Ali Ferzat honored with The 2011 Press Freedom Prize
Reporters Without Borders and French newspaper Le Monde have announced the recipients of The 2011 Press Freedom Prize. Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was honored for his cartoons that “depict the abuses of Syria’s regime, which has come under growing criticism this year for its efforts to tamp down a growing pro-democracy movement” Also honored was [...]
Posted on: Dec 8, 2011, Section: Awards, International, Comments: 0 Comments
Richard Thompson honored as Cartoonist of the Year
Last night was the 2011 Reuben Award and division award. Richard Thompson took home the top honor of Cartoonist Of The Year for his feature, Cul de Sac. The other two nominees were: Glen Keane and Stephan Pastis. In the division awards, the winners are: TELEVISION ANIMATION Dave Filoni – Supervising Director / Production Designer, [...]
Posted on: May 29, 2011, Section: Awards, Comic strips, Comments: 4 Comments
Doug Wright Award Winners
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) was last weekend and with it the results of the Doug Wright award to honor the best of Canadian cartoonists. The three winners are: Bigfoot by Pascal Girard (BEST BOOK) Alex Fellows for Spain and Morocco (BEST EMERGING TALENT) Spotting Deer by Michael DeForge (PIGSKIN PETERS AWARD for experimental [...]
Posted on: May 9, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
Eisner Award voting is now open
I’m reminded that Eisner Award voting is now open. If I understand the criteria – voting is open to: Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists) All nominees in any category Comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors Comics historians and educators Graphic novel librarians Owners and managers of comic book specialty [...]
Posted on: Apr 25, 2011, Section: Awards, Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
2011 Will Eisner Award nominees announced
Lots of good names on the list. Congrats to all the nominees. Best Short Story “Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo) “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci, in DCU Halloween Special 2010 (DC) “Cinderella,” by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, in Fractured Fables (Silverline [...]
Posted on: Apr 8, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 6 Comments
Three “Mikes” win top awards… do I hear a fourth?
For those keeping score, three of the big five editorial cartooning journalism awards announced so far have all gone to a “Mike.” Mike Peters – National Headliners Award Mike Thompson – Scripps Howard Award Mike Keefe – John Fischetti Award Herblock Award – Tom Toles Matt Wuerker – National Press Foundation Still unannounced: Overseas Press [...]
Posted on: Mar 28, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
Mike Peters wins National Headliner Award
Mike Peters, editorial cartoonist for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) has won this year’s National Headliner Award for editorial cartooning. Second and third place went to Stuart Carlson (Universal Uclick Syndicate) and Adam Zyglis (The Buffalo News, NY) respectively. Mike won the award last year. Interviewed by Michael Cavna about the announcement, Mike said, [...]
Posted on: Mar 28, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
7th annual Doug Wright Awards announced
The nominees for Best Book are: Bigfoot by Pascal Girard (Drawn and Quarterly) Chimo by David Collier (Conundrum Press) Lose #2 by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) Moving Pictures by Kathryn Immonen, Stuart Immonen (Top Shelf Productions) Streakers by Nick Maandag The nominees for Best Emerging Talent are: Aaron Costain, Entropy # 5 Alex Fellows, Spain [...]
Posted on: Mar 16, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
Glyph Comic Award Nominees announced
This year’s Glyph Comic Award nominees have been announced. Winners will announced at the 2011 Glyph Comics Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) on May 20. Story of the Year Afrodisiac; Jim Rugg, co-writer and artist; Brian Maruca, co-writer BB Wolf and the 3 LPs; JD [...]
Posted on: Feb 17, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 1 Comment
Harvey Awards ballots now available
From The Harvey Awards Committee: The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con are proud to present the official Nomination Ballot for this year’s Harvey Awards. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. [...]
Posted on: Feb 3, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
James Kochalka named Vermont’s Cartoonist Laureate
SuperF**kers, Johnny Boo and Dragon Puncher creator James Kochalka has been named Vermont’s first Cartoonist Laureate. Like Vermont’s poet laureate, the cartoonist laureate is a person whose primary residence is Vermont, whose work manifests a high degree of excellence, who has produced a critically acclaimed body of work, and who has a long association with [...]
Posted on: Jan 26, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 7 Comments
Call for Entries for 2010 NCS Division Awards
MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond posts details on how to enter into the National Cartoonist Society’s annual division awards. You don’t have to be a member of the NCS to receive an award for excellence in your field. Categories include: television animation, feature animation, newspaper illustration, gag cartoons, greeting cards, newspaper comic strips, newspaper panel [...]
Posted on: Jan 12, 2011, Section: Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
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