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s. The awards were partially named after the Yahoo group whose members include many in the inking community, and after the personal

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name of organization founder

Bob Almond Bob Almond (born January 4, 1967 in Seoul, South Korea)''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 is an American comic book inker whose credits include the Marvel Comics publications ''Warlock and the Infinity Watch'', ''Black Panther ...

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Bob Almond's Homepage The awards concept was created in an "Inkblots" column by Almond in ''Sketch Magazine'' #35 in 2007, which saw print in 2008 after the group formation.''Sketch Magazine'' #35, Blue Line Pro, 2008, p. 45 The mission statement is, "To promote and educate about the craft of comic book inking and to show recognition for ink artists."
Inkwell Awards Homepage

History

In January 2008,

began an online discussion on the Inkwell Yahoo Group about recognition for

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s. where the topic of an award was broached. Almond invited participants from the group to form a core committee. The founding members were artists Tim Townsend, Jim Tournas, and Bill Nichols, and writer Daniel Best. Artist

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and

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editor Mike Marts were recruited as ambassadors to lend support. For year one, the committee selected several career-retrospective categories. The resulting ballot was open and ran for two months from April through May with the committee selecting nominations for the Hall of Fame award, the "

Joe Sinnott Joseph Leonard Sinnott (; October 16, 1926 June 25, 2020) was an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four'', from 1965 to 1981 (and briefly in the la ...

", named in honor of that veteran inker. Voting took place online and was open to the public. Following the inaugural results, Townsend departed in July and Nichols in August. The core group choose as successor artist representative Bob Shaw in November and artist-writer Dave Simons in December. An Inkwell Awards forum was created September 16, 2008. The following year, with the partially revised ballot categories, a separate Nomination Committee was selected to choose nominees whose work had appeared in the previous year. The election took place for one month in June 2009. Following Simons' death, the core created the Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship for students attending the

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. Artist

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joined the core after the 2009 awards were announced.

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announced in February 2010 that it would support the Inkwell Awards through promotion and space at its shows, and by sponsoring the awards' first live presentation, scheduled to take place at The New England Comic Con on October 1–3, 2010. Voting was rescheduled from June to August. This presentation did not take place, however. In 2011,

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took up the position of host show for the annual live presentation ceremony. In 2018, the Inkwells announced the annual live presentation ceremonies would now be hosted in

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at the Great Philadelphia Comic Con! starting with its 2019 ceremony. In 2020, there was no live ceremony. Originally there was to be a rescheduled ceremony at the Great Philadelphia Comic Con!, but this convention was later canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.First Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
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Ms. Inkwell

In March 2010, the organization introduced its spokesperson character, Ms. Inkwell, conceived by Almond and designed by artist

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with assistance from Massengill. The character debuted publicly at the Pittsburgh Comicon on April 23, 2010, as portrayed by Chrissy Cutler.Ms. Inkwell
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envisioned Ms. India Wells as a more than a "booth babe" but instead a respectable, family friendly member. Ms Inkwell models draw attention to the Inkwell Awards, serving as the public face at many conventions and events. One of their most vital duties are fundraising efforts, including being liaisons between the Inkwell Awards and notable artists for donation support. The longest running Ms Inkwell model is Hailey Skaza-Gagne, who not only has headed fundraising but has been invited personally as a guest since 2017. Hailey has done public speaking and also moderated panels at comic book conventions. She also is the first Ms Inkwell to advance to senior contributor.Hailey Skaza-Gagne
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Staff

Inker Michael Kellar was the first assistant director of the Inkwell Awards, overseeing auctions and fundraising. Mike Pascale (storyboardist, writer, and artist), who became the second assistant director, is the copy & graphics assistant, handling public relations announcements, proofreading, and fundraising. Erick "the Guru" Korpi oversaw the Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Fund. He was the Ms. Inkwell Model Liaison in 2011 and 2013. Erick resigned from the committee in 2015 but joined back up in 2017, the first member to ever serve two terms. In April 2021, Joe Prado joined the core committee, becoming the first to hold a dual role as a committee member and special ambassador.Committee - Inkwell Awards Official Site
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Rik Offenberger Rik Offenberger (born January 30, 1964) is an American comic book journalist and publicity agent, an early utilizer of the Internet for distributing comics news, and the public relations coordinator of Archie Comics. Career Offenberger started ...

has been a member of the nominating committee from 2012 to present Some committee members do not currently serve full-time. They include Stacey Aragon (who served on the committee from November 2011 to June 2012, handling social networking, press release circulation, and fundraising); Sarah L. Covert (who was a technical consultant from November 2011 to August 2013), and Joe Goulart (who was the administrative assistant for conventions, Ms. Inkwell model liaison, and fundraiser from January 2013 to September 2014).

Funding

The Inkwell Awards are self-funded and rely entirely on donations. A 2010 donation book produced by Jimmy Tournas debuted at the Boston Comic Con that April.

Award winners

MVP Award * 2008

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The Call of Duty Award * 2008

Favorite Finisher / Embellisher * 2008 (retro) Tom Palmer/ (modern)

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic producti ...

Most-Prolific Inker * 2008

Favorite Inker
Favorite ink artist over the pencil work of another artist from award year cover-dated, interior, American comic book material. * 2008 (retro) Terry Austin &

(tie)/ (modern)

Inkwell Awards 2008 Winners
/ref> * 2009

Wade Von Grawbadger Wade von Grawbadger is a comic book artist who is known mostly for his inking work for Marvel and DC comics. He is well known for his collaborations with Stuart Immonen. Inker DC Comics * ''Alpha Centurion Special'' #1 * ''Batman Black and White ...

Inkwell Awards 2009 Winners
/ref> * 2010

Mark Morales Mark Anthony Morales (February 19, 1968 – February 18, 2021), better known by the stage name Prince Markie Dee, was an American rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and radio personality. Morales was a member of the Fat Boys, a pioneering hi ...

Inkwell Awards 2010 Winners
/ref> * 2011

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Inkwell Awards 2011 Winners
/ref> * 2012

Mark Farmer Mark Farmer (born 1957 in Birmingham) is a British comic book artist. He is best known as an inker, often working with Alan Davis. Career Farmer got his start in the UK comics industry before becoming part of the British Invasion, the wave of ...

Inkwell Awards 2012 Winners
/ref> * 2013

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

Inkwell Awards 2013 Winners
/ref> * 2014

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

Inkwell Awards 2014 Winners
/ref> * 2015 Victor OlazabaInkwell Awards 2015 Winners
/ref> * 2016 Joe PradoInkwell Awards 2016 Winners
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Inkwell Awards 2017 Winners
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/ref> * 2018

Inkwell Awards 2018 Winners
/ref> * 2019 Walden WongFirst Comic News: 2019 Inkwell Awards Voting Results & Ceremony
/ref>Word of the Nerd: 2019 Inkwell Award Winners
/ref> * 2020 Walden WongGamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award Winners
/ref>Inkwell Awards Winners 2020
/ref> * 2021 Ruy José2021 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
/ref>2021 Winners - Inkwell Awards Official Site
/ref> * 2022 Eber FerreiraComic Art News: Inkwell Awards Announces 2022 Honorees
/ref>Comics for Sinners: 2022 Inkwell Awards Celebrates Gunslinger Spawn’s Corona, 4th time winner Rapmund and more… #ink-magic
/ref> Most-Adaptable Inker
Ink artist showing exceptional ink style versatility over other pencil artists in award year interior, cover-dated, American comic book material. * 2008

* 2009 Tim Townsend * 2010

* 2011

* 2012

* 2013

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* 2014 Walden Wong * 2015 Walden Wong * 2016 Walden Wong * 2017 Walden Wong * 2018

* 2019 Walden Wong * 2020 Walden Wong * 2021

* 2022

Props Award
Ink artist deserving of more attention for their work over other pencilers from award year interior cover-dated American comic book material. * 2008

* 2009 Matt Ryan * 2010

* 2011

Art Thibert Arthur Thibert is a comic book artist, primarily known as a freelance inker, although he has a substantial résumé as a penciler and has even written some comics. Thibert is best known for his work as an inker for Marvel Comics on their variou ...

* 2012

* 2013 Eber Ferreira * 2014 Walden Wong * 2015

* 2016

* 2017

* 2018 Joe Prado * 2019 Elisabetta D'Amico * 2020 Eber Ferreira * 2021 Eber Ferreira * 2022 Tim Townsend The "SPAMI" Award (Small Press and Mainstream-Independent)
Favorite Small Press And Mainstream-Independent award year interior, cover-dated, American comic book ink work over another pencil artist (Non-Marvel or DC work). * 2009 Tim Townsend * 2010 Dan Parsons * 2011

Cliff Rathburn Cliff Rathburn is an American comic book artist. He pencils, inks, colors and greyscales. Career Rathburn did some early work at DC Comics. He later known for providing the greyscale coloring for Robert Kirkman's long-running series '' The Walkin ...

* 2012

Dexter Vines Dexter Vines is an American comic book artist and inker, known for his collaborations with pencilers such as Steve McNiven and Ed McGuinness, the latter of whom he is credited with as "eDex" team. Career Vines has worked on a multitude of titles f ...

* 2013

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema (; ; born Silvio Buscema, January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as artist of ''The Spectacular Spider-Ma ...

* 2014

Andrew Pepoy Andrew Pepoy (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist. Career Pepoy began working as a professional artist while still in college at Loyola University Chicago. He has worked on a large variety of comics, including ''Superman'', ''S ...

* 2015 Dan Parsons * 2016

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* 2017

* 2018

* 2019

* 2020

* 2021 Adelso Corona * 2022 Adelso Corona The All-in-One Award
Favorite artist known for inking his/ her own pencil work in award year interior, cover-dated, American comic book material. * 2009

Mike Mignola Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...

* 2010

Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and Ha ...

* 2011

Francis Manapul Francis Manapul (born August 26, 1979) is a Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer. Career Manapul is known for his work on ''Witchblade'' and '' The Necromancer'' for Top Cow, working on the former for three years, off and on, returnin ...

* 2012 J.H. Williams * 2013

Skottie Young Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book artist, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric Sha ...

* 2014

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably ''Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and Mar ...

* 2015

Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', '' Archie'', and '' Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...

* 2016

Jason Fabok Jason Fabok (born April 14, 1985) is a Canadian comic-book artist. He has worked almost exclusively for DC Comics for the entirety of his career. His work has been featured in acclaimed series such as ''Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League,'' ...

* 2017

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

* 2018

Liam Sharp Liam Roger Sharp (born 2 May 1968) is a British comic book artist, writer, publisher, and co-founder/CCO of Madefire Inc. Early life Liam Sharp was born in Derby. He went to School at Brackensdale Junior then infants school, before moving to ...

* 2019

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...

* 2020

* 2021

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

* 2022

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Special Recognition Award (aka Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award” (SASRA)) At the June 2017 Inkwell Awards ceremony, founder

announced the Special Recognition Award will be renamed the Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award in honor of the long-standing Inkwells member "who passed after a decade-long battle with cancer" in 2017. This change will take effect in 2018. * 2015

Bernie Wrightson Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017), sometimes credited as Bernie Wrightson, was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his o ...

* 2016

Vince Colletta Vincenzo CollettaColletta, Vince, in (October 15, 1923 – June 3, 1991) was an American comic book artist and art director best known as one of Jack Kirby's frequent inkers during the 1950s-1960s period called the Silver Age of comic books. Thi ...

* 2017

Allen Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of ''Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker ...

and

Violet Barclay Violet A. Barclay (November 5, 1922 – February 26, 2010), who also worked under the name Valerie Barclay and the married name Valerie Smith, was an American illustrator best known as one of the pioneering List of women in comics, female comi ...

. The award for Violet Barclay was accepted posthumously by

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. At the time of the awards, the Inkwell Awards was unable to find any of her heirs or family. * 2018

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018), was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's "Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

* 2019 Jack Davis and

Marie Severin Marie Severin (; August 21, 1929 – August 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and colorist best known for her work for Marvel Comics and the 1950s' EC Comics. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards ...

* 2020

, and

Norman Lee Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * ''Night Patrol'' (1930, documentary) * '' Doctor Joss ...

* 2021

Wendy Pini Wendy Pini ''née'' Fletcher, (born June 4, 1951) and Richard Pini (born July 19, 1950) are the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known '' Elfquest'' series of comics, graphic novels and prose works. They are also known a ...

Alfredo Alcala Alfredo P. Alcala (August 23, 1925 – April 4, 2000) was a Filipino comics artist, born in Talisay, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Alcala was an established illustrator whose works appeared in the ''Alcala Komix Magazine''. His 1963 cre ...

, and

Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is ...

* 2022

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

Gene Day Howard Eugene Day (August 13, 1951 – September 23, 1982) was a Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' '' Star Wars'' licensed series and '' Master of Kung Fu''. He was considered a mentor by independent comic writer/ar ...

John Severin John Powers Severin (; December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics ''Two-Fisted Tales'' and ''Frontline Combat''; for Marvel Comics, esp ...

, and

Dave Stevens Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating ''Rocketeer, The Rocketeer'' comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, ...

"First Comics News - 2022 Inkwell Awards Lifetime Achievement Winners"
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A hall of fame designation for an inking career in American comic books of outstanding accomplishment (lifetime achievement, 25 years minimum; two winners chosen annually). * 2008

* 2009 Terry Austin &

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Early li ...

* 2010

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

* 2011

Wally Wood Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science (comic), Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', an ...

* 2012 Mark McKenna & Scott Williams * 2013

Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...

Murphy Anderson Murphy C. Anderson Jr. (July 9, 1926 – October 22, 2015) was an American comics artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era, who worked for companies such as DC Comics for over fifty years, starting in the Golden Age of Comic Books in ...

* 2014

Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...

& Tom Palmer * 2015

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkm ...

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* 2016

Frank Giacoia Frank Giacoia (July 6, 1924 – February 4, 1988) was an American comics artist known primarily as an inker. He sometimes worked under the name Frank Ray, and to a lesser extent Phil Zupa, and the single moniker Espoia, the latter used for collab ...

Josef Rubinstein Josef "Joe" Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' and the 1982 four-issue ''Wolverine'' miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank ...

* 2017

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite Earths' ...

Rudy Nebres Rodolfo D. Nebres (born January 14, 1937) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked mostly as an inker in the American comic book industry. Known for his lush, detailed inklines, Nebres' most prolific period was in the late 1970s and the 1980s. ...

* 2018

Joe Giella Joe Giella (born June 27, 1928)
at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved February 11, 2012
Bob McLeod * 2019

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Supe ...

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* 2020

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as '' Iron Man'' and ''Hercules'', and for co-founding Valiant Comics with Jim Shooter. Early life Bob Layton ...

John Romita Sr. John V. Romita (; born January 24, 1930) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine. He was inducted into the Will Eis ...

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* 2021 Mike Esposito,

Pablo Marcos Pablo Marcos Ortega, known professionally as Pablo Marcos
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Mike Royer Michael W. Royer (; born June 28, 1941) is an American comics artist and inker, best known for his work with pencilers Russ Manning and Jack Kirby. In later life Royer became a freelance product designer and character artist for The Walt Disney C ...

* 2022

Brett Breeding Brett Breeding (June 13, 1961) is an American comic book artist who was active in the industry in the 1980s and 1990s, primarily as an inker. He is most well known for his work on the DC Comics character Superman. A freelancer, Breeding worked ...

and

Bob Wiacek Bob Wiacek (born January 7, 1953) is an American comic book artist and writer, working primarily as an inker. Wiacek has inked over such pencilers as Carmine Infantino on ''Star Wars'', Paul Smith and John Romita Jr. on ''The Uncanny X-Men'', Ju ...

Above & Beyond Award
In celebration of the 10th anniversary in 2018,

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created this award for organization members who have performed exceptionally or non-members who have made special efforts to further inking as an art form. * 2018 Hailey Skaza-Gagne, the longest-running Ms. Inkwell, for her fundraising and event contributions; Robert Haines, for his 10 consecutive years on the Inkwell Nomination Committee; Mark Sinnott, for his work as Senior Inkwell Contributor for a decade, as liaison between the Inkwell Awards and his father,

, and for his work in fundraising for the Inkwells. * 2019 Michael Hoskin, the second member to annually serve on the Inkwell Awards nomination committee; Shelton Drum, organizer/promoter of Heroes Con, the show to host the Inkwell Awards ceremonies from 2011 to 2018. * 2020—none * 2021 Bob Bretall and Johnny B. Gerardy, for ten years of Nomination Committee service. * 2022 Michele Witchipoo for ten years of Nomination Committee service.

Ambassadors

The position of ambassador is one of honor and appreciation. It recognizes creators for their support for the Inkwell Awards. Unless noted otherwise, all ambassadors continue to hold this position.

Special Ambassadors

, 2008 until his death in June 2020. (Artist) The position of special ambassador was actually offered on June 23, 2012.

offered it retroactively in appreciation for Sinnott's support of the Awards. *

Mike McKone Michael McKone is a British comic book artist. Career McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice League International'' for DC Comics and ''The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel Com ...

, July 2010. (Artist) * J. David Spurlock, March 2011. (Publisher, editor, author, artist, advocate) *

Clifford Meth Clifford Meth is an American writer, editor, and publisher best known for his dark fiction, as well as his publishing imprint Aardwolf Publishing. He has said that his work is often "self-consciously Jewish." Early life Meth grew up in Rockaway, ...

, August 2014. (Writer, advocate) * Aldrin "Buzz" Aw, January 2018 (artist) Inkwell Awards Celebrates Milestone 10th Season
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Rags Morales Ralph "Rags" Morales () is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Identity Crisis'', ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', ''Batman Confidential'', and The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric '' ...

, September 2018 (artist)First Comics News - Inkwell Awards Adds New Special Ambassadors
/ref>Inkwell Awards Launches 11th Season with New Special Ambassadors Rags Morales, Dan Parsons
/ref> * Dan Parsons, September 2018 (artist) * Mark Sinnott and Joe Prado, January 2021First Comic News - Inkwell Awards Adds New Special Ambassadors
/ref>Ambassadors - Inkwell Awards Official Site
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Dan DiDio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...

, August 2022 (Writer, editor, publisher)First Comics News - Inkwell Awards Adds Dan DiDio as Special Ambassador
/ref>Inkwell Awards Adds Dan DiDio As Special Ambassador
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Ambassadors

The Inkwell Awards have supporting artists who support inkers. These artists who help advocate for inkers are called ambassadors.Inkwell Award Ambassadors
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, February 2008. (Artist) *

Mike Marts Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

, February 2008 - August 2018 (Editor), ''inactive'' *

Sal Velluto Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

, July 2010 (Artist) * Mark Brooks, June 2010 (Artist) *

Trevor Von Eeden Trevor Von Eeden (born July 24, 1959) is a Guyanese-American comics artist, actor and writer known for his work on such titles as ''Black Lightning'', ''Batman'', ''Green Arrow'', '' Power Man and Iron Fist'', and the biographical series ''The Orig ...

, July 2010 (Artist) *

Cully Hamner Cully Hamner (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'', ''Blue Beetle'', ''Black Lightning: Year One'', and ''Detective Comics''. He is also the co-creator and illustrator of the ...

, June 2011 (Artist) *

, September 2011 until his death in August 2012 (Artist, cartoonist, letterer, colorist, author, editor, legend) *

Eric Basaldua Eric Basaldua (born August 26, 1980, and sometimes credited as Ebas) is an American comic book artist Career Basaldua started his career at Top Cow studios working directly under its founder, Marc Silvestri, starting with backgrounds for him. ...

, September 2011 (Artist) *

Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...

, September 2011 (Artist) *

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comic ...

, January 2012 (Writer, editor) *

Brian Pulido Brian Pulido (born November 30, 1961) is a creator, writer and producer of comic books and films. Early life Growing up in Long Branch, New Jersey, Pulido first developed an interest in the horror genre after the release of ''Night of the Livin ...

, October 2012 (Artist, writer, editor, publisher) *

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and ...

, August 2014 (Artist, writer)First Comics News Press Release - Starlin, Meth, and Martin as Inkwell Awards Ambassadors
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Laura Martin Laura DePuy (credited later in her career as Laura Martin, having married Randy Martin in 2001) is a colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen. Career A sometimes com ...

, August 2014 (Colorist) *

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

, 2015 until his death in May 2017 (Artist)

Guests of honor and keynote speakers

At many of the live ceremonies, notable comic book creators are invited as guests of honor and keynote speakers. In 2020 and 2021, there were no live ceremonies due to the

.News Archives - Inkwell Awards
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Dan Panosian Dan Panosian (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, with extensive credits as both a penciller and an inker and has additional credits as an advertising and storyboard artist. Early life Dan Panosian was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to artist ...

, Keynote Speaker * 2012: Bob McLeod, Keynote Speaker * 2013:

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

, Keynote Speaker * 2014:

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''New Mutants'', '' Moon Knight,'' and '' Elektra: Assassin''. Sienkiewicz's work in the 198 ...

, Guest of Honor * 2015:

, Guest of Honor * 2016:

Jim Steranko James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature " ...

, Special AppearanceInkwell Awards 2016 Post-Show Video and Transcript
/ref> * 2017:

Joe Giella Joe Giella (born June 27, 1928)
at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved February 11, 2012
Inkwell Awards: Legends Joe Giella and Allen Bellman Headline The 2017 Inkwell Awards Ceremony at Heroes Con
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, Guest Speaker * 2018:

, Guest of Honor * 2019:

Mark McKenna Mark McKenna (born 5 May 1996) is an Irish actor, musician, and singer. He is mostly known for having starred in the film ''Sing Street'' and the YouTube Premium/Amazon Prime series'' Wayne (TV series), Wayne''. Career McKenna made his film deb ...

, Guest of HonorInkwell Awards 2019 Voting Results and Ceremony
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Contributors

Volunteer contributors include artist

, who designed the Inkwell Awards logo. In January 2010, artist Randy Green was added as visual designer of the Ms. Inkwell charity spokesperson character, personified by model Chrissy Cutler.

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