Ignatz Awards
US comics and cartooning award / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997,[1] only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11 attacks.[2] As of 2014[update] SPX has been held in either Bethesda, North Bethesda, or Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Ignatz Award | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers |
Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Ignatz Award Committee |
Hosted by | Small Press Expo |
First awarded | 1997 |
Website | www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-awards |
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The Ignatz Awards are named in honour of George Herriman and his strip Krazy Kat, which featured a brick-throwing mouse named Ignatz.[3]