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On February 21, Zoe Thorogood (@zoethorogood) received the Jack & Roz Kirby Award for NEWCOMER at the Original Art Expo in Orlando, FL. This was the fourth of seven awards given that evening. Click the link in our bio to watch the full award ceremony.
NEWCOMER
"one to support in all ways"
The nominee has demonstrated early in their artistic life unique capabilities, viewpoints, perspectives, dedication, and perseverance that invites the possibility of consistently unique and impactful works being created.
CORE AWARDS
INDEPENDENCE - NATE POWELL
INNOVATOR - BILL SIENKIEWICZ
VISIONARY - KEVIN NOWLAN
NEWCOMER - ZOE THOROGOOD
'STORYTELLER'
LEGACY AWARDS
'TEACHER'
'CREATOR'
The Kirbys are an annual award recognizing innovation, excellence, and humanity in narrative communication. At launch, the Kirbys consist of 7 award categories that celebrate the artist's journey.
The Kirbys are managed by an Oversight Council, Voting Committee, and Advisory Board.
OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Kasra Ghanbari - CAF CEO, creator of the Kirby Awards
Tracy Kirby - Representative, The Rosalind Kirby Trust
Tom Kraft - President & Trustee, The Kirby Museum
VOTING COMMITTEE
Dean Haspiel
Jimmy Palmiotti
Eli Schwab
Tom Scioli
Allison Sohn
ADVISORY BOARD
Rodney Barnes
Julie Bell
Sarahjane Blum
Jim Demonakos
Andrew Farago
Gamal Hennessy, Esq
Tamsin Isles
Jann Jones
Adam Kubert
Chris Ryall
Rob Salkowitz
Roy Schwartz
Jeff Singh, MD
Jim Steranko
Jeff Trexler, Esq
Sean Watkins, Phd t
Joe Wos
Award Statue Sculptor:
Carlos Soca
Thank you to all the Founding Sponsors!
Marvel
Galaxy Con
Cosmic Lion Productions
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center
The Estate of Jack Kirby
#TheKirbys #OAX2026
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On February 21, Zoe Thorogood (@zoethorogood) received the Jack & Roz Kirby Award for NEWCOMER at the Original Art Expo in Orlando, FL. This was the fourth of seven awards given that evening. Click the link in our bio to watch the full award ceremony.
NEWCOMER
"one to support in all ways"
The nominee has demonstrated early in their artistic life unique capabilities, viewpoints, perspectives, dedication, and perseverance that invites the possibility of consistently unique and impactful works being created.
CORE AWARDS
INDEPENDENCE - NATE POWELL
INNOVATOR - BILL SIENKIEWICZ
VISIONARY - KEVIN NOWLAN
NEWCOMER - ZOE THOROGOOD
'STORYTELLER'
LEGACY AWARDS
'TEACHER'
'CREATOR'
The Kirbys are an annual award recognizing innovation, excellence, and humanity in narrative communication. At launch, the Kirbys consist of 7 award categories that celebrate the artist's journey.
The Kirbys are managed by an Oversight Council, Voting Committee, and Advisory Board.
OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Kasra Ghanbari - CAF CEO, creator of the Kirby Awards
Tracy Kirby - Representative, The Rosalind Kirby Trust
Tom Kraft - President & Trustee, The Kirby Museum
VOTING COMMITTEE
Dean Haspiel
Jimmy Palmiotti
Eli Schwab
Tom Scioli
Allison Sohn
ADVISORY BOARD
Rodney Barnes
Julie Bell
Sarahjane Blum
Jim Demonakos
Andrew Farago
Gamal Hennessy, Esq
Tamsin Isles
Jann Jones
Adam Kubert
Chris Ryall
Rob Salkowitz
Roy Schwartz
Jeff Singh, MD
Jim Steranko
Jeff Trexler, Esq
Sean Watkins, Phd t
Joe Wos
Award Statue Sculptor:
Carlos Soca
Thank you to all the Founding Sponsors!
Marvel
Galaxy Con
Cosmic Lion Productions
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center
The Estate of Jack Kirby
#TheKirbys #OAX2026
Open a free account on Comic Art Fans and join 50K friends discovering original comic art daily.
comicartfans.com
Download the free CAF app
Apple Store apps.apple.com/us/app/comic-art-fans/id6475610545
Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.comicartfans.maui
Sign up for our CAF Newsletters for Streaming Schedules and news
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Connect with us:
Instagram instagram.com/comicartfans
Facebook facebook.com/comicartfans
Twitter twitter.com/comicartfans
TikTok tiktok.com/@comic.art.fans
Events:
Comic Art LIVE (CAL) comicartfans.com/comicartlive.asp
Original Art Expo (OAX) oa-expo.com
Indie Comics Creator Con (IC3) indiecomicscreatorcon.com
Comic Art Fans merchandise
teepublic.com/user/comicartlive
