2005 Ignatz Award Recipients

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Outstanding Artist David B., Epileptic (Pantheon), Babel (Drawn & Quarterly) Outstanding Anthology or Collection Diary Of A Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino (La Mano) Outstanding Graphic Novel Persepolis 2: The Story Of A Return by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon) Outstanding Story Dogs and Water by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly) Promising New Talent Andy Runton, Owly (Top Shelf Productions) Outstanding Series Finder, Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed Press) Outstanding Comic Or Else #1 by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly) Outstanding Minicomic Phase 7 by Alec Longstreth...

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2004 Ignatz Award Recipients

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Outstanding Artist Craig Thompson, Blankets (Top Shelf Productions) Oustanding GN or Collection Blankets, Craig Thompson (Top Shelf Productions) Outstanding Story “Glenn Ganges”, Drawn and Quarterly Showcase Book 1, Kevin Huizenga (Drawn and Quarterly) Promising New Talent Lauren Weinstein, Kramers Ergot #4 (Avodah Books) Outstanding Series Finder, Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed Press) Outstanding Comic Eightball #23, Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Minicomic Lucky #3, Gabrielle Bell, (Self-published) Outstanding Online Comic American Elf,...

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2003 Ignatz Award Recipients

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Outstanding Artist: Jason Little, Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels) Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection: Three Fingers, Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions) Outstanding Story: Fleep, Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books) Promising New Talent: Derek Kirk Kim, Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published) Outstanding Series: Black Hole, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Comic: Rubber Necker #2, Nick Bertozzi (Alternative Comics) Outstanding Minicomic: I Am Going to Be Small, Jeffrey Brown Outstanding Online Comic: American Elf, James Kochalka,...

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2002 Ignatz Award Recipients

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Outstanding Artist: Megan Kelso, Artichoke Tales #1, Non #5 (Highwater Books and Red Ink Press) Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection: The Golem’s Mighty Swing, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly) Outstanding Story: Trenches, Scott Mills (Top Shelf Productions) Promising New Talent: Greg Cook, Catch as Catch Can (Highwater Books) Outstanding Series: Sketchbook Diaries, James Kochalka (Top Shelf Productions) Outstanding Comic: Eightball #22 by Daniel G. Clowes (Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Minicomic: Artichoke Tales #1, Megan Kelso (Highwater Books) Outstanding Online Comic: Bee,...

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2001 Ignatz Awards Cancelled

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The EXPO, North America’s premier showcase for alternative and small-press cartoonists and publishers, was scheduled this year for Sept. 14-15 in Bethesda, Md., but was cancelled due to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. After much deliberation, The EXPO steering committee has decided that the best course was to not seek outside venues for the Ignatzes. The Ignatz is a festival prize determined by a ballot of attendees and exhibitors, and, as such, the results of the voting are unique to the environment found at The EXPO. To hold the Ignatzes without a way to ensure similar results...

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2000 Ignatz Award Recipients

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Outstanding Artist Dave Cooper (Weasel, Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection From Hell (Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, Eddie Campbell Comics (distributed by Top Shelf Productions)) Outstanding Story Jimmy Corrigan, Smartest Kid On Earth (The Acme Novelty Library; Chris Ware, Fantagraphics Books) Promising New Talent Nick Bertozzi; Boswash, Luxurious Comics Outstanding Series Weasel (Dave Cooper, Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Comic The Acme Novelty Library No. 13 (Chris Ware, Fantagraphics Books) Outstanding Minicomic LowJinx #2: Understanding the Horrible Truth About...

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