Your 2008 Glyph Awards Winners



The 2008 Glyph Comics Awards winners were announced on Friday during a ceremony at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia. Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Aya and Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow were multiple winners. Kyle Baker and Keith Knight are repeat winners.

Story of the Year
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm; Percy Carey, writer, Ronald Wimberly, artist
Best Writer
James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
Best Artist
Kyle Baker, Nat Turner: Revolution
Best Male Character
Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow; co-created by James Sturm, writer, and Rich Tommaso, artist
Best Female Character
Amanda Waller, Checkmate; Greg Rucka, writer, Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson, artists
Rising Star Award
Marguerite Abouet, Aya
Best Reprint Publication
Aya, Drawn & Quarterly; Chris Oliveros, publisher, Helge Dascher, translator
Best Cover
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm; Ronald Wimberly, illustrator
Best Comic Strip
The K Chronicles; Keith Knight, story and art
Fan Award for Best Comic
Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Paul Pelletier & Rick Magyar, artists

The Glyph Comics Awards "recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year."
 
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