Namastey! We are delighted to announce the winners of the 5th Annual Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2017. This group of winners is a representation of the diversity of talent found in Indian comics community. Congratulations everyone!
Gold
Gold
*) - Best Cartoonist: - Kaak Cartoonist (Harish Chandra Shukla)
*) – Best Fan Artist: - Aditya Kishore
*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Sreejita Biswas
*) - Best Fan Work: Nitin Swaroop (Parmanu Fan Trailer)
*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Ankit Nigam
(Ankit also earns vacant Freelance Talents Championship 2016-2017 title)
(Ankit also earns vacant Freelance Talents Championship 2016-2017 title)
*) - Best Webcomic: Ugly Sweater (Brice Richard)
*) - Best Colorist: Shahab Khan
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Silver
*) - Best Cartoonist: Satish Acharya
*) – Best Fan Artist: Uttam Chand
*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Manish Mishra
*) - Best Fan Work (2): Gandhigiri (Kriti Comics) and FMC (Team Balbinder Singh) [Tie]
*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Krishna Kumar
*) - Best Webcomic: Freelance Talents Comics
*) - Best Colorist - Pankaj Deore
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Bronze
*) - Best Cartoonist: Xongbros (Krishna Banerjee, Balram Banerjee)
*) – Best Fan Artist (2): Awailang Kokai and Ravi Biruly [Tie]
*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Abhilash Ashok Mende
*) - Best Fan Work: Vigyapan War Comic
*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Divyanshu Tripathi
*) - Best Webcomic: Brown Paperbag (Sailesh Gopalan)
*) - Best Colorist: Rudraksh
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Hall of Fame
Prem Gupta, Dildeep Singh, Supratim Saha, Gaurav Shrivastav, Saurabh Saxena
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Honorable Mention
(Non-Award Categories)
Cosplay - Rudra Rajput (as Nagraj)
Journalism - Culture Popcorn Website and Anik Planet
Publication - TBS Planet Comics
Communities - Comics Our Passion (COP), Ultimate Fans of Comics (UFC)