Glyph Comic Award Nominees announced

This year’s Glyph Comic Award nominees have been announced. Winners will announced at the 2011 Glyph Comics Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) on May 20.

Story of the Year

• Afrodisiac; Jim Rugg, co-writer and artist; Brian Maruca, co-writer
• BB Wolf and the 3 LPs; JD Arnold, writer, Richard Koslowski, artist
• Fist Stick Knife Gun; Geoffrey Canada, writer, Jamar Nicholas, artist
• Unknown Soldier: Dry Season; Joshua Dysart, writer, Alberto Ponticello, artist
• Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty; G. Neri, writer, Randy DuBurke, artist

Best Cover

• 28 Days Later #6; Tim Bradstreet, illustrator
• Afrodisiac; Jim Rugg, illustrator
• Cold Space #1; Jeffrey Spokes, artist, Juan Maruel Tumburus, colorist
• Unknown Soldier #15; Dave Johnson, illustrator
• Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty; Randy Duburke, illustrator

Best Writer

• JD Arnold, BB Wolf and the 3 LPs
• Geoffrey Canada, Fist Stick Knife Gun
• Joshua Dysart, Unknown Soldier
• Mat Johnson, Dark Rain
• Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca, Afrodisiac

Best Artist

• Denys Cowan, Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers
• Christian Dibari, Pale Horse
• Simone Gane, Dark Rain
• Richard Koslowski, BB Wolf and the 3 LPs
• Jim Rugg, Afrodisiac

Best Male Character

• Afrodisiac, Afrodisiac; created by Jim Rugg, co-writer and artist, & Brian Maruca, co-writer
• BB Wolf, BB Wolf and the 3 LPs; created by JD Arnold, writer, Richard Koslowski, artist
• Cole, Pale Horse; created by Andrew Cosby & Michael Alan Nelson, writers, Christian Dibari, artist
• Geoff, Fist Stick Knife Gun; Geoffrey Canada, writer, Jamar Nicholas, artist; based on the life of Geoffrey Canada
• Moses Lwanga, Unknown Soldier; Joshua Dysart, writer, Alberto Ponticello, artist; inspired by thecharacter created by Robert Kanigher & Joe Kubert

Best Female Character

• Aloya Rose, Unknown Soldier; created by Joshua Dysart, writer, Alberto Ponticello, artist
• Nola Thomas, NOLA; created by Chris Gorak & Pierluigi Cothran, writers; Damian Couceiro, artist
• Sarah, Dark Rain; created by Mat Johnson, writer, Simone Gane, artist
• Scout Montana, Shadoweyes; created by Ross Campbell, writer and artist
• Selena, 28 Days Later; Michael Alan Nelson, writer; Declan Shalvey & Marek Oleksicki, artists; based on the character created by Alex Garland for the motion picture 28 Days Late

Rising Star Award

• Nicholas DaSilva, Dread & Alive
• Carl Herring Jr. & Tod Smith, The Enforcers
• Brandon Howard & Sean Mack, The Revolutionary Times
• Jamar Nicholas, Fist Stick Knife Gun
• Geoffrey Thorne & Todd Harris, Prodigal: Egg of First Light

Best Reprint Publication

• Cold Space TP, BOOM! Studios
• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Deluxe HC, DC Comics
• Unknown Soldier: Dry Season TP, DC/Vertigo

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic

The K Chronicles; Keith Knight, writer and artist

Marty?s Diner; Dmitri Jackson, writer and artist

The Revolutionary Times; Brandon Howard, writer, Sean Mack, artist

Solomon Azua; Jake Ekiss, writer and artist

World of Hurt; Jay Potts, writer and artist

Fan Award for Best Comic

• Azrael: Angel in the Dark; Fabian Nicieza, writer, Ramon Bachs & John Stanisci, artists
• Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers; Reginald Hudlin, writer, Denys Cowan, artist
• Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural; Rick Remender, writer; Jefte Palo, Gabriel Hardman &Alessandro Vitti, artists
• New Avengers: Heroic Age ? Possession; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Stuart Immonen, Wade vonGrawbadger & Art Adams, artists
• New Avengers: Luke Cage ? Town Without Pity; John Arcudi, writer; Eric Canete, artist