OTHER AWARDS:

•	The Comic-Con Icon Awards
•	The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
•	The Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Awards
•	Fox, Gladir to Receive Third Annual Bill Finger Award
•	Frank Miller Receives First-ever Comic-Con Icon Award on National TV
•	The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
•	The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
•	Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards

Portrait of Russ Manning
by Milton Caniff

Submissions Being Accepted for 2008 Manning Award

Submissions are now being accepted for the 26th annual Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. Started in 1982 as a joint presentation of Comic-Con International and the West Coast Comics Club, this award honors a comics artist who, early in his or her career, shows a superior knowledge and ability in the art of creating comics.

To qualify for the award, an artist must be a newcomer to the comic field, having had no professional work published prior to January 2004. Exceptions to this rule are:

1. Work done as an unaccredited assistant to another artist
2. Fanzine publications
3. Small press with a print run of 2000 or less
4. A one shot in a new talent anthology comic

In the spirit of revered artist Russ Manning (Tarzan, Star Wars, Magnus Robot Fighter), the most important criteria for selection are storytelling ability, clarity of expression and narrative flow, and illustrative flow. Writing is not a consideration except in a tie. A nominee from last year may be resubmitted if he or she meets the criteria.

Submissions should be sent to:

If the artist’s work is a small press run or not widely circulated, it would be advisable to include a sample of his or her work. (Last year several entries had to be dropped due to lack of work samples.) Unpublished material will be not considered. A sample of the artist’s pencil work would be helpful if the finished work has been inked by another artist.

All submissions will be reviewed by a committee consisting of artists and others knowledgeable in the comics field, who will select the five finalists. The winner will be selected by a blue ribbon panel of comics professionals, including prior Manning Award winners and Russ Manning’s former assistants. Finalists must be prepared to submit 22 copies of their work for consideration by the judges.

The winner of the award will be announced during the Eisner Awards on July 25 at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

2007 Manning Award Winner Announced

David Peterson, writer/artist of Mouse Guard, comics series published by Archaia Press, was awarded the 2007 Manning Award at the 2007 Eisner Awards held on the evening of Friday, July 27, 2007, at the 2007 Comic-Con International: San Diego.

Nominees for 2007 Manning Award

The nominees for the 2007 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award were:

• Steve Bryant, artist of Athena Voltaire, comics series published by APE Entertainment
• Joelle Jones, artist of 12 Reasons Why I Love Her, graphic novel published by Oni Press
• Rolo Ledesma, artist of Phoney Baloney and Toxic Teddies, comics series published by Terminal Press
• David Petersen, writer/artist of Mouse Guard, comics series published by Archaia Press
• Buddy Setiawan, artist of Roadkill Zoo, comics series published by Novaris Entertainment

The nominees are selected by a committee consisting of representatives of the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International: San Diego. The winner is chosen by past Manning award winners and Russ Manning assistants.

The Russ Manning
Most Promising Newcomer Award

The Manning award has been given out annually at the San Diego Comic-Con since 1982. It is given in the name of Russ Manning, the artist best known for his work on the Tarzan and Star Wars newspaper strips and the Magnus, Robot Fighter comic book. Russ was a popular guest at the San Diego convention in the 1970s. Past Manning winners have included Dave Stevens, Jan Duursema, Steve Rude, Scott McCloud, Art Adams, Eric Shanower, Dan Brereton, Jeff Smith, Gene Ha, Goran Sudzuka, and Tan Eng Huat.

The chair of the Manning Awards committee is Gene Henderson. He can be contacted at:

Past winners of the Manning Award,