Inkpot Award
| Inkpot Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of pop-culture |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Comic-Con International |
| Hosted by | San Diego Comic-Con International |
| First awarded | 1974 |
The Inkpot Award is an honor bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International. It is given to professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of popular culture, at CCI's annual convention, commonly known as "San Diego Comic-Con". Also eligible are members of Comic-Con's Board of Directors and convention committee.
The recipients, listed below, are known primarily as comics creators, including writers; artists; letterers; colorists; editors; or publishers; unless otherwise noted.
Source: 1974-2007, 1974-2011, 1974-2013
Ditko was presented the award in absentia, accepted on his behalf by Renegade Press publisher Deni Loubert, who had published Ditko's World the previous year. Ditko refused the award and returned it to Loubert saying, "Awards bleed the artist and make us compete against each other. They are the most horrible things in the world. How dare you accept this on my behalf".
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