Nominations now open: Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2018 #ICFA2018

Nominations for the Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2018 are now open. 

ICFA 2018 Categories

*) – Best Blogger-Reviewer

*) – Best Cartoonist 

*) – Best Colorist 

*) – Best Comics Collector

*) – Best Fanfiction Writer 

*) – Best Fan Artist

*) - Best Fan Work (Comic, Video, Music etc)

*) - Best Webcomic

*) - Best Cosplay

*) - Hall of Fame

ICF Awards 2018 results to be calculated based on previous awards polls, nominations. No category-wise separate polls this year. However, you can still nominate a fan or artist in these categories. Your nomination mail/message equals to one vote. Email nominee's name, category (maximum 3 category nominations for 1 person) - letsmohit@gmail.com or inbox us (Indian Comics Fandom), Deadline is 5 PM Sunday, 30 December 2018

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Winners: Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2017 #ICFA_2017

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

*) - 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)

*) - 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)

Categories: Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2017 #ICFA_2017

Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2017 Categories

*) – Best Blogger-Reviewer

*) – Best Cartoonist 

*) – Best Colorist 

*) – Best Comics Collector

*) – Best Fanfiction Writer 

*) – Best Fan Artist

*) - Best Fan Work (Comic, Video, Music etc)

*) - Best Webcomic

*) - ICF Hall of Fame

ICF Awards 2017 results to be calculated based on previous awards polls, nominations. Cosplay category discontinued after no recorded cosplay on any character from Indian Comics universe 2 years in a row. No category-wise separate polls this year. However, you can still nominate a fan or artist in these categories. Your nomination mail/message equals to one vote. Email nominee's name, category (maximum 3 category nominations for 1 person) - letsmohit@gmail.com or inbox us (Indian Comics Fandom), Deadline is Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Image Credit - Vector Open

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Webcomic - Jhoomritallaiyaa

Jhoomritallaiyaa webcomic by Indian artist Dheeraj Dkboss Kumar

FB Page - DK Boss/Se7enth Sense (the artworks)

Results - Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2016 #ICFA_2016

List of ICF Awards 2016 winners (8 Poll based award categories)

Winners (Gold Positions)

*) - Best Cartoonist: Mrinal Rai

*) – Best Fan Artist: Anuj Kumar

*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Youdhveer Singh

*) - Best Fan Work: Doga Song (Warwan Band)

*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Adesh Sharma

*) - Best Comic Collector: Sagar Jung Rana

*) - Best Webcomic: The Beast Legion (Jazyl Homavazir)

*) - Best Colorist (2) - Naval Thanawala, Nishant Maurya

Silver Positions (Runner-ups)

*) - Best Cartoonist: Jazyl Homavazir

*) – Best Fan Artist: Amitabh Singh

*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Jagmeet Sidhu

*) - Best Fan Work: Shaktimaan is Back Video (DK Films, 60 Hertz Studios)

*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Bramha Patel

*) - Best Comic Collector: Manoj Pandey

*) - Best Webcomic: Kavya Comics (Mohit Trendster)

*) - Best Colorist - Harendra Saini

Bronze Positions (Rank #03)

*) - Best Cartoonist: Neerad

*) – Best Fan Artist: Anand Singh

*) - Best Blogger-Reviewer: Ashwani Dwivedi

*) - Best Fan Work (2): Comics Memories Podcast Series ( Mohit Trendster), Roar of Indian Superheores Series (PK Brothers)

*) - Best Fanfiction Writer: Navneet Singh

*) - Best Comic Collector: Heera Lal Bhardwaj

*) - Best Webcomic: The Last Ancients (Akshay Katnaur)

*) - Best Colorist: Manabendra Majumder

Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2016 Album 

 #ICFA_2016 #comics #india#indiancomics #freelancetalents#indiancomicsfandom #freelance_talents #bharat#awards #graphicnovels

Mrinal Rai, Jazyl Homavazir & Akshay thank fans after ICFA 2016

Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2016 #update - Mrinal Rai (Best Cartoonist), Jazyl Homavazir (Best Webcomic: The Beast Legion, Silver: Best Cartoonist) and Akshay Katnaur (Best Webcomic Bronze: The Last Ancients) thank their fans-friends for support (nominations and voting).

ICF Awards 2016 - Categories and Nominees #ICFA_2016

Cast your vote! We are excited to announce the Third Indian Comics Fandom Awards Categories & Nominees. This year we have 9 categories and dozens of talented nominees. Ninth category, ICF Hall of Fame is non-poll category. Deadline - Wednesday, 11 PM - 28 September 2016!

1) – Best Fan Artist
https://goo.gl/9hujsS

2) – Best Reviewer-Blogger 
https://goo.gl/kaxNWQ 

3) – Best Cartoonist 
https://goo.gl/P4Rw0A 

4) – Best Colorist 
https://goo.gl/VrduLP 

5) – Best Comics Collector
https://goo.gl/lJS6Q1 

6) – Best Fanfiction Writer 
https://goo.gl/rRzfgZ

7) - Best Fan Work (Comic, Video, Music etc)
https://goo.gl/LRU4Ye

8) - Best Webcomic
 https://goo.gl/QgjjSt 

P.S. Winners of Second ICF Awards are ineligible for nomination in 2016. However, their nomination(s) in other categories is allowed.

Freelance Talents Mohitness {मोहितपन} Comics Reel Culture POPcornICUFC comics Comics Our Passion【COP】

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Community Updates #covers

*) - Super Soldier Squad (Meta Desi Comics)

*) - Inspector Steel by Sourabh Upalekar

*) - Grant Morrison’s 18 Days (Graphic India)

https://graphicindia.com/portfolio/18daysscriptbook/

*) - Kavya Comics Series (Freelance Talents)

Artist Gaman Palem

Gaman Palem an Indian comic book illustrator. He has illustrated more than 100 Indian children's comics, working mainly on mythological subjects.

Education in Mass Communication took Gaman Palem, Chennai, to procure a doctorate degree in the same subject from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu. However, Palem’s mind was not glued to academics. A true graphic visualizer and an avid follower of graphic novels from all over the world, Palem decided to set sails into the larger ocean of graphic visualizing and today he is one of the highly acclaimed graphic designers and an artist who uses graphic novel format as a medium to express his ideas. With a deep understanding of Indian mythologies as well as their regional versions and interpretations, Gaman Palem makes use of his knowledge for creating a series of works that blend the mythical characters to contemporary contexts.

Gaman's first series of eight picture books, The Golden Mythology Series, won the National Award for Excellence in Printing Children's Books. Gaman Palem worked at Loyola College of Education in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, was a visiting faculty at Raffles College, a creative consultant in many publishing houses and animation studios.

He became interested in comics at a very young age of two. Later, it just became a passion.

He also works in 3D animation, but is more interested in creating graphic novels and comics. Gaman's artistic style is influenced by Indian iconography, combining the traditional illustration techniques of watercolour, pen and ink with modern digital techniques. His debut art show was in September at The United Art Fair 2012. An exhibition on Freedom to March with Ojas Gallery 2013, New Delhi, where he interpreted Mahatma Gandhi, Dandi march, in his unique graphic novel format and in Punebiennale 2015 with 'Swachh Bharath' in his own unique graphic narrative manner. Gaman Palem lives and works in Chennai. His works have been published in major graphic magazines, journals and he has exhibited widely in India. 

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Call for Entries - ICF # 09

इंडियन कॉमिक्स फैंडम पत्रिका के आगामी वॉल्यूम # 09 के लिए कॉमिक्स - ग्राफ़िक नोवेल्स संग्राहक मित्रों द्वारा निम्नलिखित विषयों में से किसी एक पर लेख, संस्मरण आमंत्रित है।

*) - मेरे कॉमिक्स संग्रह की कहानी।

*) - एक संग्रहकर्ता के रूप में मेरे लिए सबसे अच्छा वर्ष। 

*) - भारतीय कॉमिक्स के "गोल्डन ऐज" दौर की यादें। 

*) - आपकी कल्पना से कैसा होगा भारतीय कॉमिक्स और उनके कलेक्टर्स का भविष्य?

अगर आप चाहें तो एक से अधिक विषयों का समावेश कर एक लेख बना सकते है। पत्रिका में प्रकाशन हेतु लेखों के चयन का अधिकार प्रकाशक का है। अपने लेख आप letsmohit@gmail.com पर ई-मेल करें या इंडियन कॉमिक्स फैंडम पेज पर मैसेज करें। धन्यवाद!

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Popular Bengali Comics Series

*) - Nonte Phonte is a Bengali comic-strip (and later comic book) creation of Narayan Debnath which originally was serialized for the children's monthly magazine Kishore Bharati. The stories featuring in the comic strips focusses on the trivial lives of the title characters, Nonte and Phonte, along with a school-senior, Keltuda, and their Hostel Superintendent. The comics have appeared in book form and have been recreated since 2003 in colour. A popular animation series based on the characters has also been filmed. #comics #bengali#indiancomics

*) - Batul the Great (Bengali Comics) ‪#‎Indiancomics‬ ‪#‎comics‬ ‪#‎bangla‬ ‪#‎batul‬

#ICF News

*) - Sudershan (Chimpanzee) Author: Rajesh Devraj and Meren Imchen Publisher: Hachette India ISBN: 9789350090763. Genre: Graphic Novel Pages: 124  #comics #indiancomics #art #cover #india#graphicnovel #freelance_talents

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*) - Upcoming project by Graphic India

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*) - Amar Chitra Katha launches first ACK Stories Alive fiction novel

Amart Chitra Katha, the publisher of one of India's largest comic series has launched a new novel Counter Theft. It is the first fiction to come out from the brand under its imprint ACK Stories Alive. ACK has sold over 90 million copies in 20 languages so far and is home to popular comics like Tinkle and Karadi Tales.

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ICF FB Updates

*) - "Tina's Mouth" - An Existential Comic Diary, which follows 15-year-old Indian American Tina Malhotra as she weathers an especially fraught semester at her elite Southern California prep school.

*) - Graphic Novels by Sarnath Banerjee

*) - "Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability" from Navayana Publishing, in New Delhi. Writer S. Anand and traditional Pardhan-Gond artists Durgabi Vyam and Subhash Vyam craft a graphic biography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) ‪#‎graphic_novels‬ ‪#‎freelance_talents‬ ‪#‎indian_comics‬‪#‎ambedkar‬

Certificates - Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2014

ICF Awards 2014 Certificates 

Certificates designed by Mr. Vibhuti Dabral

For all the certificates, details visit -  Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2014