Check out the below nominees for the 2017 Glyph Comics Awards.
STORY OF THE YEAR
- BITCH PLANET; Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer, Valentine De Landro, artist
- BLACK PANTHER; Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, Brian Stelfreeze, artist
- BLACK; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Jamal Yaseem Igle, artist
- E.X.O. – THE LEGEND OF WALE WILLIAMS PART TWO; Roye Okupe, writer, Sunkanmi Akinboye & Godwin Akpan, artists
- M.A.S.K. – MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND; Brandon Easton, writer, Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists
- MARCH: BOOK THREE; Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers, Nate Powell, artist
- TUSKEGEE HEIRS: FLAMES OF DESTINY; Marcus Williams & Greg Burnham, writers, Marcus Williams, artist
BEST COVER
- BITCH PLANET; Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer, Valentine De Landro, artist
- BLACK #1; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Khary Randolph, artist
- BLACK #3; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Khary Randolph, artist
- BLACK PANTHER; Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, Brian Stelfreeze, artist
- GWAN ANTHOLOGY; Jerome Walford, Miguel Guerra, Jacques Nyemb, Marta Tanrikulu, various, writers, Jerome Walford, artist
- MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR; Brandon Montclare & Amy Reeder, writers, Amy Reeder, artist
- TUSKEGEE HEIRS: FLAMES OF DESTINY; Marcus Williams & Greg Burnham, writer, Marcus Williams, artist
BEST WRITER
- Brandon Easton, writer; M.A.S.K. – MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND
- Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers; MARCH: BOOK THREE
- Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer; BITCH PLANET
- Kwanza Osajyefo, writer; BLACK
- Regine L. Sawyer, writer; ICE WITCH #1
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer; BLACK PANTHER
BEST ARTIST
- Brian Stelfreeze, artist; BLACK PANTHER
- Jamal Yaseem Igle, artist; BLACK
- Jerome Walford, artist; GWAN ANTHOLOGY
- Micheline Hess, artist; MALICE IN OVENLAND VOLUME #1
- Nate Powell, artist; MARCH: BOOK THREE
BEST MALE CHARACTER
- Changamire; BLACK PANTHER; Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, Brian Stelfreeze, artist
- EXO; E.X.O. – THE LEGEND OF WALE WILLIAMS PART TWO; Roye Okupe, writer, Sunkanmi Akinboye & Godwin Akpan, artists
- John Lewis; MARCH: BOOK THREE; Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers, Nate Powell, artist
- Kareem Jenkins; BLACK; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Jamal Yaseem Igle, artist
- Matt Trakker; M.A.S.K. – MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND; Brandon Easton, writer, Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artists
BEST FEMALE CHARACTER
- Ayo/Aneka; BLACK PANTHER; Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, Brian Stelfreeze, artist
- Ellen Waters; BLACK; Kwanza Osajyefo, writer, Jamal Yaseem Igle, artist
- Fannie Lou Hamer; MARCH: BOOK THREE; Congressman
- John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers, Nate Powell, artist
Lily Brown; MALICE IN OVENLAND VOLUME #1; Micheline Hess, writer and artist - Whit Taylor; FINDING YOUR ROOTS; Whit Taylor, writer and artist
RISING STAR AWARD
- Marcus Williams & Greg Burnham, writers, Marcus Williams, artist; TUSKEGEE HEIRS: FLAMES OF DESTINY
- Regine L. Sawyer, writer, Antonio Crespo & Y. Sanders, artists; ICE WITCH #1
- Roye Okupe, writer, Chima Kalu & Godwin Akpan, artists; MALIKA: WARRIOR QUEEN CHAPTER ONE
- Roye Okupe, writer, Sunkanmi Akinboye & Godwin Akpan, artists; E.X.O. – THE LEGEND OF WALE WILLIAMS PART TWO
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, Brian Stelfreeze, artist; BLACK PANTHER
BEST COMIC STRIP OR WEBCOMIC
- FINDING YOUR ROOTS; Whit Taylor, writer and artist
- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ABIGAIL WALLER; Kevin Sorrell, writer and artist
- 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
- ROUTE 3: VOL 1; Terminus Media LLC
FAN AWARD FOR BEST WORK
- BITCH PLANET; Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer, Valentine De Landro, artist
- E.X.O. – THE LEGEND OF WALE WILLIAMS PART TWO; Roye Okupe, writer, Sunkanmi Akinboye & Godwin Akpan, artists
- M.A.S.K. – MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND; Brandon Easton, writer, Tony Vargas & Tommy Lee Edwards, artist
- MARCH: BOOK THREE; Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, writers, Nate Powell, artist
The 2017 Glyph Comics Awards will take place in Philadelphia, PA as a part of the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) on the evening of May 19th. Head here for more information.
