Jack Kirby Award
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The Jack Kirby Award was a prestigious 1980s comic book industry honor recognizing outstanding achievements in comics, particularly in the direct market.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American award
ⓘ
comic book industry award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
excellence in direct market comic books
ⓘ
outstanding achievements in comics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1987 ⓘ |
| field | comic books ⓘ |
| follows | early fan-voted comics awards ⓘ |
| genre | comics ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Best Artist
ⓘ
Best Graphic Album ⓘ Best New Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Series ⓘ Best Writer ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| industry | comics industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | comic book artist ⓘ |
| namedForPersonRole | Jack Kirby as influential comics creator ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
considered prestigious among comic book professionals
ⓘ
focused on the direct market ⓘ |
| notableImpact | influenced creation of later comics awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Fantagraphics Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Comics Journal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Eisner Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by comics professionals ⓘ |
| status | defunct award ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
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