February 25, 2008
Your 2008 Glyph Award Nominees
Nominees for the third annual Glyph Comics Awards were announced over the weekend. The awards are designed to honor the best in black comics and creators.
Story of the Year
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Hunter's Moon, James L. White, writer, Dalibor Talajic and Sebastian Cardoso, artists
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Nat Turner: Revolution, Kyle Baker, writer and artist
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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, James Sturm, writer, Rich Tommaso, artist
*
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Percy Carey, writer, Ronald Wimberly, artist
*
Welcome to Tranquility, Gail Simone, writer, Neil Googe, artist
*****
Best Writer
* Percy Carey,
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm
* Dwayne McDuffie,
Fantastic Four
* Gail Simone,
Welcome to Tranquility
* James Sturm,
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
* James L. White,
Hunter's Moon
*****
Best Artist
* Kyle Baker,
Nat Turner: Revolution
* Olivier Coipel,
Thor
* Georges Jeanty,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Jeremy Love,
Bayou
* Ronald Wimberly,
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm
*****
Best Male Character
* Emmet Wilson,
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow; James Sturm, writer, Rich Tommaso, artist
* Luke Cage,
New Avengers; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Leinil Francis Yu, artist
* MF Grimm,
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm; Percy Carey, writer, Ronald Wimberly, artist
* Nat Turner,
Nat Turner: Revolution; Kyle Baker, writer and artist
* The Spectre,
Tales of the Unexpected; David Lapham, writer, Eric Battle & Prentis Rollins, artists
****
Best Female Character
* Amanda Waller,
Checkmate; Greg Rucka, writer, Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson, artists
* Lee Wagstaff,
Bayou; Jeremy Love, writer and artist
* Martha Washington,
Martha Washington Dies; Frank Miller, writer, Dave Gibbons, artist
* Saida Nri,
Adrenaline; Tyler Chin-Tanner, writer, James Boyle & Fabio Redivo, artists
* Thomasina Lindo,
Welcome to Tranquility; Gail Simone, writer, Neil Googe, artist
*****
Rising Star Award
* Marguerite Abouet,
Aya
* Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman,
Monster Attack Network
* Mark Haven Britt,
Full Color
* Klio,
SPQR Blues
* Korby Marks,
Stormbringers
*****
Best Reprint Publication
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Aya, Drawn & Quarterly; Chris Oliveros, publisher, Helge Dascher, translator
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Beyond Premiere HC, Marvel; Tom Brevoort, editor
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It Rhymes With Lust, Dark Horse; Mike Richardson, publisher
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Storm Premiere HC, Marvel; Axel Alonso, editor
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Stormwatch: Post Human Division V1, DC/Wildstorm; Ben Abernathy, editor
*****
Best Cover
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Blade #5, Marko Djurdjevic, illustrator
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Highwaymen #1, Brian Stelfreeze, illustrator
*
JSA Classified #28, Steve Uy, illustrator
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Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Ronald Wimberly, illustrator
*
Special Forces #2, Kyle Baker, illustrator
*****
Best Comic Strip
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Bayou, Jeremy Love, writer and artist
*
Candorville, Darrin Bell, writer and artist
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Funny Cartoon of the Week, Kyle Baker, writer and artist
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The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artist
*
Watch Your Head, Cory Thomas, writer and artist
*****
Fan Award For Best Comic
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Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four, Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Paul Pelletier & Rick Magyar, artists
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JSA Classified #28, Fabian Nicieza, writer, Steve Uy, artist
*
New Warriors #1-6, Kevin Grevioux, writer, Paco Medina & Juan Vlasco, artists
*
Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk, Marc Guggenheim, writer, Paul Gulacy, artist
*
Stormwatch: Post Human Division, Christos Gage, writer, Doug Mahnke and Andy Smith, aritsts
(Fans can vote for this award here.)
*****
The nominating committee consisted of Rich Watson, GCA Committee Chair and writer for PopCultureShock.com; Cheryl Lynn Eaton, comics journalist and founder of the Ormes Society; Prof. William Foster, comics historian and lecturer; Tony Isabella, comics writer and columnist; and Katherine Keller, editor-in-chief,
Sequential Tart.
The winners will be announced at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia on May 16-17.
I sure hope that's actually Martha Washington.
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