The Sequential Artists Workshop has announced its winners and finalists for its initial micro-grants program: Jess Ruliffson's interview comics with recent-war veterans and Julia Gfrorer for her comic Black Is The Color. Both artists will receive a small grant to assist them in the continuation and eventual completion of their respective projects. Hopefully, the imprimatur of the grant will also drive some attention to each project -- and to those in the finalist short list and honorable mention categories. There's a lot of good work there, and just a lot of work, period.
I'm all for supporting cartoonists directly like this, and I'll for comics awards that involve cash, so I'm happy this happened and hope it continues.
