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October 14, 2007


Your 2007 Ignatz Award Winners

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The winners of the 2007 Ignatz Awards were named Saturday evening in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Small Press Expo, in Bethesda, Maryland. Winners in bold.

*****

OUTSTANDING ARTIST
* Vanessa Davis, Papercutter #4 (Tugboat Press), Kramers Ergot #6 (Buenaventura Press)
* John Hankiewicz, Asthma (Sparkplug Comic Books)
* Jaime Hernandez, Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics Books)
* Rutu Modan, Exit Wounds (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Ted Stearn, Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville #4 (Fantagraphics Books)

OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
* Curses by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 by Gabrielle Bell, Martin Cendrera, and Dan Zettwoch (Drawn & Quarterly)
* King-Cat Classix by John Porcellino (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Misery Loves Comedy by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
* Moomin Book One by Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC NOVEL
* Aya by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Bookhunter by Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)
* Don't Go Where I Can't Follow by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
* House by Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics Books)

OUTSTANDING STORY
* Delphine #1-2 by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books/Coconino Press)
* Don't Go Where I Can't Follow by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
* The End #1 by Anders Nilsen (Fantagraphics Books/Coconino Press)
* Martha Gregory by John Hankiewicz, Asthma (Sparkplug Comic Books)
* Felix by Gabrielle Bell, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)

PROMISING NEW TALENT
* Gabrielle Bell, Lucky, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Scott Campbell, Flight Vol. 4 (Ballantine Books), Hickee vol. 3 #3 (Alternative Comics)
* Lilli Carre, You Ain't No Dancer Vol. 2 (New Reliable Press)
* Brandon Graham, King City (TokyoPop)
* Tom Neely, The Blot (I Will Destroy You)

OUTSTANDING SERIES
* Atlas by Dylan Horrocks (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Delphine by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books/Coconino Press)
* Dungeon by Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, and various (NBM)
* Love & Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
* Mourning Star by Kazimir Strzepek (Bodega Distribution)

OUTSTANDING COMIC
* 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)
* Optic Nerve #11 by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)

OUTSTANDING MINI-COMIC
* Burning Building Comix by Jeff Zwirek
* The Monkey and the Crab by Shawn Cheng and Sara Edward-Corbett
* Noose by Mark Burrier
* P.S. Comics #3 by Minty Lewis
* Seven More Days of Not Getting Eaten by Matt Wiegle

OUTSTANDING ONLINE COMIC
* Achewood by Chris Onstad
* Grace by Kris Dresen
* Persimmon Cup by Nick Bertozzi
* Thingpart by Joe Sayers
* Wondermark by David Malki

OUTSTANDING DEBUT COMIC
* Papercutter #6, Edited by Alec Longstreth

*****

The jury this year was Sara Edward-Corbett, Paul Hornschemeier, Steve MacIsaac, Jesse Reklaw and Zack Soto.

Congratulations to all the winners.
 
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