Stagger Lee Shoots Down Competition at ECBACC
Posted by: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez on May 19, 2007 at 10:55 am
The Glyph Comics Awards were announced at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention yesterday and my pick for Best Graphic Novel of 2006, Stagger Lee, led the pack with four awards, including Story of the Year and Best Writer.
Congratulations to Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix (check them out at the Stagger Lee blog), as well as to the all of this year’s winners and nominees.
Story of the Year
Stagger Lee, Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artistBest Writer
Derek McCulloch, Stagger LeeBest Artist
Kyle Baker, The BakersBest Male Character
Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee; Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist; inspired by the life of Lee SheltonBest Female Character
Thomasina Lindo, Welcome to Tranquility; co-created by Gail Simone, writer, Neil Googe, artistRising Star Award
Spike, Templar, ArizonaBest Reprint Publication
Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, First Second; Mark Siegel, editor, Alexis Siegel, translatorBest Cover
Stagger Lee, Shepherd Hendrix, artistBest Comic Strip
The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer and artistFan Award for Best Comic
Storm, Eric Jerome Dickey, David Yardin & Lan Medina and Jay Leisten & Sean Parsons
Tee ball season kept me away from this year’s event, but I’m hoping to make it out there next year.
Erech Overaker May 19th, 2007
I should read this again, I didn’t care for it tons the first time I did.
Hendrix makes some purty pictures in it though, that I can’t disagree with.
G. Rand May 21st, 2007
Stagger Lee deserves every accolade thus far (next up, the Eisners–too bad about the Eagle Awards), but I think Shepherd Hendrix’s work was more infinitely more deserving of “Best Artist” than “Best Cover”…
