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The Votes Are In!

 

Voting for the first annual Inkwell Awards officially ended on the 31st of May and the results are now posted on the official web-site (inkwellawards.com). Voting was fierce and an incredible 5,000 votes in total were cast across all the different categories, however clear winners have emerged. Without any further ado, here are the results:

 

FAVORITE INKER (RETRO)

 

TERRY AUSTIN (winner-tie)
JOE SINNOTT (winner-tie)
Tom Palmer (runner-up)

 

FAVORITE INKER (MODERN)

 

TIM TOWNSEND (winner)
Danny Miki (runner-up)

 

FAVORITE FINISHER/EMBELLISHER (RETRO)

 

TOM PALMER (winner)
Joe Sinnott (runner-up)

 

FAVORITE FINISHER/EMBELLISHER (MODERN)

 

KEVIN NOWLAN (winner)
Norm Rapmond (runner-up)

 

MOST-ADAPTABLE INKER

 

TIM TOWNSEND (winner)
Danny Miki (runner-up)

 

MOST PROLIFIC INKER

 

DANNY MIKI (winner)
Joe Sinnott (runner-up)

 

PROPS AWARD

 

DANNY MIKI (winner)
Mark Irwin (runner-up)

 

THE CALL OF DUTY AWARD

 

BOB ALMOND (winner)
Tim Townsend (runner-up)

 

MVP AWARD

 

DANNY MIKI (winner)
Tim Townsend (runner-up)

 

THE JOE SINNOTT AWARD

 

JOE SINNOTT (winner)
Al Williamson (runner-up)

 

The Inkwell Award Committee would like to formally extend congratulations to all the winners and runners up. Winners will be presented their awards in the coming months in person where possible at conventions across the country, or via mail. A full list of nominees and what percentage of the vote the winners and runners up received is posted on The Inkwell Web-Site (inkwellawards.com).

 

The remainder of 2008 will see the Inkwell Awards reach new heights with new features for the web-site including exclusive interviews, articles, inking tutorials, examples of art in both pencil and ink form and much, much more. All of the committee members have given their full commitment for future, so keep watching the web-site leading up to the 2009 awards!

 

THE INKWELL AWARDS are an all new, exciting award set up to celebrate the often overlooked and underappreciated artistry of inking within the comic book industry. THE INKWELL AWARDS have been established and overseen by a number of professionals from all aspects of the comic book industry, including such artists as award founder Bob Almond (Black Panther, Annihilation: Conquest-Quasar, Warlock), Tim Townsend (Uncanny X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, Civil War), James Tournas (Full Moon Craze, Shylock, Epoch) along with Bill Nichols (Sketch magazine) and Daniel Best (Andru & Esposito: Partners For Life) and fully supported by Adam Hughes (Tomb Raider, Justice League, Wonder Woman, All Star Wonder Woman) along with senior DC Editor Mike Marts (Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Wolverine, All Star Wonder Woman).