Excellence in Writing nominees
Lane Yates
Lacey
Excellence in Artistry/Illustration
Daniel Warren Johnson
Zoe Thorogood
K. Lynn Smith
Deo I.
Skylar Patridge (Podcast link)
Elisa Romboli
Erika Price
Caitlin Yarsky
Alaire Racicot
Liana Kangas
Excellence in Coloring
Tamra Bonvillain
Alex Guimaraes
Liyana
Miss Lucid
Bruno Furlani
Marta Gasperoni
Nicky Rodriguez
Mike Spicer
Martina Bonanni
Rebecca Nalty
Exceptional Editor
Excellence in Lettering
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Jim Campbell
Jerome Gagnon
Lys Blakeslee
Lucas Gattoni
Micah Myers
Justin Birch
Toben Racicot
Daniel Warren Johnson
Taylor Esposito
Exceptional Ongoing Series
Something Is Killing The Children
By The Horns
Bicycle Boy
The Hunt
That Texas Blood
Exceptional Limited Series
Karmen and Guillem March (Image Comics)
The Many Death of Leila Starr from Ram V, Filipe Andrade, and AndWorld Design (Boom Studios)
Do A Powerbomb from Daniel Warren Johnson, Rus Wooten, and Mike Spicer (Image Comics)
Crash and Troy from Jarred Lujan and Kyle Clodfelter (A Brave Blue World)
A Thing Called Truth from Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli (Image Comics)
Quests Aside from Brian Schirmer, Elena Gogou, and Rebecca Nalty (Vault Comics)
Exceptional Anthology
The Color of Always
Shield Maiden
Down Below
The Big Hype Vol 2
Exceptional Original Graphic Novel
Liebestrasse
Silk Hills – Ryan Ferrier, Brian Level, and Kate Sherron
It’s Lonely At The Center Of The Earth - Zoe Thorogood
Squire – Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfegeeh
Hans Vogel Is Dead – Sierra Barnes
The Manderfield Devil – Rachel Allen Everett
Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood – Frankee White, Adam Markiewicz
The Ghost In You: A Reckless Book – Ed Brubaker
Exceptional Crowdfunding Project
A Hunter’s Tale
Magic Powder
SWATCOW
For Goodness Sake Omnibus
Bicycle Boy Vol 1
Rubber Match
White Ash Deluxe Edition
The Bardic Verses
And We Love You
Sidequest #5
Exceptional Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
The Brothers Flick from Ryan Haddock, Nick Wyche, and Jim Campbell - Wonderbound (Podcast link)
Poiko: Quests and Stuff from Brian Middleton - Wonderbound
Fence by CS Pacat and Johanna the Mad - Boom Studios
Blackwater by Jeanette Arroyo and Ren Graham - Henry Holt
Verse Vol 2 from Sam Beck - Wonderbound (Podcast link)
Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol 2 from Chris and Laura Samnee - Oni Press
Just Roll With It from Veronica Agarwal and Lee Purfey-Lavoie - Random House
Exceptional Webcomic
Beware of Toddler
Time and Again
The Hunt
Covenant
Cosmoknights
Urban Animal
Crown and Anchor
The Giver Award – nominees donate themselves and their time to elevate others in the indy comics community