The 2025 Ignuts Award winners were announced Saturday night at the Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Maryland. The ceremony, as always, was filled with heartfelt moments, with many screaming at the power of the community.
SPX regular Anders Nilsen has won two awards. This is a philosophical exploration of great artists and Tongues Supplement #1’s outstanding comics, self-publishing supplement to the tongue, and mythology.
The winners below are in bold.
Excellent artist Sarah Aerith, The Worst Journey in the World (Iron Circus Comics) Fat JJ Lee, Death Fiddles and Death Dance (Self Public/Short Box) Cazimir Lee, Lowbit (Top Shelf Production) Romig, John Muir: The Heart of Soliched (NBM Graphic Novel)
Excellent Anthology Brava: Brazilian Comic Anthology Edition Rafael Grampá and Janaína de Luna (Fantagraphies) Come Come Find Me, ed. Will Dennis and Sean Edgar (DSTLRY) DATURA Magazine Vol. 3, Edited by Sunmi and Mar Julia (Self-published) Voice: A story that will make you hear, Edited by Bret Israel (Dark Horse Comics) Rust Belt Review Vol. 6, Sean Knickerbocker (self-published)
An outstanding collection I ate the whole world to find you, by Rachel Anne (draw in and quarterly) Milk Whitesteed, Michael D. Kennedy (draw in and quarterly) and by Kieler Roberts (draw in and quarterly) World World within the World World by Max Huffman (draw in and quarterly) Julia Guffler (fantagraphic)
Madeline Mouse (Silver Sprocket) Big Gambling Rainbow Highway, Lucky Cap Scout of Connie Myers (Cram Books), O. Stevens (Silver Sprocket) by Chad Bilyeu and Juliette de Wit (Bistro Books) by supply by anders nilsen (anders by anders by anders by anders adners) Bird (Avery Hill Publishing) Land of Miller, Maria Medom (translated by Alesia Jensen & Daniela Ortiz) (drawn quarter) precious garbage, Kayla E. Violet Kitchen (self-published) Big Apple Matiny, Platt (self-published), Alex Swift (frog farm) Zamole, Alan Zapeña Popo (self-published) szarlotka, Jasheis (frog farm) Outstanding online comic series Diskaiple, Bales (appaly pop) (silver sprocket) Chad Biliereu & Juliet DeWitt (bistro book) Tongue, Anders Nilsen (nomirackle) Wedding juice, by Sanica Forde (self-published)
Outstanding Story A Pillbug Story, Allison Conway (Black Panel Press) Ballad for Black Cassandra, Olivia Stephens (Self Published) Boy Island, by Leo Fox (Silver Sprocke) How to Talk to Your Succulents, The Divine Greenwood and Eve Greenwood (Self Publishing)
Promised New Talent, Trichelle Jeffrey, Best Brest of the West (Field Mouse Press) Milli St. John, Autumn (Self Publication) Ricky Lima and Daniele Aquilani, Undergrowth (Top Shelf Production) Connie Myers, Big Gamble Rainbow Highway (CRAM BOOKS) VICKY YANG, UNMOORED (Self Publication)
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