Friends of Lulu
Friends of Lulu ( friends of Lulu ) was a 1997 by Trina Robbins founded and other illustrators nonprofit organization in the United States of America .
The name is derived from the comic book heroine Little Lulu of 'Marge' ( Marjorie Henderson Buell ) from the 1940s , who fought undeterred by social conventions for admission to the Boys Club . Friends of Lulu encouraged women's participation in the comic industry and created social networks to facilitate communication between artists and women in other fields such as publishing , distribution and sales. Another goal was to increase the number of women in the readership. Regardless of gender, anyone who supported the goals of the organization could become a member.
Among other things, the organization published anthologies and offered interested parties a selection of comics worth reading on the homepage .
In 2011, Friends of Lulu was dissolved after the IRS lost its tax exemption and internal issues.
Lulu Awards
The "Lulu Awards", which have been presented annually since 1997, honor artists who deal with the topic of "women in comics" in a particularly noteworthy manner and thus write "comics for women". In addition to the admission of an artist to the “Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame”, the “Kimberly Yale Award”, named after the author Kim Yale , is given to a young up-and-coming artist and the “Lulu of the Year”. The award ceremony will take place at the Comic-Con International comic fair in San Diego .
Prize winners
1997
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Marie Severin
- Lulu of the Year: Trina Robbins
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Jessica Abel
1998
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Dale Messick
- Lulu of the Year: Sarah Dyer
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Carla Speed McNeil
1999
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Ramona Fradon
- Lulu of the Year: Jill Thompson
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Devin Grayson
2000
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Marge Henderson Buell
- Lulu of the Year: Trina Robbins
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Rachel Hartman
2001
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Trina Robbins, Hilda Terry
- Lulu of the Year: Trina Robbins, Anne Timmons
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Anne Timmons
2002
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Lynn Johnston
- Lulu of the Year: Sequential Tart (Marcia Allass - Editor)
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Ashley-Jane Nicholaus, Gisèle Lagacé
2003
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Wendy Pini
- Lulu of the Year: Joe Field
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Raina Telgemeier
2004
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Lynda Barry
- Lulu of the Year: Lea Hernandez
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Lark Pien
2005
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Donna Barr
- Lulu of the Year: Shaenon Garrity
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Vera Brosgol
2006
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Roberta Gregory
- Lulu of the Year: Scholastic / Graphix
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Leigh Dragoon
2007
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Colleen Doran
- Lulu of the Year: Abby Denson
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Rachel Nabors
2008
- Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Nell Brinkley
- Lulu of the Year: Marjane Satrapi
- Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent: Martina Fugazzotto
2009
- Best New Talent: Kate Beaton
- Lulu Of The Year: Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots)
- Woman Of Distinction Award: Joanne Carter Siegel
- Award For Most Kid-Friendly Work: Rapunzel's Revenge
- Female Comic Creator's Hall Of Fame Inductee: Gail Simone
- Best Female Character: Monica Villarreal (Wapsy Square)
2010
- Best New Talent: Kathryn Immonen, '' The Runaways ''
- Lulu of the Year: Kate Beaton
- Woman of Distinction Award: Lauren Sankovitch
- Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work: Diana Nock, '' The Intrepid Girlbot ''
- Female Cartoonists Hall of Fame: Alison Bechdel
- Best Female Character: Ramona Flowers ( Scott Pilgrim )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ What Went Wrong With Friends of Lulu? A Postmortem Interview ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Winner 2009
