The nominees have been announced for the third annual Glyph Comics Awards, which honor black comics and creators.

The winners will be announced at the May 16-17 East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia.

The nominees are:

Story of the Year
• Hunter’s Moon, by James L. White Dalibor Talajic and Sebastian Cardoso
• Nat Turner: Revolution, by Kyle Baker
• Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso
• Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, by Percy Carey and Ronald Wimberly
• Welcome to Tranquility, by Gail Simone and Neil Googe

Best Writer
• Percy Carey, Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm
• Dwayne McDuffie, Fantastic Four
• Gail Simone, Welcome to Tranquility
• James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
• James L. White, Hunter’s Moon

Best Artist
• Kyle Baker, Nat Turner: Revolution
• Olivier Coipel, Thor
• Georges Jeanty, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Jeremy Love, Bayou
• Ronald Wimberly, Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm

Best Male Character
• Emmet Wilson, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso
• Luke Cage, New Avengers, by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu
• MF Grimm, Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, by Percy Carey and Ronald Wimberly
• Nat Turner, Nat Turner: Revolution, by Kyle Baker
• The Spectre, Tales of the Unexpected, by David Lapham, Eric Battle and Prentis Rollins

Best Female Character
• Amanda Waller, Checkmate, by Greg Rucka, Joe Bennett and Jack Jadson
• Lee Wagstaff, Bayou, by Jeremy Love
• Martha Washington, Martha Washington Dies, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
• Saida Nri, Adrenaline, by Tyler Chin-Tanner, James Boyle and Fabio Redivo
• Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility, by Gail Simone and Neil Googe

Rising Star Award
• Marguerite Abouet, Aya
• Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman, Monster Attack Network
• Mark Haven Britt, Full Color
• Klio, SPQR Blues
• Korby Marks, Stormbringers

Best Reprint Publication
• Aya, Drawn & Quarterly; Chris Oliveros, publisher, Helge Dascher, translator
• Beyond Premiere Hardcover, Marvel; Tom Brevoort, editor
• It Rhymes With Lust, Dark Horse; Mike Richardson, publisher
• Storm Premiere Hardcover, Marvel; Axel Alonso, editor
• Stormwatch: Post Human Division V1, DC/Wildstorm; Ben Abernathy, editor

Best Cover
• Blade #5, by Marko Djurdjevic
• Highwaymen #1, by Brian Stelfreeze
• JSA Classified #28, by Steve Uy
• Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, by Ronald Wimberly
• Special Forces #2, by Kyle Baker

Best Comic Strip
• Bayou, by Jeremy Love
• Candorville, by Darrin Bell
• Funny Cartoon of the Week, by Kyle Baker
• The K Chronicles, by Keith Knight
• Watch Your Head, by Cory Thomas

The public also may vote for their favorite black comic in the poll for the Fan Award for Best Comic. Voting closes on March 31. The nominees are:

• Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four, by Dwayne McDuffie, Paul Pelletier and Rick Magyar
• JSA Classified #28, by Fabian Nicieza and Steve Uy
• New Warriors #1-6, by Kevin Grevioux, Paco Medina and Juan Vlasco
• Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk, by Marc Guggenheim and Paul Gulacy
• Stormwatch: Post Human Division, by Christos Gage, Doug Mahnke and Andy Smith

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