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    2008 Ignatz Award Nominees

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherSeptember 17, 20082 Mins Read

    logo_ignatz.gifThe nominees for the 2008 Ignatz Awards presented by the Small Press Expo honor outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.  The complete list is after the jump, with the awards being presented on October 4, 2008.

    SPX 2008 Nominees

    Outstanding Artist
    Warren Craghead, How to Be Everywhere (self-published)
    Lat, Town Boy (First Second Books)
    Laura Park, Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream (self-published)
    Michel Rabagliati, Paul Goes Fishing (Drawn & Quarterly)
    Jillian Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)

    Outstanding Anthology or Collection
    Inkweed, Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    Little Lulu Vol. 18, John Stanley (Dark Horse)
    Papercutter #7, edited by Greg Means (Tugboat Press)
    Pond Life, John Broadley (PictureBox)
    Windy Corner #2, edited by Austin English (Sparkplug Comic Books)

    Outstanding Graphic Novel
    The Hot Breath of War, Trevor Alixopulos (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    Notes for a War Story, Gipi (First Second Books)
    Paul Goes Fishing, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
    Skim, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
    Spent, Joe Matt (Drawn & Quarterly)

    Outstanding Story
    “Americus”, MK Reed and Jonathan Hill, Papercutter #7 (Tugboat Press)
    “The Candy Rod”, Onsmith, Hotwire Comics #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
    “The Galactic Funnels”, Dash Shaw, Mome #11 (Fantagraphics Books)
    The Thing About Madeleine, Lilli Carre (self-published)
    “The Urn”, Chris Wright, Inkweed (Sparkplug Comic Books)

    Promising New Talent
    Oliver East, Trains Are… Mint (Blank Slate)
    Austin English, Windy Corner #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    Chuck Forsman, Snake Oil #1 (self-published)
    Sarah Glidden, How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less (self-published)
    Lars Martinson, Tonoharu (Pliant Press/Top Shelf Productions)

    Outstanding Series
    Eye of the Majestic Creature, Leslie Stein (self-published)
    Injury, Ted May, Jason Robards, and Jeff Wilson (Buenaventura Press)
    Paul series, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
    Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books)
    Snake Oil, Chuck Forsman (self-published)

    Outstanding Comic
    Cryptic Wit #2, Gerald Jablonski (self-published)
    Department of Art, Dunya Jankovic (self-published)
    Lucky Vol. 2 #2, Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
    Palooka-ville #19, Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
    Snake Oil #1, Chuck Forsman (self-published)

    Outstanding Mini-Comic
    Bluefuzz, Jesse Reklaw
    Dorado Park, Lilli Carre
    How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Sarah Glidden
    Ochre Eclipse #2, Jonas Madden-Connor
    Swell, Juliacks

    Outstanding Online Comic
    Achewood, Chris Onstad (www.achewood.com)
    Danny Dutch, David King (www.reliablecomics.com)
    Slow Wave, Jesse Reklaw (www.slowwave.com)
    Thingpart, Joey Sayers (www.jsayers.com/thingpart/thingpart.html)
    Traced, Tracy White (www.traced.com)

    2008 Ignatz Jury
    Gabrielle Bell
    Farel Dalrymple
    Eleanor Davis
    John Hankiewicz
    Andy Hartzell

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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