Diversity has always been an issue in media. Recently, the Big Two have made attempts to address their audience’s concerns, resulting in a female Thor, an Muslim Ms. Marvel, and an African-American Captain America. However, there have always been strains within the indy comics community who have addressed these issues.
See Dara Naraghi, Victor Dandridge, Jr., Canada Keck, and Bill Campbell discuss diversity in the comics industry.
Joyce Brabner-Second Avenue Caper: When Goodfellas, Divas, and Dealers Plotted Against the Plague
Joyce talks about her latest book, which has recently won a Lambda Literary Award. Also she talks about collaborating with her late husband, Harvey Pekar, on his American Splendor series.
SPACE 2015 – http://backporchcomics.com/space.htm
Bruce Worden (Woodstalk, Goodnight Keith Moon – http://www.sketchsketchsketch.com/ ) and Ken Eppstein (Nix Comics – http://nixcomics.com/ ) discuss the historical connection between music and comics, as well as some of the common (and less common) techniques used to represent music visually in comics.
Hosted by Bob Corby
http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm
1st Place Webcomic Category
Black Rose – Aaron Minier, Christopher Arndt and Brandon Peat – http://blackrosecomic.com
2nd Place Webcomic Category
Sucker Street – Fridge Magnet Concoctions Suzanne Baumann – http://fridge-mag.com/suckerstreet
3rd Place Webcomic Category
Ineffables: Face of the Monster – Mystery City Comics – Craig Bogart – http://mysterycitycomics.com
1st Place Tie Minicomic – Short Story Category
Birds in a Sluddle – Pam Bliss – http://kekiongacomics.com
Blindspot #3 – Kilgore Books – Joseph Remnant – http://JosephRemnant,com
Limp Wrist – Scout Wolfcave and Penina Gal – http://penina.net
1st Place General Category
Black of Heart – Assailant Comics – Chris Charlton and David Hollenbach – http://assailantcomics.com
2nd Place General Category
Amiculus: A Secret History (Preview) – Travis Horseman and Giancarlo Caracuzzo – http://www.amiculusrome.com
3rd Place Tie General Category
Radio Free Gahanna #4 & 5 – 2 Headed Monster Comics James Moore and Joel Jackson http://2headedmonstercomics.com
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I’m Lost – Michael Rusnak Fehskens – http://www.behance.net/eyecatching
1st Place Graphic Novel Category
Persia Blues NBM – Dara Naraghi and Brent Bowman-Artist – http://persiablues.com
2nd Place Graphic Novel Category
Fear of Flying – Drunken Cat Comics – Brian Canini – http://drunkencatcomics.com
3rd Place Graphic Novel Category
Autobiographical Conversations – Elephant Eater Comics – Ryan Claytor – http://www.elephanteater.com
