The 2023 Glyph Comic Awards have been announced. Replete with publishers big and small, near and far sharing categories that celebrate work for and about people of color. Winners will be declared at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention taking place May 20, 2023.

One of the great things about the Glyphs is that it respects work regardless of origin and so there is a mix of relative grassroots and sky high productions. Traditional publishing houses Abrams ComicArts (via John Jennings’ Megascope imprint) and Harper have nominees via Christopher Johnson, Steven Barnes and Christopher MossThe Eightfold Path, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Marco Finnegan‘s The Keeper, and James Spooner‘s The High Desert: Black Punk Nowhere – totaling six nominations.

The African continent is represented by two Nigerian publishers – VX Comics and Comic Republic (Comic Republic blitzing the charts with the second highest number of nominations (9) for several series, including Eru, Ireti Bidemi, Assegai, and Galactic Core).

The most number of nominees goes to US-based Konkret Comics with 14 spots across nine categories – four of which in the 2023 Glyph Fan Award for Best Work with Akolyte (by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine), Kandake (by Onaji Rouse, Rodrigo Trinade & Samuel Marques), Organic Crissy (by Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, Cristina Elkins, Rodrigo Trindade, Matheus Huve, Bruno Lima & Matheus Huve), and Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood (by Lyle Ringold).

Many entrants this year were crowdfunded projects – examples include Second Sight Publishing’s The Protector, Clovis Batebola‘s O Kingdom Come, Abelard Alexis‘s Alternia – The Prelude, and Nigel Lynch and Juan Carlos Francisco‘s The Diary of The Stray Dogs.

Check out the full list below. We have endeavoured to provide links to all books.


GLYPH 2023 STORY OF THE YEAR

GLYPH 2023 BEST COVER

GLYPH 2023 BEST WRITER

GLYPH 2023 BEST ARTIST 
  • Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile & Benjamin ‘Ben’ Worrell (art team), Stingblade (Pen Mammoth)
  • Clovis Batebola, O Kingdom Come (O Kingdom Come)
  • Gian Carlo Bernal, Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1 (Dream Fury Comics)
  • Leandro Meneses (interior) & Bruno Lima (Cover B), (co-artists), Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood (Konkret Comics)
  • N Steven Harris & Walt M Barna (co-artists), Indigo Clan Chapter 5: Path of Purpose (Triple Optic Publishing)
  • Nestor Ruiz, Martin Giminez, Iwan Triyono, Joel Rodriguez & Luciano Fleitas (art team), The Protector (Second Sight Publishing)
  • Samuel Iwunze, Eru #8 (Comic Republic)
  • Usifo Oriwoh, Ireti Bidemi #6 (Comic Republic)

GLYPH 2023 BEST MALE CHARACTER 
  • Akolyte; Akolyte #4 (Protocol), written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, artists Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine (Konkret Comics)
  • Eru; Eru #8, written by Akintoba Kalejaye, art by Samuel Iwunze (Comic Republic)
  • Koa; Indigo Clan Chapter 5 – Path of Purpose, written by Ry-El Nagasta, art by N Steven Harris (Triple Optic Publishing)
  • Marsalis J. Parker, Blackwax Boulevard, writer/artist Dmitri Jackson (Frotoon Press)
  • R.D. Hunter; Black Boy’s Blues: Funny Money, written by R.D. Hunter, Various Artists (Self-published)
  • Tevin Fields aka The Watchman; Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood, written by Lyle Ringold, art by Leandro Meneses (Konkret Comics)
  • Vegas Baby; Vegas Baby: Architect of the Improbable, written by Noble Ward, art by Sean Hill (KID Comics)

GLYPH 2023 BEST FEMALE CHARACTER 
  • Aisha; The Keeper, written by Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes, art by Marco Finnegan (Abrams ComicArts/Megascope)
  • Her; Her #1 – Sea Change, written by Malachi Bailey, art by Dino Igor/Nimesh (Wingless Comics)
  • Kandake (Amani Renas); Kandake #1 written by Onaji Rouse, art by Rodrigo Trinade (Konkret Comics)
  • Kisha; Kisha Demon Easter Vol 1, written by Newton Lilavois, art by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
  • Lana N. Baker aka Shadow Queen; The E.V.E of Insurrection #1, written and drawn by Jordan Purnell Jackson (JPJACKSON ART LLC)
  • Organic Crissy; Organic Crissy #0, written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen & Cristina Elkins, art by Rodrigo Trindade & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)
  • Yecenia Cruz (Stingblade); Stingblade, written by Daniel McNeal, art by Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile (Pen Mammoth)

GLYPH 2023 RISING STAR AWARD
  • Daniel Dan Asisah, writer, Daniel Oluwale, artist; Children of the Arch (C.O.T.A) (VX Comics)
  • Daniel McNeal, writer, Charlie ‘Fab’ Goubile, artist; Stingblade (Pen Mammoth)
  • Lawrence Goodman, writer, Kay, artist; Gray Cells (Inked Dreams Comics)
  • Malachi Bailey, writer, Dino Agor/Nimesh, artist; Her #1 – Sea Change (Wingless Comics)
  • Marcus H Roberts, writer, Nestor Ruiz, Martin Giminez, Iwan Triyono & Joel Rodriguez, artists; The Protector (Second Sight Publishing)
  • Newton Lilavois, writer, Gian Carlo Bernal, artist; Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1 (Dream Fury Comics)
  • Sherard Jackson & Wale Awelenje, writers, Sherard Jackson, artist; Assegai #3 (Comic Republic)
  • Wale Awelenje & Patrick Agusi, writers, Emmanuel Ozor, artist; Galactic Core #7 (Comic Republic)

GLYPH 2023 BEST COMIC STRIP OR WEBCOMIC 
  • Beware of Toddler; writer/artist George Gant (bewareoftoddler.com)
  • Blackwax Boulevard; writer/artist Dmitri Jackson (blackwaxboulevard.com)
  • From Cali With Love!; written by KJ from Cali, art by Stuart
  • Kandake #1; written by Onaji Rouse, art by Rodrigo Trinade (Konkret Comics)
  • Not Another Zombie Story #1; written by KJ from Cali, art by Damroe (Denied Studios)
  • Oblivion Rouge; writer/artist Pap Souleye Fall (Quarto/Rockport Publishers)
  • Organic Crissy #0; written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen & Cristina Elkins, art by Rodrigo Trindade & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)

GLYPH 2023 FAN AWARD FOR BEST WORK
  • Akolyte #4 (Protocol), written by Derek ‘Lonzo Starr’ Allen, artists Bruno Lima, Matheus Huve & Mason Solimine (Konkret Comics)
  • Beware of Toddler; writer/artist George Gant (bewareoftoddler.com)
  • Galactic Core #7; written by Wale Awelenje & Patrick Agusi, art by Emmanuel Ozor (Comic Republic)
  • Her #1 – Sea Change; written by Malachi Bailey, art by Dino Agor/Nimesh & Dino Igor/Nimesh (Wingless Comics)
  • Kandake #1; written by Onaji Rouse, art by Rodrigo Trinade & Samuel Marques (Konkret Comics)
  • Kisha Demon Eater Vol 1; written by Newton Lilavois, art by Gian Carlo Bernal (Dream Fury Comics)
  • Organic Crissy #0; written by Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen & Cristina Elkins, art by Rodrigo Trindade, Matheus Huve, Bruno Lima & Matheus Huve (Konkret Comics)
  • Southside #3; written by Tony Kittrell, art by Chepe Rios (Advent Comics)
  • Tevin Fields is the Watchman: Back in Blood; written by Lyle Ringold, art by Bruno Lima (Cover B) (Konkret Comics)