The National Cartoonists Society has announced the 2022 NCS Divisional finalists for the 77th Annual NCS Reuben Awards, which annually recognize creators of comic strips, illustrations, comic books and more. The winners will be announced Sept. 7, and the nominees for their biggest award, the Reuben itself, should be announced soon.
The awards recognize the artist or cartoonist, so you’ll see work, the writer or publisher aren’t called out in the nominations. The graphic novel category nominees for this year include Colleen Doran, artist of Chivalry; Alex Ross, creator of Fantastic Four: Full Circle; and Christian Meesey, artist of Time Shopper. For comic books, the nominees include Brett Bean, artist of I Hate Fairyland; Ben Bender, creator of The Littlest Viking; and Robert Goodin, creator of The Kurdles.
Webcomics creators are recognized in two categories — long form and short form. In the long-form category, the nominees include Phil Foglio, Brad Guigar and Sheldon creator Dave Kellett. In the short-form category, Sarah Andersen, Tex creator Jesse Atwell and Rich Powell have been nominated.
Below is the full list of the nominees.
Editorial cartoons
- Ruben Bolling
- Matt Davies
- Clay Bennett
Magazine/Newspaper Illustration
- Jim McGreal
- Nick Galifianakis
- Tom Chitty
Newspaper Panels
- Dave Blazek
- John Reiner
- Wayno Honath
Gag Cartoons
- Tyson Cole
- Amy Hwang
- Tom Toro
- Christopher Weyant
Advertising / Product Illustration
- Sam Grinberg
- Bill Morrison
- Dave Whamond
Comic Books
- Brett Bean
- Ben Bender
- Robert Goodin
Graphic Novels
- Colleen Doran
- Christian Meesey
- Alex Ross
Online Comics – Long Form
- Phil Foglio
- Brad Guigar
- Dave Kellett
Online Comics – Short Form
- Sarah Anderson
- Rich Powell
- Jesse Atwell
Book Illustration
- Kayla Harren
- Lincoln Peirce
- Ed Steckley
Newspaper Strips
- Darren Bell
- Will Henry
- Dana Simpson
Variety Entertainment
- Chuck Dillon
- Scott Nickel
- Bob Weber Jr. and Scott Underwood
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