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Comic Con India was inaugurated in India in 2011, and has since attracted comics fans from all across the nation to its events in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Aside from its regular cosplay competitions, it also gives out awards to the most notable comics work done in India each year. Last year’s nominees have just been announced; here’s your rough guide to the nominees in the running for various categories.
Best Graphic Novel
Nirmala and Normala, Penguin Simian, HarperCollins Rumi, Sufi Comics Sholay, Graphic India World War One, Campfire
Best Pencilller/Inker/Penciller-Inker Team
Gowra Hari Perla, KAKAA Fableri Abhijeet Kini, Holy Hell, Meta Desi Vol. 2 Zoheb Momin, Item Dhamaka Harsho Mohan, Hyderabad: A Graphic Novel Harsho Mohan, Aghrori 11 Lalit Kumar Sharma and Jagdish Kumar, World War One Sachin Nagar, Kaurava Empire Vol. 1 Sachin Nagar, Kaurava Empire Vol. 2 Harsho Mohan, Chakrapurer Chakkare Sabu Sarasan, Ayodhya Kand Zoheb Akbar and Arijit Dutta Chowdhury, Jatayu and Nandi (Divine Beings)
Best Colourist
Sanman Mohita, Futile, Blind Spot Vipul Bhandari, Cross Hair, Blind Spot R. Kamath and Prabhu, Item Dhamaka Neeraj Menon, Hyderabad: A Graphic Novel Prasad Patnaik, Aghori 11 Sachin Nagar, Kaurava Empire Vol. 1 Sachin Nagar, Kaurava Empire Vol. 2 Vijay Sharma and Pradeep Sherawat, World War One B. Meenakshi and Pragati Agrawal, Space Doughtnut, Tinkle 276
Best Cover
Abhijeet Kini, Ground Zero #2 Sumit Kumar, Parshu Warriors Sumit Kumar, Devi Chaudhrani Mukesh Singh, Ravanayan Finale Part 2 Rahil Mohsin, Rumi, Sufi Comics Priya Kurien, Bookasura Culpeo S. Fox, The Fox and the Crow
Best Writer
Alan Cowsill, World War One Rajani Thindiath, Dreams: My World in My Head, Tinkle Holiday Special 41 Lewis Helfland, They Changed the World
Best Continuing Graphic Series
Chiyo, Tinkle Digest Ravanayan, Holy Cow Beast Legion Dental Diaries, Tinkle
Best Illustrated Children’s Book
Tinkle Digest 276, Tinkle Pashu, Puffin The Fox and the Crow, Karadi Tales Malgudi School Days, Puffin
Best Children’s Writer
Sean D’Mello, Tantri the Mantri: The Dream Team, Tinkle Tall Tales 4 Ruskin Bond, With Love from the Hills Arundhati Venkatesh, Bookasura Devdutt Pattnaik, Pashu Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan, Ayodhya Kand
Best Publication for Children
Tinkle Holiday Special 41 Tinkle Digest 273 CN Remix, Pepper Script Bookasura, Scholastic Ayodhya Kand, ACK
Lifetime Achievement Award
Aabid Surti
