It’s difficult to believe that we’re already voting for the 2020 Eisner Awards, the “Oscars of Comics.” even though we don’t understand who the nominees will be for the basic awards, we do have a listing for the Hall of fame nominees. thinking about exactly how all of these nominees contributed greatly to the industry, I feel poor for the judges who have to narrow the nominees down from 14 to 4 since a fantastic situation can be produced all of them.
Two major Cartoonists have already Been Inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame
Neil Brinkley’s art from 1911.
First, we have pioneer cartoonist Nell Brinkley. You may not be familiar with the name, however you understand the art—or the style. His work sets the tone for anything in the early decades of the 1900s. thinking about his impact, it’s fantastic that it took so long for him to go into Eisner Hall of Fame.
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Campbell’s style for the Esquire mascot, “Esky.” (Image through Esquire.com)
The second new Hall of Famer is E. Simms Campbell. Campbell’s work has appeared…everywhere. As well, he was the very first African-American published in a nationally-distributed prominent magazine. He even produced Esky, the Esquire mascot seen above.
And the (other) Eisner Hall of fame Nominees Are…
two of Louise Simonson’s numerous characters that she co-created. (X-Factor 25, written by Louise Simonson, pencils by Walt Simonson, picture through marvel Entertainment)
Along with Brinkley as well as Campbell, four other creators will go into the Eisner Hall of Fame. There are 14 nominees, including:
Alison Bechdel (Fun Home, likewise understood for the Bechdel Test)
Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, likewise the creator as well as editor of Gay Comix)
Moto Hagio (manga artist, understood for Juichinin Iru! as well as Poe No Ichizoku)
Don Heck (co-creator of characters such as Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, as well as Havok)
Jeffrey Catherine Jones (Silver Age artist of question Woman, Flash Gordon, savage Sword of Conan, as well as more)
Francoise Mouly (Editor of Raw as well as The new Yorker)
Keiji Nakazawa (Manga artist, many widely known for Barefoot Gen as well as child of Godzilla)
Thomas Nast (Known as the “Father of the American Cartoon”)
Lily Renée (one of the very first female artists in the golden Age of comics)
Peter Phillips (a pioneer of the British Pop Art movement)
Stan Sakai (creator of Usagi Yojimbo, 47 Ronin, as well as more)
Louise Simonson (writer as well as artist, co-creator of Apocalypse, Archangel, Steel as well as more)
Don as well as Maggie Thompson (Editors of the long-running Comics Buyers’ Guide)
James Warren (editor of horror comics Creepy, Eerie, as well as Vampirella.
Bill Watterson (creator of Calvin as well as Hobbs)
Surely, It’s a fantastic listing of market legends as well as titans. Together, they’ve contributed much more to comics than many visitors will ever realize.
Industry experts vote now!
(Featured Image: Fun Home: A household Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel, Hughton Mifflin)