Inkpot Award

Inkpot Award
The Inkpot Award is an honor bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International. It is given to professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of popular culture, at CCI's annual convention, the San Diego Comic-Con. Also eligible are members of Comic-Con's Board of Directors and convention committee.
The recipients, listed below, are known primarily as comics creators, including writers; artists; letterers; colorists; editors; or publishers; unless otherwise noted.
Awards by year
Source: 1974-2007, 1974-2011, 1974-2013
1970s
1974
Forrest J. Ackerman (magazine editor)
Ray Bradbury (prose writer)
Kirk Alyn (actor)
Milton Caniff
Frank Capra (filmmaker)
Bob Clampett (animator)
June Foray (voice actress)
Eric Hoffman (film historian)
Chuck Jones (animator)
Jack Kirby
Stan Lee
Bill Lund / William R. Lund (actor/writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
Russ Manning
Russell Myers (creator of 'Broom Hilda' comic strip)
Charles Schulz
Phil Seuling (Comic Art Convention founder)
Roy Thomas
Bjo Trimble (science-fiction fandom figure)
1975
Barry Alfonso (writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
Brad Anderson
Robert Bloch (prose writer)
Vaughn Bodé (cartoonist)
Edgar Rice Burroughs (prose writer)
Daws Butler (voice actor)
Richard Butner (Comic-Con Chair-person; no relation to prose writer)
Shel Dorf ('Founding Father' of San Diego Comic-Con)
Will Eisner
Mark Evanier
Gil Kane
Alan Light
Dick Moores
George Pal (filmmaker)
Rod Serling (screenwriter)
Joe Shuster
Jerry Siegel
Barry Windsor-Smith
Jim Starlin
Jim Steranko
Theodore Sturgeon (prose writer)
Larry "Seymour" Vincent (TV horror-movie host)
1976
Neal Adams
Sergio Aragonés
Mel Blanc (voice actor)
Frank Brunner
Rick Griffin
Johnny Hart
George Clayton Johnson (screenwriter)
Vicky Kelso (long-time Secretary of San Diego Comic-Con)
Mel Lazarus
Sheldon Mayer
Dale Messick
Alex Niño
Don Rico
Don Thompson
Maggie Thompson
1977
Alfredo Alcala
Carl Barks
C. C. Beck
Howard Chaykin
Lester Dent (prose writer)
Jackie Estrada
Hal Foster
Walter "The Shadow" Gibson (prose writer)
Jim Harmon (writer/old radio & movie serial historian)
Robert A. Heinlein (prose writer)
Gene Henderson (San Diego Comic-Con's Historian & Director-at-Large)
Michael Kaluta
Joe Kubert
Harvey Kurtzman
George Lucas (filmmaker)
Stan Lynde
Byron Preiss
Trina Robbins
Stanley Ralph Ross
Bill Scott
David Scroggy
Jay Ward (TV producer)
Len Wein
1978
John Buscema
Al Capp
Gene Colan
Gill Fox
Tom French
Steve Gerber
Chester Gould
Burne Hogarth
Bob Kane
Ken Krueger (founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
Bernie Lansky
Gray Morrow
Clarence Nash
Grim Natwick
Bill Rotsler
Mike Royer
Gilbert Shelton
Dave Sheridan
Bill Stout
Frank Thorne
Boris Vallejo
Mort Weisinger
Elmer Woggon
1979
Craig Anderson
Steve Englehart
Dale Enzenbacher
Kelly Freas
Virginia French
H. R. Giger (painter)
Gene Hazelton
Carl Macek
Victor Moscoso
Larry Niven (prose writer)
Dan O'Neill
Virgil Partch
Jerry Pournelle
Nestor Redondo
Marshall Rogers
John Romita, Sr.
Bill Spicer
Mort Walker
Marv Wolfman
1980s
1980
Terry Austin
Murray Bishoff
Pat Boyette
John Byrne
National Film Board of Canada
Ernie Chan
Chris Claremont
Shary Flenniken
Mike Friedrich
Rick Geary
Don Glut
S. Gross
Al Hartley
B. Kliban
Jerry Muller
Joe Orlando
Fred Patten
Don Phelps
Richard Pini
Wendy Pini
David Raskin
Scott Shaw
Jim Shooter
John Stanley
B. K. Taylor
Osamu Tezuka
Adam West
Wally Wood
1981
Jerry Bails
L. B. Cole
Jim Fitzpatrick
Dick Giordano
Dave Graue
Paul Gulacy
Mary Henderson
Karl Hubenthal
Bil Keane
Frank Miller
Doug Moench
Monkey Punch
Dennis O'Neil
Gary Owens
Richard Rockwell
Allen Saunders
Julius Schwartz
Mike Sekowsky
Bill Sienkiewicz
Dave Sim
Alex Toth
Morrie Turner
Bill Woggon
1982
Bob Bindig
Brian Bolland
Russ Cochran
David Cockrum
Max Allan Collins
Chase Craig
Archie Goodwin
Mike Grell
Bruce Hamilton
Jack Katz
Howard Kazanjian
Hank Ketcham
Walter Koenig (actor)
Richard Kyle
Lee Marrs
Frank Marshall
John Pound, artist/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con
Tony Raiola
Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)
Leonard Starr
Robert Williams
1983
Douglas Adams (prose writer)
Maeheah Alzmann
Jim Aparo
Don Bluth
Floyd Gottfredson
Norman Maurer
George Pérez
Arn Saba
Dan Spiegle
Joe Staton
James Van Hise
Cat Yronwode
1984
Murphy Anderson
Román Arámbula
Greg Bear (prose writer/founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
Fae (Gates) Desmond, Comic-Con Executive Director
Stan Drake
John Field
Rick Hoberg
Greg Jein
Ollie Johnston
Brant Parker
Robert Shayne (actor)
Curt Swan
Frank Thomas
Jim Valentino
Al Williamson
1985
Brent Anderson
Ben Bova (book/magazine editor)
David Brin
Jack Cummings
Jack Davis
Alan Moore
Dan O'Bannon (filmmaker)
Tom Orzechowski
John Rogers
Alex Schomburg
Walt Simonson
1986
Poul Anderson (prose writer)
Marion Zimmer Bradley (prose writer)
Dave Gibbons
Jean "Moebius" Giraud
Gilbert Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Denis Kitchen
Steve Leialoha
Marty Nodell
Harvey Pekar
Mark Stadler
Dave Stevens
1987
Steve Ditko
Harlan Ellison (prose writer)
Larry Geeck
Ward Kimball
Deni Loubert
Bill Messner-Loebs
Mike Peters
Bill Schanes
Steve Schanes
Robert Silverberg (prose writer)
Art Spiegelman
Bernie Wrightson
Ray Zone (3-D historian)
1988
Frank Alison, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
Robert Asprin (prose writer)
Mike Baron
Lynda Barry
John Bolton
Jules Feiffer
Raymond Feist (prose writer)
Matt Groening
Gary Groth
George R. R. Martin (prose writer)
Mike Pasqua (Comic Con Executive Vice President)
Steve Rude
Marie Severin
Matt Wagner
1989
Richard Alf (founding member of San Diego Comic-Con)
R. Crumb
Howard Cruse
Kevin Eastman
Lee Falk
Ron Goulart (prose writer)
Walt Kelly
Peter Laird
Syd Mead (industrial designer)
Andre Norton (prose writer)
Jerry Robinson
Diana Schutz
Janet Tait
Ron Turner
Gahan Wilson
1990s
1990
Karen Berger
Bob Burden
Tom DeFalco
William Gaines
Jim Henson (puppeteer)
Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier
Grant Morrison
Bob Overstreet
Mary Reynante
Bob Schreck
Ken Steacy
Rick Sternbach (film / television illustrator)
Charles Vess
1991
Alicia Austin
Clive Barker (prose writer)
Dan Barry
Dan DeCarlo
Creig Flessel
Neil Gaiman
Ted "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
Keith Giffen
George Gladir
Joe Haldeman (prose novelist)
Lynn Johnston
Carol Kalish
Don Maitz
Sheldon Moldoff
Steve Oliff
Julie Roloff
Stan Sakai
1992
Carina Burns-Chenelle, Comic-Con treasurer
Bob Chapman
Francis Ford Coppola (filmmaker)
Robin Doig
Alan Grant
Bill Griffith
Ray Harryhausen (filmmaker)
Marc Hempel
Jim Lee
Milo Manara
Scott McCloud
Todd McFarlane
Rowena Morrill (book/magazine illustrator)
Diane Noomin
Louise Simonson
Dick Sprang
Vernor Vinge (prose writer)
Mark Wheatley
1993
Jim Aparo
Gary Carter (comics historian)
Phil Foglio
Robert Goodwin
Ferd Johnson
Don Martin
Dave McKean
Clydene Nee
Paul Norris
Paul Power
P. Craig Russell
Mark Schultz
Vincent Sullivan
Michael Whelan (artist)
Roger Zelazny (prose writer)
1994
Mike Carlin
Paul Chadwick
Al Feldstein
Stan Goldberg
Roberta Gregory
Chad Grothkopf
Jerry Ordway
Bud Plant
Mike Richardson
John Romita, Jr.
Richard Rowell
Lucius Shepard (prose writer)
Mickey Spillane (prose writer)
J. Michael Straczynski
Rumiko Takahashi
1995
Roger Corman (filmmaker)
Greg Hildebrandt (Brothers Hildebrandt)
Tim Hildebrandt (Brothers Hildebrandt)
Ryoichi Ikegami
Irv Novick
Joe Sinnott
1996
Donna Barr
Mort Drucker
Joe Giella
Jim Mooney
Kurt Schaffenberger
François Schuiten
David Siegel
1997
Dick Ayers
Steve Bissette
Terry Brooks (prose writer)
Bob Haney
Russ Heath
Carol Lay
Michael Moorcock (prose writer)
Janice Tobias
George Tuska
1998
John Broome
Eddie Campbell
Nick Cardy
David Glanzer, Comic-Con Director of Marketing and Publicity
Fred Guardineer
Lorenzo Mattotti
Paul S. Newman
John Severin
Joe Simon
Naoko Takeuchi
Mark Yturralde (filmmaker)
1999
Tom Batiuk
Chuck Cuidera
Samuel R. Delany (prose writer)
Arnold Drake
Sam Glanzman
Larry Gonick
Irwin Hasen
Sue Lord, Comic-Con HR/Guest Relations
2000s
2000
Will Elder
Ric Estrada, sometimes (incorrectly) referred to as Rick Estrada
Phoebe Gloeckner
Beth Holley, Comic-Con VP, Exhibits
Carmine Infantino
Jack Kamen
Ben Katchor
Harry Lampert
Bryan Talbot
Angelo Torres
Lewis Trondheim
2001
Henry Boltinoff
Irwin Donenfeld
Brian and Wendy Froud
Martin Jaquish, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
Joe R. Lansdale
Spider and Jeanne Robinson (prose writers)
Alvin Schwartz
Jeff Smith
Kim Thompson
2002
Eddie Ibrahim, Comic-Con Director of Programming
Frank Jacobs
Jason
Paul Levitz
Bob Lubbers
Bob Oksner
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Hal Sherman
Herb Trimpe
William Woolfolk
2003
Charles Berberian
Frank Bolle
Sal Buscema
John Davenport, Comic-Con Events staff
Philippe Dupuy
Steve Jackson (games manufacturer)
Sid Jacobson
Larry Lieber
Terry Moore
Howard Post
2004
Jack Adler
Tom Gill
Harry Harrison (prose writer)
Bruce Jones
Batton Lash
Mike Mignola
Bill Plympton (animator)
Frank Springer
John Totleben
Mark Hamill
2005
Lee Ames
Sy Barry
Taerie Bryant, Comic-Con Fandom Services
Bob Bolling
Bob Fujitani
Dexter Taylor
2006
Peter S. Beagle (Outstanding Achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Art Clokey (animator)
Luis Dominguez
Basil Gogos
Everett Raymond Kinstler (former comics artist; presidential portrait painter)
Kazuo Koike
Bill Pittman, Comic-Con VP Operations
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
2007
Allen Bellman
Renée French
Gary Friedrich
Adam Hughes
Miriam Katin
Mel Keefer
Joseph Michael Linsner
David Morrell (prose writer)
Lily Renée Phillips
Mike Ploog
Mary Sturhann, Comic-Con Secretary
Dan Vado
Mark Verheiden
F. Paul Wilson (prose writer)
2008
Official list
Kyle Baker
Ralph Bakshi (animator)
Mike W. Barr
Ed Brubaker
Kim Deitch
Victor Gorelick
Al Jaffee
Todd Klein (letterer)
Tite Kubo
Noel Neill (actress)
Floyd Norman
Al Plastino
Jeff Watts
Bill Willingham
Connie Willis
Jim Woodring
2009
Official list
Mike Allred
LaFrance Bragg
Nick Cuti
Dwayne McDuffie
Stan Freberg
Terry Gilliam
John Kricfalusi
John Lasseter
Hayao Miyazaki
Patrick Oliphant
Chris Oliveros
Seth
Barry Short
Mike Towry
Ramón Valdiosera
Bob Wayne
Phil Yeh
2010s
2010
Peter Bagge
Brian Michael Bendis
Berkeley Breathed
Kurt Busiek
Dave Dorman
Moto Hagio
Charlaine Harris
Stuart Immonen
Phil Jimenez
Jenette Kahn
Keith Knight
Milo Manara
Andy Manzi
Larry Marder
Tom Palmer
Drew Struzan
James Sturm
Carol Tyler
Anna-Marie Villegas
Al Wiesner
Nixon Pickles
2011
Anina Bennett
Jordi Bernet
Joyce Brabner
Chester Brown
Seymour Chwast
Alan Davis
Dick DeBartolo
Dawn Devine
Tony DeZuniga
Eric Drooker
Joyce Farmer
Tsuneo Gōda
Paul Guinan
John Higgins
Jamal Igle
Peter Kuper
Richard A. Lupoff
Pat Lupoff
Steve Sansweet
Bill Schelly
Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)
Frank Stack
Jeff Walker ("genre consultant")
2012
Charlie Adlard
Bill Amend
Alison Bechdel
Tim Bradstreet
Mike Carey (writer)
Peter Coogan
Geof Darrow
Randy Duncan of Comics Arts Conference
Ben Edlund
Gary Gianni
Larry Hama
Peter F. Hamilton (prose writer)
Mario Hernandez
Klaus Janson
Joe Jusko
Robert Kirkman
Erik Larsen
Rob Liefeld
Andy Mangels
Rudy Nebres
Whilce Portacio
James Robinson
Lou Scheimer
Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor)
Jim Silke
Marc Silvestri
Michael E. Uslan
Trevor Von Eeden
Mark Waid
Thomas Yeates
2013
Jon Bogdanove
Alan Campbell
Gerry Conway
Denys Cowan
Michael Davis
Gene Deitch
José Delbo
Derek T. Dingle
Paul Dini
Ellen Forney
Gary Frank
Tony Isabella
Dan Jurgens
Sam Kieth
Jack Larson
Elliot S. Maggin
Leonard Maltin (film critic)
Jeff Mariotte
Val Mayerik
Dean Mullaney
Martin Pasko
Fred Perry
Ruth Sanderson
Romeo Tanghal
Bruce Timm
2014
Ray Billingsley
June Brigman
Mark Brooks
Amanda Conner
Brian Crane
Chuck Dixon
Jane Espenson
Bill Finger
Drew Friedman
Michael T. Gilbert
Brian Haberlin
Willie Ito
Kelley Jones
Katherine Morrison
Julie Newmar (actress)
Graham Nolan
Michelle Nolan
Jimmy Palmiotti
Benoît Peeters
John Picacio
Mimi Pond
Joe Quesada
Sam Raimi (film director)
Don Rosa
Brian Stelfreeze
Burt Ward (actor)
2015
Jerry Beck
Greg Capullo
Mike Catron
Carlos Ezquerra
Andrew Farago
Dave Garcia
Tom Grummett
Jackson Guice
Chip Kidd
Steve Lieber
Laura Martin
Dave McCaig
Bill Mumy (actor)
Kevin Nowlan
Joe Phillips
Hilary B. Price
Humberto Ramos
Jimmie Robinson
Luis Royo
Jen Sorensen
Richard Starkings
Kazuki Takahashi
Jill Thompson
Jhonen Vasquez
Craig Yoe
2016
Jason Aaron
Derf Backderf
Michael Barrier (animation historian)
Luc Besson (film director)
Peggy Burns
Peter David
Jim Davis
Tom Devlin
Ben Dunn
Matt Fraction
William Gibson (novelist)
Kieron Gillen
Mike Judge (animator)
Hidenori Kusaka
Ed McGuinness
Jamie McKelvie
Tsutomu Nihei
Christopher Priest
Phil Roman (animator)
Alex Sinclair
John Trimble
Satoshi Yamamoto
2017
Andrew Aydin
Alan Burnett
Joyce Chin
Kevin Feige
Robin Hobb
John Lewis
Jeph Loeb
Jonathan Maberry
Glenn McCoy
Keith Pollard
Nate Powell
Brian Selznick
R. Sikoryak
Alex Simmons
Gail Simone
R. L. Stine
Ron Wilson
2018
Yoshitaka Amano
Marc Bernardin
Cory Doctorow
Brian Fies
Richard Friend
Alex Grecian
Deborah Harkness
Elizabeth Hand
Larry Houston
David W. Mack
Nichelle Nichols
Liniers
Brian Pulido
Randy Reynaldo
Eric Reynolds
Kevin Smith
Peter Tomasi
Shannon Wheeler
Rafael Albuquerque
2019
Craig Fellows (Vice President Operations, Board Member, Artist)
Wendy All
Leigh Bardugo
Jon B. Cooke
Mary Fleener
Gene Ha
Jonathan Hickman
Arvell Jones
Charlie Kochman
Craig Miller
Paco Roca
Scott Snyder
Billy Tucci
Chris Ware
Maryelizabeth Yturralde
2020s
2022
Cecil Castellucci
Ruth Clampett
Danny Fingeroth
Shaenon K. Garrity
Marie Javins
Jock
Barbara Kesel
Phil LaMarr
Miriam Libicki
Trino Monero
Bill Morrison
John J. Murakami
Steve Niles
Steve Saffel
Dan Slott
Lilah Sturges
Hidetaka Tenjin
2023
Becky Cloonan
Felicia Day
Junji Ito
Ben Saunders
Raina Telgemeier
Beau Smith
David F. Walker
Ricardo Cate (Without Reservations)
See also
Alley Award
Bill Finger Award
Eagle Award
Eisner Award
Harvey Award
Kirby Award
National Comics Award
Russ Manning Award
Shazam Award
Winsor McCay Award
Notes
References
Comics awards
Awards established in 1974