I’m very humbled and honored to announce that WORLD OF HURT was nominated in six categories for the 2010 Glyph Comic Awards!

The categories include Story Of The Year, Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Male Character, Rising Star, and Best Comic Strip. 

I was further shocked by Rich Watson’s update today, in which he placed the nominations in historical perspective, when he posted, “With a leading six noms this year, including Story, Comic Strip and Rising Star, Jay Potts’ WORLD OF HURT is the biggest debut in [Glyph Comics Awards] history.”   

I know that it’s a cliche to say that it is an honor just to be nominated, but it is definitely true, particularly with the incredible line-up of talent and phenomenal properties that are in contention for Glyph Awards this year.  For example, one of the first professionals I met in the comic book industry was Joshua Dysart, when he and Tone Rodriguez were working on Violent Messiahs for Hurricane Entertainment.  I own an autographed, mint copy of Jeremy Love’s Chocolate Thunder from 2000.  Chocolate Thunder was an early project Jeremy Love did in collaboration with his brothers Robert and Maurice, which they published through their own imprint, Gettosake Entertainment.   Last year, Jeremy Love scored a record-setting five wins at the 2009 Glyph Comic Awards for his webcomic, Bayou, which is published through Zuda Comics.  Looking at the arc of Jeremy Love’s career,  his entrepreneurial spirit and creativity, which was always in evidence, is an inspiring example that one does not have to forsake artistic vision for the sake of commerce, and vice versa.  I wasn’t looking for that copy of Chocolate Thunder, but I stumbled across it in one of my short boxes yesterday.  I don’t believe in signs, but I do believe in hubris, so I won’t say anything more. :)  

Congratulations to all the nominees, but a special congratulations are due to John Aston, a friend of WORLD OF HURT and fellow member of Rodney Blackwell’s “The Next 100″ ™.  John received a 2010 Glyph Awards ‘Rising Star’ nomination for his work on Rachel Rage.  We’re representing South Carolina big this year! 

Thank you very much everyone for your encouragement and for all the work you’ve done to help spread the word about this webcomic.

- JEP