Comic-Con’s Inkpot Awards are given to individuals for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services. There were 25 Inkpot Awards given out this year, along with 2 Icon Awards. Here are photos of this year’s recipients. Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi was also an Inkpot Award recipient. Click here to see a complete list of Inkpot Award recipients.
2015 Photo Gallery
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Jerry Beck, animation historian and author. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Greg Capullo, artist on Batman and Spawn. Photo by Michael Boardman © 2015 SDCC
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Mike Catron, senior editor and co-founder of Fantagraphics. Photo by Daniel Sakow © 2015 SDCC
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Carlos Ezquerra, artist and co-creator, Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog. Photo by Michele Brittany (spyfi-superspies.blogspot.com/)
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Andrew Farago, author and curator, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Dave Garcia (right), artist, creator, Panda Khan, with his son Philip Sharpe-Garcia. Photo by Tony Amat © 2015 SDCC
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Tom Grummett, artist, Superman, Superboy, X-Men Forever. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Jackson “Butch” Guice, artist, Action Comics, X-Factor, Micronauts. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
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Chip Kidd, author/editor/designer, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Steve Lieber, artist, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Hawkman, Whiteout. Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2015 SDCC
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Laura Martin, color artist, Star Wars, Superman, A-Force. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
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Dave McCaig, color artist, Superman Birthright, American Vampire, Next Wave. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Bill Mumy (shown with presenter Jackie Estrada), actor, Lost in Space, The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5. Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2015 SDCC
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Kevin Nowlan, artist, Jack B. Quick, Boy Inventor, Hellboy, Lobster Johnson. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
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Joe Phillips, artist, Southern Knights, Justice League, Star Trek. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Hilary B. Price, syndicated cartoonist, Rhymes with Orange. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
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Humberto Ramos (shown with Fernanda Rodriguez, left), artist, Impulse, Spider-Man, Crimson. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
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Jimmie Robinson, writer/artist, The Empty, Bomb Queen, Five Weapons. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
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Luis Royo, fantasy illustrator, Malefic Time, The Ice Dragon, Dark Labyrinth. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
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Jen Sorensen, political cartoonist, Daily Kos, The Nation, The Nib. Photo courtesy and © 2015 Jen Sorensen
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Richard Starkings, writer/lettering artist, Elephantmen, Comicraft. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
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Jill Thompson, writer/artist/creator, Scary Godmother; artist, Wonder Woman, Sandman. Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2015 SDCC
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Jhonen Vasquez, writer/artist/creator, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Invader Zim. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
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Craig Yoe, designer, editor, comics historian. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
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Joss Whedon, writer/director, was the 2014 recipient of Comic-Con International’s Icon Award. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
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Writer/director Reginald Hudlin (pictured with presenter David Glanzer), was the 2015 recipient of Comic-Con International’s Icon Award. Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2015 SDCC