-two, Hanuka moved to New York City. Following his graduation from the School of Visual Arts in 2000, he quickly became a regular cont ...

, Asaf Hanuka, and

Etgar Keret Etgar Keret ( he, אתגר קרת, born August 20, 1967) is an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television. Personal life Keret was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1967. He is a third child ...

, ''Bipolar'' (

) **David Heatley, ''Deadpan'' (self-published) **Los Bros Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets vol. II'' (Fantagraphics) **Joshua W. Cotter, ''Skyscrapers of the Midwest'' (AdHouse Books) * 2006 '' Owly'' by Andy Runton (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Acme Novelty Library'' by

(Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Big Questions'' by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) ** '' Love and Rockets'' by Los Bros. Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Optic Nerve'' by

(Drawn & Quarterly) * 2007 '' Mourning Star'' by Kazimir Strzepek (Bodega Distribution) ** ''Atlas'' by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Delphine'' by

(Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press) ** ''

Dungeon A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette (from ...

'' by Lewis Trondheim,

Joann Sfar Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...

, and various (NBM) ** '' Love & Rockets'' by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) * 2008 ''

Snake Oil Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam. Similarly, "snake oil salesman" is a common expression used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudu ...

'' by Chuck Forsman (self-published) ** ''Eye of the Majestic Creature'', Leslie Stein (self-published) ** ''Injury'', Ted May, Jason Robards, and Jeff Wilson (Buenaventura Press) ** ''Paul series'',

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Reich'', Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books) * 2009 ''Uptight'', Jordan Crane ( Fantagraphics) ** ''Danny Dutch'', David King (Sparkplug) ** ''Delphine'',

(Fantagraphics/Coconino) ** ''Interiorae'', Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino) ** ''Reich'', Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug) * 2010 ''Ganges'', Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''King-Cat Comics & Stories'',

John Porcellino John Porcellino (born September 18, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is a popular creator of minicomics. Porcellino's self-published, photocopied, mostly autobiographical series '' King-Cat Comics'' is among the best-known and longest-running minicomi ...

(self-published) ** ''Sublife'', John Pham (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Summit of the Gods'', Yumemakura Baku and

(Fanfare/Ponent Mon) ** ''Troop 142'', Mike Dawson (self-published) *2011 ''Everything Dies'', Box Brown **''Crickets'', Sammy Harkham (self-published) **''Dungeon Quest'', Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books) **''Lose'', Michael DeForge (Koyama Books) **''Reich'', Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books) *2012 ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'', the Hernandez brothers (Fantagraphics) **''Black Mass'', Patrick Kyle (Mother Books) **''Eye of the Majestic Creature'', Leslie Stein (Self-published) **''Ganges'', Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics) **''Pope Hats'', Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) *2013 ''Lose'', Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) **''The Hive'', Charles Burns (Pantheon) **''Madtown High'', Whit Taylor (self-published) **''Pope Hats'', Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) **''Prison Pit'', Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics) *2014 ''Demon'',

**''The Black Feather Falls'', Ellen Lindner **''Powdered Milk'', Keiler Roberts **''Sky in Stereo'', Sacha Mardou **''Towerkind'', Kat Verhoeven * 2015 ''Sex Fantasy'', Sophia Foster-Dimino ** ''Dumb'', Georgia Webber ** ''Frontier'', Ryan Sands (editor) ** ''March'', John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and

** ''Pope Hats'', Ethan Rilly * 2016 ''Powdered Milk'', Keiler Roberts ** ''Cartozia Tales'', Isaac Cates (editor) ** ''Demon'', Jason Shiga ** ''Ganges'', Kevin Huizenga ** ''Megg & Mogg & Owl'', Simon Hanselmann * 2017 ''Chester 5000'', Jess Fink ** ''Crickets'',

** ''Frontier'', Ryan Sands (editor) ** ''Maleficium'', Sabin Cauldron ** ''The Old Woman'', Rebecca Mock *2018 ''Frontier'' – Youth in Decline **''Ley Lines'' – Czap Books **''Nori'' – Rumi Hara **''Bug Boys'' – Laura Knetzger **''Gumballs'' – Erin Nations *2019 ''The Nib Magazine'' –

**''Daygloayhole Quarterly'' –

Ben Passmore Ben Passmore (born 1983) is an American comics artist and political cartoonist. Early life Born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Passmore attended art school at Savannah College of Art and Design where he majored in comics with ...

**''Heavenly Blues'' – Ben Kahn/ Bruno Hidalgo **''Frontier'' – Youth in Decline **''Endgames'' – Ru Xu *2020 ''Fizzle'' – Whit Taylor **''The Misplaced'' – Chris Callahan **''SUPERPOSE'' – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka **''kuš!'' – kuš! komiks **''Frontier'' – Youth in Decline *2021 ''Ex.Mag'' – Peow Studios **''A Queer Prisoner’s Anthology IV'' – edited by Casper Cendre **''Malarkey'' – November Garcia **''Ley Lines'' – edited by L Nichols and Kevin Czap **''Tongues'' – Anders Nilsen

Outstanding Comic

*1997

, ''Eightball #17'' (Fantagraphics) **Pete Sickman-Garner, ''Hey Mister #1'' (Top Shelf Productions) **

and Josh Neufeld, ''Keyhole #2'' (Modern) **Walt Holcombe, ''King of Persia'' (self-published through Accordion Press) **

, ''Palookaville #10'' (Drawn & Quarterly) *1998

, ''Acme Novelty Library #9'' (Fantagraphics) **

Bill Willingham William Willingham (born 1956) is an American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series '' Elementals'' and '' Fables''. Career William Willingham was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. During his father's military career the f ...

, ''Coventry #1'' (Fantagraphics) **

, ''Eightball #19'' (Fantagraphics) ** Debbie Drechsler, ''Nowhere #3'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **

, ''Stories From Bosnia #1: Soba'' (Drawn & Quarterly) *1999

, ''Liberty Meadows #1'' (Insight Studio Group) ** Pekar, Sacco, Stack & Warneford, ''American Splendor: Transatlantic Comics'' ** James Sturm, ''Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Ben Katchor, ''The Jew of New York'' (Pantheon Books) **

Joe Zabel Joe Zabel (born July 7, 1953)Zabel entry
Who's Who of Amer ...

& Gary Dumm, ''Oracle'' (Amazing Montage) *2000

, ''The Acme Novelty Library #13'' (Fantagraphics Books) **

and Joan Leidy, ''Boys'' (Highwater Books) **Madison Clell, ''Cuckoo No. 10'' (Green Door Studios) **Pete Sickman-Garner, ''Hey Mister, The Trouble With Jesus'' (Top Shelf Productions) **Jordan Crane, ''The Last Lonely Saturday'' (Red Ink) *2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks **''Frank'' #4, Jim Woodring, Fantagraphics Books **''Herobear and the Kid'' #2, Mike Kunkel, Astonish Comics **''

's Sketchbook Diaries'', James Kochalka, Top Shelf Productions **''Mjau Mjau'' #7, Jason, Jippi Forlag **''Sequential'' #6, Paul Hornschemeier, I Don't Get It Press *2002

, ''Eightball #22'' (Fantagraphics Books) **Anders Brekhus Nilsen, ''Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia'' (self-published) **Tony Consiglio, ''Double Cross: More or Less'' (Top Shelf Productions) **

, ''Sketchbook Diaries Volume 2'' (Top Shelf Productions) **Jon Lewis, ''True Swamp: Stoneground and Hillbound'' (Alternative Comics) *2003

, ''Rubber Necker #2'', (Alternative Comics) **Adam Suerte, ''Aprendiz Book 1'' (self-published) ** Charles Burns, ''Black Hole #10'' (Fantagraphics Books) **David Collier, ''Collier's Vol. 2 #2'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **David Lasky and Greg Stump, ''Urban Hipster #2'' (Alternative Comics) *2004

, ''Eightball #23'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** Charles Burns, ''Black Hole #11'' (Fantagraphics Books) **Kim Deitch, ''Stuff of Dreams #2'' (Fantagraphics Books) **John Hankiewicz, ''Tepid Summer 2003'' (Tepid Comics) **John Porcellino, ''King Cat #62'' (Self-published) *2005 Kevin Huizenga, ''Or Else #1'' (Drawn & Quarterly) ** Anders Nilsen, ''Dogs & Water'' (Drawn & Quarterly) **Los Bros. Hernandez ''Love & Rockets #13'' (Fantagraphics) **Los Bros. Hernandez, ''Love & Rockets #12'' (Fantagraphics) **Marc Bell, ''Worn Tuff Elbow #1'' (Fantagraphics) * 2006 ''Schizo'' #4 by

Ivan Brunetti Ivan Brunetti (born October 3, 1967) is an Italian and American cartoonist and comics scholar based in Chicago, Illinois. Career Noted for combining blackly humorous taboo-laden subject matter with simplified and exaggerated cartoon drawing styl ...

(Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Big Questions'' #7 by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Ganges'' #1 by Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Optic Nerve'' #10 by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Stuff of Dreams'' #3 by

(Fantagraphics Books) * 2007 ''Optic Nerve'' #11 by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Doctor Id'' by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri (Indie Ink Studios) ** ''Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville'' #4 by Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Love & Rockets'' vol. 2 #18 by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Monster Parade'' #1 by Ben Catmull (Fantagraphics Books) * 2008 ''Snake Oil #1'' by Chuck Forsman (self-published) ** ''Cryptic Wit'' #2, Gerald Jablonski (self-published) ** ''Department of Art'', Dunya Jankovic (self-published) ** ''Lucky'' Vol. 2 #2,

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** '' Palooka-ville'' #19,

(Drawn & Quarterly) * 2009 ''Uptight'' #3, Jordan Crane ( Fantagraphics) ** ''Danny Dutch'' #1, David King (Sparkplug) ** ''Dead Ringer'', Jason T. Miles (La Mano) ** ''Interiorae'' #3, Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino) ** ''Reich'' #6, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug) * 2010 ''I Want You'',

(Buenaventura Press) ** ''Blammo'' #6,

(Kilgore Books) ** ''Eschew'' #2, Robert Sergel (Sparkplug Comic Books) ** ''Flesh and Bone'',

Julia Gfrörer Julia Gfrörer (born September 12, 1982) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and author. Her work is often transgressive, invoking occult themes within an ambience of subtly observed historicist concerns, in narratives ...

(Sparkplug Comic Books) ** ''Sublife'' #2, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books) *2011 ''Lose'' #3, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) **''Crickets'' #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published) **''Danger Country'' #1, Levon Jihanian **''Habitat'' #2, Dunja Jankovic **''The Magic Hedge'', Marian Runk *2012 ''Pterodactyl Hunters'', Brendan Leach (Top Shelf) ** ''Hot Dog Beach'' #2, Lale Westvind (Self-published) ** ''Passage'', Tessa Brunton (Sparkplug Books) ** ''The Sixth Gun'' #17, Brian Hurtt and Cullen Bunn (Oni Press) ** ''Pope Hats'' #2, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) *2013 ''Pope Hats'' #3, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) ** ''Hyperspeed to Nowhere'', Lale Westvind (Self-published) ** ''The Life Problem'', Austin English (Drippybone Books) ** ''Looking Out'', Philippa Rice (Hic & Hoc Publications) ** ''St. Owl's Bay'', Simon Hanselmann (Self-published) *2014 ''Wicked Chicken Queen'', Sam Alden (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) ** ''Blammo'' #8,

** ''Cosplayers'',

** ''It Will All Hurt'' #2,

Farel Dalrymple Farel Dalrymple is an American artist and alternative comics creator. He is best known for his award-winning comics series '' Pop Gun War''. Career Originally from Oklahoma "by way of California",Ellis, Jonathan"Interview: Farel Dalrymple, Pop Gu ...

** ''Misliving Amended'', Adam Buttrick *2015 ''The Oven'', Sophie Goldstein ** ''Borb'', Jason Little ** ''The Nature of Nature'', Disa Wallander ** ''Pope Hats #4'', Ethan Rilly ** ''Weeping Flower, Grows in Darkness'', Kris Mukai *2016 ''Fantasy Sports #1'', Sam Bosma **''As the Crow Flies'', Melanie Gillman **''Be Good,'' John Martz **''Patience'',

**''Shrine of the Monkey God'', from ''Kramers Ergot 9'',

*2017 ''Your Black Friend'',

**''Canopy'', Karine Bernadou **''Libby’s Dad'', Eleanor Davis **''Public Relations'' #10,

Matthew Sturges Lilah Sturges (; born Matthew Sturges, October 1970) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels. She is best known for co-writing with Bill Willingham the Eisner-award-nominated ''Jack of Fables'', and other comics published by Vertigo ...

, Dave Justus,

Steve Rolston Steve Rolston (born 8 February 1978) is a Canadian artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. After working in story boards for various animated series, he got his first break from Oni P ...

, Annie Wu **''Sunburning'', Keiler Roberts *2018 ''Hot to Be Alive'' – Tara Booth **''Recollection'' – Alyssa Berg **''Hot Summer Nights'' – Freddy Carrasco **''Whatsa Paintoonist'' – Jerry Moriarty **''Baopu'' – Yao Xiao *2019 ''Check Please!'' – Ngozi Ukazu **''Lorna'' – Benji Nate **''Infinite Wheat Paste #7'' – Pidge **''The Saga of Metalbeard'' – Joshua Paddon & Matthew Hoddy **''Egg Cream'' – Liz Suburbia *2020 ''Cry Wolf Girl'' – Ariel Ries **''My Dog Ivy'' – Gabrielle Bell **''Theth Tomorrow Forever'' – Josh Bayer **''Cosmoknights'' – Hannah Templer **''Mooncakes'' – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker *2021 ''Leaf Lace'' – Ashanti Fortson **''Francis Bacon'' – EA Bethea **''The Dog & The Cat'' – Dominique Duong **''Rhapsodie'' – Maddi Gonzalez **''A Cordial Invitation'' – Adam Szym

Outstanding Minicomic

*1997 ''The Perfect Planet'',

**''Hey Mister #4'', Pete Sickman-Garner **'' King-Cat Comics #52'',

**''Magic Whistle #9'', Sam Henderson **''Out There #5'', Alan Hunt *1998 '' Amy Unbounded'', Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press) **''Bathroom Girls'', Yvonne Mojica **''King Cat Comics'',

**''Magic Boy Does Laundry'',

**''Oaf'',

Matt Brinkman Mat Brinkman (born 1973 in Austin, Texas) is an American artist and electronic musician. Also known as Matt Brinkman, Meerk Puffy, Mystery Brinkman, Brinkman, Brinkmangler, and Mucid Cuspidor. He is based in Colorado. History Brinkman was a c ...

*1999 ''Fireball #7'',

(

) **''Tales of the Great Unspoken'',

Aaron Augenblick Aaron Augenblick (born December 28, 1975) is an American animator, director, and producer. He is the founder of Augenblick Studios, known for his work on '' Ugly Americans'', ''Superjail!'', '' Wonder Showzen'', and ''Golden Age''. Early li ...

(Self-published) **''Ped Xing'', Androo Robinson (Self-published) **''Bolol Belittle'',

Mat Brinkman Mat Brinkman (born 1973 in Austin, Texas) is an American artist and electronic musician. Also known as Matt Brinkman, Meerk Puffy, Mystery Brinkman, Brinkman, Brinkmangler, and Mucid Cuspidor. He is based in Colorado. History Brinkman was a c ...

(Self-published) **''Noe-Fie #8'', Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media) *2000 ''LowJinx'' #2, edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media) **''Angry Youth Comics No. 11'',

Johnny Ryan John F. Ryan IV (born November 30, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts)"The Real Johnny Ryan"
, Johnny Ryan of ...

(Self-published) **''Jug'', Androo Robinson (Self-published) **''Timberdoodle'', Jon Kerschbaum (Self-published) **''True Stories, Swear to God'', Tom Beland (Self-published) *2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks **''Amy Unbounded No. 12'', Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press) **''Democracy: Mime Complaint No. 5'', Jesse Reklaw (Self-published) **''Jumbo Jape'', Sean Bieri (Self-published) **''Low Jinx 3: The Big Rip-Off'', edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media) **''Tepid Spring 2001'', John Hankiewicz (self-published) *2002 ''Artichoke Tales'' #1,

(

) **''Double Cross Assortment'', Tony Consiglio (Self-published) **''Gloriana: Super Monster'' #14, Kevin Huizenga (Self-published) **''Homecoming'', John Kerschbaum (Fontanelle Press) **''Long Tail Kitty: Heaven'',

Lark Pien Lark Pien (born c. 1972) is an American cartoonist who has created the minicomics ''Stories from the Ward'', ''Mr. Boombha'', and ''Long Tail Kitty'', the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004. ...

(Self-published) *2003 ''I Am Going to Be Small'', Jeffrey Brown (self-published) **''Josh Comics'', Josh Sullivan **''Lo-Horse #1'', David Lasky and Jesse Reklaw **''Take Out'', Raina Telgemeier **''That Thing You Fall Into'', Diana Tamblyn *2004 ''Lucky'' #3,

(Self-published) **''Big Questions'' #6, Anders Nilsen (Self-published) **''Quantum Entanglement, Spooky Action at a Distance, Teleportation and You'',

Jim Ottaviani Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'', features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, N ...

and

(G.T. Labs) **''Thankless Job'', Pat Lewis (Lunchbreak Comics) **''Underground: Souvenir'', Matthew Bellisle (Gravity/DSN) *2005 ''Phase 7'',

Alec Longstreth Alec Longstreth (born October 4, 1979) is a comics creator and illustrator living in Santa Fe, New Mexico whose works include ''Phase 7'' and th''Dvorak Zine'' He is a graduate of Oberlin College and Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a priv ...

(Self-published) **''Couch Tag #2'', Jesse Reklaw (Self-published) **''Dance'', John Hankiewicz (Self-published) **''Monday'', Andy Hartzell (Self-published) **''Ouija Interview #3'', Sarah Becan (Self-published) *2006 ''Monsters'', Ken Dahl **''Comicore Jr.'', Paulette Poullet **''Gaylord Phoenix'' #4, Edie Fake **''Trackrabbit'', Geoff Vasile **''Window'' #8, Dave Lapp *2007 ''P.S. Comics'' #3, Minty Lewis **''Burning Building Comix'', Jeff Zwirek **''The Monkey and the Crab'', Shawn Cheng and Sara Edward-Corbett **''Noose'', Mark Burrier **''Seven More Days of Not Getting Eaten'', Matt Wiegle *2008 ''Bluefuzz'', Jesse Reklaw **''Dorado Park'', Lilli Carré **''How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less'',

**''Ochre Ellipse'' #2, Jonas Madden-Connor **''Swell'', Juliacks *2009 ''Stay Away From Other People'',

**''Claptrap'' #2, Onsmith **''Just So You Know'' #1, Joey Alison Sayers **''Stewbrew'', Kelly Froh & Max Clotfelter **''Xoc'' #1, Matt Dembicki *2010 ''Rambo 3.5'', Jim Rugg **''Don't Drink from the Sea'', Lilli Carré **''Stories by...'' Vol. 1, Martin Cendreda **''Troop 142'', Mike Dawson **''Water Column'' #3, Josh Frankel *2011 ''Ben Died of a Train'',

**''Gaylord Phoenix'' #5, Edie Fake **''Danger Country'' #1, Levon Jihanian **''Morning Song'', Laura Terry **''Trans-Utopia'', Tom Kaczynski (Uncivilized Books) *2012 ''The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions'', Corinne Mucha (Retrofit Comics) **''The Death of Elijah Lovejoy'', Noah Van Sciver (2D Cloud) **''Hypnotic Induction Technique'', Grant Reynolds (Self-published) **''Ramble On'' #2, Calvin Wong (Self-published) **''RAV'' #6, Mickey Zacchilli (Self-published) *2013 ''The End of the Fucking World'' #16, Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics) **''Il Cammino Delle Capre'', Kris Mukai & Zachary Zezima (Self-published) **''Hawaii 1997'', Sam Alden (Self-published) **''Lawaway'', Joseph Lambert (Self-published) **''Powdered Milk Vol. 10: The Man Who Could Not Read'', Keiler Roberts (Self-published) *2014 ''House of Women'', Sophie Goldstein **''The Grassy Knoll'', Nick Drnaso **''Never Forgets'',

Yumi Sakugawa Yumi Sakugawa is a comic artist based in California. Her work has been published online, in feminist magazines and in book form. Sakugawa also edits a blog about wellness. She was nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2014 for her mini comic, ''Never ...

(Self-published) **''Test Tube'' #1, Carlos Gonzales **''Up to the Top'', Ian Sampson *2015 ''Sex Fantasy #4'', Sophia Foster-Dimino ** ''Devil's Slice of Life'', Patrick Crotty (Peow! Studio) ** ''Epoxy 5'', John Pham ** ''King Cat #75'',

(Self-published) ** ''Whalen: A Reckoning'', Audry *2016 ''Radishes'', Carolyn Nowak **''The Experts'', Sophie Franz **''Laffy Meal'', Pranas T. Naujokaitis **''Maps to the Suns'', Sloane Leong **''The Unofficial Cuckoo’s Nest'', Luke Healy *2017 ''Tender-Hearted'',

**''The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs'', Celine Loup **''Our Tale of Woe'', Keren Katz & Geffen Refaeli **''Reverse Flaneur'', M. Sabine Rear **''Same Place Same Time'', Ann Xu *2018 ''Say It With Noodles: On Learning to Speak the Language of Food'' – Shing Yin Khor **''Dog Nurse'' – Margot Ferrick **''Greenhouse'' – Debbie Fong **''Common Blessings & Common Curses'' – Maritsa Patrinos **''Mothball 88'' – Kevin Reilly *2019 ''Trans Girls Hit the Town'' – Emma Jayne **''Gonzalo'' – Jed McGowan **''Silver Wire'' – Kriota Willberg **''Cherry'' – InésEstrada **''YLLW YLLW YLLW'' – Mar Julia *2020 ''Black Hole Heart'' – Cathy G Johnson **''I Feel Weird #4'' – Haleigh Buck **''Chapter Two'' – Keren Katz **''The Gulf'' – Nguyen Nguyen **''Canvas'' – Theo K. Stultz *2021 ''Bodyseed'' – Casey Nowack **''Slum Clearance Symphony'' – Brendan Leach **''Lavender Scare'' – Arantza Peña Popo **''Montana Diary'' – Whit Taylor **''The Drain Pipe'' – Leda Zawacki

Outstanding Online Comic

*2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks **Ben Jones, ''Future Genies of Mush Past'' **

Scott McCloud Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: ''Understanding Comics'' (1993), '' Reinventing Comics'' (2000), and '' Making Comics'' (20 ...

, ''I Can't Stop Thinking'' **Jonathan Morris, ''Jeremy'' ** Demian5, '' When I Am King'' **

, ''Zot! Hearts and Minds'' *2002 Jason Little, ''Bee'' **Tom Hart, ''Hutch Owen: Public Relations'' **Jordan Crane, ''Keeping Two'' **

, ''Small Stories'' **Tracy White, ''Traced'' *2003

, ''American Elf'' **

, ''Bell's Home Journal'' ** Ted Slampyak, '' Jazz Age'' **

, ''The Salon'' ** Jesse Reklaw, ''Slow Wave'' *2004

, ''

American Elf James Kochalka (born May 26, 1967, in Springfield, Vermont) is an American comic book artist, writer, animator, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's cartoo ...

'' ** Patrick Farley, ''Apocamon'' **J.J. Naas, ''Desert Rocks'' **Timothy Kreider, ''The Pain … When Will it End?'' **Craig Boldman, ''Tailipoe'' *2005

Nicholas Gurewitch ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (abbreviated to ''PBF'') is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It first appeared in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange'' in 2001. The comics are usually three or four ...

, ''

The Perry Bible Fellowship ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (abbreviated to ''PBF'') is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It first appeared in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange'' in 2001. The comics are usually three or four p ...

'' **deadmouse, ''Ballad'' **

Kazu Kibuishi Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology ''Flight'' and for creating the webcomic '' Copper''. He is a ...

, ''

Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pink ...

'' ** Jenn Manley Lee, ''Dicebox'' ** Steven Manale, ''Superslackers'' *2006

, ''

'' ** ''

A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible ''A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible'' (''ALILBTDII'') is a webcomic drawn by David Hellman and written by Dale Beran. Ted Rall described the comic as "explor ngthe limits of pessimism and fatal consequence in a universe that w ...

'' by David Hellman and Dale Beran ** ''Claviger'' by Ronnie Casson ** ''Micrographica'' by Renee French ** ''Thingpart'' by Joe Sayers * 2007 ''

Achewood ''Achewood'' is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 6 ...

'' by

Chris Onstad ''Achewood'' is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 6 ...

** ''Grace'' by Kris Dresen ** ''Persimmon Cup'' by

** ''Thingpart'' by Joe Sayers ** ''Wondermark'' by

David Malki ''Wondermark'' is a webcomic created by David Malki which was syndicated to ''Flak Magazine'' and appeared in ''The Onion'' print edition from 2006 to 2008. It features 19th-century illustrations that have been recontextualized to create humorous ...

! * 2008 ''

'' by

** ''Danny Dutch'' by David King ** ''Slow Wave'' by Jesse Reklaw ** ''Thingpart'' by Joey Sayers ** ''Traced'' by Tracy White * 2009 ''Year of the Rat'',

Cayetano Garza Cayetano 'Cat' Garza (born October 15, 1972) is a comic artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and musician in the United States. He is best known for his experiments with webcomics. Garza has been published in various anthologies and publications. ...

** ''Bodyworld'', Dash Shaw ** ''Danny Dutch'', David King ** ''Thingpart'', Joey Alison Sayers ** Vanessa Davis's comics for ''Tablet'' * 2010 ''Troop 142'', Mike Dawson ** ''Callahan Online'', John Callahan ** ''I Think You're Sauceome'', Sarah Becan ** ''The Lesttrygonians'', Stephen Gilpin ** ''Reliable Comics'', David King *2011 ''Hark! A Vagrant'',

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 ...

**''Alphabet Horror'', Nate Marsh **''A Cartoonist’s Diary'', Pascal Girard **''Finn and Charlie are Hitched'', Tony Breed **''Lucky'', Gabrielle Bell *2012 ''SuperMutant Magic Academy'',

**''Amazing Facts…and Beyond! with Leon Beyond'', Dan Zettwoch and Kevin Huizenga **''Black Is the Color'', Julia Gfrorer **''Lucky'', Gabrielle Bell **''Starslip'', Kris Straub *2013 ''SuperMutant Magic Academy'',

**''Bird Boy'', Annie Szabla **''Gabby's Playhouse'', Ken Dahl & Gabby Schulz **''Haunter'', Sam Alden **''July Diary'',

*2014 ''Vattu'',

Evan Dahm Evan Dahm (born 1987) is an American webcartoonist from Asheville, North Carolina known for creating the Overside universe of webcomics. Dahm started creating the surrealistic webcomic ''Rice Boy'' in 2006, which follows the titular Rice Boy as h ...

**''Band for Life'', Anya Davidson **''Big Dogs at Nite'', Dane Martin **''Demon'',

**''On Hiatus'', Pete Toms *2015 ''The Bloody Footprint'', Lilli Carré **''Carriers'', Lauren Weinstein **''Mom Body'', Rebecca Roher **'' O Human Star'',

Blue Delliquanti ''O Human Star'' is a science fiction webcomic by Blue Delliquanti. Synopsis ''O Human Star'' follows Alastair "Al" Sterling, the person who invented the modern robot. Sixteen years after Al dies, his mind is put into a synthetic replica of ...

**'' Witchy'', Ariel Ries *2016 '' Octopus Pie'', Meredith Gran **''A Cartoonist’s Diary'', Rina Ayuyang **''Just Doing My Job'', Gynnis Fawkes **''A Small Revolution'', Samantha Leriche-Gionet (AKA “Boum”) **''Vattu'',

*2017 '' The Meek'', Der-shing Helmer **''Disability in the Age of Trump'', Amanda Scurti **''Normal Person/Maine Vacation'', Lauren Weinstein **''That's Not Who We Are'', Mike Dawson **''Woman World'', Aminder Dhaliwal *2018 ''Lara Croft Was My Family'' – Carta Monir **''Woman World'' – Aminder Dhaliwal **''The Wolves Outside'' – Jesse England **''A Fire Story'' – Brian Files **''A Part of Me is Still Unknown'' – Meg O’Shea *2019 ''Full Court Crush'' – Hannah Blumenreich **''Isle of Elsi'' –

**''That’s Not My Name!'' – Hannako Lambert **''What Doctors Know About CPR'' – Nathan Gray **''About Face'' –

*2020 ''Witchy'' – Ariel Ries **''I Exist'' – Breena Nuñez **''Like the Tide'' – Isabella Rotman **Gabby Schulz **''SUPERPOSE'' – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka *2021 ''Birds of Maine'' – Michael DeForge **''Leaf Lace'' – Ashanti Fortson **''Shadows Become You'' – Susannah Lohr **'' Mr. Boop'' – Alec Robbins **''I Do Not Want to Write Today'' – Shing Yin Khor

Outstanding Anthology or Collection (discontinued)

*2005 ''Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man'' by

(La Mano) ** ''Above and Below: Two Tales of the American Frontier'' by James Sturm (

) ** ''Dead Herring Comics'', edited by Actus (Actus Independent Comics) ** ''Fred the Clown'' by Roger Langridge (

) ** ''Hutch Owen: Unmarketable'' by Tom Hart (

) * 2006 ''

Black Hole A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light or other electromagnetic waves, has enough energy to escape it. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can def ...

'' by Charles Burns (Pantheon) ** ''Castle Waiting'' by

Linda Medley Linda Medley (born May 17, 1964 in Stockton, California) is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her ''Castle Waiting'' series of comic books and graphic novels. Biography and early career Born in Stockton, California, Medley ...

(

) ** ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase'' #3 by Matt Broersma, Genevieve Elverum, and

(

) ** '' The Push Man and Other Stories'' by

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. H ...

(

) ** ''Squirrel Mother'' by

(

) * 2007 ''Curses'' by Kevin Huizenga (

) ** ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase'' Vol. 4 by Gabrielle Bell, Martin Cendrera, and Dan Zettwoch (

) ** ''King-Cat Classix'' by John Porcellino (

) ** ''Misery Loves Comedy'' by Ivan Brunetti (

) ** ''Moomin'' Book One by Tove Jansson (

) * 2008 ''Papercutter'' #7, edited by Greg Means (Tugboat Press) ** ''Inkweed'', Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books) ** ''

Little Lulu ''Little Lulu'' is a comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding ...

'' Vol. 18, John Stanley (Dark Horse) ** ''Pond Life'', John Broadley (PictureBox) ** ''Windy Corner'' #2, edited by Austin English (Sparkplug Comic Books) * 2009 ''Kramer’s Ergot'' #7, ed.

(Buenaventura) ** ''Abandoned Cars'', Tim Lane ( Fantagraphics) ** ''Against Pain'', Ron Regé, Jr. (

) ** ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5'', T. Edward Bak, Anneli Furmark, Amanda Vähämäki (

) ** ''Fuzz and Pluck: Splitsville'' by

(Fantagraphics) * 2010 ''Masterpiece Comics'',

R. Sikoryak Robert Sikoryak (born 1964) is an American artist whose work is usually signed R. Sikoryak. He specializes in making comic adaptations of literature classics. Under the series title ''Masterpiece Comics'', these include ''Crime and Punishment'' re ...

(

) **''The Hipless Boy'', Sully (Conundrum Press) **''Lemon Styles'', David King (Sparkplug Comic Books) **''Red Snow'', Susumu Katsumata (

) **''Ten Thousand Things to Do'', Jesse Reklaw (self-published) *2011 ''I Will Bite You'', Joseph Lambert (Secret Acres) **''Black Eye'', edited by Ryan Standfest (Rotland Press) **''Gay Genius'', edited by Annie Murphy (Sparkplug) **''Make Me a Woman'', Vanessa Davis (

) **''Three'' #1, edited by

Robert Kirby Robert Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was a British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, ''Five Leaves Left'' and '' Bryter Layter'', but also worked ...

*2012 ''Hark! A Vagrant'',

(

) **''Big Questions'', Anders Nilsen (

) **''The Man Who Grew His Beard'', Olivier Schrauwen (

) **''Nobrow #6'', Various artists (Nobrow) **''Ojitos Borrosos'', Inés Estrada (Self-published) *2013 ''Very Casual'', Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) **''Freddie Stories'',

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip '' Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an inter ...

(

) **''Heads or Tails'', Lille Carré (

) **''Peter Bagge's Other Stuff'', Peter Bagge (

) **''Tusen Hjärtan Stark #1'', Various, ed. by Austin English (Domino Books) *2014 ''QU33R'', edited by

**''Amazing Facts and Beyond'', Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch **''The End'', Anders Nilsen **''Eye of the Majestic Creature'' (Vol. 2), Leslie Stein **''Sock Monkey Treasury'',

*2015 ''How To Be Happy'', Eleanor Davis ** ''Drawn & Quarterly, 25 Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novel'',

Tom Devlin James Thomas S. Devlin (10 April 1903 – after 1935) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 17 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Preston North End, Swindon Town, Walsall and Oldham Athletic. He played as a ...

, Chris Oliveros, Peggy Burns, Tracy Hurren, and Julia Pohl-Miranda (producers) ** ''An Entity Observes All Things'',

(Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) ** ''Pope Hats'', #4,

Ethan Rilly Ethan may refer to: People *Ethan (given name) Places *Ethan, South Dakota *Fort Ethan Allen (Arlington, Virginia) Fiction *''Ethan of Athos'', 1986 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold *"Ethan Brand", 1850 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne *''Ethan ...

** ''SuperMutant Magic Academy'', Jillian Tamaki *2016 ''Step Aside Pops'',

**''Beverly'',

**''Beyond: The Queer Sci Fi and Fantasy Anthology'', Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts **''The Complete Wimmen’s Comix'', Trina Robbins **''Killing And Dying'',

Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (discontinued)

* 1997 ''It's A Good Life if You Don't Weaken'' by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''At The Seams'' by

(Alternative Press) ** ''Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories'' by Ben Katchor (Little, Brown) ** ''L'Ascension Du Haut Mal'' by David B. (L'Association) ** ''Lost in the Alps'' by Cosey (NBM) * 1998 ''Ghost World'' by

(Fantagraphics) ** ''Views of the Warehouse District'' by Martin Tom Dieck (Westhampton House) ** ''Frank vol. 2'' by

(Fantagraphics) ** ''The Little Man'' by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Titanic Tales'' edited by Mark Wheatley (Insight Studios) * 1999 ''Cages'' by

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculp ...

(Kitchen Sink) ** ''Hey Mister: Celebrity Roast'' by Pete Sickman-Garner (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Hicksville'' by

(Black Eye) ** ''Time Warp'' by Ed Hillyer (

Slab-O-Concrete Slab-O-Concrete Productions was a British mail order distributor and publisher, founded by Peter Pavement, Dave Hanna, Emma Copsey, and Chris Tappenden; operating mostly in Brighton and Hove during the 1990s. Initially selling British small press ...

) ** ''Tiny Bubbles'' by

(Highwater Books) * 2000 ''From Hell'' by

and

(Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Banks/Eubanks'' by Tom Hart (Top Shelf Productions) ** '' Clan Apis'' by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse) ** ''Comix 2000'' various, (L'Association) ** ''Drawn & Quarterly, Volume 3'' various, (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks ** ''Box Office Poison'' by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth'' by

(Pantheon Books) ** ''Mail Order Bride'' by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, 1992–1995'' by

(Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Snake 'n' Bacon's Cartoon Cabaret'' by

Michael Kupperman Michael Kupperman (born April 26, 1966), also known by the pseudonym P. Revess,Spurgeon, Tom"A Short Interview With Michael Kupperman,"The Comics Reporter (August 7, 2005). is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He created the comic strips '' ...

(Avon Books) * 2002 ''The Golem's Mighty Swing'' by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''Fallout'', edited by

(G.T. Labs) ** ''Haw!'' by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Non #5'', edited by Jordan Crane (Red Ink Press) ** ''Summer of Love'' by Debbie Drechsler (Drawn & Quarterly) * 2003 ''Three Fingers'' by Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''

Beg The Question In classical rhetoric and logic, begging the question or assuming the conclusion (Latin: ') is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. For example: * "Green is t ...

'' by Bob Fingerman (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''

'' by David B (L'Association) ** ''The Frank Book'' by

(Fantagraphics Books) ** ''Nightmare Alley'' by Spain Rodriguez and William Lindsay Gresham (Fantagraphics Books) * 2004 ''Blankets'' by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf Productions) ** ''The Fixer'' by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly) ** ''

'' by

(Drawn & Quarterly) ** McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13, Edited by

(McSweeney's, Ltd.) ** ''Teratoid Heights'' by Matt Brinkman (Highwater Books)

Outstanding Debut Comic (discontinued)

*2000 ''Dork'' #8 by

Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork''. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himsel ...

(Slave Labor Graphics) *2002 ''Pulpatoon Pilgrimage'' by Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books) *2003 ''Studygroup12 #3'' edited by Zack Soto *2004 ''Teen Boat #6: Vote Boat'' by Dave Roman and John Green (Cryptic Press) *2005 ''Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed?'' by

Liz Prince Liz Prince (born 1981) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics. Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics. She currently ...

(Top Shelf Productions) *2006 ''Class of '99'' by Josh Eiserike (Self-Published) *2007 ''Papercutter'' #6 edited by

(Tugboat Press) *2008 ''Swallow Me Whole'' by Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)

Ignatz Awards Jury

*1997 **

Jessica Abel Jessica Abel (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as ''Life Sucks'', ''Drawing Words & Writing Pictures'', ''Soundtrack'', ''La Perdida'', ''Mirror, Window'', ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide' ...

** Mark Wheatley **

Joe Zabel Joe Zabel (born July 7, 1953)Zabel entry
Who's Who of Amer ...

*1998 **Michael Cohen **Tom Devlin ** Tom Hart ** Marc Hempel **

*1999 **

** Jordan Crane **Jon Lewis **

*2000 ** Donna Barr **Sean Bieri ** Phil Foglio **

** Jason Little *2001 **

Matt Feazell Matt Feazell (born 1955) is an American cartoonist from Hamtramck, Michigan, primarily working in minicomics. He is best known for his wryly humorous ''The Amazing Cynicalman'' series and the simple "stick figure" art style he uses for it. Cynical ...

Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory (born May 7, 1953)
at the

Sam Henderson Sam Henderson (born October 18, 1969) is an American cartoonist, writer, and expert on American comedy history. He is best known for his ongoing comic book series ''Magic Whistle''. He was a contributor to the animated television series ''Spong ...

** James Sturm *2002 **Suzanne Baumann **

David Lasky David Lasky (born December 8, 1967 in Washington, D.C.) is an alternative cartoonist based in Seattle, Washington. Biography After spending the bulk of his life in Virginia, and graduating from the College of William & Mary, Lasky moved to Sea ...

** Alex Robinson *2003 **Pam Bliss **

Ariel Bordeaux Ariel Bordeaux is an American alternative cartoonist, painter, and writer. She is known for the confessional autobiographical minicomics series ''Deep Girl'' and the two-person title (with her husband Rick Altergott) '' Raisin Pie''. Life and ...

** David Hahn **

Batton Lash Batton Lash (October 29, 1953 – January 12, 2019) was an American comics creator who came to prominence as part of the 1990s self-publishing boom. He is best known for the series ''Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre'' (a.k.a. '' Supernatu ...

Matt Madden Matt Madden (born 1968 in New York City) is a U.S. comic book writer and artist. He is best known for original alternative comics, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work '' 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in ...

*2004 ** Kevin Huizenga **

**Rich Koslowski **Layla Lawlor ** Steve Lieber *2005 **Jennifer Daydreamer **

Shaenon Garrity Shaenon K. Garrity is a webcomic creator and science-fiction author best known for her webcomics ''Narbonic'' and '' Skin Horse''. She collaborated with various artists to write webcomics for the Modern Tales-family of webcomic subscription serv ...

** Jeff Parker **Dan Zettwoch *2006 ** Jeffrey Brown **Henry Chamberlain **

Justin Hall Justin Hall (born December 16, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist and entrepreneur, best known as a pioneer blogger. Biography Born in Chicago, Hall graduated Francis W. Parker High School in 1993. In 1994, while a student ...

**Laurenn McCubbin ** Jim Rugg *2007 **Sara Edward-Corbett ** Paul Hornschemeier **

Steve MacIsaac Steve MacIsaac is a Canadian comics artist and creator living in Long Beach, California. He is known for his comics series ''Shirtlifter'' (2006-2019) and the graphic novel, ''Unpacking'' (2018). His comics focus on the lives and relationships of ...

** Jesse Reklaw **Zack Soto *2008 **

** Eleanor Davis **John Hankiewicz **

Andy Hartzell Andy Hartzell is a cartoonist who lives in Oakland, California. In 1995, he was awarded a Xeric Grant to publish his book ''Bread & Circuses''. In 2007, Hartzell published '' Fox Bunny Funny'', which was reviewed favorably by ''The New York Times' ...

*2009 ** Lilli Carré ** Vanessa Davis **

**Scott Mills **Laura Park *2010 **Trevor Alixopulos **Joshua Cotter **Rob G **David Kelly ** Anders Nilsen *2011 **Rina Ayuyang ** Mike Dawson **Kris Dresen ** Theo Ellsworth **

*2012 **Edie Fake **Minty Lewis **Dylan Meconis **

Julia Wertz Julia Wertz (born December 29, 1982) is an American cartoonist, writer and urban explorer. Cartooning career Wertz was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. She made her name with a comic strip titled ''The Fart Party'', which Atomic Books anthol ...

*2013 **

**Dustin Harbin **Damien Jay **Sakura Maku **

*2014 **Darryl Ayo **Austin English **Melissa Mendes **Thein Pham ** Whit Taylor *2015 **Lamar Abrams **Cara Bean **Robyn Chapman **Sophie Goldstein **Corrine Mucha *2016 **Tony Breed **Summer Pierre **Keiler Roberts ** C. Spike Trotman **J.T. Yost *2017 **Neil Brideau **Glynnis Fawkes **Sara Lautman **Trungles ** David Willis

Ignatz Awards Committee

*1997 ** Chris Oarr, Coordinator *1998 ** Chris Oarr, Coordinator ** Jeff Alexander *1999 ** Jeff Alexander, Coordinator *2000–2006 ** Jeff Alexander, Coordinator ** Karon Flage ** Greg McElhatton *2007–2010 ** Greg McElhatton, Coordinator ** Jeff Alexander ** Karon Flage *2011–2012 ** Eden Miller, Coordinator ** Greg McElhatton ** Karon Flage *2013–2016 ** Eden Miller, Coordinator *2017–present ** Dan Stafford, Coordinator

References

External links

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