Laneha House, a family run small press facilitated by creators Lawrence Lindell and Breena Nuñez, is built on the foundation of family and the love of comics, zines, and coffee. In addition to publishing comics, graphic novels, art books, zines, music, and cartoons, they also support the efforts of independent creators in their area, providing them with a safe space to bring their stories to life. Each year, Laneha House also organizes the Kinnard Awards, as a way to honor pioneering queer cartoonist Rupert Kinnard and to celebrate individuals’ contributions to comics. This year, the winners of the 2024 Kinnard Awards have been announced, including the addition of a new category: the Documenting Comics Award.
On behalf of everyone at Fanbase Press, we send our sincere congratulations to all of the incredible individuals and organizations listed below, and we join with Laneha House in sharing our thanks for their incredible contributions to the comic book industry and community.
Community Pillar Award
- Lucy Shelton Caswell- Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
- Zainab Akhtar- Short Box Comics Fair
- Françoise Mouly- Raw Books and Toon Book
- Matt Bors- The Nib
- Rob Clough- SPX, High Low Comics, Fieldmouse Press
Brighter Future Award
- Zach Clemente- Bulgilhan Press
- Good Comics (Paddy Johnston, Sam Williams and Rozi Hathaway)
- Reptile House Comix
- Glacier Bay Books
- Inés Estrada- Gatoshop MX
Community Inclusion Award
- Katlin Marisol Sweeney- Comics Studies Society The Latinx Comic Arts Festival SOL-CON: The Brown, Black, and Indigenous Comics Expo
- Cartoonists for Palestine
- Graphic Medicine
- Neil Brideau- Radiator Comics
- Comics of Color: Center For The Arts Eagle Rock
Comics Education Award
- Professor Charles Hatfield
- Julia Round
- Ana Merino
- Laurenn Mccubbin
- Paul Karasik
Comic Resource Award
- Mutha Magazine
- Hanna Lee- When Do I Earn Out?
- Reimena Yee- The Creator’s Guide to Comics* Devices
- Comiclopedia
- Canadian Society for the Study of Comics
Lover of Comics Award
- Bitches on Comics
- Black Comics Universe
- Liz Yerby (PDX Zine Symposium, Comics Club)
- Domino Comics
- Canada Comics Open Library
Beyond Retail Award
- The Beguiling
- Comix Experience
- Push and Pull
- Gosh! Comics
- BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES—QUEER DIVISION
Community Anthology Award
- Comics For Choice
- Uranus Comics
- Scarfff
- Dirty Diamonds
- Let Her Be Evil
Documenting Comics Award
- Married to Comics
- RiYL Podcast
- Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
- Henry Chamberlain- Comics Grinder’s YouTube
- 90’S Mini-Comics Oral History Project
