Princeless leads 2012 Glyph Comics Awards

Princeless leads 2012 Glyph Comics Awards

Princeless, the all-ages comic about a princess who's tired of waiting to be rescued, led the 2012 Glyph Comics Awards, taking home honors for story of the year, best writer and best female character. The awards, which recognize 'the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year,' were presented this weekend at the 11th annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia.

The winners are:

Story of the year: Princeless, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin (Action Lab Entertainment)

Best writer: Jeremy Whitley, Princeless (Action Lab Entertainment)

Best artist: Sara Pichelli, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Marvel)

Best cover: Chew #27, Rob Guillory (Image Comics)

Best male character: Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist; inspired by the character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (Marvel)

Best female character:  Adrienne, Princeless; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist (Action Lab Entertianment)

Rising star award for best self-publisher: Whit Taylor, Watermelon

Best comic strip or webcomic: Fungus Grotto, by Ms. Shatia Hamilton

• May 20, 2012 @ 05:00 AM by Kevin Melrose
• Tagged: Action Lab Entertainment, awards, Brian Michael Bendis, Chew, comic books, comic conventions, comics creators, comics industry, East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, Fungus Grotto, Glyph Comics Awards, Image Comics, Jeremy Whitley, M. Goodwin, Marvel, Miles Morales, Princeless, rob guillory, Sara Pichelli, Shatia Hamilton, Ulimate Comics Spider-Man, Watermelon, webcomics, Whit Taylor

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