Yes, the Ping awards, and I was there. In part because I still sit on the jury for this set of Danish comics award (named after the great Storm P.; more info here), and in part because I had the honour of presenting the lifetime achievement Ping to editor extraordinaire and comics writer Henning Kure for forty years of seminal work in Danish comics (great write-up in Danish by Henry Sørensen here). Alas, he couldn’t be there to accept the award, which was a real bummer. But anyway, it was a great evening, which saw one of Denmark’s greatest cartoonist, Peter Kielland, take the award for Best Danish comic and my buddy Thomas Thorhauge the one for Best editorial cartoonist (an award I had no influence on, nota bene!). Here’s the full list of awardees:
Best Danish Comic: Peter Kielland, Hr. Gris My review (in Danish)
Best International Comic in Danish translation: Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, Den her sommer (This One Summer)
Best International Comic: Adrian Tomine, Killing and Dying
Best Comic for Young Readers: Thomas Wellmann, Pimo og Rex 1: Den magiske muse
Best Danish Online Comic: Søren Mosdal, Nastrand : Beach of the Dead
Best Danish Debut: Karoline Stjernfelt, Kongen (I morgen bliver bedre 1) My review (in Danish)
Best Editorial Cartoonist: Thomas Thorhauge
The Lifetime Achievement Award: Henning Kure