Media Release -- The Ignatz Awards, named for the character in the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is a festival prize that recognizes outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The ballot is created by a panel of five cartoonists and is then voted on by the attendees at the event. This offers a unique reflection of the views the professionals and their fans.
In order of presentation:
Outstanding Mini Comic
* Ben Died of a Train, Box Brown
Outstanding Anthology or Collection
* I Will Bite You, Joseph Lambert
Outstanding Online Comic
* Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton
Promising New Talent
* Darryl Ayo Brathwaite
Outstanding Story
* Browntown, Jaime Hernandez
Outstanding Series
* Everything Dies, Box Brown
Outstanding Comic
* Lose #3, Michael DeForge
Outstanding Graphic Novel
* Gaylord Phoenix, Edie Fake
Outstanding Artist
* Joseph Lambert, I Will Bite You
Special thanks to Dustin Harbin for being a great host!
