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Countdown To The Ignatz Awards 2013

Published Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:00:45 -0500

Last updated Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:35:30 -0500

By David Dissanayake

In case you haven't heard of them, the Ignatz Awards recognize small press and indie comics creators for outstanding work, kind of like the Eisner or Harvey Awards, but for indie comics. Nominations are made by each year's Ignatz Jury (you can find this year's jury here ). What makes these awards especially great is that the winners are decided democratically by the attendees of the Small Press Expo, home of the Ignatz Awards. If you attend SPX, you get to help choose who wins, and that is AWESOME, because who better to choose exceptional work than the readers.

This year's Ignatz Awards nominees really are something else. The nominations range from some of the most bizarre and disturbing stories I've ever read to the most beautiful and touching tales that literally brought tears to my eye. None of these stories I'll ever forget. Each of the nominated works are so incredibly unique that it's crazy to think that they're even nominated in the same category.

This year I've read through almost every nominee (big shout-out to the guys at Big Planet Comics in Washington DC for helping me), and if you couldn't tell already, I'm completely blown away by the vibrancy and diversity of this year's nominations. Below are the lists of this year's nominees listed by category. The nominees that are listed in bold are the nominees that I will be voting for this year, as well as the books I highly recommend you check out.

Now, without further ado:

THE 2013 IGNATZ AWARDS NOMINEE'S ARE:

Outstanding Artist:

Outstanding Graphic Novel:

Outstanding Anthology Collection:

Outstanding Story:

Promising New Talent:

Outstanding Series:

Outstanding Comic:

Outstanding Minicomic:

Outstanding Online Comic: