The Nib

The Nib is an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded by cartoonist Matt Bors in September 2013, The Nib is an independent, member supported, publisher.[1]

The Nib
Available inEnglish
Created byMatt Bors
EditorMatt Bors
URLthenib.com
CommercialNo
LaunchedSeptember 2013 (2013-09)

Background

Originally published on Medium, the platform underwent changes in May 2015 resulting in The Nib shifting focus and publishing less content regularly. In July 2015, Bors announced The Nib would no longer publish on Medium, and stated he would take the title elsewhere.[2] He self-published a collection of comics as a print anthology called Eat More Comics!: The Best of The Nib in September 2015.[3]

In February 2016, First Look Media announced it would partner with Matt Bors to relaunch The Nib.[4] The site officially re-launched under First Look Media in July 2016.[5] In October 2016, First Look Media announced that Topic, the company's multimedia storytelling studio, would produce The Nib's first animated series, also called The Nib. The series’ first episode premiered in June 2017, and its second season launched in March 2018.[6] In September 2018, The Nib magazine was launched at the Small Press Expo.[7]

In June 2019, First Look Media decided to stop funding The Nib and laid off its staff as of the end of July 2019.[8] Matt Bors announced he would be continuing to publish comics on The Nib with member support from its subscription service, The Inkwell.[9]

In December 2019, The Nib successfully crowdfunded a new comics anthology Be Gay Do Comics, collecting works by queer artists.[10]

Notable contributors

Awards and nominations

In 2016, The Nib received a nomination for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Anthology.[12]

In 2017, contributors Ted Closson, Sarah Winifred Searle, Eleri Harris, and Ben Passmore received nominations for The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Web Comic of the Year[13] and contributor Gemma Correll won a National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award.[14]

Also in 2017, contributors Amanda Scurti and Mike Dawson received nominations for Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Online Comic.[15][16] Contributor Bianca Xunise received an Ignatz Award in 2017 for her Nib comic "The Weight of Being Black in America".[17]

In July 2018, Eleri Harris won the Australian Ledger cartooning prize for her serialized Nib comic Reported Missing.[18] Contributor Charis Jackson-Barrios was awarded the 2018 Locher Award.[19] Her winning entry included several Nib pieces. Mike Dawson also received a nomination in 2018 for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Webcomic.[20]

In July 2019, contributor Chelsea Saunders won the Locher Award for her Nib work.[21] In September 2019, The Nib editorial team including Matt Bors, Eleri Harris, Matt Lubchansky, Sarah Mirk and Andy Warner, were awarded an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Series for The Nib magazine.[22] Also in September 2019, Matt Bors was given the Transformative Work Award at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) for changing the course of comics history.[23] In 2019, The Nib won the Ringo Award for "Best Webcomic".[24]

References
  1. "The Nib". The Nib. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. Weissman, Cale Guthrie (16 July 2015). "Popular comics website The Nib has officially left Medium & has launched a $45,000 Kickstarter". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. Mirek, Paul. "Interview with Matt Bors, founder of 'The Nib'". brokenfrontier.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. "Matt Bors Brings The Nib to First Look Media - First Look Media". First Look Media. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. Rainey, James (26 July 2016). "Pierre Omidyar's First Look Media Relaunches Political Cartooning Site, 'The Nib,' At Democratic Convention". Variety. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. Schwarz, John. ""Topic" Kicks Off Season Two Of "The Nib"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. Nib, The. "The Nib Magazine Fall 2018 « SPX: The Small Press Expo". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. https://mailchi.mp/thenib.com/from-the-editor-the-future-of-the-nib
  9. "The Nib to be Closed by First Look Media... Long Live The Nib?". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. "Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: Be Gay, Do Comics, Barbarous, and 2 other projects we love". comicsbeat.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  11. "Trump and Bannon Drag Legendary Cartoonist Pat Oliphant Out of Retirement". The Nib. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. Cavna, Michael (19 April 2016). "2016 Eisner Awards: 'The Oscars of comics' announces record number of nominations for women". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. Brogan, Jacob. "The 2018 Cartoonist Studio Prize Shortlists". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. "2017 NCS DIVISIONAL NOMINEES!". National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  15. "SPX 2017 Ignatz Awards Nominees | SPX: The Small Press Expo". smallpressexpo.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  16. Cavna, Michael (17 August 2017). "SPX Ignatz Award nominees: Books tackling bigotry top 'the Spirit Awards of comics'". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  17. MacDonald, Heidi (18 September 2017). "A Year of Free Comics: Pop music, race and Ignatz Promising New Talent Bianca Xunise". The Beat. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  18. "2018 Award Recipients! | The Ledger Awards". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  19. "2018 Locher Award Winner". The John Locher Memorial Award. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  20. "2018 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  21. "Announcing the 2019 Locher Award Winner!". The John Locher Memorial Award. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  22. "2019 Ignatz Awards Winners Announced". Multiversity Comics. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  23. "Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nib". Graphic Medicine. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  24. "Ringo Awards | The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards". Ringo Awards.
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