Nominees for the 2023 Glyph Awards announced

The 2023 Glyph Comic Awards have been announced. Replete with publishers huge and small, close to and much sharing classes that commemorate work for and about folks of coloration. Winners might be declared at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention happening May 20, 2023.

One of the nice issues about the Glyphs is that it respects work no matter origin and so there’s a mixture of relative grassroots and sky excessive productions. Traditional publishing homes Abrams ComicArts (by way of John Jennings’ Megascope imprint) and Harper have nominees by way of Christopher Johnson, Steven Barnes and Christopher Moss‘ The Eightfold Path, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Marco Finnegan‘s The Keeper, and James Spooner‘s The High Desert: Black Punk Nowhere – totaling six nominations.

The African continent is represented by two Nigerian publishers – VX Comics and Comic Republic (Comic Republic blitzing the charts with the second highest variety of nominations (9) for a number of sequence, together with Eru, Ireti Bidemi, Assegai, and Galactic Core).

The most variety of nominees goes to US-based Konkret Comics with 14 spots throughout 9 classes – 4 of which in the 2023 Glyph Fan Award for Best Work with Akolyte (by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine), Kandake (by Onaji Rouse, Rodrigo Trinade & Samuel Marques), Organic Crissy (by Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, Cristina Elkins, Rodrigo Trindade, Matheus Huve, Bruno Lima & Matheus Huve), and Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood (by Lyle Ringold).

Many entrants this 12 months had been crowdfunded initiatives – examples embody Second Sight Publishing’s The Protector, Clovis Batebola‘s O Kingdom Come, Abelard Alexis‘s Alternia – The Prelude, and Nigel Lynch and Juan Carlos Francisco‘s The Diary of The Stray Dogs.

Check out the full listing beneath. We have endeavoured to offer hyperlinks to all books.

GLYPH 2023 STORY OF THE YEAR

Assegai #1, written by Sherard Jackson & Wale Awelenje, artwork by Sherard Jackson (Comic Republic)
Black Boy’s Blues: Funny Money, written by R.D. Hunter, varied artists (Self-published)
Kisha Demon Eater Vol. 1, written by Newton Lilavois, artwork by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
The E.V.E of Insurrection #1, written and drawn by Jordan Purnell Jackson (JPJACKSON ART LLC)
The Eightfold Path, written by Charles Johnson & Steven Barnes, artwork by Bryan Christopher Moss (Abrams ComicArts/Megascope)
The Keeper, written by Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes, artwork by Marco Finnegan (Abrams ComicArts/Megascope)
Vegas Baby: Architect of the Improbable, written by Noble Ward, artwork by Davide Tinto & Sean Hill (KID Comics)

GLYPH 2023 BEST COVER

Akolyte #4 (Protocol), written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, artwork by Samuel Marques & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)
Eru #8, written by Akintoba Kalejaye, artwork by Samuel Iwunze (Comic Republic)
Her #1 – Sea Change, written by Malachi Bailey, artwork by Dino Igor/Nimesh (Wingless Comics)
Indigo Clan Chapter 5: Path of Purpose, written by Ry-El Nagasta, artwork by Walt M Barna (Triple Optic Publishing)
Kisha Demon Easter Vol 1, written by Newton Lilavois, artwork by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood, written by Lyle Ringold, artwork by Bruno Lima (Cover B) (Konkret Comics)
The Diary of the Stray Dogs: The Wounded, written by Nigel Lynch, artwork by Juan Carlos Francisco (Beyond Publishing Caribbean)
Vegas Baby: Architect of the Improbable, written by Noble Ward, artwork by Sean Hill (KID Comics)

GLYPH 2023 BEST WRITER

GLYPH 2023 BEST ARTIST

Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile & Benjamin ‘Ben’ Worrell (artwork staff), Stingblade (Pen Mammoth)
Clovis Batebola, O Kingdom Come (O Kingdom Come)
Gian Carlo Bernal, Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1 (Dream Fury Comics)
Leandro Meneses (inside) & Bruno Lima (Cover B), (co-artists), Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood (Konkret Comics)
N Steven Harris & Walt M Barna (co-artists), Indigo Clan Chapter 5: Path of Purpose (Triple Optic Publishing)
Nestor Ruiz, Martin Giminez, Iwan Triyono, Joel Rodriguez & Luciano Fleitas (artwork staff), The Protector (Second Sight Publishing)
Samuel Iwunze, Eru #8 (Comic Republic)
Usifo Oriwoh, Ireti Bidemi #6 (Comic Republic)

GLYPH 2023 BEST MALE CHARACTER

Akolyte; Akolyte #4 (Protocol), written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, artists Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine (Konkret Comics)
Eru; Eru #8, written by Akintoba Kalejaye, artwork by Samuel Iwunze (Comic Republic)
Koa; Indigo Clan Chapter 5 – Path of Purpose, written by Ry-El Nagasta, artwork by N Steven Harris (Triple Optic Publishing)
Marsalis J. Parker, Blackwax Boulevard, author/artist Dmitri Jackson (Frotoon Press)
R.D. Hunter; Black Boy’s Blues: Funny Money, written by R.D. Hunter, Various Artists (Self-published)
Tevin Fields aka The Watchman; Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood, written by Lyle Ringold, artwork by Leandro Meneses (Konkret Comics)
Vegas Baby; Vegas Baby: Architect of the Improbable, written by Noble Ward, artwork by Sean Hill (KID Comics)

GLYPH 2023 BEST FEMALE CHARACTER

Aisha; The Keeper, written by Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes, artwork by Marco Finnegan (Abrams ComicArts/Megascope)
Her; Her #1 – Sea Change, written by Malachi Bailey, artwork by Dino Igor/Nimesh (Wingless Comics)
Kandake (Amani Renas); Kandake #1 written by Onaji Rouse, artwork by Rodrigo Trinade (Konkret Comics)
Kisha; Kisha Demon Easter Vol 1, written by Newton Lilavois, artwork by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
Lana N. Baker aka Shadow Queen; The E.V.E of Insurrection #1, written and drawn by Jordan Purnell Jackson (JPJACKSON ART LLC)
Organic Crissy; Organic Crissy #0, written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen & Cristina Elkins, artwork by Rodrigo Trindade & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)
Yecenia Cruz (Stingblade); Stingblade, written by Daniel McNeal, artwork by Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile (Pen Mammoth)

GLYPH 2023 RISING STAR AWARD

Daniel Dan Asisah, author, Daniel Oluwale, artist; Children of the Arch (C.O.T.A) (VX Comics)
Daniel McNeal, author, Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile, artist; Stingblade (Pen Mammoth)
Lawrence Goodman, author, Kay, artist; Gray Cells (Inked Dreams Comics)
Malachi Bailey, author, Dino Agor/Nimesh, artist; Her #1 – Sea Change (Wingless Comics)
Marcus H Roberts, author, Nestor Ruiz, Martin Giminez, Iwan Triyono & Joel Rodriguez, artists; The Protector (Second Sight Publishing)
Newton Lilavois, author, Gian Carlo Bernal, artist; Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1 (Dream Fury Comics)
Sherard Jackson & Wale Awelenje, writers, Sherard Jackson, artist; Assegai #3 (Comic Republic)
Wale Awelenje & Patrick Agusi, writers, Emmanuel Ozor, artist; Galactic Core #7 (Comic Republic)

GLYPH 2023 BEST COMIC STRIP OR WEBCOMIC

Beware of Toddler; author/artist George Gant (bewareoftoddler.com)
Blackwax Boulevard; author/artist Dmitri Jackson (blackwaxboulevard.com)
From Cali With Love!; written by KJ from Cali, artwork by Stuart
Kandake #1; written by Onaji Rouse, artwork by Rodrigo Trinade (Konkret Comics)
Not Another Zombie Story #1; written by KJ from Cali, artwork by Damroe (Denied Studios)
Oblivion Rouge; author/artist Pap Souleye Fall (Quarto/Rockport Publishers)
Organic Crissy #0; written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen & Cristina Elkins, artwork by Rodrigo Trindade & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)

GLYPH 2023 FAN AWARD FOR BEST WORK

Akolyte #4 (Protocol), written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, artists Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine (Konkret Comics)
Beware of Toddler; author/artist George Gant (bewareoftoddler.com)
Galactic Core #7; written by Wale Awelenje & Patrick Agusi, artwork by Emmanuel Ozor (Comic Republic)
Her #1 – Sea Change; written by Malachi Bailey, artwork by Dino Agor/Nimesh & Dino Igor/Nimesh (Wingless Comics)
Kandake #1; written by Onaji Rouse, artwork by Rodrigo Trinade & Samuel Marques (Konkret Comics)
Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1; written by Newton Lilavois, artwork by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
Organic Crissy #0; written by Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen & Cristina Elkins, artwork by Rodrigo Trindade, Matheus Huve, Bruno Lima & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)
Southside #3; written by Tony Kittrell, artwork by Chepe Rios (Advent Comics)
Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood; written by Lyle Ringold, artwork by Bruno Lima (Cover B) (Konkret Comics)