A Few Moments from the 2015 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards!
We've posted our first major photo gallery from Comic-Con International 2015, featuring this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (click here to see it)! But here are a few other moments from that gala night that deserve their own spotlights.
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki take the stage for their big win for Best Graphic Album—New for This One Summer, published by First Second. Photo by Tony Amat © 2015 SDCC
Denis Kitchen, who's done it all in the comic industry (writer, cartoonist, historian, agent, and publisher) accepts his Hall of Fame Award from Sergio Aragonés. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
The IDW crew had a big night at the Eisners! Left to right Eric Shanower, Chris Ryall, Gabriel Rodriguez, Scott Dunbier, and Dean Mullaney. Ryall accepted the Hall of Fame award for John Byrne; Shanower and Rodriguez won Best Limited Series for their Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland; Dunbier won Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books for Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition; and Mullaney won Best Comics-Related Book for Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
Jill Thompson grabs her awards from Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier and makes a run for it! Thompson won for Best Single Issue (or One-Shot): Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, written by collaborator Evan Dorkin and published by Dark Horse Comics. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
Enjoying the Eisners ceremony are (left to right): Matt Catron, Danny Fingeroth, Susan Kirtley and Maggie Thompson (both 2015 Eisner Awards judges), Mike Catron, and Valerie Thompson. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
It was up to Jonathan Ross to end the evening once again. Wossy wowed the audience while giving away the final three awards of the night: Best Graphic Album—Reprint, Best Reality Based Work, and Best Graphic Album—New. We're guessing those are the awards for Jillian and Mariko Tamaki and their Best Graphic Album—New work, This One Summer. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
Finally, it was a huge evening for the fan-favorite all-ages comic Lumberjanes, which won two awards: Best New Series and Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17). Shannon Watters and Noelle Stevenson were present to pick up the awards for themselves and their fellow co-creators Grace Ellis and Brooke A. Allen. The duo seem a little subdued in the first photo (above), and then ... well, we'll shut up and let you see what happens once Shannon and Noelle made their way to our photo area. Photos by Tony and Marisa Amat © 2015 SDCC
