The National Cartoonists Society has announced its list of nominations for the annual Reuben Awards, the trophies they give out for the best artists in the business (at least in their opinion). IDW sent us a note today bragging that five of their artists have received noms for their Reuben Division Award in the area of Comic Books. Not only that, these are the ONLY three nominees, which pretty much guarantees IDW a Reuben to nom on.
Brahm Revel for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika
Stan Sakai for Usagi Yojimbo
Walter Simonson for Ragnarök: The Breaking of Helheim
IDW also got two more Reuben noms in the category of Graphic Novel:
Jared Cullum for Kodi
Thibault Balahy for Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band
Again, there are only three nominees, so this puts their odds at two-thirds likely.
Another, lesser known comic book award ceremony is the Ringo Awards (named after Mike Wieringo, not the Beatles drummer). IDW landed...
