Star Wars Adventures nominated for two Diamond Gem Awards

Some exciting news! Star Wars Adventures has been nominated for two Diamond Gem Awards, including 2017 Best New Comic Book Series.

Issue one of the series, featuring Better the Devil You Know part 1 by me and artists Derek Charm, and Stop, Thief! by me and Jon Sommariva has also been nominated for 2017 Licensed Comic of the Year.

Awarded by Diamond Comics Distributors, the Gem Awards are selected by a panel of Diamond product specialists based on sales performance and quality.

Congratulations to the entire team, including, of course, our wonderful editors Bobby Curnow and Denton Tipton.

Star Wars Adventures‘ publisher, IDW, has been nominated for a total of 17 awards, including 2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year.

The full list of IDW’s nominations are:

2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 3% 

• IDW Publishing

2017 Backlist Publisher of the Year

• IDW Publishing

2017 Comic Book of the Year $3.99 or Under

• Star Trek TNG: Mirror Broken #1

2017 Comic Book of the Year – Over $3.99

• TMNT Ongoing #75

2017 Licensed Comic of the Year

• Star Wars Adventures #1

2017 Best New Comic Book Series

• Star Wars Adventures

2017 Original Graphic Novel of the Year

• Lennon: The New York Years

2017 Indie Graphic Novel of the Year

• Calamity Jane
• Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald Trump

2017 Reprint TP or HC of the Year

• Mystery Society: The Definitive Edition

2017 Anthology of the Year

• Love is Love GN

2017 Best All Ages Series

• DuckTales

2017 Best All Ages Original/Reprint GN

• My Little Pony Movie Prequel

2017 Best Free Comic Book Day Book

• FCBD 2017 Star Trek: The Next Generation – Mirror Broken

2017 Trade Book of the Year

• Bernie Wrightson Artifact Edition HC Cvrs. A & B

2017 Game Manufacturer of the Year

• IDW Games

2017 Game Product of the Year

• Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City Card Game