Capitalize on 2006 Ignatz Award Nominees
The Small Press Expo (SPX) has announced the nominations for the 10th Annual Ignatz Awards, spotlighting a wide range of comics creators, titles and publishers, and retailer can put this prestigious award to work for them by stocking their shelves with books from Diamond!
According to a press release from the Small Press Expo (SPX), the Ignatz Award “is a festival prize awarded at SPX to recognize outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. A panel of five cartoonists develop the ballot, which is then voted on by SPX attendees.” The awards will be presented on Saturday, October 14, during the Ignatz Awards Ceremony at this year's SPX in Bethesda, MD.
The 2006 Ignatz Award nominees with ties to the specialty market are:
Please Note: Specifically honored, available titles denoted with provided item codes or linked in-stock lists.
Outstanding Artist:
• The Clouds Above HC (DEC042608F), Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics Books)
• The Ticking HC (SEP058445F), Renee French (Top Shelf Productions)
• Billy Hazelnuts HC (DEC052994F), Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics Books)
• Big Questions #7 and #8, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Acme Novelty Library #16, Chris Ware (Fantagraphics Books)
Outstanding Anthology or Collection:
• Black Hole, Charles Burns (Pantheon)
• Castle Waiting, Linda Medley (Fantagraphics Books)
• Drawn and Quarterly Showcase #3, Matt Broersma, Genevieve Elverum & Sammy Harkham (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Push Man and Other Stories, Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Squirrel Mother GN (JAN063043F), Megan Kelso (Fantagraphics Books)
Outstanding Graphic Novel:
• The Clouds Above HC, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics Books);
• Fun Home GN (MAR063248H), Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin);
• The Ticking HC, Renee French (Top Shelf Productions);
• Tricked GN (JUN053269F), Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions);
• Wimbledon Green, Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
Outstanding Story:
• Ganges #1, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
• “Prebaby,” Scrublands GN (JAN063042F), Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
• “Somersaulting,” Drawn and Quarterly Showcase #3, Sammy Harkham (Drawn & Quarterly)
• “To Capt. Ayres,” MOME Winter 2006, Andrice Arp (Fantagraphics Books)
• We Are On Our Own, Miriam Katin (Drawn & Quarterly)
Promising New Talent:
• Andrice Arp, Mome Winter 2006 (Fantagraphics Books);
• Jonathan Bennett, Mome Fall 2005 (Fantagraphics Books);
• R. Kikuo Johnson, Night Fisher GN (SEP052940F) (Fantagraphics Books);
• Ben Jones, BJ & Da Dogs (Picturebox, Inc.);
• Hope Larson, Salamander Dream GN (JUN052659F) (AdHouse Books), Gray Horses GN (DEC053139E) (Oni Press)
Outstanding Series:
• Acme Novelty Library, Chris Ware (Fantagraphics Books)
• Big Questions, Anders Nilsen (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Love and Rockets, Los Bros. Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
• Optic Nerve, Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Owly, Andy Runton (Top Shelf Productions)
Outstanding Comic:
• Big Questions #7, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Ganges #1, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
• Optic Nerve #10, Adrian Tomine (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Schizo #4, Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
• Stuff of Dreams #3, Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics Books)
Outstanding Minicomic:
• Comicore Jr., Paulette Poullet
• Gaylord Phoenix # 4, Edie Fake
• Monsters, Ken Dahl
• Trackrabbit, Geoff Vasile
• Window #8, Dave Lapp
Outstanding Online Comic:
• A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible, David Hellman & Dale Beran, www.alessonislearned.com
• Claviger, Ronnie Casson, www.girlamatic.com
• Micrographica, Renee French, www.serializer.net
• Perry Bible Fellowship, Nicholas Gurewitch, www.pbfcomics.com
• Thingpart, Joe Sayers, www.jsayers.com/thingpart/thingpart.html
Outstanding Debut Comic:
• Action Philosophers #7: It’s All Greek to You (AUG063286F), Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey (Evil Twin Comics)
• Anyone But Virginia #3, Zac Crockett & Josh Eiserike (Self-Published)
• Class of ’99, Josh Eiserike (Self-Published)
• Controller, Robin Enrico (Self-Published)
• Cross Country, MK Reed (Self-Published)
• Curses HC (SEP063276H), Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Damned #1 (AUG063487E), Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt (Oni Press)
• Delphine #1 (JUN063105F), Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books)
• Daybreak GN (AUG063121F), Brian Ralph (Bodega Distribution)
• Feral Ducks, FW Harvey & Josef J. Komenda (Self-Published)
• Hellcity Volume 1 GN (AUG063321F), Macon Blair & Joe Flood (Gigantic Graphic Novels)
• Hwy. 115 HC (JUN063107F), Matthias Lehmann (Fantagraphics Books)
• House of Twelve’s “Heavy Metal: The Movie,” various (House of Twelve Comics)
• Interiorae #2 (JUN063109F), Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics Books)
• Let Us Be Perfectly Clear HC (AUG063295F), Paul Hornschemeier (Fantagraphics Books)
• Luba: Three Daughters TP (JUN063111F), Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
• Lucky HC (SEP063278H), Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Volume 1 HC (AUG063270H), Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Mourning Star GN (AUG063123F), Kazimir Strzepek (Bodega Distribution)
• My Brain Hurts #4, Liz Baillie (Self-Published)
• New Tales of Old Palomar #1 (JUN063114F), Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
• One Last Ride on the Ghost Truck, Ben T. Steckler (Self-Published)
• Premillennial Maakies: 1st Five Years HC (AUG063299F), Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics Books)
• The Pirates of Coney Island #1 (AUG061733D), Rick Spears &Vasilis Lolos (Image Comics)
• Project: Romantic SC (AUG062903F), various (AdHouse Books)
• Rogue Satellite Comics: Crossroads to Lambada, Christopher P. Reilly (Self-Published)
• Sidescrollers, Matthew Loux (Oni Press)
• 12 Reasons Why I Love Her, Jamie S. Rich & Joelle Jones (Oni Press)
• We Must Become Our Heroes, Vol. 2 #1, Jordan Giarratano (Big G, Little G)
• You Ain’t No Dancer Volume 2 GN (AUG063478F), Various (New Reliable Press)
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