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Image Hits The Eisner Awards Hard!

4/18/2014

 
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Press Release

Comic-Con
International announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2014 this morning, 17 of which were published by Image Comics. An additional three nominations were shared with other publishers, bringing the
total nominations for Image Comics to 20.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ SAGA, a winner of previous Eisner awards, was nominated in four categories. The hit series was nominated for Best Continuing Series, writer Brian K. Vaughan was nominated for Best Writer, and artist Fiona
Staples was nominated in the Best Painter/Multimedia Artist and Best Cover Artist categories.

Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde’s NOWHERE MEN held its own with three nominations and an additional shared nomination. The series was nominated in the Best Continuing Series category, writer and Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson was nominated for Best Writer, artist Nate Bellegarde was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker, and Jordie Bellaire was nominated in the Best Coloring category
for several projects that included NOWHERE MEN, as well as other Image titles like THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, PRETTY DEADLY, and ZERO.

Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s EAST OF WEST also raked in three nominations, including Best Continuing Series. Artist Nick Dragotta was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker and Frank Martin was nominated for Best Coloring for their work in the series.

Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s SEX CRIMINALS, which has taken the comics industry by storm and was hailed by TIME Magazine as “comic series of the year,” earned two nominations, one for Best Continuing Series and one for Best New Series. In addition, writer Matt Fraction was nominated for Best Writer for several series, including SEX CRIMINALS.

Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos’s PRETTY DEADLY received two nominations, plus another two shared nominations. Emma Ríos was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker and Best Cover Artist. The shared nominations included Kelly Sue DeConnick for
Best Writer and Best Coloring for Jordie Bellaire.

Greg Rucka and Michael Lark’s critically acclaimed dystopian action series LAZARUS was nominated in the Best New Series category, as was Shadowline/Image’s fantasy series RAT QUEENS by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch.

OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 3, edited by Michael Woods, was nominated for Best Anthology.


“I couldn’t be more proud of all the insanely awesome men and women currently working with us at Image Comics,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “One of the great joys of my life has been watching all of these incredible comics make the transition from an exciting idea to an amazing series, and I think our strong showing on this year’s Eisner ballot only further
underscores the strength and vitality of creator-owned
comics.”
 
In celebration of the nominated series, Image Comics will offer 50% off all the digital editions of the following nominated titles—available on the Image Comics Website immediately, and on ComiXology, Google Play, Amazon, and Apple iBooks
beginning 4/16—through midnight EST on April 21, 2014: EAST OF WEST, NOWHERE MEN, SAGA, SEX CRIMINALS, LAZARUS, RAT QUEENS, PRETTY DEADLY, MANHATTAN PROJECTS, ZERO, and OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 3.

Voting for the awards will open soon at www.eisnervote.com. All professionals in the comic book industry are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is June 13. The results of the voting will be announced in a gala awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, July 25 at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

FULL LIST OF IMAGE COMICS EISNER 2014 NOMINATIONS:

Best Continuing Series: East
of West
, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta
Sex
Criminals
, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
Nowhere
Men
, by Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde
Saga,
by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Best
New Series:

Lazarus,
by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark
Rat
Queens
, by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch
(Image/Shadowline)
Sex
Criminals
, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

Best Anthology: Outlaw
Territory
, edited by Michael Woods

Best
Writer:

Eric
Stephenson, Nowhere Men
Brian
K. Vaughan, Saga

Best
Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team:

Nate
Bellegarde, Nowhere Men
Nick
Dragotta, East of West
Emma
Ríos,
Pretty Deadly

Best
Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art):

Fiona
Staples, Saga

Best
Cover Artist:

Emma
Rios, Pretty Deadly
Fiona
Staples, Saga

Best
Coloring:

Frank
Martin, East of West

SHARED
NOMINATIONS:


Best
Writer:

Kelly
Sue DeConnick, Pretty Deadly
Matt
Fraction, Sex Criminals

Best
Coloring:

Jordie
Bellaire, The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men,
Pretty
Deadly
,
Zero 


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