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2007 Glyph Comics Awards Nominees

Author: mwaters
February 19, 2007
Story of the Year

  • The American Way, John Ridley, Georges Jeanty and Karl Story
  • Bluesman Book 3, Rob Vollmar and Pablo Callejo
  • Day 8, Damian Duffy, Deborah Grison and John Jennings
  • Earthlight Vol. 1, Stuart Moore and Christopher Schons
  • Stagger Lee, Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix

Rising Star Award

  • Darryl Hughes and Monique MacNaughton, GAAK
  • Mark Page, Kana’s Island
  • Felipe Smith, MBQ
  • Spike, Templar, Arizona
  • Masheka Wood, What Masheka Did


Best Writer

  • Damian Duffy and Deborah Grison, Day 8
  • Derek McCulloch, Stagger Lee
  • Stuart Moore, Earthlight Vol. 1
  • John Ridley, The American Way
  • Rob Vollmar, Bluesman Book 3

Best Reprint Publication

  • Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, First Second
  • Krazy and Ignatz 1937-38, Fantagraphics
  • Nat Turner Encore Edition Vol. 1, Kyle Baker Publishing
  • Never Made to Last: Stories of Suburban Folklore, Ourobor Books
  • Tokyo Tribes Vol. 5, TokyoPop


Best Artist

  • Kyle Baker, The Bakers
  • Shepherd Hendrix, Stagger Lee
  • Jamal Igle, Firestorm
  • Georges Jeanty, The American Way
  • Christopher Schons, Earthlight Vol. 1

Best Cover

  • 52 Week 14, J.G. Jones
  • The American Way #2, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story and Randy Mayor
  • Firestorm #23, Brian Stelfreeze
  • Stagger Lee, Shepherd Hendrix
  • Storm #1, Mike Mayhew


Best Male Character

  • Infidel, Astro City: Samaritan
  • Lem Taylor, Bluesman Book 3
  • Mr. Jenkins, Day 8
  • New American, The American Way
  • Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee

Best Comic Strip

  • Candorville, Darrin Bell
  • The K Chronicles, Keith Knight
  • Templar, Arizona, Spike
  • (th)Ink, Keith Knight
  • Watch Your Head, Cory Thomas


Best Female Character

  • Amo Tanzer, Lucifer’s Garden of Verses: Between the Devil and Miles Davis
  • Evelyn Prescott, Stagger Lee
  • Ororo, Storm
  • Sahara, Elephantmen
  • Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility

Fan Award for Best Comic

  • Black Panther: The Bride, Reginald Hudlin, Scot Eaton and Klaus Janson
  • Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre, Will Pfeifer and Cliff Chiang
  • Firestorm #28-32, Stuart Moore, Jamal Igle and Keith Champagne
  • New Avengers #22, Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu
  • Storm, Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin, Lan Medina, Jay Leisten and Sean Parsons

2006 Glyph Comics Awards Winners

Author: mwaters
May 20, 2006


Story of the Year
Nat Turner, Kyle Baker, writer and artist


Best Writer
Lance Tooks, Lucifer’s Garden of Verses: Darlin’ Niki


Best Artist
Kyle Baker, Nat Turner


Best Male Character
Huey Freeman, Aaron McGruder, creator and writer


Best Female Character
Niki, Lance Tooks, creator, writer and artist


Rising Star Award for Best Self-Publisher
Robert Roach, The Roach


Best Reprint Publication
Birth of a Nation (soft cover)


Best Cover
Nat Turner #1, Kyle Baker, illustrator


Best Comic Strip
The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, creator, writer and artist


Fan Award for Best Comic
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther?, Reginald Hudlin, writer, John Romita Jr.& Klaus Janson, artists, Axel Alonso, editor