Ignatz Award
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers
LocationBethesda, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Presented byIgnatz Award Committee
Hosted bySmall Press Expo
First awarded1997
Websitewww.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-awards

The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997,[1] only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11 attacks.[2] As of 2014 SPX has been held in either Bethesda, North Bethesda, or Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Ignatz Awards are named in honour of George Herriman and his strip Krazy Kat, which featured a brick-throwing mouse named Ignatz.[3]

Awards criteria

As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, the Ignatz Awards are voted on by attendees of the annual Small Press Expo (SPX, or The Expo, its corporate name), a weekend convention and tradeshow showcasing creator-owned comics. Nominations for the Ignatz Awards are made by a five-member jury panel consisting of comic book professionals.[2]

The jury panel remains anonymous (from both the public as well as each other) until the announcement of the awards. After a 1999 controversy involving juror Frank Cho,[lower-alpha 1] jurors are now prohibited from nominating their own work. However, there is no prohibition of one jury member's work being nominated for an award by his or her fellow jurors.

History

The first comics industry awards given the title "Ignatz" originated at the OrlandoCon,[5] held in Orlando, Florida, from 1974 to 1994.[3] The current Ignatz Awards are not connected with OrlandoCon. The SPX Ignatz Awards were conceived in 1996 by SPX organizer Chris Oarr and cartoonist Ed Brubaker. Their original mandate, to set the Ignatz apart from "mainstream" awards like the Eisner Awards, was that the work nominated be creator-owned, and focus more on work done by a single writer/artist.

The Award was administered by Jeff Alexander from 1998 to 2006,[6] when they were taken over by Greg McElhatton.[6] During his tenure as Ignatz Award Coordinator, Alexander drew a strip for the annual award program in George Herriman's style.[6][7]

Award categories

The Ignatz is awarded in the following categories:

  • Outstanding Artist
  • Outstanding Anthology (added in 2017)[8]
  • Outstanding Collection (added in 2017)
  • Outstanding Graphic Novel (added in 2005)
  • Outstanding Story
  • Promising New Talent
  • Outstanding Series
  • Outstanding Comic
  • Outstanding Minicomic
  • Outstanding Online Comic (added in 2001)

Discontinued categories

  • Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (1997–2004, replaced in 2005 by two separate awards)
  • Outstanding Debut Comic (2000–2008)
  • Outstanding Anthology or Collection (2005–2016, replaced in 2017 by two separate awards)

Award winners and nominees

Outstanding Artist

Outstanding Anthology

  • 2017 Elements: Fire – An Anthology by Creators of Color, edited by Taneka Stotts[16][17]
    • ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics, edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery
    • Comic Book Slumber Party's Deep Space Canine, edited by Hanhah K. Chapman
    • POWER & MAGIC: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology, edited by Joamette Gil
    • Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Javier Olivares & Santiago Garcia

[Note: After winning, Stotts arranged to have her Ignatz Award smashed with a sledgehammer, and the shards individually mounted onto separate wooden bases with engraved nameplates, so that she could give a piece of the award to each of the contributors to her anthology.[24]]

  • 2018 Comics for Choice – edited by Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor and Ø.K. Fox[18]
    • La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes – edited by Kat Fajardo & Pablo Castro
    • Ink Brick #8 – edited by Alexander Rothmans, Paul K. Tunis, and Alexey Sokolin
    • Bottoms Up, Tales of Hitting Rock Bottom – edited by J.T. Yost
    • Lovers Only – edited by Mickey Zacchilli
  • 2019 We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology – edited by Tara Avery and Jeanne Thornton[19]
    • Electrum – edited by Der-shing Helmer
    • Wayward Sisters – edited by Allison O'Toole
    • Family – The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris
    • Death – The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris
  • 2020 Be Gay, Do Comics – edited by The Nib[20]
    • Sweaty Palms Volume 2 – Sage Coffey
    • Dates III – edited by Zora Gilbert and Cat Parra
    • The Anthology of Mind – Tommi Musturi
    • LAAB Magazine #4 – edited by Ronald Wimberly and Joshua O'Neill
  • 2021 Glaeolia 2[21]
    • A Queer Prisoner's Anthology IV – edited by Casper Cendre
    • Bystander – Kadak Collective
    • Confined Before Covid: A Pandemic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners – ABO Comix
    • First Wave: Comics from the Early Months of China's Outbreak – edited by Xinmei Liu
  • 2022 Good Boy Magazine #1 – edited by Michael Sweater and Benji Nate[25]
    • LAAB Magazine #2 – edited by Ronald Wimberly and Joshua O'Neill
    • Isolated: A Pandemic Comics Anthology – edited by Tana Oshima
    • Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past – edited by Andrea Purcell
    • Baltic Comics Magazine š! #42 'Scientific Facts' – edited by Dave Schilter and Sanita Muižniece
  • 2023 Shades of Fear – edited by Allison O'Toole and Ashanti Fortson[23]
    • Cram Comics Issue #1 – edited by Andrew Alexander
    • Glaeolia 3 – edited by Emuh Ruh
    • NOW #12 – edited by Eric Reynolds
    • Home: A Comics Anthology on Belonging in Ireland Today – edited by Katherine Foyle

Outstanding Collection

Outstanding Graphic Novel

Outstanding Story

  • 1997 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Kitchen Sink Press)
    • "A Death In the Family" by Joe Chiappetta, Silly Daddy (self-published)
    • "Ghost World" Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
    • "Hicksville" Dylan Horrocks, Pickle (Black Eye Productions)
    • "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" by Seth, Palookaville (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 1998 "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
    • "Jimmy Corrigan" by Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
    • "Letters from Venus" by Gilbert Hernandez, New Love (Fantagraphics)
    • "New York City Diary" Julie Doucet, Dirty Plotte (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "Soba" Joe Sacco, Stories From Bosnia (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 1999 "David Boring" Daniel Clowes, Eightball #20 (Fantagraphics)
    • "Sex & Violence: part 2" by David Lapham, Stray Bullets #18 (El Capitan Books)
    • Cavewoman: Jungle Tales by Budd Root (Basement Comics)
    • "Over the Line" by Scott Roberts, Patty-Cake and Friends #13 (Slave Labor)
    • "Slow Jams" by David Choe, Non #3 & #4 (Red Ink)
  • 2000 "Jimmy Corrigan, Smartest Kid On Earth" by Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "The Bridge" by Jason, Mjau Mjau No. 6 (Jippi Forlag)
    • Cave-In by Brian Ralph, (Highwater Books)
    • From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, (Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions)
    • Jug by Androo Robinson, (self-published)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • "Bygone" by Rutu Modan, Flipper Vol. 2 (Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions)
    • Herobear and the Kid No. 2 by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics)
    • The Nimrod No. 5 by Lewis Trondheim (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "Popeye the Savior Man" by Sean Bieri, Jumbo Jape (self-published)
    • "Stocks Are Surging" by Tom Hart, The Collected Hutch Owen (Top Shelf Productions)
  • 2002 Trenches by Scott Mills (Top Shelf Productions)
    • "Retreat" by Megan Kelso, Artichoke Tales #1 (Highwater Books)
    • "Royal Sable" by Mira Friedmann, Actus Box Series (Actus Tragicus)
    • "Where Hats Go" by Kurt Wolfgang, Non #5 (Red Ink Press)
    • "Wir Mussën Wissen, Wir Werden Wissen (We Must Know, We Will Know)" by Ron Regé, Jr., Drawn & Quarterly volume 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2003 Fleep by Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    • "30,000 Hours to Kill" by Gilbert Hernandez Love & Rockets #6 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Black Hole #10 by Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "Hipman" by R. Crumb Mystic Funnies #3 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Untitled second story by Jason, Sshhhh! (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2004 "Glenn Ganges", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Volume 1, Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2005 Dogs and Water, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "Dumb Solitaire", Love and Rockets #11 and #13, Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
    • "Homme De Le Bois", The Frank Ritza Papers, David Collier (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • The Legend of Wild Man Fischer, Dennis P. Eichhorn and J.R. Williams (Top Shelf Productions)
    • "Onion Jack", Superior Showcase #0, Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books)
  • 2006 Ganges #1, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "Prebaby", Scrublands, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "Somersaulting", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3, Sammy Harkham (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "To Capt. Ayres", MOME Winter 2006, Andrice Arp (Fantagraphics Books)
    • We Are On Our Own, Miriam Katin (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2007 "Felix", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4, Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Delphine #1–2, Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press)
    • Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • The End, Anders Nilsen (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press)
    • "Martha Gregory", Asthma, John Hankiewicz (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • 2008 The Thing About Madeleine, Lilli Carré (Self-published)[12]
    • "Americus", Papercutter #7, MK Reed and Jonathan Hill (Tugboat Press)
    • "The Candy Rod", Hotwire Comics #2, Onsmith (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "The Galactic Funnels", Mome #11, Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics Books)
    • "The Urn", Inkweed, Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • 2009 "Willy," Papercutter #10, Damien Jay (Tugboat)
  • 2010 Monsters, Ken Dahl (Secret Acres)
    • "John Wesley Harding", The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Market Day, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "Turd Place", The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum Press)
    • "Untitled", Mome #16, Laura Park (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2011 "Browntown", Love and Rockets: New Stories #3, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
    • "Blood of the Virgin", Crickets #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published)
    • "LINT", Acme Novelty Library #20, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "The most gripping mind-exploding triumphantly electric of our time", Papercutter #15, Jonas Madden-Conner (Tugboat Press)
    • "Weekends Abroad", Three #1, Eric Orner (self-published)
  • 2012 “Return to Me,” Love and Rockets: New Stories #4, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
    • 1 800 Mice, Matthew Thurber (Picturebox)
    • “Keith or Steve”, Mome #22, Nick Drnaso (Fantagraphics)
    • Lucille, Ludovic Debeurme (Top Shelf)
    • “The Weeper”, Papercutter #17, Jason Martin and Jesse Reklaw (Tugboat Press)
  • 2013 Gold Star, John Martz (Retrofit Comics)
    • “Arid,” Secret Prison #7, Tom Hart (Retrofit Comics)
    • Birdseye Bristoe, Dan Zettwoch (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • "The Carnival", Heads or Tails, Lilli Carré (Fantagraphics)
    • “Neighbors”, Tusen Hjärtan Stark #1, Joanna Helgren (Domino Books)
  • 2014 "Brownout Biscuit" (from Octopus Pie): Dead Forever, Meredith Gran
  • 2015 Sex Coven from Frontier #7, Jillian Tamaki
  • 2016 My Hot Date, Noah Van Sciver[15]
    • The Hunter, Joe Sparrow
    • Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam from Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, Simon Hanselmann
    • Killing and Dying, Adrian Tomine
    • “Shrine of the Monkey God, from Kramers Ergot #8, Kim Deitch
  • 2017 Diana’s Electric Tongue, Carolyn Nowak[16][17]
    • March: Book 3, John Lewis, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin
    • My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Emil Ferris
    • "Small Enough" from Diary Comics, Dustin Harbin
    • "Too Hot to Be Cool" from Elements, Maddi Gonzalez
  • 2018 How the Best Hunter in the Village Met Her Death – Molly Ostertag[18]
    • Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures – Yvan Alabge
    • Why Art? – Eleanor Davis
    • Rhode Island Me – Michael DeForge
    • The Lie and How We Told It – Tommi Parrish
  • 2019 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me – Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O'Connell[19]
    • Sacred Heart Vol 2 Part 1: Livin’ in the Future – Liz Suburbia
    • Sincerely, Harriet – Sarah Winifred Searle
    • Woman World – Aminder Dhaliwal
    • The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea – Vannak Anan Prum
  • 2020 The Hard Tomorrow – Eleanor Davis[20]
    • "Little Red Riding Hood" – Gabrielle Bell
    • The Lab – Allison Conway
    • BTTM FDRS – Ezra Daniels and Dan Passmore
    • The Weight #9 – Melissa Mendes
  • 2021 Personal Companion – Freddy Carrasco[21]
    • Misguided Love – Raquelle Jac
    • Nineteen – Ancco
    • Moms – Yeong-shin Ma
    • The Hazards of Love – Stan Stanley
  • 2022 The Lover of Everyone in the World – Beatrix Urkowitz[22]
    • Big Cats – Liz Yerby
    • Ley Lines: The First Few Bars – Keren Katz
    • Ley Lines: Love, or the Axe – Jordan Jeffries
    • "Winter Break 2029" from Invisible Parade – Mississippi
  • 2023 Wash Day Diaries – Robyn Smith and Jamila Rowser[23]
    • Weeds – Kit Anderson
    • "Impatient Ms. S" from Glaeolia 3 – Koyubi
    • Inversion – Lily Thu Fierro and Generoso Fierro
    • I Owe it to My Parents to NOT Come Out – Richard Mercado

Promising New Talent

  • 1997 Debbie Drechsler, Nowhere (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Tom Hart, The Sands (Black Eye Productions)
    • C. S. Morse, Soulwind (Image Comics)
    • Walt Holcombe, King of Persia (self published through Accordion Press)
    • Steve Weissman, Yikes! (Alternative Press)
  • 1998 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed Press)
    • Tara Jenkins, Galaxion (Helikon Press)
    • Matt Madden, Black Candy (Black Eye Books)
    • Ron Rege, Skibber Bee Bye (self-published)
    • Chris Oliveros, The Envelope Manufacturer (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 1999 Brian Ralph, Fireball #7 (Fort Thunder)
    • Leland Myrick, Sweet (Adept Books)
    • Madison Clell, Cuckoo (Green Door Studios)
    • Jason Little, Jack's Luck Runs Out (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Dave Kiersh, Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Kissing an Ashtray, Non #4 (Red Ink)
  • 2000 Nick Bertozzi, Boswash (Luxurious Comics)
    • Ben Catmull, Paper Theater (self-published)
    • Rod Espinosa, The Courageous Princess (Antarctic Press)
    • Kevin Huizenga, Supermonster (self-published)
    • Stephen Notley, Bob the Angry Flower (self-published)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Bipolar, self-published
    • Mike Kunkel, Herobear and the Kid, Astonish Comics
    • Metaphrog, Louis: Red Letter Day, Metaphrog
    • Rutu Modan, Flipper Vol. 2, Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions
    • Ben Steckler, Get BenT, self-published
  • 2002 Greg Cook, Catch as Catch Can (Highwater Books)
    • Jeffrey Brown, Clumsy: A Novel (self-published)
    • Mike Dawson, Cabaret, Gabagool! (self-published)
    • Sammy Harkham, "Study Group 12 #2" "Though I Slumber, My Heart Is Still Awake" (Study Group 12)
    • Anders Brekhus Nilsen, Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia (self-published)
    • Rick Smith and Tania Menesse, Shuck (Shuck Comics)
  • 2003 Derek Kirk Kim, Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published)
    • Marc Bell, Rosetta (Alternative Comics), Shrimpy & Paul (Highwater Books)
    • Ray Friesen, RQW (Don't Eat Any Bugs Comics)
    • John Hankiewicz, Tepid, Eleanor E. Is Home (self-published)
    • Raina Telgemeier, Take Out (self-published)
  • 2004 Lauren Weinstein, Kramer's Ergot #4 (Avodah Books)
    • Martin Cendreda, Hi-Horse Omnibus (Alternative Comics, Hi-Horse Comics)
    • Svetlana Chmakova, Chasing Rainbows (www.girlamatic.com, www.svetlania.com)
    • Dan James, The Octopi and the Ocean (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Leland Purvis, Suspended in Language (G.T. Labs)
  • 2005 Andy Runton, Owly (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Joshua W. Cotter, Skyscrapers of the Midwest (AdHouse Books)
    • Rebecca Dart, RabbitHead (Alternative Comics)
    • Vanessa Davis, Spaniel Rage (Buenaventura Press)
    • Karl Stevens, Guilty (Karl Stevens Publishing, dist. by Alternative Comics)
  • 2006 Hope Larson, Salamander Dream (AdHouse Books), Gray Horses (Oni Press)
    • Andrice Arp, Mome Winter 2006 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Jonathan Bennett, Mome Fall 2005 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • R. Kikuo Johnson, Night Fisher (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Ben Jones, BJ & Da Dogs (Picturebox, Inc.)
  • 2007 Tom Neely, The Blot (I Will Destroy You)
    • Gabrielle Bell, Lucky, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Scott Campbell (artist), Flight Vol. 4 (Ballantine Books), Hickee vol. 3 #3 (Alternative Comics)
    • Lilli Carré, Papercutter #3 (Tugboat Press), You Ain't No Dancer Vol. 2 (New Reliable Press)
    • Brandon Graham, King City (TokyoPop)
  • 2008 Sarah Glidden, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less (self-published)[12]
    • Oliver East, Trains Are... Mint(Blank Slate)
    • Austin English, Windy Corner #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    • Chuck Forsman, Snake Oil #1 (self-published)
    • Lars Martinson, Tonoharu (Pliant Press/Top Shelf Productions)
  • 2009 Colleen Frakes, Woman King (self-published)
    • T. Edward Bak, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Hellen Jo, Jin & Jam #1 (Sparkplug), "Diamond Heights," Papercutter #9 (Tugboat)
    • Ed Luce, Wuvable Oaf (self-published)
    • Amanda Vähämäki, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2010 Matt Wiegle, "The Orphan Baiter", Papercutter #13 (Tugboat Press)
    • Rina Ayuyang, Whirlwind Wonderland (Sparkplug Comic Books & Tugboat Press)
    • Rami Efal, Never Forget, Never Forgive (Studio Namu)
    • Blaise Larmee, Young Lions (self-published)
    • Sully, The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
  • 2011 Darryl Ayo Brathwaite, House of Twelve Monthly #3 (Comixology)
    • Tony Breed, Finn and Charlie are Hitched (self-published/online)
    • Jesse Jacobs, Even the Giants (AdHouse)
    • Jon McNaught, Birchfield Close (Nobrow Press)
    • Jesse Moynihan, Forming (Nobrow/online)
  • 2012 Lale Westvind, Hot Dog Beach (Self-published)
    • Lauren Barnett, Me Likes You Very Much (Hic & Hoc Publications)
    • Clara Besijelle, The Lobster King (Self-published)
    • Tessa Brunton, Passage (Sparkplug Books)
    • Lila Quintero Weaver, Dark Room: A Memoir in Black and White (University of Alabama Press)
  • 2013 Sam Alden, Hawaii 1997 & Haunter (Self-published)
    • Nathan Bulmer, Eat More Bikes (Koyama Press)
    • Philippa Rice, Looking Out (Hic & Hoc Publications)
    • Diana Thung, August Moon (Top Shelf)
    • Angie Wang, "The Teacup Tree," Secret Prison #7 (Self-published)
  • 2014 Cathy G. Johnson, Jeremiah; Boy Genius; Until It Runs Clear
    • Luke Howard, Trevor
    • Nick Offerman, Orange; Onions
    • Keiler Roberts, Powdered Milk (series)
    • Daryl Seitchik, Missy
  • 2015 Sophia Foster-Dimino – Sphincter; Sex Fantasy
    • M. Dean - K.M. & R.P. & MCMLXXI (1971)
    • Dakota McFadzean – Don't Get Eaten by Anything
    • Jane Mai – Soft
    • Gina Wynbrandt – Big Pussy
  • 2016 Tillie Walden – I Love This Part
    • Kevin Budnik -Handbook
    • Maia Kobabe – Tom O’Bedlam
    • Sara Lautman – The Ultimate Laugh, Grape Nuts
    • Carolyn Nowak – Radishes
  • 2017 Bianca Xunise – "Say Her Name"[16][17] Originally published on The Nib.[26]
    • Kelly Bastow – Year Long Summer
    • Margot Ferrick – Yours
    • Aud Koch – "Run" from the Oath Anthology
    • Isabella Rotman – Long Black Veil
  • 2018 Yasmin Omar Ata – Mis(h)adra[18]
    • Tara Booth – How to Be Alive
    • Xia Gordon – The Fashion of 2004, Harvest
    • Rumi Hara – Nori and The Rabbits of the Moon
    • Tommi Parrish – The Lie and How We Told It
  • 2019 **Ebony Flowers[19]
    • Haleigh Buck
    • Emma Jayne
    • Mar Julia
    • Kelsey Wroten
  • 2020 Theo Stultz[20]
  • 2021 Pa-Luis[21]
    • Royal Dunlap
    • Nico Harriman
    • Zoe Maeve
    • Tess Scilipoti
  • 2022 Juni Ba – Djeliya[22]
    • Trinidad Escobar – Arrive In My Hands
    • Yara Elfouly – Archeologist Landing
    • Juniper Kim – Koreans Sing in English
    • Emma Grove – The Third Person
  • 2023 Deb JJ Lee – In Limbo[23]
    • Grayson Bear – Pokey
    • Leo Fox – My Body Unspooling
    • Richard Mercado – I Owe it to My Parents to NOT Come Out
    • Shanti Ray – Sennen

Outstanding Series

  • 1997 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
    • Jason Lutes, Berlin (Black Eye Productions)
    • Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
    • Seth, Palookaville (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven (Abiogenesis)
  • 1998 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
    • Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
    • Debbie Drechsler, Nowhere (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Joe Chiappetta, Silly Daddy (self-published)
    • Steve Weissman, Yikes! (Alternative Press)
  • 1999 Max, The Extended Dream of Mr. D (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2000 Dave Cooper, Weasel (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • Jason Lutes, Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed Press)
    • Mike Kunkel, Herobear and the Kid (Astonish Comics)
    • Sam Henderson, Magic Whistle, (Alternative Comics)
    • Jason, Mjau Mjau (Jippi Forlag)
  • 2002 James Kochalka Sketchbook Diaries (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Chester Brown, Louis Riel (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Sam Henderson, Magic Whistle (Alternative Comics)
    • David Hahn, Private Beach (Slave Labor Graphics)
    • Dave Cooper, Weasel (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2003 Charles Burns, Black Hole (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Roger Langridge, Fred the Clown (Hotel Fred Press)
    • Ted Stearn, Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Scott Roberts, Patty Cake (Slave Labor Graphics)
    • Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven (Abiogenesis Press)
  • 2004 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Light Speed Productions)
  • 2005 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Light Speed Productions)
    • Tomer Hanuka, Asaf Hanuka, and Etgar Keret, Bipolar (Alternative Comics)
    • David Heatley, Deadpan (self-published)
    • Los Bros Hernandez, Love and Rockets vol. II (Fantagraphics)
    • Joshua W. Cotter, Skyscrapers of the Midwest (AdHouse Books)
  • 2006 Owly by Andy Runton (Top Shelf Productions)
  • 2007 Mourning Star by Kazimir Strzepek (Bodega Distribution)
  • 2008 Snake Oil by Chuck Forsman (self-published)[12]
    • Eye of the Majestic Creature, Leslie Stein (self-published)
    • Injury, Ted May, Jason Robards, and Jeff Wilson (Buenaventura Press)
    • Paul series, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • 2009 Uptight, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
    • Danny Dutch, David King (Sparkplug)
    • Delphine, Richard Sala (Fantagraphics/Coconino)
    • Interiorae, Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino)
    • Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug)
  • 2010 Ganges, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2011 Everything Dies, Box Brown
    • Crickets, Sammy Harkham (self-published)
    • Dungeon Quest, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Lose, Michael DeForge (Koyama Books)
    • Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • 2012 Love and Rockets: New Stories, the Hernandez brothers (Fantagraphics)
    • Black Mass, Patrick Kyle (Mother Books)
    • Eye of the Majestic Creature, Leslie Stein (Self-published)
    • Ganges, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics)
    • Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
  • 2013 Lose, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
    • The Hive, Charles Burns (Pantheon)
    • Madtown High, Whit Taylor (self-published)
    • Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
    • Prison Pit, Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics)
  • 2014 Demon, Jason Shiga
    • The Black Feather Falls, Ellen Lindner
    • Powdered Milk, Keiler Roberts
    • Sky in Stereo, Sacha Mardou
    • Towerkind, Kat Verhoeven
  • 2015 Sex Fantasy, Sophia Foster-Dimino
    • Dumb, Georgia Webber
    • Frontier, Ryan Sands (editor)
    • March, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
    • Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly
  • 2016 Powdered Milk, Keiler Roberts
    • Cartozia Tales, Isaac Cates (editor)
    • Demon, Jason Shiga
    • Ganges, Kevin Huizenga
    • Megg & Mogg & Owl, Simon Hanselmann
  • 2017 Chester 5000, Jess Fink[16][17]
    • Crickets, Sammy Harkham
    • Frontier, Ryan Sands (editor)
    • Maleficium, Sabin Cauldron [sic]
    • The Old Woman, Rebecca Mock
  • 2018 Frontier – Youth in Decline[18]
    • Ley Lines – Czap Books
    • Nori – Rumi Hara
    • Bug Boys – Laura Knetzger
    • Gumballs – Erin Nations
  • 2019 The Nib Magazine – Matt Bors[19]
    • Daygloayhole Quarterly – Ben Passmore
    • Heavenly Blues – Ben Kahn/Bruno Hidalgo
    • Frontier – Youth in Decline
    • Endgames – Ru Xu
  • 2020 Fizzle – Whit Taylor[20]
    • The Misplaced – Chris Callahan
    • SUPERPOSE – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka
    • kuš! – kuš! komiks
    • Frontier – Youth in Decline
  • 2021 Ex.Mag – Peow Studios[21]
    • A Queer Prisoner’s Anthology IV – edited by Casper Cendre
    • Malarkey – November Garcia
    • Ley Lines – edited by L Nichols and K Czap
    • Tongues – Anders Nilsen
  • 2022 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr – Ram V and Filipe Andrade[22]
    • Methods of Dyeing – B. Mure
    • Trans Classic Movies – Jett Allen
    • Ley Lines – edited by L Nichols and K Czap
    • The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors
  • 2023 Tales of Old Snake Creek – Drew Lerman[23]
    • Venomyths – Joshua Ray Stephens
    • Maple Terrace 01 – Noah Van Sciver
    • Viewotron Comics & Stories No. 2 – Sam Sharpe and Peach S. Goodrich
    • Fizzle #4 – Whit Taylor

Outstanding Comic

  • 1997 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #17 (Fantagraphics)
    • Pete Sickman-Garner, Hey Mister #1 (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Dean Haspiel and Josh Neufeld, Keyhole #2 (Modern)
    • Walt Holcombe, King of Persia (self-published through Accordion Press)
    • Seth, Palookaville #10 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 1998 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #9 (Fantagraphics)
  • 1999 Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows #1 (Insight Studio Group)
    • Pekar, Sacco, Stack & Warneford, American Splendor: Transatlantic Comics
    • James Sturm, Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York (Pantheon Books)
    • Joe Zabel & Gary Dumm, Oracle (Amazing Montage)
  • 2000 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library #13 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Ron Rege and Joan Leidy, Boys (Highwater Books)
    • Madison Clell, Cuckoo No. 10 (Green Door Studios)
    • Pete Sickman-Garner, Hey Mister, The Trouble With Jesus (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Jordan Crane, The Last Lonely Saturday (Red Ink)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • Frank #4, Jim Woodring, Fantagraphics Books
    • Herobear and the Kid #2, Mike Kunkel, Astonish Comics
    • James Kochalka's Sketchbook Diaries, James Kochalka, Top Shelf Productions
    • Mjau Mjau #7, Jason, Jippi Forlag
    • Sequential #6, Paul Hornschemeier, I Don't Get It Press
  • 2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #22 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Anders Brekhus Nilsen, Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia (self-published)
    • Tony Consiglio, Double Cross: More or Less (Top Shelf Productions)
    • James Kochalka, Sketchbook Diaries Volume 2 (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Jon Lewis, True Swamp: Stoneground and Hillbound (Alternative Comics)
  • 2003 Nick Bertozzi, Rubber Necker #2, (Alternative Comics)
    • Adam Suerte, Aprendiz Book 1 (self-published)
    • Charles Burns, Black Hole #10 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • David Collier, Collier's Vol. 2 #2 (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • David Lasky and Greg Stump, Urban Hipster #2 (Alternative Comics)
  • 2004 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Charles Burns, Black Hole #11 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Kim Deitch, Stuff of Dreams #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
    • John Hankiewicz, Tepid Summer 2003 (Tepid Comics)
    • John Porcellino, King Cat #62 (Self-published)
  • 2005 Kevin Huizenga, Or Else #1 (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Anders Nilsen, Dogs & Water (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Los Bros. Hernandez Love & Rockets #13 (Fantagraphics)
    • Los Bros. Hernandez, Love & Rockets #12 (Fantagraphics)
    • Marc Bell, Worn Tuff Elbow #1 (Fantagraphics)
  • 2006 Schizo #4 by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2007 Optic Nerve #11 by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Doctor Id by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri (Indie Ink Studios)
    • Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville #4 by Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Love & Rockets vol. 2 #18 by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Monster Parade #1 by Ben Catmull (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2008 Snake Oil #1 by Chuck Forsman (self-published)[12]
    • Cryptic Wit #2, Gerald Jablonski (self-published)
    • Department of Art, Dunya Jankovic (self-published)
    • Lucky Vol. 2 #2, Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Palooka-ville #19, Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2009 Uptight #3, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
    • Danny Dutch #1, David King (Sparkplug)
    • Dead Ringer, Jason T. Miles (La Mano)
    • Interiorae #3, Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino)
    • Reich #6, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug)
  • 2010 I Want You, Lisa Hanawalt (Buenaventura Press)
    • Blammo #6, Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)
    • Eschew #2, Robert Sergel (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    • Flesh and Bone, Julia Gfrörer (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    • Sublife #2, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books)
  • 2011 Lose #3, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
    • Crickets #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published)
    • Danger Country #1, Levon Jihanian
    • Habitat #2, Dunja Jankovic
    • The Magic Hedge, Marian Runk
  • 2012 Pterodactyl Hunters, Brendan Leach (Top Shelf)
    • Hot Dog Beach #2, Lale Westvind (Self-published)
    • Passage, Tessa Brunton (Sparkplug Books)
    • The Sixth Gun #17, Brian Hurtt and Cullen Bunn (Oni Press)
    • Pope Hats #2, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
  • 2013 Pope Hats #3, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
    • Hyperspeed to Nowhere, Lale Westvind (Self-published)
    • The Life Problem, Austin English (Drippybone Books)
    • Looking Out, Philippa Rice (Hic & Hoc Publications)
    • St. Owl's Bay, Simon Hanselmann (Self-published)
  • 2014 Wicked Chicken Queen, Sam Alden (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics)
  • 2015 The Oven, Sophie Goldstein
    • Borb, Jason Little
    • The Nature of Nature, Disa Wallander
    • Pope Hats #4, Ethan Rilly
    • Weeping Flower, Grows in Darkness, Kris Mukai
  • 2016 Fantasy Sports #1, Sam Bosma
    • As the Crow Flies, Melanie Gillman
    • Be Good, John Martz
    • Patience, Daniel Clowes
    • Shrine of the Monkey God, from Kramers Ergot 9, Kim Deitch
  • 2017 Your Black Friend, Ben Passmore[16][17]
  • 2018 Hot to Be Alive – Tara Booth[18]
    • Recollection – Alyssa Berg
    • Hot Summer Nights – Freddy Carrasco
    • Whatsa Paintoonist – Jerry Moriarty
    • Baopu – Yao Xiao
  • 2019 Check Please! – Ngozi Ukazu[19]
    • Lorna – Benji Nate
    • Infinite Wheat Paste #7 – Pidge
    • The Saga of Metalbeard – Joshua Paddon & Matthew Hoddy
    • Egg Cream – Liz Suburbia
  • 2020 Cry Wolf Girl – Ariel Ries[20]
    • My Dog Ivy – Gabrielle Bell
    • Theth Tomorrow Forever – Josh Bayer
    • Cosmoknights – Hannah Templer
    • Mooncakes – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker
  • 2021 Leaf Lace – Ashanti Fortson[21]
    • Francis Bacon – EA Bethea
    • The Dog & The Cat – Dominique Duong
    • Rhapsodie – Maddi Gonzalez
    • A Cordial Invitation – Adam Szym
  • 2022 I See A Knight – Xulia Vicente[22]
    • Four Years Collected: Vol 2 – K Czap
    • PeePee PooPoo #69 – Caroline Cash
    • Are Comic Books Real? – Alex Nall
    • Ode to Keisha – Jamila Rowser and Trinidad Escobar
  • 2023 Gordita: Built Like This – Daisy Ruiz[23]
    • Platonic Love – A ee mi
    • Lemon Yellow – Ciara Quilty-Harper
    • Forget Me Not – Gabriel Howell
    • Live Rock Part 1: Aquarium Life – Ross Jackson

Outstanding Minicomic

  • 1997 The Perfect Planet, James Kochalka
  • 1998 Amy Unbounded, Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press)
  • 1999 Fireball #7, Brian Ralph (Highwater Books)
    • Tales of the Great Unspoken, Aaron Augenblick (Self-published)
    • Ped Xing, Androo Robinson (Self-published)
    • Bolol Belittle, Mat Brinkman (Self-published)
    • Noe-Fie #8, Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
  • 2000 LowJinx #2, edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
    • Angry Youth Comics No. 11, Johnny Ryan (Self-published)
    • Jug, Androo Robinson (Self-published)
    • Timberdoodle, Jon Kerschbaum (Self-published)
    • True Stories, Swear to God, Tom Beland (Self-published)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • Amy Unbounded No. 12, Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press)
    • Democracy: Mime Complaint No. 5, Jesse Reklaw (Self-published)
    • Jumbo Jape, Sean Bieri (Self-published)
    • Low Jinx 3: The Big Rip-Off, edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
    • Tepid Spring 2001, John Hankiewicz (self-published)
  • 2002 Artichoke Tales #1, Megan Kelso (Highwater Books)
    • Double Cross Assortment, Tony Consiglio (Self-published)
    • Gloriana: Super Monster #14, Kevin Huizenga (Self-published)
    • Homecoming, John Kerschbaum (Fontanelle Press)
    • Long Tail Kitty: Heaven, Lark Pien (Self-published)
  • 2003 I Am Going to Be Small, Jeffrey Brown (self-published)
    • Josh Comics, Josh Sullivan
    • Lo-Horse #1, David Lasky and Jesse Reklaw
    • Take Out, Raina Telgemeier
    • That Thing You Fall Into, Diana Tamblyn
  • 2004 Lucky #3, Gabrielle Bell (Self-published)
    • Big Questions #6, Anders Nilsen (Self-published)
    • Quantum Entanglement, Spooky Action at a Distance, Teleportation and You, Jim Ottaviani and Roger Langridge (G.T. Labs)
    • Thankless Job, Pat Lewis (Lunchbreak Comics)
    • Underground: Souvenir, Matthew Bellisle (Gravity/DSN)
  • 2005 Phase 7, Alec Longstreth (Self-published)
    • Couch Tag #2, Jesse Reklaw (Self-published)
    • Dance, John Hankiewicz (Self-published)
    • Monday, Andy Hartzell (Self-published)
    • Ouija Interview #3, Sarah Becan (Self-published)
  • 2006 Monsters, Ken Dahl
    • Comicore Jr., Paulette Poullet
    • Gaylord Phoenix #4, Edie Fake
    • Trackrabbit, Geoff Vasile
    • Window #8, Dave Lapp
  • 2007 P.S. Comics #3, Minty Lewis
    • Burning Building Comix, Jeff Zwirek
    • The Monkey and the Crab, Shawn Cheng and Sara Edward-Corbett
    • Noose, Mark Burrier
    • Seven More Days of Not Getting Eaten, Matt Wiegle
  • 2008 Bluefuzz, Jesse Reklaw[12]
    • Dorado Park, Lilli Carré
    • How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Sarah Glidden
    • Ochre Ellipse #2, Jonas Madden-Connor
    • Swell, Juliacks
  • 2009 Stay Away From Other People, Lisa Hanawalt
    • Claptrap #2, Onsmith
    • Just So You Know #1, Joey Alison Sayers
    • Stewbrew, Kelly Froh & Max Clotfelter
    • Xoc #1, Matt Dembicki
  • 2010 Rambo 3.5, Jim Rugg
    • Don't Drink from the Sea, Lilli Carré
    • Stories by... Vol. 1, Martin Cendreda
    • Troop 142, Mike Dawson
    • Water Column #3, Josh Frankel
  • 2011 Ben Died of a Train, Box Brown
    • Gaylord Phoenix #5, Edie Fake
    • Danger Country #1, Levon Jihanian
    • Morning Song, Laura Terry
    • Trans-Utopia, Tom Kaczynski (Uncivilized Books)
  • 2012 The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions, Corinne Mucha (Retrofit Comics)
    • The Death of Elijah Lovejoy, Noah Van Sciver (2D Cloud)
    • Hypnotic Induction Technique, Grant Reynolds (Self-published)
    • Ramble On #2, Calvin Wong (Self-published)
    • RAV #6, Mickey Zacchilli (Self-published)
  • 2013 The End of the Fucking World #16, Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics)
    • Il Cammino Delle Capre, Kris Mukai & Zachary Zezima (Self-published)
    • Hawaii 1997, Sam Alden (Self-published)
    • Lawaway, Joseph Lambert (Self-published)
    • Powdered Milk Vol. 10: The Man Who Could Not Read, Keiler Roberts (Self-published)
  • 2014 House of Women, Sophie Goldstein
    • The Grassy Knoll, Nick Drnaso
    • Never Forgets, Yumi Sakugawa (Self-published)
    • Test Tube #1, Carlos Gonzales
    • Up to the Top, Ian Sampson
  • 2015 Sex Fantasy #4, Sophia Foster-Dimino
    • Devil's Slice of Life, Patrick Crotty (Peow! Studio)
    • Epoxy 5, John Pham
    • King Cat #75, John Porcellino (Self-published)
    • Whalen: A Reckoning, Audry
  • 2016 Radishes, Carolyn Nowak
    • The Experts, Sophie Franz
    • Laffy Meal, Pranas T. Naujokaitis
    • Maps to the Suns, Sloane Leong
    • The Unofficial Cuckoo’s Nest, Luke Healy
  • 2017 Tender-Hearted, Hazel Newlevant[16][17]
    • The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs, Celine Loup
    • Our Tale of Woe, Keren Katz & Geffen Refaeli
    • Reverse Flaneur, M. Sabine Rear
    • Same Place Same Time, Ann Xu
  • 2018 Say It With Noodles: On Learning to Speak the Language of Food – Shing Yin Khor[18]
    • Dog Nurse – Margot Ferrick
    • Greenhouse – Debbie Fong
    • Common Blessings & Common Curses – Maritsa Patrinos
    • Mothball 88 – Kevin Reilly
  • 2019 Trans Girls Hit the Town – Emma Jayne[19]
    • Gonzalo – Jed McGowan
    • Silver Wire – Kriota Willberg
    • Cherry – InésEstrada
    • YLLW YLLW YLLW – Mar Julia
  • 2020 Black Hole Heart – Cathy G Johnson[20]
    • I Feel Weird #4 – Haleigh Buck
    • Chapter Two – Keren Katz
    • The Gulf – Nguyen Nguyen
    • Canvas – Theo K. Stultz
  • 2021 Bodyseed – Casey Nowak[21]
    • Slum Clearance Symphony – Brendan Leach
    • Lavender Scare – Arantza Peña Popo
    • Montana Diary – Whit Taylor
    • The Drain Pipe – Leda Zawacki
  • 2022 PeePee PooPoo #69 – Caroline Cash[22]
    • Joy – Maritsa Patrinos
    • Carrington's World – Summer Pierre
    • Phonestoned – King Ray
    • Sleemor Gank - Burg Land 1 – Alexander Laird
  • 2023 Death Bloom – Yasmeen Abedifard[23]
    • Sacred Grove – Celine Loup
    • You're the Center of Attention – Gina Wynbrandt
    • Farewell – João Fazenda
    • Hares on the Mountain – Lee Dean and Salavador Aguilera

Outstanding Online Comic

Outstanding Anthology or Collection (discontinued)

Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (discontinued)

  • 1997 It's A Good Life if You Don't Weaken by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • At The Seams by Ed Brubaker (Alternative Press)
    • Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories by Ben Katchor (Little, Brown)
    • L'Ascension Du Haut Mal by David B. (L'Association)
    • Lost in the Alps by Cosey (NBM)
  • 1998 Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
    • Views of the Warehouse District by Martin Tom Dieck (Westhampton House)
    • Frank vol. 2 by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
    • The Little Man by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Titanic Tales edited by Mark Wheatley (Insight Studios)
  • 1999 Cages by Dave McKean (Kitchen Sink)
  • 2000 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions)
    • Banks/Eubanks by Tom Hart (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)
    • Comix 2000 various, (L'Association)
    • Drawn & Quarterly, Volume 3 various, (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
    • Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions)
    • Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth by Chris Ware (Pantheon Books)
    • Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, 1992–1995 by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Snake 'n' Bacon's Cartoon Cabaret by Michael Kupperman (Avon Books)
  • 2002 The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Fallout, edited by Jim Ottaviani (G.T. Labs)
    • Haw! by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
    • Non #5, edited by Jordan Crane (Red Ink Press)
    • Summer of Love by Debbie Drechsler (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 2003 Three Fingers by Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions)
  • 2004 Blankets by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf Productions)
    • The Fixer by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • Louis Riel by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
    • McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13, Edited by Chris Ware (McSweeney's, Ltd.)
    • Teratoid Heights by Matt Brinkman (Highwater Books)

Outstanding Debut Comic (discontinued)

  • 2000 Dork #8 by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor Graphics)
  • 2002 Pulpatoon Pilgrimage by Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books)
  • 2003 Studygroup12 #3 edited by Zack Soto
  • 2004 Teen Boat #6: Vote Boat by Dave Roman and John Green (Cryptic Press)
  • 2005 Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed? by Liz Prince (Top Shelf Productions)
  • 2006 Class of '99 by Josh Eiserike (Self-Published)
  • 2007 Papercutter #6 edited by Alec Longstreth (Tugboat Press)
  • 2008 Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)[12]

Ignatz Awards Jury

Ignatz Awards Committee

  • 1997
    • Chris Oarr, Coordinator
  • 1998
    • Chris Oarr, Coordinator
    • Jeff Alexander
  • 1999
    • Jeff Alexander, Coordinator
  • 2000–2006
    • Jeff Alexander, Coordinator
    • Karon Flage
    • Greg McElhatton
  • 2007–2010
    • Greg McElhatton, Coordinator
    • Jeff Alexander
    • Karon Flage
  • 2011–2012
    • Eden Miller, Coordinator
    • Greg McElhatton
    • Karon Flage
  • 2013–2016
    • Eden Miller, Coordinator
  • 2017–present
    • Dan Stafford, Coordinator

Notes

  1. ↑ As a 1999 juror, Cho nominated his own book Liberty Meadows (which ended up winning two 1999 Ignatzes, for Outstanding Artist and Outstanding Comic). Ed Brubaker, one of the original jurors and developers of the award, criticized that year's jury for their lack of support and acknowledgment of independent works, and for allowing self-nomination. Brubaker also questioned whether the guidelines he and Expo board member Chris Oarr had developed for the Awards were provided to that year's judges. Cho defended his decision, stating that in his opinion few of the submissions he received as a judge were deserving of nomination, and that the Ignatz coordinator he consulted instructed him to use his own judgment, as there were no rules against self-nomination.[4]

References

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  2. 1 2 Hahn, Joel (2006). "Ignatz Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Tea (April 25, 2018). "Ask A Cartoonist: What We've Learned from Krazy Kat". Comics Kingdom.
  4. ↑ McKenney, Craig (October 22, 1999). "Ignatz Under Fire: Cho Defends Self-Nomination". The Comics Journal. No. 217. pp. 23–24. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ Harvey, R. C. (January 2000). "Blood & Thunder: Two for Cho". The Comics Journal. No. 219. p. 3. ...the Ignatz Award was originated in the '70s at the Orlando Con, a pioneering comic convention staged mainly by Jim Ivey.
  6. 1 2 3 McElhatton, Greg (January 30, 2011). "Goodbye, Jeff". GregMcE.com.
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  9. ↑ The source for all 1997 Ignatz Award nominees: "Newswatch: You Must Attend SPX". The Comics Journal. No. 198. August 1997. pp. 32–33.
  10. ↑ The source for all 1998 Ignatz award winners: Spurgeon, Tom (November 1998). "News Watch: Ignatz Awards 1998: Same Old, Same Old?". The Comics Journal. No. 208. p. 25.
  11. ↑ The source for all 1999 Ignatz award winners: Darren, Hick (February 2000). "Year in Review: 1999 Awards". The Comics Journal. No. 220. p. 13.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Millikin, Eric and staff. "Journal Datebook: August, 2008 — October, 2008", pp. 26–27, The Comics Journal Seattle, January 2009.
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  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MacDonald, Heidi (September 14, 2020). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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  27. ↑ Wheeler, Andrew (September 21, 2015). "Women Triumph at Ignatz Awards with Wins for Foster-Dimino, Goldstein, Carroll, Carre, and J. Tamaki". Comics Alliance. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  28. ↑ "News Watch: Casting Its Own Shadow". The Comics Journal. No. 217. November 1999. pp. 21–23.
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