Awards

(National Cartoonist Society, Reuben Dinner, 1969) Earlier, Heidi lamented that the Eisner Awards were not given more notice by the general public. But there are ways....

We're back! And we have had no dinner and nothing to eat, so this may be very, very rocky. The evening gala starts with the...

Well there you go, no sooner do I get off a good rant than they announce the very thing I proposed! Members of the cast...

The ComicsPRO blog has the nominees for this year's Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, presented annually to a store that represents the following retailing principles:

The spring round of Xeric Grant winners have been announced and they are: Margaret Ashford-Trotter -- Thunder in the Building #2 Jason Brubaker -- reMIND Jonathon Dalton...

This year's Harvey Awards nominations have just been announced -- nominees are chosen by open ballot among comics professionals, with final ballots due Friday, August 7th. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the awards will be presented August 28, 2010 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con. While past Harvey slates contained many examples of assumed ballot box stuffing -- the Nascar and Gemstone scandals spring to mind -- this year, voters seem to have nominated things that are actually great, like Asterios Polyp and R. Crumb. You go, Harveys!

Via PR, the Eisners this year will have two hosts -- returning in the Alec Baldwin role, we have Bill Morrison. And portraying...

Via PR, Gary Friedrich, a seminal figure of Marvel in the 60s and 70s and co-creator of Ghost Rider, and the late Otto Binder, without whom there would be no Supergirl or Krypto or hundreds of other comics, are the two latest recipients of the Bill Finger Award. This honor is presented annually at the the San Diego Comic-Con to honor one living writer, and one deceased who have made significant contributions to the comics industry.

Nominees for the 2010 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, recognizing some of the finest emerging cartoonists, were announced yesterday. The award is selected...

Saturday saw the presentation of the 6th Annual Joe Shuster Awards, honoring the finest in Canadian comics. And the winners are: Artist/Dessinateur * Stuart Immonen –...

Via email from Hogan's Alley, the winners of the Reuben Awards from the National Cartoonists Society: Seth MacFarlane won the Television Animation division award. Ronnie del...

The Eagle Awards, the British comics honors which are voted and chosen by the fans, have just been announced. It's a good year for...