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June 9, 2011

Comic-Con International Announces

2011 Manning Award Nominees

SAN DIEGO � Comic-Con International, North America's largest comic book and popular arts convention, today announced this year's nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award (commonly referred to as The Manning Award).

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. Other past recipients include Jan Duursema, Steve Rude, Scott McCloud, Art Adams, Eric Shanower, Dan Brereton, Jeff Smith, Gene Ha, Alexander Maleev, Goran Sudzuka, Eric Wight, David Petersen, Cathy Malkasian, Eleanor Davis, and Marion Churchland.

The 2011 nominees are:

Janet Lee, artist of Return of the Dapper Men (published by Archaia)

Adam Hines, writer/artist of Duncan the Wonder Dog (published by AdHouse)

David Marquez, writer/artist of Days Missing and Syndrome (published by Archaia)

Paul Roman Martinez, artist of Adventures of the 19XX (published by Kopetkai)

Nate Simpson, artist of Nonplayer (published by Image)

The nominees were selected by a committee consisting of representatives of the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International. 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 22 at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

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About Comic-Con International:

Comic-Con International is a 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 contribution of comics to art and culture.