The 2010 Glyph Awards have announced their nominees this year, and the competition is looking pretty awesome! Let’s see what the nominees are this year:

Story of the Year
- Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers; Shawn Martinbrough, artist
- The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist
- Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist
- War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist
- World of Hurt, Jay Potts, writer and artist

Best Writer
- Joshua Dysart, Unknown Soldier
- Jeremy Love, Bayou
- Greg Pak, War Machine
- Jay Potts, World of Hurt
- Alex Simmons, Archie & Friends

Best Artist
- Chriscross, Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance
- Jeremy Love, Bayou
- Shawn Martinbrough, Luke Cage Noir
- Jay Potts, World of Hurt
- Trevor von Eeden, The Original Johnson

Best Male Character
- Black Lightning, Black Lightning Year One; Jen van Meter, writer, Cully Hamner, artist; created by Tony Isabella & Trevor von Eeden
- Isaiah Pastor, World of Hurt; created by Jay Potts, writer and artist
- Jack Johnson; The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist; inspired by the life of Jack Johnson
- Luke Cage, Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist; created by Archie Goodwin & John Romita Sr.
- Moses Lwanga, Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist; inspired by the character created by Robert Kanigher & Joe Kubert

Best Female Character
- Aya, Aya: The Secrets Come Out; created by Marguerite Abouet, writer, Clement Oubrerie, artist
Lee Wagstaff, Bayou; created by Jeremy Love, writer and artist
- Michonne, The Walking Dead; created by Robert Kirkman, writer, Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn, artists
- Misty Knight, Immortal Iron Fist; Duane Swierczynski, writer, Travel Foreman & Tom Palmer, artists; created by Tony Isabella & Arvell Jones
- Nola Thomas, NOLA; created by Chris Gorak & Pierluigi Cothran, writers, Damian Couceiro, artist

Rising Star Award
- Jiba Molei Anderson, The Horsemen
- John Aston, Rachel Rage
- Kerry & Tawanda Johnson, Harambee Hills
- Julian Lytle, Ants
- Jay Potts, World of Hurt

Best Reprint Collection
- Aya: The Secrets Come Out; Drawn & Quarterly
- Bayou Volume 1; DC/Zuda
- Icon: A Hero’s Welcome; DC/Milestone
- The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century; Dark Horse
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool; DC/Milestone

Best Cover
- Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #1; Brian Stelfreeze, illustrator
- Luke Cage Noir #1; Tim Bradstreet, illustrator
- The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, illustrator
- Unknown Soldier #8; Dave Johnson, illustrator
- Unknown Soldier #10; Dave Johnson, illustrator

Best Comic Strip
- Bayou; Jeremy Love, writer and artist
- Jump Start; Robb Armstrong, writer and artist
- The K Chronicles; Keith Knight, writer and artist
- The Knight Life; Keith Knight, writer and artist
- World of Hurt; Jay Potts, writer and artist

Fan Award for Best Comic
- Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel; Kevin Grevioux, writer, Mat Broome, Sean Parson & Alvaro Lopez, artists
- Black Lightning Year One; Jen Van Meter, writer, Cully Hamner, artist
- Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink; Eric Wallace, writer, Fabrizio Fiorentino, artist
- Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist
- War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist

The Glyph Awards are set to recognize the best of the best in comics that are by, for, and about people of color. The winners will be announced on May 15, 2010, in the Skyline Room of the Free Library in Philadelphia. For the eagle-eyed among you, you’ll also see that Blog@ team member Jay Potts stormed the show with SIX nominees for his syndicated webcomic, WORLD OF HURT — congratulations, Jay! For all of you who want to get in on the action, Jay is posting his comic twice a week right here.

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