Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards are given to individuals for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services. Click here to see a complete list of Inkpot Award recipients.
27 special guests received Inkpot Awards in 2014. These photos show all of this year's recipients.
Comic-Con International 2014 Inkpot Awards Photo Gallery
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Syndicated cartoonist Ray Billingsley (Curtis).
Photo by Barry Brown © 2014 SDCC
Artist June Brigman (co-creator, Power Pack).
Photo by Barry Brown © 2014 SDCC
Artist Mark Brooks (Marvel covers).
Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2014 SDCC
Syndicated cartoonist Brian Crane (Pickles).
Photo by Eric Olaes © 2014 SDCC
Helping to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman (left to right): writer Chuck Dixon, artists Graham Nolan and Kelley Jones. Dixon and Nolan are the co-creators of Bane.
Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2014 SDCC
Writer/producer Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Husbands).
Photo by Barry Brown © 2014 SDCC
Benjamin and Athena Finger, the grandson and daughter of comics writer Bill Finger, the uncredited co-creator of Batman, accepted the award in honor of Bill, who passed away in 1974.
Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2014 SDCC
Cartoonist/illustrator Drew Friedman (Heroes of the Comics).
Photo by Scotty Oson © 2014 SDCC
Writer/artist Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster).
Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2014 SDCC
Artist Brian Haberlin (Anomaly, co-creator, Witchblade).
Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2014 SDCC
Animation legend Willie Ito (Disney, Hanna Barbera).
Photo by Scotty Oson © 2014 SDCC
Longtime Comic-Con volunteer Katherine Morrison, who co-ordinates the Autograph and Portfolio Review areas at the event.
Photo by Kevin Green © 2014 SDCC
Comics historian and author Michelle Nolan (Love on the Racks).
Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2014 SDCC
Comics writer Jimmy Palmiotti (All Star Western, Harley Quinn) and artist Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn, Power Girl).
Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2014 SDCC
Writer Benoit Peeters (right) with his artist collaborator Francoise Schuiten (Schuiten received an Inkpot Award from Comic-Con in 1996). Peeters and Schuiten are known for their work on The Obscure Cities series of graphic novels.
Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2014 SDCC
Fantasy artist John Picacio.
Photo by Jody Cortes © 2014 SDCC
Writer/artist Mimi Pond (Over Easy).
Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2014 SDCC
Marvel Entertainment's chief creative officer and noted artist Joe Quesada.
Photo by Tina Gill © 2014 SDCC
Film director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series).
Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2014 SDCC
Writer/artist Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck).
Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2014 SDCC
Artist Brian Stelfreeze (Shadow of the Bat covers).
Photo by Gary Sassaman © 2014 SDCC
Batman TV series stars (left to right) Burt Ward (Robin), Julie Newmar (Catwoman), and Adam West (Batman). Mr. West actually received his Inkpot Award in 1980 when he was a guest at Comic-Con.
Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2014 SDCC
The Inkpot Award is from an original design by writer/artist Rick Geary.
Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2014 SDCC