The 20th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony will be held Friday
night, July 25 in Ballroom 20 at the Convention Center.
The doors will open at 8:15PM for the gala event, and the festivities will get
under way at 8:30PM. Attendance is free to all Comic-Con members — just be sure to
have your badge with you. Advance seating for VIPs (nominees, sponsors,
presenters) and those with pro badges will begin at 7:30PM. No-host bars will be
set up in the lobby and inside the ballroom; those wishing to purchase alcoholic
beverages will need to present an ID. The ceremony is expected to run until
11:30PM, when it will be followed by a reception in the foyer of Ballroom 20.
The MC for the evening will once again be Bill Morrison, creative director for
Bongo Comics, and the theme for the evening is “The Magic of Comics.” During the
course of the evening, awards will be given out in
29 Eisner Awards categories.
In addition, recipients will be announced for the: