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Make sure your voice is heard.Voting runs from March 13th-20th https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/public-voting-for-the-inkwell-awards-open-from-march-13-20/?fbclid=IwAR3Yih0qHXAOsWegYqvey6yck6LY3LBUHZJEetp96VKOvK0ozCHWelcKd28

Wave 2 of the Inkwell Awards' SINNOTT INKING CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT on IVAN REIS is NOW UP!!! With a dozen new listings and 3 relists from Wave 1 for the 501(c)(3) official non-profit Inkwell Awards major fundraiser and educational program for the art form of Inking! https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0XowsyFfGSs5c4MLrJIzADK0AFW6f75Rx6CeM6NV-HACeXjj859fvc3bk

I know it's been a long time since I've posted,but here's the start of this years Inkwell Awards Fundraising Auctions Wave One of the Inkwell Awards’ educational and fundraising auctions will launch in 2 weeks on January 23. Ink artist participants can feel free to plug their own pages for exposure and as reminders. PLEASE SHARE! PREVIOUSLY: “THE SINNOTT INKING CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT on IVAN REIS! Here is the final roll call of ink artist participants for the 501(c)(3) non-profit Inkwell Awards' 5th educational and fundraising event! Tentatively scheduled to launch in two waves on eBay starting January 23, 2021” (https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw...). (Much thanks to Mike Pascale for the gif and Joe Prado, Ivan Reis, Erick Korpi and DC for their part in the program!) PLEASE SHARE!!! https://media.giphy.com/media/XCGoa8huvjRDxo70Sw/giphy.gif

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2020 INKWELL AWARDS VOTING RESULTS (New Bedford, MA/USA—August 6, 2020) The Inkwell Awards has released the list of winners of its 12th annual awards for excellence in the art form of comic-book inking. Normally results are first made public at its live awards ceremony during its host show, The Great Philadelphia Comic Con, but the 2020 event, originally scheduled to take place on April 3-5, was rescheduled for September 4-6 and recently cancelled, all due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominees were submitted by a separate and independent nomination committee both on their own and from artist submissions. Voting by professionals and fans took place in February for one week from the 23rd-29th on the official ballot at the non-profit advocacy’s website. One winner was chosen in each of five categories based on American interior comic-book work printed in and cover-dated 2019. In addition, the Inkwells’ internal committee this season decided to not limit lifetime achievement awards chosen within a given year. They selected three inductees of the annual Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame and three recipients for the Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA). There were no internal Silver Inkwell Awards recipients this year nor any internal & community-based Above & Beyond Awards. Ballot nominees are listed below with their credits and the percentage of votes received by the winners, along with the other nominees in alphabetical order. FAVORITE INKER (Favorite ink artist over the pencil work of another artist; cannot also be nominated for the “Props” award): Walden Wong (43%) (genLOCK, Justice League [DC], Crazy, Incredible Hulk: Last Call, Marvel's Hero Project Season 1: Mighty Rebekah, X-23 [Marvel]) Other nominees: Mark Morales, Joe Prado, Norm Rapmund. MOST-ADAPTABLE (Artist showing exceptional ink style versatility over other pencillers): Walden Wong (41%) (genLOCK, Justice League [DC], Crazy, Incredible Hulk: Last Call, Marvel's Hero Project Season 1: Mighty Rebekah, Star Wars: Age Of Republic Heroes–Obi-Wan Kenobi, X-23 [Marvel]) Other nominees: Marc Deering, Jonathan Glapion, Scott Hanna, Jay Leisten, Norm Rapmund, J.L. Straw. PROPS AWARD (Ink artist deserving of more attention): Eber Ferreira (32%) (Freedom Fighters, Detective Comics, Supergirl [DC]) Other nominees: Jonathan Glapion, Stefano Guadiano, Le Beau Underwood. S.P.A.M.I. (Favorite Small Press And Mainstream/Independent (non-Marvel//DC) inking over another penciller): Stefano Gaudiano (22%) (Walking Dead [Image]) Other nominees: David Cabeza, Adelso Corona, Anthony Fowler, Le Beau Underwood. ALL-IN-ONE (Favorite artist known for inking his/her own pencil work): Liam Sharp (34%) (Green Lantern [DC]) Other nominees: Brad Krause, Sean Gordon Murphy, Stan Sakai. THE STACEY ARAGON SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD (SASRA): Allen Bellman, Sal Buscema and Norman Lee Other nominees: Jack Abel, Gene Day, Bill Everett, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingles, Dennis Janke, Michael Kaluta, Pablo Marcos, June Tarpe Mills, Bob Oksner, George Papp, Wendy Pini, Stan Sakai, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Simons, Jim Starlin, Art Thibert, Charles Vess, Al Vey and Bob Wiacek. THE JOE SINNOTT HALL OF FAME: Bob Layton, John Romita Sr. and Bernie Wrightson Other nominees: Brett Breeding, Johnny Craig, Mike Esposito, George Klein, Steve Leialoha, Pablo Marcos, Terry Moore, Mike Royer, Chic Stone and Bob Wiacek. Joe Sinnott, the award’s namesake and first winner, passed away June 25 at the age of 93. He made the following statement about the inductees late last year: “It is with great pleasure that we have elected 3 very worthy and deserving artists to the growing list of members inducted into the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame. “I have never had the pleasure to work with Bernie Wrightson, but have admired his tremendous work for years. His work on “Swamp Thing” was a pleasure to see, but I feel that his “Frankenstein” art is some of the best work ever published. Bernie lived for many years in my hometown of Saugerties, and it was always a pleasure to see him. We always had great talks when we would get together. We all miss him very much. “When Bob Layton was an up-and-coming artist, he would come to visit me at my home from time to time. We certainly had some great visits then, and still enjoy getting together at conventions. Bob's work on “Iron Man” has certainly made a major impact on comics and on the big screen as well. I did ink a cover with Bob many years ago. (“Power Man” #63). I am so proud of Bob and what he's accomplished. “What can I say of John Romita that hasn't already been said. John is a legend in his own right. I have worked with him on countless projects throughout the years such as “The Fantastic Four,” “Captain America” and even a “Star Wars Droids” story. You can add in numerous covers as well. We don't see each other as much as we once did, but it is always a great pleasure to spend time with John at the few shows that we do attend. “It is an honor to have these three outstanding gentlemen enshrined in our Hall of Fame. They have all brought a tremendous talent and plenty of hard work, dedication and class to the comic industry. Their pencil work alone is an asset to the industry, but their inked work makes it all the better. Great job!” Full acceptance statements from the winners will be found in the “Award Recipients” section of the Inkwell Awards’ website.

The Inkwell Awards announces Dave Simons Scholarship Award Winner (New Bedford, MA/USA—May 6, 2020) The Kubert School had their annual scholarship awards event earlier in May via a virtual scholarship ceremony through Google Meet, due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Inkwell Awards’ 11th Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Award of $1000 was presented to second-year student Ryusei Sawada. The school posted an announcement of all award recipients on its website. Sawada is an aspiring artist originally from Tokyo, Japan, whose ultimate goal is to work for publishers like Marvel, DC, and Image as an inker/artist. He entered the Kubert School right out of high school. Normally, according to The Inkwell Awards' founder/director Bob Almond, the non-profit would send a representative to the Dover, NJ institution to attend the live ceremony and personally congratulate the winning student. But due to shelter-in-place orders, they were unable to, and school director Carol Thomas informed him that the school had already set up remote learning, which will remain in place until the end of the year. “There were some timing issues but the virtual ceremony was a great idea,” said Almond. “This way the lucky winner was able to get even more public recognition. Kudos to school director Mike Chen and the Kubert School staff for getting it done despite many challenges. We hope to be there next year to shake the hand of the winner.” The Inkwells created the scholarship award on behalf of their ink artist friend and committee member, Dave Simons, shortly after his passing in 2009, with the approval of his sister, Bette Simons. Dave Simons (1954-2009) was an American artist known for his work on the characters Conan, Ghost Rider, Red Sonja, Howard the Duck and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics, and “Forgotten Realms” for DC Comics. He was also a storyboard artist for the award-winning animated TV show, “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” while simultaneously handling the art for DC's comic book spin-off. To date, Inkwells has raised $11,000 in his name to students in need. The Inkwell Awards is the only official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and educate regarding the art form of comic-book inking, as well as annually recognize the best ink artists and their work. Established in 2008, the Inkwells are overseen by a volunteer committee of industry professionals and assisted by various professional ambassadors and contributors. They sponsor the Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Kubert School and host the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame.

Immediately on the tail of the 15 fundraising auctions that ended today, WE HAVE 22 NEW NON-PROFIT Inkwell Awards LISTINGS NOW LAUNCHED by generous donor supporters such as Tom Fleming(2), Mark McKenna (w/ Sam Eggleston & Jason Baroody), Joe Orsak, Russ Rainbolt, Mark Texeira, Tony Isabella(2), Budd Root(4), Ken Hunt(3), Arthur Suydam(2), Rusty Gilligan, Miya Crummell, Rob Retiano(2) and Rick Parker! *This is the final auction wave of the season before our awards ceremony April 3 at The Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2020 (Official) and we still need more funds raised. Auctions won't resume until mid to late April at the earliest. Thanks to all of our bidders and supporters for the recent 5 waves of incredible donation items! ==PLEASE TAKE A LOOK & PLEASE SHARE!!!== https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog&_ssn=theinkwellawards&_sop=1

ANOTHER WAVE OF INKWELL AWARDS FUNDRAISING AUCTIONS ARE UP FOR THE WEEK! 15 listings, starting off with a MICRONAUTS-themed 4 Marvel cover prints by Michael Golden (signed) & Josef Rubinstein! Also included for the week are excellent, gracious donations of support on a budget from Corinne Roberts, Zack Viola, Juli Mayers, Keith Williams, Christopher Ivy, Jay Fosgitt, Golden & Renee Witterstaetter/Eva Ink Artist Group/ Eva Ink Publishing, Will Torres, Howard Chaykin and Scott Ambruson! And our final season back-to-back auctions will launch March 8. *PLEASE SHARE!* https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR1O8Fo6uiBzbTDjjQy3pk-SPHVf8dr78Ei9FsaWaJGi2JSFrKDVraUz4JE&_ssn=theinkwellawards&_sop=1

Voting is now open for this years class of 2020.Let your voice be heard.https://inkwellawards.com/

INKWELL AWARDS LAUNCH MORE NEW AUCTION ITEMS THAT ARE NOW ON THE BLOCK! There are 16 exciting listings/donations from several more than generous creators showing support for our preparation costs for the upcoming awards ceremony at The Great Philadelphia Comic Con! on April 3. Teased in the last wave, this week also has a partial STAR WARS theme among it's eclectic selection of original art and prints to celebrate the end of the original SW story! Behold the PLEASE LOOK AND SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!goods donated by Keith Williams, Ashley Witter, Dan Fraga, Christopher Ivy, Jay Fosgitt, Michael Golden (w/ Renee Witterstaetter-3 items), Joe Carroney, Scott Ambruson, Jan Duursema, Budd Root, Will Torres, Bob Hall, Howard Victor Chaykin and Joe Jusko! PLEASE LOOK & SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!!! https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=@PhillyComicCon&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog&_ssn=theinkwellawards&_sop=1--

Inkwell Awards 2020 WAVE 2 FUNDRAISING AUCTIONS ARE NOW ON THE BLOCK SO PLACE YOUR BIDS! 13 new donation listings of mostly sketch cover & sketch cards Original Art to support our official non-profit by the generous likes of Georges Jeanty, Reilly Brown, Jim Calafiore, Rags Morales, Josef Rubinstein(2), Darren Auck, Jan Duursema, Charles Paul Wilson III, Corinne Roberts, Zack Viola, Juli Mayers and many more on a blank wraparound floating head&shoulders inked jam piece!!! There's a Lando Calrissian and Jedi Aayla Secura to tease Wave 3's Star Wars-themed auctions! ***PLEASE LOOK AND SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!!*** https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog

It's 2020 and the resumption of the non-profit 501(C)(3)Inkwell Awards fundraising auctions launches on eBay NOW! This week we have a 16 listing assortment of original art, signed prints and a graded/slabbed variant comic book from supportive and generous donors like Kevin Eastman & Fiona Russell, Eric Basaldua, Bob Hall, Mike Grell, Howard Victor Chaykin, Zeea Adams, Joe Jusko, Budd Root, Arthur Suydam & Renee Witterstaetter/EvaInkArtistGroup, Bill Galvan & Scott Hanna! ==PLEASE SHARE!!!== https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog

NEW #INKWELLAWARDS FUNDRAISING AUCTIONS ARE UP ON EBAY for Black Ink Friday Weekend & the last for 2019! Affordable original art might make fine holiday gifts for stocking stuffers! 17 sketch cards are up for bid by artist donors showing support for our non-profit Inkwell Awards such as Adam Kubert! Mark Texeira(5)! Stan Konopka! Graham Nolan! Neil D Vokes! V. Ken Marion! Budd Root! Keith Williams! Tom Raney! Joe Staton! James Kenneth Woodward! Ed McGuinness! and Bill Galvan! The listings end in a week so good luck and much kind thanks for your support! https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog --

LAUNCHING NOW- NEW #TheInkwellAwards FUNDRAISING AUCTIONS! These 18 items made up of OA mini-sketches, prints and books were collected by asst director Mike Pascale from his annual adventure to SDCC and generously donated by supportive creators like Ron Lim (Thanos), Whilce Portacio (Batman), Bruce Timm (Batman), Steve Purcell (Sam & Max), Patrick Block (Uncle Scrooge), Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn), Philip Moy (Powerpuff Girl Blossom), Frank Cho (Wolverine), Paul Dale (Batdog), Alex Sinclair (his colors & sig over 4 print art images by Ivan Reis/Joe Prado, Jim Lee/Scott Williams, Amanda Conner, Robson Rocha/Michael Jason Paz), Mark Sparacio (2 pairs of print sets and a single one), and 2 HC books as donated by Mark Irwin of the publisher Insight Comics/Insight Editions! PLEASE CHECK 'EM OUT AND SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!! https://www.ebay.com/sch/theinkwellawards/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog

LAST CALL ON THESE non-profit 501(c)(3)Inkwell Awards FUNDRAISING AUCTIONS on eBay ENDING TOMORROW, SUNDAY 2PM+ EST! The SINNOTT INKING CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT on DAVID FINCH comes to a close after this 3rd and final wave with original ink art contributions by inking artform supporters Jose Marzan Jr Artist, Andrew Pepoy, Rodney Ramos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Andy Smith, Mark Stegbauer, Lebeau Underwood, Keith Williams & Walden Wong! Also, last dibs on last year's Spotlight on Erik Larsen w/ SAVAGE DRAGON exclusive art as inked by Scott James, Marc Deering, Richard Bonk, Keith Champagne, Richard Clark, Idan Knafo Kerbis, Criss Madd, Mike Sellers, Mark Stegbauer, Keith Williams and Tom Schloendorn! ***PLEASE SHARE!!!*** https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog&_ssn=theinkwellawards&_sop=1

**At last! The SINNOTT INKING CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT on DAVID FINCH final week of #TheInkwellAwards fundraising auctions starts now! Wave 3 has nine BATMAN inking challenges met by veteran and fan-favorite artists like Jose Marzan Jr., Andrew Pepoy, Rodney Ramos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Andy Smith, Mark Stegbauer, Lebeau Underwood, Keith Williams and Walden Wong! NOW w/ A CLOSE-UP DETAIL IMAGE IN EACH LISTING! LAST CHANCE TO GET 'EM THIS WEEK! *Also available are a few affordable Challenge pages from last year's Challenge Spotlight on Erik Larsen with exclusive SAVAGE DRAGON art by Scott James, Marc Deering, Richard Bonk, Keith Champagne, Richard Clark, Idan Knafo Kerbis, Criss Madd, Mike Sellers, Mark Stegbauer, Keith Williams and Tom Schloendorn! ***PLEASE SHARE!!!*** https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&LH_Auction=1&fbclid=IwAR0BvFMkioPs8CPqFw4bVMEHp1bHlzOOIKag7P7_q7g6HgT1JxdLjzbkEog&_ssn=theinkwellawards&_sop=1