"A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green"
Year: 2018
Award Level: Bronze
Award Winner(s): Columbia University
Award: Circle of Excellence
Category: Design | Illustrations
About the entry
This graphic-novel-style comic tells the story of librarian Karen Green, Columbia's first curator for comics and cartoons.
From the Judges' Report
- Blown away by the level of detail; a delicious smorgasbord of fun on every page for anyone who loves NY
- Honors the work of the subject by telling her story in the genre in which she specializes.
- Engages the reader graphically while managing to tell the story clearly and in detail
- Great use of vastly different comic book art styles telling one cohesive story. Evocative, and creative. Filled with a New York "inside" comments which makes it a fun read.
- This multi-layered “comic “continues to surprise and delight with new details on every page
- The cleverness of the concept is matched perfectly with the execution of the illustration. The fine-spun details were well considered. It was a pleasure to follow the story. Excellent from concept to completion.
- Illustration as a whole is excellent - fun, colorful and tells a story.