“Nilah created an incredibly engaging post-apocalyptic fantasy world peopled with a broad array of characters. is a great read,” Matt Wayne, director of the McDuffie diversity award, says in a statement. Walker and Bilquis Evely (Dynamite Entertainment). Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona (Marvel Entertainment) “The Shadow Hero,” by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew (First Second Books) and “Shaft,” by David F. Weber and Kelly Sue Milano (HexComics) “Ms. The other finalist works were: “Hex11,” by Lisa K. in 2012, topped some high-profile comics. “I’m humbled to be in such good company.” “The nominees are all amazing artists and creators,” continues Magruder, now an L.A.-based storyboard and concept artist and book illustrator. “It’s so exciting for a webcomic to receive this award. “I’m still in shock,” Magruder tells The Post’s Comic Riffs. At this weekend’s Long Beach Comic Expo, she has received the inaugural Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, for her action-adventure webcomic, M.F.K. Now, life as a comics-maker has taken Magruder to a new pinnacle. Rising talent: Maryland-native cartoonist Nilah Magruder (‘MFK’) ‘in shock’ winning 1st Dwayne McDuffie Diversity Awardīy Michael Cavna, The Washington Post, March 1Ī decade ago, Nilah Magruder was attending Maryland’s Hood College and contributing comic strips to the campus paper, The Blue and Grey Today.
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