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2003 Ignatz Awards

Outstanding Artist

  • Reneé French, Rosetta (Alternative Comics), Tinka (Atheneum)
  • Dean Haspiel, Aim to Dazzle (Alternative Comics)
  • Jason Little, Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels) *
  • Lorenzo Mattotti, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (NBM)
  • Scott Mills, My Own Little Empire (AdHouse Books), Space Devil (ModernTales.com)

Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection

  • Beg The Question, Bob Fingerman (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Epileptic, David B (L'Association)
  • The Frank Book, Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Nightmare Alley, Spain Rodriguez & William Lindsay Gresham (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Three Fingers, Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions) *

Outstanding Story

  • "30,000 Hours to Kill", Love & Rockets #6, Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Black Hole #10, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Fleep, Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books) *
  • "Hipman", Mystic Funnies #3, R. Crumb (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Untitled second story, Sshhhh!, Jason (Fantagraphics Books)

Promising New Talent

  • Marc Bell, Rosetta (Alternative Comics), Shrimpy & Paul (Highwater Books)
  • Ray Friesen, RQW (Don't Eat Any Bugs Comics)
  • John Hankiewicz, Tepid, Eleanor E. Is Home (self-published)
  • Derek Kirk Kim, Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published) *
  • Raina Telgemeier, Take Out (self-published)

Outstanding Series

  • Black Hole, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books) *
  • Fred the Clown, Roger Langridge (Hotel Fred Press)
  • Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville, Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Patty Cake, Scott Roberts (Slave Labor Graphics)
  • Strangehaven, Gary Spencer Millidge (Abiogenesis Press)

Outstanding Comic

  • Aprendiz Book 1, Adam Suerte (self-published)
  • Black Hole #10, Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Collier's Vol. 2 #2 by David Collier (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Rubber Necker #2, Nick Bertozzi (Alternative Comics) *
  • Urban Hipster #2, David Lasky & Greg Stump (Alternative Comics)

Outstanding Minicomic

  • I Am Going to Be Small, Jeffrey Brown *
  • Josh Comics, Josh Sullivan
  • Lo-Horse #1, David Lasky and Jesse Reklaw
  • Take Out, Raina Telgemeier
  • That Thing You Fall Into, Diana Tamblyn

Outstanding Online Comic

Outstanding Debut Comic

  • Studygroup12 #3, edited by Zack Soto *

2003 Jury Members:
Pam Bliss
Ariel Bordeaux
David Hahn
Batton Lash
Matt Madden