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Hogarth, Montana Named to Eisner Hall of Fame

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Comic-Con International (Comic-Con), the largest comic book and popular arts event in the United States, announced today that the Eisner Awards judges have selected two individuals to automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame this summer: Burne Hogarth, legendary artist on the Tarzan newspaper strip and influential art educator, and Bob Montana, the co-creator of Archie who drew the Riverdale gang for more than 30 years.

The judges have also chosen 13 nominees from which voters will select 4 to be inducted in the Hall of Fame for 2010:

• Carl Burgos
• Steve Gerber
• Dick Giordano
• Michael Kaluta
• Jack Kamen
• Frans Masereel
• George McManus
• Sheldon Moldoff
• Marty Nodell
• Bob Oksner
• Bob Powell
• Yoshihiro Tatsumi
• Mort Weisinger

» Click here for bios for Hall of Fame Nominees

Online Voting is Now Closed

Deadline for voting was March 31, 2010

Qualified voters included professionals working in the comics industry, whether as a creator (writer, artist, cartoonist, colorist, letterer), publishers or editors, or a retailers (comics store owner or manager). Eligible voters were able to select up to four picks in the Hall of Fame category.

The 2010 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of academic Craig Fisher (Appalachian State University), librarian Francisca Goldsmith (Berkeley, California), reviewer John Hogan (GraphicNovelReporter.com), comics writer James Hudnall (The Psycho, Harsh Realm), and retailer Wayne Winsett (Time Warp Comics, Boulder, Colorado).

The judges were assisted by students at Vermont's Center for Cartoon Studies, who made suggestions for Hall of Fame nominees and provided background information on the people they suggested. Eisner Awards administrator Jackie Estrada notes that the contributions of the students was very helpful and is looking forward to working with CCS instructor Steve Bissette and his students again next year.

The online voting process is being conducted by Mel Thompson and Associates, the official tabulators of the Eisner Awards. The rest of the categories will be available for online voting in mid-April. In addition, paper ballots will still be mailed out and a pdf version will be available for downloading; the paper ballots will be tabulated along with the online votes for the other categories.

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are underwritten by Comic-Con, the nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.

The Eisner Awards will take place at a gala awards ceremony to be held on July 23 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.

Carl Burgos

Writer/artist Carl Burgos created the Golden Age Human Torch for Timely/Marvel.

Steve Gerber

Writer Steve Gerber, best known for co-creating Howard the Duck, wrote such titles as The Defenders, Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, and Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel and was one of the founders of the Malibu Comics Ultraverse.

Dick Giordano

As a penciller/inker Dick Giordano worked for a variety of publishers, including Charlton, DC, Marvel, and Dell. He also served as editor-In-chief at Charlton and as executive editorial director of DC, where he was the guiding force behind Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns, among other projects.

Michael Kaluta

Artist and illustrator Michael Kaluta is best known for his work on The Shadow and Elaine Lee's Starstruck and for his cover art. Influenced by art nouveau and the 1930s pulps, he brought a unique look to comics.

Jack Kamen

One of the most prolific EC artists, Jack Kamen drew crime, horror, humor, suspense, and science fiction stories. He also drew all the comic book artwork for Stephen King and Georger Romero's 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.

Frans Masereel

The Flemish woodcut artist, Frans Masereel, wrote "novels without words" and can be seen as a precursor to current graphic novelists. His works include De Stad (1925), Geschichte Ohne Worte and De Idee.

George McManus

Cartoonist George McManus created the newspaper strip Bringing Up Father, starring Maggie and Jiggs. His "clean line" style has influenced a great number of artists, including Herge and Joost Swarte.

Sheldon Moldoff

Artist Sheldon Moldoff, Bob Kane's first assistant on Batman, worked on the character off and on for 30 years. In 1940 he created both the Black Pirate and the Hawkman for DC. He was also one of DC's most prolific cover artists.

Marty Nodell

Artist Martin Nodell co-created the Green Lantern in 1940 with writer Bill Finger. He drew Green Lantern in various DC titles until leaving DC in 1947 to work for Timely Comics, where he drew Captain America, The Human Torch, and the Submariner, among others.

Bob Oksner

Golden/Silver Age Artis

Artist Bob Oksner started out on superhero titles at DC but found his element drawing teen and humor titles, including Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, The Adventures Of Bob Hope, Dobie Gillis, and Sgt. Bilko. He went on to draw such titles as Angel and the Ape, Stanley and His Monster, Lois Lane, and Shazam.

Bob Powell

Golden Age Artist

As part of the Eisner-Iger Studio, artist Bob Powell drew stories for such titles as Wonderworld Comics, Mystery Men Comics, Hit Comics, and Smash Comics. His most famous series was "Sheena," for Fiction House's Jumbo Comics. Later on, he co-plotted the first Blackhawk story in Quality's Military Comics and wrote and drew Mr Mystic. After leaving Eisner he worked for Harvey Comics, Marvel, and a number of other companies.

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Manga creator Yoshihiro Tatsumi is credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative comics in Japan, having coined the term in 1957. His works include A Drifting Life, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and The Push Man.

Mort Weisinger

Golden/Silver Age DC editor

The Superman editor at DC Comics during the 1940s–1960s, Weisinger is also credited with co-creating Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Johnny Quick. It was under his tenure that many aspects of the Superman universe came into being, from Supergirl and Krypto to the Legion of Super-Heroes and the variety of types of kryptonite.