RIP ‘Holly Black’–Long Live Hailey! 13 QUESTIONS FOR MS. INKWELL

  To celebrate the release of the long-awaited MS. INKWELL GALLERY book this fall (co-produced by Harvey Awards nominated Red Stylo Media), the Inkwell Awards decided to release it’s first interview with Holly Black AKA Hailey Skaza-Gagne, their present, fan-favorite spokesmodel Ms. Inkwell. After a brief period of artists mistaking her for her predecessor Anna […]

Frank Giacoia

Frank Giacoia: He Inked It All With A Bold Line And A Smile Open up any dozen Marvel comics from the mid-1960s to 1980 and odds are you’ll see Frank Giacoia’s name and/or brushwork in most of them. He embellished a plethora of major characters and made the work stand out with a line as […]

2016 Winners

The Inkwell Awards has released the names of the winners of its ninth annual awards for excellence in the art form of comic book inking. As before, nominees were chosen by a separate and independent nomination committee. Voting via live ballot at the non-profit advocacy’s website ran from April 15-30. One winner was chosen in […]

POST-SHOW: THE 2016 INKWELL AWARDS AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!

Abbreviated version: the full article was posted today at FirstComicsNews. (New Bedford, MA/USA—June 20, 2016) The Inkwell Awards has released the names of the winners of its ninth annual awards for excellence in the art form of comic book inking. As before, nominees were chosen by a separate and independent nomination committee. Voting via live […]

Voting Is Open For The Inkwell Awards From April 15-30

As reported today at FIRST COMICS NEWS: New Bedford, MA/USA—April 13, 2016) The Inkwell Awards, a non-profit organization devoted to the education and promotion of the art of comic book inking, invites everyone to vote for the industry’s best of the past year. The official public ballot will be available on the Inkwell Awards’ homepage […]

NomCom 2016

Robert Haines (8) **2013 recipient of the 1st silver inkwell Executive Committee Member: Canadian Comic Book Creators Awards The Joe Shuster Awards Mike Hoskin (7) **2014 recipient of the 2nd silver inkwell Writer- Marvel Universe Handbooks Section 244 Bob Bretall (5) **2016 recipient of the silver inkwell Owner / Editor-in-Chief The ComicSpectrum, 2015 Guinness World Record […]

Murphy Anderson: 1926-2015

It was reported today that Murphy Anderson passed away this Friday morning at the age of 89. He was recognized by the Inkwell Awards with a Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award in 2013 (alongside Dick Ayers) but he was not well enough at the time to travel to the host show at Heroes Con […]

BOB’S BLOG: INKBLOTS: Roll Call! Meet the Season 9 New Members!

  RECRUIT, REORGANIZE, REBUILD On July 6 we reported about the need for Inkwell Awards volunteers and positions sought after an exodus of volunteers.  Season 8 contained several departures, especially in the final 2-3 months prior to the big awards ceremony finale at Heroes Con. Three core committee members stepped down (including the assistant director) and multiple […]