Your 2007 Glyph Award Nominees
The Glyph Comics Awards, which honor the best in black comics and creators, have announced their 2007 nominees. The ceremony will take place at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, to be held this May 18-19 in Philadelphia. The nominees came from a judges committee consisting of reviewer Johanna Draper Carlson, writer Pam Noles, writer Rich Watson, Publishers Weekly's Calvin Reid, and writer/reviewer Hannibal Tabu.
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Story of the Year The American Way, John Ridley, Georges Jeanty & Karl Story Bluesman Vol. 3, Rob Vollmar & Pablo Callejo Day 8, Damian Duffy & John Jennings Earthlight Vol. 1, Stuart Moore & Christopher Schons Stagger Lee, Derek McCulloch & Shepherd Hendrix
Best Writer
Damian Duffy, Day 8
Derek McCulloch, Stagger Lee
Stuart Moore, Earthlight Vol. 1
John Ridley, The American Way
Rob Vollmar, Bluesman Vol. 3
Best Artist
Kyle Baker, The Bakers
Shepherd Hendrix, Stagger Lee
Jamal Igle, Firestorm
Georges Jeanty, The American Way
Christopher Schons, Earthlight Vol. 1
Best Male Character
Infidel, Astro City: Samaritan
Lem Taylor, Bluesman Vol. 3
Mr. Jenkins, Day 8
New American, The American Way
Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Best Female Character
Amo Tanzer, Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Between the Devil and Miles Davis
Evelyn Prescott, Stagger Lee
Ororo, Storm
Sahara, Elephantmen
Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility
Rising Star Award
Darryl Hughes & Monique MacNaughton, GAAK
Mark Page, Kana's Island
Felipe Smith, MBQ
Spike, Templar, Arizona
Masheka Wood, What Masheka Did
Best Reprint Publication Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, First Second Krazy & Ignatz 1937-38, Fantagraphics Nat Turner Encore Edition Vol. 1, Kyle Baker Publishing Never Made to Last: Stories of Suburban Folklore, Ourobor Books Tokyo Tribes Vol. 5, TokyoPop
Best Cover 52 Week 14, J.G. Jones The American Way #2, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story & Randy Mayor Firestorm #23, Brian Stelfreeze Stagger Lee, Shepherd Hendrix Storm #1, Mike Mayhew
Best Comic Strip Candorville, Darrin Bell The K Chronicles, Keith Knight Templar, Arizona, Spike (th)Ink, Keith Knight Watch Your Head, Cory Thomas
Fan Award for Best Comic Black Panther: The Bride, Reginald Hudlin, Scot Eaton & Klaus Janson Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre, Will Pfeifer & Cliff Chiang Firestorm #28-32, Stuart Moore, Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne New Avengers #22, Brian Michael Bendis & Leinil Francis Yu Storm, Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin & Lan Medina and Jay Leisten & Sean Parsons
