[comix] SPX ANNOUNCES 2003 IGNATZ AWARDS NOMINEES
Bethesda, MD, August 8, 2003: One of the most anticipated events of this year’s expanded 3-day
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the Ignatz Awards, a festival prize to recognize outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The ballot is created by a panel of five cartoonists and then voted on by the attendees of the show. This offers a unique reflection of the views held by both professionals and their fans. The recipients of the awards will be announced at the Ignatz Awards Ceremony on Sunday, September 7th, 2003.
SPX 2003
Seventh Annual Ignatz Awards Nominees
Outstanding Artist
• Renee French,
Rosetta (Alternative Comics),
Tinka (Atheneum)
• Dean Haspiel,
Aim to Dazzle (Alternative Comics)
• Jason Little,
Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels)
• Lorenzo Mattotti,
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (NBM)
• Scott Mills,
My Own Little Empire (AdHouse Books),
Space Devil (ModernTales.com)
Oustanding Graphic Novel or Collection
•
Beg The Question, Bob Fingerman (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Epileptic, David B (L'Association)
•
The Frank Book, Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Nightmare Alley, Spain Rodriguez & William Lindsay Gresham (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Three Fingers, Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions)
Outstanding Story
• "30,000 Hours to Kill",
Love & Rockets #6, Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Black Hole #10, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Fleep, Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)
• "Hipman",
Mystic Funnies #3, R. Crumb (Fantagraphics Books)
• Untitled second story,
Sshhhh!, Jason (Fantagraphics Books)
Promising New Talent
• Marc Bell,
Rosetta (Alternative Comics),
Shrimpy & Paul (Highwater Books)
• Ray Friesen,
RQW (Don't Eat Any Bugs Comics)
• John Hankiewicz,
Tepid (self-published)
• Derek Kirk Kim,
Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published)
• Raina Telgemeier,
Take Out (self-published)
Outstanding Series
•
Black Hole, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Fred the Clown, Roger Langridge (Hotel Fred Press)
•
Fuzz & Pluck in Splittsville, Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Patty Cake, Scott Roberts (Slave Labor Graphics)
•
Strangehaven, Gary Spencer Millidge (Abiogenesis Press)
Outstanding Comic
•
Aprendiz Book 1, Adam Suerte (self-published)
•
Black Hole #10, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
•
Collier's Vol. 2 #2 by David Collier (Drawn & Quarterly)
•
Rubber Necker #2, Nick Bertozzi (Alternative Comics)
•
Urban Hipster #2, David Lasky & Greg Stump (Alternative Comics)
Outstanding Minicomic
•
I Am Going to Be Small, Jeffrey Brown
•
Josh Comics, Josh Sullivan
•
Lo-Horse #1, David Lasky and Jesse Reklaw
•
Take Out, Raina Telgemeier
•
That Thing You Fall Into, Diana Tamblyn
Outstanding Online Comic
• "American Elf", James Kochalka,
www.americanelf.com
• "Bell's Home Journal", Gabrielle Bell,
www.serializer.net
• "Jazz Age Chronicles", Ted Slampyak,
www.jazzagecomics.com
• "The Salon", Nick Bertozzi,
www.serializer.net
• "Slow Wave", Jesse Reklaw,
www.slowwave.com
Ignatz 2003 Jury
Pam Bliss
Ariel Bordeaux
David Hahn
Batton Lash
Matt Madden
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