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2022 Winner

Joe Pruett

Nominated by: COMICS PRO
Discipline:

WRITER, EDITOR, PUBLISHER
Works By This Creator:
NEGATIVE BURN, KILROY IS HERE,

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

Photo of Ron Marz pointing at photo of Joe Pruett

Verbatim Comments from Nomination

  • “How does one really describe Joe Pruett's impact on the independent comics community?
    Having cut his teeth at Caliber Comics under Gary himself, Joe took all of the lessons Gary
    would teach the whole of the comic community over the years. Chief among those lessons
    being that the comics world can only exist if those that came before are willing to share their
    knowledge and experiences. Joe is a phenomenal writer in his own regard, I mean how many people can successfully adapt a story originally created by Neil Gaiman! However, Joe has found his calling as the publisher at Aftershock Comics. Aftershock is continually putting out unique comics that push the medium forward. Joe's influence is blatantly evident on every title and the creators lucky enough to work with Aftershock are better creators for the experience. For all of these reasons and so many more, I am nominating Joe Pruett for this prestigious award!”

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