Media Release -- The Stumptown Comic Arts Awards were presented on April 27 at the tenth annual Stumptown Comics Fest, in Dark Horse Comics' backyard of Portland, Oregon.
As reported via Twitter by comics' own Jen Vaughn, Dark Horse walked away with four wins, a very impressive showing.
The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, journalists, and retailers, reflect the wide range of independent material being published in comic and graphic novel form today.
DARK HORSE STUMPTOWN 2013 AWARD WINNERS
Best Artist
Juanjo Guarnido (Blacksad: A Silent Hell)
Best Publication Design
Blacksad: A Silent Hell, designed by Cary Grazzini
Best Cartoonist
Carla Speed McNeil (Finder: Talisman)
Best Letterer
Carla Speed McNeil (Finder: Talisman)
About Stumptown Comics Fest
The Stumptown Comics Fest was started almost on a whim in 2004 by a small group of Portland-area cartoonists lamenting the lack of local convention-style outlets. While there were certainly other comic book shows in town, there weren't any that gave much attention to the artists themselves. The dream was to design a festival with the creators as its focus, rather than dealers and work-for-hire publishers.
