On 9 & 10 April, Animation Xpress successfully completed India’s first-ever CBAM (Comic Books & More) Summit, which was widely welcomed and hailed by the industry. And today, it held the CBAM Awards where the best talents in the world of Comic Books were honoured and recognised.
Publishers, artists, and individuals participated in large numbers, across various categories and the ANX team couldn’t have asked for a better start in the first edition of the CBAM Awards. It attracted over 300 plus entries across 33 categories which were judged by a well-qualified 12 member jury through an online mechanism.
Being the first year, the team working on CBAM Awards did face some challenges and were grateful to all the participants and jurors for their support and patience and have promised to make the next edition a much smoother process.
The event has been supported by session partner Wacom, support partner HUION and awards gifting partner XP-Pen.
Here’s the list of CBAM Awards nominations and winners:
CREATIVE Category
Best Colorist
- Charbak Dipta
SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge
- Charbak Dipta
Macbovy’s Adventures
- Abhishek Singh
Outrage (Indusverse)
- Rohan Baikar
Stunt (Indusverse)
- Vivek Shinde, Nehaal Gonsalves, Rajesh Nagulakonda
#The Beginning (Indusverse)
Best Letterer
- Charbak Dipta
LUBLU
- Charbak Dipta
SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge
- Charbak Dipta
Macbovy’s Adventures
- Ajish G Habib
Nagin: An untold love story (Tuttifrutti Interactive)
- Fenil Sherdiwala
BAJARANGI SERIES #01 1411 (Fenil Comics)
Best Writer
- Charbak Dipta
LUBLU
- Adam First
Destiny Awakes (FirstOffPress)
- Alok Sharma
Stunt (Indusverse)
- Arunabh Kumar
Outrage (Indusverse)
- Aparna Sundaresan
WingStar 02: Dangers Unseen (Tinkle)
- Arunabh Kumar & Lianne Texeira Singh
#The Beginning (Indusverse)
Best Penciller/Inker Or Penciller-inker Team Award
- Bakarmax
Punchayat
- Harsho Mohan Chattoraj
Destiny Awakes
- Charbak Dipta
Macbovy’s Adventures
- Saumin Suresh Patel
Stunt (Indusverse)
- Hemant Kumar and Jagdish Kumar
Outrage (Indusverse)
- Rajesh Nagulakonda
#The Beginning (Indusverse)
- Ajish G Habib
Nagin: An untold love story (Tuttifrutti Interactive)
Best Painter/Digital Artist
- Bakarmax
Karejwa
- Nikhil Salvi
Tibu Comics (Magic Elements Studios)
- Charbak Dipta
SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge
- Charbak Dipta
Macbovy’s Adventures
- Manek D’Silva
Bonabyl: A Spooky Adventure (Wicked & Wise Entertainment)
- Rohan Baikar
Stunt (Indusverse)
Best Cover Artist Award
- Charbak Dipta
SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge
- Charbak Dipta
Macbovy’s Adventures
- Sanket & Neel
Stunt (Indusverse) - Babban and Guddu
#The Beginning (Indusverse)
- Ajish G Habib
Nagin: An untold love story (Tuttifrutti Interactive)
COMIC BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVEL Category
Best Single Issue/One-shot book
- Karejwa (Bakarmax)
- Pagla Sahib’s Grave (Harsho Mohan Chattoraj)
- Aruna Asaf Ali (Amar Chitra Katha)
- Angry Maushi – CITIZEN PAIN (Abhijeet Kini Studios)
- Ek Din Ka Hero (Abhijeet Kini Studios)
- Making Friends with Snakes (But from a distance) (Pratham Books)
Best Continuing Series
- Love in Mussoorie (TBS Planet Comics)
- Small Thunder (Bakarmax)
- The Beast Legion (Jazyl Homavazir)
- Efundu Science Comic Strips called Zyno Class (Hapilipi – Efundu)
- Bajrangi Series #1 1411 (Fenil Comics)
Best Limited Series
- Mahadeva Series (Amar Chitra Katha)
Best New Series
- SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge series (Deeper Learning Innovations – Dabung Girl Comics)
Best Graphic Novel—new
- Stunt (Indusverse)
- Outrage (Indusverse)
- #TheBeginning (Indusverse)
Best Graphic Novel—reprint
- Essential Angry Maushi 2020 Edition (Abhijeet Kini Studios)
Best Regional Language Comic Book
- Chotushkon (Harsho Mohan Chattoraj)
- Bajarangi Series #02 Simha (Fenil Comics)
- Om Series #01 Secret Agent Om (Fenil Comics)
Best Emerging Comic Book Hero (Kids)
- Zyno Inga Mini (Hapilipi – Efundu)
- Dabung Girl (Dabung Girl Comics)
- Diwali Dev (Diamond Comics)
Best Emerging Comic Book Hero for (Mature Readers)
- Musalman (Bakarmax)
- Sam/Stunt (Indusverse)
- Outrage/Satya (Indusverse)
PUBLISHERS Category
Best Publication House (Comics & Graphic Novels) – Kids
- Amar Chitra Katha
Best Publication House (Comics & Graphic Novels) – Teens/Young Adults
- Dabung Girl Comics
- Amar Chitra Katha
- Indusverse
Best Publication House (Comics & Graphic Novels) – Adults
- Bakarmax
Best Emerging Comic Book Publishing House
- bigbang books
- Dabung Girl Comics
- Indusverse
OTHERS Category
Best Web Comic
- Tibu Comics (Magic Elements Studios)
- LUBLU (Charbak Dipta Studios)
- The Beast Legion (Jazyl Homavazir)
Best Digital Comic Award
- Veerana (TBS Planet Comics)
- Dabung Girl and Delhi Yatra (Dabung Girl Comics)
- Tashree (Pratilipi)
Best Political Cartoonist
- Shaunak Samvatsar
Breadcrumbs
Best Independent Comic category
- Destiny Awakes
Harso Mohan Chattoraj
- LUBLU
Charbak Dipta Studios
- Angry Maushi CITIZEN PAIN
Abhijeet Kini Studios
Best Emerging Comic
- Outrage (Indusverse)
Best Comic Book Merchandise
- Angry Maushi “Kaay re virus” mask (Abhijeet Kini Studios)
Best Merchandise By Comic Artists
- Rhyme Fighters Mumbai collection terracotta figure-eens (Abhijeet Kini Studios)
SPECIAL Category
Best Graphic Novel/Comic Book Of The Year
- Destiny Awakes (Harsho Mohan Chattoraj)
- Pagla Sahib’s Grave (Harsho Mohan Chattoraj)
- SuperAvni and the Invisible Challenge (Dabung Girl Comics)
Best Children’s Illustrated Book Of The Year
- The Mountains of Mumbai (Karadi Tales Company)
- Mutthasi’s Missing Teeth (Debasis Sharma)
- The Middle (Pickle Yolk Books)
- Giggi and Daddy (Pickle Yolk Books)
- Who Stole Bhaiya’s Smile? (Pratham Books)
Best International Comic Book
- The Cities Beneath / Die unterirdischen Städte (Syenagiri)
Best Comic Book Editor Award
- Rajeev Tamhankar
Love in Mussoorie (TBS Planet Comics)
- Charbak Dipta
LUBLU
- Reena I. Puri
Mahadeva (Amar Chitra Katha)
- Nupur Sharma
Stunt (Indusverse)
- Nupur Sharma
Outrage (Indusverse)
- Nupur Sharma
#TheBeginning (Indusverse)
Comic Artist Of The Year Award
- Rajeev Tamhankar
Love in Mussoorie (TBS Planet Comics)
- Harsho Mohan Chattoraj
Destiny Awakes
- Charbak Dipta
SuperAvni & The Invisible Challenge
- Saumin Suresh Patel
Stunt (Indusverse)
- Rajesh Nagulakonda
#The Beginning (Indusverse)
- Ajish G Habib
Nagin: An untold love story (Tuttifrutti Interactive)
Lifetime Achievement Award
GULSHAN RAI