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Accomando and Dunbier to Receive the 2023 Clampett Humanitarian Award

Comic-Con is proud to announce that the 2023 recipients for the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award are Beth Accomando and Scott Dunbier.

Beth Accomando has been a film critic for 30 years and began at KPBS in 1987. Since 1997 she has been covering independent and international cinema as well as pop culture for National Public Radio. She volunteers and does fundraising as part of The Film Geeks at the Digital Gym Cinema to bring independent and envelope-pushing genre filmmaking to the Media Arts Center San Diego’s micro cinema. She also helped launch Horrible Imaginings Film Festival. Beth makes a point of bringing attention to local San Diego creators and events, from interviewing authors at bookstore signings to covering shows such as Black Com!x Day.

Scott Dunbier spearheaded a crowdfunding campaign for Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, an anthology that raised nearly $175,000, with all proceeds being donated to Ukrainian refugees, in partnership with Operation USA. The book’s contributors include Alex Ross, Arthur Adams, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walt Simonson, Jill Thompson, Howard Chaykin, Stan Sakai, Colleen Doran, Matt Wagner, Sergio Aragonés, Louise Simonson, June Brigman, and many more. Scott has been Special Projects Editor at IDW since 2008, where his award-winning publications have included the Artist’s Edition line of books.

Comic-Con’s Humanitarian Award is presented in the name of famed animator Bob Clampett, who created the TV series Beany and Cecil, designed such popular characters as Porky Pig and Tweety Bird, and directed 84 classic Warner Brothers cartoons. Clampett was a regular guest at Comic-Con in the 1970s and early 1980s. After his death in 1984, the award was created to honor those people in comics and the popular arts who have worked to help others. The recipients are chosen by the Comic-Con Committee.

The award will be presented by Ruth Clampett (Bob’s daughter) during the Eisner Awards ceremony on Friday, July 21 at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel.

Annie Koyama to Receive 2022 Clampett Humanitarian Award

SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con is proud to announce that the 2022 recipient for the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award is Annie Koyama and her Koyama Provides program.

Annie is the founder of Toronto-based Koyama Press, which she ran for over 13 years. Her mandate was to promote and support a wide range of emerging and established artists, publishing comics, graphic novels, art books, and zines. The company was known for its alternative edge and diverse range of titles, from autobiography to photography, from horror to humor. After ceasing the publishing arm of the company, Annie created Koyama Provides, a grant initiative to help artists at all stages of their careers. Since its inception, she has given out approximately 90 grants to artists. By the end of this year, $300,000 will have been given out.

Comic-Con’s Humanitarian Award is presented in the name of famed animator Bob Clampett, who created the TV series Beany and Cecil, designed such popular characters as Porky Pig and Tweety Bird, and directed 84 classic Warner Brothers cartoons. Clampett was a regular guest a Comic-Con in the 1970s and early 1980s. After his death in 1984, the award was created to honor those people in comics and the popular arts who have worked to help others. The recipient is chosen by the Comic-Con committee.

The award will be presented by Ruth Clampett (Bob’s daughter) during the Eisner Awards ceremony on Friday, July 22 at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel

The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

Comic-Con International’s Humanitarian Award is presented in the name of famed animator Bob Clampett, who created the TV series Beany and Cecil, designed such popular characters as Porky Pig and Tweety Bird, and directed 84 classic Warner Brothers cartoons. Clampett was a regular guest a Comic-Con in the 1970s and early 1980s. After his death in 1984, the humanitarian award was created to honor those people in comics and the popular arts who have worked to help others.

AWARD RECIPIENTS
2010-Present
  • 2019: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez and Kyung Jeon-Miranda, La Borinqueña Grants Program
  • 2019: Lisa Wood (Tula Lotay), Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival
  • 2018: Frederick Joseph, Comics4Kids
  • 2017: Marc Andreyko; Joe Ferrara
  • 2016: Matthew Inman (TheOatmeal.com)
  • 2015: Bill and Kayre Morrison
  • 2014: Joe Field
  • 2013: Chris Sparks and Team Cul de Sac
  • 2012: Morrie Turner
  • 2011: Patrick McDonnell
  • 2010: Jeannie Schulz
2000s
  • 2009: Denis Kitchen
  • 2008: Paul Levitz
  • 2007: Neil Gaiman
  • 2006: Calvin Reid
  • 2005: George Pérez
  • 2004: Mimi Cruz
  • 2003: Alex Ross
  • 2002: Herb Trimpe
  • 2001: Mark Evanier
  • 2000: Peter Laird
1990s
  • 1999: Jerry Robinson
  • 1998: Frank Miller
  • 1997: Joe Kubert
  • 1996: Andrew Vachss
  • 1995: Maggie Thompson
  • 1994: Will Eisner
  • 1993: Jack Kirby
  • 1992: Archie Goodwin
  • 1991: The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
  • 1990: Sergio Aragonés
1980s
  • 1989: Phil Yeh
  • 1988: June Foray
  • 1987: Ray Bradbury
  • 1986: Bernie Wrightson and Jim Starlin
  • 1985: Robert A. Heinlein
  • 1984: Forrest J Ackerman