Rudolph Dirks Award

The Rudolph Dirks Award is a prize for graphic literature (comics, manga and graphic novels). It is named after the German-American comic book pioneer Rudolph Dirks and was first awarded in 2016.

The award recognizes the best works by genre in 18 categories and the best artists by origin in 12 categories. A short-list jury determines the nominees per category. As with the US models, the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award , there will then be an online voting. The award is presented at the German Comic Con in Dortmund, which always takes place at the end of the year.

In addition to the 30 main categories to be voted on, there are also the two special categories “Lifetime Achievement Award” and “Best Journalistic / Academic Publication”. These prizes are awarded directly by the GCC.

Best publications (by genre)

Funny / comedy

2016: Another Guide for Bad Fathers ( Guy Delisle ), Reprodukt
2017: Nimona (Noelle Stevenson), Splitter
2018: The big bad fox ( Benjamin Renner ), avant
2019: Lucky Luke Homage 3: Lucky Luke saddles ( Mawil ), Egmont

Superhero

2016: Ms. Marvel ( G. Willow Wilson / Adrian Alphona), Panini
2017: Dark Night: A True Batman Story ( Eduardo Risso / Paul Dini ), Panini
2018: Black Hammer ( Jeff Lemire / Dean Ormston / Dave Stewart), Splitter
2019: Black Hammer: Doctor Star and the Realm of Lost Hope ( Jeff Lemire / Max Fiumara / Dave Stewart), Splitter

SciFi / Alternative History

2016: Space Crumbs ( Craig Thompson ), reproduct
2017: Gung Ho (Thomas von Kummant / Benjamin von Eckartsberg), Cross Cult
2018: The world of sons ( Gipi ), avant
2019: Egon (Dominik Wendland), Yes, yes

Fantasy

2016: Mouse Guard (David Petersen), Cross Cult
2017: Saga ( Brian K. Vaughan / Fiona Staples), Cross Cult
2018: Saga ( Brian K. Vaughan / Fiona Staples), Cross Cult
2019: The Golden Age, Part 1 ( Cyril Pedrosa / Roxanne Moreil), reproduced

Mystery / mythology

2016: Saga ( Brian K. Vaughan / Fiona Staples), Cross Cult
2017: Paper Girls (Cliff Chiang / Brian K. Vaughan ), Cross Cult
2018: My favorite thing is Monster (Emil Ferris), Panini
2019: The rabbi's cat , anthology 3 ( Joann Sfar ), avant

Horror / gore

2016: In the Pines - 5 Murder Ballads (Erik Kriek), avant
2017: The Walking Dead (Charlie Adlard / Robert Kirkman ), Cross Cult
2018: End Times ( Olivia Vieweg ), Carlsen
2019: The Harrowby Hall Water Ghost ( Barbara Yelin , after John Kendrick Bangs ), Carlsen

Crime / thriller / espionage

2016: Me, the murderer (Antonio Altarriba / Keko), avant
2017: Maggy Garrisson (Stéphane Oiry / Lewis Trondheim ), writer & reader
2018: Maggy Garrisson (Stéphane Oiry / Lewis Trondheim ), writer & reader
2019: Berlin 1931 (Felipe Hernández Cava / Raúl), avant

Action / adventure

2016: LastMan ( Bastien Vivès / Balak / Michaël Sanlaville), reproduct
2017: Gung Ho (Thomas von Kummant / Benjamin von Eckartsberg), Cross Cult
2018: Black Hammer ( Jeff Lemire / Dean Ormston / Dave Stewart), Splitter
2019: Lucky Luke Homage 3: Lucky Luke saddles ( Mawil ), Egmont

Youth drama / Coming of Age

2016: A Summer by the Lake (Mariko & Jilian Tamaki), reproduced
2017: Totem (Mikael Ross / Nicolas Wouters), avant
2018: A sister ( Bastien Vivès ), reproduced
2019: Girlsplaining (Katja Klengel), reproduced

Social drama / Slice of Life

2016: Beautiful daughters ( Flix ), Carlsen
2017: The Ease (Catherine Meurisse), Carlsen
2018: The summer of her life ( Thomas von Steinaecker / Barbara Yelin ), reproduced
2019: The Fall (Mikael Ross), avant

Historical drama

2016: Arsène Schrauwen (Olivier Schrauwen), reproduced
2017: On the barricades (Wilfrid Lupano / Anthony Jean / Lucy Mazel / Xavier Fourquemin), splinters
2018: Brodeck's report ( Manu Larcenet after Philippe Claudel ), reproduced
2019: Berlin 3: Shimmering City ( Jason Lutes ), Carlsen

biography

2016: Drei Steine ( Nils Oskamp ), Panini
2017: Geisel ( Guy Delisle ), reproduct
2018: Nick Cave - Mercy on me ( Reinhard Kleist ), Carlsen
2019: A suicide (Steffen Kverneland), avant

Report / science

2016: The Realist (Asaf Hanuka), Cross Cult
2017: In the shadow of war - reports from Syria, Iraq and Turkey (Sarah Glidden), reproduced
2018: The Origin of Love ( Liv Strömquist ), avant
2019: Girlsplaining (Katja Klengel), reproduced

Experimental / alternative

2016: The UPgrade ( Ulf S. Graupner / Sascha Wüstefeld), Cross Cult
2017: Esther's diaries - My life as a ten-year-old ( Riad Sattouf ), reproduced
2018: The high-rise ( Katharina Greve ), avant
2019: Night in Paradise ( Frank Schmolke ), Edition Moderne

Romance / love story

2016: An ocean of love (Wilfrid Lupano / Grégory Panaccione), splinter
2017: Cry Me a River (Alice Socal), Rotopolpress
2018: How I tried to be a good person ( Ulli Lust ), Suhrkamp
2019: The inevitable aging of emotions (Zidrou / Aimée de Jongh), Splitter

Breaking taboos / eroticism

2016: Love Addict (Koren Shadmi), Egmont
2017: Olympia ( Bastien Vivès / Ruppert & Mulot), reproduced
2018: A sister ( Bastien Vivès ), reproduced
2019: Pirouettes (Tillie Walden), reproduced

Literature adaptation

2016: Münchhausen - The truth about lying ( Flix / Bernd Kissel ), Carlsen
2017: The War of the Worlds ( Thilo Krapp , based on HG Wells ), Egmont
2018: Brodeck's report ( Manu Larcenet , after Philippe Claudel ), reproduced
2019: Der Schwindler (Pascal Rabaté, after Alexei Tolstoy ), writer & reader

Classic edition

2016: Corto Maltese - Complete Edition ( Hugo Pratt ), writer & reader
2017: Akira - Complete Edition ( Katsuhiro Otomo ), Carlsen
2018: Rip Kirby - The Complete Comics ( Alex Raymond ), Bocola
2019: Berlin, Complete Edition ( Jason Lutes ), Carlsen

Best Artists (by Origin)

North America scenario

2016: Robert Kirkman ( Outcast , The Walking Dead ), USA
2017: Brian K. Vaughan (Paper Girls, Saga ), USA
2018: Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer), Canada
2019: Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer), Canada

North America - drawings

2016: Babs Tarr ( Batgirl - The New Adventures), USA
2017: Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), USA
2018: Dean Ormston (Black Hammer), UK
2019: Jason Lutes (Berlin), USA

South and Central America scenario

2016: Héctor G. Oesterheld (Eternauta), Argentina - awarded posthumously
2017: Marcello Quintanilha (Tungstênio), Brazil
2018: Héctor G. Oesterheld (Eternauta 1969), Argentina - awarded posthumously
2019: Marcelo D'Salete (Angola Janga - A Story of Freedom), Brazil

South and Central America - drawings

2016: Francisco Solano López (Eternauta), Argentina - awarded posthumously
2017: Marcello Quintanilha (Tungstênio), Brazil
2018: Alberto Breccia (Eternauta 1969, Lovecraft), Uruguay - awarded posthumously
2019: Eduardo Risso (Moonshine), Argentina

Asia scenario

2016: Jiro Taniguchi (her name was Tamoji, The Guardians of the Louvre), Japan
2017: Yoshitoki Ōima (A Silent Voice), Japan
2018: Minetaro Mochizuki (Chiisakobee), Japan
2019: Gengoroh Tagame (My Brother's Man), Japan

Asia - drawings

2016: Naoki Urasawa (Billy Bat), Japan
2017: Jiro Taniguchi (Venice, Ice Age Chronicle of the Earth), Japan - awarded posthumously
2018: Jiro Taniguchi (Ice Age Chronicle of the Earth, Tokyo Killers), Japan - awarded posthumously
2019: Sana Takeda (Monstress), Japan

Africa & Oceania scenario

2016: Simon Hanselmann (Hexe Total), Australia / Tasmania
2017: not awarded
2018: Sylvia Ofili (German Calendar No December), Nigeria
2019: Marguerite Abouet (Akissi), Ivory Coast

Africa & Oceania - drawings

2016: Simon Hanselmann (Hexe Total), Australia / Tasmania
2017: Nicola Scott (Black Magick, Wonder Woman ), Australia
2018: Colin Wilson (Wonderball), New Zealand
2019: Nicola Scott (Black Magick), Australia

Europe scenario

2016: Lewis Trondheim (Ralph Azham, Mr Bunny), France
2017: Matthieu Bonhomme (The man who shot Lucky Luke), France
2018: Gipi (The World of Sons), Italy
2019: Émile Bravo (Spirou or: Hope), France

Europe - drawings

2016: Brecht Evens (Panter), Belgium
2017: Uli Oesterle (headwear), Germany
2018: Manu Larcenet (Brodeck's report), France
2019: Cyril Pedrosa (The Golden Age), France

Germany - scenario

2016: Tobi Dahmen (bike mod)
2017: Benjamin von Eckartsberg (Gung Ho)
2018: Olivia Vieweg (end time)
2019: Katja Klengel (Girlsplaining)

Germany - drawings

2016: Sascha Wüstefeld (The UPgrade)
2017: Thomas von Kummant (Gung Ho)
2018: Claudya Schmidt (Myre - The Chronicles of Yria)
2019: Mikael Ross (The Fall)

Web links

Homepage

Individual evidence

↑ The winners of the Rudolph Dirks Award 2016 - Comic.de. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (German).
↑ Four times the award - the comic series "Gung Ho" wins the Rudolph Dirks Award . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed December 15, 2017]).

[1] The winners of the Rudolph Dirks Award 2016 - Comic.de. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (German).

[2] Four times the award - the comic series "Gung Ho" wins the Rudolph Dirks Award . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed December 15, 2017]).