OTHER AWARDS:

•	The Comic-Con Icon Awards
•	John Broome, Frank Jacobs to Receive 2009 Bill Finger Award
•	2009 Manning Award Nominees Announced
•	Nominations for the 2009 Spirit of Comics Retailer Award
•	Paul Levitz Receives the 2008 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
•	Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards
•	The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Portrait of Russ Manning
by Milton Caniff

Comic-Con Announces 2009 Manning Award Nominees

Comic-Con, the nation's largest comic book and popular arts convention, announces this year's nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award (or The Manning Award as it is more commonly referred).

The Manning award has been given out annually at the San Diego Comic-Con since 1982. It is presented to a comics artist who, early in his or her career, shows a superior knowledge and ability in the art of creating comics. It is named for 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. The first recipient of the award was former Manning assistant Dave Stevens, Others to have received the award include Jan Duursema, Steve Rude, Scott McCloud, Art Adams, Eric Shanower, Dan Brereton, Jeff Smith, Gene Ha, Alexander Maleev, Goran Sudzuka, Eric Wight, R. Kikuo Johnson, David Petersen, and Cathy Malkasian.

The 2008 nominees are:

The nominees were selected by a committee consisting of representatives of the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International: San Diego, and the winner will be chosen by past Manning award winners and Russ Manning assistants. The recipient will be announced during the Eisner Awards ceremony on July 24 at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

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,