Reza Farazmand, Sarah Andersen, Manu Larcenet + more nominated in this year’s NCS divisional awards

The National Cartoonist Society has announced the divisional nominees for the 79th Annual NCS Reuben Awards.

The National Cartoonists Society has announced the 2024 NCS Divisional finalists for the 79th Annual NCS Reuben Awards, which annually recognize creators of comic strips, illustrations, comic books and more. This follows the nominees that were announced for the Reuben Award itself last month.

The awards recognize the cartoonist or artists specifically, so you’ll note that the actual comic, the writer and the publisher aren’t called out in the nominations. Also, the comics category can be a bit eclectic compared to other awards programs; the NCS definitely have a type.

This year’s nominees in the comic book category include Jeff Austin and Phil Miller, artists of the independent comic Avenger (New Blood) #1, published by Lenovations Press; George Broderick Jr., creator of Scintillating Tales and Ballad of the Lavender Dot; and Gideon Kendall, the artist of Lester of the Lesser Gods.

In the graphic novel category, the nominees are Jay Fosgitt, creator of Bodie Troll; Manu Larcenet, who adapted Cormac McCarthy’s The Road into a graphic novel that was published last year; and LeUyen Pham, a children’s book author who drew Lunar New Year Love Story, which was written by Gene Luen Yang.

Webcomics creators are recognized in two categories — long form and short form. The long-form nominees are Amy Kurzweil, David Milgrim and Sean Wang. The short-form webcomics nominees include Sarah Andersen, Jen Bateman and Reza Farazmand.

Check out the full list of nominees across all the categories for this year:

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The Reuben: The National Cartoonist Society announces nominees for the 2024 Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year

The winner will be announced in August.

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:

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‘Zippy the Pinhead’ creator Bill Griffith wins the Reuben Award

The National Cartoonist Society recognized cartoonists and artists across several categories this week.

The National Cartoonists Society has awarded Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith with its prestigious Reuben Award. The award was presented last night at a ceremony and awards dinner in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Griffith was one of five cartoonists nominated for the award, chosen from a field that included Jeff Smith, Hilary B. Price, Will Henry and Mark Tatulli.

Griffith began his career in 1969, with his strips appearing in publications like East Village Other and Screw Magazine. He moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s to become part of the underground comix movement, which is where Zippy was born. The strip first appeared in Real Pulp #1, then became a weekly in 1976.

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Colleen Doran, Alex Ross, Sarah Andersen among this year’s NCS divisional nominees

The National Cartoonist Society announces the divisional nominees for the 77th Annual NCS Reuben Awards.

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.

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Comics Lowdown | TCAF is back

Plus: Angoulême comics awards, Adam Ellis accuses filmmakers of plagiarism, and a look at the world of back-issue collectors and dealers

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, will return in May as a virtual event. The past year has been a difficult one; in June, TCAF co-founder and artistic director Christopher Butcher stepped down for both professional and personal reasons. This year’s festival will be online only, and it’s being run in partnership with the zine festival Canzine and the Toronto Hand Eye Society.

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