2017 Glyph Award Winners Announced
May 22, 2017
The Glyph Comics Awards recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year. The award is not exclusive to black creators, however, it strives to honor those who have made the greatest contributions to the comics medium critcally and commercially. The goal of the award is to encourage more diverse and high quality comic creation across the board and to inspire new creators.
The awards honor several different categories including Best Story, Best Cover, Best Writer, and Best Artist. On May 19th, the award ceremony was held in Philadelphia and named ten winners including March Book 3, Black #1, and Black Panther. For a full list of the 2017 Glyph Award winners, see below:
Story of the Year
MARCH: BOOK THREE; Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers, Nate Powell, artist
Best Cover
BLACK #1; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Khary Randolph, artist
Best Writer
Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers; MARCH: BOOK THREE
Best Artist
Brian Stelfreeze, artist; BLACK PANTHER
Best Male Character
Matt Trakker; M.A.S.K. - MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND; Brandon Easton, writer, Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists
Best Female Character
Lily Brown; MALICE IN OVENLAND VOLUME #1; Micheline Hess, writer and artist
Rising Star Award
TUSKEGEE HEIRS: FLAMES OF DESTINY; Marcus Williams & Greg Burnham, writers, Marcus Williams, artist
Best Reprint Publication
E.X.O. - THE LEGEND OF WALE WILLIAMS PART ONE; YouNeek Studios
Best Comic Strip or Webcomic
TUSKEGEE HEIRS: FLAMES OF DESTINY; Marcus Williams & Greg Burnham, writers, Marcus Williams, artist
Fan Award for Best Work
M.A.S.K. - MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND; Brandon Easton, writer, Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists
