Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodhall, Sami Alwani take home trophies, Duncan Macpherson inducted into Hall of Fame at 2018 Doug Wright Awards
The winners of the 14th annual Doug Wright Awards, recognizing the best work and most promising talent in Canadian comics, were announced Saturday evening at a ceremony in Toronto. One of this year’s winners is a multiple Doug Wright Award nominee, and all three took home awards for the first time.
Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodhall and Sam Alwani all won big at the 2018 awards, which also saw Duncan Macpherson inducted into the Giants of the North hall of fame.
Your 2018 Doug Wright Awards nominees
2018 Giants of the North inductee, Duncan Macpherson
The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are proud to announce their 2018 finalists, including Best Book nominees Guy Delisle, Joe Ollmann, GG, Jesse Jacobs, and Connor Willumsen.
Read all about the DWA nominees for Best Book, Spotlight (aka The Nipper), Pigskin Peters Award and this year’s Giants of the North hall of fame inductee, here.
The recipients of the 14th annual Wright Awards will be announced in a ceremony held at the Toronto Comics Arts Festival on May 12, 2017 in Toronto.
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Douglas Austin Wright
Meet Mister Wright
The Doug Wright Awards were established in 2005 to honour the legacy of the late great Doug Wright by recognizing the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels.
The critically acclaimed artist behind Doug Wright’s Family, Wright has been hailed for his unparalleled draftsmanship and his touching, compact narratives. He has been compared to the likes of Charles Schulz and George Herriman, and is truly a master of 20th century Canadian comics.