Saturday, February 16, 2008

Hi Boys and Girls.
Here is a brand New Awards for Inkers, Read on...
Brainchild of Comic Inker Bob Almond, The Inkwell Awards. These awards are for Comic Inkers and are won by a vote on The Inkwell Award Site: www.inkwellawards.com

Here is the official press release,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 14, 2008
THE INKWELL AWARDS are an all new, exciting award set up to celebrate the often overlooked and underappreciated artistry of inking within the comic book industry. THE INKWELL AWARDS have been established and overseen by a number of professionals from all aspects of the comic book industry, including such artists as award founder Bob Almond (Black Panther, Annihilation: Conquest-Quasar, Warlock), Tim Townsend (Uncanny X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, Civil War), James Tournas (Full Moon Craze, Shylock, Epoch) along with Bill Nichols (Sketch magazine) and Daniel Best (Andru & Esposito: Partners For Life) and fully supported by Adam Hughes (Tomb Raider, Justice League, Wonder Woman, All Star Wonder Woman) along with senior DC Editor Mike Marts (Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Wolverine, All Star Wonder Woman).
Voting starts April 1st and ends May 30th. Results will be announced on the official web-site (http://www.inkwellawards.com) with further information on the first of July 2008. The web-site will also feature commentary about the role of inking throughout comic book history.
There will be awards for favourite inker, embellisher and many others, along with a hall of fame award named after industry legend Joe Sinnott. These awards will be voted up by both the public and industry peers with physical trophies which will be awarded to the winners (or families in the case of a posthumous award) and the results posted on the site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SCANS OR TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW PLEASE CONTACT:
DANIEL BEST: snoopy967@bigpond.com
Copyright © & TM 2008 By The Inkwell Awards
Inkwell Logo Copyright © & TM 2008 Dan Panosian


Well that's it for now.
Jimmy
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