The Glyph Comics Awards is an annual award ceremony for
comic
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicat ...
creators who are
people of color
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. The ceremony was initiated with the goal of inspiring young writers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the comics industry.
The awards are named after ''Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community'', at ''Pop Culture Shock, a'' blog founded in 2005 by comic journalist Rich Watson as "a means to provide news and commentary on comics with black themes, as well as tangential topics in the fields of black science-fiction/fantasy and animation."
The Glyph Comics Awards have been presented at the
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, in
Philadelphia
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, since 2006.
Judges
2006
Source:
* Omar Bilal, creator of the Museum of Black Superheroes website
*
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, senior comics editor at ''
Pop Culture Shock''
*
Stephanie Brandford, moderator of the
Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television. He co-founded the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minori ...
forum at
VHive
*
Eliot Johnson, co-founder of the fan club STEEL (Stop Trying to Eliminate Ethnic Legends) and former columnist with ''
Broken Frontier
''Broken Frontier'' is a web-magazine which publishes news, interviews, and essays about the comic book industry, with a focus on the British small press scene. It was founded by Frederik Hautain in 2002. In 2017 the site came under the ownershi ...
''
* Rich Watson, Glyph Comics Awards founder
2007
*
Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of the review website
ComicsWorthReading.com
*
Pam Noles, professional writer and former
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
s judge
*
Calvin Reid, senior editor for
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...
and former Eisner Awards judge
* Hannibal Tabu, online comics reviewer and professional fiction writer
* Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder
2008
*
Cheryl Lynn Eaton, comics journalist and founder of the
Ormes Society
The Ormes Society is an online group that promotes black women who work in the comic book industry. The organization is named after Jackie Ormes, a pioneering African-American comic artist.
History
The Ormes Society was founded in 2007 by artis ...
*
Prof. William Foster, comics historian and lecturer
*
Tony Isabella
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, comics writer and columnist
*
Katherine Keller, editor-in-chief,
Sequential Tart
* Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder
2009
Source:
*
Valerie D'Orazio
Valerie D'Orazio (born February 23, 1974) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is known as a vocal advocate for women in the comics industry, and for sharing stories of her own struggles with being bullied and harassed.
Career
D'Or ...
, president of the
Friends of Lulu
Friends of Lulu (FoL) was a non-profit, national charitable organization located in the United States, designed to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. FoL operated from 1994 to 20 ...
* Nathan Erhardt, writer, Comics Nexus
* Ed Mathews, columnist, Pop Image
* Tim O'Shea, writer/interviewer, TalkingWithTim.com
* Elayne Riggs, comics reviewer and commentator
2010
* David Brothers, comics blogger (4th Letter!)
* Carol Burrell, editorial director, Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group
* Brian Cronin, writer,
Comic Book Resources
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* Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics
2011
* Jennifer Contino, comics journalist
* Martha Cornog, graphic novel columnist for
Library Journal
''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...
* Joseph Phillip Illidge, writer, Expo Weekly
* J. Calendar Mozzocco, writer for
Newsarama
''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US.
Hi ...
* Chad Nevett, writer for
Comics Should Be Good
2012
* Omar Bilal, webmaster, BlackSuperhero.com
* Robin Brenner, editor-in-chief, NoFlyingNoTights.com
* David Brothers, comics blogger, 4thLetter.com
* Tim Callahan, comics blogger,
Comic Book Resources
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...
2013
Source:
* Maurice Waters, owner and operator of Blackscifi.com
* Hannibal Tabu, review columnist at ''
Comic Book Resources
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...
''
* Omar Bilal, Owner and Operator of Museum of Black Superheroes
* Eric Deggans, TV and media critic, ''
Tampa Bay Times
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''
2014
Source:
* Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards Chairperson and curator of the Museum of UnCut Funk, a virtual museum that celebrates 1970s Black culture
* Omar Bilal, founder of the Museum of Black Superheroes
* Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of ComicsWorthReading.com
* Hannibal Tabu, author, comics reviewer, and editor-in-chief of Komplicated at
The Good Men Project
* Maurice Waters, owner of Black-Scifi.com
* Joseph Wheeler III, president of the New Art Order, founder of the OnyxCon convention, and creator of the UAC ANKh Project
2016
Source:
* Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards chair
* Michael A. Gonzales, author, writer, blogger
* Regina L. Sawyer, owner of Lockett Down Publications
* Grace D. Gipson, doctoral student,
University of California, Berkeley
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*
Jiba Molei Anderson, CEO of Griot Enterprises
* Mark A. Randolph, writer, educator, and collector
2020
* Shenkarr Davis, Glyph Comics Award chair
* Crystal Sparrow, freelance writer
* Carla Wiley, co-founder of Progeny's Legacy Jamaa
* William Mason Jones, founder of Afrofuturism Network
* Deirdre Hollman, founder of the Black Comics Collective
* Tatiana Bacchus, videographer/filmmaker
List of Glyph Comics Awards winners
Pioneer Award
* 2004:
Samuel Joyner, cartoonist
* 2005:
Bertram Fitzgerald, editor and publisher, Golden Legacy Comics
* 2006:
Turtel Onli, creative artist and educator
* 2007:
Larry Fuller, underground comics artist and publisher
[Watson, Rich. Accessed Apr. 13, 2009.]
Story of the Year
* 2006: ''
Nat Turner
Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.
Nat Turner's Rebellion res ...
'',
Kyle Baker
Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series ''Plastic Man''.
Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his wo ...
, writer and artist
* 2007: ''
Stagger Lee
"Stagger Lee" (Roud 4183), also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton, in St. Louis, Missouri, on Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and f ...
'',
Derek McCulloch, writer,
Shepherd Hendrix, artist
* 2008: ''
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm'',
Percy Carey, writer,
Ronald Wimberly, artist
* 2009: ''
Bayou
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They ...
'',
Jeremy Love, writer and artist
* 2010: ''
Unknown Soldier'' #13-14,
Joshua Dysart, writer,
Pat Masioni, artist
* 2011: ''
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun'',
Geoffrey Canada, writer,
Jamar Nicholas, artist
* 2012: ''Princeless'',
Jeremy Whitley, writer, M. Goodwin, artist
* 2013: ''Monsters 101'', Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artist
[MacDonald, Heidi]
"2013 Glyph Comics Awards Winners announced,"
''The Beat'' (May 22, 2013).
* 2014: ''Watson and Holmes'' #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist)
* 2015: ''
Shaft'', David F. Walker (writer) and Bilquis Evely (artist)
["2015 Glyph Comics Awards Winners,"]
ECBACC official website (May 17, 2015).
* 2016: ''Revelation: Brotherman-Dictator of Discipline'',
Dawud Anyabwile (artist), Guy A. Sims (writer), and Brian McGee (colorist)
* 2017: ''
March Book Three'',
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
and
Andrew Aydin (writers) and
Nate Powell
Nathan Lee Powell (born 1978) is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel ''Swallow Me Whole'' won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the ''March'' trilogy, an autobiographical ...
(artist)
[Glyph Comics Awards]
Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Feb. 1, 2021.
* 2018: ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'', Tim Fielder (writer/artist)
["2018 GLYPH AWARDS Winners,"]
''First Comic News'' (May 23, 2018).
* 2019: ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web'', Greg Anderson Elysee (writer) and
Daryl Toh (artist)
[Chiu-Tabet, Christopher]
"2019 Glyph Comics Award Winners Announced,"
''Multiversity Comics'' (May 18th, 2019).
* 2020: ''Malika — Fallen Queen Part One'',
Roye Okupe (writer); Sunkanmi Akinboye and Etubi Onucheyo (artists)
Best Writer
* 2006:
Lance Tooks, ''
Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki''
* 2007: Derek McCulloch, ''Stagger Lee''
* 2008:
James Sturm
James Sturm (born 1965) is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Sturm is also the founder of the National Association of Comics Art Educators (NACAE), an organization committe ...
, ''
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow''
* 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou''
* 2010:
Alex Simmons, ''
Archie & Friends''
* 2011:
Joshua Dysart, ''
Unknown Soldier''
* 2012:
Jeremy Whitley, ''Princeless''
* 2013:
Brandon M. Easton, ''Shadowlaw''
* 2014: Brandon M. Easton, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6
* 2015: Keef Cross, ''Day Black''
* 2016: Juliana "Jewels" Smith, ''(H)Afrocentric''
* 2017:
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
&
Andrew Aydin, ''
March Book Three''
["2017 Glyph Award Winners Announced,"]
''Previews World'' (May 22, 2017).
* 2018:
Jamar Nicholas, ''Leon: Protector of the Playground''
* 2019: Greg Anderson Elysee, ''Is 'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web''
* 2020: Newton Lilavois,
Crescent City Monsters'
Best Artist
* 2006:
Kyle Baker
Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series ''Plastic Man''.
Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his wo ...
, ''
Nat Turner
Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.
Nat Turner's Rebellion res ...
''
* 2007: Kyle Baker, ''
The Bakers''
* 2008: Kyle Baker, ''
Nat Turner: Revolution''
* 2009: Jeremy Love, ''Bayou''
* 2010:
Jay Potts, ''
World of Hurt''
* 2011:
Richard Koslowski, ''
BB Wolf and the 3 LPs''
* 2012:
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for co-creating and first illustrating the Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli en ...
, ''
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''
* 2013:
Chris Samnee
Chris Samnee is an American comic book artist. He received the 2011 Harvey Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his work on the '' Thor: The Mighty Avenger'', and won a 2013 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for his work on '' The Rocketeer: ...
, ''
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' #6
* 2014: N. Steven Harris, ''Watson and Holmes'' #6
* 2015: Nelson Blake 2, ''Artifacts''
* 2016:
Dawud Anyabwile, ''Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline: Revelation Book One''
* 2017:
Brian Stelfreeze,
''
Black Panther
A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...
''
* 2018: Shauna J. Grant, ''Princess Love Pon''
* 2019:
Khary Randolph, Roger Robinson, and Manuel Garcia, ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events''
* 2020: Gian Carlo Bernal,
Crescent City Monsters'
Best Male Character
* 2006:
Huey Freeman, ''
The Boondocks
Boondocks are remote, usually brushy areas.
Boondocks may also refer to:
* The Boondocks (comic strip), ''The Boondocks'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Aaron McGruder
** The Boondocks (TV series), ''The Boondocks'' (TV series), the television s ...
'';
Aaron McGruder
Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating ''The Boondocks'', a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.
Early life and education
Aaron ...
, writer/artist
* 2007: Stagger Lee, ''Stagger Lee'';
Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist; inspired by the life of
Lee Shelton
Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee", "Stagger Lee", "Stack-O-Lee", and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25, 1895. The mu ...
* 2008: Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow''; co-created by
James Sturm
James Sturm (born 1965) is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Sturm is also the founder of the National Association of Comics Art Educators (NACAE), an organization committe ...
, writer, and
Rich Tommaso, artist''
* 2009:
Black Lightning
Black Lightning (Jefferson Michael "Jeff" Pierce) is a superhero who appears in American comic book published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Jenny Blake Isabella with artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' ...
, ''
Final Crisis
"Final Crisis" is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely ...
: Submit'';
Grant Morrison
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, writer,
Matthew Clark,
Norm Rapmund
Norm Rapmund is an American comic book inker.
Career Image Comics and Marvel
Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' ''Brigade'' #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles '' Bloodstrike'' and '' Team Youngblood'' until ...
,
Rob Hunter, and
Don Ho
Donald Tai Loy Ho (; August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer, and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the 1966 album of the same name.
Early life, family and education
Ho ...
, artists
* 2010:
Isaiah Pastor, ''World of Hurt''; created by Jay Potts, writer and artist
* 2011: Geoff, ''
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun''; created by
Geoffrey Canada, writer, and
Jamar Nicholas, artist
* 2012:
Miles Morales
Spider-Man (Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). ) is a superhero and the third predominant Spider-Man to appear in American comic books published by M ...
; ''
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'';
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist.
Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...
, writer,
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for co-creating and first illustrating the Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli en ...
, artist; inspired by the character created by
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
&
Steve Ditko
Stephen John Ditko. Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular ac ...
* 2013: Mort; ''Monsters 101''; Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artist
* 2014: Jack Maguire; ''Nowhere Man: You Don't Know Jack''; Jerome Walford, writer/artist
* 2015:
Bass Reeves
Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was a deputy U.S. Marshal, gunfighter, farmer, scout, tracker, railroad agent, and a runaway slave. He spoke the languages of several Native American tribes including Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Sem ...
; ''Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth'';
Joel Christian Gill, writer/artist
* 2016: Arron Day (Blackjack); ''BlackJack: There Came a Dark Hunter''; Alex Simmons, writer; Tim Fielder, artist
* 2017:
Matt Trakker
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Toylines Kenner
There were five different lines o ...
; ''
M.A.S.K. — Mobile Armored Strike Kommand''; Brandon Easton, writer; Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists
* 2018: Is 'nana the Were-Spider; ''Is 'nana the Were-Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1, Greg Anderson-Elysee, writer/artist
* 2019: Noble; ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'', Brandon Thomas (writer),
Khary Randolph, Roger Robinson, and Manuel Garcia (artists)
* 2020: Is'nana the Were-Spider; ''Is 'nana the Were-Spider: The Ballads of Rawhead and John Henry'', Greg Anderson Elysee (writer) and David Brame & Walter Ostlie (artists)
Best Female Character
* 2006: Darlin' Niki, ''
Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki''
* 2007:
Thomasina Lindo, ''
Welcome to Tranquility
''Welcome to Tranquility'' is an American comic book ongoing series, series created by Gail Simone and Neil Googe. It is published by Wildstorm.
The series is set in Tranquility, a fictional town in Oregon, which is home to retired superheroes a ...
''; co-created by
Gail Simone
Gail Simone (born July 29, 1974) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC Comics, DC's ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', ''Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female write ...
, writer,
Neil Googe, artist
* 2008:
Amanda Waller
Amanda Belle Waller (née Blake), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character featured in some American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in '' Legends'' #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len We ...
, ''
Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
In chess, the king is ...
'';
Greg Rucka
Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...
, writer,
Joe Bennett &
Jack Jadson, artists
* 2009: Lee Wagstaff, ''Bayou,'', Jeremy Love, writer and artist
* 2010:
Aya, ''
Aya: The Secrets Come Out'', created by
Marguerite Abouet, writer,
Clement Oubrerie, artist
* 2011: Selena, ''
28 Days Later
''28 Days Later'' (sometimes stylised with ellipsis as ''28 Days Later...'') is a 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to d ...
'', created by
Michael Alan Nelson
Michael Alan Nelson (born June 6, 1971) is an American comic book writer and novelist. He is best known for the comic book and novel series ''Hexed'', ''Supergirl'' comics, and co-writing the " Day Men" comics series. Nelson has written over 30 g ...
, writer,
Declan Shalvey
Declan Shalvey (born 11 January 1982) is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for Marvel Comics, drawing titles like ''Moon Knight'', '' Thunderbolts'' and ''Deadpool''. For Image Comics, he has collaborated with writer Warren Ellis ...
and
Marek Oleksicki, artists
* 2012: Adrienne; ''Princeless''; created by
Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist
* 2013: Dyana; ''Night Stalker''; Orlando Harding, writer; David Miller, artist
* 2014: Ajala Storm; ''Ajala: A Series of Adventures''; Robert Garrett (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist)
* 2015: Ajala Storm; ''Ajala: A Series of Adventures''; Robert Garrett (writer) and N. Steven Harris & Walt Msonza Barna, (artists)
* 2016:
Moon Girl; ''
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
''Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' (or simply ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'') is an American animated superhero television series developed by Steve Loter, Jeffrey M. Howard, and Kate Kondell for Disney Channel. Based on '' Moon Girl A ...
''; Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder (writers) and Natacha Bustos and Amy Reeder (artists)
* 2017: Lily Brown; ''Malice in Ovenland'' vol. #1; Micheline Hess, writer/artist
* 2018: Matty Watty; ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'' Tim Fielder (writer/artist)
* 2019: Blackstarr; ''Blackstarr: Birth of a Supernova Part 1'', by Charlene R. Jones (writer) and Corey Thomas (artist)
* 2020: Iyanu; ''Iyanu, Child of Wonder Chapter One'', by Roye Okupe (writer) and Godwin Akpan (artist)
Rising Star Award
* 2006:
Robert Roach, ''
The Roach''
* 2007:
Spike Trotman
Charlie Spike Trotman, also known as C. Spike Trotman (born November 18, 1978), is an American cartoonist and publisher known for creating the long-running web comic '' Templar, Arizona'', and for publishing the ''Smut Peddler'' anthologies of w ...
, ''
Templar, Arizona''
* 2008:
Marguerite Abouet, ''
Aya''
* 2009:
Damian Duffy and
John Jennings, ''
The Hole: Consumer Culture''
* 2010: Jay Potts, ''World of Hurt''
* 2011:
Jamar Nicholas, ''
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun''
* 2012:
Whit Taylor, ''Watermelon''
* 2013: Raymond Ayala, writer, ''H.O.P.E.''
* 2014: Alverne Ball (writer), Jason Reeves and Luis Guerrero (artists), ''One Nation'' #1
* 2015: Alverne Ball & Jason Reeves (writers), Lee Moyer and Ari Syahrazad (artists), ''One Nation: Old Druids''
* 2016: Chuck Collins (writer and artist), ''Bounce!''
* 2017: Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham,
''Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny''
* 2018: Greg Anderson-Elysee, (writer and artist), ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1
* 2019: Austine Osas (writer) and Yusuf Shittuh (artist), ''Under the Sun''
* 2020: Allison Chaney Whitmore (writer) and Carola Borelli (artist), ''Love University''
Best Reprint Publication
* 2006: ''
Birth of a Nation: a Comic Novel'' softcover,
Crown
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, parti ...
* 2007: ''
Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda'',
First Second Books
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint (trade name), imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck, Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual e ...
;
Mark Siegel, editor,
Alexis Siegel, translator
* 2008: ''
Aya'',
Drawn & Quarterly
Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
;
Chris Oliveros, publisher,
Helge Dascher, translator
* 2009: ''
Me and the Devil Blues V1, '',
Del Rey Manga
Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint (trade name), imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann.
History
Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cr ...
;
David Ury, translator/adapter
* 2010: ''
Aya: The Secrets Come Out'',
Drawn & Quarterly
Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
* 2011: ''
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
''Superman vs. Muhammad Ali'' is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, a story in w ...
Deluxe Hardcover'',
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
* 2012: ''No award given''
* 2013: ''No award given''
* 2014: ''
Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'',
Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR or FOR) is the name used by a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries. They are linked by affiliation to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). ...
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Top Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, originally owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock with a small staff. Currently an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf is based in Marietta, Georgia.
Top Sh ...
* 2015: ''Techwatch'', Chameleon Creations
* 2016: ''Concrete Park'' vol. 2: ''R-E-S-P-E-C-T'',
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
* 2017: ''E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Part One'', YouNeek Studios
* 2018: ''
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
''Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' (or simply ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'') is an American animated superhero television series developed by Steve Loter, Jeffrey M. Howard, and Kate Kondell for Disney Channel. Based on '' Moon Girl A ...
'' vol. 3: ''Smartest There Is'',
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
* 2019: ''Malika – Warrior Queen Part One'', YouNeek Studios
* 2020: ''Blackstarr: Birth of a Supernova Part One'', Shugalene Publications
Best Cover
* 2006: ''Nat Turner'' #1,
Kyle Baker
Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series ''Plastic Man''.
Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his wo ...
, illustrator
* 2007: ''Stagger Lee'', Shepherd Hendrix, artist
* 2008: ''
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm'';
Ronald Wimberly, illustrator
* 2009: ''
Unknown Soldier'' #1;
Igor Kordey, illustrator
* 2010: ''
Luke Cage Noir'' #1;
Tim Bradstreet
Tim Bradstreet (born February 16, 1967) is an American artist and illustrator.
Early life
Tim Bradstreet was born February 16, 1967, in Cheverly, Maryland. He graduated high school in 1985.
Career
Bradstreet entered the comic book industry in ...
, illustrator
* 2011: ''Unknown Soldier'' #5; Dave Johnson, illustrator
* 2012: ''Chew (comics), Chew'' #27; Rob Guillory, illustrator
* 2013: ''Indigo Hit List 1.0''; Charlie Goubile and Mshindo Kuumba I, artists
* 2014: ''Route 3'' #2: A Date... A Destiny; Sean Hill, artist
* 2015: ''Offset'' #1: "The Man Who Travels with a Piece of Sugarcane": Tristan Roach, artist
* 2016: ''Blue Hand Mojo: Dust to Dust'', John Jennings, artist
* 2017: ''Black'' #1,
Khary Randolph, artist
* 2018: ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'', Tim Fielder, artist
* 2019: ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events'', Khary Randolph, artist
* 2020:
Crescent City Monsters' #2, Gian Carlo Bernal, artist
Best Comic Strip or Webcomic
* 2006: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight (cartoonist), Keith Knight, writer/artist
* 2007: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist
* 2008: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist
* 2009: ''Bayou'', Jeremy Love, writer/artist
* 2010: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist
* 2011: ''The K Chronicles'', Keith Knight, writer/artist
* 2012: ''Fungus Grotto'', Shatia Hamilton, writer
* 2013: ''Mama's Boyz'', Jerry Craft, writer/artist
* 2014: ''The Adigun Ogunsanwo'', Carles C. J. Juzang, writer/artist
* 2015: ''Kamikaze''; Alan and Carrie Tupper (writers and artists); Havana Nguyen (artist)
* 2016: ''Bounce!''; Chuck Collins, writer/artist
* 2017: ''Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny'';
Marcus Williams (writer) and Greg Burnham (artist)
* 2018: ''(H)afrocentric'' vols. 1–4; Juliana "Jewels" Smith (writer); Ronald Nelson (artist)
* 2019: ''Weapon of the People: Decoded''; Muhammad Rasheed (writer/artist)
* 2020: ''Isshoni'', by Alfred Stewart (writer/artist)
Fan Award for Best Comic / Best Work
* 2006: ''Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther?'', Reginald Hudlin, John Romita, Jr., Klaus Janson, Axel Alonso
* 2007: ''Storm (Marvel Comics), Storm'', Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin & Lan Medina and Jay Leisten & Sean Parsons
* 2008: ''Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four'';
Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television. He co-founded the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minori ...
, writer, Paul Pelletier & Rick Magyar, artists
* 2009: ''Vixen: Return of the Lion''; G. Willow Wilson, writer, Cafu (comics), Cafu, artist
* 2010: ''
Luke Cage Noir''; Mike Benson (screenwriter), Mike Benson and Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist
* 2011: ''Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers''; Reginald Hudlin, writer, Denys Cowan, artist
* 2013: ''Ascended: The Omega Nexus'', Roger Reece and Jerry Reece (writers)
* 2014: ''Watson and Holmes'' #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist)
* 2015: ''OneNation: SafeHouse'', Jason Reeves (writer), Samax Amen & Deon De Lange (artists)
* 2016: ''Bounce!''; Chuck Collins, writer/artist
* 2017: ''
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand'', Brandon Easton (writer) and Tony Vargas (artist)
* 2018: ''Is 'Nana the Were Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1, Greg Anderson-Elysee (writer/artist)
* 2019: ''Endigo Society: The Golden Age'', Norwick Robinson (writer), Mikhail Sebastian & Brandon Treadway
* 2020:
Crescent City Monsters', Newton Lilavois (writer) and Gian Carlo Bernal (artist)
References
External links
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Glyph_Comics_Awardson Facebook
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Publishers Weekly coverage of 2007 Glyph Comics Awards
{{American Comic Book Industry Awards
Comics awards in the United States
American comics creators
Awards honoring African Americans
African-American comics