2021 Award recipients announced!

Congratulations to all 2021 Comic Arts Awards of Australia recipients! We’re very proud to be involved with a community/scene/industry/art form that produces such amazing work. This year’s recipients were announced online in a streamed event via Facebook last night.

GOLD

Black Magick Nos 12-16/Volume 3: Ascension 
Nicola Scott (artist), Chiara Arena (colour assists), Greg Rucka (writer), Jodi Wynne (letterer). Image Publishing.

SILVER

Home Time Vol 2: Beyond the Weaving 
Campbell Whyte (project lead/writer & artist), Elizabeth Marruffo (painting), Fionn Mccabe (painting), Owen Heitmann (colour flats and lettering), Hien Pham (colour flats and lettering), Stuart Medley (lettering). Top Shelf Productions.

Under-Earth
Chris Gooch
Top Shelf Productions

BRONZE

Action Tank Book 2
Mike Barry, self-Published as MikeBarrywashere

The Grot
Pat Grant (writer and drawn by), Fionn Mccabe, colourist. Top Shelf Productions.

Landing With Wings
Trace Balla, Allen & Unwin.

Suicide Squad: Bad Blood
Tom Taylor (writer), Bruno Redondo (art issues 1-3, 5-6, 9-11; Daniel Sampere (p) 4, 7-8, I on 8; Juan Albarran (I) #4, 7); Adriano Lucas (colourist); Wes Abbott (letterer). DC Comics.

Why Black Lives Matter Resonates with Black People All Over the World
Claudia Chinyere Akole, Going Down Swinging #41 (online)

PLATINUM

The Platinum Ledger, for outstanding contribution to Australian comics:

Glom Press

LEDGER OF HONOUR

The Ledgers of Honour (our ‘hall of fame’ awards) went to:
• June Mendoza (b 1924) and Hart Amos (1915 – 2000)