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November 18, 2014


Your 2014 SPACE Prize Finalists

imageThe Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio has announced its 2014 SPACE Prize Finalists. These are books collected by the show one year and then awarded at the next year's event. This year's nominees in four categories are:

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Graphic Novel Category

* Vol. 1, Rebecca Hilburn, $25">7" Kara Vol. 1, Rebecca Hilburn, $25.
* Autobiographical Conversations, Ryan Claytor, Elephant Eater Comics, $17.
* Binary Gray Vol. 1, Chris Charlton and Rowell Rogue, Assailant Comics, $19.99.
* Fear of Flying, Brian Canini, Drunken Cat Comics, $19.99.
* INC.Lings Vol. 1, Victor Dandridge and Ren McKinzie and Jacob Newell and Harold Edge, Vantage: Inhouse Productions, $14.
* Persia Blues, Dara Naraghi and Brent Bowman, NBM, $15.
* Purgatory Pub, Gabriel Dunston, Fire Light Media, $15.

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General Category

* Amiculus: A Secret History, Travis Horseman and Giancarlo Caracuzzo, $7.
* Binary Gray #5-6, Chris Charlton and Rowel Rogue, Assailant Comics, $3.99 each.
* Bones of the Gods, Craig Bogart, Mystery City Comics, $4.
* Black of Heart, Chris Charlton and David Holenbach, Assailant Comics, $4.99.
* Cash Out, James Moore and Joel Jackson, 2 Headed Monster Comics, $8.50.
* The Cornelia Collection, Kel Crum, Dangerous Bird Productions, $6.95.
* I'm Lost, Michael Rusnak Fehskens, $10.
* Once Upon a Platypus: Beginnings, Ron Braun, $7.
* Radio Free Gahanna #4-5, James Moore and Joel Jackson, 2 Headed Monster Comics, $4.50 and $5.50.
* The Samaritan: Collected Edition Vol. 2, Victor Dandridge and Ren McKinzie, Vantage: Inhouse Productions, $5.
* Woodstalk #1, Bruce Worden, Black Market Books, $3.

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Minicomics / Short Story Category

* A-Lure, Mike McCubbins, Big List Of Dead People, $20.
* At All Costs from The End #5, Sean Padraic Murphy and Sonia Liao, $5.
* Birds in a Sluddle, Pam Bliss, $2.50.
* Blindspot #3, Joseph Remnant, Kilgore Books, $7.
* Cuckoo, Jeff Zwirek, $3.50.
* Dutch Digest #8, Steven Hager and Bruce Rosenberger, Dutch Digest, $2.
* Limp Wrist, Scout Wolfcave and Penina Gal, $5.50.
* Murder on the North Sea, Christina Wald, Pop Smoothie, $2.
* Now & Then in Dark Horse Presents #30, Chad Lambert and Tom Williams, Dark Horse, $10.
* The Pine Bridge, Drew Brockington, Six First Class Stamps.
* So How 'Bout Comics?, Andrew Meyerhefer and Seth Kumpf, $3.
* Walrus #1, Brian J. Mitchell and Jared Catherine, Silber, $1.50.
* Witchcraft: The Conjuring, Jason Young, Buyer Beware Comics, $4.

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Webcomics Category

* Black Rose, Aaron Minies and Christopher Atudt and Brandon Peat
* Ineffables: Face of the Monster, Craig Bogart, Mystery City Comics
* Mutant Elf, Steven Myers, 1st Issue Comics
* Strawman, David Branstetter, Dim-Light Comics
* Sucker Street, Suzanne Baumann, Fridge Magnet Concoctions

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The winner of the general and graphic novel categories will receive $300 and a plaque, while the other two characters also get a plaque but only receive $100.

The plaque presentation is scheduled for April 11 during SPACE 2015 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus. The convention itself is April 11-12.

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