John Lees Takes Home SICBA Best Writer Award

Ever heard of SICBA? Chances are no, if you live in the United States. If you happen to live across the pond as it were than there's a very strong likelihood that you have heard of them. They're the Scottish Independent Comics Book Awards that follow the Glasgow Comic Con. The reason this bears mentioning is primarily because The Standard was nominated for Best Comic Book/Graphic Novel and Best Writer, with John Lees winning the latter.

"I was proud to accept the Best Writer award at this year’s SICBAs, and really, it’s an award shared by the whole creative team," said Lees. "From artist Jonathan Rector, to the various colorists and flatters who have worked on the series (including current colorist Mike Gagnon), to letterer Kel Nuttall, to editor Steven Forbes, everyone has played a part in ensuring that my script has evolved into a beautiful finished comic."

The Standard, Volume 1, the graphic novel collection of the first three issues of the now award-winning series, made its worldwide debut at Glasgow Comic Con this past weekend. It will hit US soil in October at New York Comic Con alongside Lees at the ComixTribe booth.

Full press release below.

John Lees Takes Home SICBA Best Writer Award for THE STANDARD

April 26, 2012 -- Newburyport, MA -- ComixTribe announced today that John Lee's took home the BEST WRITER award for his work on THE STANDARD at the Scottish Independent Comics Awards party following the Glasgow Comic Con. Lees and THE STANDARD were nominated in two categories: Best Comic Book/Graphic Novel, and Best Writer.

"I was proud to accept the Best Writer award at this year’s SICBAs, and really, it’s an award shared by the whole creative team," said Lees.  "From artist Jonathan Rector, to the various colorists and flatters who have worked on the series (including current colorist Mike Gagnon), to letterer Kel Nuttall, to editor Steven Forbes, everyone has played a part in ensuring that my script has evolved into a beautiful finished comic."

Watch Lees accept the Award on Youtube! http://youtu.be/eMUwOiphIU0

The Standard, Volume 1, the graphic novel collection of the first three issues of the now award-winning series, made its worldwide debut at Glasgow Comic Con this past weekend. 

THE STANDARD, Volume 1 will be making its debut on US soil in October at the New York Comic Con, where once again Lees will be in attendance at the ComixTribe booth. 

Plans are also in the works to give the now award-winning THE STANDARD mini-series a proper world-wide direct market launch through ComixTribe's new partnership with Diamond Comics Distributors, Inc. 

About John Lees

John Lees is a comic book writer residing in Glasgow, Scotland.  He is a founding member of the Glasgow League of Writers, and writes the Creator-Owned Zone review column at ComixTribe.com

About ComixTribe

ComixTribe is a publisher of creator-owned comics, including SCAM, The Red Ten, EPIC, Tears of the Dragon, The Standard,  and Runners.  In addition to being a publishing imprint, ComixTribe is also an online community, with the mission statement: Creators helping creators make better comics. ComixTribe also sponsors the annual 30 Characters Challenge, an online art event where participants challenge themselves to create 30 brand new characters in just 30 days, one for every day of November. Visit ComixTribe.com or email publisher Tyler James (tyler.james@comixtribe.com) to learn more.