Inkpot Award
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The Inkpot Award, bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International, is given to professionals in comic book, comic strip, animation, science fiction, and related pop-culture fields, who are guests of that organization's yearly multigenre fan convention, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con. Also eligible are members of Comic-Con's Board of Directors and convention committee.
The recipients, listed below, are known primarily as comics creators (writers, artists, letterers, colorists), editors, or publishers, unless otherwise noted.
[edit] Awards by year
[edit] 1974
- Forrest J. Ackerman (magazine editor)
- Ray Bradbury (prose writer)
- Kirk Alyn (actor)
- Milton Caniff
- Frank Capra (filmmaker)
- Bob Clampett (animator)
- June Foray (voice actress)
- Eric Hoffman (film historian)
- Chuck Jones (animator)
- Jack Kirby
- Stan Lee
- Bill Lund / William R. Lund (actor/writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Russ Manning
- Russell Myers (creator of 'Broom Hilda' comic strip)
- Charles Schulz
- Phil Seuling (Comic Art Convention founder)
- Roy Thomas
- Bjo Trimble (science-fiction fandom figure)
[edit] 1975
- Barry Alfonso (writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Brad Anderson
- Robert Bloch (prose writer)
- Vaughn Bodé
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (prose writer)
- Daws Butler (voice actor)
- Richard Butner (Comic-Con Chair-person; NO relation to prose writer)
- Shel Dorf ('Founding Father' of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Will Eisner
- Mark Evanier
- Gil Kane
- Alan Light
- Dick Moores
- George Pal (filmmaker)
- Rod Serling (screenwriter)
- Joe Shuster
- Jerry Siegel
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Jim Starlin
- Jim Steranko
- Ted Sturgeon (prose writer)
- Larry ("Seymour") Vincent (TV horror-movie host)
[edit] 1976
- Neal Adams
- Sergio Aragonés
- Mel Blanc (voice actor)
- Frank Brunner
- Rick Griffin
- Johnny Hart
- George Clayton Johnson (screenwriter)
- Vicky Kelso (long-time Secretary of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Mel Lazarus
- Sheldon Mayer
- Dale Messick
- Alex Niño
- Don Rico
- Don Thompson
- Maggie Thompson
[edit] 1977
- Alfredo Alcala
- Carl Barks
- C. C. Beck
- Howard Chaykin
- Lester Dent (prose writer)
- Jackie Estrada
- Hal Foster
- Walter Gibson (prose writer)
- Jim Harmon (writer/old radio & movie serial historian)
- Robert A. Heinlein (prose writer)
- Gene Henderson (San Diego Comic-Con's Historian & Director-at-Large)
- Michael Kaluta
- Joe Kubert
- Harvey Kurtzman
- George Lucas (filmmaker)
- Stan Lynde
- Byron Preiss
- Trina Robbins
- Stanley Ralph Ross
- Bill Scott
- David Scroggy
- Jay Ward (TV producer)
- Len Wein
[edit] 1978
- John Buscema
- Al Capp
- Gene Colan
- Gill Fox
- Tom French
- Steve Gerber
- Chester Gould
- Burne Hogarth
- Bob Kane
- Ken Krueger (founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Bernie Lansky
- Gray Morrow
- Clarence Nash
- Grim Natwick
- Bill Rotsler
- Mike Royer
- Gilbert Shelton
- Dave Sheridan
- Bil Stout
- Frank Thorne
- Boris Vallejo
- Mort Weisinger
- Elmer Woggon
[edit] 1979
- Craig Anderson
- Steve Englehart
- Dale Enzenbacher
- Kelly Freas
- Virginia French
- H. R. Giger (painter)
- Gene Hazelton
- Carl Macek
- Victor Moscoso
- Larry Niven (prose writer)
- Dan O'Neill
- Virgil Partch
- Jerry Pournelle
- Nestor Redondo
- Marshall Rogers
- John Romita, Sr.
- Bill Spicer
- Mort Walker
- Marv Wolfman
[edit] 1980
- Terry Austin
- Murray Bishoff
- Pat Boyette
- John Byrne
- Canadian Film Board
- Ernie Chan
- Chris Claremont
- Shary Flenniken
- Mike Friedrich
- Rick Geary
- Don Glut
- S. Gross
- Al Hartley
- B. Kliban
- Jerry Muller
- George Olshevsky
- Joe Orlando
- Fred Patten
- Don Phelps
- Richard Pini
- Wendy Pini
- David Raskin
- Scott Shaw! (artist/animator/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Jim Shooter
- John Stanley
- B. K. Taylor
- Osamu Tezuka (animator)
- Adam West (actor)
- Wally Wood
[edit] 1981
- Jerry Bails
- L. B. Cole
- Jim Fitzpatrick
- Dick Giordano
- Dave Graue
- Paul Gulacy
- Mary Henderson
- Karl Hubenthal
- Bil Keane
- Frank Miller
- Doug Moench
- Monkey Punch
- Dennis O'Neil
- Gary Owens
- Richard Rockwell, also known as Dick Rockwell
- Allen Saunders
- Julius Schwartz
- Mike Sekowsky
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Dave Sim
- Alex Toth
- Morrie Turner
- Bill Woggon
[edit] 1982
- Bob Bindig
- Brian Bolland
- Russ Cochran
- David Cockrum
- Max Allan Collins
- Chase Craig
- Archie Goodwin
- Mike Grell
- Bruce Hamilton
- Jack Katz
- Howard Kazanjian
- Hank Ketcham
- Walter Koenig (actor)
- Richard Kyle
- Lee Marrs
- Frank Marshall
- John Pound(artist/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Tony Raiola
- Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)
- Leonard Starr
- Robert Williams
[edit] 1983
- Douglas Adams (prose writer)
- Maeheah Alzmann
- Jim Aparo
- Don Bluth
- Floyd Gottfredson
- Norman Maurer
- George Pérez
- Arn Saba
- Dan Spiegel
- Joe Staton
- James Van Hise
- Cat Yronwode
[edit] 1984
- Murphy Anderson
- Ramon Arambola
- Greg Bear (prose writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- Fae (Gates) Desmond, Comic-Con Executive Director
- Stan Drake
- John Field
- Rick Hoberg
- Greg Jein
- Ollie Johnston
- Brant Parker
- Robert Shayne (actor)
- Curt Swan
- Frank Thomas
- Jim Valentino
- Al Williamson
[edit] 1985
- Brent Anderson
- Ben Bova (book/magazine editor)
- David Brin
- Jack Cummings
- Jack Davis
- Alan Moore
- Dan O'Bannon (filmmaker)
- Tom Orzechowski
- John Rogers
- Alex Schomburg
- Walt Simonson
[edit] 1986
- Poul Anderson (prose writer)
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (prose writer)
- Dave Gibbons
- Jean ("Moebius") Giraud
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Jaime Hernandez
- Denis Kitchen
- Steve Leialoha
- Marty Nodell
- Harvey Pekar
- Mark Stadler
- Dave Stevens
[edit] 1987
- Harlan Ellison (prose writer)
- Larry Geeck
- Ward Kimball
- Deni Loubert
- Bill Messner-Loebs
- Mike Peters
- Bill Schanes
- Steve Schanes
- Robert Silverberg (prose writer)
- Art Spiegelman
- Bernie Wrightson
- Ray Zone (3-D historian)
[edit] 1988
- Frank Alison, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
- Robert Asprin (prose writer)
- Mike Baron
- Lynda Barry
- John Bolton
- Jules Feiffer
- Raymond Feist (prose writer)
- Matt Groening
- Gary Groth
- George R. R. Martin (prose writer)
- Mike Pasqua
- Steve Rude
- Marie Severin
- Matt Wagner
[edit] 1989
- Richard Alf (founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
- R. Crumb
- Howard Cruse
- Kevin Eastman
- Lee Falk
- Ron Goulart (prose writer)
- Walt Kelly
- Peter Laird
- Syd Mead (industrial designer)
- Andre Norton (prose writer)
- Jerry Robinson
- Diana Schutz
- Janet Tait
- Ron Turner
- Gahan Wilson
[edit] 1990
- Karen Berger
- Bob Burden
- Tom DeFalco
- William Gaines
- Jim Henson (puppeteer)
- Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier
- Grant Morrison
- Bob Overstreet
- Mary Reynante
- Bob Schreck
- Ken Steacy
- Rick Sternbach (film/TV illustrator)
- Charles Vess
[edit] 1991
- Alicia Austin
- Clive Barker (prose writer)
- Dan Barry
- Dan DeCarlo
- Creig Flessel
- Neil Gaiman
- Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
- Keith Giffen
- George Gladir
- Joe Haldeman (prose novelist)
- Lynn Johnston
- Carol Kalish
- Don Maitz
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Steve Oliff
- Julie Roloff
- Stan Sakai
[edit] 1992
- Carina Burns-Chenelle
- Bob Chapman
- Francis Ford Coppola (filmmaker)
- Robin Doig
- Alan Grant
- Bill Griffith
- Ray Harryhausen (filmmaker)
- Marc Hempel
- Jim Lee
- Milo Manara
- Scott McCloud
- Todd McFarlane
- Rowena Morrill (book/magazine illustrator)
- Diane Noomin
- Louise Simonson
- Dick Sprang
- Vernor Vinge (prose writer)
- Mark Wheatley
[edit] 1993
- Gary Carter (comics historian)
- Phil Foglio
- Robert Goodwin
- Ferd Johnson
- Don Martin
- Dave McKean
- Clydene Nee
- Paul Norris
- Paul Power
- P. Craig Russell
- Mark Schultz
- Vincent Sullivan
- Michael Whelan (artist)
- Roger Zelazny (prose writer)
[edit] 1994
- Mike Carlin
- Paul Chadwick
- Al Feldstein
- Stan Goldberg
- Roberta Gregory
- Chad Grothkopf
- Jerry Ordway
- Bud Plant
- Mike Richardson
- John Romita, Jr.
- Richard Rowell
- Lucius Shepard (prose writer)
- Mickey Spillane (prose writer)
- J. Michael Stracynski
- Rumiko Takahashi
[edit] 1995
- Roger Corman (filmmaker)
- Greg Hildbrandt
- Tim Hildebrant
- Ryuichi Ikegami
- Irv Novick
- Joe Sinnott
[edit] 1996
[edit] 1997
- Dick Ayers
- Steve Bissette
- Terry Brooks (prose writer)
- Bob Haney
- Russ Heath
- Carol Lay
- Michael Moorcock (prose writer)
- Janice Tobias
- George Tuska
[edit] 1998
- John Broome
- Eddie Campbell
- Nick Cardy
- David Glanzer, Comic-Con Director of Marketing and Publicity
- Fred Guardineer
- Lorenzo Mattotti
- Paul S. Newman
- John Severin
- Joe Simon
- Naoko Takeuchi
- Mark Yturralde (filmmaker)
[edit] 1999
- Tom Batiuk
- Chuck Cuidera
- Samuel R. Delany (prose writer)
- Arnold Drake
- Sam Glanzman
- Larry Gonick
- Irwin Hasen
- Sue Lord, Comic-Con HR/Guest Relations
[edit] 2000
- Will Elder
- Rick Estrada, also known as Ric Estrada
- Phoebe Gloeckner
- Beth Holley, Comic-Con VP, Exhibits
- Carmine Infantino
- Jack Kamen
- Ben Katchor
- Harry Lampert
- Bryan Talbot
- Angelo Torres
- Lewis Trondheim
[edit] 2001
- Henry Boltinoff
- Irwin Donenfeld
- Brian and Wendy Froud
- Martin Jaquish, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
- Joe R. Lansdale
- Spider and Jeanne Robinson (prose writers)
- Alvin Schwartz [NOTE: Unclear which of two writers Alvin Schwartz]
- Jeff Smith
- Kim Thompson
[edit] 2002
- Frank Jacobs
- Jason
- Paul Levitz
- Bob Lubbers
- Bob Oksner
- Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Hal Sherman
- Herb Trimpe
- William Woolfolk
- Eddie Ibrahim, Comic-Con Director of Programming
[edit] 2003
- Charles Berberian
- Frank Bolle
- Sal Buscema
- John Davenport, Comic-Con Events staff
- Philippe Dupuy
- Steve Jackson (games manufacturer)
- Sid Jacobson
- Larry Lieber
- Terry Moore
- Howard Post
[edit] 2004
- Jack Adler
- Tom Gill
- Harry Harrison (prose writer)
- Bruce Jones
- Batton Lash
- Mike Mignola
- Bill Plympton (animator)
- Frank Springer
- John Totleben
[edit] 2005
[edit] 2006
- Peter S. Beagle (Outstanding Achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy)
- Art Clokey (animator)
- Luis Dominguez
- Basil Gogos
- Everett Raymond Kinstler (former comics artist; presidential portrait painter)
- Kazuo Koike
- Yoshihiro Tatsumi
[edit] 2007
- Allen Bellman
- Renée French
- Gary Friedrich
- Adam Hughes
- Miriam Katin
- Mel Keefer
- Joseph Michael Linsner
- David Morrell (prose writer)
- Lily Renée Phlllips
- Mike Ploog
- Dan Vado
- Mark Verheiden
- F. Paul Wilson (prose writer)
