The nominees for the 2012 Glyph Awards — honoring the best comics by and about African Americans, have been announced, and I’m excited to share the news that Miranda Mercury scored four mentions in the following categories- Story of the Year, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Female Character.
Congrats to our fellow nominees and my creative team as Miranda continues to build momentum months after the book’s release. More to come and our girl is in great company this year. Full list of nominations is below.
Story of the Year
The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, Brandon Thomas, writer, Lee Ferguson, artist
“On Being Crazy” from African-American Classics: Graphic Classics Vol. 22, Tom Pumplun, writer, Kyle Baker, artist
Princeless, Jeremy Whitley, writer, Mia Goodwin, artist
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Volume 1, Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist
Best Writer
Brian Michael Bendis, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Jeff Parker, Thunderbolts
Brandon Thomas, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury
Jeremy Whitley, Princeless
Best Artist
Kyle Baker, “On Being Crazy” from African-American Classics: Graphic Classics Vol. 22
Lee Ferguson, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury
Mia Goodwin, Princeless
Rob Guillory, Chew
Sara Pichelli, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Best Male Character
Luke Cage, Thunderbolts, Jeff Parker, writer, Declan Shalvey & Kev Walker, artists; created by Archie Goodwin & John Romita Sr.
Miles Morales, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist; inspired by the character created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
Moses, Radio Free Amerika; created by B. Robert Bell, writer and penciller, Robert Jeffrey II, co-writer
Mr. Terrific, Mr. Terrific, Eric Wallace, writer, Gianluca Gugliotta & Wayne Faucher, artists; inspired by the character created by Charles Reizenstein and Everett E. Hibbard
Best Female Character
Adrienne, Princeless; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and Mia Goodwin, artist
Afroella, Afroella, created by Gemma Bedeau, writer, and Lee Fenton Wilkinson, artist
Miranda Mercury, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury; created by Brandon Thomas, writer, and Lee Ferguson, artist
Vielle, Fungus Grotto, created by Ms. Shatia Hamilton, story and art
Rising Star Award
B. Robert Bell & Robert Jeffrey II, Radio Free Amerika
Ms. Shatia Hamilton, Fungus Grotto
Whit Taylor, Watermelon
Best Cover
Chew #27, Rob Guillory, illustrator
Deadpool Max #7, Kyle Baker, story and art
Mr. Terrific #1, JG Jones, artist, Lovern Kindzierski, colorist
Princeless #1, Mia Goodwin, illustrator
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #4, Kaare Andrews, illustrator
Best Comic Strip or Webcomic
Fungus Grotto, Ms. Shatia Hamilton, story and art
Marty’s Diner, Dmitri Jackson, story and art
Café Con Leche, Charlos Gary, story and art
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Woohoo!
Cool. I am Lee Ferguson’s father, and am proud to see him nominated for these awards.
Mike Ferguson
Yeah, he deserves it! So thankful Marvel introduced us to each other way back when…even we didn’t realize what would come from it back then, and we’re just getting started with Miranda…
B
Congratulations on the multiple nominations, Brandon! Miranda’s got “Best Female Character” on lock.
I am a proud recipient of the Adventures of Miranda Mercury. The book is absolutely beautifully done and holds an esteemed place on my fireplace mantle. A labor of love no doubt. The multiple nominations are well deserved. I look forward to Miranda’s continued development and growth and wish all involved continued success in bringing full bodied, positive African American images to life.
Thanks, Kenneth! Hope that when the book returns it continues to exceed expectations, and we’re all very excited to put everything we learned on volume one in motion. You guys haven’t seen anything yet! Watch this space for more announcements about Volume 2 as it develops, and thanks again for the support!
BBrandon Thomas http://fictionhouse.wordpress.com/
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Hey, Brandon. I forgot to congratulate you as well. Sorry for the oversight.
In addition guys, keep me posted on the next edition of Miranda because I will have several orders to fill up here in Ohio. And I think Kenneth is one of the first in line. :>)
Congrats, Brandon. Well deserved.
When do the awards actually take place?
May 18th at a ceremony the night before this year’s East Coast Black Age of Comics show…should be a great time, regardless of what happens…
B