2023 Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductees announced

Today, San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con) has announced the choice of 15 people to routinely be inducted into the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame. These inductees embody:

Jerry Bails
Tony DeZuniga
Justin Green
Jay Jackson
Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Win Mortimer
Diane Noomin
Gaspar Saladino
Kim Thompson
Mort Walker

It’s price noting that the Eisner ceremony this yr shall be 5 hours alone giving Oscars a run for his or her cash in prolonged awards runtime. It is likely to be price contemplating a separate ceremony.

In any occasion, try the official press launch under for full particulars:

San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con) has announced that the Eisner Awards judges have chosen 15 people to routinely be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2023. These inductees embody 11 deceased comics pioneers and 4 dwelling creators. The deceased greats are: Jerry Bails, Tony DeZuniga, Justin Green, Jay Jackson, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Win Mortimer, Diane Noomin, Gaspar Saladino, Kim Thompson, and Mort Walker. The judges’ dwelling selections are Bill Griffith, Jack Katz, Garry Trudeau, and Tatjana Wood.

The judges have additionally chosen 16 nominees from whom voters will choose 4 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer time. These nominees are Gus Arriola, Brian Bolland, Gerry Conway, Edwina Dumm, Mark Evanier, Creig Flessel, Bob Fujitani, Warren Kremer, Todd McFarlane, Keiji Nakazawa, Ann Nocenti, Paul Norris, Bud Plant, Tim Sale, Diana Schutz, and Phil Seuling. More data on the inductees and nominees could be discovered under.

Voting for the Hall of Fame is being held on-line. A two-step voting course of has been put in place for enhanced safety. The first step is for potential voters to use at https://form.jotform.com/230927489799177 . After filling out a type, eligible voters shall be invited to go to the poll and forged their votes. Individuals who have been accredited to vote in 2022 shall be despatched an invite to take part and don’t must reregister. Those who’re eligible to vote embody comedian e-book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists); comedian e-book/graphic novel publishers and editors; comics historians and educators; graphic novel librarians; and house owners and managers of comedian e-book specialty retail shops. The deadline for voting is April 28. Voters will need to have registered by April 18 with a purpose to be invited to the poll. Questions in regards to the voting course of ought to be despatched to the Eisner Awards administrator, Jackie Estrada at [email protected]

The 2023 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of librarian Moni Barrett, educator/collector Peter Jones, retailer Jen King, journalist Sean Kleefeld, scholar/comics creator A. David Lewis, and teacher/curator TJ Shevlin.

The Eisner Hall of Fame trophies shall be offered in a particular program throughout Comic-Con on the morning of July 21. This is a change from earlier years, when the Hall of Fame was half of the Friday night time Eisner Awards ceremony. This yr the Hall of Fame winners may have their very own particular highlight within the daytime, giving extra followers the chance to attend.