The National Cartoonist Society has announced six nominees for this year’s Reuben Award, their annual recognition of the cartoonist of the year for the previous calendar year.
The NCS typically nominates five cartoonists for the award, but due to a tie in voting this year, we have six.
The Reuben Award has been presented annually since 1954 and was named for Rube Goldberg. Past winners include Lynda Barry, Stephen Pastis, Al Jaffee, Matt Groening, Sergio Aragones, Roz Chast and Charles Schulz, to name a few who have taken home this prestigious award.
This year’s nominees include:
Dana Simpson, creator of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Ozy and Millie.
Mark Tatulli, creator of Liō and Heart of the City, as well as the graphic novels Short and Skinny and The Big Break.
Will Henry, aka William Henry Wilson, creator of Ordinary Bill and Wallace the Brave.
Mark Parisi, creator of Off the Mark comic panel, author of Marty Pants and co-author of The Truth
Tauhid Bondia, creator of the comic strip Crabgrass
Dave Blazek, creator of Loose Parts
The winner of the Reuben will be announced on Aug. 15 at the Reuben Awards Banquet in Boston, as part of the annual NCS Conference.