Die Verantwortlichen der San Diego Comic Convention haben an diesem Wochenende die Neuaufnahmen der anstehenden Eisner Awards Hall of Fame Aufnahmen wurden verkündet. Die Aufnahme erfolgt zur jährlichen Verleihung der Eisner Awards im Rahmen der Comic Con im kommenden Sommer.
Die Liste beinhaltet ganze 15 Künstler:innen, von denen bereits 11 verstorben sind, die in diesem Jahr in die Hall of Fame aufgenommen werden sollen.
Hier die Liste der Künstler:innen:
- Jerry Bails
- Tony DeZuniga
- Justin Green
- Jay Jackson
- Jeffrey Catherine Jones
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Win Mortimer
- Diane Noomin
- Gaspar Saladino
- Kim Thompson
- Mort Walker
Hier das offizielle Press-Release zur Verkündung:
San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con) has announced that the Eisner Awards judges have selected 15 individuals to automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2023. These inductees include 11 deceased comics pioneers and 4 living 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’ living choices are Bill Griffith, Jack Katz, Garry Trudeau, and Tatjana Wood.
The judges have also chosen 16 nominees from whom voters will select 4 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer. 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 information on the inductees and nominees can be found below.
Voting for the Hall of Fame is being held online. A two-step voting process has been put in place for enhanced security. The first step is for prospective voters to apply athttps://form.jotform.com/230927489799177 . After filling out a form, eligible voters will be invited to go to the ballot and cast their votes.Individuals who were approved to vote in 2022 will be sent an invitation to participate and do not need to reregister. Those who are eligible to vote include comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists); comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors; comics historians and educators; graphic novel librarians; and owners and managers of comic book specialty retail stores. The deadline for voting is April 28. Voters must have registered by April 18 in order to be invited to the ballot. Questions about the voting process should be sent to the Eisner Awards administrator, Jackie Estrada at jackie@comic-con.org
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 instructor/curator TJ Shevlin.
The Eisner Hall of Fame trophies will be presented in a special program during Comic-Con on the morning of July 21. This is a change from previous years, when the Hall of Fame was part of the Friday night Eisner Awards ceremony. This year the Hall of Fame winners will have their own special spotlight in the daytime, giving more fans the opportunity to attend.
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