The Eisner Awards awarded its 2023 winners last night at San Diego Comic-Con. While Image had the most total nominations, and DC the second-most, DC’s Nightwing won all three of the categories it was recognized for: Best Continuing Series, Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team, and Best Cover Artist. One of io9's favorite WebToons, Lore Olympus, also went home with hardware winning in the Best Webcomic category; which makes this the first time Rachel Smythe has won, having been first nominated for Lore Olympus in 2019.
This year’s Eisner Award nominees are sorted into 32 categories, recognizing the accomplishments and highlighting around 150 print and online titles from over 50 publishers. See the full list of nominees and the winners in bold below.
Additional awards were given out according to judges votes.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame:Judges’ Choices: Jerry Bails, Tony DeZuniga, Justin Green, Bill Griffith. Jay Jackson, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Jack Katz, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Win Mortimer, Diane Noomin, Gaspar Saladino, Kim Thompson, Garry Trudeau, Mort Walker, Tatjana WoodVoters’ Choices: Brian Bolland, Anne Nocenti, Tim Sale, Diana Schutz
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Beth Accomando, Scott Dunbier
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award: Zoe Thorogood
Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing: Barbara Friedlander, Sam Glanzman
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Source: Gizmodo