14 Mar 2015

INKWELL AUCTIONS: NEAL ADAMS/JOE SINNOTT COLLECTIBLE W/ CELEBRATION AND MORE!

 

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As was reported back in November and December, The non-profit Inkwell Awards have obtained a historic and unique CBCS-graded collectible by legendary artists Neal Adams & Joe Sinnott for fundraising to the inking advocacy. This slabbed Batman sketch art (graded 9.4) was previously described in detail at the blog of author and Inkwell special ambassador Clifford Meth and it was reserved until the spring due to the then-upcoming holidays and winter off-period. This auction will now debut March 13 along with donations from other community artist supporters to inaugurate an event that the charity organization has dubbed The Sinnott Spring Celebration from March through May.

Every week to two weeks, in addition to other donations, there will be a unique donation item from or relating to Inkwell Awards Hall of Fame namesake, special ambassador and iconic ink artist Joe Sinnott. Other such items include a Wolverine ink sketch on a blank variant cover comic, original inked Deathlok art over a pencil sketch and donation from the creator of the character Rich Buckler, and a painting of Joe by artist Joe Orsak that will be used for the 4th Joe Sinnott Inking Challenge book that collects most of the pages donated from last year that will debut at Heroes Con June 20. In April the 5th Sinnott Inking Challenge event (used to educate about inking) auctions will run with inked original art pages for sale for fundraising by the likes of participants John Dell, Andy Smith, Mark McKenna, Neil Vokes, Keith Champagne, Jack Purcell, Keith Williams, Mark Pennington, Gerry Acerno, Jeff Austin, and many more surprises from over twenty-five artists including even family participation from Joe Sinnott’s son Mark and daughter-in-law Belinda! So please bookmark our eBay store and check in weekly for some real milestones!

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14 Mar 2015

Fred Fredericks: 1929-2015

Fred Fredericks (Harold “Fred” Fredericks Jr.) was a artist/cartoonist/inker known for his work on the King Features properties The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician. In the late 1980s-early 1990s he inked many titles for Marvel Comics including Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja, Punisher War Journal, Daredevil, Quasar, G.I. Joe and Defenders of the Earth. He passed away Sunday March 8 after a long illness. The Inkwell Awards express their condolences to Fred’s family and loved ones for their loss.

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10 Mar 2015

Norman Lee: 1968-2015

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Artist/Inker Norman Lee was announced as having disappeared March 5th while vacationing on the Cayman Islands with his wife of five years Jan. They were snorkeling when she lost sight of Norman and presumed he’d returned to shore. When he wasn’t found the authorities were called in, resulting in a search & rescue, and later a search & recovery, which was called off by Cayman police on Saturday the 7th.  People.com has coverage on this tragedy.

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02 Mar 2015

Inkwell Awards Overhauls Nomination Procedure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Inkwell Awards Overhauls Nomination Procedure

(New Bedford, MA/USA—Oct. 5, 2018) After 10 years, the Inkwell Awards, a non-profit organization devoted to public education and promotion of the art of comic-book inking, has changed its nomination procedure for its annual awards. For the first time, ink artists (“inkers”) are now invited to submit their work for consideration.

Previously, all award nominees in the Inkwells’ five categories were chosen exclusively by a volunteer Nomination Committee (“NomCom”), composed of various industry professionals, journalists, reviewers and supporters. This year, inkers (or their agents/publishers) may submit two to three pages of interior art from American comic books cover-dated 2018 for each category. Those will be evaluated by the NomCom, who will choose a minimum of two names and may also submit up to four of their own, per category. The Inkwells’ core committee will tally all results and choose the top names in each category for the final public ballot. Nominees for The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award will continue to be chosen internally. The Inkwells’ core committee will remain ineligible to nominate, vote, submit work or be nominated for any inking award.

“We’ve had a lot of feedback over our previous decade,” said founder and director Bob Almond. “There were various concerns regarding popularity, visibility, requirements, and other things. We listened, and after much deliberation within our core committee, we worked it out and decided it was time to implement the change. Now it’s up to the inkers to send in their work.”

Those interested will have till December 31, 2018, to submit their work. Full details and instructions, including rules, are available on the advocacy’s website. Unlike some others, The Inkwell Awards will not charge a submission fee. “We want every ink artist to have their shot,” Almond said. 

Final nominees will be decided by spring of 2019 when voting will be open for the public. The winners will be announced at the Inkwells’ live awards ceremony in the summer.

The five categories of The Inkwell Awards are:
1) Favorite Inker: favorite ink artist over the pencil work of another artist.
2) Most-adaptable: showing exceptional ink style versatility over other pencil artists (minimum of two cited sources).
3) Props award: ink artist deserving of more attention for their work over other pencillers.
4) The S.P.A.M.I: for favorite Small Press And Mainstream-Independent, inking over another penciller (non-Marvel or DC work).
5) All-in-one award: for favorite artist known for inking his/ her own pencil work.

The Inkwell Awards is an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public and promote the art form of comic-book inking. Entering its 11th year, the organization is overseen by a volunteer committee of industry professionals and assisted by various professional ambassadors, numerous contributors and supporters. They sponsor the Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Kubert School and host the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award.