​STORY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

• AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS (ISSUES #1 - #3); Murewa Ayodele, writer; Dotun Akande, artist
• CHIBOK #2; Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; Alexander Oriwoh, artist
• HAMMER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; David Brame, artist
• MUTINY: BLACK GIRL MAGIK#1; Kristal Adams, writer; Asiah Fulmore, artist
• SHOOK! A BLACK HORROR ANTHOLOGY; Rodney Barnes, Kevin Grevioux, David Walker, Alverne Ball, Marcus H. Roberts, Bradley Golden, John Jennings, Brandon Easton, and Evan Parke., writers; Flavio Cortes, Charlie Goubile, Jamal Williams, Phill Williams Jr, Roberto Castro, David Brame, Dan Gorman, Shawn Alleyne, Alessio Nocerino, Adam Sears, Jermel Williams, artists
• THE TORCHBEARER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Domenico Carbone, artist

BEST COVER NOMINEES

• CELESTIAL EYES VOL 1: THE FIRST CYCLE; John Uche, writer; Cuisel Peach and Wisdom Onyeukwu, artists
• JAZEN: THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM THE CONCRETE, PART 1; Naseed Gifted, writer; Abel Garcia, artist
• JOGUNOMI ISSUE 0; Adedayo A. Erivic, writer and artist
• LIBERTY KNIGHTS; Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, writer; Caio Oliveira- Braga, artist
• METALLA #5; Akintoba Kalejaye, writer; Charles Owen, artist
• SILK COTTON; Colleen Douglas, writer; Jesus Gan, artist
• SPIRIT THE WOMAN OF HOPE #1 (VARIANT COVER); H.W. Peete, writer; Delio Diaz, artist
• THE TORCHBEARER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Fabrice Sapolsky, artist

BEST WRITER nominees

• Murewa Ayodele, writer; AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS (ISSUES #1 - #3)
• Rodney Barnes, Kevin Grevioux, David Walker, Alverne Ball, Marcus H. Roberts, Bradley Golden, John Jennings, Brandon Easton, and Evan Parke., writers; SHOOK! A BLACK HORROR ANTHOLOGY
• Justin Clement, writer; AVONOME #12
• Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; HAMMER
• Naseed Gifted, writer; JAZEN: THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM THE CONCRETE, PART 1
• Rachel Khan, writer; I RUN TO MAKE MY HEART BEAT
• Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; CHIBOK #2
• Corey Pruitt, writer; AFRO PUNKS

BEST ARTIST nominees

• Dotun Akande, artist; AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS (ISSUES #1 - #3)
• Angael Davis-Cooper and David Brame, artists; HAMMER
• Adedayo. A. Erivic, artist; JOGUNOMI ISSUE 0
• John Jennings, Flavio Cortes, Charlie Goubile, Jamal Williams, Phill Williams Jr, Roberto Castro, David Brame, Dan Gorman, Shawn Alleyne, Alessio Nocerino, Adam Sears, and Jermel Williams, artists; SHOOK! A BLACK HORROR ANTHOLOGY
• Stanley Obende, artist; AVONOME #12
• Alexander Oriwoh, artist; CHIBOK #2
• Fabrice Sapolsky and Domenico Carbone, artists; THE TORCHBEARER
• Bryan "Kaiser" Tillman, artist; NINJA EMPIRE, ISSUE 0

BEST MALE CHARACTER nominees

• Akolyte; AKOLYTE #6; Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, writer; Bruno Lima and Matheus Huve, artists
• Antwan, the Torchbearer; THE TORCHBEARER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Domenico Carbone, artist
• Bassforce; BASSFORCE #0; Chris Thomasma, writer; Matteo Illuminati and Ariana Pisani, artists
• Chad; CHAD; Kimarley Henry, writer and artist
• John Henry II; HAMMER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; David Brame, artist
• Leon; LEON: WORST FRIENDS FOREVER: A GRAPHIC NOVEL (LEON #2); Jamar Nicholas, writer and artist
• Peter; SILK COTTON; Colleen Douglas, writer; Jesus Gan, artist
• ShowTime and Tey Diggz; BROOK-CITY; Dwayne Robinson Jr and Terence Young, writers; Dwayne Robinson Jr, artist

BEST FEMALE CHARACTER NOMINEES

• Erzulie Dantor; THE TORCHBEARER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Domenico Carbone, artist
• Nzinga (Eni) Keita; FANGERNAILS: GHOST IN THE PROJECTS; Jeff Carroll, writer; Emax Emmanuel Olumide, artist
• Kei Kuroko; BLADE OF THE BLACK BIRD #1; Wale Awelenje, writer; Brian Ibeh, artist
• Odina; ODINA ISSUE 6 WRITTEN BY ONAJI ROUSE; Onaji Rouse, writer; Samuel Marques, artist
• Onwanuju; CELESTIAL EYES VOL 1: THE FIRST CYCLE; John Uche, writer; Francis Goodluck, artist
• Moriya Pleasant (aka Mutiny); MUTINY: BLACK GIRL MAGIK#1; Kristal Adams, writer; Asiah Fulmore, artist
• Jazen (Jazen Scott); JAZEN: THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM THE CONCRETE, PART 1; Naseed Gifted, writer; Abel Garcia and Manoli Martinez, artists
• Tezra; TEZRA #1; C.J. McWillis, writer and artist

RISING STAR AWARD NOMINEES

• Wale Awelenje, writer; Brian Ibeh, artist; BLADE OF THE BLACK BIRD #1
• Jeff Carroll, writer; Emax Emmanuel Olumide, artist; FANGERNAILS: GHOST IN THE PROJECTS
• Justin Clement, writer; Charles Owen, artist; NNEOMA'S CHRONICLES #1
• Adedayo A. Erivic, writer and artist; JOGUNOMI ISSUE 0
• Kimarley Henry, writer and artist; CHAD
• Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; Alexander Oriwoh, artist; CHIBOK #1

BEST COMIC STRIP OR WEBCOMIC nominees

• AYELE NUBIAN WARRIOR #3; Carles (CJ) Juzang, writer and artist
• BEWARE OF TODDLER; George Gant, writer and artist
• BROTHER RAGE 2024; Dmitri Jackson, writer and artist
• CHAD; Kimarley Henry, writer and artist
• CHIBOK #1; Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; Alexander Oriwoh, artist
• HAMMER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; David Brame, artist
• HERO KEKERE #13; Michael Balogun, writer; Dominic Oziren, artist
• KYLE FLEX MONSTER HUNTER (WEB COMIC); KJ from Cali, writer; Sammy “Samantha”, artist

FAN AWARD FOR BEST WORK NOMINEES

• AFRO PUNKS; Corey Pruitt, writer; Depicshine Studio, artist
• AKOLYTE #6; Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, writer; Bruno Lima and Matheus Huve, artists
• AYELE NUBIAN WARRIOR #3; Carles (CJ) Juzang, writer and artist
• BASSFORCE #0; Chris Thomasma, writer; Matteo Illuminati and Ariana Pisani, artists
• BEWARE OF TODDLER; George Gant, writer and artist
• BROOK-CITY; Dwayne Robinson Jr and Terence Young, writers; Dwayne Robinson Jr, artist
• BROTHER RAGE 2024; Dmitri Jackson, writer and artist
• CELESTIAL EYES VOL 1: THE FIRST CYCLE; John Uche, writer; Cuisel Peach, Wisdom Onyeukwu, and Francis Goodluck, artists
• CHIBOK #1; Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; Alexander Oriwoh, artist
• CHIBOK #2; Jide Martin and Praise-Jah Orimolade, writers; Alexander Oriwoh, artist
• FANGERNAILS: GHOST IN THE PROJECTS; Jeff Carroll, writer; Manuel Shoo and Emax Emmanuel Olumide, artists
• HAMMER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Angael Davis-Cooper and David Brame, artists
• JAZEN: THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM THE CONCRETE, PART 1; Naseed Gifted, writer; Abel Garcia and Manoli Martinez, artists
• LIBERTY KNIGHTS; Derek “Lonzo Starr” Allen, writer; Caio Oliveira- Braga and Jermael Lessey, artists
• MUTINY: BLACK GIRL MAGIK#1; Kristal Adams, writer; Joshua Swaby (Sway) and Asiah Fulmore, artists
• NINJA EMPIRE, ISSUE 0; Bryan "Kaiser" Tillman, writer and artist
• ODINA ISSUE 6 WRITTEN BY ONAJI ROUSE; Onaji Rouse, writer; Samuel Marques, artist
• SHOOK! A BLACK HORROR ANTHOLOGY; Rodney Barnes, Kevin Grevioux, David Walker, Alverne Ball, Marcus H. Roberts, Bradley Golden, John Jennings, Brandon Easton and Evan Parke., writers; John Jennings and Flavio Cortes, Charlie Goubile, Jamal Williams, Phill Williams Jr, Roberto Castro, David Brame, Dan Gorman, Shawn Alleyne, Alessio Nocerino, Adam Sears, and Jermel Williams, artists
• SILK COTTON; Colleen Douglas, writer; Jesus Gan, artist
• TEZRA #1; C.J. McWillis, writer; C.J. McWillis, artist
• THE TORCHBEARER; Greg Anderson Elysée, writer; Fabrice Sapolsky and Domenico Carbone, artists