Irish Comic News is a news website founded by Tommie Kelly in 2011, with contributions from Patrick Brown, Hilary Lawler, David O'Leary, Andrew Luke and Gar Shanley.
Shanley and Luke left during the following year[1], following differences of opinion related to the site's content, with the latter re-publishing his contributions on his own website.
ICN Awards[]
2012[]
Best Irish indy artist[]
- Naomi Bolger
- Also nominated: Anthony O'Neill, Alan Corbett, Frank J. Right, Rob Carey
Best indy published Irish writer[]
- Alan Corbett
- Also nominated: Mike Lynch, Martin Greene, Ryan O'Connor, Nigel Flood
Best mainstream published Irish artist[]
- Declan Shalvey
- Also nominated: PJ Holden, Kevin Logue, Will Sliney, Brendan McCarthy
Best mainstream published Irish writer[]
- Alan Nolan
- Also nominated: Michael Carroll, Nick Roche, Caitlin R. Kiernan
Best Irish web or digital comic[]
- The Helix
- Also nominated: The Holy Numbers, Space Avalanche, Faraday the Blob
Best Irish indy comic[]
- Nestor
- Also nominated: The Celtic Clan, The Helix, The Wren, Lightning Strike Presents
Best Irish creator mainstream published comic[]
- Zombies Hi
- Also nominated: Thunderbolts, Venom, PIGS, Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
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- Sketch Paddys
- Also nominated: [Blonde Purple Bruise http://www.blondepurplebruise.blogspot.ie/], Eclectic Micks, Irish Comics Wiki, The @rcade
Best Irish comic shop[]
- The Big Bang
- Also nominated: Forbidden Planet Dublin, Sub City Dublin, Dublin City Comics, Disposable Heroes Comics
Overall best Irish comic[]
- Nestor
- Also nominated: The Celtic Clan, Zombies Hi, League of Volunteers, Ghost of Shandon
Best comic relatd/featured Irish podcast[]
- The Pubcast
- Also nominated: The Comic Cast, 2D Podcast, Sunnyside Comics
Hall of Fame (individual)[]
- Declan Shalvey
- Also nominated: Brendan McCarthy, Gerry Hunt, John McCrea, Rob Curley
Hall of Fame (comic)[]
- Mbleh!
- Also nominated: Freakshow, In Dublin City, Supernatural Showcase, Matter, Spazzmoid, The Ulster Cycle, The Cattle Raid of Cooley
2011[]
The inaugural 2011 ICN Awards were announced, after a two-stage public vote, on 1 November 2011. The winners were:
Best self-published Irish artist (2011)[]
- Alan Nolan
- Also nominated: Ger Hankey, Barry Keegan, Patrick Brown, Philip Barrett
Best self-published Irish writer (2011)[]
- Mike Lynch
- Also nominated: Gar Shanley, John Currivan, Dirk Van Dom, Peter Loftus, John Robbins, Bob Byrne
Best mainstream published Irish artist (2011)[]
- Nick Roche
- Also nominated: Declan Shalvey, PJ Holden, Stephen Thompson, Robert Carey, Alan Nolan
Best mainstream published Irish writer (2011)[]
- Garth Ennis
- Also nominated: Nick Roche, Michael Carroll, Alan Nolan
Best Irish webcomic (2011)[]
- The Cattle Raid Of Cooley
- Also nominated: Spazzmoid, Space Avalanche, Between Worlds, Pogoshots, Faraday the Blob, Infinite Talent, Felicity
Best Irish self-published comic (2011)[]
- League Of Volunteers
- Also nominated: Short Sharp Shocks, Finn & Fish, Vanguard, Absence
Best Irish creator mainstream published comic (2011)[]
- Thunderbolts (Marvel, drawn by Declan Shalvey)
- Also nominated: Death By Chocolate, The Boys, Hellraiser, Numbercruncher
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- The Pubcast
- Also nominated: The Comic Cast, Sketch Paddys, Sunnyside Comics, Fugger, Ben Hennessy's blog, Eclectic Micks
Best Irish comic shop[]
- Dublin City Comics, Bolton Street, Dublin
- Also nominated: Forbidden Planet International, Dublin; Sub City, Dublin; The Big Bang; Chapters, Dublin; Forbidden Planet International, Belfast
Overall best Irish comic (2011)[]
- The League of Volunteers
- Also nominated: Death by Chocolate, Supernatural Showcase, The Wren, If Only I was A Waterproof Watch, The Well Below, Mister Amperduke, Absence, Vanguard
Hall of Fame (individual)[]
- Garth Ennis
- Also nominated: Bob Byrne, Gerry Hunt
Hall of Fame (comic)[]
- Mister Amperduke
- Also nominated: Blood Upon The Rose, Matter