He may be a bad, bad man, but he’s a good, good comic.
Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix’s Stagger Lee garnered four trophies at last night’s Glyph Comic Awards, which signalled the opening of the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) in Philadelphia.
The list of nominees is here; the winners appear below. Congratulations to everyone!
Story of the Year: Stagger Lee
(Derek McCulloch, writer / Shepherd Hendrix, artist)
Best Writer: Derek McCulloch, Stagger Lee
Best Artist: Kyle Baker, The Bakers
Best Male Character: Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Best Female Character: Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility
(Gail Simone, writer / Neil Googe, artist)
Rising Star Award: Spike, Templar, Arizona
Best Reprint Publication: Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, First Second
(Mark Siegel, editor / Alexis Siegel, translator
Best Cover: Stagger Lee
(Shepherd Hendrix, artist)
Best Comic Strip: The K Chronicles
(Keith Knight, writer and artist
Fan Award for Best Comic: Storm
(Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin & Lan Medina and Jay Leisten & Sean Parsons
John Ostrander: The Last Word On That Movie
Marc Alan Fishman: Words of Advice, From One Noob to Another
Martha Thomases: Whedon and Women
Dennis O’Neil: Comic Book Career Day
Mike Gold: Before Watchmen, Because…
Emily S. Whitten: Cable & Deadpool & The Book of Bromance
Michael Davis: Once You Go Black… Part One
REVIEW: Red Tails, by Robert Greenberger
John Ostrander: The Last Word On That Movie, by John Ostrander
SpyGal or ExasperatedSigh-Gal?, by Emily S. Whitten
Mike Gold: Nancy’s Tale, by Mike Gold
Emily S. Whitten: YOU Can Smell Like A Superhero With The Avengers Fragrances!, by Emily S. Whitten
Michael Davis: The Avengers … Or The Anatomy Of The Bitch Slap., by Michael Davis
MIXED REVIEW: Glenn and Mike Geek Out Over “The Avengers”, by Mike Gold
Where's the Guardian Line?
It only just launched, Mike. It'll probably be reflected in next year's nominations.