Glyph Comics Awards

Glyph Comics Awards
Awarded for	The best in comics made by, for, and about people of color
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Host	East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
First awarded	2006
Official website	ecbacc.com/wordpress3/category/glyph-comics-awards/

The Glyph Comics Awards recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year. While it is not exclusive to black creators, it does strive to honor those who have made the greatest contributions to the comics medium in terms of both critical and commercial impact. By doing so, the goal is to encourage more diverse and high quality work across the board and to inspire new creators to add their voices to the field.

The awards are named for the blog Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community, at Pop Culture Shock, started in 2005 by comics journalist Rich Watson as a means to provide news and commentary of 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, since 2006.

Judges

2006

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 forum at VHive
Eliot Johnson, co-founder of the fan club STEEL (Stop Trying to Eliminate Ethnic Legends) and former columnist with Broken Frontier
Rich Watson, Glyph Comics Awards founder

2007

Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of the review website ComicsWorthReading.com
Pam Noles, professional writer and former Eisner Awards judge
Calvin Reid, senior editor for Publishers Weekly and former Eisner Awards judge
Hannibal Tabu, online comics reviewer and professional fiction writer
Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder^[1]

2008

Cheryl Lynn Eaton, comics journalist and founder of the Ormes Society
Prof. William Foster, comics historian and lecturer
Tony Isabella, comics writer and columnist
Katherine Keller, editor-in-chief, Sequential Tart
Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder^[2]

2009

Valerie D'Orazio, president of the Friends of Lulu
Nathan Erhardt, writer, Comics Nexus
Ed Mathews, columnist, Pop Image
Tim O'Shea, writer/interviewer, TalkingWithTim.com
Elayne Riggs, comics reviewer and commentator^[3]

2010

David Brothers, comics blogger (4th Letter!)
Carol Burrell, editorial director, Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group
Brian Cronin, writer, Comic Book Resources
Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics^[4]

2011

Jennifer Contino, comics journalist
Martha Cornog, graphic novel columnist for Library Journal
Joseph Phillip Illidge, writer, Expo Weekly
J. Caleb Mozzocco, writer for Newsarama
Chad Nevett, writer for Comics Should Be Good^[5]

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^[6]

2013

Maurice Waters, Owner and Operator of Blackscifi.com
Hannibal Tabu, Review columnist at Comic Book Resources
Omar Bilal, Owner and Operator of Museum of Black Superheroes
Eric Deggans, TV and Media Critic, Tampa Bay Times^[7]

List of Glyph Comics Awards winners

Pioneer Award

2004: Samuel Joyner, cartoonist^[8]
2005: Bertram Fitzgerald, editor and publisher, Golden Legacy Comics^[8]
2006: Turtel Onli, creative artist and educator^[8]
2007: Larry Fuller, underground comics artist and publisher^[8]

Story of the Year

2006: Nat Turner, Kyle Baker, writer and artist
2007: Stagger Lee, Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist
2008: Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Percy Carey, writer, Ronald Wimberly, artist
2009: Bayou, 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
2014: Watson and Holmes #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist)

Best Writer

2006: Lance Tooks, Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki
2007: Derek McCulloch, Stagger Lee
2008: James Sturm, 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 Easton, Watson and Holmes #6

Best Artist

2006: Kyle Baker, Nat Turner
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, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
2013: Chris Samnee, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #6
2014: N. Steven Harris, Watson and Holmes #6

Best Male Character

2006: Huey Freeman, The Boondocks
2007: Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee; Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist; inspired by the life of Lee Shelton
2008: Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow; co-created by James Sturm, writer, and Rich Tommaso, artist
2009: Black Lightning, Final Crisis: Submit; Grant Morrison, writer, Matthew Clark, Norm Rapmund, Rob Hunter, and Don 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; Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist; inspired by the character created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
2013: Mort; Monsters 101; Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artist
2014: Jack Maguire; Nowhere Man: You Don't Know Jack; Jerome Walford, writer/artist

Best Female Character

2006: Darlin' Niki, Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki
2007: Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility; co-created by Gail Simone, writer, Neil Googe, artist
2008: Amanda Waller, Checkmate; Greg Rucka, 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, created by Michael Alan Nelson, writer, Declan Shalvey 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; Ajala: A Series of Adventures; Robert Garrett (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist)

Rising Star Award

2006: Robert Roach, The Roach
2007: Spike, 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

Best Reprint Publication

2006: Birth of a Nation: a Comic Novel softcover, Crown
2007: Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, First Second; Mark Siegel, editor, Alexis Siegel, translator
2008: Aya, Drawn & Quarterly; Chris Oliveros, publisher, Helge Dascher, translator
2009: Me and the Devil Blues V1, , Del Rey Manga; David Ury, translator/adapter
2010: Aya: The Secrets Come Out, Drawn & Quarterly
2011: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Deluxe HC, DC Comics
2014: Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, Fellowship of Reconciliation / Top Shelf Productions

Best Cover

2006: Nat Turner #1, Kyle Baker, 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, illustrator
2011: Unknown Soldier #5; Dave Johnson, illustrator
2012: 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

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic

2006: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artist^[9]^[10]
2007: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artist
2008: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artist
2009: Bayou, Jeremy Love, writer and artist
2010: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artist
2011: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and 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

Fan Award for Best Comic

2006: Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther?, Reginald Hudlin, John Romita, Jr., Klaus Janson, Axel Alonso
2007: Storm, Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin & Lan Medina and Jay Leisten & Sean Parsons^[11]
2008: Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Paul Pelletier & Rick Magyar, artists^[12]
2009: Vixen: Return of the Lion; G. Willow Wilson, writer, Cafu, artist^[13]
2010: Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson and Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist^[14]
2011: Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers; Reginald Hudlin, writer, Denys Cowan, artist^[15]
2013: Ascended: The Omega Nexus, Roger Reece and Jerry Reece (writers) (Fan Award for Best Work)
2014: Watson and Holmes #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) (Fan Award for Best Work)

References

↑ 2007 Glyph Comics Awards taking submissions » PopCultureShock
↑ Judges, Submission Process Announced for Glyph Awards » Comics Worth Reading
↑ The 2009 Glyph Comics Awards nominations » PopCultureShock
↑ 2010 Glyph Comics Awards Nominees» PopCultureShock
↑ Submissions Now Open for 2011 Glyph Awards; Judges Named» Comics Worth Reading
↑ 2012 Glyph Comics Awards nominees announced» Comic Book Resources
↑ 2013 Glyph Comics Awards Nominees» The Beat
1 2 3 4 Watson, Rich. "ECBACC Week: Larry Fuller," Glyph: The Language of the Black Comics Community (May 15, 2007) Accessed Apr. 13, 2009.
↑ "Keith Knight wins Glyph Award for outstanding achievement in black comics," Mississippi Link (08 June 2006), p. B4.
↑ Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community: The 2006 Glyph Awards winners
↑ The 2007 Glyph Comics Award winners » PopCultureShock
↑ The 2008 Glyph Comics Award winners » ECBACC
↑ 2009 Glyph Comics Awards Winners Announced; Bayou Sweeps » Comics Worth Reading
↑ The 2010 Glyph Comics Awards Winners » PopCultureShock
↑ 2011 Glyph Comics Awards Winners » East Coast Black Age of Comics Con

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