Glyph Comics Awards

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Glyph Comics Awards
Glyph Awards Logo.jpg
Awarded forThe best in comics made by, for, and about people of color
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Hosted byEast Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
First awarded2006
Websitewww.ecbacc.com/glyph-comics-awards.html

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 , started in 2005 by comics journalist 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[]

Source: [1]

  • , creator of the website
  • , senior comics editor at
  • , moderator of the Dwayne McDuffie forum at
  • , 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[]

  • , founder of the review website
  • , professional writer and former Eisner Awards judge
  • , senior editor for Publishers Weekly and former Eisner Awards judge
  • Hannibal Tabu, online comics reviewer and professional fiction writer
  • Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder[2]

2008[]

  • , comics journalist and founder of the Ormes Society
  • , comics historian and lecturer
  • Tony Isabella, comics writer and columnist
  • , editor-in-chief,
  • Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder[3]

2009[]

2010[]

  • , comics blogger ()
  • , editorial director,
  • Brian Cronin, writer, Comic Book Resources
  • Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics[5]

2011[]

  • , comics journalist
  • , graphic novel columnist for Library Journal
  • , writer,
  • , writer for Newsarama
  • , writer for Comics Should Be Good[6]

2012[]

  • Omar Bilal, webmaster, BlackSuperhero.com
  • , editor-in-chief,
  • , comics blogger,
  • Tim Callahan, comics blogger, Comic Book Resources[7]

2013[]

Source: [8]

2014[]

Source: [9]

  • 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: [10]

  • 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
  • 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: , cartoonist[11]
  • 2005: Bertram Fitzgerald, editor and publisher, Golden Legacy Comics[11]
  • 2006: Turtel Onli, creative artist and educator[11]
  • 2007: Larry Fuller, underground comics artist and publisher[11]

Story of the Year[]

Best Writer[]

Best Artist[]

Best Male Character[]

Best Female Character[]

  • 2006: Darlin' Niki,
  • 2007: , Welcome to Tranquility; co-created by Gail Simone, writer, Neil Googe, artist
  • 2008: Amanda Waller, Checkmate; Greg Rucka, writer, Joe Bennett & , artists
  • 2009: Lee Wagstaff, Bayou,, Jeremy Love, writer and artist
  • 2010: Aya, , created by Marguerite Abouet, writer, , artist
  • 2011: Selena, 28 Days Later, created by Michael Alan Nelson, writer, Declan Shalvey and , artists
  • 2012: Adrienne; Princeless; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist
  • 2013: Dyana; Night Stalker; Orlando Harding, writer; David Miller, artist[12]
  • 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)[13]
  • 2016: Moon Girl; Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur; Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder (writers) and Natacha Bustos and Amy Reeder (artists)[14]
  • 2017: Lily Brown; Malice in Ovenland vol. #1; Micheline Hess, writer/artist[18]
  • 2018: Matty Watty; Matty's Rocket: Book One Tim Fielder (writer/artist)[16]
  • 2019: Blackstarr; Blackstarr: Birth of a Supernova Part 1, by Charlene R. Jones (writer) and Corey Thomas (artist)[17]
  • 2020: Iyanu; Iyanu, Child of Wonder Chapter One, by Roye Okupe (writer) and Godwin Akpan (artist)

Rising Star Award[]

  • 2006: , The Roach
  • 2007: Spike Trotman, Templar, Arizona
  • 2008: Marguerite Abouet, Aya
  • 2009: and ,
  • 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.[12]
  • 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[13]
  • 2016: Chuck Collins (writer and artist), Bounce![14]
  • 2017: Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham,[15] Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny[18]
  • 2018: Greg Anderson-Elysee, (writer and artist), Is'Nana the Were-Spider: The Hornet's Web #1[16]
  • 2019: Austine Osas (writer) and Yusuf Shittuh (artist), Under the Sun[17]
  • 2020: Allison Chaney Whitmore (writer) and Carola Borelli (artist), Love University

Best Reprint Publication[]

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[12]
  • 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[13]
  • 2016: Blue Hand Mojo: Dust to Dust, John Jennings, artist[14]
  • 2017: Black #1, Khary Randolph, artist[15]
  • 2018: Matty's Rocket: Book One, Tim Fielder, artist[16]
  • 2019: Noble, Vol 2: Never Events, Khary Randolph, artist[17]
  • 2020: Crescent City Monsters #2, Gian Carlo Bernal, artist

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic[]

  • 2006: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer/artist[19][20]
  • 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[12]
  • 2014: The Adigun Ogunsanwo, Carles C. J. Juzang, writer/artist
  • 2015: Kamikaze; Alan and Carrie Tupper (writers and artists); Havana Nguyen (artist)[13]
  • 2016: Bounce!; Chuck Collins, writer/artist[14]
  • 2017: Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny;[15] Marcus Williams (writer) and Greg Burnham (artist)
  • 2018: (H)afrocentric vols. 1–4; Juliana "Jewels" Smith (writer); Ronald Nelson (artist)[16]
  • 2019: Weapon of the People: Decoded; Muhammad Rasheed (writer/artist)[17]
  • 2020: Isshoni, by Alfred Stewart (writer/artist)

Fan Award for Best Comic / Best Work[]

References[]

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  7. ^ 2012 Glyph Comics Awards nominees announced» Comic Book Resources
  8. ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "2013 Glyph Comics Awards Nominees," The Beat (Apr. 1, 2013).
  9. ^ Freeman, John. "2014 Glyph Comics Awards announced, open to all," DownTheTubes.net (Oct. 2, 2013).
  10. ^ "2016 Glyph Comics Award Nominees and Judges," TheBlerdGurl (May 20, 2016).
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